Jenny Ly, born and raised in British Columbia, is a rookie hunter and a regional leader for the BC chapter of  BHA. She runs a blog called Chasing Food Club to serve a movement of mindful eaters, erase the stigma of hunters and encourage others to do what they love and do it often. She was selected to share her Campfire Story in parternship with Filson at the 8th Annual North American Rendezvous. This is a reflection on her experience and is being republished here with her permission.  LOVE ...

Today I hiked a little over 10 miles with a good friend and hunting mentor Dr. Chris Wilson to hunt turkeys and didn’t shoot a thing. I’m home now pretty tired and with sore knees thinking about what a great time I had. It’s pretty hard to beat wandering the mountains of our public lands amongst its inhabitants. This being only my second time hunting public lands and I can still count my total hunts on one hand. Most of the time I’m out there looking for tiny native trout but today I was ...

Thursday May 2nd I found myself far away from home in Boise, Idaho for the 2019 BHA Rendezvous. A long ways from South Florida, this trip brought me further west than I had ever been before. As if the distant snow capped mountains surrounding the city weren't inspiring enough, the people I would meet and listen to over the course of the next few days would give me a charge well worth the time and expense of distant travel. I had the great pleasure of meeting many folks from around the ...

For Colorado Public Lands Day on May 18th, 2019, the Colorado Chapter of BHA held a Learn to Hunt Turkey Seminar in Gunnison. The event featured an educational seminar, a target shooting field component, and a mentored turkey hunt. Gabby Zaldumbide, a new Colorado Chapter Leader, spearheaded this event as a way to celebrate her one-year anniversary of being a hunter, give back to the greater hunting community, and show some love to Colorado public lands. The event began at 10 AM with a ...

By Laura Lundquist - May 20, 2019 - Originally published in the Missoula Current.   The Bureau of Land Management wants to open protected lands near Missoula and across the state to multiple-use activities and resource extraction, ignoring input from Montana conservation groups. Last week, the Montana-Dakotas BLM did a coordinated release of three draft regional Resource Management Plans, including one from the Missoula office, which would guide management decisions on public land for the ...