This was a letter wrriten to Doug Morin on behalf of the New England BHA Chapter:Dear Mr. Morin:We write on behalf ofthe New EnglandChapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA). Backcountry Hunters & Anglers seeks to ensure America’s outdoor heritage of hunting and fishing in a natural setting, through education and work on behalf of wild public lands and waters. BHA’s members greatly value the remaining undeveloped, natural areas of our national forests and other public lands. We work ...

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 Idaho ...

If you live in an American city chances are a river runs through it. But do you know where the river goes, or where the river comes from? We all recognize the need for clean water for fishing, recreation and for life as we know it, but how much do we really know about our watershed’s source, destination and landscape?A new mapping website called Streamer helps shed light on this important question. To find out where your river water comes from, and where it goes, click here or on the ...

August 1, 2013 To: Jack Robb, Chair, Wildlife Commissioners & Michael McBeath, Chair, Wildlife Damage Management Committee Re: Predator Management Policy & Predator Management Plan   Dear, Chairmen Robb and McBeath,   The NV Chapter of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers continues to support the concepts of AB 345, which sought to ensure sportsmen's tag fee monies be spent more spent effectively and wisely than in the past. Excellent provisions were included such as: Ensuring science-based ...

The following post was written by Wyoming BHA Co-Chair Scott Reekers.The young cow lay quietly breathing her last as the temperature dropped in the cold December evening air. Minutes before I had made the decision to end her life to provide food for my family. I struggled to celebrate, or to jump up and down yelling because life was ending. With labored effort from broken lungs she exhaled her final breath.Immediately after the shot my hunting partner had gone back up the hill to call home ...