This title is part of BHA's Jim Posewitz Digital Library: Required Reading for Conservationists    Every book's reading starts with a set of expectations and hopes. I picked up a copy of The Lochsa Story because it took place nearly in my backyard, a place I spend more time than any other; my hope was to learn a little more about my favorite wild country – the one I hope to one day have my ashes scattered in. It seemed almost required that I read it. But what I ended up gaining from the book ...

A recent study on how Texas hunters use their harvested wild game shows, perhaps unsurprisingly, that almost every successful hunter shares with friends, family, and community members – reinforcing the idea of good, old-fashioned “Texas Hospitality” with a little bit of scientific evidence. Beginning in August and ending in October 2018, Conservation Visions, in partnership with Texas Parks & Wildlife Department, conducted the “Texas Wild Meat Sharing and Consumption Index Study.” This ...

News for Immediate ReleaseSept. 21, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org   Limited-edition collection available now on Filson.com MISSOULA, Mont. – Filson and Backcountry Hunters & Anglers today announced a limited-edition collection of co-branded products in celebration of National Public Lands Day. The collection of Filson staples feature officially licensed BHA graphics and logos and supports BHA’s mission to ensure North America’s heritage of hunting ...

Hunters are needed in the fight against Chronic Wasting Disease. Increased harvesting and testing of deer in CWD areas is crucial to halting its spread. The Pennsylvania Game Commission has released its new CWD management plan. Its core components are hunter participation along with increased hunting opportunities. An increased number of DMAP permits along with regular antlerless tag allocations have been made available to encourage hunters to harvest more deer and submit them for ...

News for Immediate ReleaseSept. 18, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org   House of Representatives bill would limit GAOA’s impact and scope, undermine bipartisan effort that resulted in its passage MISSOULA, Mont. – Today, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers responded to legislation introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives that attacks the Great American Outdoors Act, the widely popular bipartisan bill that President Trump signed into law last month. ...