Backcountry Hunters and Anglers (BHA) is proud to announce the formation of a new chapter in Arizona. The official BHA roster lists only 20 members for Arizona. Twelve of these members unanimously voted to form a BHA chapter during a meeting at the Sportsman’s Warehouse in Tucson on August 10, 2013. The members also elected four individuals to board positions: Co-Chairs – Kurt Bahti and Ross McCollum Treasurer – Jim Littlejohn Secretary – John Windes The chapter organization, in ...

The following is an excerpt from BHA Member, Jeff Young's new book The River's Voice. I have a favorite place to fish that I will not describe in detail. I plan to keep it special; a place that only I know about, or a few adventurous souls who figure it out for themselves. There are many places in New Mexico where one can park a car, and head 20 feet or so to the river to find fish. In these places you will find crowds, camps, and kids throwing rocks. Although I am not snobby enough to say I ...

Episode #2 of The Backcountry College teaches sportsmen and outdoor enthusiasts how to build a fire, even in the worst conditions.  The Backcountry College is a partnership between Twistedstave and Backcountry Hunters & Anglers which teaches woodcraft and the skills needed to stay alive in the woods.  Stay tuned to BHA's youtube channel for future episodes.

Bipartisan North Fork Watershed Protection Act would withdraw from potential mining and drilling 362,000 acres of prime fish and wildlife habitat west of Glacier National Park MISSOULA, Mont. – Sportsmen from Montana and across the country are speaking out in support of bipartisan legislation that would withdraw from future minerals development 362,000 acres of America’s most valuable hunting and fishing lands located near Glacier National Park in Montana. Rep. Steve Daines (R-MT) introduced ...

The following post was written by BHA's Conservation Director, Holly Endersby, following an interesting hunt in the Idaho backcountry.   Clawing my way awake after a death-like sleep in hunting camp last week, the rain sounded really strange. Kinda a pitter, patter, stop. Pitter, patter, stop. Laying there listening to the sound, I figured it was because the rain was being dispersed by the fir tree looming over the tent. My eye lids begin to sag downwards again as my mind convinced me ...