The Wayne National Forest is currently in the process of revising its Forest Plan that has been in place since 2006. Now in the assessment phase, the Forest Service is soliciting input from partners, stakeholders, and the public on how things have changed since the 2006 Plan was adopted. These changes may include, but are not limited to: changes in recreation, shifting forest conditions, different land uses and pressures on the National Forest, and more. Ohio Backcountry Hunters & Anglers is ...

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BHA family: I hope this finds you well and healthy and weathering the challenges the coronavirus – physical, economic and spiritual – has brought into all our lives. Here at BHA, we’re feeling it, too. As the coronavirus/COVID-19 spreads, we are taking steps to keep our family safe – including our members, volunteers, staff and local communities. We’re following medical guidelines and canceling all chapter events until at least mid-May. We will send updates as the situation evolves, ...

During April 1905, President Theodore Roosevelt embarked on a month-long hunting trip up Divide Creek near Silt.[1] TR described the region as “a great, wild country … where the mountains crowded together in chain, peak, and tableland.”[2] Roosevelt knew that Colorado is blessed with an abundance of wildlands that support a smorgasbord of big game and other wildlife. From elk to antelope, mule deer, bear, waterfowl and turkeys. Merriam’s turkeys are native to the pine forests of the Rocky ...

As the coronavirus/covid-19 has emerged as a threat to public health, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers is committed to preventing the spread of the virus and is following federal guidelines for event planning and execution issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in addition to State and local agencies.  BHA is taking steps to protect staff, volunteers, members and our communities. Therefore, we are canceling all events through June 15. We may extend these cancellations to ...