In recognition of the reintroduction of legislation which would protect critical big game habitat and wild fisheries within the Rio Grande del Norte, New Mexico BHA, Trout Unlimited and the New Mexico Wildlife Federation prepared the following press release applauding the call for permanent protection.  For a PDF version of the press release, click here and for a news article on this topic in "Taos News", click here.  NM Sportsmen Applaud Congressional Delegation Support for Rio Grande del ...

January 5, 2013Happy New Year!Thanks for taking a few minutes to join in celebrating the activities and successes of Utah BHA over the past few months.  We hope you enjoy this electronic newsletter.   Chapter Growth 2012 has been a good year for our young Utah Chapter.  Since March, we have grown to 82 members, a whopping rate of over 300%.  To further strengthen our voice with legislators and decision-makers, one of our goals for the coming year is to increase our membership by at least ...

By Jake RajalaDuring the past couple of decades my wife and I have found over 1,000 elk antlers. So it was reasonable for me to believe that, over time, we had figured out how to do it. By referring to journal entries, we made educated guesses where to hike and hunt for antlers at different times of the year. Let the Shed Antlers Speak to You If you find … a few medium-size shed antlers – three, four and five pointers – keep looking since this age-class tend to run in large bachelor ...

The following LTE  appeared in the Colorado Springs Independent on 10/3/12 As the sights and smells of fall portend another hunting season, it's heartening to know that more Americans are heading outdoors to hunt and fish these days, reversing a two-decade-long decline. Eleven percent more Americans (ages 16 and older) fished and 9 percent more hunted in 2011 than in 2006, according to a new five-year survey from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.On the other hand, more hunters and anglers ...

Minnesota Backcountry Hunters & Anglers is hosting its first annual state rendezvous this year, September 6-8, 2013, in the Chippewa National Forest across from Dixon Lake Resort.  Click here for the full event announcement, or for more information email Co-Chair, Erik Jensen.  We hope that you can join us!