Episode #2 of The Backcountry College teaches sportsmen and outdoor enthusiasts how to build a fire, even in the worst conditions.  The Backcountry College is a partnership between Twistedstave and Backcountry Hunters & Anglers which teaches woodcraft and the skills needed to stay alive in the woods.  Stay tuned to BHA's youtube channel for future episodes.

Bipartisan North Fork Watershed Protection Act would withdraw from potential mining and drilling 362,000 acres of prime fish and wildlife habitat west of Glacier National Park MISSOULA, Mont. – Sportsmen from Montana and across the country are speaking out in support of bipartisan legislation that would withdraw from future minerals development 362,000 acres of America’s most valuable hunting and fishing lands located near Glacier National Park in Montana. Rep. Steve Daines (R-MT) introduced ...

The following post was written by BHA's Conservation Director, Holly Endersby, following an interesting hunt in the Idaho backcountry.   Clawing my way awake after a death-like sleep in hunting camp last week, the rain sounded really strange. Kinda a pitter, patter, stop. Pitter, patter, stop. Laying there listening to the sound, I figured it was because the rain was being dispersed by the fir tree looming over the tent. My eye lids begin to sag downwards again as my mind convinced me ...

The following is a guest post from BHA member Tovar Cerulli, author of The Mindful Carnivore.  CO BHA will be hosting a discussion of his book in Boulder on May 30 and in Denver on June 3 (details below).  During my decade as a vegan, I found hunting nearly incomprehensible. Why on earth would someone voluntarily participate in such a pursuit, heading to woods or fields armed with the intent to kill a wild animal?  After a decade as a hunter, my understandings have shifted. Hunting calls me ...

The following letter was sent to the Montana Wildlife and Parks Department on behalf of Montana BHA, on September 13, 2013.Montana Dept Fish Wildlife and ParksMontana Chapter of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers supports Alternative B which would allow bison to utilize public land habitats north and west of Yellowstone National Park. Our organization is composed of several hundred grassroots Montana hunters and anglers which believe wildlife on public lands should be enhanced to provide an ...