Spring cleanup is in full swing, early season warm weather created perfect conditions for a public land pack out at the Jean M. Booker Conservation Area in Monson, Massachusetts. The Booker Properties are made up of three separate parcels totaling 129 acres owned by the town of Monson, with a conservation restriction held by Opacum Land Trust. The properties are open passive recreation such as walking, hiking, mountain biking, nature viewing, snow shoeing, cross-country skiing, hunting and ...

“[David Joy]is a man who sees his homeplace clearly and who writes like his hand was touched by God.” — The New York Times Novelist and essayist David Joy is a tall, lean and red-bearded denizen of the hollers, mountain tops and ridges of Jackson County, North Carolina. He is an obsessive turkey, deer and squirrel hunter, a fisherman who wrote his first published book on fly fishing but who is equally at home running live baits for big flathead catfish on Piedmont rivers. He is on the ...

Michigan BHA goes to Washington DC In early April, Mike Donovan, Chapter Board member, participated in a “DC Fly-In” to talk to our Legislators about the importance of the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) to Michigan’s hunters, anglers, and other recreationists.   A bipartisan creation in the 1960s, the LWCF is primarily funded by revenues from federal offshore oil and gas leases.  Much like Michigan’s own Natural Resources Trust Fund (created in the 1970s), political leaders and ...

Update from Chapter Chair Hey all, I hope all you turkey hunters have had some success chasing spring gobblers. If not, I hope you at least have enjoyed some time in nature!  This month, I want to highlight a few important messages. First, as I am sure many of you know, our federal public lands are under attack, with not only a proposal to sell off 500,000 acres, but also proposals to fast track mining and drilling on such pristine places as the Boundary Waters Canoe Area. Now is the time to ...

For the second year in a row, members and supporters of the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers gathered at Big Truck Farm Brewery for the 2nd Annual 3D Archery Challenge — and it was nothing short of a bullseye. Roughly 80 attendees came out to shoot 3D, share stories, and have a beer in support of Mid-Atlantic BHA. The course was a perfect mix of fun and challenge, featuring a few trick shots on the practice range and a steel plate thrown in to keep things interesting. ...