Friday:
4:00 pm – Opening Reception, Vendor Booths Open
5:00 pm – Opening Remarks from Executive Director, Land Tawney
5:30 pm – Dinner
7:00 pm – 10:00 - Backcountry Bash – A casual gathering of fellow backcountry sportsmen and enthusiasts to include outdoor vendors, raffles, drinks, food, and door prizes.
Plus: a keynote address and the 2014 Parade of Tents. The Parade Tents will showcase tents and backcountry camp set-ups from across the country, with each tent package auctioned on Saturday night.
Saturday:
9:00 – 12:00 pm – Seminars, vendor booths open
9:00 – 9:45 am – Breakout Sessions
Room A: Panel Discussion on Key Sportsmen & Conservation National Legislation. Participants include John Gale, BHA Board Member and National Sportsmen's Outreach Campaign Manager for the National Wildlife Federation; Gaspar Perricone; CO Parks & Wildlife Commissioner and Director of Bull Moose Sportsmen; Ty Churchwell, Backcountry Coordinator for Trout Unlimited.
Room B: A How-to Seminar on Burro Packing. Hosted by Eric Lynn, Owner of Mountain Ridge Gear.
Vendor Area: Tenkara Fishing Technique Demonstration. Hosted by Paul Vertrees, Official Tenkara USA Guide and Steve Conrad, Tenkara USA.
10:00 – 10:45 am – Breakout Sessions
Room A: Tips for Stalking and Still Hunting. Hosted by Clay Hayes, Producer of the “Backcountry College” and owner of “The Twisted Stave.”
Room B: 72 Years Hunting without a GPS. Hosted by Gene Decker, Professor Emeritus of Wildlife Biology at CO State University.
Vendor Area: Falconry for beginners. Taught by Roger Tucker, Colorado Falconers Association.
11:00 – 11:45 am – Breakout Sessions
Room A: Public Land Mule Deer Hunting Tips and Tactics. Taught by Kent Ingram, Member of the Colorado Parks & Wildlife Sportsmen Roundtable and President of the Colorado Wildlife Federation.
Room B: Outdoor Survival Skills. Hosted by Peter Kummerfeldt, OutdoorSafe.
Vendor Area: Meat Processing Demo. A hands-on how-to demo with Dustin Goodew, Arapahoe Meat Company.
12:00 - 12:30 pm – Lunch
12:30 – 1:15 pm – Panel 1:
Hunting Ethics: Technology & Hunting. Panel guests include board members from Orion, The Hunters Institute and board members from BHA.
1:15 – 2:00 pm – Panel 2:
Women & Hunting. A panel discussion facilitated by Holly Endersby, BHA Conservation Director. Panel guests include Angie Timm, Owner of Seek Outside; Whitney Tawney, Conservation Policy Specialist at Ducks Unlimited and Co-Founder of Camo is the New Black; Katherine Grand, Prois.
2:00 – 4:00 pm – Seminars, Vendor Booths Open
2:15 – 3:00 pm – Breakout sessions
Room A: Mulies & Cutties – A presentation on current research on mule deer and native cutthroat restoration from Colorado Parks & Wildlife (CPW). Speakers include Chad Bishop, Assistant Director of Wildlife and Natural Resources for CPW and Doug Krieger, SE regional biologist for CPW.
Room B: Training an Upland Bird Dog. A how-to seminar by Pam Maleskar and the CO Gun Dog Association.
3:15 – 4:00 pm – Breakout sessions
Room A: Photographing Your Fishing Trip – A presentation on fishing photography techniques by Tim Romano, Co-Owner of Angling Trade Magazine and "Fly Talk" Blogger for Field & Stream.
Room B: The Impacts of Roads on Wildlife Habitat. A presentation on current research by Doug Ouren, Wildlife Researcher with USGS.
4:00 – 5:00 pm – Social, Drinks
5:00 pm – Public Premiere film showing of “untamed” and BHA year-in-review film
5:30 pm – Dinner & Awards
6:30 pm – Keynote speaker, Hal Herring of Field & Stream
7:30 pm – Auction
Sunday:
8:30 - 10:30 am –Chapter Meeting
Updates and discussion on issues, activities and events with State Chapters
See this link for CWF board members: http://coloradowildlife.org/about/Board-2010.html
It must be a good affiliation as the some of CPW staff will be in attendance at the rendezvous as well as wildlife commissioners and Colorado state and federal reps/senators. Also BHA has a growing list of CPW employees in membership. They believe in our mission promoting the conservation of wildlife habitat and resources and the unselfish way we go about it by "not trying to get what we can out of it" as some organizations do.
