Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) mission is 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. Although our organization is formed around hunting and fishing, our members are also avid hikers, backpackers, trail runners, mountain bikers, off-roaders, and so-on. Most importantly we seek to conserve our natural resources so that all pursuits can be enjoyed responsibly for ...

As a wise man once said, You may not be interested in war, but when the times comes, war will certainly be interested in you. The same can be said about Congress. This week's episode with BHA's John Gale and Kaden McArthur takes us to Washington, D.C., with an exploration of the 118th Congress, where the hottest issues pertaining to our hunting and fishing and the conservation that makes it possible will be on the floor, in the offices, buried in reams of obscure paperwork and clouded by ...

Oregonians have long demonstrated a deep love for the nexus between food and nature. Hunting, fishing, gathering, and foraging, are foundational to Oregonians' cultural identity, and it is critical to the continued tradition of managing healthy landscapes and wildlife populations on behalf of every Oregonian. In addition to the national and economic pressures affecting food security, here in Oregon, we have seen initiatives seeking to prohibit Oregonians' ability to provide for their family ...

Despite many efforts over the last few months by Texas Parks & Wildlife Department and various state legislators, negotiations for the purchase and continuance of Fairfield Lake State Park are not progressing. BHA Texas Executive Board Chair Grahame Jones says, “BHA realizes this property is privately held and has been leased to the State for 50 years. With that being said, this is a very special part of Texas that has been recognized as a State Park for half a century. Millions of public ...

Join the New England Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers for a live storytelling event in Boston! BHA's Campfire Stories hosted by the New England Chapter and the C.C. Filson store in Boston is guaranteed to entertain and inspire! Tickets ($30) are limited. Click here to get your tickets! We’ll have a killer lineup of veterans and pros of the public woods and waters of North America spinning their best yarns in Filson’s store in the Seaport of Boston, including:   Jake ...