Dave Skinner, do you really want to go down this road of who BHA is and what they represent?

I guess so, since about the only thing you seem to shoot, is your mouth, and you aren't even real good at that.

First off, BHA, in some cases, DOES represent all hunters.

As a non-paid volunteer and Chairman of the Wyoming chapter, I will give you a few examples of some cases where BHA absolutely represents all hunters.

1. WYBHA has been a financial supporter of Wyomings largely successful AccessYes program. We have donated over $1k to the program the last 2 years to increase hunting and fishing access to private and public lands. ALL sportsmen, both R and NR utilize this program extensively. The hunting and fishing on the areas opened via the program, truly are world class.

2. The Wyoming Chapter also worked with the GF and GF Commission to pass one of the most restrictive aircraft and drone regulations regarding hunting in the entire United States. We were smart about his legislation and were careful to include language that actually made it legal to use aircraft for transportation into landlocked State and Federal lands. Prior to removing the 24 hour regulation, there was no way to legally fly into landlocked State and hunt it (illegal to camp on State lands in Wyoming, another good reason to never transfer Federal lands to the State). The regulation does not allow any scouting by any aircraft (drones included in definition of aircraft) from August-January.

3. Another BHA board member found a discrepancy in the way the Wyoming LQ elk drawing worked a few years ago. Resident hunters were being shorted Limited Quota elk hunting permits to the tune of about 300 tags. We worked with the Department and as a result, over 300 residents received LQ elk tags, that would not have. Plus, we again worked with the Departments drawing specialists and amended the regulations regarding the draw process to keep that from ever happening again.

4. Adopted the Snowy Range Alpine lakes trail system on the MBNF. Annually we inventory and clean/repair the trail system.

5. Successfully stopped the Bonander Land Exchange that would have cost all recreationists, including hunters and fishermen, access to over 5K acres of public lands in the Laramie Range. The area in question, elk unit 7, is in one of the premier elk hunting units in the State. I would consider us stopping this land exchange, where we were giving up 1031 acres of State for 295 acres of private, and maintaining access to another 5K+ a win for ALL sportsmen. Further, we are working with the Legislature in the interim, to see if we can make some changes to how land is "valued" in these exchanges and make recreation and access to other public lands more of a priority.

6. Cleaned up 11 truckloads of trash on a piece of BLM near Laramie where, I'm sure many card carrying NRA members, shoot up their old TV sets, computers, bottles, etc. That area was about to shut down and the only reason its still open to public shooting is because we've partnered with the BLM to do an annual cleanup. Otherwise, it would be closed.

Not bad for a bunch of fern feeling, self serving, volunteers who don't do anything for, or represent, all sportsmen.

I'm not only proud of the work the WYBHA Chapter has done, I'm proud of the fact that there is a group out there that does support, and represent, the broad base of "Sportsmen"...not species specific, not just hunters, not just fishermen. SPORTSMEN.

Those are just a handful of items that the WYBHA Chapter has done since it was organized 3-4 years ago. I'll put the WY Chapter and Board up against the best Sportsmen found anywhere in the world, with their woodsmanship, advocacy, hunting, fishing abilities.

They flat get it done in the woods, at the legislature, as volunteers, and as productive members of society. They are an asset for all Sportsmen, and deserve a lot more credit and thanks than they'll ever get.

Oh, and if you want to compare trophy rooms or freezers sometime, to see who is and isn't a sportsman Dave...I'm your huckleberry.

We'll separate the bullchit from the buckwheat, and men from the boys, in short order...