Editor,In Colorado and much of the west, it has gotten harder to simply move across the parts of the landscape that were special when some of us were growing up here. Many things conspire to take away access even as we try and maintain some of it for our future generations. Currently, there is an insidious but relentless effort to transfer federal public lands to the states. This is a bad idea. It will ultimately impact those who like the freedom of being able to don a pack or saddle a horse ...

The following was written by BHA's Conservation Director, Holly Endersby.  Unless you’ve been living under a rock - and hey, that might not be a bad idea for the future - you’ll know large swaths of Western land are burning-and burning hotter than…well, you know. And looking at the projected temperature and moisture trend line for the future things aren’t going to get better. In fact, we can all say a big hello to the new normal: heat and fire. But what does that mean for BHA and hunters and ...

The following episode of the Backcountry College was developed in response to feedback that we received from our first episode on how to make a shelter with a canvas tarp. Learn how to construct the perfect shelter for the backcountry - a floorless waterproof ultralight shelter  The Backcountry College is produced by Twisted Stave Media.

October 12, 2014Dear Mr. Frederick:Backcountry Hunters and Anglers has recently become aware of your decision to lower water quality protection standards regulating the amount of E.coli bacteria permitted in Wyoming surface waters. As we understand it, your August 20, 2014, decision to revise water quality standards pertaining to recreational use would result in a significant increase in levels of E.coli allowed in waters used by our members for primary contact recreation. Because of the ...

The following article, by Tim Brass, was originally published in the October/November issue of the Outdoor Writers Association of America's Outdoors Unlimited Magazine. "We have fallen heirs to the most glorious heritage a people ever received, and each one must do his part if we wish to show that the nation is worthy of its good fortune." -Theodore Roosevelt Tim Brass with his first deer, age 12 It was way back in 1996 when I first stumbled behind my dad and grandpa with a pair of ...