A flamboyant Western politician, yelling hatred for the federal government, accusing anyone who questioned him of being a “communist,” secretly planning a takeover and selloff of 230 million acres of public land to his cronies. Sounds like today, yes? Well, it was 1947, and it almost worked. Montana-born, New York City-seasoned reporter and writer Nate Schweber uncovers the whole sordid, instructive history in his wild ride of a book, This America of Ours: Bernard and Avis DeVoto and the ...

News for Immediate ReleaseSept. 27, 2022Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org   The newest issue of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers’ magazine is available today MISSOULA, Mont. – The fall issue of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers’ quarterly magazine, Backcountry Journal, is arriving in mailboxes across North America. Here’s a preview of an issue dedicated to the memories we made in our favorite season and the work being done by BHA members across North America. BHA ...

News for Immediate ReleaseSept. 22, 2022Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org          Kevin Doherty, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, kevin_doherty@fws.gov           Lief Wiechman, U.S. Geological Survey, wiechman@usgs.gov  Report details state of sagebrush management – and how to address losses – across 13 Western states MISSOULA, Mont. – This week the U.S. Geological Survey and other federal agencies released a report showing a staggering 1.3 million acres ...

From the Chair Hello everyone and happy Public Lands Month!  As the fronts push through and the nights are getting cooler, autumn is creeping in. Early goose, squirrel and early archery deer seasons have opened here in New York and I hope you are getting ready as the rest of hunting seasons will be open before you know it. Do not forget about fishing. The salmon are working out of Lake Ontario into the Salmon River in Pulaski and the steelhead will be in soon. When it comes to trout fishing, ...

The Pennsylvania Chapter of BHA is part of a new Recreation Engagement Coalition tasked with shaping the growth of Pennsylvania's outdoor recreation sector. Chapter Chair Don Rank represented BHA at the kickoff meeting of the new group at the Governor’s Residence in Harrisburg September 14. “PA BHA is proud to be among this core group of leaders from across the outdoor spectrum to be asked to participate in this effort,” said Rank. ”Hunting, fishing and public lands are critical to outdoor ...