The following Op-Ed by Minnesota BHA Board Member, David Lien was recently published by the Duluth Tribune, here.Anyone who has heard a bugling bull elk likely remembers the first time. In North America, only the haunting chorus of a wolf pack or ethereal evening calls of loons can come close to matching the mystical qualities of a bull elk’s bugle. Unfortunately, Minnesota’s native elk, although originally distributed over most of the state, were extirpated by the early l900s.But this year ...

TO: Dept. of Natural Resources (DNR) Big-Game Program Coordinator, Leslie McInenlySeptember 10, 2014Dear Leslie:Minnesota Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) are a grassroots group of sportsmen and women who are united by a passion to protect and conserve the public lands, forests, mountains, prairies, streams, lakes and game that support our hunting and angling traditions. BHA was founded around an Oregon campfire in 2004 by seven sportsmen and women and now has members in all 50 states, ...

Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Kicks-off the Hunting Season with Fair Chase Adventure Films, Beverages and RafflesMONTROSE, CO – The sportsmen conservation organization, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers is hosting two showings of the popular Hunting Film Tour at the Ruby Cinema in Gunnison on October 1st and Two Rascals Brewing in Montrose on October 2nd.  Doors for both shows open at 6:00 PM, with the show starting at 7:00 PM.  The Hunting Film Tour attracts outdoor enthusiasts of all ages with ...

Learn how to tie a bowline knot, truckers hitch, sheet bend, clove hitch, and taut line hitch by setting up making a hammock out of a canvas tarp. The Backcountry College is produced by Twisted Stave Media.

The following comments were submitted by CO BHA in regards to the CO Parks and Wildlife's Draft Mule Deer Strategy.August 12, 2014TO:  Colorado Parks and WildlifeRE:  Comments on Colorado West Slope Mule Deer Strategy - Draft August 9, 2014Please consider the following comments on behalf of the Colorado Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers in regards to the West Slope Mule Deer Strategy - Draft Aug.9, 2014.Backcountry Hunters & Anglers is a grassroots sportsmen conservation organization ...