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 news, New England issues, New England Chapter Download
Media Chapter News State Issues SF 2312 and Iowa BHA: How We're Responding to an Attack on Public Access 2/23/2022 Iowa BHA continues to closely monitor the legislative progress of SF 2312 (formerly SSB 3134). The bill is a direct threat to the ability of the State to acquire more public land by implementing... Tags: Iowa Chapter, Iowa News, Iowa Issues Download
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 news, New England issues, New England Chapter, Massachusetts Chapter Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Support HB 1147 and Year-round Hunting and Trapping of Raccoons and Possums 2/17/2022 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... Tags: Southeast News, Southeast issues Download
Media Chapter News Kiowa National Grasslands - A Hidden Gem 2/16/2022 It’s always shocking when you find some wonderful piece of public land that’s been sitting under your nose for years. Many New Mexican’s are likely to find themselves in this condition if they... Tags: New Mexico news, New Mexico Chapter Download
Media Chapter News State Issues 26 NGO's Band Together for Bear Hunting in California 2/15/2022 A resounding coalition of NGO's has rallied around the following letter from the Bear Management Subcommittee of the Hunting and Conservation Coalition. This thoroughly researched and... Tags: California issues, California news, California Chapter, container Download
Media Chapter News State Issues California BHA Comments on Pathways to 30x30 2/15/2022 The California Natural Resources Agency recently released the draft "Pathways to 30x30" document and has solicited public comment. (From the Pathways to 30 by 30 draft) "In October 2020, Governor... Tags: California issues, California news, California Chapter Download
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 news, New England issues, New England Chapter Download
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 news, New England issues, New England Chapter, Rhode Island BHA Download
Media Chapter News Texas BHA Member Lands World Record Catfish 2/8/2022 Austin-area BHA member Ben Christensen officially had his name put in the record books this month for catching a 31-pound, 8 ounce blue catfish on the Pedernales River last October. He landed it... Tags: Texas News Download
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 news, New England issues, New England Chapter Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Protect the Yanahli WMA 2/7/2022 Public wildlife management areas (WMAs) managed by the state agency are a valuable asset to Tennesseans and Tennessee’s rural economies, and Yanahli is one of the state’s most popular. Hunters... Tags: public lands, Tennessee issues, Tennessee News, keepitpublic Download
Media Chapter News Texas BHA plans habitat improvement project for Panhandle pronghorn 2/7/2022 Texas BHA is organizing a fence modification project for this Spring to improve habitat permeability and connectivity for pronghorn on the Rita Blanca National Grassland. We hope you can join us... Tags: Texas News Download
Media Chapter News TPWD Seeks Input on Proposed Oyster Closures 2/7/2022 At its March 23-24 meeting, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission will consider prohibiting the harvest of oysters in Carlos Bay, Mesquite Bay, and Ayres Bay. The closure to oyster harvest would... Tags: Texas News Download
Media Chapter News Temporary Spotted Seatrout Regulations Approved 2/7/2022 At its January meeting and with formal written support from Texas BHA, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission passed temporary regulation changes for spotted seatrout, with a beginning target... Tags: Texas News Download
Media Chapter News Headline: New Hunters Find Success in Adult Mentored Hunting Program 2/7/2022 New and novice hunters were successful in yet another adult mentored hog hunt through Texas BHA’s R3 program, in partnership with Texas Wildlife Association and Texas Parks and Wildlife... Tags: Texas News Download
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 news, New England issues, New England Chapter, Maine Download
Media Chapter News State Issues 2022 Utah Legislative Session is Underway 2/3/2022 The Utah Legislative Session commenced January 18, 2022 and will extend through March 4, 2022. During this time, members of the Utah State Legislature convene to revise old or consider new state... Tags: Utah Chapter, Utah Issues, Utah News Download
Media Chapter News State Issues BHA Opposes Proposed Bear Hunting Closure 2/2/2022 Stand up for black bear hunting in California! The Fish & Game Commission in California will be considering a petition (2021-027) to eliminate the open hunting season for black bear at the next... Tags: California issues, California news, California Chapter Download
Media Chapter News WA Chapter Board Thanks Sound Minded WDFW Commissioners in recent Decision Making 2/1/2022 The WA Chapter Board sent a thank you letter to WDFW Commissioners McIssac, Thorburn, Linville and Anderson for their support of science based decisions and the North American Model of... Tags: Washington Chapter, Washington News Download
Media Chapter News Press Release: Commission Appointment Process Criticized as New Members Welcomed 2/1/2022 The Following is a press release by the Washington BHA Chapter and the Inland Northwest Wildlife Council. On Monday, January 24th Washington’s Office of the Governor announced three new... Tags: Washington Chapter, Washington News Download
Media Chapter News Bryce Levin Comments: Full Commission Needed for Best Wildlife Management 2/1/2022 Bryce Levin is the Conservation and Policy Lead for the Washington BHA Chapter. He recently published an Op-Ed in the Everett Herald on Jan23rd, 2022, commenting on the need for a full commission... Tags: Washington Chapter, Washington News Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Arizona BHA Opposes Resolution That Would Put Habitat Conservation On the Back Burner 2/1/2022 Recently a proposed concurrent resolution has been introduced in Arizona (HCR 2024) that opposes a global initiative to conserve 30% of our land and water resources by the year 2030. Commonly... Tags: Arizona news, Arizona issues, public lands Download
Media Chapter News New York BHA Chapter Update - Winter 2022 2/1/2022 #whyBHA This month’s #whyBHA is from Ted Krueger, NYBHA Board Member: I had heard of BHA after moving to Idaho in 2015. It sounded like a cool organization but I just didn’t get around to... Tags: New York news, New York Download