By Rome Fiore My hunting journey started all the way in California when I was a kid. My father and grandfather taught me the necessary skills to harvest upland game birds and fish. These lessons would teach me to respect the animals, as well as the public lands to enjoy these freedoms.   The author (right) and his childhood friend. With a plate of harvested dove breast.   As I matured into an adult, I was fishing a lot more than hunting because those in my social circle and family were ...

A different kind of FHF adventure Words and Photos by Melissa Hendrickson One of the lessons I’ve learned over the many years of doing field work and hunting is having several backup plans can make or break a day out in the woods. Carrying this preparation mindset into organizing BHA events helped me successfully host a recent gathering when Mother Nature was trying to cancel: a 90% chance of mountain thunderstorms. This led to a last minute change for a foraging and forest health hike from ...

  The Long Road to Rendezvous Words and Photos by Melissa Hendrickson   As far as driving directions go, it’s a pretty easy route from our hometown to Rendezvous in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It only involves four turns: take highway 200 East, right turn on highway 93, merge onto I-90 East, then take I-94 East to Minneapolis. Granted we live in Sandpoint, Idaho so those directions do span the distance of almost 1,400 miles. In a stroke of serendipity, Rendezvous dates nestled themselves nicely ...

The Idaho legislature adjourned the 2024 session on April 10, bringing to a close what was ultimately a fairly average session from a conservation and public lands perspective. Idaho BHA tracked a wide range of bills that were introduced through both the House and the Senate – a few passed through and were signed into law, some were voted down, and still more ended up stalled for one reason or another but could easily come back in a slightly different form next session. Here are the ...

February 15, 2024   Senator Van T. Burtenshaw Chair, Senate Resources & Environment Committee P.O. Box 83720 Boise, ID 83720-0081   Chairman Burtenshaw:   The Idaho Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (“BHA”) respectfully opposes Senate Bill 1340, which would direct the Fish and Game Commission to provide the opportunity to any outfitter who harvests a wolf to purchase an additional moose, bighorn sheep, or mountain goat tag. Moose, bighorn sheep, and mountain goat tags are highly ...