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Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Podcasts and Blasts
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.
Episodes
Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Podcasts and BlastsBackcountry Report - Ep. 10 The Cutoff, the Forest Service & Getting It Done
From the fight to keep Texas's Cutoff open to the public to Forest Service changes and shoreline access in Washington, this episode covers the issues shaping…
Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Podcasts and BlastsBackcountry Conversations - Ep. 4: Stewardship, Music, Hunting, and Aldo Leopold with Bard Edrington V
BHA Senior Habitat Stewardship Manager Bard Edrington V joins Backcountry Conversations to talk fence removal, wildlife migration, and the music that comes…
Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Podcasts and BlastsBackcountry 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…
Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Podcasts and BlastsConservation 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…
Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Podcasts and BlastsBackcountry 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…
Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Podcasts and BlastsBackcountry Conversations - Ep. 3: Floating the Koyukuk Before the Ambler Road
This week on Backcountry Conversations, host Trey Curtiss is joined by two BHA staffers: Mary Glaves, BHA's Alaska Program Manager, and Jack Polentes, who…
Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Podcasts and BlastsBackcountry Report - Ep. 7 Public Lands, Fisheries & Conservation News from the Road
In Episode 7 of the Backcountry Report, Chris reports from the Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies Annual Meeting and covers major conservation news…
Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Podcasts and BlastsConservation 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…
Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Podcasts and BlastsBackcountry 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…
Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Podcasts and BlastsBackcountry 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…
Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Podcasts and BlastsBackcountry 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…
Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Podcasts and BlastsConservation 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…
Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Podcasts and BlastsBackcountry 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…
Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Podcasts and BlastsBackcountry 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…
Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Podcasts and BlastsBackcountry 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…
Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Podcasts and BlastsConservation 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…
Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Podcasts and BlastsBackcountry 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…
Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Podcasts and BlastsBackcountry 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…
Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Podcasts and BlastsConservation 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…
Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Podcasts and BlastsConservation 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…
Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Podcasts and BlastsThe 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…
Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Podcasts and BlastsConservation 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…
Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Podcasts and BlastsConservation 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…
Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Podcasts and BlastsWearing 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…
Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Podcasts and BlastsPublic 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…
Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Podcasts and BlastsSongs 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…
Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Podcasts and BlastsMining 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…
Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Podcasts and Blasts92 years in the Selway Wilderness with Jim Renshaw
It was the late spring of 1932 when Idaho outfitter Jim Renshaw first saw the upper Selway River from the back of a horse. The packstring was led by his…
Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Podcasts and BlastsThe Forgotten Lands with Josh Jackson
On this episode of the Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Podcast and Blast, host Hal Herring sits down with Josh Jackson, author of The Enduring Wild and founder…
Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Podcasts and BlastsThe Congressional Review Act and Central Yukon RMP with Dr. Kevin Fraley
Hunters and anglers across the country may never set foot on Alaska's Dalton Highway—but what's unfolding there affects every American who cares about public…
Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Podcasts and BlastsBHA's NEW President & CEO Ryan Callaghan
BHA's new President & CEO Ryan Callaghan probably needs doesn't need an introduction. But you may be wondering what he and BHA are planning for the future, why…
Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Podcasts and BlastsPatriotism and Conservation with Braxton McCoy
During the 2025 fight against the mass sell-off of America's public lands, Utah-born cowboy, big game guide, and U.S. Army veteran Braxton McCoy seemed to be…
Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Podcasts and BlastsControversy over Midwest Forest Management
A controversy over public lands' management in Indiana's 204,000-acre Hoosier National Forest turns out to be a microcosm of a burning (pun intended) national…
Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Podcasts and BlastsThe North American Pronghorn Foundation
The American pronghorn is North America's most unique big game animal, a Great Plains living relic from the end of the Ice Age—a creature of speed, agility and…
Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Podcasts and BlastsUnderstanding the Roadless Rule. Take Action Today!
