There are many potential barriers to becoming a hunter in Texas. Some of them perceived, yet some are very real. Despite these challenges, hunter recruitment is an important priority for TX BHA, especially the recruitment of conservation-minded hunters like ourselves. With that said, research has shown that mentored hunting programs that target adults, rather than youth, are most efficient at achieving increased hunter participation rates. Given the passion, expertise, and motivation of our ...

Based on the success of Idaho BHA's first "Learn to Hunt" program in 2018, the chapter has announced it will expand the program in 2019.  The program is part of BHA's broader "Hunting For Sustainability" effort.  This particular program is aimed to recruit new hunters and to accelerate the learning curve before the hunters take to the field.  This program is specifically designed for new or inexperienced hunters over age 18.  For 2019, Idaho BHA has expanded the capacity to 20 attendees, up ...

Black's Creek Range is the largest and most visited shooting range in Idaho.  In 2018, nearly 7,000 shooters visited Black's Creek Range just outside Boise.  This mark shattered the old record of 5,200 set the year before.  Recognizing the value of the range and the need for more hunters education facilities, Idaho Fish and Game (IDFG) developed plans to build a 4,000 square foot Hunter Education Training Center at Black's Creek Range.  IDFG received the majority of the funding for the ...

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 ...

Hal Herring sits down with BHA's Sawyer Connelly and Trey Curtiss and with BHA member Jim Giese to talk about BHA’s Hunting for Sustainability program.                                                  They discuss Hunting for Sustainability and the program’s origin, Jim's evolution as a hunter, BHA's rapidly growing Collegiate Club program, learning to hunt on your own, Trey's 2017 bull elk, Sawyer's first deer, teaching others how to hunt, and much more.  Learn more about Hunting for ...