After spending a litlle time researching this group I think Backcountry Hunters and Anglers, is an environmentalist front group.
When we debate folks about the need to hunt, we always bring up how we are doing our part for wildlife conservation, controlling herds, carrying capacity, etc., yet our actions and attitudes don't show it. To most hunters, hunting is only about the kill, conservation is only about food plots to grow bigger antlers, and establishing seasons is only about getting as long a season as we can get. No mention at all of conservation of the resource. At some point we have to say...Are us hunters really about wildlife conservation? or Are we Hippocrates only looking out for ourselves with no concern for the resource.
"What's best for me" is not what Teddy Roosevelt and Also Leopold were about
What are you doing to give back to conservation?
Again I ask, what are you doing to promote wildlife conservation that you boast about to non-hunters, etc?
From that original “gang of seven,” BHA has grown to have members in all fifty states and fifteen official state chapters (including our first international chapter, in British Columbia). But BHA’s first official chapter, the Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, was formed by a Marine Corps veteran/helicopter pilot, David “Elkheart” Petersen (author of A Man Made of Elk). Since then, the title of Colorado BHA chairman has been passed on to me, a former Air Force missile launch officer and NRA member.
BHA members know from boots-on-the-ground experience that the backcountry public lands sustaining our hunting and angling heritage are under threat, on many fronts. In Denver we’ll celebrate our successes, take stock of our losses, and strategize on how to protect and perpetuate wildlands and wildlife for future generations of hunters and anglers and others. So far we have over 150 registered guests and sixteen vendors (and counting!) and a growing roster of special guests, including: Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) Director, Bob Broscheid (Friday evening) and Rep. Scott Tipton (R-CO) Saturday morning.
Mike Beagle, David Petersen, and all the other BHA members know that big wild creatures need big, wild habitat, and we’re endeavoring to follow in the footsteps of America’s greatest hunter-conservationist (and Medal of Honor winner), Theodore Roosevelt, who said: “Of all the questions which can come before this nation, short of the actual preservation of its existence in a great war, there is none which compares in importance with the great central task of leaving this land even a better land for our descendants than it is for us.”
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John Gale is a wolf in sheep's clothing for sure(bible reference).
On the agenda above you'll see the DIRECTOR OF BULL MOOSE SPORTSMAN(Perricone) IS GOING TO BE there on March 22nd.
The Bull Moose Sportsman support Universal Background Checks and helped get MICHAEL BENNETT elected. How do some of you feel about Michael Bennett? See attached article on where your money may be going if you support some of these radicals.
Perricone is on the CPW wildlife commission. Images of Bill Clinton and John Kerry going duck hunting come to mind when I read about this guy.
I like my GLOCK 17 BTW.
So it seems the Bull Moose who is affiliated with BCH enjoys giving money to democrats. I wonder if they gave any money to Mark Udall yet?
Co-Founder and Co-Director: Gaspar Perricone
A native of Steamboat Springs Colorado, Co-Director Gaspar Perricone has been a lifelong hunter and angler. Perricone’s roots in farming, ranching, and outfitting led him to develop a strong respect for conservation and the protection of our outdoor heritage. In 2007 Perricone founded Outdoor Heritage Consulting, a group dedicated to advancing sportsmen’s interests throughout Colorado. Prior to co-founding the Bull Moose Sportsmen’s Alliance, he served as the Western Slope Director for U.S. Senator Mark Udall. Perricone is currently a Wildlife Commissioner of the Colorado Division of Wildlife, the Conservation Chair of Denver Chapter of Trout Unlimited as well as a member of Colorado Ducks Unlimited, Pheasants Forever, Colorado Wildlife Federation, Colorado Bowhunters Association, Rocky Mt. Elk Foundation, and the NRA.
Please note in there you will see Perricone served as the Western Slope Director for US Senator Mark Udall. I'm not liking any of Senator Udall's votes. He votes for whatever President Obama wants him to vote for including very liberal judges.
You see folks when you dig just a little into BCH you will find out things that may make the hair on the back of your neck stand up.
I guess I didn't get into the right research before joining BHA. Now I will wait until Nov to make a decision on renewing. It will be extremely difficult to support an organization that funds a candidate so willing to strip Americans of their rights and who clearly votes party line rather than listening to constituents.
So while I may not be doing much or anything for conservation in or until Nov, I will have my eyes open to see the whole picture.
I challenge anyone to find any instance where the Backcountry Hunters and Anglers has taken a position for any gun control legislation. Many of our members, including myself are NRA members. It simply is not true and a lie to make any connection, in fact it is simply a lie to draw away from the fact that we do adhere to our charter of strong conservation. We don,t compromise our charter to as some organizations have in order to make a political move to be in favor with CPW (as many organizations did when they refused to take a stand against the landowner tag quota increase.)
