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5

Aug

2022

New England BHA Celebrates a Series of Victories in Massachusetts

In a region where the wins that protect and expand the opportunities available to hunters are few and far between, the Massachusetts State Leadership Team (SLT) is happily celebrating a series of recent victories that were won on both the legislative and regulatory front.   Expanded Small Game Season & More Opportunity on Wildlife Management Areas – Regulatory Two of the Massachusetts SLT’s top regulatory priorities will soon be removed from the team’s list thanks to a recent decision by the ...
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6

Jun

2022

Support H8055A to Protect Shoreline Access in Rhode Island

On Thursday June 2nd the full RI House of Representatives convened to discuss and vote on business including this year’s shoreline access bill, H8055A, introduced by Rep. Terri Cortvriend (D, Middletown, Portsmouth). Following a short discussion and expressions of support from Representatives including Judiciary Committee Chairman Robert Craven (D, North Kingstown) and Minority Leader Blake Filippi (R, Charlestown, New Shoreham, South Kingstown, Westerly) the vote was taken and every ...
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Mar

2022

Massachusetts S.507 & S.508 Update

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 ...
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Feb

2022

Support for Federal Appropriation for Adding Public Land in Vermont

The VT State Team of BHA recently submitted comments to Senator Leahy, with copies to other state and federal decision makers, in support of a federal appropriation to add to United States Fish and Wildlife Service land in Vermont. Viewed from afar, this seems like an obvious win for conservation, hunting, and angling, as both the Missisquoi and Silvio O Conte National Wildlife Refuges (NWR) allow these activities in addition to conserving valuable habitat for an array of wildlife in their ...
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18

Feb

2022

Take Action in Massachusetts!

Thanks to the hard work of the Massachusetts State Leadership Team and BHA’s Massachusetts membership, with the help of hunters, anglers, as well as other hunting and fishing organizations, we have made some serious gains this legislative session, but we’re not done yet! There are several bills with momentum, and if passed, will dramatically improve opportunity and access; help protect our wildlife by preventing poaching; and help give our state Fish and Game Agency the resources it needs to ...
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14

Feb

2022

New England BHA Renews Legislation to Protect Rhode Island’s Wild Deer

The New England Chapter of BHA has introduced legislation in the RI General Assembly that if passed would protect Rhode Island’s wildlife, and in particular our wild deer. Introduced by Rep. Scott Slater (D – District 10), H7439 is a continuation of our efforts during prior legislative sessions to prevent the establishment of big game captive hunting facilities in our Rhode Island. The bill seeks to prohibit importing native and non-native big game animals to conduct captive hunts within ...
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Aug

2021

Rhode Island BHA 2021 Policy Roundup

2021 has been an interesting year, and while we did not host in-person events during the first half of the year the New England BHA team was hard at work standing up for the interests of hunters and anglers in Rhode Island. Below you’ll find updates on our work at the Rhode Island General Assembly and other state agencies from this year.   Issue: Shoreline Access For the second year in a row bills were introduced to clarify where the boundary of Rhode Islanders’ shoreline access lies. Rather ...
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14

Jul

2021

New Hampshire BHA Leadership Team Comments on Bear Brook State Park Land Management Plan

 The New England Chapter’s New Hampshire State Leadership Team recently submitted final comments on Bear Brook State Park’s revised management plan.  At nearly 10,000 acres, Bear Brook State Park is one of the largest state parks in New Hampshire. In 2019, the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources initiated a revision of the park’s management plan, which was last updated in 1994. Members from BHA’s NH State Leadership Team participated in several public meetings during the process. ...
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9

Jul

2021

Rhode Island BHA Oppose Aquaculture Lease that Threatens Hunting Opportunities

In April of 2020, two Little Compton brothers applied for a lease to establish a commercial oyster growing operation in the tidal waters adjacent to Sapowet Marsh Wildlife Management Area in Tiverton, Rhode Island. The state agency that manages aquaculture, the Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council, proceeded to review and work towards approval of the application with little scrutiny from the public. In June, approval of the lease appeared imminent, but was delayed because the ...
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17

Jun

2021

Support New Opportunity on New England’s National Wildlife Refuges

On May 4th, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced a proposal for new or expanded hunting and sport fishing opportunities for game species across 2.1 million acres at 90 national wildlife refuges and on the lands of one national fish hatchery. You can read BHA’s press release here. What do these proposals mean for northern New England? A lot! Below is a summary of proposed changes and links to proposed plans on eight refuges spread across our region. Access and opportunity are ...
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