Idaho BHA Co-Chair Bruce Smithhammer shares his experience at the Eastern Idaho Fly Tying Expo, April 19-20 in Idaho Falls. As Idaho BHA membership continues to grow, we are taking our message to new venues and reaching out to more and more hunters and anglers about the backcountry we care about. With this in mind, BHA recently had a booth for two days at the Eastern Idaho Fly Tying Expo in Idaho Falls. The event draws fly tying talent and many interested anglers from the broader region - ...

Bitter weather can sure clamp down on the late fun, but here are a few tips to help keep you warm and comfortable when the mercury drops. This video discusses the importance of layering, as well as different clothing materials and then move into some other tips.//www.youtube.com/embed/G_xQjDnIn5g?rel=0&wmode=opaqueThe Backcountry College is produced by Twisted Stave Media.

By Tom Reed That morning Duane shared the land with me. It was his place. Had been his place, his family’s place year after year after year. Sure, it was public land, but it felt like it had another stamp, a generational one. I felt honored. Deeply. We set out in different directions. Duane and Duke the setter going one way. Me with my entire pack another. I walked and followed. A light breeze came off the ocean into canine noses and I followed some more. Walking. Always walking, the sun ...

In response to growing concerns raised by Colorado BHA members and other sportsmen, the Colorado Parks & Wildlife (CPW) Commission is planning to make a final vote on regulations that would ban the use of drones for hunting on Friday.  Here's a brief clip from Terry Wickstrom Outdoors and Randy Hampton of CPW on the reasoning behind this proposed regulation:media/jce/mediaplayer/mediaplayer.swfAn issue paper from CPW on drones and hunting can be found here.  For BHA's position paper on dones ...

In Colorado, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is currently making decisions which will direct the management of thousands of acres of public land on the Western Slope by updating Resource Management Plans (RMP) in the Grand Junction and Domiguez-Escalante Districts.  Sportsmen understand that to ensure that this area continues to produce healthy populations of wildlife, and thus quality hunting opportunities, it's crucial that large tracts of non-motorized habitat be maintained.  In the ...