Media Chapter News State Issues State Policy Spotter 7/1/2025 This is your July edition of BHA's State Policy Spotter - a high-level scan of state policy and legislation impacting our wild public lands, waters and wildlife across North America. Note - this... Tags: Idaho Chapter, Florida Chapter, New England Chapter, Illinois Chapter, Utah Chapter, policy blog, the campfire, Montana Chapter
Media Chapter News VT Team, Meet to Strategize Policy and Events 6/30/2025 On the morning of June 15th, members of the VT BHA leadership team met at Green River Reservoir. After a brief parking lot link up, we paddled to a day use site. Important issues were tackled, and... Tags: New England Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues New England Chapter Opposes Watered-Down CRMC Reform Bills in Rhode Island 6/18/2025 For the last several years the New England Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers has advocated to reform Rhode Island’s Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC). After first weighing in in... Tags: New England Chapter
Media Chapter News Women's Tenkara Fly Fishing 101 with CT DEEP 4/24/2025 This is a hands-on Tenkara Fly Fishing workshop with a day of instruction to learn basic understanding and practice techniques. Our organizers are from Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA),... Tags: New England Chapter
Media Chapter News RI BHA Sponsors 2025 Youth Mentored Turkey Hunt 4/9/2025 RI BHA Sponsors 2025 Youth Mentored Turkey Hunt For the second year in a row BHA’s New England Chapter is sponsoring the RI Youth Mentored Wild Turkey Hunt coordinated by The Light Foundation and... Tags: New England Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues CT BHA Comments on Sunday Hunting and Bear Hunting 3/24/2025 BHA submitted online testimony in reference to two bills up for public hearing in the Connecticut General Assembly Environment Committee today (3/24/25). Connecticut is one of the few states... Tags: New England Chapter
Media Chapter News Maine State Team Winter Update 2/20/2025 We are taking a moment before the snow melts revealing sheds, ice melts on our fishing spots and the turkeys start strutting to catch everyone up with some policy activity here in... Tags: New England Chapter, Maine
Media Chapter News State Issues Why New Hampshire House Bill 202 is Bad for Wildlife Conservation 2/13/2025 UPDATE - 2/13/25 Good news! House Bill 202: House Committee Vote 14-1, Inexpedient to Legislate. Fortunately, the bill’s forward progress is all but over. Today, the House Fish and Game and Marine... Tags: New England Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues Rhode Island BHA 2024 Policy Roundup 1/30/2025 Rhode Island BHA 2024 Policy Roundup Following a successful year in 2023, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers’ team in Rhode Island advocated more effectively than ever in 2024 to support the Ocean... Tags: New England Chapter
Media State Issues New England BHA Supports Proposed Bear & Deer Hunting Regulation Changes in Massachusetts 1/21/2025 The Massachusetts State Leadership Team (SLT) supports a series of proposed regulation changes impacting both deer and bear hunting in Massachusetts. These changes create additional hunting... Tags: New England Chapter
Media Chapter News VT BHA Pint Night with Ethan Tapper 12/20/2024 The Vermont team of the New England Chapter hosted a Pint Night at the Bear Naked Growler December 19th in Montpelier, VT. The focus of the evening was to hear from Ethan Tapper, local Vermont... Tags: New England Chapter
Media Chapter News New Hampshire Fish & Game Wildlife Action Plan Survey 10/29/2024 Your input is crucial to a successful 2025 New Hampshire Wildlife Action Plan. Let your voice be heard and help to protect New Hampshire’s wildlife and wild places by taking the Wildlife Action... Tags: New England Chapter
Media Chapter News Support Rhode Island Waterfowl Conservation & Hunting Opportunities 10/28/2024 As part of BHA’s Yardsale Auction, New England BHA is auctioning a fully outfitted Rhode Island waterfowl hunt for the winner and three hunting buddies (4 people total) that was generously donated... Tags: New England Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues Rhode Island BHA Submits Comments to NOAA Coastal Program Evaluation 10/15/2024 On October 15, 2024, BHA’s Rhode Island Team submitted written testimony to NOAA, related to their periodic coastal management program review focused on Rhode Island’s Coastal Resources Management... Tags: New England Chapter
Media Chapter News Massachusetts Team attends Striperfest 9/30/2024 On September 28th, New England BHA attended StiperFest and was represented by Aaron Townsley and Jen True from the Massachusetts Team and talked with hundreds of folks about BHA's conservation... Tags: New England Chapter
