James Pogue spent two years as an embedded journalist with the American militia movement. He was at the 2016 occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge with Ammon and Ryan Bundy, an experience that he recounts in his 2018 book, Chosen Country. During his time with the Bundys and other militia, he became deeply immersed in the debates over the public lands of the American West. James is an international conflict journalist and a contributing writer at Harper’s Magazine. He also has ...

This title is part of BHA's Jim Posewitz Digital Library: Required Reading for Conservationists   Dan Flores is a gifted storyteller and chronicler of the history of the Great Plains and wildlife of the American West. American Serengeti describes a magnitude of life on the great plains that will send your imagination spiraling. He captures its true identity, helping the reader understand the history of the wildlife that calls it home and how we have shaped the landscape and wildlife ...

The New River Gorge is unique among our nation’s wild places in that it has seen every facet of man. Native Americans travelled through its corridors and, legend has it, nicknamed it the “river of death.” For a time it was the rugged frontier as Scots-Irish settlers filtered west before Civil War battles rang throughout the region. Coal and timber brought the railroads which transformed the local industry from subsistence farming to resource extraction. Over 60 coal towns popped up along the ...

To kick off Public Lands Month, the Montana Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers joined forces with FHF Gear, Montana FWP, and Burch Barrel to clean up the Erwin Bridge Fishing Access Site in Belgrade, MT. Roughly 40 public land owners showed up to do some heavy lifting, including MT BHA members, FWP personnel, the crew from FHF Gear, several contributors from the MeatEater office and the staff from Burch Barrel. In total, the group collected multiple bags of loose trash, some random ...

By Brett French - August 31, 2020 - Originally published in the Billings Gazette Citing concerns about giving up access via historic forest trails, a Montana-based hunting group is encouraging its members to challenge a proposed land swap on the east side of the Crazy Mountains. “We don’t believe abandoning two trails for one solves the problem,” said John Sullivan, Montana Backcountry Hunters & Anglers board chairman. Sullivan sent an email to BHA’s 3,000 Montana members on Thursday ...