The Spring 2019 issue of Backcountry Journal featured an article, “Student Licenses Aid in Recruitment,” that detailed how discounted student license rates help R3 efforts across the country and called for more states to offer college students licenses at resident rates. The graphic included with the article mistakenly did not show Minnesota as offering these discounted student rates, which it does. The below article, contributed by the Minnesota DNR, details their R3 and student recruitment ...

  This article originally appeared in the Spring 2019 issue of Backcountry Journal.   By Matthew Clark Photo by Sunny Capper   Along the Oregon/California border the mountains rise up straight out of frigid, rocky rivers trying to touch the sky. The waters run free and innocent to the needs of the modern world.The black-tailed deer are elusive as any that roam the West, and the rivers seasonally turn chrome. Located within the Six Rivers National Forest, the Smith River watershed is the ...

On Saturday April 13th the Western Colorado University collegiate chapter of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers hosted a range day clean up at Gold Basin shooting range. This range is located about 15 miles outside of Gunnison, Colorado. Cody Chandler, a member of the club, arranged the event with the local BLM office. We had a total of five volunteers show up to help with the cleanup. Three members from the Western collegiate chapter came as well as two people from the community. After a ...

The Colorado State University (CSU) Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Club recently appointed a new club president, William Lueth. William was raised in rural northern Colorado and started hunting at an early age, joining his dad on elk hunts and fishing forays. “My grandparents always told me stories of their hunting and fishing experiences,” he adds. “Recently, I have been going fishing and hunting with a close friend, who has helped me to further refine my skills.” He took up ...

News for Immediate ReleaseJan. 9, 2018Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org BHA and partner Boone and Crockett Club give students knowledge and skills to start hunting; successful program to expand in 2018 MISSOULA, Mont. – Hunting for Sustainability, launched in 2016 by Backcountry Hunters & Anglers as a way to spur new, conservation-minded hunters and anglers while also engaging with college students who already hunt and fish, is expanding to a state near ...