The Colorado chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers appointed Aaron Lingwall to serve as an Assistant Regional Director for the Northern Colorado Group.[1] Aaron was born and raised in Wahpeton, North Dakota, and spent a lot of time in nearby central Minnesota with extended family. “My brother and I would follow my father afield before we were old enough to carry a firearm,” he said. “We hunted pheasant and waterfowl in North Dakota. Fished for walleye, panfish, and pike and hunted ...

  San Isabel National Forest Fence Removal By Briant Wiles   “The fence just disappeared” was the overheard remark of one of the participants at the recent Salida fence pull event. 16 motivated volunteers meet up on a warm and sunny mid-September morning at a work site on San Isabel National Forest. A joint effort between BHA, Greater Arkansas Nature Association (GARNA), and Chaffee County Rec Adopters brought folks together from many walks of life with one goal in common: improve habitat. ...

  The Indiana Chapter of BHA hosted their 4th annual Rendezvous at Rockville Lake Park Campground this last weekend. The event was a massive success and rollicking good time!Three dozen people descended on the Rockville Lake Park property Friday afternoon and kicked things off with cold beverages around the campfire, stories of success and near misses on big game public land hunts, and some folks enjoyed late night catfishing.      Saturday began with a stewardship event, including trail ...

Both chambers of Congress are in session this week. It is anticipated that next week a number of relevant committees will hold their final regularly scheduled markups for the 118th Congress. Congress will then leave for recess until the second week of November following Election Day. At that point there will be five more weeks of session scheduled in the 118th Congress. House Committee to Vote on ‘Good Samaritan’ Legislation The Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act ...

An advocacy group is trying and stop the New York State Deperment of Environmental Conservation (DEC) from completing a forestry management project at Zoar Valley Multiple Use Area in Otto New York. Unlike the destructive logging practices of old, the managment project will be instrumental in creating more habitat for songbirds and other early successional habitat dependent species, and is supported by the Audubon Society. Read on to see why should you help BHA support the DEC in this ...