Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Podcasts and Blasts

Conservation Cooperative: Episode 7, Part I - CWD Preparedness in the Northeast

In this episode we are going to explore Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) preparedness and prevention in the Northeast. As you might know, the Northeast is currently the last

Backcountry Report - Ep. 6 A Farmer's Death, a Park for Sale, and a Billion-Dollar Barricade

Chris kicks the show off with a tribute to Wendell Berry, who died this week at 92, and the language he gave hunters for understanding their place in the food chain. In c

Backcountry Conversations - Ep. 2: Debunking the Case to Rescind the Roadless Rule with TU's Chris Wood

Twenty-five years ago, the Forest Service made one of the most consequential land management decisions in its history: protecting nearly 60 million acres of national fore

Backcountry Report - Ep. 5 Roadless Rule, Refuge Access and Big Bend Under Pressure

This week on The Backcountry Report, Chris covers major developments affecting public lands, waters and wildlife—from a massive expansion of hunting and fishing opportuni

Conservation Cooperative, Ep. 6: The Field of Human Dimensions

In this episode, we delve into the fascinating field of Human Dimensions in wildlife and natural resources management. Discover how this discipline is shaping informed de

Backcountry Report - Ep. 4: Scent, Setbacks, and Stewardship

In this episode of the Backcountry Report, Chris dives into the latest conservation news and boots-on-the-ground action from across the BHA community. We explore a surpri

Backcountry Conversations - Ep. 1: 12 Bulls in a Row? BHA's Trey Curtiss

In this first installment of our new Backcountry Conversations podcast series, we sit down with BHA Director of Development Trey Curtiss for a follow-up to Trey's popular

Backcountry Report – Ep. 3: Monuments, Management, and Membership Opportunities

Summer is in full swing, but fall is on the horizon. In this episode, we dive into major headlines impacting our public lands, from the reduction of Bears Ears and Grand

Conservation Cooperative, Ep. 5, Part II: Brook Trout & Climate Change

In Part II of our look at brook trout we are going to hear from fisheries managers and state officials from around the Northeast and learn how climate change is influenci

Backcountry Report - Ep. 2: CWD Research, Roan Plateau Threats, and Policy Roundup

A major CWD study reveals new transmission risks. The Forest Service proposes a rule that weakens public input. We track urgent conservation funding in Congress, new graz

Backcountry Report - Ep. 1: Kicking it Off

In this launch episode of the Backcountry Report, BHA introduces its new Podcasts & Blasts feed, covers major conservation headlines — from a federal order loosening moto

Conservation Cooperative, Ep. 4, Part I: Brook Trout & Climate Change

Today, we're diving into the world of brook trout -- how they're being affected by our changing climate, and what that means for the future. We are also going to take som

Conservation Cooperative, Ep. 3: Wildlife Crossings

It's MEMBER APPRECIATION WEEK at Backcountry Hunters & Anglers. And for our podcast listeners who aren't already  members, we're giving you a special chance to become one

The Real Cost of Public Land Transfer

Inside a new economic assessment of federal public lands For a lot of us, public lands are deeply personal. They're where we learned to hunt, where we camp with our famil

Conservation Cooperative, Ep. 2: Striped Bass

Today, the Backcountry Hunters & Anglers podcast is sharing the second episode of the Conservation Collective, where they're talking striped bass, the most sought after f

Conservation Cooperative, Ep. 1: Trails

While BHA's Podcast & Blast takes a moment to plan its next steps, we're sharing the first episode of our Conservation Cooperative podcast (recorded previously), which lo

Wearing Out a Pair of Boots

After nearly a decade behind the mic and more than 225 episodes digging into the people, places and fights that define our public lands and waters, Hal Herring is steppin

Public Water, Private Land: Utah's Stream Access Fight

In this episode of the Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Podcast, host Hal Herring speaks with investigative journalist Andrew Becker about the complex and increasingly conte

Songs from the Saddle with Jackson Holte

On this episode of the Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Podcast & Blast, Hal Herring sits down at his home in Augusta, Montana, with singer-songwriter and wilderness mule pa

Mining the Margins of Wilderness: an Update from the Boundary Waters

BREAKING: Since this interview was recorded, a new attempt to permit a copper-nickel mine upstream of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness is underway. On Monday, Ja