BHA Podcast & Blast, Ep. 180: 20 Years of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers with Ben Long and Patrick Berry

Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Podcast & Blast with Hal Herring

Zack Williams

Outdoors, Wilderness, Sports, Fishing, Outdoor, Hunting, Sports & Recreation

4.6 • 853 Ratings

🗓️ 14 May 2024

⏱️ 83 minutes

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20 Years of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers with Ben Long and Patrick Berry

Ben Long is a founding board member of BHA, the author of the Hunter and Angler’s Guide to Raising Hell, and a lifelong hunter-conservationist of the old breed. Ben came to Rendezvous this year to meet with new BHA CEO Patrick Berry of Vermont and help chart a course for the future of the most dynamic hunter and angler conservation organization in history. Join us as Hal, Patrick and Ben look back at the origins of BHA, the people, the fire, and the issues, and revel in the memories of where we’ve been and celebrate where we’re headed.

Recorded live at the BHA Rendezvous in Minneapolis.

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0:00.0	I think we need to tell stories of yes we can make things better and give them
0:06.6	evidence of that and the hunting community conservation community has that and we
0:12.3	need to tell those stories.
0:13.2	And then just go fishing.
0:15.0	And then go fishing.
0:15.7	Yeah.
0:16.7	For God's sakes.
0:18.3	Minnesota Governor didn't need bullet points from staff.
0:21.1	He already knew BHA and was ready to share his enthusiasm for the
0:28.0	organization and the incredibly constructive role they play in Minnesota.
0:33.0	The perilous time, I think, for the things that we love as it always has been.
0:37.0	I think we're living in a way it's a golden age too if you're in it.
0:41.0	Things like Meat Eater, things like BHA, things like, you know, the interest in self-propelled
0:47.0	hunting.
0:48.0	Yep.
0:49.0	To me, just again, it feeds that hunger that people have for something authentic.
0:53.0	Weaving into your local ecosystem and knowing your land that intimately and
0:57.3	like having it be part of you and your family.
0:59.7	And passing that on is a hugely powerful idea.
1:02.1	Hey everybody, Hell Hearing, Backcountry Hunters and Anglers,
1:08.0	Podcasts and Blast.
1:09.0	Hey, I'm fired up this morning to announce that Savage Arms is going to be sponsoring this
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