This article originally appeared as the President's Message column of the Summer 2024 Backcountry Journal.   By Patrick Berry Imagine the excitement and anticipation after a long week of work as...

This article also appears in the Fall 2024 issue of Backcountry Journal.    By Bryan Jones This fall the public’s right to hunt will take center stage on the ballot in Colorado with a proposed...

News for Immediate ReleaseSept. 21, 2023Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org  The newest edition of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers’ magazine is available...

News for Immediate ReleaseDec. 19, 2022Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org The newest issue of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers’ magazine is available today MISSOULA,...

News for Immediate ReleaseSept. 27, 2022Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org   The newest issue of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers’ magazine is available...

Photo: Brian Schwab, SCBS BHA’s California chapter, Armed Forces Initiative and the Marines team up to save bighorn sheep   BY EVAN NORDSTROM While the devastating fires of the Western states...

News for Immediate ReleaseMarch 18, 2022Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org  The newest issue of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers’ magazine is available...

  BY JOEL GAY It’s not easy for resident hunters to draw an elk tag in New Mexico, even for kids. As in many states, demand for tags far outstrips supply. But that’s only part of the equation....

News for Immediate ReleaseOct. 5, 2021Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org MISSOULA, Mont. – The fall issue of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers’ quarterly magazine,...

MISSOULA, Mont. – The summer issue of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers’ quarterly magazine, Backcountry Journal, is landing in mailboxes across North America. Venture out on summer adventures on our...

Photo courtesy of Pennsylvania BHA member John Conte III   By Don Rank   Despite routinely boasting some of the largest numbers of hunters in the United States, Pennsylvania is one of the few...

This article originally appeared in the Fall 2019 issue of Backcountry Journal.   By Justin Nelson Earlier this year, Arizona BHA heavily engaged in a fight against two bills that had the...

South of the Brooks Range in northern Alaska there still exists intact ecosystems that remain largely unchanged except by forces of nature.  This is one of the largest public land wild areas left...

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Full digital issues of the Backcountry Journal are available to BHA members. Check out a preview below, or click here to join BHA. Already a member? Click here to log in....

News for Immediate ReleaseApril 16, 2019Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org   The newest issue of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers’ magazine is available...

News for Immediate Release Jan. 28, 2019 Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org   Inside the Winter Issue of BHA’s Backcountry Journal The newest issue of Backcountry...

MISSOULA, Mont. – The winter 2018 issue of Backcountry Journal is arriving in BHA members’ mailboxes in time for the holidays. Here are some highlights from this issue: Required Reading: We asked...

News for Immediate ReleaseOct. 27, 2017Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Inside the Fall Issue of BHA’s Backcountry Journal The newest issue of Backcountry...

MISSOULA, Mont. – The spring 2017 issue of Backcountry Journal is arriving in BHA members’ mailboxes this week. Here’s a taste of what you'll find inside: Missouri River on the Fly: Renowned...

The newest issue of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers magazine is available today MISSOULA, Mont. – The winter issue of Backcountry Journal is arriving in BHA members’ mailboxes now. Here’s a...