2023 was another busy year for the Massachusetts BHA team! From Beacon Hill to Westborough, the New England Chapter worked diligently on behalf of our fishing and hunting heritage, not to mention our public lands, waters, and wildlife.  Issue: Public Lands Forestry Management The management of our public forested lands in Massachusetts has become one of the most complex conservation issues in the state in recent years. We’ve seen numerous legislative efforts to shift the management ...

On January 2nd, 2024 both chambers of the Rhode Island General Assembly convened to begin the 2024 legislative session. In the upcoming year BHA’s Rhode Island team plans to continue working on several ongoing policy initiatives, and to address new legislative and regulatory issues that arise affecting Rhode Island’s public lands, waters and wildlife. Below you will find the Rhode Island team’s top policy priorities for 2024.   Priority: Prohibiting Captive Hunting & Wildlife ...

For Immediate Release                                                                                       January 17, 2024 Contact: Devin O'Dea, 415-246-5329, odea@backcountryhunters.org Thomas Plank, 303-720-0111, plank@backcountryhunters.org BHA Ramps up Defense of Public Access in “Corner Crossing” Case DENVER, CO. – Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) affirmed its role as the leading advocate for access to publicly owned land by adding its voice in the landmark “corning crossing” case ...

The Tennessee BHA Chapter had an awesome turnout this past Saturday January 14th, at the Wood Duck Box build event with the TWRA on the Percy Priest WMA. As soon as we arrived, Mark Vance with the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) went over what we would be doing that day, and the importance of the wood duck boxes. He informed us that wood ducks use these man-made boxes that replicate hollowed nests in standing trees to lay eggs, and why it is important to have several nest sites ...

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