On May 3, 2014, 18 Idaho BHA volunteers gathered near the confluence of the Salmon and Snake Rivers north of Hell's Canyon to restore habitat in the Craig Mountain Wildlife Area - an area the chapter has 'adopted' by committing to do regular habitat restoration projects.  This is second year that the chapter has hosted a work day in the wildlife area.  This year the chapter successfully removed 16,000 feet of barbed wire from wildlife migratory routes.  Here's a short recap on the event:

                                                                                                May 9, 2013To: Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks CommissionFrom: Montana Chapter, Backcountry Hunters & AnglersIssue:  Regulating Unmanned Aerial Vehicle  Systems (Drones) in HuntingBackground:Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Systems (commonly called  “drones”) are increasingly important in the military and have high potential to contribute to the fields of wildlife biology, search-and-rescue, agriculture ...

The following is an Op-Ed published May 1, 2014 in the Duluth News Tribune.As winter ever so slowly turns to spring here in Minnesota, outdoorsmen and outdoorswomen turn their thoughts toward hunting turkeys and morel mushrooms, trout angling and walleye fishing — and the clean waters that define our state, making most of these outdoor pursuits and enduring traditions possible.Water is nearly synonymous with Minnesota. The state claims 10,000 — some even say 14,000 — lakes. The mighty ...

By BHA Development Associate, Grant Alban   Monday through Friday, the bus dropped me off at the bottom of my street in the suburbs of Southern California.  I’d shuffle home, throw down my backpack and head straight to the kitchen to cook up a couple packets of Ramen.  Once I had eaten those, I’d head to the garage, grab my Daisy Powerline 880 BB/Pellet gun and jog past the two houses that separated my house from what seemed like endless wilderness (but what was actually only about 500 acres ...

The following is a letter that was recently submitted by BHA in regards to the U.S. Forest Service's proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2015. Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) is a national sportsmen conservation organization built upon the passion, hard work and commitment of members who value the solitude, challenge and overwhelming reward that hunting and fishing our wild public lands provides.  To carry our longstanding tradition forward, it is crucial our public land management agencies ...