Backcountry Beat, September 2022
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Friend —
The duck opener is this Saturday in Montana. A few grouse have gone into the pot, and the Tawneys are eagerly awaiting the first frost that will sweeten our McIntosh apples.
Such a glorious time of year no matter where you live in North America. The quickening of the pulse that is the fall. Chasing warm-bodied critters or unsuspecting swimmers, we are so damn lucky.
That’s why I was humbled to be appointed to the Wildlife and Hunting Conservation Council to advise Interior Secretary Haaland and Agriculture Secretary Vilsack. I’ll join 17 colleagues to lend expertise and collaboration on public lands, public wildlife, and fair chase hunting principles. There is much work to be done, and I truly believe that the diversity of opinions within the council will provide opportunities for lasting success.
Within this process, I look forward to working with you all to ground-truth proposals and hear others that you come up with. Together, we will build on the lessons of the past and chart a future we can be proud of.
This work of course, does not solely lie within the council. That is just one process to engage. The work continues in every state, province and territory. You all are on the front lines of conservation, and I like our odds.
It's been a memorable Public Lands Month. Recharge your batteries afield and continue to step into the arena. Go, fight, win!
Land Tawney
BHA President and CEO
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Sagebrush, councils, fishing, appropriations, and more up on Capitol Hill this Public Lands Month: read more here!
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Our chapters are grinding out victories and working hard on behalf of public lands, waters, and wildlife!
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Listen to BHA member Brandon Dale explain why BHA is an organization he trusts and is proud to be a part of.
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Are you in the Southeast? Do you want to learn how to hunt and process your own food? Sign up for Explore Hunting Atlanta!
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The Public Land Owner Stewardship Fund (supported by the S. Kent Rockwell Foundation) offers five $500 grants each semester for clubs to complete stewardship projects on their local public lands and waters.
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"As I sit here watching the sun go down, the chickens peck and the sheep do sheep things I am chewing on a piece of backstrap from an antelope that not a week ago was...
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Become a life member at the $1,500 gold level and receive 4 all-you-need items to process your own wild game from Weston!
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BHA is striving to be more like an aspen tree. Aspens reproduce through both seed pollination or root sprout; this ensures growth of the aspen grove no mater the challenges the tree faces.
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This October, spend a minimum of $30 in the store for entry to win a $500 Weston gift cart, a $500 Finex gift card, or a Traeger Ranger Smoker!
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From the BHA Podcast
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Kyle Lybarger, a 29-year-old consulting forester, father, deer-hunter, small creek addict and self-proclaimed “native plant nerd” of Hartselle, Alabama, is a major part of a new and wonderful current sweeping America.
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Hal and Simon range far on this interview: through Simon’s work with Far Bank (which includes Sage, RIO, Redington and other brands dedicated to fly fishing education and conservation) to the near-total lack of public...
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Montana-born, New York City-seasoned reporter and writer Nate Schweber uncovers the whole sordid, instructive history in his wild ride of a book, This America of Ours: Bernard and Avis DeVoto and the Forgotten Fight to...
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Corporate Partner
BFGoodrich is our corporate sponsor of the month!
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Member of the Month
Congratulations to Drew Kazenski, Illinois BHA co-chair, for his great work in evangelizing for public waters in Illinois!
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Chapter of the Month
The Ohio Chapter has been doing great work in the Buckeye State!
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Upcoming Events
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Root Down Brewing, Pheonixville, PA
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Midnight Sun Brewing Co., Anchorage, AK
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27
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Arizona Capitol - House Lawn, Phoenix, AZ
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27
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Longnecks Sports Grill , Walton, KY
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28
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SC State Fairgrounds, Columbia, SC
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28
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Badin Lake Group Camp in Uwharrie National Forest, Badin, NC
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28
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Cross-Eyed Cricket, Bend, OR
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29
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Dead Creek Wildlife Management Area, Addison, VT
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29
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Wellington iWIHA, Wellington, KS
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