Again the Backcountry Hunters and Anglers stands firmly by our charter with no compromise to be an advocate for public land hunters, anglers, wildlife habitat, opening up more access for recreational use of our public lands, with an emphasis on hunting and fishing, working with federal and state agencies to curb illegal and unethical ATV abuse and support ways to educate the public on the importance of wildlife conservation. If one or more of our members belongs to outside organizations that work on issues outside of this realm, than that is their prerogative.
I'd like to ask some other questions.. Did or does the organization that you belong to ever compromise itself and it's charter by not publicly speaking out against an issue that had negative effects on hunting license distribution to the common public land hunter in order to gain a politically favorable gain?
Which is worse, an organization that says they promote hunting, but closes their eyes on a tough stance? or and organization that makes a tough conservation stand despite it's potential to ruffle feathers?
Which of these organizations would you rather belong to?
What have you or your organization done to promote wildlife conservation that is so widely TALKED the TALK about by hunters and organizations, but few WALK the WALK.
Take a look at www.backcountryhunters.org , you will find straight up what we have done and we stand for in terms of wildife conservation, without those of you who need to inject the 7 layers of Kevin Bacon. You can see what we stand for, what we've accomplished, and what we are trying to accomplish. WITH NO COMPROMISES
Being pro hunting does NOT automatically imply being pro gun or pro second amendment.
Who you affiliate with, BCH, shows where your money is coming from and going to, evidenced by your guest speakers and who sits on your board.
Still waiting for answers as far as What are you doing to promote wildlife conservation?
Everyone wants to attack but no one wants to answer this, and you call yourselves sportsman? Have you ever justified hunting by using the conservation argument? Sounds like you folks are the ones trying to present yourself as something you aren't. Now that's being HIPPOCRATES!
Obviously you have a lot of blind members who probably don't know your organization loves wolves, has guest speakers who support candidates who support gun control, and hate oil/gas.
That meeting that you speak of is there an open forum where members of the audience can ask questions? Between skiing and snowmobiling this weekend, if I get a chance, it would be pretty cool to ask some tough questions of your speakers. Like, "Mr. Speaker did you know that candidate you supported in New Mexico voted FOR gun clips to be reduced to 10? Mr. Speaker why did you give $117,000 to Michael Bennet's campaign?" What have those 2 people done for hunters, guns, federal land access, etc. NOT MUCH!
So everytime you come on this forum promoting BCH, no matter how many things you have done, I will always expose your love for wolves, anti oil/gas, and this newly found information that you affiliate with an organization that supports candidates who support gun control. I would bet that most bowhunters on this website own a handgun and some probably even have a gun in their house with a clip over 15 rounds which they may or may not carry with them for protection while bowhunting.
Lastly most don't want to be lead by those on the left such as Perricone or Gale that will funnel our dollars to liberals such Micheal Bennet.
I am not sure if you are just naive or if you also support things such as stopping most drilling/pipelines, more gun control, and giving dollars to left wing politicians. So please do tell us you rstance on these issues.
Stix, There's your bio from BCH. How can you say that you are a STEADFAST supporter of the 2nd amendment but are having Bull Moose at your event who gave a lot of money to Michael Bennett and Martin Heinrich from New Mexico, a democrat, both elected to the US Senate. Heinrich voted last April to limit clip sizes to 10 but you say on your bio you are a steadfast supporter of the 2nd Amendment? Who your group associates with shows BCH is not a strong supporter of the 2nd amendment.
Great buck by the way. About 172?
You definitely appear to have a passion for conservation but why not have that passion through the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation or the Mule Deer Association? They seem to do tons for conservation without all of these other pro wolf, anti oil/gas, gun control attachments.
8pointer, these are very commendable actions you do, and I wish that all hunters, anglers,and outdoor recreationists would follow this lead as good stewards of our land.
Conservation is generally defined as wise use and planning of our wildlife resources ie: protecting wildlife habitat so that the can live in a state where their numbers prosper and ensuring their habitat is healthy in a balanced environment. This also applies to fiseries and water. This is why we are in such a favorable relationship with wildlife agencies across the country. We are not species specific or hunting method specific to where we are looking to get the biggest piece of the pie for our method of hunting, fishing, or species. We believe the wildlife biologists are best equipped to make decisions regarding our seasons dates, methods of take,tag numbers, etc. without playing the political game of trying to appease one group. In other words, what is the best for wildlife and their habitat trumps everything, even if it makes a lobbying group unhappy.
