Land Tawney

Land Tawney, along with Barrett Kaiser, is a co-chair of American Hunters & Anglers, a conservation focused social media effort based in Montana. American Hunters & Anglers has no affiliation with Backcountry Hunters & Anglers. Tawney was previously employed by BHA, but stepped down wanting to spend more time with his family.

Tawney was raised in Montana. He earned a bachelor's degree in wildlife biology from the University of Montana in 2000. Prior to working at Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, Tawney worked for other conservation organizations including the National Wildlife Federation and the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership. He resides in Missoula, Montana.

Tawney testified before the US House of Representatives in 2020 in support of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.Tawney has supported additional conservation efforts on public lands.

Work at Backcountry Hunters & Anglers

As President/CEO of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, Tawney helped expand the organization to include 40,000 members and chapters in 48 states across United States and chapters in Alberta, British Columbia, and Yukon Territory in Canada. Tawney lead rallies to keep federal lands open to the public.

Tawney stood down from his position as President/CEO at the end of July 2023 wanting [https://www.outdoorlife.com/conservation/patrick-berry-backcountry-hunters-anglers/ to spend more time with his family.

Political activism

In 2008, Tawney was a leader of the Sportsmen for Obama Committee.

Tawney served on Democratic Senator Jon Tester's sportsmen advisory panel. Tawney was also the President of the Montana Hunters and Anglers Action political action committee.