News & Updates

Hunters Cannot Dismiss the Magnitude of Utah’s Public Lands Lawsuit

On August 20th, 2024, Utah’s Governor Cox announced a sweeping lawsuit that the State filed with the U.S. Supreme Court to challenge the federal government’s legal right to hold and...Read More

Caitlin Curry

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September 17, 2024

MeatEater: Utah Files Lawsuit Claiming Some Federal Ownership of Land is Unconstitutional

“For the general public, tell me what the benefits would be,” MeatEater’s Director of Conservation Ryan Callaghan said. “I’d have to take a tour of Utah and be pretty frickin’...Read More

Thomas Plank

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September 12, 2024

Field & Stream: Utah Asks Supreme Court to “Dispose" of Millions of Acres of Public Land

With a 94-page lawsuit filed in the Supreme Court late last month, Utah is seeking to remove as much as 18.5 million acres of public land in the state from...Read More

Backcountry Hunters & Anglers

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September 12, 2024

Ep. 309: Public Land Theft! Patrick Berry Weighs in on Utah Lawsuit

"This week Cal talks with Backcountry Hunters and Anglers CEO Patrick Berry about the State of Utah's lawsuit, which aims to steal 18.5 million acres of Federally managed land for...Read More

Patrick Berry

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September 12, 2024

Op-Ed: Risking Utah’s Hunting Heritage

For generations, Utah hunters have relied on the vast, untamed expanse of our public lands. But now, a dangerous lawsuit threatens to sever that connection by challenging the Bureau of...Read More

Perry Hall

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September 12, 2024

Salt Lake Tribune Op-Ed: Utah’s latest land-grab lawsuit has no legal leg to stand on

"In the 2004 adventure movie “National Treasure,” the Nicolas Cage character tries to convince people at the National Archives that there is a secret message on the back of the...Read More

Backcountry Hunters & Anglers

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September 08, 2024

HJ News: Taking a look at public lands and Utah's lawsuit

"A recent choice by Utah’s leadership could reduce hunter, angler and other recreational access to public lands. That is because last month they sued the United States for control of...Read More

Backcountry Hunters & Anglers

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September 07, 2024