Media Chapter News RECAP: Salisbury Salt Marsh Pack Out Sponsored by onX 9/24/2024 September is Public Lands Month and it was a perfect time to come out to Salisbury Beach State Reservation and help clean up the beach. Salisbury Beach is a unique area where the Merrimack River... Tags: New England Chapter, strewardship
Media Chapter News RECAP: Vermont Northwoods Story Slam at Johnson Woolen Mills 9/5/2024 Nothing defines hunting the big woods like wool pants and coats in the classic buffalo check pattern. Johnson Woolen Mills has been at it in Vermont for nearly two centuries. They hosted us for... Tags: New England Chapter
Media Chapter News Maine Team Learn to Hunt: Whitetail Deer 8/23/2024 New England BHA led two Whitetail Deer Hunting workshops on August 17 at the Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine Outdoor Education Center in Augusta. The workshops were presented in partnership with... Tags: New England Chapter
Media Chapter News Maine Team Leader of the New England Chapter, Robert Bryan on Non-lead Ammunition 8/13/2024 Non-Lead Ammunition Speaks for Itself at Maine Workshop By Rob Bryan 8/11/2024 On August 10, Rob Bryan represented the New England Chapter at a workshop presented by the Non-Lead Partnership and... Tags: New England Chapter
Media Chapter News Waterfowl Banding with Rhode Island BHA – Summer 2024 7/16/2024 Each year fish & wildlife agencies around the country assemble teams of biologists, technicians, and volunteers to take on the important conservation work of banding waterfowl. Unlike winter... Tags: New England Chapter
Media Chapter News Vermont Successfully Defends Wildlife Management and Conservation Legacy 7/1/2024 Vermont S.258 emerged as one of the most contentious wildlife and hunting-related bills in the state's recent history. Shortly after its introduction, the Vermont Backcountry Hunters and Anglers... Tags: New England Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues RI BHA Submits Comments to CRMC on Quidnessett Country Club’s Illegal Seawall 6/28/2024 Some time between late 2022 and early 2023 the Quidnessett Country Club (QCC), located near the northern end of North Kingstown RI, built a sea wall near one of the holes of their golf course. Had... Tags: New England Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues RI Assembly sends Three BHA-Backed Wildlife Bills to Governor 6/12/2024 Just days before the end of the 2024 legislative session the RI General Assembly approved three wildlife bills in concurrence, each of which was supported by the New England Chapter of Backcountry... Tags: New England Chapter
Media Chapter News New England Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Chapter Board Member Patrick Saunders Receives Sigurd F. Olson Award 5/23/2024 The Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Sigurd F. Olson Award recognizes outstanding effort conserving rivers, lakes or wetland habitat. Patrick Saunders, a New England BHA Chapter Board Member, is the... Tags: New England Chapter
Media Chapter News Recap: RI DEM F&W/Light Foundation Youth Turkey Hunt '24 5/21/2024 Earlier this year New England BHA’s Rhode Island Team announced that we would be sponsoring the 2024 RI Youth Mentored Wild Turkey Hunt coordinated by The Light Foundation and the Rhode Island... Tags: New England Chapter, New England Events
Media Chapter News RECAP: Maine BHA Skowhegan Fence Removal 4/30/2024 It was a very successful day at the Maine Skowhegan Fence Removal Project last Sunday April 28th. A small but feisty crew removed +1500’ of fence that was wrapped in invasive plants! The Maine... Tags: stewardship blog, New England Chapter
Media Chapter News CT RECAP: Forest Clean-up and Invasives Foraging Class Naugatuck State Forest April 2024 4/15/2024 The Connecticut team of the New England Chapter of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers joined Joe Ross, arborist and founder of eattheplanet.org, and Amy Demers, founder of CT Foraging Club, for a... Tags: New England Chapter, New England Events
Media Chapter News VT Recap: Maintenance Day at Dead Creek WMA April 2024 4/15/2024 The Vermont team of the New England Chapter of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers held a Maintenance Day at Dead Creek Wildlife Management Area on April 13th, removing brush and trees on the West... Tags: stewardship blog, New England Chapter, New England Events
Media Chapter News State Issues VT: GMNF TELEPHONE GAP INTEGRATED RESOURCE PROJECT, 2024 4/11/2024 On April 8th, 2024, the Vermont team submitted a comment to the US Forest Service on the Telephone Gap Integrated Resource Project (Telephone Gap IRP). The Green Mountain National Forest is part... Tags: New England Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues VT: GMNF Telephone Gap Integrated Resource Project Comment Period 4/5/2024 4/5/24 The US Forest Service is seeking public comment on a project called the Telephone Gap Integrated Resource Project (Telephone Gap IRP). The scope of the project is broad and it includes a... Tags: New England Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues Update: Vermont BHA Opposes Legislative Bill to Restructure Fish & Wildlife Board 4/3/2024 Thanks to pressure from the hunting and angling community, which was generated from New England BHA and other key Vermont Sporting groups, lawmakers made significant amendments to S.258 before... Tags: New England Chapter
