“Taking the life of such a large, magnificent animal can change you. Looking into its lifeless eyes sticks with you.” It’s early Wednesday morning (September 21, 2022) and nearly pitch black on Highway 160 west of Pagosa Springs. I’m heading home after scouting for rifle season elk hunting locales in southwest Colorado’s San Juan Mountains. Outside of town I slow down entering the 40 mph zone. Although fully alert, I’m startled by a bull elk standing statue-still in my lane. With a fraction ...

America’s Midwestern rivers – the Elk, the Kanawha, the Ohio and all their vast systems of arterial tributaries – are home to a mind-boggling array of some of the most bizarre creatures on this planet. Among them, the candy darter, a tiny fish of such astounding beauty that its very existence begs questions about human perception, evolution and aesthetics: Why would a fish look like this? Why is it so beautiful? Join us for the return of one of the Podcast & Blast’s most popular guests, Drew ...

New Jersey BHA is pleased that legal challenges to New Jersey’s 2022 bear hunt have been nullified, the hunt was held and sportsmen and women were able to pursue bears this season. There is still work to be done to secure scientific bear management in our state, including the hunting of bears, into the future. One thing hunters can do right now is let NJ DEP know how we feel about the Bear Management Plan and some of the specific regs — including baiting rules and bear minimum size — by ...

NC BHA’s 5th Annual Hunt for Squirrels & Trash on North Carolina’s Public Lands Saturday, January 28th — Saturday, February 12th Trashy is back!! Too good to be true? Nope. Too cool for school? Yep. Too hot to handle? Maybe. Too cold to hold? Shoot straight and find out. NC BHA’s fifth annual Trashy Squirrel Hunt is going to be the best one yet! We’re adding an extra weekend on the front end, which means more time to collect trash and tails on North Carolina’s public lands. We’ve updated ...

  This garlic butter panfish sandwich is the perfect thing to make with a mess of perch or bluegill, though any lake fish or store bought white fish will do. Crunchy chips offset the silky soft fish and squishy bun. I like to use plain chips, but try your favorite flavor out and see how it works!   Prep Time: 10 min Cook Time: 5 min Total Time: 15 min Yield: 4 sandwiches CUISINE: American COURSE: Main Course COOKING METHOD: Braising   Ingredients   1/3 cup (75g) butter   5 large ...