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Jul

2014

Transferring Federal Public Lands to States: Bad for Hunters and Anglers

As a big game hunter who (like over 90% of Colorado sportsmen) hunts public lands, the recent push by some elected officials and big-industry groups to transfer our federal public lands to state ownership, or to sell them off outright to private interests, is more than a little troubling. Unfortunately, it wasn’t that long ago (during the Bush administration years) that similar shenanigans were taking place: former U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-CO) introduced a bill requiring the federal ...
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14

Jul

2014

Colorado BHA Asks Montrose County Commission to Reconsider Support of Federal Land Transfer

July 13, 2014Dear Commissioners:I’m writing you both as a veteran and chairman of the Colorado Backcountry Hunters & anglers. As you are likely aware, it was a fellow veteran, Theodore Roosevelt, who is responsible for much of the great public lands inheritance and heritage that Americans enjoy today.In 1887, Roosevelt founded the Boone and Crockett Club with fellow sportsmen. As explained by American Hunter contributor Mike Fuljenz, this group later became Roosevelt’s brain trust of ...
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Jul

2014

The Wallowa-Whitman: A National Forest Begging for a Travel Management Plan

By Brian JenningsWhen the U.S. Forest Service was formed in 1905, it was charged with managing our public forests for the greater good of all.  We all own them and have a right to use them.  But the Forest Service is also charged with protecting the natural resources in our forests, and sometimes that means policy decisions don’t square with the wishes of everyone.  A prime example concerns off-road travel on public lands in Northeast Oregon.  Those who prefer OHV travel in the forests often ...
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30

Jun

2014

BHA Member, Eric Lynn Featured in Eastman's Hunting

Click here for a full length story that recently appeared in Eastman's Hunting Journal from Colorado BHA Member, Eric Lynn, titled "Burros - The Original ATV."
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30

Jun

2014

CO BHA 2014 Rendezvous Report

Colorado BHA held its sixth annual Rendezvous during June 6-8. A group of 20 attendees from around the state set camp in southwest Colorado’s San Juan National Forest south of Pagosa Springs. Camp was located on the Blanco River with easy access to fishing/hiking and within a stone’s throw of the 158,000-acre South San Juan Wilderness, home to the last known grizzly bear to roam our state.*See this link for more photos from the rendezvous.It was a relaxed, mostly unstructured “get ...
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24

Jun

2014

Guest Opinion: Conserve Habitat Now Instead of Politicizing Sage Grouse

Author: Greg Munther
By Ed Arnett and Greg Munther The forthcoming decision on listing the greater sage grouse under the Endangered Species Act has sparked controversy, fear and anger among Westerners. As expected, legislators are politicizing the issue — and not necessarily for the greater good. Reps. Steve Daines of Montana and Cory Gardner of Colorado recently joined other members of Congress to introduce legislation that would delay the listing for 10 years. In Utah, legislators decided to use $2 million of ...
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23

Jun

2014

Fishing the Backcountry

Author: Grant Alban
By Grant Alban   If you’re like me (or shhh, my wife), you often have trouble pulling fish out of big rivers.  Here in western Montana there is no shortage of great trout water (or so I’m told) – and that certainly seems to be the case…for others.  I’m not a novice angler.  I do occasionally catch fish when I go out and I have had some good days, but ususally they aren’t so good.  I can read water and I understand where fish should be holding, but often times, most times, I don’t catch ...
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23

Jun

2014

DIY Elk Hunting Tips, Part 3

By Sean Clarkson   Now, we are finally getting into the gear that unfortunately too many hunters spend too much time contemplating long before the ones that we already discussed.  It’s not that these next few items aren’t important; they are.  It’s simply that in order of priority for a successful hunt, they rank behind the ones we discussed because they will be used less, will impact your hunt to a lesser degree, and are probably items that you already have, which will at least suffice for ...
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23

Jun

2014

DIY Elk Hunting Tips, Part 2

By Sean Clarkson   Nearly every hunter obsesses about gear, and to some degree gear does make a difference.  I’m going to go through what I learned elk hunting on my own as far as the gear that makes the difference and in order of priority.  That said, none of this gear matters nearly as much if you don’t get your most important gear (your body and your mind) in shape first through the workouts and homework discussed in the first segment.   Boots:   Elk hunting is done on your feet.  As ...
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Jun

2014

DIY Elk Hunting Tips, Part 1

By BHA Board Member, Sean Clarkson   For many of us who hunt and happen to live in areas where there are currently no elk, the dream of a Rocky Mountain Elk hunt is one that keeps us up at nights and fuels our daydreams.  If you spend your time watching some of those “hunting shows” or reading most of the glossy magazines, elk hunts are right up there with exotic cars and fancy yachts; something that “you” will never get to experience because it costs a bunch and takes expertise you don’t ...
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