A pack string loaded with elk antlers in the Bob Marshall Wilderness in Montana or the Gila in New Mexico. A bighorn ram in the Absaroka of Wyoming. Reeling in pike in the quiet lakes of the Boundary Waters of Minnesota.   Wilderness areas provide, bar none, some of greatest, most adventuresome hunting and fishing in North America. Today we celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the Wilderness Act. Hunters and anglers were a major force behind the law then, and are a major force ...

San Carlos Ranger District -Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the San Carlos Ranger District’s Draft Travel Analysis. Please consider my comments to be part of the public record.First, I will address certain roads that are mis-categorized in terms of benefit and risk.1. Road 173B (North Taylor Creek above the Rainbow Trail). Whereas lower portions of 173 allow Rainbow Trail motorized and non-motorized users to enter and exit the trail, the upper portion dead ends at the wilderness ...

Solitude, spirituality, wild food, challenge and escape were the themes of responses our Facebook Fans gave when we asked "I hunt Wilderness because ____."  In recognition of 50 years of the Wilderness Act, we've compiled 50 reasons why BHA fans choose to hunt the Wilderness...   1. I hate hunting in crowds!!!!!!!!! -Robert Benavidez    2. It's therapeutic. -Patrick Smith   3. I seek solitude. -Luke Johnson   4. For the beauty of nature. Its the closest you can come to how the world in its ...

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 ...

DENVER -- Colorado's backcountry's streams and lakes offer a lifetime of fishing opportunity for anglers willing to explore. But hiking into these high-country fisheries can be daunting for those who have never done it before.To help give anglers the skills and confidence needed to take that next step, Colorado Parks and Wildlife is joining with Backcountry Hunters and Anglers to present "A Taste of Backcountry Angling," on August 23 near Empire, Colorado.This day-long clinic is designed for ...