Jeffrey Edwards – President Q: What is your hunting/fishing/outdoor background? A: I've grown up surrounded by hunting and fishing. My earliest memories are panfishing in northern Wisconsin with a Scooby-Doo rod and sitting on the platform of a homemade ladder stand, pockets filled with candy, picking apart the woods in search of the elusive whitetail - not much has changed! Q: What are you majoring in? A: Wildlife ecology and management. Q: How/why did you get involved with BHA/UWSP ...

Each year in Nevada herds of bighorn sheep, mule deer, pronghorn antelope, and elk migrate between their summer and winter ranges. This movement is critical to their survival as it allows wildlife to find food and suitable habitat. Unfortunately, in order to get where they need to go, these herds have to cross our state's busy highways. The result is a dangerous mix for both wildlife and people driving. Every year, there are approximately 500 wildlife-vehicle collisions on Nevada’s highways/ ...

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, ...