By Hunter Owen I’ve spent most of my adult life in uniform. As a dad I’ve done my best to balance fatherhood and life in uniform. But the truth is, I’ve been in and out of...

As a veteran who has dedicated my life to serving this country, I am deeply troubled by an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would revive the Ambler Road project....

Alaska Chapter Backcountry Hunters & Anglers & USFS at the fence site, Sunday June 9th, 2024.    Every year over 150,000 anglers, nearly a quarter of the population of Alaska, fish along the...

                                    Floating and fishing in the Jim River Area of Critical Environmental Concern along the Dalton Highway. The Jim River is an important spawning tributary for...

ANZA-BORREGO DESERT STATE PARK, Calif - For the third year in a row the brave men and women of the U.S. Marine Corps Helicopter Squadron HMLAT303 have stepped up to provide aerial support for bold...

Bouncing down a barren stretch of the Dalton Highway, known to Alaskans as the Haul Road, a bang and a thud emanating from the engine compartment of our van signaled that our hunting adventure was...

    Back in the spring I was fortunate enough to participate in a “fly-in” event in support of the LWCF Coalition at our Nation’s capital.  You can read the blog post I published about that...

The following article was first published by The Virginian-Pilot on 15 August 2023.   It is an op-ed I wrote in support of an ongoing collaboration with the LWCF Coalition on behalf of Backcountry...

Of the many things that I remember wanting as a young kid, but not among the few that I never obtained, living in Alaska was in the top two. Early in my military career and after garnering...

Capital Region Chapter Vice Chair and Mid-Atlantic AFI Liaison   Recently I had the opportunity to participate in a fly-in hosted by the LWCF Coalition in Washington, D.C.  This is the second time...

  AFI Director Trevor Hubbs has been hitting the podcast network on a speaking tour for a few months garnering support for the program and building sponsor relationships.   For a list of Podcast...

The California Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers urges the California Fish & Game Commission to adopt the regulation change proposed by the city of Lompoc to modify the Vandenberg State...

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...

Our national forests play host to a wide variety of users, not least of whom are sportsmen and women. Totaling nearly 190 million acres across the United States, national forests are critical to...

  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...

With The more than 1 million acres of Wilderness in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness at risk from large scale sulfide-ore copper mining proposals, BHA's Land Tawney Speaks about the...

As an avid elk hunter in Idaho and Wyoming, I often marvel at how elk country, even when very close to cars and civilization, can feel wild. Entering a tight, timbered canyon, especially when elk...

Backcountry Hunters & Anglers commends the recent decision by the Bureau of Land Management to safeguard high quality undeveloped habitat in Colorado's Thompson Divide by cancelling controversial...

The following BHA feature film showcases the 104,000 acre Steamboat Creek watershed that BHA is working to protect as the Steamboat Creek Wild Steelhead Sanctuary, in partnership with Trout...

Oregon BHA is working to advance legislation that would permanently protect more than 100,000 acres of public lands within the Steamboat Creek Watershed. Learn more about this unique steelhead...

On Sept. 23, 2016, Rep. Peter DeFazio of Oregon announced the introduction of H.R. 6129, a House companion bill to Sens. Ron Wyden’s and Jeff Merkley’s Frank Moore Wild Steelhead Sanctuary...

“Leave it as it is. The ages have been at work on it and man can only mar it.”– Theodore Roosevelt The secret’s been out for quite some time, Gunnison County is a sportsmen’s paradise, boasting...

Join Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon and BHA Northwest Coordinator Brian Jennings for a conversation about the proposed 104,000-acre Frank Moore Steelhead Sanctuary (S. 1448) along Oregon's famed North...

BHA is currently working to protect the 100,000 acre Steamboat Creek Watershed, through legislation that was recently introduced by Senator Ron Wyden in recognition of legendary conservationist...

Follow this story of a veteran and BHA member that found reprieve from PTSD through his time in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area.  This film was produced by Minnesota BHA Board Member, Mark Norquist...

The following is a three-part video series produced by Minnesota BHA Board Member, Mark Norquist in collaboration with Sportsmen for the Boundary Waters.  In this film, three chefs from the Twin...

March 9, 2016 Governor Dayton, The MN Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers thanks you for your leadership in opposing the proposed Twin Metals sulfide-ore copper mine at the edge of the...

For years, Minnesota BHA has been working hard to protect the world-renowned fisheries and backcountry habitat from proposed mines in and around the Boundary Waters Canoe Wilderness Area. On March...

The Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration (SITLA) announced today it would give a three-year reprieve to a controversial lease it planned to issue in the Book Cliffs. An...

Book Cliffs leasing blindsides sportsmen, threatens to derail protection efforts Sportsmen expressed dismay Monday after learning that the Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands (SITLA) Board...

The upcoming meetings regarding the Grand Bargain Land Exchange Initiative are an important opportunity for members to speak-up for Utah’s backcountry fish and wildlife habitat, and sporting...

During September of 1901, Vice President Theodore Roosevelt unexpectedly (but prophetically) became America’s 26th president, and during his tenure as commander-in-chief, Roosevelt personally...