The Southeast Chapter of BHA, which represents members in Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana, is alarmed by the planned construction of a bridge through the Swan Creek Wildlife Management Area, a premier North Alabama duck hunting location, waterfowl wintering ground and home to all kinds of wildlife. The project, proposed by the City of Decatur, could result in the permanent loss of some or all of the hunting access available today at the 8,870-acre Swan Creek, managed by the Alabama ...

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 ...

The Georgia Chapter board supports Georgia House Bill 1147. This bill will allow for year-round hunting and trapping of raccoons and possums. These animals are notorious nest predators and reducing their populations will protect the ground nests of birds like turkey and quail while their eggs incubate. Protecting those nests is one way to help boost the populations of these vulnerable birds. How will year-round trapping help these bird populations? Simply put, it will help balance the ...

On April 21, 2021, Representative Tony Bacala introduced House Bill 691 in order to implement a hunting and fishing license restructure. The restructure of licenses and fees would simplify the purchasing process by consolidating multiple existing licenses into fewer licenses, and provide an increase in revenue for the Department. A license restructure was last implemented in the year 2000. Now, more than 20 years later, LDWF needs an increase in funding in order to support Louisiana’s ...

News for Immediate Release Feb. 1, 2019 Contact: Katie McKalip, BHA, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Rebecca Triche, LWF, 225-362-9007, rebecca@lawildlifefed.org John Devney, Delta, 701-471-4235, jdevney@deltawaterfowl.org            Beaux Jones, Baldwin Haspel Burke & Mayer, LLC, 504-569-2900, bjones@bhbmlaw.com   Groups jointly file amicus brief in appeal of case that would affect managementof wildlife habitat, reduce public access at Catahoula Lake   BATON ROUGE, La. – ...