Media Chapter News RI BHA Sponsors Youth Mentored Wild Turkey Hunt 3/1/2024 For the first time, BHA’s New England Chapter is sponsoring the RI Youth Mentored Wild Turkey Hunt coordinated by The Light Foundation and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management’s... Tags: New England Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues Vermont BHA Opposes Legislative Bill to Eliminate the Fish and Wildlife Board 2/20/2024 2/17/2024 The Vermont Legislative session is in full swing and bills that will have a major impact on our ability to hunt, fish, and trap are up for discussion. The Senate Committee on Natural... Tags: New England Chapter
Media Chapter News Rhode Island BHA Duck Banding with RI Fish & Wildlife 2/16/2024 There’s no way around it – as hunting seasons wind down in the Northeast we tend to hang on to the fleeting opportunities that remain to pursue wildlife on our public lands & waters, before we... Tags: New England Chapter
Media Chapter News EVENT RECAP: Massachusetts BHA Awards the Second Crystal Squirrel 2/16/2024 On Saturday February 10th, and on the heels of the Small Game Hunting Course the New England Chapter partnered with MassWildlife to present, as part of their Learn to Hunt Program, over a dozen... Tags: New England Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues VT Chapter Wants Hunters, Anglers and Trappers to Weigh-in on Survey 2/15/2024 The Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation (FPR) and the Vermont Outdoor Recreation Economic Collaborative (VOREC) are leading Move Forward Together Vermont a large-scale planning... Tags: New England Chapter
Media Chapter News Maine is Looking for Members to be on the State Leadership Team 2/14/2024 The New England Chapter of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers is looking for a few Maine members with energy and a commitment to the future of hunting and fishing. Are you willing to donate some... Tags: New England Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues RI House Committee to Hold Hearings on Two Wildlife Bills 2/4/2024 On Tuesday February 6th RI’s House Committee on Environment and Natural Resources will meet at the Rise of the House to hold public hearings on several bills, including two wildlife bills that... Tags: New England Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues Rhode Island BHA Opposes Kelp Proposal that Impacts Wildlife Habitat, Hunting Access 1/31/2024 Last April BHA’s Rhode Island team participated in a preliminary determination hearing before the Jamestown Harbor Commission related to two CRMC aquaculture applications, 2023-02-080 and... Tags: New England Chapter
Media Chapter News New England BHA – 2024 Annual Planning Meeting 1/29/2024 As 2023-24 hunting seasons wind down, New England BHA’s Board is making plans for the upcoming year. During the weekend of January 27th the NEBHA Board held its annual meeting, where we... Tags: New England Chapter
Media Chapter News Striped Bass Addendum II to Amendment 7: ASMFC Winter Meeting Recap 1/25/2024 Late last year, ASMFC’s Striped Bass Board approved the development of Addendum II , which was intended to “build upon the 2023 emergency action by considering management measures intended to... Tags: New England Chapter, New York Chapter
Media State Issues Massachusetts BHA 2023 Policy Roundup 1/22/2024 2023 was another busy year for the Massachusetts BHA team! From Beacon Hill to Westborough, the New England Chapter worked diligently on behalf of our fishing and hunting heritage, not to mention... Tags: New England Chapter
Media Chapter News Take Action - Atlantic Striped Bass Addendum II 12/13/2023 In late January the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) will convene for their winter meeting, where they’re expected to finalize Draft Addendum II to Amendment 7 to the... Tags: New England Chapter, New York Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues RI Fishing Access at Risk in RIDOT Bridge Proposal 10/23/2023 This Tuesday, October 24th, RI’s Coastal Resources Management Council will meet to consider Application 2023-04-094, in which RI’s Department of Transportation outlines plans to rebuild the bike... Tags: New England Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues MA BHA Opposes ‘Act Modernizing Firearms Laws’ 10/11/2023 Earlier this year Massachusetts Representative Michael Day (D-Middlesex) introduced HD4420 – An Act to Modernize Firearm Laws. This piece of legislation, which was both complicated and extensive,... Tags: New England Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues New England BHA Supports Moose Research 9/28/2023 In collaboration with the University of New Hampshire's Wildlife Management and Modeling Lab (WMML) and New Hampshire Fish and Game, the New England Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA)... Tags: New England Chapter, New England
