East Meets West Hunt Podcast features the BHA Collegiate Program This summer Backcountry Hunters & Anglers at Kansas State Club President Ian Burrow was joined by Kansas State University Wildlife and Outdoor Enterprise Management Professor Dr. Adam Ahlers on the East Meets West Hunt Podcast for an energetic conversation surrounding the role college students fulfill in today’s land and wildlife conservation advocacy. Host Beau Martonik dives into the weeds on BHA’s Collegiate ...

Summer is cruising along. Made up of glorious days hiking deep into the mountains following a stream to find a couple brook trout, surf casting for stripers or just chilling by a lake, you can be sure of one thing: BHA members are thinking about our public lands. It’s important to remember that we can’t let up in the fight. As summer transitions to fall, we have a lot going in the New England Chapter. A few noteworthy events on the calendar…important actions at the state level…growing ...

The New York Chapter has been active on many fronts. In March the board hosted several pint nights, including two incredibly well attended events in Brooklyn and Ithaca. Our Catskill rendezvous at the end of April was a blast, with a great turnout, amazing food and beer, traditional bow shooting, live music, fly casting lessons, and more. Many members left with awesome raffle prizes, including  a stunning hand-built canoe from Adirondack Canoe Company, a pair of Kenetrek boots, two turkey ...

To celebrate our public lands heritage and promote stewardship of public lands, Idaho BHA is running an Instagram contest for the full month of September!   Visit the Idaho BHA Instagram page at:  https://www.instagram.com/idahobha PRIZES & ENTRY INFORMATION   Grand Prize: Big Agnes Fly Creek UV Ultralight 1 & BHA Camo Foam Trucker hat.  The tent is a top-of-the line ultralight one-person backpacking tent from Big Agnes.  Winner will be randomly selected from all submissions.   2nd Prize: ...

TPW Commission Votes In Favor of 16,000 Acre Expansion of Black Gap Wildlife Management Area August 24, 2018 On Thursday,  August 23rd, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission voted to begin the process of purchasing 16,000 acres of prime wildlife habitat for addition to the Black Gap Wildlife Management Area in Brewster County. The approved acquisition includes about seven miles of frontage along the Rio Grande River including habitat well suited for supporting populations of bighorn sheep, ...