News for Immediate ReleaseJune 15, 2022Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org The newest issue of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers’ magazine is available today MISSOULA, Mont. – The summer issue of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers’ quarterly magazine, Backcountry Journal, is arriving just in time to inspire summer adventures in the backcountry. Here are some highlights of an issue that pays tribute to our incredible BHA community and the wild places and creatures that ...

Alaska BHA and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) staff joined forces on National Trails Day to clear downed trees, brush, and encroaching vegetation from the Fuller Lakes trail in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge. Ten volunteers traveled from across the state and from as far away as Wisconsin to help on the project. The day began at the Fuller Lakes trailhead parking lot with a safety meeting and description of the project. Tools were assigned, packs were donned, and the crew headed ...

I came across this read by a BHA member and friend to the AFI program and thought it was worth sharing as the helpful tips in this book are worth the read for any hunter.   Becoming a Backpack Hunter By: Josh Kirchner “Refreshing Humility” Somewhere between deciding you want to hunt in the high country and drawing your first tag, we all find ourselves perusing the various how-to books or any other resources we can find to ensure a successful trip. Among titles such as, Backpacking for ...

    AFI Leader Trevor Hubbs and Chapter Coordinator Aaron Hebeisen were able to sit down with Amaazen Outdoors and record a podcast while turkey hunting in Northern Wisconsin.  Have a listen below:   https://traffic.megaphone.fm/WPCM9821819194.mp3?updated=1654096878https://traffic.megaphone.fm/WPCM9821819194.mp3?updated=1654096878    

Take Action Now! For the past few months, we have been excited to share that MassWildlife will be moving forward on several of our regulatory priorities. These include ending hunting hour restrictions imposed on Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs) stocked with pheasants and extending the season on gray squirrels. Presently, hunters pursuing game other than pheasants (deer, small game, waterfowl, etc.) on WMAs that are stocked during the season were unable to hunt the ½ hour before sunrise and ...