Backcountry Report - Ep. 11 The Fight Over Access, Wildlife, and Who Decide

This week: federal plans that could reshape public-land management and public input, a new refuge initiative, the latest on Big Bend's border wall, Block Island's deer debate, New York's first wild-deer CWD case since 2005, and policy updates from Colorado, Massachusetts, and Alaska. Plus, a look at how BHA's Armed Forces Initiative builds connection and purpose through the outdoors.

Show Notes:  

DOI Strategic Plan: https://www.doi.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2026-11/doi-strategic-plan-2026-11-10.pdf  

BLM Proposed Rule Information and Comment Portal: https://www.regulations.gov/document/BLM-2026-0298-0001  

USFWS Rooted in Purpose: https://www.fws.gov/initiative/rooted-in-purpose  

New York DEC and CWD Case: https://dec.ny.gov/news/press-releases/2026/11/dec-announces-chronic-wasting-disease-found-in-livingston-county-wild-deer  

Proposed Ambler Road Hunting and Trapping Closures: https://www.backcountryhunters.org/news/details/bha-opposes-proposed-ambler-road-hunting-and-trapping-closures-speak-up-before-november-16  

BHA AFI Should to Shoulder Sweepstakes: https://go.bhafundraising.org/shouldertoshoulder/Campaign/Details  

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