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Apr

2020

History in the air as Vermont Collegiate Chapters pitch in on habitat work

By Joshua Hardt On a bone-biting cold March 7, turkey hunting seemed like it was eons away.  I drove to the Hubbardton Battlefield, a stunning series of meadows that stare directly down the Taconics chain, creating a beautiful mountainous panorama.  I passed frozen lakes still dotted with ice shanties, wondering who I might meet and if I had remembered my Felco nippers.This was the first official event for the Castleton University Chapter of the BHA, in partnership with NWTF.  When I ...
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Apr

2020

Heart and Blood by Richard Nelson

This title is part of BHA's Jim Posewitz Digital Library: Required Reading for Conservationists   When I first read Heart and Blood more than 15 years ago, I was still a vegetarian. It fundamentally changed my understanding of hunting and wildlife conservation, opening my eyes to the profound historical and ecological interconnection between deer and humans. What impressed me most was the nuance and respect with which Nelson explores the viewpoints of diverse groups – from farmers to ...
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7

Apr

2020

BHA Podcast & Blast, Ep. 75: Maggie Carr, Wilderness Hunting Guide

Born and raised in Choteau, Montana, Maggie Carr is a wilderness hunting guide, backcountry skier, skilled horse and mule packer and co-owner of the unique wilderness outfitting business DropstoneOutfitting, which offers packstring-suppported hiking trips in the Bob Marshall Wilderness and adjacent public lands of Montana. Maggie’s family has been here on the Teton River since her great-grandfather was a horseback doctor in the wild homestead years of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. ...
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Apr

2020

Colorado BHA Habitat Watch Volunteer Program History & Training

Author: David Lien
David Petersen, a resident of Durango, has been a U.S. Marine Corps helicopter pilot, a college writing instructor and a magazine editor.[1] He’s one of the nation’s most renowned trad bow elk hunters and is author or editor of 15 books, including A Man Made of Elk and Ghost Grizzlies.[2] David also founded the first Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) state chapter, here in Colorado, during 2005. During 2006, he convinced a former U.S. Air Force officer, David Lien, to be his co-chair.[3] ...
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Apr

2020

Rifle in Hand by Jim Posewitz

This title is part of BHA's Jim Posewitz Digital Library: Required Reading for Conservationists   In 2016, BHA, along with Orion – The Hunter’s Institute, established the Jim Posewitz Award for Ethical Hunting and Fishing and honored Randy Newberg as the first recipient. Establishing this award in Jim’s name just made sense as he is the premier author on hunting ethics and our sporting heritage.  If you have ever been around Jim, his prose is natural and doesn’t waste a word. I re-read and ...
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6

Apr

2020

Social Distancing on Arizona Public Lands

Bella the Public Land Bird Dog and I headed up the trail in Oak Creek Canyon into the designated wilderness. We went solo as we usually do and especially now with the need to reduce our contact with others. I hadn’t hiked this trail for years; yet, fondly remember hiking up this steep trail with family and friends after picking blackberries along the creek. Thoughts of my son taking the lead and me carrying my young daughter on my shoulders brought back fond memories. Today, however, things ...
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Apr

2020

The Jim Posewitz Digital Library: Required Reading for Conservationists

From the post-hunting-season doldrums and winter snows, to the social distancing that is 2020-21, many hunters and anglers have found opportunity to read up on the great conservation stories of our past and successes that led to the hunting and fishing opportunities we enjoy today. BHA’s Required Reading for Conservationists list began in the Winter 2018 issue of Backcountry Journal and, through its popularity, continues to be expanded upon today. This ever-expanding list of ...
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Apr

2020

Ohio BHA urges responsible public lands use during health crisis

Dear Ohio BHA Members, Over the last few days, many have found themselves nervously perusing different states’ fish and game websites to see what the latest responses are to the COVID19 situation.  For those of you unaware, over the last week there have been several states that have closed some of their hunting/fishing seasons.  Washington closed its youth turkey season, which was supposed to take place April 4-5. Nebraska has stopped selling non-resident hunting licenses for the current ...
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Apr

2020

2020 Coloring Contest Results

Thank you to everyone who participated in our coloring contest from the Winter 20 issue of Backcountry Journal. Everyone did a fantastic job! Choosing only two winners was an extremely difficult proposition but here they are, along with honorable mentions.  A special thank you to Rep Your Water for sponsoring this contest and providing the artwork. Below are a few selected entries:  Winner: Gabriel Langenhan, 8 years old, Washington   Runner-up: Athena Blanco, 9 years old, ...
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Apr

2020

April 2020 AZ Newsletter

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