Turkey Season recently wrapped up in the Southeast, and with it closed the first ever Gobblers and Garbage competition.  The Southeast Chapter wanted to incentivize folks to get out and chase birds, stewardship of the land, and true to BHA fashion, FUN!   The Why Behind The What   Former Southeast Chapter Chair, current North American Board Member and master mind behind G&G Jeff Jones had this to say about the event: The Southeast Chapter covers a very large territory, and our members are ...

Eduardo Garcia grew up free roaming in the Montana backcountry north of Yellowstone National Park, in the company of elk and bison and native trout. The son of a Mexican fisherman and a teacher, he learned to cook because he needed a job but found his life’s passion in the work – and in the hunting and fishing and foraging that provided the finest ingredients for the dishes he loved the most. He became a yacht chef, traveling the world, and a celebrity. But upon his return to Montana, on a ...

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 ...