Mar

2021

Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Appoint Habitat Watch Volunteer

The Colorado chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers recently appointed Robert Benjamin to serve as a Habitat Watch Volunteer (HWV) for the San Juan National Forest. Robert was born in Denver, but grew up in Fairplay. When he was thirteen their family moved to Grand Junction. He started fishing on a small pond in Fairplay at five or six and was hunting squirrels with a sling shot at the same age. When he was twelve or thirteen, Robert started hunting more regularly for small game, turkey ...

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Mar

2021

Spring 21 Conservation Crossword Answers

Author: Zachary Williams

Authored by Levi Chandler, from the Kid's Corner of the Spring 21 issue of Backcountry Journal:

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Mar

2021

Restore Our Salmon and Steelhead

Author: Arkansas BHA Chapter

UPDATED: 6/22/22 Snake River salmon and steelhead are iconic species. Huge runs of large, strong fish historically made the journey from the Pacific Ocean up the Columbia to the Snake River and vast array of tributaries in Oregon, Washington and Idaho to spawn. They are indicator species that speak to the health of a watershed and are revered for sustenance and sport by anglers. The loss of Snake River salmon and steelhead, all federally listed as endangered or threatened, creates severe ...

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17

Mar

2021

Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Responds to Confirmation of Deb Haaland as Interior Secretary

Author: Walker Conyngham

News for Immediate ReleaseMarch 15, 2021Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org MISSOULA, Mont. – After a Senate vote late Monday afternoon confirming Rep. Deb Haaland as secretary of the Department of the Interior, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers President and CEO Land Tawney offered the following reaction: “Backcountry Hunters & Anglers looks forward to working with Secretary Haaland to conserve and improve fish and wildlife habitat and access to the vast ...

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17

Mar

2021

BHA Podcast & Blast, Ep. 100: Dog Trainer, Artist, Writer and Minority Outdoor Alliance Founder Durrell Smith

Author: Arkansas BHA Chapter

Durrell Smith is a bird dog trainer, artist, podcaster and writer from Georgia. He founded the Minority Outdoor Alliance, a pioneer in connecting minorities to their history and voice in the hunting and angling communities. “He lives what he speaks,” as Hal says of Durrell, who is also a bobwhite quail hunting fanatic, guiding and chasing birds largely on public lands. Through his work and pursuits, he is carrying on an incredible lineage of Southern quail hunting and dog training, giving ...

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16

Mar

2021

Keystone State has many options for trout anglers

Author: Pennsylvania BHA

By Aaron Hepler When it comes to fishing, opinions and styles differ. Some want catch and release fishing only. Some would like to keep every little minnow. Styles vary widely. Wilderness fishing, fly fishing, spin fishing, bait lures, dry flies, nymphs - take your pick. It can be competitive, and occasionally can become a source of tension amount anglers. Laying out a plan for when and where to fish will help you uncover a place to accomplish your fishing goals. Whether it’s a summertime ...

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16

Mar

2021

The pandemic has underscored the value of public land

Author: New England BHA Chapter

By Matt Breton This piece was first published in VTDigger Last June, I wrote a commentary about how much I valued public land during the initial months of my Covid-19 furlough. Now, a year into this pandemic, having returned to work in the health care setting, the value of having access to that land has only increased to me and, I suspect, many other users. I ...

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16

Mar

2021

Knots for Wilderness Campers

Author: Tim Mead

Continued from the Spring 21 issue of Backcountry Journal, here are two more of Tim Mead's knots for wilderness campers. Read the spring issue for the first three! Not a member? Join now and get every issue of Backcountry Journal in your mailbox! Bowline The bowline (pronounced bow linn) creates a loop in the end of a rope. The loop is ideal for tying guy lines to tents or tarps, tying a painter to a canoe or kayak, or as in its incarnation tying the bow of a boat to a ...

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Mar

2021

Rhode Island BHA works to clarify Public Trust Access to the Shore

Author: New England BHA Chapter

Rhode Island’s Constitution, Article 1 Section 17 states: “The People shall continue to enjoy and freely exercise all rights of fishery, and the privileges of the shore, to which they have been heretofore entitled under the charter and usage of this state, including but not limited to fishing from the shore, the gathering of seaweed, leaving the shore to swim in the sea and passage along the shore” This language was approved by over 2/3 of Rhode Island voters in a ballot initiative following ...

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14

Mar

2021

3/14 Hearing Update! NM Trapping Ban Likely to Pass

Author: Joel Gay

Over the objections of thousands of individuals and organizations, including NMBHA, the proposed statewide ban on public lands trapping took a crucial step toward becoming law Sunday afternoon. After more than three hours of public testimony and committee discussion, the House Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Committee voted to pass Senate Bill 32 in a party-line vote, with all seven Democrats voting yes and the committee’s four Republicans voting no. SB32 had passed the full ...

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Media

Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Appoint Habitat Watch Volunteer

Spring 21 Conservation Crossword Answers

Restore Our Salmon and Steelhead

Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Responds to Confirmation of Deb Haaland as Interior Secretary

BHA Podcast & Blast, Ep. 100: Dog Trainer, Artist, Writer and Minority Outdoor Alliance Founder Durrell Smith

Keystone State has many options for trout anglers

The pandemic has underscored the value of public land

Knots for Wilderness Campers

Rhode Island BHA works to clarify Public Trust Access to the Shore

3/14 Hearing Update! NM Trapping Ban Likely to Pass

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