The following was written by BHA's Conservation Director Holly Endersby, after a recent fishing trip to Kelly Creek (Idaho). Utter the words Kelly Creek to a real backcountry trout bum and she will immediately know you’re talking about an icy cold stream sparkling through a big chunk of central Idaho beginning near the Montana border. A blue ribbon, catch and release trout stream, Kelly Creek eventually mingles its water with the North Fork of the Clearwater River. A recent University of ...

The Idaho Chapter of BHA is pleased to announce the Conservation Officer's Youth Camp Scholarship to 10 year-old Remington, of Wilder, ID!In his scholarship essay, Remington indicated he is excited at the prospect of learning new skills, is considering a career as a Conservation Officer, and is looking forward to becoming "an avid and passionate outdoorsman." Sounds like he is well on his way. Remington was nominated by BHA member Steve Gale. The Idaho Chapter of BHA is proud to be able to ...

The following was written by BHA's Conservation Director, Holly Endersby of Pollock, ID.It may be 100 degrees out today but my thoughts are beginning to turn to the cooler days of autumn. At 7,000 feet, our hunting camp on the edge of the Hells Canyon Wilderness is a paradise of cold, clear water gushing from a fissure in the ground, remnants of stately white pine forests interspersed with subalpine fir, and rimrock from which to glass for mule deer. There’s nothing I like better than ...

The following Op-Ed was written by Oregon BHA Sportsman's Outreach Coordinator, Brian Jennings. Senator Ron Wyden’s framework calling for modernized legislation for the vast timberlands known as the O & C lands in Oregon represents a rare opportunity for all Oregonians. These lands which cover approximately 2.4 million acres contain vast timber which 18 counties depend on for their fiscal health – and they contain some of the most pristine land and water habitat on earth for wildlife, fish, ...

BHA has begun placing a series of ads around the state urging Senator Wyden to “keep public lands in public hands” as our Congressional delegation proposes to increase logging on 2.4 million acres of federal land.  Copies of the BHA ads that are appearing in the Eugene Register Guard, The Corvallis Gazette, the Albany Democrat Herald, the Coos Bay World, the Medford Tribune, the Klamath Falls Herald, and the Roseburg Gazette.  BHA wants to protect our traditional hunting & fishing habitat as ...