About Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Podcast & Blast with Hal Herring
Hunting. Angling. Public Lands. That's the meat of what BHA's Podcasts & Blasts is about, and we cover the gamut. With guests that range from outdoor writers to backcountry hunters to legendary anglers, we seek to uncover the stories, the truths, the controversies, and the epic conversations that our public land heritage provides.
Backcountry Report - Ep.9 New Public Lands in Ohio, Big Decisions Across the West
This week on the Backcountry Report: updates on public-land access, clean water, wildlife habitat, and conservation policy—from the Chesapeake Bay and Colorado's Roaring Fork Valley to the Brooks Range and Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Plus, hear how BHA members and partners are adding public land in Ohio and getting hands-on in Illinois, Idaho, and Minnesota.
Show Notes:
Backcountry Conversations Episode 3 https://www.backcountryhunters.org/news/details/whats-at-stake-with-the-arctic-mine-project
What's at Stake with the Arctic Mine Project/Ambler Action Alert: https://www.backcountryhunters.org/news/details/whats-at-stake-with-the-arctic-mine-project
Trick Your Basecamp Sweepstakes: https://go.bhafundraising.org/trickyourbasecamp/Campaign/Details
Join Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, the voice for your wild public lands, waters, and wildlife to be part of a passionate community of hunter-angler-conservationists.
BHA. THE VOICE FOR OUR WILD PUBLIC LANDS, WATERS AND WILDLIFE.
Follow us:
Web: www.backcountryhunters.org
Instagram: @backcountryhunters
Facebook: @backcountryhunters
9 Oct 2026
Conservation Cooperative: Episode 8, Part II - CWD Preparedness in the Northeast
This is Part II of or our two part look at Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) preparedness and prevention in the Northeast. In this episode we will hear from the leading experts on how a number of different states, New York, Vermont, Rhode Island, Maine, and Massachusetts, to be precise, are positioning the state wildlife agencies to be prepared for Chronic Wasting Disease.
Guests Include
Krysten Schuler, PhD. Department of Public & Ecosystem Health. Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine
Martin Feehan, PhD. Deer & Moose Project Leader. Massachusetts Division of Fisheries & Wildlife
Dylan Ferreira. Principal Wildlife Biologist, Deer & NE Cottontail Rabbits. Rhode Island Fish & Wildlife
Nathan Bieber. Wildlife Biologist, White-tailed Deer. Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Nick Fortin. Wildlife Biologist - Deer & Moose Project Leader. Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department
Show Related Links
Cornell Wildlife Health Lab (https://cwhl.vet.cornell.edu/)
2 Oct 2026
Backcountry Report - Ep. 8 Data Centers, Hunting Heritage & Public Lands
In this episode of the Backcountry Report, we cover proposed data centers on federal lands, a new hunting-and-fishing executive order, the final push to defend the Roadless Rule, and a collaborative public-lands bill in Montana. Plus, hear how BHA chapters celebrated Public Lands Day with habitat education, cleanup and wildlife-friendly fencing projects, and a rally for public water access.
Show Notes:
Help Us Get to 1 Million Signatures and Save Our Public Lands - https://www.savepubliclands.us/
Roadless Rule: A Closer Look at the Record: https://www.backcountryhunters.org/news/details/roadless-rule-a-closer-look-at-the-record
Roadless Rule: Take Action - https://takeaction.io/bha/maintain-national-forest-roadless-areas/
Reinvigorating America's Hunting Heritage Executive Order Breakdwon: https://www.backcountryhunters.org/Portals/0/Documents/BHA_Explainer_ExecutiveOrder14429.pdf
Trick Your Basecamp Sweepstakes: https://go.bhafundraising.org/trickyourbasecamp/Campaign/Details
Join Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, the voice for your wild public lands, waters, and wildlife to be part of a passionate community of hunter-angler-conservationists.
BHA. THE VOICE FOR OUR WILD PUBLIC LANDS, WATERS AND WILDLIFE.
Follow us:
Web: www.backcountryhunters.org
Instagram: @backcountryhunters
Facebook: @backcountryhunters
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