UPDATE: Click here for a complete guide on how you can take action and protect the future of striped bass!    In early May the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) will convene for their spring meeting, at which time we’re expected to see their Atlantic Striped Bass Board finalize Amendment 7 to the Striped Bass Fishery Management Plan (FMP). This would conclude a regulatory process that’s been ongoing for almost two years and will set the trajectory of the fishery for decades ...

The Massachusetts State Leadership Team was disappointed to learn that S.507, An Act Addressing Noise Issues of Migratory GameHunters Near Coastal Dwellings, accompanied with S.508, An Act Establishing a Special Commission to Study the Noise Effects of Hunting Migratory Game Birds in Neighborhoods and Communities Within Established Coastal Zones, was referred to the Joint Committee on Rules. As was previously mentioned in the Massachusetts 2021 Legislative and Policy Roundup, the chapter was ...

The Forest Service is defending a federal judge's decision last month that recommended the dismissal of a 2019 lawsuit by hunting and angling groups that accused the agency of failing to protect access to a section of Montana's Crazy Mountains. The coalition of sporting groups, represented by the Western Environmental Law Center, earlier this month formally submitted objections to the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana against Magistrate Judge Timothy Cavan's February ...

Welcome to the first 2022 edition of the Wyoming Roundup! The Wyoming BHA Chapter Leadership Team is renewing our efforts to keep our members more consistently and clearly updated about what’s happening in our state with this quarterly newsletter. Every 3 months, your edition of the Wyoming Roundup will have information about upcoming events throughout the state, policy updates and action items, and what we’ve been up to since the last edition was sent out. Be sure to keep your email ...