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
Continuing the Conservation Ethic Continuing the Conservation Ethic Brandon Ellis / Monday, December 9, 2019 By Corey Ellis One of the greatest impacts of the hunting conservation movement that is our history, all hunters’ history, did not only benefit the game species that hunters pursue. That sage flat that hunters protected not only saved pronghorns and sage grouse; it also saved long-billed curlews and gray flycatchers. A ponderosa glade that was purchased with sportsmen’s dollars and deposited in the bank of public lands not only protected wintering grounds for elk and mule deer; it also ... Media Backcountry Journal Backcountry Journal Fair Chase Read more
Physical Fitness as part of Ethical Hunting Physical Fitness as part of Ethical Hunting Brandon Ellis / Monday, October 7, 2019 Photo by Alex Kim This article first appeared in the Fall 2019 issue of Backcountry Journal. Join BHA and get the journal, quarterly, in your mailbox. By Corey Ellis While recently rereading Beyond Fair Chase by Jim Posewitz, the founder of Orion and a conservation legend and expert in hunting ethics, I was struck by a section that had not caught my attention before; the section was titled, "Physical Fitness as a Part of Preparation." Although we often think of fitness in preparation ... Media Backcountry Journal media Backcountry Journal Fair Chase Read more