HESPERUS, CO — Backcountry Hunters & Anglers recently issued a reward to a citizen who reported illegal OHV use on Colorado’s public lands. Law enforcement officers from the U.S. Forest Service were able to issue citations to the offending parties based on information provided by the citizen.  On May 3, Maria Webb saw a Jeep "tearing up the road" at a dispersed camping site near Hesperus, a town in southwestern Colorado. Maria, a thoughtful user of public lands who grew up in state parks, ...

Last week District Court Judge Heather Perry granted a motion from a coalition of outdoor groups allowing them to intervene in a lawsuit filed by a property rights group charging Fish, Wildlife and Parks with failing to manage elk in Montana. The groups, including Montana Backcountry Hunters and Anglers, Montana Bowhunters Association, the Montana Wildlife Federation and others, now have standing to represent another voice in elk management. The United Property Owners of Montana, UPOM, filed ...

As I sit here watching the sun go down, the chickens peck and the sheep do sheep things, I am chewing on a piece of backstrap from an antelope that not a week ago was living on a pasture that resembled more a golf course than the high plains of New Mexico. It's August and that means green grass and antelope season. It is also the part of the year I love the most, because bugling bulls and archery elk season are right around the corner. Hunting turkeys is technically the beginning of the ...

Wow! The 2nd Annual Indiana Rendezvous wrapped up this past weekend and we can say that it was awesome! Numerous folks from across the state joined together at the Glendale FWA for a weekend of conservation topics, great food, and downright fun! The weather was perfect and the fire was bright!   On Saturday morning several folks enjoyed the public lands and pursued either squirrel or doves and although the bag was empty, they had a great time enjoying the sunrise and the well managed ...

Simon Gawesworth is a second-generation master flycasting instructor and world casting champion, author of three books on Spey casting, and currently works as the education and engagement manager for Far Bank. A native Brit, he has been working in the flyfishing industry in the U.S. for the past 25 years and fishing the fresh and saltwater globe from Tierra del Fuego to Montana to Christmas Island. Hal and Simon range far on this interview: through Simon’s work with Far Bank (which includes ...