Here’s an update on Oregon’s BHA conservation work weekend.  We had a small group of volunteers who did some big things.  In all, we cleared over 650 acres from junipers invading some core wildlife habitat.  Check out our short video of this event here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jd1OMDHNIdcWe want to thank several BHA members for their hard work.  Nick Dobric instigated this conservation effort on behalf of BHA.  Nick works in the Hart-Sheldon regions and knows them intimately.  Also, a ...

By BHA's Oregon Sportsmen Outreach Coordinator, Brian Jennings.   Now that the Feds have gone back to work, we can get back to hunting and fishing on public lands that were shutdown to access.  And, we can expect to hear more about expected legislation from Senator Ron Wyden impacting 2.4 million acres in Western Oregon known as the O&C lands (Oregon & California Rail lands).  BHA has been following this issue closely and we have advocated a balanced use strategy which will protect back ...

By Kyle Blasch   Like many hunting enthusiasts I enjoy the challenges and simplicity of traditional bow hunting.   The close proximity required by using a primitive weapon magnifies the hunting experience both in duration of the encounter as well as the intimacy provided by being within a few strides of your quarry.   This past year I was fortunate to find myself with two free weeks during the archery season and decided to try my luck on a truly challenging hunt.  The challenge was to ...

The Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest is one of the most iconic landscapes in America.  But, this 1.8 million acre treasure is under severe travel pressure which negatively impacts wildlife habitat.  This video examines the problem and solutions.  Is road density reduction coming to the Rogue?//www.youtube.com/embed/MBL8-Zd1rY8?rel=0&wmode=opaque

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 ...