In September of 2019 during national public lands month, the Ohio Chapter of BHA partnered with the good folks from the U.S. Forest Service to pull off a habitat improvement project at the Lake Vesuvius Recreation Area. Lake Vesuvius is located in the Appalachian foothills of southeast Ohio, about 2.5 hours from Ohio’s nearest major metro areas; but when we put out the call for volunteers, you all showed up. Folks from all over the State descended upon The Wayne National Forest up to help ...

A new committee devoted specifically to the concerns of hunters was formed Thursday during the State Game Commission meeting. Proposed by Vice-chairwoman Roberta Salazar Henry,  the Hunt Structure Committee is charged with looking at the full spectrum of issues that constantly swirl around hunting in New Mexico and take up a great deal of time for commissioners, Henry said. Potential topics to dig into include the pros and cons of the current youth hunt program, once-in-a-lifetime hunts, the ...

Hunting and fishing provide food security in the time of COVID-19 But virus fears and travel restrictions could impact big game season in the fall. By Nick Bowlin - April 29, 2020 - Originally published in High Country News LIKE MILLIONS OF AMERICANS, Paul Kemper lost his job in early April. Unlike many of his fellow citizens, though, he was not overly worried about food, even as canned goods raced from the shelves and flour became as precious as white gold. Kemper, 26, of Bozeman, Montana, ...

This title is part of BHA's Jim Posewitz Digital Library: Required Reading for Conservationists    Long before he was “The Meateater,” Steven Rinella was just another hunter dreaming of a premium tag and the next adventure. One of his early works, American Buffalo: In Search of a Lost Icon, is the story of receiving one such tag and the ensuing journey. This book is the perfect blend of hunting, adventure, conservation, science and history. Starting with the unearthing of a bison skull by ...

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 remaining states that either restricts or completely bans hunting on Sundays. On Nov. 27, 2019, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf signed Senate Bill 147 into law allowing for three Sundays to be open to hunting. Those three days represent a major victory for hunters in the Keystone State. Sunday hunting ...