Jun

2023

Improving and restoring pronghorn habitat in the Texas Panhandle

2nd Annual Rita Blanca Fence Project and Chapter Campout Dallam County, Texas – The Texas Chapter of BHA held the 2nd Annual Rita Blanca Fence Project and Chapter Campout June 2-4. Initially pioneered by the New Mexico BHA Chapter in 2021 on the Kiowa Grasslands, The Texas BHA Rita Blanca Grasslands project is now in its second year. This project is a habitat restoration effort to help improve habitat connectivity for Texas Pronghorns. Pronghorn must crawl under fences because their body ...

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22

Jun

2023

Alaska BHA Partners with Stream Watch Program to Mitigate Bank Erosion on the Famed Russian River

Author: Marc Duval

Of the many things that I remember wanting as a young kid, but not among the few that I never obtained, living in Alaska was in the top two. Early in my military career and after garnering support from my wife in 2012, I re-enlisted in the US Army specifically for a duty station in Alaska. As I drove the Alaska Highway into Southcentral Alaska, I remember thinking “God help me if I ever take this for granted.” As any younger Service Member should, I had another list: achievements - all the ...

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Tags: stewardship blog, AFI Featured Stories, AFI Comms Channel, Alaska Chapter, stewardship

22

Jun

2023

French Belgian Waffle Cookies with Mascarpone & Spruce Tip Syrup

Author: Leslie Kaminski

Backstory On a cold, dark January evening, the text message went something like, “Hey Leslie, how about being a dessert chef for the Field to Table dinner at the Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Rendezvous this year?” My answer was a hard “Let me think about it,” which ultimately led to a “yes.” Almost immediately I panicked; it was January and I had nothing to forage to make this dessert! So, through January and on through February friends ate many versions of what became a very solid recipe ...

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22

Jun

2023

Mammoth Cave National Park Boundary Adjustment Act

Author: Kentucky BHA

The Kentucky Chapter of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers is happy to support the recently introduced Mammoth Cave National Park Boundary Adjustment Act proposed by Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) and U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky). The proposed legislation would allow the National Park Service to acquire 980 acres located on the southern border of Mammoth Cave National Park from The Nature Conservancy. This property is contiguous with the park’s current ...

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21

Jun

2023

BLM Fence Prep Recap

Author: Chris Hager

On Saturday, June 27th, Oregon BHA Members alongside staff from the USFS and BLM ascended on public lands bordering the Deschutes National Forest to prep fence line for future retro fitting. Brush was cleared away from the fence to allow for future volunteers to replace the top and bottom strands with wildlife friendly smooth wire. Currently the fence consists of 3 to 4 strands of barbed wire and poses a thread for migrating ungulates and other wildlife. The collaboration between the Oregon ...

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21

Jun

2023

BHA Podcast & Blast, Ep. 158: Hunting At American Prairie

Author: Travis Bradford

American Prairie is 455,840 sprawling acres of Montana grasslands and breaks that represents one of the largest expansions of publicly accessible hunting opportunities in the West— and one of America’s largest public/private land conservation projects. A longer story deserves to be told about American Prairie – how their work began and also what their plans for the future hold. This discussion features AP’s Director of Public Access & Recreation Mike Quist Kautz and Director of Bison ...

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20

Jun

2023

Thinking about corner crossing in Montana? Read this first.

Author: Jake Schwaller

In Montana, is Corner Crossing “unlawful,” “illegal,” or something else entirely? Across the country, the concept of “corner crossing” became the hottest topic in the hunting community when a federal judge in Wyoming ruled that, at least for the case in front of him, it did not constitute as unlawful trespass. You can read the full 32-page summary judgment here. As you can imagine, this has riled Montanans up from both sides of this issue. So what exactly are we talking about here? In ...

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16

Jun

2023

Colorado BHA Hosts Its 14th Annual Rendezvous

Author: David Lien

Colorado BHA 14th Annual Rendezvous Report: Gunnison National Forest (June 9-11, 2023) The Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers 14th Annual Rendezvous was held in Gunnison National Forest south of the West Elk Wilderness at the Soap Creek Corral dispersed camping area west of Gunnison during June 9-11, 2023. A group of 15 or so hunter-angler-conservationists—along with a multitude of canine companions—from across the state met up for a picture-perfect weekend filled with abundant hiking ...

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16

Jun

2023

LETTER: SD BHA Prioritizes Public Access, Conservation Funding in 2023 Farm Bill

Author: Rochelle Plocek

June 16, 2023 Representative Dusty Johnson1717 Longworth House Office BuildingWashington, DC 20515 Dear Representative Johnson, The South Dakota Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (SD BHA) appreciates this opportunity to provide input on the 2023 Farm Bill. BHA seeks to ensure North America's outdoor heritage of hunting and fishing in a natural setting, through education and work on behalf of wild public lands, waters, and wildlife, and our SD members have a keen interest in Title ...

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15

Jun

2023

Collin Hildebrand Appointed Northwest/Grand Valley Assistant Regional Director

Author: David Lien

Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Appoint Collin Hildebrand Northwest/Grand Valley Group Assistant Regional Director The Colorado chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers recently appointed Collin Hildebrand to serve as an Assistant Regional Director for the Northwest/Grand Valley Group. Collin was born and raised in Odessa/Midland, Texas, where he hunted and worked to provide Blue Scale Quail habitat in the form of shelter bundles and feed and water supply on a private ranch owned ...

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Improving and restoring pronghorn habitat in the Texas Panhandle

Alaska BHA Partners with Stream Watch Program to Mitigate Bank Erosion on the Famed Russian River

French Belgian Waffle Cookies with Mascarpone & Spruce Tip Syrup

Mammoth Cave National Park Boundary Adjustment Act

BLM Fence Prep Recap

BHA Podcast & Blast, Ep. 158: Hunting At American Prairie

Thinking about corner crossing in Montana? Read this first.

Colorado BHA Hosts Its 14th Annual Rendezvous

LETTER: SD BHA Prioritizes Public Access, Conservation Funding in 2023 Farm Bill

Collin Hildebrand Appointed Northwest/Grand Valley Assistant Regional Director

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