During June the Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) held their 10th Annual Rendezvous near Leadville. Members from across the state spent the weekend camping, hiking, fishing eating wild game and enjoying some of our nation’s wild public lands estate. They also visited nearby Camp Hale, remembering those who have sacrificed so much to preserve and protect our great democracy and its unequaled public lands legacy. Tucked in a high mountain valley north of Leadville in Eagle County, ...

Rob Parkins did not move from the East Coast to Idaho for the cold Rocky Mountain winters. He spends them cozy inside his house tying flies, scouring maps for hunting, and counting the days until the rivers break from the ice. Rob also spends the snowy months of the year working on stream and river access across the country as BHA’s public waters access coordinator. He joined Team BHA this January, but rivers have been the defining characteristic of Rob’s life. The BHA bumper sticker, “Use ...

Hal Herring and longtime BHA member and British Columbian Bill Hanlon swap stories in Whitefish, Montana. Hanlon tells the tale of his incredible 1999 adventure that begins with a Dall sheep hunt in northern British Columbia and ends with a wild discovery of the remains of an ancient hunter. It's a story of one hunting culture connecting with another over the centuries and into modern times. This is a hunting journey like no other, and it's not to be missed. :: iTunes :: Stitcher :: Podbean :: 

Idaho BHA submitted comments to the Boise District office of the BLM regarding the Four Rivers Resource Management Plan (RMP).  Idaho BHA encouraged the Boise BLM District to thoroughly evaluate wildlife security impacts for any future trail development in the Boise foothills. Specifically, we expressed concern that additional trail development may have negative impacts on crucial winter range that is utilized by deer and elk and asked the BLM to consider developing seasonal closures and ...

By Jared Farsier - June 29, 2018 - Originally published in the Montana Standard. As a parent, there are few things more rewarding and enjoyable to me than taking my kids outdoors. My wife and I choose to live and do business in Montana because of the vast opportunities right out our back door. But our appreciation for the outdoors started long before we moved here. I was raised in a northern Wisconsin logging town, and my childhood summer memories are filled with an on-the-lake public ...