Our Idaho Chapter was very busy preparing for the 2019 Rendezvous in Boise May 1-4th. A groundswell of volunteers stepped up to promote and coordinate numerous details leading into hosting the 8th annual event in downtown Boise. BHA members were similarly effective at the Statehouse this recent legislative session. Most of our efforts focused on, unfortunately, submitting testimony against egregious bills that continuously came up for committee hearings. Our best efforts were in coordinating ...

Frank and Jeanne Moore Wild Steelhead Special Management Area             In 1944 a young soldier named Frank Moore landed on Utah beach in Normandy. He fought his way across France to Paris, and then on to Luxembourg. He fought for his country, and to free Europe of the scourge of tyranny, all the while desperate to return home to his young wife Jeanne.             One could say that he served his country well and did his part for what he loved. But Frank wasn’t done yet. Settling along the ...

North Carolina BHA closed out its first full year this past May at Rendezvous 2019 in Boise, ID. What an incredible ride it has been! Our chapter grew by nearly 410% during those 12 months to approximately 530 members statewide, and we continue to gain new backcountry badasses every day. Our goal is to hit 1000 by EOY and we need you to help us crush it! Part of organizing a state chapter is pushing involvement and opportunities to engage down to the individual member level. Local chapters ...

The Kansas Chapter has been working diligently towards official charter for the past several months.  As part of this effort we attended the Monster Buck Classic in January and the Kansas Bowhunters Association Convention in February, where we visited with many people, informing them of the BHA mission. We signed up several members and sold merchandise at these events.In addition to these events, we have also held 3 different pint nights in Wichita, Manhattan and Overland Park, attended by ...

By Laura Lundquist - July 31st, 2019 - Originally published in the Missoula Current Montana conservationists and sportsmen are pushing back against what they see as an illegal move to assign a public land opponent to the top spot in the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. A coalition of Montana conservation organizations voiced their strong opposition to this week’s appointment of William Perry Pendley as co-director of the BLM. They called on Montana Sens. Jon Tester and Steve Daines to oppose ...