On Sunday June 4th, a group of over 30 public land enthusiasts from Washington Backcountry Hunters and Anglers and Trash No Land showed up to clean a shooting area in Sultan Basin in Snohomish County, WA. The volunteers worked for several hours helping local DNR to pick up trash including shells, targets, and metal. These efforts help to keep sites like this open, create a better shooting experience, and help the overall health of OUR forest and wildlife. By the end of the cleanup, the crew ...

California is well known for its wine country and scenic vineyards throughout the state, but here is a vintage recipe you may not have heard of: Pronghorn Antelope Dolmas.     This derivative of the popular Mediterranean and Middle Eastern dish infuses the delicate flavor of fresh grape leaves with robust pronghorn sausage, jasmine rice and a hint of cream cheese to harmonize the flavors into a phenomenal appetizer that will disappear the second you set them down on the table. While many ...

(Hunters/Wildlife Advocates Applaud Decision) During the spring of 2022 Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Southwest Group Assistant Regional Director Alex Krebs got wind of a proposed mountain bike trail system in the Jackson Mountain area north of Pagosa Springs. Alex is an elk hunter and knows the Jackson Mountain  area includes critical habitat and migration corridor for elk and deer. And with increasing development and pressure on the landscape, Jackson Mountain serves as an ...

Public Lands Lost Due to Fiscal Shortfalls   A large expanse of public land in Southeast Oklahoma which has been revered as a “deer hunter’s paradise” and home to the last free-flowing stream in Oklahoma is about to no longer be publicly accessible due to budget struggles faced by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (ODWC). Known as the single largest Wildlife Management Area (WMA) in the State, the Three Rivers WMA which encompasses 203,180 acres in McCurtain and Pushmataha ...

The newsletter is back! The Chapter will be providing updates, action items, events, and more each month so be on the look out each month!  If you aren't currently a member join us by following the link below!   Join or Renew! Chapter News Vice Chair Garret Robinson participated in a fly-in hosted by the LWCF Coalition in Washington D.C.  The main purpose of the fly-in was to engage congressional members about their ongoing support for LWCF as well as thank them for their past support.  The ...