"You definitely appear to have a passion for conservation but why not have that passion through the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation or the Mule Deer Association? "
These groups have very commendable missions and yes they do very good things. One issue is they are species specific. BHA is an all encompassing group for all outdoorsman from bait fisherman, to fly fisherman, from traditional bowhunter, to rifle hunter, from weekend camper to backcountry backpacker, all of whom believe in strong and liberal hunting and fishing opportunities, and wildlife/habitat conservation Again this is why we are in good standing with fish and game agencies as well as the US Forest service and US fish and wildlife service.
"Great buck by the way. About 172?"
Don't know I have several this size and don't score them.
" Why don't you point out the lies and refute them with facts?" "They are sponsored in part my the National Wilflife Federation. "
Not true, we separate organizations, receive no funding from them, but our sponsors are listed on our website and they are all hunting fishing and camping related companies.
"After spending a litlle time researching this group I think Backcountry Hunters and Anglers, is an environmentalist front group"
Not sure how to handle this, as you can see by out TRACK RECORD we are a pro-conservation group, and as a group have never supported wolf reintroduction in Colorado, Gun Control initiatives. We have a great deal of members who are NRA members. If people who are conservation minded who speak at our gatherings have made comments about this, its not the BHA's position.
"Who you affiliate with, BCH, shows where your money is coming from and going to,"
Our money is spent lobbying legislatures, congress,fish and game agencies to promote conservation mineded policies, backed by science with scientific facts. WE take no money from any other organizations, and our sponsors are wildlife related companies as listed on our website.
"Obviously you have a lot of blind members who probably don't know your organization loves wolves"
Tell me where the BHA as an official position, has taken any position on wolves. We have individual members who have personal positions of support for wolf re-introduction and some who do not. But we have never taken an official position and we wont.
These are the lies, misgivings and unsubstantiated rumors propagated by fringe groups to bash us. Look at our TRACK RECORD, it speaks for itself. Check our website www.backcountryhunters.org
You skipped over the issue on oil, gas, mining, and the keystone pipeline.
You said you sent Gaspar a invite to join this thread. You sound as if the two of you are close. If he won't come on and defend statements such as the one below. Will you explain how someone who has taking such a stand and tied to groups such as NWF suddenly represents a different idealogy in your little club? (Same could be said of John Gale)
"Gaspar Perricone, who told Politico that, “Background checks fall within the ethics of responsible gun ownership,” is a former staffer for Sen. Mark Udall, Colorado Democrat. Politico also ran an op-ed by Mr. Perricone on Thursday entitled, “Hunters Chart Middle Ground on Guns.” "
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You are who you are.
The opening paragraph on the BCHA website says this: "Hunters and Anglers is a non-partisan group of sportsmen and women who are standing up for wilderness and for the wildlife that depends upon it."
Looks to me like there's plenty of "partisanship" involved with BCHA leadership. There may be lots of good intentions there, but the road to hell is paved with good intentions.
I'm all for roadless areas, the more the merrier, because I just got a new hip and am only 60. So I'm good to go for another decade or so, God-willing. Hooray for me, screw everybody else who isn't quite as able-bodied and discovers that the road they've driven to elk camp for the past 40 years is now closed off. Bummer for them.
Look at this guy:
http://www.resource-media.org/eric-frankowski/
Or this gal:
http://www.resource-media.org/debbie-slobe-2/
Or this guy: http://www.resource-media.org/eric-jaffe/
That guy is proud he got Bill Clinton/Al Gore elected to the white house. And then those 2 went on to pass the assault weapons ban.
Or this gal:
http://www.resource-media.org/amy-frykman/ Proud of beating some right-wing ballot initiates in Oregon, Washington, and California.
The location of the office for Resource media tells it all. Boulder, Colorado.
Go on that website folks and see who else gets to rub shoulders with Ben Long on a daily basis. It seems to me birds of a feather flock together.
So Stix, just curious here. Did you vote for Udall, Bennett, and Hickenlooper? I would bet my life savings that Ben Long voted for some or all of those candidates.
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Love it...don't know a thing about them but when I read the list of activities my liberal gieger counter started clicking
"You skipped over the issue on oil, gas, mining, and the keystone pipeline"
Sorry about "skipping" over this. When it comes to these issues, each project must be evaluated for it's pro's and con's. No one should give these projects cart blanche or free pass to proceed without assessing the environmental impact. In the case of the BHA, we assess these projects also to dervive what the wildlife habitat, wildlife, water and conservation impact. As seen with the Pebble Mine in Alaska, this mine would have destroyed the last inland major salmon fishery in Bristol Bay, with the ton's of sewage and mineral pollution. As a sportsman, you seriously didn't think this project should go forward? The was a wide concensus among sportsmen that this mine needed to be halted. You need to be open minded to the pro's and con's of each project.
