A BIG thanks to all the volunteers that joined the 5th annual Methow Fence Pull work party on May 6 and helped dispatch nearly two miles of fence! Over twenty BHA members showed up to help roll up rusty wire on the border of Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) land and Pearrygin Lake State Park.  The group that turned out included new hunters, expert hunters, and even some non-hunters -- who could all see the value of removing barbed wire on public lands that are especially ...

On Sunday June 4th, a group of over 30 public land enthusiasts from Washington Backcountry Hunters and Anglers and Trash No Land showed up to clean a shooting area in Sultan Basin in Snohomish County, WA. The volunteers worked for several hours helping local DNR to pick up trash including shells, targets, and metal. These efforts help to keep sites like this open, create a better shooting experience, and help the overall health of OUR forest and wildlife. By the end of the cleanup, the crew ...

                          What is it? Oregon has a volunteer opportunity between hunting seasons in the high desert, in the state’s southeastern region. Oregon has one of the nation’s largest populations of Greater sage grouse, behind states like Wyoming and Nevada. The bird is found throughout the Great Basin, and Intermountain west, inhabiting the Sagebrush Biome. Declines in sage grouse have led many non-profit groups and support from government agencies attempting to keep the bird from ...

Oregonians have long demonstrated a deep love for the nexus between food and nature. Hunting, fishing, gathering, and foraging, are foundational to Oregonians' cultural identity, and it is critical to the continued tradition of managing healthy landscapes and wildlife populations on behalf of every Oregonian. In addition to the national and economic pressures affecting food security, here in Oregon, we have seen initiatives seeking to prohibit Oregonians' ability to provide for their family ...

January 4, 2023   Deschutes County Commission PO Box 6005 117 NW Lafayette Ave. Bend, OR 97708   RE: Wildlife Inventory Update—Mule Deer Winter Range Inventory Maps   Dear Commissioners, Adair, Chang, and DeBone, For the record, my name is Karl J. Findling. I’m a thirty-three-year Deschutes County resident, living in Tumalo. Today, I speak on behalf of the Oregon Chapter of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers. The purpose of this testimony to provide comments and express concerns relating to the ...