By Don Rank HARRISBURG, PA, July 9, 2025 – This morning, at a small ceremony near the state capital, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro signed into law House Bill 1431. At last the ban on Sunday hunting has been lifted in Pennsylvania – a hard-earned victory for which Backcountry Hunters & Anglers and its Pennsylvania Chapter should take pride. History The inability to hunt on Sundays in Pennsylvania dates to the days when Ulysses S. Grant was president. Back then, it was one of many “Blue ...

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7

Apr

2025

Two PA Sunday hunting bills introduced for 2025 legislative sessions

Author: Pennsylvania BHA

Pennsylvania Senate bill SB67, and House bill HB851 were introduced recently and referred to each chamber’s Game & Fisheries Committee. Both SB67 and HB851 would permit the Pennsylvania Game Commission to set all seasons and bag limits including Sundays. Pennsylvania’s Sunday hunting prohibition has been a barrier to access for generations. By allowing hunters to go afield only half of every weekend, the state is effectively cutting in half the amount of time most hunters have to set aside ...

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Nov

2024

PA Chapter Welcomes Steve Bousum to board

Author: Pennsylvania BHA

Steve Bousum of Chester Springs, Chester County was recently named to the board of the Pennsylvania Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers. Steve is a life-long Pennsylvania hunter and fisherman. He and his brothers were raised with a conservation mindset instilled by their parents and grandparents, learning to hunt and fish on public land at home in Chester County and at the family camp in Tiadaghton State Forest. Steve appreciates the wealth of public land opportunities across our ...

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Jun

2024

BHA opposes mandated seats for special interests on Pennsylvania Game Commission

Author: Pennsylvania BHA

Pennsylvania BHA leaders and members - and all of our conservation organization allies - were hopeful earlier this year when there was not one, but two bills, one each in the Senate and House, that would finally do away with the ridiculous prohibition on Sunday hunting in the Keystone state. We have watched with dismay as the Sunday hunting bill in the senate has been sullied with an unnecessary and dangerous addition that would alter the makeup of the Pennsylvania Board of Game ...

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May

2024

BHA joins Pennsylvania Governor and Senator at Bill Signing

Author: Pennsylvania BHA

HARRISBURG, Pa. –In recognition of the efforts made by the Pennsylvania Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers to advance the legislation, Senator Jim Brewster invited North American Board Member Don Rank and PA Chapter Policy Advisor John Kline to the signing ceremony for SB 146 hosted by Governor Josh Shapiro April 29, 2024. The new law removes the fishing license requirement for participants of therapeutic fishing programs. Removing this barrier for organized groups that use fishing as ...

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Sep

2023

PA Senate Action Diverts Game Fund Money, Puts Federal Wildlife Funding at Risk

Author: Pennsylvania BHA

The Pennsylvania Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers is disappointed in the actions taken in the State Senate August 30, 2023 when a last-minute amendment was added to HB 1300 that if enacted, would transfer $150 million from the Game Fund. This proposal was made with little advance notice, was attached to a broad appropriations bill and passed through the Senate in one day. You can view the vote here. This action sets a dangerous precedent for future legislative sessions and violates ...

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