2025 Public Lands and Waters Photo Contest 2025 Public Lands and Waters Photo Contest Zack Williams / Friday, September 26, 2025 Taking pictures of our backcountry experiences is just one way hunters and anglers capture their most beloved memories in designated wilderness, on Bureau of Land Management tracts, Forest Service parcels, and on public waters in between. And we want to see your pics! Our winners will take home over $8,900 in prizes from partners like Savage, Simms, Fishpond, Seek Outside, Benchmade, Sitka, First Lite, Walton’s, Irish Setter, Grundens, NRS, and more! Media News North American News Backcountry Journal Read more
Connecting People with Wild Places Connecting People with Wild Places Arkansas BHA Chapter / Monday, November 18, 2019 By Mike Clingan, Montana Outdoor Imagery An email in my inbox from BHA caught my attention: “6 days volunteering for the Bob Marshall Wilderness Foundation to improve trails in the backcountry with fellow BHA members.” Exactly the type of adventure that I needed and an opportunity to contribute to a place and cause that mean so much to me. BHA partnered with the Bob Marshall Wilderness Foundation, which was founded in 1996 when the U.S. Forest Service and a group of concerned citizens ... Media Backcountry Journal Montana Chapter Backcountry Journal Read more
Soldier's Solace: A Mental Congressional Testimony Soldier's Solace: A Mental Congressional Testimony Arkansas BHA Chapter / Tuesday, July 23, 2019 This article originally appeared in the Spring 2018 issue of Backcountry Journal. BY Lieutenant Colonel JEFFREY M. JONES, U.S. ARMY RESERVE I spent the morning reading “The Battle for Alabama’s Wilderness: Saving the Great Gymnasiums of Nature” by John Randolph, sent to me by a fellow member of the BHA Southeast Chapter Board, in a containerized housing unit in Baghdad, Iraq. I was amazed at the fortitude and tenacity of the public land champions in that era – regular folks who were able ... Media Backcountry Journal Armed Forces Initiative Backcountry Journal Read more
Inside the Summer Issue of BHA's Backcountry Journal Inside the Summer Issue of BHA's Backcountry Journal Arkansas BHA Chapter / Monday, July 22, 2019 Full digital issues of the Backcountry Journal are available to BHA members. Check out a preview below, or click here to join BHA. Already a member? Click here to log in. News for Immediate ReleaseJuly 22, 2019Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org The newest issue of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers’ magazine is available today MISSOULA, Mont. – The summer issue of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers’ quarterly magazine, Backcountry ... Media Press Releases Backcountry Journal Press Releases Backcountry Journal Read more
Is CWD an ethical issue? Is CWD an ethical issue? Arkansas BHA Chapter / Tuesday, July 9, 2019 This article first appeared in the Summer 2019 issue of Backcountry Journal. Join BHA and get the journal, quarterly, in your mailbox. By Patt Dorsey There is a lot we know about chronic wasting disease and there is much to learn. We know that CWD is affecting members of the deer family, including mule deer, white-tailed deer, elk and moose. We also know that CWD is spreading. Biologists have now detected it in 26 U.S. states and in three Canadian provinces. Scientists know that prions ... Media Backcountry Journal Backcountry Journal Fair Chase Read more
Students: Set your sights on Minnesota Students: Set your sights on Minnesota Arkansas BHA Chapter / Thursday, June 27, 2019 The Spring 2019 issue of Backcountry Journal featured an article, “Student Licenses Aid in Recruitment,” that detailed how discounted student license rates help R3 efforts across the country and called for more states to offer college students licenses at resident rates. The graphic included with the article mistakenly did not show Minnesota as offering these discounted student rates, which it does. The below article, contributed by the Minnesota DNR, details their R3 and student recruitment ... Media Backcountry Journal Collegiate Clubs Backcountry Journal Minnesota Chapter Read more
From the BCJ Vault: Required Reading for Conservationists From the BCJ Vault: Required Reading for Conservationists Arkansas BHA Chapter / Friday, March 15, 2019 Media Backcountry Journal Backcountry Journal Read more