Media Chapter News State Issues Massachusetts Archery Deer Hunting Season Extension 8/22/2023 The Archery Deer Hunting Season Extension: Massachusetts BHA's Call for Change In the heart of Massachusetts, an important discussion has emerged surrounding the proposed extension of the archery... Tags: New England Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues Maine's High Peaks Refuge Proposal 8/22/2023 For nearly twenty years, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers has sought to ensure North America's outdoor heritage of hunting and fishing in a natural setting. A vision for backcountry conservation and... Tags: New England Chapter, featured
Media Chapter News State Issues New England BHA Funds Striped Bass Research 8/17/2023 For the last several years BHA’s New England Chapter has played a leading role in the organization’s advocacy efforts to recover and protect Atlantic Striped Bass, which have been supported by... Tags: New England Chapter, featured
Media State Issues RI Shoreline Access Bills Become Law 6/27/2023 On Monday June 26, 2023 RI Governor Dan McKee signed H5174A & S417A, completing the legislative process for the pair to become State law. The Governor’s signature comes less than two weeks after... Tags: New England Chapter, policy blog, the campfire, Public Waters Access
Media State Issues Rhode Island: H5174A & S417A are headed to the Governor's desk! 6/26/2023 H5174A & S417A are headed to the Governor's desk! On June 15th, the RI House of Representatives voted to approve each, concurring with the RI Senate's approved version. This step represents a... Tags: New England Chapter
Media State Issues The Final Push – RI Shoreline Access 6/13/2023 The finish line is in sight! During the last several RI Legislative Sessions protecting and restoring access to Rhode Island’s shoreline has been a top priority, and the Rhode Island team has... Tags: New England Chapter
Media Chapter News The Warden is Watching 5/31/2023 The Warden is Watching By Spencer Como Last January, Backcountry Hunters and Anglers Armed Force Initiative held a leadership camp outside the Parker River Wildlife Refuge in Massachusetts.... Tags: New England Chapter, AFI Featured Stories, AFI Comms Channel
Media Chapter News Take Action - Rhode Island: Protecting Shoreline Access in S417A 5/1/2023 Take Action TAKE ACTION NOW Protecting Shoreline Access is a top priority for the Rhode Island BHA team in 2023. Alongside a growing coalition of shoreline access advocates and organizations,... Tags: New England Chapter, Rhode Island BHA
Media Chapter News State Issues Striped Bass & ASMFC Spring Meeting 2023 4/28/2023 Back in 2022 every BHA Chapter from North Carolina to Maine – the entire footprint of the Atlantic Striped Bass range – advocated for conservation-minded priorities in Amendment 7 to the Striped... Tags: New Jersey Chapter, New England Chapter, New York Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues Striped Bass Addendum I 1/27/2023 Next week ASMFC Commissioners from up and down the east coast will convene in Arlington, VA for the Commission’s Winter Meeting. As part of this meeting, ASMFC’s Striped Bass Board is scheduled to... Tags: New England Chapter, New York Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues AFI Podcast Tour 10/31/2022 AFI Director Trevor Hubbs has been hitting the podcast network on a speaking tour for a few months garnering support for the program and building sponsor relationships. For a list of Podcast... Tags: Minnesota Chapter, New England Chapter, AFI Featured Stories, AFI Comms Channel, Montana Chapter, Michigan Chapter, Kansas Chapter, Wisconsin Chapter
Media Chapter News 2022 Muster in the Mountains 8/3/2022 BHA leaders, members and friends joined together for the third Muster in the Mountains July 22 and 23 in Roseland, Virginia. Held at the beautiful Devils Backbone Brewing Basecamp and Meadows,... Tags: New England Chapter, the campfire, Mid-Atlantic Chapter, Capital News, West Virginia events, Mid-Atlantic Events
Media State Issues Rhode Island BHA Joins 2022 Conservation Summit Panel 8/1/2022 Earlier this month Rhode Island’s Land and Water Partnership hosted its 19th annual Conservation Summit in Kingston, RI to hold workshops and discussions on the state’s most pressing conservation... Tags: New England Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues Massachusetts Hunting Regulatory Amendments - Hunting Hours on WMAs & Small Game 6/14/2022 Take Action Now! For the past few months, we have been excited to share that MassWildlife will be moving forward on several of our regulatory priorities. These include ending hunting hour... Tags: New England Chapter, policy blog
