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The Comfort Crisis by Michael Easter

[EasyDNNnewsLocalizedText:Author]: Zachary Williams

This title is part of BHA's Jim Posewitz Digital Library: Required Reading for Conservationists Backcountry hunters and anglers are no strangers to the notion that there is something restorative -- special -- about "type 2" fun, where smiles and memories are equally dispersed between scrapes, bruises, shivers and sweats. BHA member Michael Easter's Comfort Crisis brings fascinating new clarity to this notion that we gain both qualifiable and quantifiable benefits from experiencing ...

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WA Chapter Provides Back-To-Back Support for the Swakane Herd

[EasyDNNnewsLocalizedText:Author]: Ryan Los

We are proud to be part of this conservation effort to support the sheep of the Swakane herd. Continued support from our members, via membership or donation, helped support these efforts! ____________________________________________________________ First, some background. You have to go back to 1969 to find the first nine sheep to hit the ground in the Swakane Unit of Washington State. The sheep were brought to the Swakane location, translocated from the Colockum herd which roams south of ...

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LETTER: MT BHA Comments On Preliminary Scoping of Chip Creek Conservation Easement

[EasyDNNnewsLocalizedText:Author]: John Sullivan

Gary Bertellotti (Region 4 Supervisor) Ryan Rauscher (Area Wildlife Biologist) rrauscher@mt.gov Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife & Parks 514 South Front Street, Ste C Conrad, MT 59425 RE: Chip Creek Public Scoping November 1, 2021 Dear Mr. Bertellotti and Mr. Rauscher: The Montana Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers represents roughly 3,000 dues-paying sportsmen and women in Montana who value quality fish and wildlife habitat and ethical conduct in the outdoors. Our ...

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BHA Awards Rebecca Romero Scholarships to Student Hunters

[EasyDNNnewsLocalizedText:Author]: Kylie Schumacher

Every fall, the University of Montana BHA club accepts applications for the Rebecca Romero Legacy Hunting award that covers the cost of a non-resident hunting license for out-of-state students with a focus on females and new hunters. On June 17th, 2018 Rebecca Romero was the victim of a hit-and-run collision in Missoula, Montana. She had just graduated from the University of Montana, earning a degree in wildlife biology, and had recently enlisted in the Montana National Guard with future ...

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New York BHA Chapter Update - Fall 2021

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#whyBHA This month’s #whyBHA is from Gary Stefani (@ggstef11): I have been hunting and fishing since I was a youngster, but I’m relatively new to the BHA community. I joined @backcountryhunters in 2020, at the excellent #publicgrouse film showing in Syracuse, and volunteered for the New York BHA chapter on the communications team. I was fortunate to grow up in a rural village in eastern MA. I could go hunting and fishing out my parent’s back door, with access to thousands of acres of ...

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2 more ranches given free bull elk tags for providing public access

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Despite the fact that Montana’s general rifle season is almost a week old, the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission approved two more public elk hunting access agreements for landowners during its Thursday meeting. Under the program the Cowan Ranch, located south of Havre, was granted four free either-sex elk permits and will choose another four Hunting District 690-20 elk permit holders to hunt. The ranch will also allow the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife & Parks to choose 16 ...

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10/22/21 NMDGF Game Commission Recap

[EasyDNNnewsLocalizedText:Author]: Joel Gay

Big changes and a vast improvement in the Open Gate program could be in store in the near future, according to a report delivered to the State Game Commission last week in Las Cruces. NMDGF Wildlife Management Chief Stewart Liley said the Department is angling to dramatically increase the annual budget in a bid to get more private properties and more species open to the public for hunting, fishing or both. The Commission also gave a stirring tribute to former Commissioner David Soules, a ...

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WA BHA Supports Continuation of the Spring Black Bear Season

[EasyDNNnewsLocalizedText:Author]: Dan Wilson

Update: Despite overwhelming opposition from BHA and other hunting and wildlife conservation groups, on November 19th the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Commission voted 4-4 to postpone the 2022 spring bear hunt (the tie vote effectively closes the spring bear hunting season). BHA remains supportive of a spring bear hunting season and is extremely disappointed in the commission's decision. ------------------------------------------ Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA), the voice ...

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Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Appoint Central Rockies Assistant Regional Director

[EasyDNNnewsLocalizedText:Author]: David Lien

The Colorado chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) recently appointed Chris Slaughter to serve as an Assistant Regional Director for the Central Rockies region. Chris was born in Columbus, Georgia, but raised outside of Dothan, Alabama. “I grew up on a family peanut farm,” he explained. “I spent a large part of my time as a child fishing for catfish and hunting squirrels. I’ve been hunting and angling much of my life.” “My first hunting memories were as a young boy harvesting ...

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WA BHA Cleans Up Granite Falls & Improves Trail at Spencer Island

[EasyDNNnewsLocalizedText:Author]: Joshua Messer

WA Chapter’s Public Land Pack Out & Special Trail Maintenance Project Thanks to all of the Washington members who showed up to clean up our public lands! It was great to finally reconnect in person! __________________________________________________________________________ Need a reminder of what the Public Land Pack Out is? Every year during September, which is also Public Lands Month, BHA members pack out trash from fishing access sites, wildlife management areas and other areas on ...

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The Comfort Crisis by Michael Easter

WA Chapter Provides Back-To-Back Support for the Swakane Herd

LETTER: MT BHA Comments On Preliminary Scoping of Chip Creek Conservation Easement

BHA Awards Rebecca Romero Scholarships to Student Hunters

New York BHA Chapter Update - Fall 2021

2 more ranches given free bull elk tags for providing public access

10/22/21 NMDGF Game Commission Recap

WA BHA Supports Continuation of the Spring Black Bear Season

Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Appoint Central Rockies Assistant Regional Director

WA BHA Cleans Up Granite Falls & Improves Trail at Spencer Island

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