Welcome to 2020.  What a first year this has been for Kansas BHA!  Pint Nights all over the state, booths at conventions and shows, Beer Bands and Public Lands, and on and on. But even more exciting is the year we have coming up! This year we will have a bunch of projects in the field with Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism. Our members will help KDWPT game biologists and managers so they have more time to do the things they were actually trained to do. That translates to ...

I feel lucky to say that my 2019 ended on a high note. I cooked Colorado pronghorn for six of my friends who all admitted, with surprise in their voices after that thoughtful first-taste silence, that it tasted amazing- and way better than they’d expected. If you’ve ever carefully prepared wild game for non-hunters, you know how that feels. This was within days of harvesting my first pronghorn ever, which also happened to be my first big game animal in Colorado after three seasons of ...

Whether a grizzled veteran hunter or relatively new to pursuing sustenance from the backcountry, we share a common desire for comradery and to impart our experiences to others. While some endeavors are best undertaken in solitude, the foundation of the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation is reliant on the efforts of sportsmen and women in passing along their experiences to ensure the future of hunting, and thereby assure the continued support for our wild places and wild creatures. ...

Antillio and I met two years ago at a "Learn To Hunt" event put on by the Ohio Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers. Little did I know it at the time, but one of my most memorable hunts would be a product of this event. I had come as a volunteer, wanting to give back, meet new people, and do my part to increase hunter recruitment. What drew me to Antillio was his open mind and willingness to learn. Whenever I encounter someone with these traits it's easy to invest my time as you can tell ...

News for Immediate ReleaseJan. 15, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Legislation would protect iconic wilderness area and surrounding watershed WASHINGTON – Public lands sportsmen and women united in commending introduction of bipartisan legislation, the Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection and Pollution Prevention Act, which would ensure the permanent protection of 234,328 acres of public land upstream of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and ...