On June 22, NY Hunters of Color (HOC), NY BHA, and The Nature Conservancy of New York hosted an intro to archery and deer hunting event at a TNC property in Westchester, NY.  We had roughly 40 new archers show up and spend the day learning to shoot archery as well as learning wilderness skills related to deer hunting.   This is the third year of this program, and it remains an amazing community building and learning experience. If you want to learn about this program email us HERE and sign ...

Some time between late 2022 and early 2023 the Quidnessett Country Club (QCC), located near the northern end of North Kingstown RI, built a sea wall near one of the holes of their golf course. Had they applied for a permit to construct a 600 foot long, 20 foot tall rock revetment from RI’s Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC), which is tasked to “preserve, protect, develop, and where possible, restore the coastal resources of the state”, there is little doubt that they would have been ...

On Wednesday June 26th we met at the Common Roots Brewing Company, Albany Outpost for a great onX sponsored Pint Night with the NYSDEC Bureau Chief of Fisheries, Steve Hurst. Steve enlightened us with an informal talk about the latest management plan proposed for brook trout ponds in the Adirondacks. Did you know the brook trout is NY's state fish?! Did you know New York and Maine are the only places you can find heritage strain brook trout ponds?! These heritage strains are the same wild ...

“The solution to any problem–work, love, money, whatever–is to go fishing, and the worse the problem, the longer the trip should be.” John Gierach, Standing in a River Waving a Stick   Welcome to the Summer 2024 edition of the Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers’ newsletter! We're excited to bring you the latest updates from our chapter, including highlights from our successful Colorado Public Lands Day event in Gunnison, groundbreaking conservation initiatives, and notable recognitions ...

Tony Jones, host of the Reverend Hunter podcast, and author of The God of Wild Places: Rediscovering the Divine in the Untamed Outdoors and eleven other books, outdoor writer, hunting mentor, guide in the Boundary Waters, father of three, hunter, fisherman, seeker. When Tony Jones was growing up, all he ever wanted was to know and preach the Gospel, and to one day have his own church and congregation. He accomplished that goal, beyond his wildest dreams. He was a star in the pulpit, and as ...