This past winter I thought to myself, “How can I make deer season arrive faster?” And I figured out the answer: fly fishing. For Christmas, I asked for all the small items like forceps and nippers. From there, I bought a beginner Orvis fly rod and reel and any other bare essentials to catch a mountain trout. Shortly after, my family took a trip to Banner Elk, NC and I got my first shot at chasing trout in the mountains without a guide.  On the first day of the trip, my wife granted me an ...

  Some of you may be shocked to learn that in 11 U.S. states, regulations still exist restricting hunting on Sundays. Four states – Delaware, Massachusetts, Maine and Pennsylvania – ban Sunday hunting altogether or restrict it to just a few species. Other states allow Sunday hunting only on private lands even though they encompass vast expanses of national forest and state lands. It is hard to imagine a stronger point of frustration to all of us who work Monday through Friday and live to ...

Originally published Aug 25th, 2019 on www.bozemandailychronicle.com As the owner of Montana Angler Fly Fishing, it’s easy to see how rivers impact my business and my life. They are the source of Montana’s world renown angling industry, and the life blood of iconic landscapes that drive our $7.1 billion outdoor recreation economy. As a business owner and an angler, I’m especially aware of their unique value as well as the importance of protecting them. What may be less obvious is how rivers ...

Idaho BHA organized a clean-up project along the Salmon River on August 3rd. Volunteers floated the river on rafts and inflatable kayaks on two different sections of BLM land near Salmon and Challis. Thirteen people enjoyed the day on the water and put in some elbow great to pull, bag and remove invasive spotted knapweed.  The team also found and removed old tires, pieces of rusty metal, plastic pipe and other trash.  The Salmon River is an iconic American waterway and thanks to these ...

The Colorado chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) has three Chapter Leadership Team (CLT) members, along with two additional Colorado BHA members, serving as Statewide Delegates on the Colorado Parks & Wildlife (CPW) Sportsmen’s Roundtable. Colorado BHA CLT members Adam Gall and Ryan McSparran were selected to serve as Roundtable Statewide Delegates during 2018. More recently, during July 2019, CLT member Cody Doig was appointed as a Statewide Delegate. In addition, Colorado BHA ...