Solitude, spirituality, wild food, challenge and escape were the themes of responses our Facebook Fans gave when we asked "I hunt Wilderness because ____."  In recognition of 50 years of the Wilderness Act, we've compiled 50 reasons why BHA fans choose to hunt the Wilderness...   1. I hate hunting in crowds!!!!!!!!! -Robert Benavidez    2. It's therapeutic. -Patrick Smith   3. I seek solitude. -Luke Johnson   4. For the beauty of nature. Its the closest you can come to how the world in its ...

The following comments were submitted by CO BHA in regards to the CO Parks and Wildlife's Draft Mule Deer Strategy.August 12, 2014TO:  Colorado Parks and WildlifeRE:  Comments on Colorado West Slope Mule Deer Strategy - Draft August 9, 2014Please consider the following comments on behalf of the Colorado Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers in regards to the West Slope Mule Deer Strategy - Draft Aug.9, 2014.Backcountry Hunters & Anglers is a grassroots sportsmen conservation organization ...

DENVER -- Colorado's backcountry's streams and lakes offer a lifetime of fishing opportunity for anglers willing to explore. But hiking into these high-country fisheries can be daunting for those who have never done it before.To help give anglers the skills and confidence needed to take that next step, Colorado Parks and Wildlife is joining with Backcountry Hunters and Anglers to present "A Taste of Backcountry Angling," on August 23 near Empire, Colorado.This day-long clinic is designed for ...

Back in October 1991 the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released its Wilderness Study Report for the Browns Canyon Wilderness Study Area (WSA) between Salida and Buena Vista in Chaffee County, Colo., saying (in part): “Due … to its rugged topography, this WSA is important habitat for numerous wildlife species such as mule deer, mountain lion and bighorn sheep ... bobcat, black bear … and … elk.”[1]Colorado U.S. Senator Mark Udall has introduced legislation that would protect 22,000 acres of ...

Backcountry Hunters & Anglers understands the value of well reasoned travel management planning that protects the fish and wildlife habitat that our sporting traditions depend on.  National legislation introduced by Representative Walden (R-OR) has the potential of stripping the many habitat and sporting values that travel management protects.  The following video highlights why travel management is so important: