NY Hunters of Color, the NY Chapter of BHA, and NY Department of Environmental Conservation got together May 15th at the Filson NYC store to support roughly new turkey hunters.   DEC gave a brief presentation on regulations and public lands around the city and then a panel of seasoned turkey hunters from BHA and HOC answered questions about all things turkey.   Attendees learned about turkey biology, scouting tips, hunting tactics, and saw some calling demos.   After the panel, some ...

  The Long Road to Rendezvous Words and Photos by Melissa Hendrickson   As far as driving directions go, it’s a pretty easy route from our hometown to Rendezvous in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It only involves four turns: take highway 200 East, right turn on highway 93, merge onto I-90 East, then take I-94 East to Minneapolis. Granted we live in Sandpoint, Idaho so those directions do span the distance of almost 1,400 miles. In a stroke of serendipity, Rendezvous dates nestled themselves nicely ...

Event review of Bob Marshall Wilderness Dual Skills Camp July 2022.   I had heard the term wilderness before, but I didn't fully appreciate what it meant until I spent a week hiking over 70 miles through the Bob Marshall wilderness doing trail maintenance with BHA's Armed Forces initiative. This is an amazing part of the country, and I am so thankful to the Armed Forces Initiative for offering me a chance to go. Having seen the Bob Marshall it's so much easier for me to explain to folks why ...

For Immediate Release  May 24, 2024 Contact: Brittany Parker 863-885-1650, parker@backcountryhunters.org BHA Receives $313K for Virtual Fencing Stewardship Project in CO WALDEN, CO — Backcountry Hunters & Anglers is proud to announce the awarding of a $313,200 grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) for wildlife and grasslands conservation in southern Colorado. BHA staff land management agencies and ranchers will be utilizing virtual fencing, a new technology that helps ...

The Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Sigurd F. Olson Award recognizes outstanding effort conserving rivers, lakes or wetland habitat. Patrick Saunders, a New England BHA Chapter Board Member, is the 2024 recipient of this prestigious award. He was honored during a ceremony at the BHA North American Rendezvous in Minneapolis, MN, on April 20. Patrick is a dedicated conservationist who, like Olson, has a profound connection to place—specifically, the Great Marsh, which has been integral to his ...