Media Chapter News Striped Bass Amendment 7: ASMFC Spring Meeting Recap 5/8/2022 This is one of those times where we can look back and realize in very specific terms that we CAN make a difference for the resources we care so much about when we engage in the processes that... Tags: New England Chapter, New York Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues Take Action to Recover and Protect Atlantic Striped Bass 3/26/2022 In early May the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) will convene for their spring meeting, at which time we’re expected to see their Atlantic Striped Bass Board finalize Amendment... Tags: New England Chapter, the campfire
Media Chapter News State Issues Striped Bass Conservation: Amendment 7 Priorities 3/23/2022 UPDATE: Click here for a complete guide on how you can take action and protect the future of striped bass! In early May the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) will convene for... Tags: New England Chapter, New York Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues Massachusetts S.507 & S.508 Update 3/19/2022 The Massachusetts State Leadership Team was disappointed to learn that S.507, An Act Addressing Noise Issues of Migratory GameHunters Near Coastal Dwellings, accompanied with S.508, An Act... Tags: New England Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues Support for Federal Appropriation for Adding Public Land in Vermont 2/23/2022 The VT State Team of BHA recently submitted comments to Senator Leahy, with copies to other state and federal decision makers, in support of a federal appropriation to add to United States Fish... Tags: New England Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues Take Action in Massachusetts! 2/18/2022 Thanks to the hard work of the Massachusetts State Leadership Team and BHA’s Massachusetts membership, with the help of hunters, anglers, as well as other hunting and fishing organizations, we... Tags: New England Chapter, Massachusetts Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues New England BHA Renews Legislation to Protect Rhode Island’s Wild Deer 2/14/2022 The New England Chapter of BHA has introduced legislation in the RI General Assembly that if passed would protect Rhode Island’s wildlife, and in particular our wild deer. Introduced by Rep. Scott... Tags: New England Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues Rhode Island Winter News 2/11/2022 With the Rhode Island legislative session in full swing and DEM’s hunting & fishing annual regulatory process right around the corner we’ve been working hard to ensure the voices of hunters and... Tags: New England Chapter, Rhode Island BHA
Media Chapter News State Issues Maine Backcountry - Winter 2022 2/8/2022 Welcome to the inaugural edition of a quarterly update from Maine Backcountry Hunters and Anglers. Our goal is to provide highlights of current news on the policy front, preview coming events and... Tags: New England Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues Maine 2021 Policy Roundup 2/7/2022 2021 was the first year of the biennial session of the Legislature and a busy one for the Maine BHA policy team. In addition to the big $40 million Land for Maine’s Future win, volunteers worked... Tags: New England Chapter, Maine
Media Chapter News Chris Borgatti joins BHA as New York and New England Chapter Coordinator 9/9/2021 Backcountry Hunters and Anglers is pleased to welcome Christopher Borgatti as New York and New England Chapter Coordinator. For the past several years, Chris has served on the New England Chapter... Tags: New England Chapter, New York Chapter, news
Media Chapter News State Issues Update on Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation from NE and NY BHA 9/5/2021 Earlier this year the Backcountry Hunters and Anglers New York and New England Chapters submitted comments on the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Public Information Document for... Tags: New England Chapter, New York Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues Rhode Island BHA 2021 Policy Roundup 8/23/2021 2021 has been an interesting year, and while we did not host in-person events during the first half of the year the New England BHA team was hard at work standing up for the interests of hunters... Tags: New England Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues New Hampshire BHA Leadership Team Comments on Bear Brook State Park Land Management Plan 7/14/2021 The New England Chapter’s New Hampshire State Leadership Team recently submitted final comments on Bear Brook State Park’s revised management plan. At nearly 10,000 acres, Bear Brook State Park... Tags: New England Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues Rhode Island BHA Oppose Aquaculture Lease that Threatens Hunting Opportunities 7/9/2021 In April of 2020, two Little Compton brothers applied for a lease to establish a commercial oyster growing operation in the tidal waters adjacent to Sapowet Marsh Wildlife Management Area in... Tags: New England Chapter, the campfire
