Hunters and Anglers must stop Senate Bill 89 (SB89). SB89 abandons Kentucky’s definition of “Waters of the Commonwealth” contained in KRS 244.1-010, replacing it with the federal definition of “navigable waters” under the Clean Water Act (CWA) 33 U.SC. sec 1362. As such, SB89 removes Kentucky’s authority to define what waters are within its jurisdictional boundaries, and removes all protections for wetlands, headwaters, and groundwater. TAKE ACTION NOW! Senate Bill 89 was filed by Kentucky ...

2023 has been another year of success and growth for the Kentucky Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers. We hosted 15 official events in 2021, 31 events in 2022, this year we are up to 40 official events, one of which is getting ready to happen as of this writing. That is an increase of nearly 30% in one year. Events were conducted statewide, and it is safe to assume that our Chapter Leaders are committed to the BHA mission, “…to ensure North America’s outdoor heritage of hunting and ...

2022 KYBHA TIMELINE EVENT RECAP What a year 2022 has been for Kentucky Backcountry Hunters & Anglers/KYBHA!  We had only 15 official events in 2021 and this year we have had 31 total official events-two of which are getting ready to happen as of this writing.  This more than doubled our events from the year before, so one could safely assume our board and members are rocking it!  This year we choose to continually crisscross the state with all of our events while simultaneously accelerating ...

  Kentucky Discriminate Against Public Land Wild Turkey Hunters The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources (KDFWR) has proposed changes to Spring wild turkey bag limits on public land hunters while leaving private land harvest unchanged. Amendment to Kentucky Administrative Regulations (KAR) 301 KAR 2:142 (link https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/kar/titles/301/002/142/REG/) would reduce Spring wild turkey limits on Kentucky Wildlife Management Areas (WMA) to one wild turkey per ...

Created and fully funded by Kentucky BHA chapter leader and retired colonel, Mike Abell and his wife Aline, the BHA Scholarship was first awarded in 2020 at the University of Louisville. The scholarship is intended to be awarded to a political science student who has aspirations to one day serve in public office but who has little to no experience with hunting, angling, or the outdoors. The intent is to immerse them in the BHA community where they will forge relationships and gain ...