By Jim MartinWhat do a salmon fisherman off the mouth of the Columbia near Astoria and another angler fishing in southeast Alaska, and a third fishing in northern California all have in common? Roadless areas on National Forests in Oregon and central Idaho.   Recently, the conservation group Trout Unlimited released two reports illustrating how important pristine areas on public land in Oregon and Idaho are for hunters and anglers. The reports encapsulated what many of my fellow hunters and ...

By Holly EndersbyGold tamarack trees glow like candle flames against the dark fir. Pine and spruce on high, blue ridges and deep green canyons fade into the horizon. The pack string of mules is strung out on the steep trail behind me, each loaded with elk meat and camp gear. Low slung clouds swirl around us as we slowly make our way back to the trailhead we’d left ten days ago.The Eagle Cap Wilderness in Oregon’s northeast corner is a land of rugged mountains and deep canyons interlaced with ...

By Mark RichardsThis article originally appeared in the December 2003 issue of Alaska MagazineA wanderer's dream of the Last Frontier ends with a lonely death in the forest..."Without question there are places in nature that own a certain unique spirit, that are so peculiar and individual that they draw us to them, not that they care, but that they stand out in the surrounding solitude and vastness of the forest and act as magnets to anyone who passes their way."–Jim Harrison The place to ...

A land that is facing ceaseless development. A people mired in obesity from their over-reliance upon technology and motorized equipment. A quality of life—particularly the sporting life—that is rapidly careening downhill. These are some of the basic tenants of our call to arms—for American and Canadian sportsmen and women to stand up for the wild country and wildlife that depend so much upon it. Now, more than ever before, we need wild lands: places to rekindle the depths of the human soul. ...

Larry Fisher, of Idaho, is part of the Backcountry Hunters & Anglers family. He serves on the national board, where he has put his shoulder to the wheel, doing the hard work necessary to keep our young, energetic organization focused and productive. As a sideline, Larry edits Traditional Bowhunter Magazine and a highly skilled "tradbow" hunter himself.    Larry's 2013 hunting season was in the planning stages when he got a rude surprise. His doctors told him he had a cancerous tumor on his ...