It was a great evening at Filson NYC with History Channel's Alone Season 10 star, Melanie Sawyer! She spent the evening talking about her experience on Alone Season 10 and showing the tools she brought with her. Melanie shared her foraging knowledge that kept her well fed during the show and even brought many wild edibles including rock tripe, cattails, birch bark and many varieties of edible mushrooms. Those in attendance had the opportunity to ask questions and chat with Melanie throughout ...

Each year fish & wildlife agencies around the country assemble teams of biologists, technicians, and volunteers to take on the important conservation work of banding waterfowl. Unlike winter waterfowl banding, where efforts focus primarily on migratory ducks on their winter range, summer banding is focused on Canada geese in the areas where they raise young and go through the annual cycle of molting. In 2024, New England BHA’s RI team assisted wildlife biologists from the RI Department of ...

Stories about “Project 2025” have been circulating in the news, but what many hunters and anglers may not realize are the vast implications it would have for the conservation of our nation’s public lands and waters. This presidential transition document – organized by the Heritage Foundation – establishes policy recommendations for a conservative president in 2025. Authored by William Perry Pendley, the former Acting Director of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), a host of these ...

If you are a Boundary Waters visitor, and enjoy having your four-legged friends along on your hunting, camping, or fishing trip, you might have noticed a change to one of the rules listed on the back of your BWCA Permit. BWCAW FAQ #16 of the Regulations reads "Dogs must be under human control at all times on a 6-foot or shorter leash." Previously, this rule read "Dogs must be on a 6-foot or shorter leash or under control at all times." The new language was intended to clarify the existing ...

This November, Floridians heading to the ballot box will have the opportunity to vote on Amendment 2, Florida’s Right to Fish and Hunt bill. This bill would protect Florida’s rich outdoor heritage from efforts to limit or outright ban fishing and hunting in the state of Florida. There are currently a total of 23 states that constitutionally protect hunting and fishing including all of Florida’s neighboring states. Introduced last year by Representative Lauren Melo, Florida’s Right to Fish ...