LATEST ISSUE

Spring 2025 issue of Backcountry Journal

Public Lands as an irreplaceable American ideal. Turkeys and being one with the land. The Meat that Made America. Alaska's Brooks Range. Backcountry Hunters & Anglers chapters hard at work and more in the Spring 2025 issue of Backcountry Journal
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PREVIOUS ISSUES

Winter 2025 issue of Backcountry Journal

Would removing the lower four Snake River Dams benefit hunters? Public lands under siege. BHA chapters work on wildlife crossings and science-based management, and more in the Winter 2025 issue of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers' Backcountry Journal.
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Summer 2020 Issue of Backcountry Journal

In this Summer 2020 issue of Backcountry Journal: social distancing on public lands, Bill Heavey on having a good time, brook trout in New England and Pennsylvania, a family elk hunt in Alberta, disinfecting equipment for CWD, backcountry canoeing and more!
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Spring 2020 Issue of Backcountry Journal

In this issue – Bring My Ashes Here, Conservation Hero Tony Schoonen, New England Backcountry, The Ozarks, Morels with Hank Shaw, Pyramid Lake, the Pennsylvania chapter’s huge win on Sunday hunting, New Mexico stream access and more!
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Winter 2020 Issue of Backcountry Journal

In this issue -- Flintlock Pennsylvania Deer, Tongass Roadless Clash, Boundary Waters, An Interview with Hal Herring, Backcountry Ice Fishing and more!
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Inside the Fall 2019 Issue of BHA's Backcountry Journal

In this issue — The Search for New Jersey’s Backcountry; Bluegrass Backcountry Elk; Veterans, Hunters, Public Land Defenders; Squirrel and Dumplings
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Inside the Summer Issue of BHA's Backcountry Journal

In this issue — Dodging the Bullet; Digital Scouting 101; Antelope Jackrabbit Tacos; Chapter In-Depths; The Hunting Philosopher
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Backcountry Journal is the quarterly membership magazine of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers. Each issue covers conservations issues, BHA news and exciting hunting and fishing stories from your wild public lands, waters and wildlife across North America.

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