Hunting whitetail deer in remote high mountain backcountry has always been my pinnacle of hunting. Growing up, my Pepere’s (word used for grandfather in Quebec) basement always had a warm wood stove and walls covered in homemade deer and bird mounts. But it also had one picture that inspired my love for high mountain hunting. A deer high on a rocky ledge looking out over a mountainous landscape. I did not know it as a child but this deer symbolized many of the things that would become ...

Utah BHA recently participated in a beaver dam analog habitat (BDAs) project for coldwater trout fisheries in a tributary of the Weber river today called Chalk Creek. This collaborative conservation effort was spearheaded by Trout Unlimited, Gillmor Livestock Company, Utah Division of Wildlife, and Wild Utah Project. With numerous local volunteers including many from the local Utah Backcountry Hunters & Anglers chapter, we were able to improve water quality and riparian habitat for trout and ...

A new Land and Resource Management Plan for New Mexico’s Cibola National Forest is being enacted, and the public is encouraged to comment through November 7, 2019. What will the proposed changes mean for hunters and anglers? The Cibola contains 1.6 million acres of forest and grasslands that sprawl clear into Texas and Oklahoma. But this vast swath of National Forest straddling 10 counties in central New Mexico has been operating under a management plan that was established during the ...

Originally published in the Great Falls Tribune For those willing to hoof it long distances on foot, Montana’s Crazy Mountains offer solitude, rewarding views and dozens of alpine lakes full of hungry trout. They also provide some of the best mountain goat hunting opportunities in the state. But the checkerboarded land ownership – even in the alpine – as well as illegally blocked public trails in the foothills create a unique set of challenges for anyone lucky enough to draw a tag. Goat ...

Members of the Idaho chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers crafted and submitted a letter to the BLM regarding the Four Rivers Resource Management Plan (RMP).  The letter was part of the official public comment period for the RMP which will guide future management of approximately 780,000 acres of BLM-managed public lands in SW Idaho. It is not unusual for an RMP to go decades before being replaces with a new plan, so this was a rare opportunity to help steer the BLM plan towards smart ...