Photo: Diego Delso, delso.photo, License CC-BY-SA   In Alaska, our western “North of 60” counterpart, you might hear - “Our issues aren’t the same up here!”  Yukoners might say the same, but our comparison is with our Canadian provinces, and not the lower 48. Yukon is a large territory which, in spite of a population of only 42,000 people (and 60,000 moose), has a few real challenges ahead. Some of those challenges are: limited road/water travel corridors and backcountry access points; a ...

The new Yukon chapter of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers had a busy first year. We became an official chapter of BHA, obtained status under the Yukon Societies Act, grew our membership and were directly involved in four important consultations with the Yukon government. In 2018/19 Yukon BHA met with officials from both the Department of Environment and the Department of Energy, Mines and Resources to consult on new resource road regulations, off-road vehicle regulations, changes to Yukon ...