HUNTING/FISHING -- Local members of the Backcountry Hunters & Anglers are inviting interested sportsmen to tip a cold one with them starting at 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 16, at the Post Street Ale House, 1 N. Post St.

"This is an informal gathering and a great chance to drink some beers, meet other passionate outdoorsmen, share ideas about BHA and the world of hunting, fishing and conservation," the group says in a release.

Among other things, local members are laying the ground work for the 2015 Backcountry Hunters & Anglers National Rendezvous, which will be held in Spokane in February or March of 2015.

Group leaders attending the Wednesday gathering include Land Tawney, BHA executive director, Josh Kuntz, chapter  and events coordinator and Caitlin Twohig, executive assistant.