The Oklahoma chapter was officially accredited in May and immediately set lofty goals for the upcoming year. Our inaugural State Rendezvous was held July 26th- 28th on the Upper Illinois River.  Folks enjoyed a pint night, two nights of camping, a fish fry and a 12-mile float down the river – picking up trash, fishing and spreading the good words of BHA.    We celebrated the opening of almost 8,000 acres of new public land in Southeast Oklahoma!  The Sans Bois WMA will be open for use this ...

The 2019 summer has proven to be both busy and trying for NDBHA.  We’ve dealt with multiple project cancellations due to weather and logistical issues. However, we were able to complete the Whitetail Picnic Area renovation in cooperation with the U.S. Forest Service in July.  In addition to work projects, we’ve been refining our event formats to make better use of time and exposure. We’ve started to roll out new events like “Bows and Beers” to add a little flavor to our event calendar. ...

The Idaho chapter has been particularly busy this summer. This August we launch our second annual Learn to Hunt class for new adult hunters. We anticipate easily filling the twenty available student slots. This five session class includes: safety, ethics, scouting, sighting in rifles, and field dressing big game. Each student will be mentored on a big game hunt. Intrepid Idaho volunteers begin our high-mountain-lake fish stocking efforts in the McCall region this August and September. This ...

Kansas chapter of BHA is official! The North American board approved our chapter application in May after a lot of effort by a lot of people. Kansas is now part of the fastest growing conservation group in the world! Several members of the Kansas chapter attended Rendezvous in Boise, ID. As part of Rendezvous, two days of chapter leadership training was offered and attended. This training addressed everything from the logistics of running the chapter to effectively hosting events and ...

Many Americans are not aware of the true wealth they possess through their shared ownership of our Public Lands and Waters.  These wild places provide us untold benefits even if we do not ever realize it.  Besides the things outdoors enthusiasts enjoy like wild places to camp, hike, fish, hunt, watch animals, and just “get away from it all”, our public lands and waters hold numerous natural resources like grasslands, timber, minerals, and oil, which ultimately benefit all of us via the ...