Ducks To Bucks

08/21/2024

BHA vehemently opposes the recent legal maneuver by the State of Utah aimed at seizing control of 18.5 million acres of federal public lands - a move that could set a dangerous precedent for land management across the west.

A long-standing grudge against federal public lands – lands intended to be accessible by and for all Americans – has resulted in the Utah State Legislature attempting to remove from the public domain one of the crown jewels of North American conservation: our public lands. Utah officials are seeking control of the entirety of unappropriated Bureau of Land Management territory, a profound misstep in the ideology of public land management and stewardship of natural resources in Utah. The proposed transfer of public lands to state control also raises grave concerns about the potential for increased commercial exploitation, increased costs to state budgets, diminished conservation efforts, and restricted public access. BHA stands firmly in opposition to this legal maneuver, which directly attacks the shared heritage of public lands and waters that provide hunting and angling opportunities for sportsmen and women.

Backcountry Hunters & Anglers is the voice for our wild public lands, waters and wildlife.

12/19/2023

2023 Spring bear.

09/19/2018

Question:

What’s your method for cleaning reusable game bags?

10/02/2017

Successful Wyoming antelope in the books last weekend. A pile of delicious jerky and blackstraps in the freezer!!

08/18/2017

Please take two minutes to watch and send your message to the DOI to help protect YOUR public lands!!

There's still time - act NOW and use our twitter action tool to tell Sec. Zinke that hunters and anglers value our national monuments.

12/21/2016

The American kestrel (Falco sparverius) is the smallest and most common falcon in North America. Varying in size from about the weight of a blue jay to a mourning dove. It also ranges to South America, and is a well established species that has evolved seventeen subspecies adapted to different environments and habitats throughout the Americas.

The American kestrel usually hunts in energy conserving fashion by perching and scanning the ground for prey to ambush, though it also hunts from the air. It sometimes hovers in the air with rapid wing beats while homing in on prey. Its diet typically consists of grasshoppers and other insects, lizards, mice, and small birds (e.g. sparrows). This broad diet has contributed to its wide success as a species. It nests in cavities in trees, cliffs, buildings, and other structures. The female lays three to seven eggs, which both sexes help to incubate.
Its breeding range extends from central and western Alaska across northern Canada to Nova Scotia, and south throughout North America, into central Mexico and the Caribbean. It is a local breeder in Central America and is widely distributed throughout South America. Most birds breeding in Canada and the northern United States migrate south in the winter. It is an occasional vagrant to western Europe.
The American kestrel is a common bird used in falconry, especially by beginners. Though not as strong a flyer as many other larger falcons, proper training and weight control by the falconer allows many American kestrels to become effective hunters of birds in the size range of sparrows and starlings, with occasional success against birds up to approximately twice their own weight.

11/24/2016

Happy Turkey, Pheasant, Tofurkey, or whatever you like to over-indulge in on this day!

08/07/2016

Who's catching fish this summer?

07/13/2016

41" Tiger Muskie finally landed! Living up to their nickname: "The Fish of 1,000 Casts"

07/13/2016

Rainbows,Kokanee and Mackinaw ready for the smoker!