Fall is upon us and BHA is celebrating by kicking off our 2nd Annual Hunting Photo Contest, sponsored by Kenetrek and Filson. So next time you head afield in pursuit of backcountry birds, bucks or bugles, don’t forget your camera!   Share your favorite hunting photos as part of BHA’s 2nd annual "Hunting Photo Contest" and win quality hunting gear from Filson and Kenetrek. Winners will be selected by a panel of BHA experts and the photo with the most “likes” will receive a prize for “people’s ...

Written by MN BHA Co-Chair, Erik Jensen.  This past week, hunter educators and conservation activists from across the country met at the annual conference of The Wildlife Society in Milwaukee to discuss ways to better coordinate their efforts to reach out to adults who've become interested in hunting with motivation of acquiring healthy, free range protein. Several BHA members played key roles at this important event, titled Food for Thought: Connecting to Nature through the Food We Eat, ...

On Colorado's Western Slope the Bureau of Land Management is in the process of updating Resource Management Plans which will determine the future of the landscape.  True to BHA's boots-on-the-ground ethic, Habitat Watchman, Craig Grother has been working with fellow recreationists, BLM officials and sportsmen to ensure that non-motorized, backcountry habitat in the Dominguez Escalante National Conservation Area, remains intact and free from development.  The following is a short one minute ...

The HUNT Act would enhance public access of ‘landlocked’ public lands, support nation’s outdoor recreation dependent economy. WASHINGTON – Senate legislation introduced today that would increase hunting and angling access on public lands and bolster the nation’s outdoor recreation economy was welcomed by a broad coalition of influential sportsmen’s groups and outdoor interests. The Hunt Unrestricted on National Treasures Act, or “HUNT Act,” introduced this afternoon by Sen. Martin Heinrich ...

As you may have heard the next chapter in the Bristol Bay Pebble Mine dilemma is unfolding and we need you (and your friends) to take a minute to provide comments on the proposal. Here’s what’s at stake in Bristol Bay… Bristol Bay’s wild rivers, wetlands and frontier land supports the world’s largest remaining wild salmon fishery, 35 fish species (all 5 species of Pacific Salmon) and 46% of the global abundance of wild sockeye Wild, undisturbed wildlife habitat for moose, caribou, bear and ...