Media State Issues Maine Sunday Hunting Update 4/20/2021 Maine is one of only two states in the US that has a complete ban on Sunday hunting. The Maine leadership team of the New England Chapter of BHA has been considering this issue and related Sunday... Tags: New England Chapter
Media State Issues The pandemic has underscored the value of public land 3/16/2021 By Matt Breton This piece was first published in VTDigger Last... Tags: New England Chapter, New England
Media Chapter News State Issues Rhode Island BHA works to clarify Public Trust Access to the Shore 3/15/2021 Rhode Island’s Constitution, Article 1 Section 17 states: “The People shall continue to enjoy and freely exercise all rights of fishery, and the privileges of the shore, to which they have been... Tags: New England Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues Maine BHA Policy Update March 2021 3/9/2021 In the first two months of 2021, the Maine BHA team identified over 75 bills introduced to the Legislature that could impact hunting and fishing, land conservation, and public access. As of March... Tags: New England Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues New England BHA Continues Work to Prohibit Captive Hunting with Rhode Island Bill 2/8/2021 The New England Chapter of BHA recently introduced language in the Rhode Island General Assembly to prohibit captive hunting in Rhode Island. Introduced by Rep. Scott Slater (D – District... Tags: New England Chapter
Media Chapter News Vermont Welcomes Its Third Collegiate Club 2/1/2021 There's something in the water in Vermont. This month, BHA added the University of Vermont to their roster of college clubs, the third in the state joining St. Michael's College and Castleton... Tags: New England Chapter, Collegiate Program
Media Chapter News Introducing the Public Land Owner Stewardship Fund: Five Clubs Receive Funding for Local Stewardship Projects 10/21/2020 BHA often touts the boots-on-the-ground, grassroots efforts of our organization and perhaps nothing embodies this more than the stewardship efforts of our college clubs. As collective owners of... Tags: New England Chapter, Utah Chapter, Michigan Chapter, Wisconsin Chapter, Collegiate Program, British Columbia Chapter
Media Chapter News Student Leaders Step Up and Help Pass the Great American Outdoors Act 7/27/2020 Today, the House passed the Great American Outdoors Act with a 310-107 vote. It now makes its way to the President's desk for a final signature. BHA members across the U.S. made their voices... Tags: North Carolina Chapter, Idaho Chapter, New England Chapter, Utah Chapter, Montana Chapter, Michigan Chapter, Southeast Chapter, Wisconsin Chapter, Collegiate Program
Media Chapter News History in the air as Vermont Collegiate Chapters pitch in on habitat work 4/7/2020 By Joshua Hardt On a bone-biting cold March 7, turkey hunting seemed like it was eons away. I drove to the Hubbardton Battlefield, a stunning series of meadows that stare directly down the... Tags: New England Chapter
Media State Issues New England BHA Introduces Legislation to Prohibit Captive Hunting in Rhode Island in 2020 3/6/2020 During the 2019 legislative session, the New England Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers opposed captive hunting at three committee hearings in the Rhode Island General Assembly.... Tags: New England Chapter
Media Chapter News Spring 2020 New England Chapter News 3/1/2020 In New Hampshire, the New England chapter partnered with the Monadnock Conservancy to celebrate the protection of the Cunningham Pond Conservation Area, in Peterborough. BHA members provided... Tags: New England Chapter
Media Chapter News Rhode Island BHA Weighs in on first 2020 Captive Hunting Proposals in House Committee 2/27/2020 For the second year in a row, bills intended to prohibit captive hunting in Rhode Island have been introduced in the General Assembly. H 7305, introduced by Representative McNamara and company,... Tags: New England Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues Vermont Public Land Owners gather before vote on town forest sale 2/20/2020 February 15, 2020, Brandon, VT- Vermont members of BHA, along with a few new friends, met to celebrate public lands at Red Clover Ale Co. There were tales of turkeys, tracking bucks, big brown... Tags: New England Chapter
Media Chapter News New England BHA Steps Up on Public Lands Day 10/2/2019 On Saturday September 28 the New England Chapter of BHA partnered with the USFS and the USFWS staff on the Green Mountain National Forest and the Silvio O. Conte National Wildlife Refuge for... Tags: New England Chapter
