A ballot initiative seeking to allow landowners to hunt elk, deer and black bears on their property hit a setback Wednesday when the Environmental Quality Council voted not to support the measure. At issue is Initiative I-193, which aims to “increase landowner hunting opportunity.” It would allow a landowner to hunt for deer, elk and black bear on their property during the general hunting season so long as the landowner is licensed and follows “all hunting laws and regulations pertaining to ...

The fourth Annual Arizona Hunting for Sustainability (H4S) camp brought together new hunters, past participants, and mentors to chase quail, dove, and rabbits North of Tucson. Many of the new hunters harvested their first game while also learning about ethics, game processing, cooking, regulations, conservation, and advocacy. Several past participants attended and volunteered in the kitchen while also getting out in the field. Thanks to the many volunteers from BHA, Southern Arizona Quail ...

Today, Montana’s Environmental Quality Council held a hearing to discuss I-193, the proposed ballot initiative that would prevent landowners from being prohibited from hunting black bears, deer or elk on their property. Montana’s Attorney General Austin Knudsen (R) and the Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen (R) have both already signed off on this initiative, so today’s hearing was to give members of the EQC a chance to review and vote to - or not to - support this. No one from Montana Fish ...

AFI has Open Board Positions and we need you to apply! BHA’s Armed Forces Initiative is currently looking to fill open Board positions! All applicants must be a current member in good standing with BHA, a current or former member of the United States military (including active duty, reservists, national Guard and/or a member of a Gold Star family), willing to serve a three-year term, and attend monthly Board meetings when able. Questions about the Board and open positions can be directed to ...

“If there was any sage advice to offer Minnesota deer hunters these days it would be simple: Go south,” Duluth News Tribune outdoors reporter John Myers said in the Oct. 27 issue.[1] After fifteen years or so of hunting whitetails in northern Minnesota’s Superior National Forest (in the Grand Marais area), during 2023 I opted to follow John’s advice and hunted the Chippewa National Forest instead, not far from Grand Rapids, where I grew up hiking, hunting, fishing, camping, canoeing, and ...