Backcountry Hunters & Anglers - r3

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Apr

2021

Reactivated

BY LUKE FRONTCZAK   The morning had been perfect – clear skies with a long narrow blanket of fog covering the valley floor below my hillside perch, which turned pink as the sun came up. Five seconds before beginning the trek back to camp, a little motion caught my eye as I put on my backpack. Pulling up my binos, antlers filled my vision. My butt involuntarily fell to the ground, and I felt my heart shift from fifth gear into second. After five years of hunting Washington state, this was the ...

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Mar

2021

Keystone State has many options for trout anglers

By Aaron Hepler When it comes to fishing, opinions and styles differ. Some want catch and release fishing only. Some would like to keep every little minnow. Styles vary widely. Wilderness fishing, fly fishing, spin fishing, bait lures, dry flies, nymphs - take your pick. It can be competitive, and occasionally can become a source of tension amount anglers. Laying out a plan for when and where to fish will help you uncover a place to accomplish your fishing goals. Whether it’s a summertime ...
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Feb

2021

Cochetopa Cottontails

  By Gabriela Zaldumbide   One of the reasons why I became a hunter was so I could source my own food. In the last two and a half years, I’ve had the pleasure of hosting many wild game dinners, adoring the opportunities to share my elk, venison or small game with friends. Unsurprisingly, after attending some of these “family dinners,” my friend Anna became interested in harvesting an animal herself. She had harvested a whitetail doe with her dad before in Alabama, but that was long ago. She ...

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19

Sep

2020

Become a hunting mentor with Pennsylvania Take Two Program

  As part of its effort to recruit new folks to hunting and make lifelong hunters out of them, Pennsylvania BHA has created the Take Two campaign.  PA BHA recognizes that simply recruiting new hunters and offering them a one-time or short-term introduction to hunting may not be enough to help beginners get over the hump to becoming a dedicated, lifelong hunter. What really helps someone become a hunter is having a reliable mentor who can assist in various ways over a season or several ...
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8

Jun

2020

BHA Joins R3 Panel Discussion At CPW Partners in the Outdoors Conference

Author: David Lien
Recruitment, Retention and Reactivation (R3) programs are effective ways to grow and diversify our hunting, fishing and conservation community and build a coalition of public lands advocates. At Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA), we launched our R3 program, Hunting For Sustainability (H4S), in 2016 as a way to recruit and empower new conservation-minded hunters. Last fall BHA collaborated with Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) and sponsored a H4S event hosted by Adam & Ana Gall. Adam is a ...
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May

2020

R3: Revelations, Relationships, and Reciprocity

"Make no mistake, you cannot do nothing. Hunting participation rates are falling, and hunters are a long way from representing the changing demographics of the U.S. population." The southern Wisconsin air was bitter and cold. Turkey season began, but winter refused to end. As I sat perched on the ground, shotgun in one hand and hot black coffee in the other, my turkey hunting instructor and I could hear gobbles as the turkeys left their roost before sunrise. We set up in tall grass on the ...
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12

Dec

2019

College Club Leaders Taking the Lead on Recruitment Efforts

Our collegiate program boasts some hard-working and dedicated emerging leaders in the conservation, hunting, and angling communities. Club leaders, many of which didn't grow up hunting or fishing themselves, are actively working to recruit new hunters and anglers at their universities. They are using their experience to shape the way they approach their outreach and are seeing amazing results. More impressively, they are doing this all while pursuing degrees and working part-time jobs. ...
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11

Dec

2019

Idaho BHA sponsors youth fly fishing club

Author: Idaho BHA
On Tuesday December 10th, Idaho BHA Chapter sponsored a meeting of the local Boise youth fly fishing club, the Woolly Buggers. Idaho BHA was represented by Ted Koch (Idaho BHA Region 1 Rep) and Jeff Barney (Idaho BHA board member).  The meeting was held in the Idaho Fish & Game trophy room at the main headquarters building.  Ted and Jeff lead an an interactive discussion on Idaho salmon and steelhead with a group of young anglers. After a brief introduction, Ted discussed the life history ...
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11

Nov

2019

R3: Revelations, Relationships and Reciprocity

BHA Hunting for Sustainability students discuss public and private land boundaries. Photo by Alex Kim   This article originally appeared in the Fall 2019 issue of Backcountry Journal. By Gabby Zaldumbide The Wisconsin air was bitter cold. Turkey season had unfolded, but winter refused to end. As I sat perched on the ground, shotgun in one hand and hot coffee in the other, my hunting instructor and I could hear gobbles as the turkeys left their roost before sunrise. We set up in tall grass ...
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Oct

2019

Pennsylvania Take Two campaign: A Hunter Mentorship Program

  As part of its efforts to recruit new folks to hunting and make lifelong hunters out of them, Pennsylvania BHA is launching the Take Two campaign. PA BHA recognizes that simply recruiting new hunters and offering them a one-time or short-term introduction to hunting may not be enough to help beginners get over the hump to becoming a dedicated, lifelong hunter. What really helps someone become a hunter is having a reliable mentor who can assist in various ways over a season or several ...
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