Recently, Twin Pines Minerals LLC of Birmingham, Alabama filed a permit to mine titanium dioxide near The Okefenokee Swamp National Wildlife Refuge. The Okefenokee Swamp (which is the largest Federal Wildlife Refuge east of the Mississippi River) is no stranger to potential mines. In the 1990’s DuPont Chemical Company attempted to mine this area as well but was rebuked by then Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt. Babbitt at the time saying, “Titanium is a common mineral, while the Okefenokee is ...

If you’ve been deer hunting for a number of years, you’ve likely had your fair share of venison summer sausage. Usually stuffed into five-pound sleeves of dark colored collagen casing and served in slices alongside beer, cheese and crackers, this cured meat staple is ubiquitous in deer camp kitchens across North America.  Frequently prepared in butcher shops and small-scale wild game processing plants, the roots of summer sausage can be traced back to pre-industrial Germany where it was ...

The Colorado BHA chapter recently appointed two new Chapter Leadership Team members: John Barkowski, serving as our Assistant Regional Director for the Southeast Colorado Group, and Michael Kozer, volunteering as our Assistant Regional Director for the Central Rockies Group. During March, our Northeast Colorado Regional Director, Ian DuClos, informed us that he’s moving to Utah. “I have loved my time with the Colorado chapter of BHA,” he said. “I have met so many great people, and been a ...

North Dakota BHA saw its first birthday on April 12, and after a year of incredible growth and learning, we are grateful to be where we are.  Thank you to our members for your support and participation!  The state board has been working to promote membership involvement by creating six regions and developing member-based committees for each region. If interested in becoming involved in your region contact the chapter through email (northdakota@backcountryhunters.org) or on social media. With ...

After over a year of hard work by a dedicated core group of volunteers, we have darkened the map for Kentucky by becoming an official chapter!  Not a group to rest on our laurels, we are hitting the ground and engaging across the state. The Kentucky chapter collaborated with a local chapter of the Ruffed Grouse Society to provide both volunteers and participants in a mentor hunt, starting with a daylong introduction to grouse hunting that covered everything from grouse biology and habitat, ...