Revised 5/9/2014
1973 Flathead Valley, Montana
1977 Backcountry Horsemen of Washington
1979 Salmon, Idaho + Montana = BCHA
1981 California High Sierra Stock Users
1986 Constitution adopted by: California, Idaho, Montana, Washington
1996 Grown to 13 states (Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, N. Carolina, Oregon, Utah, Wyoming)
2004 Grown to 19 states (Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, S. Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia)
2005 20 states (Michigan)
2006 Added Georgia (21 states)
2007 Added Alaska and Florida (23 states)
2008 Added Alabama, Kentucky and Wisconsin (26 states)
2009 Virginia (state) + Iron Mtn VA, Ft Harrod KY, Red River KY, Big South Fork TN, Pigeon River & Beyond  MI; lost S. Carolina 

2010 Added West Virginia (state); Lost Wisconsin (25 states)
2011 Black Hills South Dakota (state) (26)  East Coast Florida BCH (affiliate)
2012 None
2013 None
2014 Arkansas (state), Florida (state), Kansas (State) 27 states