Backcountry Hunters & Anglers first ‘Women in the Woods Elk Camp’ launches a season of beginners hunting, fishing, and angling weekends designed to pair novice sportswomen with seasoned mentors. There’s a hint of cool breeze. The sun is setting just a bit earlier. Elk season, y’all. It’s coming. For six mentees, three mentors, and a several volunteers Christmas came early in the form of a summer elk hunt in the beautiful San Luis Valley in SW Colorado. As each year in the field passes it’s ...

2021 has been an interesting year, and while we did not host in-person events during the first half of the year the New England BHA team was hard at work standing up for the interests of hunters and anglers in Rhode Island. Below you’ll find updates on our work at the Rhode Island General Assembly and other state agencies from this year.   Issue: Shoreline Access For the second year in a row bills were introduced to clarify where the boundary of Rhode Islanders’ shoreline access lies. Rather ...

Water in Montana has a tough job. It must irrigate our fields, float our boats, spin our turbines and brew our beers. It must also provide a home for fish and habitat for wildlife. As a result, water law has a tough job too — it has to balance private rights and public interest. To promote early development, Montanans made water property. This allows individuals and businesses to invest in water-necessary endeavors with confidence. We then decided that, in times of scarcity, the users here ...

On a warm July Sunday, a group of people gathered in the morning light near the banks of the Mad River, not to fish or float, but to pick up trash. This joint effort included Ohio BHA, Madmen Chapter of Trout Unlimited, Ohio Women on the Fly, and Champaign County Farmland Preservation, and was attended by approximately 30-40 people, along with 3 or 4 dogs. The oldest of these organizations, the Madmen Chapter of Trout Unlimited, has cared for these waters for many years. Their projects have ...

Hunting season looks a lot different in North Carolina this year. For the first time in over 150 years, residents and visitors can hunt on Sundays on public lands across the state. While some restrictions remain in place and not all public property will be open to Sunday hunting, the new changes seen in this year’s Rules & Regulations Digest 2021-2022 published by the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission have come on the heels of prolonged advocacy and active participation in the ...