Apr

2021

Pennsylvania Spring 2021 Policy Update

By Don Rank, Chapter Secretary and Policy Chair While many activities have been derailed or delayed over the past year, the Pennsylvania Chapter of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers has continued the work of monitoring and advancing policies that provide access and opportunity for our members. We have identified issues and pieces of legislation that have an impact on our ability to not only partake in our traditions but also grow them and expand our community. Since the new legislative session ...

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Apr

2021

BHA Responds to Nomination of Stone-Manning as BLM Director

Author: Katie McKalip

News for Immediate ReleaseApril 22, 2021Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org MISSOULA, Mont. – Reacting to President Joe Biden’s nomination of Tracy Stone-Manning of Missoula, Montana, as director of the Bureau of Land Management, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers President and CEO Land Tawney offered the following statement: “Tracy will be a strong BLM director and an asset to the management of our public lands and waters. She’s smart, thoughtful and a good ...

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Apr

2021

Recovering America’s Wildlife Act Introduced in 117th Congress

Author: Katie McKalip

News for Immediate ReleaseApril 22, 2021Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org House of Representatives advances state and tribal conservation of at-risk species with $1 billion-plus funding bill WASHINGTON – A bipartisan effort to secure funding for state and tribal efforts to conserve at-risk species was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives today by Reps. Debbie Dingell (D-MI) and Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE). The Recovering America’s Wildlife Act ...

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Apr

2021

Wild Turkey Pozole

Author: Bailey Smolarek

Text & Photos by Bailey Smolarek and Ben Siebers While most of the United States associates turkey with fall and Thanksgiving, to hunters spring and turkey go hand in hand. Watching the woods come to life on a spring morning is and hearing the gobble of a tom cut through the cool morning air signals both a new season of hunting and unforgettable experiences. Turkeys are native to North America and were likely first domesticated by the Olmecs in south-central Mexico almost 3,000 years ago. ...

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22

Apr

2021

Tag Team (Backcountry) Toms

Author: David Lien

Hiking three or four miles through mountainous terrain with 30- to 40-pound packs into some of our nation’s great public lands estate isn’t stereotypical “blinds-and-decoys” turkey hunting, but chasing mountain Merriam’s in southwest Colorado’s backcountry can increase your odds of putting meat in the freezer. During the spring 2021 turkey season, I joined Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Habitat Watch Volunteer Rick Hooley for a mountain Merriam’s hunt in the high and wild San Juan ...

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22

Apr

2021

OPINION: Never give up on defending Montana’s public lands

Author: Rachel Schmidt

Once again, the Rally for Public Lands at the State Capitol was proof that our public lands and outdoor way of life bind us. The numbers bear it out: 89% of Montanans visit public lands every year. Sixty-four percent hunt or fish. Seventy-nine percent consider themselves conservationists. Eighty-nine percent say public lands positively impact our overall quality of life. These values are the common ground on which we build strong families and pass on the traditions that shape us. But some ...

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21

Apr

2021

CA Chapter Tackles Riparian Restoration in Sierra Foothills

Author: California BHA

The California Chapter of BHA convened in the Southern portion of the Sierra Nevada mountains last Saturday to tackle a riparian restoration project in coordination with the Bureau of Land Management. At a little over 5,000 feet, Lamont Meadow sits nestled at the intersection of several canyons with an active water source flowing through the valley, a rare, precious resource in this arid portion of the iconic mountain range. Not far from the project site, the foothills of the Sierra Nevada ...

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21

Apr

2021

Beloved Beasts: Fighting for Life in an Age of Extinction by Michelle Nijhuis

Author: Zachary Williams

This title is part of BHA's Jim Posewitz Digital Library: Required Reading for Conservationists Let me first be clear: This is not a book about despair or tragic endings. It is not a book of environmental alarmism or an impassioned call-to-action to save the wolves and the whales. It's a concise and carefully researched book about people. Whether you're a fan of him and his music or not, Bob Dylan once said something none of us can really deny, "The only thing people really have in common ...

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21

Apr

2021

Castleton BHA Completes Stewardship Project at Otter Creek

Author: Spencer Como

Castleton University BHA hosted a restoration project at Otter Creek Wildlife Management Area (WMA) in Mount Tabor Vermont on April 10th with wild success. We had a great turnout of 14 volunteers including two Vermont Fish & Wildlife biologists. We could not have asked for better weather--sunny and 75 was very unusual for Vermont in early April. Over the course of 6 hours, volunteers were able to remove 3,000 yards of barbed wire from the woods. This wire was full of hair tuffs and dried ...

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21

Apr

2021

Hunting Bills Stall In The Legislature

Author: Montana BHA

A debate over the role of money in deer and elk hunting in Montana has fizzled out in the Legislature. Senate Bill 143 would have created a $300 early drawing system for nonresident elk and deer licenses. It’s likely dead after missing a deadline in committee earlier this month. Addressing an amendment that overhauled the bill and passed the Senate in February, the policy’s sponsor, Sen. Jason Ellsworth (R) - Hamilton said, "Certainly I’m more than disappointed from where this bill started ...

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Pennsylvania Spring 2021 Policy Update

BHA Responds to Nomination of Stone-Manning as BLM Director

Recovering America’s Wildlife Act Introduced in 117th Congress

Wild Turkey Pozole

Tag Team (Backcountry) Toms

OPINION: Never give up on defending Montana’s public lands

CA Chapter Tackles Riparian Restoration in Sierra Foothills

Beloved Beasts: Fighting for Life in an Age of Extinction by Michelle Nijhuis

Castleton BHA Completes Stewardship Project at Otter Creek

Hunting Bills Stall In The Legislature

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