Once again, please look at our website www.backcountryhunters.org
Look at our accomplishments track record as an organization, to judge our success and truths about what are beliefs are. Let's put an end to the conspiracy theorists here. The facts are what you see in writting, than make a judgement call as whether you feel that our values are worth supporting.
I will ignore all of the left wing connection that your board is affilated with. It is now perfectly clear even though they stand for opposing views else where. At BHA they will take stances that are 180 degree to their public views in past.
Our board has members that represent a vast degree of personal positions, but these are not the BHA's fight. We stick to our charter, and as our record show we say what we mean, and do what we say. There is no gray area. it is all cut and dry and black and white. You will find no anti-second amendment positions or positions on wolves that we, as an organization support.
Look att our website and tell me where we support anti-second amendment or wolf re-introduction. You wont find it, but you will find all pro conservation accomplishments.
Does wolves not have a huge impact on mumbers prospering?
Then again your group is wolves in sheep clothing.
Lets settle this...I don't want to hear a rambling talk about balanced eco-systems.
Does your organization want to see wolves in Colorado?? YES OR NO??? And if not you would support shooting them on sight if they wander into Colorado...so what is it????
Keith, would this have happen to been at a Sportsmens Whse just north of Denver?
I was there also if it's what I'm thinking it was. Didn't win a thing. Did get my book autographed though.
Gun Rights
Martin Heinrich opposed legislation (HR 45) that would have re-instated the expired Federal Assault Weapons Ban. Heinrich supported bills that would create a national standard for the concealed carrying of firearms across state lines, and co-sponsored legislation that would ease the restrictions on the sales of firearms across state lines.The National Rifle Association endorsed Heinrich during the 2010 congressional and 2012 Senate elections. At that time, he received a grade of "A" from the NRA on his stance with regards to Second Amendment rights.
http://www.ontheissues.org/domestic/Martin_Heinrich_Gun_Control.htm
http://newmexico.watchdog.org/17680/background-checks-on-guns-fails-in-us-senate-heinrich-and-udall-vote-yes/
http://votesmart.org/bill/16585/43809/74517/limits-firearm-magazine-capacity#.UyuzJLeYbIU
All that's old news Stix. The guy has liberal tendancies and the Bull Moose Sportsman got him elected and Michael Bennett. So what are you talking about? Read all those articles.
When a guy votes to limit a clip to 10 shots that's pretty pathetic.
After Heinrich's votes this past year I would guess when the NRA ranks his 2013 year, which they haven't yet it will be a C-.
https://votesmart.org/bill/16585/43809/110942/limits-firearm-magazine-capacity#.Uyu0P7eYbIU
He also likes us to have a 10 shot clip.
https://votesmart.org/bill/16401/43297/110942/prohibits-the-united-states-from-entering-into-the-united-nations-arms-trade-treaty#.Uyu0vbeYbIU
He also wanted us to join the United Nations Arms treaty.
https://votesmart.org/bill/16584/43806/110942/authorizes-reciprocity-for-the-carrying-of-certain-concealed-firearms#.Uyu1AbeYbIU
Voted against concealed carry across state lines. You can mostly but it would be nice to have Federal support.
Here's some votes for Udall:
Loves the UN Arms Treaty as well here's his vote:
https://votesmart.org/bill/16401/43297/12329/mark-udall-voted-nay-amendment-vote-s-amdt-139-prohibits-the-united-states-from-entering-into-the-united-nations-arms-trade-treaty#43297
Would love for all of us to not have a clip larger than 10:
https://votesmart.org/bill/16585/43809/12329/mark-udall-voted-yea-amendment-vote-s-amdt-714-limits-firearm-magazine-capacity#43809
So there's 2 more pieces to this thread that shows that candidates that the Bull Moose Sportsman support who are also speaking at your Rendezvous want to limit a bow hunter's ability to not be able to buy a clip larger than 10 to carry with them to protect them from crazy people they may meet in the woods, rabid animals, cougars, or a black bear gone mad.
So don't give me the A rating by the NRA 2012 old news stuff. Your guy from NM would not be getting an A rating now after voting to limit clip sizes.
BTW, and I said it before I LOVE my Glock 17 which I have many 17 shot clips for. I guess if I need more I'll just go up to Wyoming and waste gas.
Do some research on them and Don Peay.
Consider the worms out of the can.
