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Oct

2023

New York Chapter Rendezvous Recap

The NY Chapter Rendezvous was a great time! In the shadow of Whiteface Mountain along the Ausable River, the Hungry Trout Resort was a picturesque (check out the pictures below!) spot to build community with our members.  Rendezvous kicked off Friday night with a Conservation Dinner with three amazing speakers. NY Chapter board member Brandon Dale, Patagonia Fly Fishing Ambassador Rachel Finn, and taxidermist and conservation author Brant McDuff engaged the crowd on topics from hunting ...
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7

Sep

2023

NY BHA September Newsletter

Welcome! Hey everyone,  And just like that, it is September!  Rendezvous is this weekend and it’s not too late to join in! Information about registration is below. Do not miss this great event!  Although the last few days seem more like July than hunting season, it is time to dust off your gear and get out there. Goose and squirrel seasons are now open across most of the state, however it seems like the geese around here have disappeared before the opener. Grouse opens in the Northern Zone ...
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Aug

2023

Maine's High Peaks Refuge Proposal

For nearly twenty years, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers has sought to ensure North America's outdoor heritage of hunting and fishing in a natural setting. A vision for backcountry conservation and a hunt for wild lands has guided our work across North America. Here in the Northeast, few places embody these values more than the High Peaks Region of Maine. The High Peaks region encompasses nearly 400,000 acres of outstanding fish and wildlife habitat and it represents one of the state’s largest ...
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Aug

2023

New England BHA Funds Striped Bass Research

For the last several years BHA’s New England Chapter has played a leading role in the organization’s advocacy efforts to recover and protect Atlantic Striped Bass, which have been supported by every BHA Chapter from Maine to North Carolina. In coordination with the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries (Mass DMF), the New England Chapter is now contributing to the conservation of Striped Bass in a new way – by investing in scientific research that looks to provide striped bass managers ...
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Aug

2023

NY BHA August Newsletter

Welcome! Hey everyone,  Summer is flying by!  Hope all are well after this last round of storms which flooded the eastern part of the state and our New England neighbors. The NY Chapter Rendezvous at The Hungry Trout is fast approaching and we are super excited. The links below go to the information page where you can buy tickets, as a newsletter subscriber you will have the first opportunity to buy them! It will be a great time for sure.  Get out there and enjoy your public lands and water ...
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Jul

2023

Rhode Island BHA Sponsors DEM Youth Waterfowl Hunt

For the third season in a row BHA’s New England Chapter is sponsoring this year’s Rhode Island youth waterfowl training & mentored hunt, organized by the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management’s Fish & Wildlife Division. Like prior years, the 2023 program will include a pre-hunt waterfowl hunting workshop & shooting range day on Sunday, October 15th followed by a mentored hunt during RI’s youth waterfowl weekend on Saturday, October 28th. “DEM's mentored hunting opportunities, ...
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13

Jul

2023

NY BHA July Newsletter

Welcome! Hey everyone,  Summer is flying by!  Hope all are well after this last round of storms which flooded the eastern part of the state and our New England neighbors. The NY Chapter Rendezvous at The Hungry Trout is fast approaching and we are super excited. The links below go to the information page where you can buy tickets, as a newsletter subscriber you will have the first opportunity to buy them! It will be a great time for sure.  Get out there and enjoy your public lands and water ...
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Jun

2023

RI Shoreline Access Bills Become Law

On Monday June 26, 2023 RI Governor Dan McKee signed H5174A & S417A, completing the legislative process for the pair to become State law. The Governor’s signature comes less than two weeks after the RI House of Representatives and Senate passed the bills in concurrence before concluding the 2023 RI Legislative Session. Read the Coalition Letter in support of shoreline access to Governor McKee   As enacted, H5174A & S417A include several provisions that will improve shoreline access in the ...
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26

Jun

2023

Rhode Island: H5174A & S417A are headed to the Governor's desk!

H5174A & S417A are headed to the Governor's desk! On June 15th, the RI House of Representatives voted to approve each, concurring with the RI Senate's approved version. This step represents a historic achievement by the RI General Assembly, which has never before reached a consensus on the long-standing question of where, exactly, Constitutionally recognized "privileges of the shore" like fishing are protected in Rhode Island. During the last several RI Legislative Sessions protecting and ...
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Jun

2023

The Final Push – RI Shoreline Access

The finish line is in sight! During the last several RI Legislative Sessions protecting and restoring access to Rhode Island’s shoreline has been a top priority, and the Rhode Island team has published articles, spoken on local panels, and even participated in a water access policy seminar at BHA’s 2023 North American Rendezvous in Missoula, Montana. Most recently, New England BHA and Save the Bay – Narragansett Bay co-authored a letter to RI’s legislative leadership urging passage of S417A ...
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