“We simply need that wild country available to us, even if we never do more than drive to its edge and look in. For it can be a means of reassuring ourselves of our sanity as creatures, a part of the geography of hope.” –Wallace Stegner. This week’s podcast is an in-depth conversation with Mark Kenyon, Michigan-based hunter and fisherman, founder of Wired To Hunt, leading contributor at MeatEater Inc. and author of the new blockbuster public lands book That Wild Country. Mark and Hal talk ...

2019 marked Backcountry Hunters & Anglers' busiest and most successful year yet. From Washington, D.C., to the Yukon, we came out swinging on all fronts and secured a number of important wins for our public lands, waters and wildlife. Find out more below. Visit www.backcountryhunters.org/donate. BHA is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, and your donation is tax deductible. FEDERAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS The John D. Dingell Jr. Conservation, Management and Recreation Act (S. 47) was BHA’s most ...

Earlier today the Nevada delegation led by Sen. Cortez Masto (D-NV) introduced the Desert National Wildlife Refuge and Nevada Test and Training Range Withdrawal and Management Act (S. 3145). The Nevada Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers would like to thank Sen. Cortez Masto and the Nevada delegation for bringing this issue into the national spotlight. The legislation addresses public input and access in the Desert National Wildlife Refuge while incorporating provisions dealing with ...

This article first appeared in the Winter 2020 issue of Backcountry Journal. Join BHA to get 4 issues a year in your mailbox.  By Lukas Leaf I grew up on the ice, listening to the lake thunder and crack as it constantly expands and shifts. Frankly, you either love it or hate it. Fortunately for me, it’s the former, and I’ve been pursuing everything from walleye to lake trout since I was able to fall through a tip-up hole. It’s a Midwest outdoor tradition filled with eelpout festivals, giant ...