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12,000 Years of Great Fishing

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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 ...

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Motorized Mobs Must Acknowledge the Need for Law, Order and Quality Habitat

[EasyDNNnewsLocalizedText:Author]: Caitlin Thompson

Backcountry Hunters & Anglers understand the value of hunting and angling in wild, undeveloped landscapes. We understand the science that clearly illustrates the need for public fish and wildlife habitat that’s free form the noise and disturbance of modern life. And while we’re passionate about ensuring these resources and traditions remain intact for years to come, we also understand that our land managers are under immense pressure from other, sometimes competing interests. So when land ...

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Idaho BHA Awards Conservation Scholarship

[EasyDNNnewsLocalizedText:Author]: Caitlin Thompson

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 ...

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Members Urged to Attend Grand Bargain Meetings

[EasyDNNnewsLocalizedText:Author]: Utah BHA

The upcoming meetings regarding the Grand Bargain Land Exchange Initiative are an important opportunity for members to speak-up for Utah’s backcountry fish and wildlife habitat, and sporting traditions. UT BHA encourages members to participate in the meetings that will be held in eastern Utah in Castle Dale, Monticello, Moab, and Vernal. We must tell Representatives Bishop and Chaffetz that these areas are important to us and future generations of hunters and fishermen. For a lot of us, ...

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When Persistence Preserves Paradise

[EasyDNNnewsLocalizedText:Author]: Caitlin Thompson

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 ...

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Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Partners with Forest Service to Improve Habitat on Pole Mountain

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LARIMIE, WY – The Wyoming Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers has partnered with the Medicine Bow National Forest to restore habitat degraded by illegal Off Highway Vehicle (OHV) use on Pole Mountain. On Saturday, July 27, members of WY Backcountry Hunters & Anglers will gather to curb resource damage by installing buck and rail fencing, signage and barricades along motorized routes. Pole Mountain has long been recognized for its high quality habitat for elk, mule deer and numerous ...

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Op-Ed: A Modern Approach to Oregon’s Public Lands

[EasyDNNnewsLocalizedText:Author]: Caitlin Thompson

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, ...

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BHA's Position on Management of BLM O & C Lands

[EasyDNNnewsLocalizedText:Author]: Caitlin Thompson

Senator Wyden recently initiated a process to improve management on Bureau of Land Management O & C Lands in Oregon. As sportsmen who depend on the traditional non-motorized access and high quality fish and wildlife habitat that these lands provide, we're committed to being involved in the process. BHA's position on this effort is as follows: BHA believes public lands should remain in public hands. BHA supports a balanced use policy for public lands in a collaborative management strategy ...

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OR BHA to Ron Wyden: "Keep our Public Lands in Public Hands"

[EasyDNNnewsLocalizedText:Author]: Caitlin Thompson

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 ...

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Recap: ID BHA & ITB Dutch Oven Potluck & Archery Shoot

[EasyDNNnewsLocalizedText:Author]: Caitlin Thompson

The Idaho Chapter of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers teamed up with Idaho Traditional Bowhunters, the Pocatello Field Archers club and Traditional Bowhunter magazine to host a successful archery shoot on Scout Mountain, near Pocatello, last weekend. Archers in attendance ranged in age from 4 to 70, from all over eastern Idaho and beyond. All participated in what turned out to be a really fun weekend, with a variety of creative shooting competitions and lots of informal, fun practice, as well ...

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12,000 Years of Great Fishing

Motorized Mobs Must Acknowledge the Need for Law, Order and Quality Habitat

Idaho BHA Awards Conservation Scholarship

Members Urged to Attend Grand Bargain Meetings

When Persistence Preserves Paradise

Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Partners with Forest Service to Improve Habitat on Pole Mountain

Op-Ed: A Modern Approach to Oregon’s Public Lands

BHA's Position on Management of BLM O & C Lands

OR BHA to Ron Wyden: "Keep our Public Lands in Public Hands"

Recap: ID BHA & ITB Dutch Oven Potluck & Archery Shoot

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