Written by Chyanne Davis   Michele White is an author, conservationist, and the owner of Tumbling Trout Fly Shop in Lake George, Colorado. On the surface Tumbling Trout appears to be a traditional fly-fishing outfitter. It is easy, then, for the typical patron to overlook the winding path to its inception After growing up in Aurora CO, Michele set out for New York with her bassoon in hand to pursue a degree in music. It was there with a goal of fine arts in mind, that the seed of a ...

By Kylie Schumacher It’s the shot heard around the world right now in the hunting and angling communities: Hunting and fishing participation is declining. We’re all familiar with the decline in license sales and days spent afield and know all too well the implications of these statistics. With the addition of BHA’s Recruitment, Retention and Reactivation position, BHA is actively working to reverse these numbers, primarily though our Hunting for Sustainability program. While R3 initiatives ...

Club member, Brody, serves chili samples on campus to promote their event.   Western Colorado University’s collegiate chapter of BHA hosted their 3rd annual chili cookoff at Timbers Sports Bar on Friday, February 21. Timbers offered half-price drinks to any BHA member, and folks who signed up to be a member got an additional drink. The event had about 30 attendees and six brought their own homemade wild game chili to enter into the cookoff. We had quite the variety of wild game to dish up; ...

University of Minnesota BHA club president, Kyle Hildebrandt represented Backcountry Hunters and Anglers at the Minneosta DNR's annual roundtable in January. The Minnesota DNR Roundtable’s theme this year was “Connecting to the Outdoors”. Kyle was invited to be part of a panel of speakers for the breakout session titled “Young Voices: Connecting with the Outdoors”. He sat among other panel members including a conservation program manager & three high school workers from Urban Roots, a Saint ...