This past October, the California chapter of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers joined a group of California sportsman organizations and dozens of other stakeholders to review the first draft of the states R3 program which has been worked on over the past 6 months. It's awesome to see so many wanting to be involved and being led by an incredible team at the California Department of Fish and Wildlife who are dedicated to improving opportunities for hunters and anglers in California. Members of ...

Join Hal on a camping and hunting trip for Mearns quail deep into the Chihuahua Grasslands smack-dab on the Mexican border. With him is BHA member Ray Trejo, the huntin’est conservationist in New Mexico; Gabe Vasquez, the youngest member of the Las Cruces’ City Council and a New Mexico conservation leader; and Fernando Clemente, a self-employed wildlife biologist and habitat specialist who works on both sides of the border to restore wildlife and ecosystems on private lands and has deep ...

Wyoming’s hunting and fishing traditions depend on the conservation of quality habitat and wildlife on our public lands. Unfragmented and undisturbed backcountry lands often represent the most valuable of these resources. It’s no coincidence that great hunting is often found in the backcountry, and it’s not by chance that these landscapes are untamed and undeveloped today. Our state’s wilderness study areas, or WSAs, and lands with wilderness character, or LWCs, have helped safeguard ...

Due to the efforts of BHA members Travis Icardo and Jeff Bynum, Idaho BHA was recently offered an official voting position on the Panhandle Forest Collaborative.  The Panhandle Forest Collaborative (PFC) has been working with the Idaho Panhandle National Forests for over 8 years. PCFC’s Executive Director, Liz Johnson-Gebhardt, is the chair of the collaborative group. Primarily, this diverse and dedicated group works with the Priest Lake District, the Sandpoint District and the northern ...

On Jan. 8th, 2019, the Texas Legislature convenes for its 140-day regular Session. In preparation for this, TX BHA is assembling an Austin-area boots-on-the-capitol-grounds task force to provide face-to-face feedback and testimony from TX BHA to legislators in an effort to influence bills prior to a vote.  Please consider being a part of this important team. Members of this task force will not be expected to draft their own comments (although input is welcome), or even be experts on the ...