“The natural world sustains us with clean air, unpolluted water, recreation,and natural resources. If we destroy nature, we destroy ourselves.” –Jim Posewitz, Beyond Fair Chase[1]   Renowned trad bow elk hunter David Petersen (a former U.S. Marine Corps helicopter pilot) founded the Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers chapter—the first BHA state chapter—in 2005, not long after Mike Beagle (a former U.S. Army field artillery officer) called together a group of hunting-angling friends (the ...

The New England Chapter of BHA recently introduced language in the Rhode Island General Assembly to prohibit captive hunting in Rhode Island. Introduced by Rep. Scott Slater (D – District 10), H5329 is a continuation of our efforts during last year’s legislative session, which was cut short by the onset of COVID-19. Currently, captive hunting for big game animals is neither allowed nor prohibited. Importantly, there are no active captive hunting operations in Rhode Island – and we intend ...

Public lands and waters in the United States received a major boost by the Biden administration with its commitment to work toward conservation of a minimum of 30 percent of U.S. lands and waters by 2030 in a process that prioritizes engagement by citizens, including hunters and anglers. The administration’s executive order “commits to the goal of conserving at least 30 percent of our lands and oceans by 2030 and launches a process for stakeholder engagement from agricultural and forest ...

“Brave words are brave acts.” –David “Elkheart” Petersen[1] Renowned trad bow elk hunter David Petersen (a former U.S. Marine Corps helicopter pilot) founded the Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers chapter—the first BHA state chapter—in 2005, not long after Mike Beagle (a former U.S. Army field artillery officer) called together a group of hunting-angling friends (the “Gang of Seven”) and stood around that prophetic campfire in southern Oregon where BHA was born during March 2004.[2] In ...

Join us for a conversation about Bear Hunting in Georgia.  If you have questions, please submit them here at bears@bhageorgia.org Guest Presenters: Dillon Harper and Stephen Patton Topic: Bear Hunting Virtual Pint Night Hosts: Marc Thompson and Chris Jenkins. Topic: BHA Georgia Bear Hunting Virtual Pint Night Time: Feb 24, 2021 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86899570329?pwd=Wk90Y25abXNpdzQ5aFFoTm9WQUlqdz09 Meeting ID: 868 9957 ...