By New Mexico BHA Member, Jeff Young There are many ways to tell the difference between someone new to the game and a seasoned veteran of the sport. Perhaps the easiest way is which way they are facing on the water. A fly fisherman casting downstream is a sure sign of being new to the sport. The cure for this flaw is not catching fish. If you are not working upstream, fish will not come easy. Trout must swim upstream in order to breathe. Water enters their mouth and exits the gills as they ...

October 31, 2013RE: Hunting as a Management Tool - Rabbit Mountain Open Space Management Plan RevisionDear Mr. Kobza,We want to thank you for providing the opportunity to comment on the Rabbit Mountain Management Plan Revision. The undersigned sportsmen conservation organizations support wildlife management that is based on sound science and which utilizes the traditional management tools available (i.e. hunting) to achieve wildlife management objectives. To this end, we ask that you please ...

September 18, 2013Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the Draft Resource Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement (Draft RPM/EIS) and Travel Management Plan for the Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area (D-E NCA). I am submitting my comments on behalf of the Colorado Chapter of the Backcountry Hunters and Anglers. I represent our State Chapter as the Habitat Watchman for the Uncompahgre.   Backcountry Hunters and Anglers is a grassroots organization of sportsmen ...