ATLANTA — On April 4, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed the No Net Loss bill, which amended Georgia law in order to prevent any net loss of acreage available for hunting on state-owned land managed by the Department of Natural Resources. The Georgia chapter applauds Gov. Kemp and the bills sponsors in following numerous states, including Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois and Louisiana have adopted similar language. In March of 2022 the Congressional Sportsmen Foundation brought attention ...

Hunting season looks a lot different in North Carolina this year. For the first time in over 150 years, residents and visitors can hunt on Sundays on public lands across the state. While some restrictions remain in place and not all public property will be open to Sunday hunting, the new changes seen in this year’s Rules & Regulations Digest 2021-2022 published by the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission have come on the heels of prolonged advocacy and active participation in the ...

The Arkansas Chapter continues to work on multiple fronts to keep the University of Arkansas Pine Tree Research Station open and accessible by the public.  We need your help now to continue this work. Working directly Senator Ron Caldwell, Arkansas BHA supports SB 358 which is currently under consideration in the Arkansas Senate.  SB 358 is a “sunshine law” that would create a formal process for notifying the public and local stakeholders before any state agency or public university tries to ...

First Lite caught wind of our Trashy Squirrel Hunt and wants in on the action. The iconic hunting brand is sponsoring two "Southeast Starter Kits" each valued at $370 for two lucky TSH '21 participants—one for a mentor and one for a mentee.  If you don't know already then you should: Trashy came to life back in 2019 because NC BHA wanted to get new hunters out in the woods. Our members had volunteered to staff a deer hunting seminar put on by NCWRC a few months prior and the hunt planned ...