As areas urbanize and private lands continue to be leased-up by those willing to pay the highest dollar, public land access is becoming increasingly important for sportsmen throughout the U.S. The importance of access is backed-up by a recent study that found lack of hunting access to be the number one reason that people stopped hunting. Virtually all sportsmen agree access is important.While there is some unfortunate disagreement amongst sportsmen groups about what the term “access” means ...

Each year The San Juan Mountains, located in Southwestern Colorado, attract thousands of big game hunters from across the United States. The area offers some of the best backcountry hunting in the state and this proposal will ensure that it remains so.The proposal, originally introduced by then Congressman John Salazar in 2009, was reintroduced by Senators Udall and Bennet in 2011. It includes wilderness additions to the Mount Sneffels, Lizard Head, and Whitehouse Wilderness Areas, and would ...

I admit it, until last weekend I had no idea that Boomerangs were more than a cheap K-mart toy you threw once or twice as a child and then ditched out of frustration.  My buddy had found a boomerang in his yard – a stray from a nearby park – and had hung it on his porch as a decoration. Intrigued, we googled “how to throw and boomerang” and got some real good youtube how-to’s with guys who would throw the thing a hundred yards and get it to return. Inspired, we brought the boomerang to the ...

Travel management on public lands and off highway vehicle use is a complicated topic - with many arguments for and against it.  Backcountry Hunters & Anglers believes that OHV's should be used lawfully and respectfully, to protect good habitat and hunting and fishing oppportunities.  But, if you or a  fellow outdoorsman have ever wondered What is travel management? Why close roads at all? How am I supposed to access my hunting area? Is Backcountry Hunters & Anglers an anti-atv ...

Utah Chapter NewsMonday, June 18, 2012 Utah BHA held its first Chapter “Rendezvous” near Strawberry Reservoir in the foothills of the Uinta Mountains the first weekend in June.  Margo Taylor designed an eye-catching invitation which Ken Theis, Utah Coordinator, emailed to Utah members and took the lead for follow up.  John Pollard (Utah Chapter founder) scouted out a dandy drive-in dispersed campground and generously provided barbecued elk burgers for Saturday’s dinner. Margo, Ken, and ...