Growing up in Houston, Texas, I was exposed to an abundant food scene fueled by the city’s diverse population. From African oxtail stew to VietCajun crawfish and noodles, I developed an adventurous palate early on, and it’s served me well in my journey as an amateur wild game chef. The biggest culinary influence of my childhood, however, was the food prepared by my stepfather’s side, a family of Cuban immigrants that fed me a rotating menu of homemade Latin American standards: ropa vieja, ...

To welcome the new year, the Montana BHA board elected a new leader, Jake Schwaller, after our previous Chair, John B. Sullivan III, completed his term. First and foremost, we are grateful for the years of exceptional dedication and leadership John gave to BHA and are happy to retain him on the board in the position of Immediate Past Chair. Jake certainly has big boots to fill, and we look forward to the great work he will do in his new role. To give members an idea of Jake’s background and ...

Bjorn Dihle has lived his entire life in southeast Alaska, hunting and fishing from the Tongass National Forest to the northern Brooks Range and beyond. He is a family man, a wilderness and wildlife guide, a conservationist, and a contributing editor at Alaska and Hunt Alaska magazines. Bjorn is the author of the books Haunted Inside Passage, Never Cry Halibut, and A Shape in the Dark: Living and Dying with Brown Bears. Listeners might also know his work from his riveting story in Outdoor ...

For Immediate Release:  January 7, 2025    Contacts:  Nadia Marji, Vice President of Marketing & Communications, nadia@backcountryhunters.org  Kaden McArthur, Director of Policy & Government Relations, mcarthur@backcountryhunters.org     WASHINGTON, D.C. – Connecting habitat and wildlife movement corridors from the Joshua Tree National Park in California to the Kofa National Wildlife Refuge in Arizona, the newly-designated Chuckwalla National Monument will conserve 624,000 acres of public ...

The Rebecca Romero Hunting Legacy Award and the Montana Hunter Mentorship ProgramAfter a week and a half at Elk View, the Goerz’ cabin outside of Philipsburg, Montana, it was now time for my wife, Donna, and I to head back home to North Carolina. We would take home shared experiences and memories that were gifted to us over the two weekends we spent with the mentors and mentees of the Montana Hunters Mentorship Program. This year in particular was a big year for the program which was ...