Here's a recap on some of the statewide season-setting proposals that were decided on during last week's Fish & Wildlife Commission meeting. Overall, we were pleased with some of the discussions at the meeting, the acknowledgement that the process was broken, that the proposals were confusing and ever-changing, and that it was critically important that we get this right. While many different interests were represented on Friday, nearly all parties in the room agreed on one thing: that the ...

The Colorado chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers recently appointed Dave Deschenes to serve as a Habitat Watch Volunteer (HWV) for the Pike-San Isabel National Forest. Dave was born and raised in New England (Methuen, Massachusetts) and started fishing and hunting whitetails with his grandfather and a friend who he still hunts with today. “I started angling with my grandfather while I was a kid,” Dave said. “I got very involved in the outdoors and conservation through the Boy Scouts. ...

News for Immediate ReleaseFeb. 8, 2022Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Experienced in building programs into flexible and resilient organizations, Hubbs brings veteran experience and vision to BHA's Armed Forces Initiative MISSOULA, Mont. – Backcountry Hunters & Anglers has hired Trevor Hubbs, a veteran Airborne infantryman and skilled project manager to lead BHA's Armed Forces Initiative. "Trevor's experience and vision for BHA's Armed Forces Initiative ...

Austin-area BHA member Ben Christensen officially had his name put in the record books this month for catching a 31-pound, 8 ounce blue catfish on the Pedernales River last October. He landed it after a 40-minute fight with 4-weight fly tackle on a 12-pound tippet, with a custom fly tied by his son. The record was certified by the International Game Fish Association for the body of water where the fish was caught.   Christensen is a seventh-generation Texas, a hunting guide, rancher, and ...

Public wildlife management areas (WMAs) managed by the state agency are a valuable asset to Tennesseans and Tennessee’s rural economies, and Yanahli is one of the state’s most popular. Hunters and anglers are concerned that should this become law, these properties will be diverted to other uses not compatible with hunting and angling, or will be poorly managed. H.B. 1674 by Rep. Cepicky, and S.B. 1839 by Senator Hensley, if passed, will transfer ownership of the 12,800-acre Yanahli ...