Public land hunters in New Mexico got a boost in mid-July when the Sabinoso Wilderness Area expanded by nearly 10,000 acres. Located on the Canadian River drainage east of Las Vegas, NM, the Sabinoso is now almost 30,000 acres – a huge change from its designation in 2009, when it was not even accessible to the public. For many years the Sabinoso was hunted by local residents but largely unknown outside northeastern New Mexico. It was a substantial chunk – some 16,000 acres -- of BLM land ...

Greg Kvale and his son Pete of the Minnesota chapter took home top honors during BHA’s Wild Game Cookoff at the 10th Annual North American Rendezvous this year in Missoula, Montana. Every year the Wild Game Cookoff draws professional and amateur wild-game chefs from across the country who source regional ingredients to create dishes that celebrate the breadth of our wild public lands, waters and wildlife. This year, Greg and Pete prepared pan-seared mallard breast with wild rice pilaf and ...

WASHINGTON – Targeted species conservation would receive a major annual funding boost via the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act, bipartisan legislation introduced in the U.S. Senate by Sens. Martin Heinrich (D-NM) and Roy Blunt (R-MO). The bill annually directs $1.3 billion to state fish and wildlife agencies and an additional $97.5 million to tribal fish and wildlife managers for management of at-risk species under science-based wildlife action plans, all while also supporting critical ...

  Monofilament fishing line is an environmental hazard, which can cause harm by entangling wildlife, tangling and jamming boat props and polluting fisheries across the country. The strength properties we value in fishing line that help us to land those lunker bass are the same properties that require more than 600 years to break down in the environment.  It is vital that we increase the uptake of recycling of used line and commit to disposing of it correctly. Even in a landfill, discarded ...

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is asking the public if elk shoulder seasons should expand onto additional public lands in some hunting districts. The agency issued a supplemental request for public comment this week ahead of the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission’s meeting in August where the body will make final decisions on extending shoulder seasons to Feb. 15 in 19 hunting districts. The hunting districts under consideration for extension after the commission’s June meeting are 262, ...