On Tuesday February 6th RI’s House Committee on Environment and Natural Resources will meet at the Rise of the House to hold public hearings on several bills, including two wildlife bills that the New England Chapter of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers is supporting during the 2024 legislative session.   Prohibiting Captive Hunting & Wildlife Importation H7294, introduced by Rep. Scott Slater, seeks to define and prohibit captive hunting for big game animals, and the importation of wildlife ...

TAKE ACTION- Indiana wetlands continue to be in the crosshairs during the 2024 session with HB 1383. Backed by the Indiana Builders Association, state officials are once again reworking classifications of wetlands reducing many of our highly protected Class III wetlands down to just Class I and II.  Wednesday, HB 1383 passed out of the Senate Environmental Affairs Committee by a 7-2 vote despite the majority of the 20 testimonies being in opposition. The bill now goes to the senate floor ...

For Immediate Release Feb. 2, 2024  Contact: Thomas Plank, 303-720-0111 plank@backcountryhunters.org  BHA Continues Push for Permanent Protection of the Owyhee Canyonlands   WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) along with partner hunting and angling organizations engaged key decision-makers in Washington, D.C. to push for the permanent conservation of the Owyhee Canyonlands. Located in eastern Oregon’s Malheur County, the Owyhee Canyonlands represent one of the ...

For Immediate Release Feb. 1, 2024  Contact: Thomas Plank, 303-720-0111, plank@backcountryhunters.org  BHA’s North American Rendezvous 2024 Moves to Minneapolis Convention Center: Tickets Now Live  MINNEAPOLIS, MN – Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) announced the much-anticipated launch of ticket sales for Rendezvous 2024 held in Minneapolis, MN from Apr. 18-20. Rendezvous represents the annual gathering for the broader BHA community to celebrate the organization’s focus on access to ...

The core mission of the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers, a non-profit conservation organization, is to preserve our unique outdoor heritage of hunting and fishing through education, stewardship, and advocacy on behalf of our public lands, waters, and wildlife. Preserving and increasing public access and opportunity for hunters and anglers is critical to our mission. Mid-Atlantic BHA believes restrictions on Sunday hunting are an impediment to reasonable hunting access ...