Welcome! Hey everyone,  December is upon us! As the end of the year approaches I ask you to take time to reflect on how you have used public lands and water in your outdoor pursuits. Our mission at BHA is to ensure North America's outdoor heritage of hunting and fishing in a natural setting, through education and work on behalf of wild public lands, waters, and wildlife. Join us for continued access to our public lands and waters across New York and beyond.  Use the follow the links to take ...

Last May the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) initiated the development of Addendum II to Amendment 7 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for Atlantic Striped Bass. In the same meeting, ASMFC’s Striped Bass Management Board also implemented an Emergency Action that restricted recreational anglers to a 31-inch maximum size limit to temporarily reduce fishing mortality until Amendment II was completed. In late October Draft Addendum II was released for public ...

If allowed, an oyster farm in Sapowet Cove would become the closest that CRMC has EVER allowed an aquaculture development to be permitted to any existing state public-access feature. Over two years ago Rhode Island BHA submitted testimony to Rhode Island’s Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC) detailing our concerns with Application 2020-04-037, which seeks to establish an oyster farm in wading-depth water adjacent to Tiverton’s Sapowet Marsh Wildlife Management Area. This Tuesday, ...

This Tuesday, October 24th, RI’s Coastal Resources Management Council will meet to consider Application 2023-04-094, in which RI’s Department of Transportation outlines plans to rebuild the bike path bridges that span the Barrington and Warren (Palmer) Rivers. While their primary purpose has always been to provide connectivity for the East Bay Bike Path, both bridges have historically been used by anglers, especially in the spring months when returning herring bring the first Striped Bass of ...

Welcome! Hey Everyone,  The Vs of geese are pointed south and it is time to breathe in that fall air! Rendezvous was a great time! I cannot wait for next year’s event already!  We posted some recaps on our Instagram account and have a few more picture laden posts to come. As fall fishing and hunting seasons fire up we were discussing all things butchering, meal prep, and bear grease rendering recently at our Communications Team meeting and plan to put out some how-to reels and videos on the ...