Thank you all for attending the Learn to Western Hunt event series hosted by the Armed Forces Initiative.   This Armed Forces initiative luncheon learn event is focused on western hunting part one. Introduction to western hunting is a three-part series and you can find the other two parts on our channel. In part one we are discussing what our bonus points. What are preference points what points you should buy and when you need to buy those points in order to give you the best chance of ...

From L:R) Senator John Cavanaugh (District 9), Senator Mike Jacobson (District 42), Senator Danielle Conrad (District 46), Evan Egger (AFI Hunt Participant), Dustin McKenna (NE AFI Liaison) AFI Veterans Waterfowl Bill signed into Law in Nebraska! Veterans and Active-Duty Service members received a win from Nebraska Game and Parks on Friday 8 March 2024.  The Commissioners of Nebraska Game and Parks voted unanimously to establish a Veteran Waterfowl Season.  This season will run for two days ...

As part of our 2024 Lunch and Learn series designed to bring our knowledge and instruction to the entire BHA membership rather than just the 2800 participants of our AFI events we are proud to present Trapping 101 Part III.    We have attached all the continued reading docs, helpful videos, and source links for continued learning as well as links to the slide show.  Please visit the BHA YouTube channel for the entire series in a video form.   Click the link to view slides from part III ...

AFI Policy Updates Q:1 2024 Hyde Act (New Hampshire) In 2019 Senator Hyde-Smith of Mississippi championed federal regulation changes to the waterfowl hunting season.  As part of the effort, two additional days were allowed to be allocated by each state specifically for military and veterans to hunt waterfowl. This legislation was passed to show appreciation and gratitude to service members past and present and recognizing that they often miss hunting opportunities due to deployments, weekend ...

BHA AFI Trapping 101 Jan 29th 2024   Click the link to view slides from part 1: Part 1 Sources and continued reading links: Trapping History:“The Company” by Deckle Edge https://www.amazon.com/Company-Rise-Fall-Hudsons-Empire/dp/0385694075 “Fur, Fortune, and Empire” by Eric J Dolin - https://www.amazon.com/Fur-Fortune-Empire-History-America/dp/0393340023 Mountain Man: John Colter, the Lewis & Clark Expedition, and the Call of the American West (American Grit) by David Weston Marshall - ...