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is taking public comments on the proposal to rescind the 2001 Roadless Rule, which affects 45 million acres of our national…
Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Podcasts and BlastsSuppressors: Hearing Protection for Hunters with Silencer Central CEO Brandon Maddox
BHA's Podcast and Blast is proud to be sponsored by Silencer Central, the nation's largest clearinghouse for silencers. Motto: "Silencers Made Simple since…
Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Podcasts and BlastsHome Range: Research, Resilience, and the Future of Wildlife
Join us for a conversation with Carmen Vanbianchi, Research Director and Co-founder of Home Range Wildlife Research, based in Winthrop, Washington, in the…
Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Podcasts and BlastsSafeguarding the Northeast's Hunting and Fishing Heritage
The Northeast is the most densely populated part of our country, and is rich in opportunities for hunting, fishing, hiking and camping, due to an extensive…
Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Podcasts and BlastsThe Native Habitat Project with Kyle Lybarger
Kyle Lybarger, a native of Hartselle, Alabama, is a botanist and restoration ecologist and the founder of the Native Habitat Project. He's also a father, a…
Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Podcasts and BlastsSouthern Folk Medicine with Phyllis Light
Come with us to Arab, Alabama, to meet Phyllis Light, herbalist, responsible forager, native plant conservation advocate, founder of the Appalachian Center for…
Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Podcasts and BlastsSaving Coldwater Fisheries with Chris Jordan, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Northwest Fisheries Science Center
Chris Jordan has some unwelcome news for the watershed and fisheries restoration movement. Restoring robust populations of salmonids and other fish species in…
Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Podcasts and BlastsSpecial Guest Ryan Callaghan: Public Lands Under Fire
The news keeps getting worse: over 250 million acres of our public lands potentially up for sale and 3 million or more likely carved out. While this has been a…
Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Podcasts and BlastsIowa: Agriculture and the Tallgrass Prairie
"At first the Euroamerican settlers could not fathom the tallgrass prairie. Stepping into it from cropland-speckled woodlands to the east, they entered a land…
Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Podcasts and BlastsThe Future of OUR Public Lands with Walt Dabney
Everything you will ever need to know to win any argument about the future of our American public lands--special and crucial episode with Walt Dabney…
Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Podcasts and BlastsTurkeys, Novels and Wild Appalachia with David Joy
"[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…
Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Podcasts and BlastsAn Assault on Public Lands with BHA's Patrick Berry and Kaden McArthur
Public lands and waters have risen to the forefront of hunter-angler issues in 2025, from Utah's attempted steal of 18.5 million acres of land owned by us all…
Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Podcasts and BlastsWorldwide Conservation with Mandela Leola Van Eeden
When Mandela Leola Van Eeden was a child roaming the South African outback, her father would run a flag up a tall pole above their cabin so that she and her…
Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Podcasts and Blasts11 Bulls in a Row with BHA's Trey Curtiss
Trey Curtiss, a native son of Montana, is BHA's Strategic Partnerships and Conservation Programs Manager. Trey is also among a very small group of public…
Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Podcasts and BlastsIt's More Than Fishing: A Conversation with CCA's Pat Murray
Come with us to Houston, Texas, to talk saltwater fishing, conservation, philosophy and life with Pat Murray, former light tackle fishing guide and President…
Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Podcasts and BlastsFly Fishing Film Culture with RA Beattie
RA Beattie was the man behind the camera for many of the most influential fly-fishing films of the past several decades. It's no exaggeration to say his work…
Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Podcasts and BlastsCompounding Damage with Destruction on a North Carolina River
During the deluge of Hurricane Helene, over 30 inches of rain fell in the headwaters of the iconic Nolichucky River in North Carolina, falling on ground…
Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Podcasts and BlastsWilderness meets Modern Society -- Seth Kantner Part II
Wilderness meets Modern Society -- Seth Kantner Part II Alaska's Seth Kantner is back with us, as promised, for part two. Seth was born in a sod igloo on the…
Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Podcasts and BlastsOur Common Ground: A History of America's Public Lands -- Part II with John Leshy
As promised, John Leshy is back on the Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Podcast & Blast to discuss his recently published and definitive book, Our Common Ground…
Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Podcasts and BlastsHaunted by Alaska: Bjorn Dihle on Life, Bears, and Mystery (ep. 195)
Bjorn Dihle has lived his entire life in southeast Alaska, hunting and fishing from the Tongass National Forest to the northern Brooks Range and beyond. He is…
Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Podcasts and BlastsThey Gave It All Away: The 1872 Mining Law with John Leshy
"It is astonishing that this law has escaped fundamental change." John Leshy, author of The Mining Law: A Study in Perpetual Motion The 1872 Mining Law…
Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Podcasts and BlastsBHA Podcast & Blast, Ep. #193: NO to Alaska's Ambler Road
Alaska's proposed Ambler Road is back on the table, and Americans are once again asked a fundamental question about what we value and what kind of world we…
Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Podcasts and BlastsREBOOT: Ron Mills, Legendary Montana Outfitter (Ep. 44)
We're spending Thanksgiving week with our families and bringing you one of our favorite podcast episodes from the archives: Ron Mills, an outfitter, hunting…
Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Podcasts and BlastsBHA Podcast & Blast, Ep. 192: Healing Waters and Veterans' Journeys
Almost ten years ago, career firefighter and paramedic Beau Beasley embarked on a journey to tell the true stories of America's veterans, honestly and in their…
Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Podcasts and BlastsBHA Podcast & Blast, Ep. 191: The Fight for Clean Water After the Kingston Disaster with Jared Sullivan
Episode 191 with Jared Sullivan, former editor of Field and Stream and Men's Journal, on his new book, Valley So Low, about the 2008 coal ash disaster near…
Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Podcasts and BlastsBHA Podcast & Blast, Ep. 190: The Battle for Mobile Bay
Blaring headlines: "Battle lines hardening in dispute over Mobile ship channel deepening project" "No more federal mud dumping' — Standing room only at…