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The New Jersey Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers is in staunch opposition to Assembly Bill 3732, proposed by Assemblywoman Shama A. Haider. The measure would change the perimeter for bow and arrow hunting around occupied buildings and require property owners to provide notice and obtain receipt from owners of adjacent properties prior to any hunting ac-tivity. Such rules would preclude hunters from pursing game on many properties and would be detrimental to the state’s ability to ...

Thirty-seven landowners will be awarded 47 free elk hunting tags only good on their property during this fall’s hunting season under a newly devised process, the Fish and Wildlife Commission agreed at its Wednesday meeting. In return, the landowners can pick one person to hunt while the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife & Parks will pick two others for a total of 141 public hunters. Created in 2001 and known as 454 agreements, after the bill number creating the legislation, the Elk ...

These comments were delivered on June 22nd during the Fish & Wildlife Commission meeting in Helena, MT.  Madam Chair and members of the Commission, good morning, my name is Thomas Baumeister. I am the volunteer vice-chair of the Montana Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers.   Less than nine months ago we were all singing the same song – calling for a better process to manage the 454s. Look where we are today. The department listened and stepped up.  We now have a solid process in place, ...

      Ohio’s Governor DeWine just signed the Capital Budget Bill(HB 687) which allocates $515 million, the largest such investment in Ohio history, to help provide significant improvements in lodges, campgrounds, cabins, dams, trails, and natural areas, in addition to continuing the historic preservation of the Muskingum River Lock and Dam. These funds will also be used for safety-related projects, such as the repair of dams and bridges, and to fix some our historic sites in Ohio’s parks. ...