Media Chapter News Fall 2019 New England Chapter News 9/16/2019 BHA-NE members partnered with other organizations on a riverbank restoration project on the East Branch of the Passumpsic River, a Learn to Turkey Hunt weekend, a Full Draw Film Tour event, the... Tags: New England Chapter, fall 2019
Media State Issues New England BHA Continues Effort to Prohibit Captive Big Game Hunting in Rhode Island 5/31/2019 Back in February, the New England Chapter of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers weighed in on H5130 – Canned Hunting Prohibited. In principle, we supported the push to prevent importing big game... Tags: New England Chapter
Media State Issues New England BHA, Local Groups Collaborate for Stream Bank Restoration Project 5/13/2019 Along the banks of the East Branch of the Passumpsic River in East Burke, VT, members of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers joined the ranks of Trout Unlimited, Connecticut River Conservancy, Burke... Tags: New England Chapter
Media Chapter News New England BHA Supports Rhode Island DEM’s Public Lecture on CWD 4/18/2019 Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is a transmissible disease that is deadly to all members of the deer family, including whitetail and mule deer, moose, elk, and caribou. Currently, the disease is... Tags: New England Chapter
Media Chapter News New England Chapter invites members to join mentoring program for spring turkey & fishing seasons 4/3/2019 By now you have probably noticed the days getting longer, the sun getting warmer and the birds getting louder. Some fishing seasons are already open, and others will be opening soon. Spring... Tags: New England Chapter
Media State Issues New England Chapter Continues Campaign Against Rhode Island Bill 4/2/2019 On March 19, the New England Chapter submitted written testimony to the House Environmental and Natural Resources Committee urging the rejection of Bill H5849, which would allow private shooting... Tags: New England Chapter
Media State Issues New England BHA Opposes Legislation Allowing Big Game Hunting in Rhode Island Shooting Preserves 3/20/2019 The New England Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers is dedicated to ensuring that fair chase ethics that guide hunters from coast to coast persist and continue to influence both new and... Tags: New England Chapter
Media Chapter News New England Chapter Newsletter Spring 2019 3/1/2019 Thanks for being part of the fastest growing conservation organization in the country! Your efforts are paying off- the U.S. Senate just passed S.47, now we need the U.S. House to... Tags: New England Chapter
Media State Issues Rhode Island BHA Opposes Canned Hunts, CWD Threat 2/25/2019 As recently as last summer, we’ve seen egregious attempts to exploit a legal flaw in Rhode Island to push for the development of the state’s first high fence captive big game hunting facility.... Tags: New England Chapter, blog
Media Chapter News State Issues New England Chapter supports new requirements to make it harder to sell or transfer state land in Connecticut 10/16/2018 Connecticut hunters and anglers have long enjoyed the privilege of practicing their craft in the public lands and waters of their home state. The State Forests, Wildlife Management Areas, State... Tags: New England Chapter
Media Chapter News New England BHA Summer 2016 Update 7/22/2016 Connecticut: A number of inquiries about membership came from Connecticut this spring. Board member Matthew McKenzie has met with one individual, Andy Billip, and together they are planning a... Tags: New England Chapter
Media Chapter News New England BHA Spring 2016 Update 4/22/2016 Board member Matt McKenzie of Connecticut submitted a letter on behalf of the chapter in support of the proposed Great Thicket National Wildlife Refuge in New England. The plan would protect... Tags: New England Chapter
Media State Issues Public land becomes epicenter in state fight 3/23/2015 Critics of the governor's intent to increase timber harvesting and divert its revenues worry about a shift in how forests are managed.Nestled between Moosehead Lake and Baxter State Park are... Tags: New England Chapter
Media State Issues New Hampshire Drone Petition 6/10/2014 A PETITION TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE NEW HAMPSHIRE FISH AND GAME DEPARTMENT AND THE NEW HAMPSHIRE FISH AND GAME COMISSIONDate: February 1st, 2014Brandon Corey EllisCo-Chair Board of... Tags: Fair Chase, New England Chapter, media, drones
Media State Issues The West Mountain Wildlife Management Area 8/14/2013 This was a letter wrriten to Doug Morin on behalf of the New England BHA Chapter:Dear Mr. Morin:We write on behalf ofthe New EnglandChapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA). Backcountry... Tags: New England Chapter, media