Sharptail grouse hunting was once as much a mark of autumn as the family hunting camp in the North Woods. Men, women, children and dogs would take to the pine barrens in pursuit of "Wisconsin's other grouse". In recent years however the grouse hunting permits have not been issued by the State DNR citing declining populations and habitat. However overall population numbers observed during spring lek counting have shown a 38% increase in population. ...

On October 21, BHA Nevada Chapter volunteers assisted NDOW staff in a vital project to restore fencing around the springs that feed Edwards Creek, which provides water and critical riparian habitat for the northeast area of Nevada's Desatoya Mountains. The project involved removing old posts and barbwire, and constructing 3-rail Bison fencing around the site, which still contained legacy chokecherry, alders, and native brush. The steel Bison fence will be more durable and allow for the ...

Right now, the US Fish and Wildlife Service is taking comments on a proposal to create a conservation area in parts of five counties in SW Montana. If enacted, private landowners would be eligible for voluntary, LWCF-funded conservation easements. Read why Montana BHA is fully supporting the Missouri Headwaters Conservation Area.If helpful, here are some of our bulleted reasonings. Please use these to craft your own comments, but please use your own words. The deadline to comment is November ...

Situated between Southern Utah’s Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Dixie National Forest, Bryce Canyon and Zion National Park, the Paunsaugunt Plateau is home to one of the West’s greatest mule deer herds. Named by the Southern Paiute, the “home of the beavers” rises to an elevation of 9,300 feet and extends 25 miles southward into the stunning Pink Cliffs. The Paunsaugunt mule deer herd numbers around 5,200. This prized herd starts their 78-mile winter migration from the Plateau ...