By Oregon BHA Member, Karl Findling of Oregon Packworks.   I followed my father on many of his favorite hunts from about nine years of age. About the years that a young man was able to walk through the woods; of course at a pace that was reasonable as to not annoy him (as the hunter) too quick of movements when you’re too young--I learned that wild places were the norm from a young age. My father was a depression-era baby.  Hard work was his norm. Wild-places renewed him. The fact that he ...

What: Rally for Public LandsWhen: February 16th, High Noon  Where: Montana State Capitol. Second Floor RotundaWho: Montana Wildlife Federation, Montana Wilderness Association, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, Montana Chapter of the Nature ConservancyWhy: The Transfer of Public Lands is a hot button issue this legislative session. Powerful out of state interests are wooing our legislators to pursue a dangerous and economically disastrous path that would lead to excessive litigation and ...

In Idaho and throughout the West, politicians have their eyes set on selling off the public lands that you depend on to hunt, fish and recreate.  We simply cannot stand idle as special interests seek to rob us of our American birthright. Join Idaho Backcountry Hunters & Anglers and sportsmen from throughout the state, Thursday, February 12th at 12:00 PM on the steps of the Idaho State Capitol in Boise as we rally support for keeping public lands in public hands.  You simply cannot afford not ...

By BHA Member, Tom Kotlarz of Silent Mountain Outfitters   Beautiful country, but just plain nasty weather. That was the sum of my thoughts on a mountain goat hunt I was guiding. To say it was wet was an understatement; if the rest of the season went like this I wasn’t going to need to shower anytime soon, I’d just need some soap. We were glassing a lone Billy from the bottom of the valley floor, and the climb to get to him was looking more and more disconcerting. If you’ve hunted the high ...

The following Op-Ed was published by the Duluth Tribune here.A PolyMet Mining board member opined recently in the News Tribune about the company’s proposed sulfide mining operation in Northeastern Minnesota. Not unexpectedly, his Dec. 29 commentary, headlined, “Mineral mining industry merits our appreciation,” made sulfide mining sound like a benign extension of the iron ore and taconite mining that has gone on in our state for generations. But what would you expect from a PolyMet board ...