Media Chapter News State Issues Maine Backcountry - Winter 2022 2/8/2022 Welcome to the inaugural edition of a quarterly update from Maine Backcountry Hunters and Anglers. Our goal is to provide highlights of current news on the policy front, preview coming events and... Tags: New England Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues Maine 2021 Policy Roundup 2/7/2022 2021 was the first year of the biennial session of the Legislature and a busy one for the Maine BHA policy team. In addition to the big $40 million Land for Maine’s Future win, volunteers worked... Tags: New England Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues 11 Ways BHA Chapters Are Working on Public Access to Your Public Lands & Waters Right Now 1/26/2022 Quality public hunting and fishing access consistently tops the list of issues outdoorsmen and women expect Backcountry Hunters & Anglers to help tackle. The need for recreational access only... Tags: Montana Chapter, media, California Chapter, Tennessee Chapter, Mid-Atlantic Chapter, New England Chapter, West Virginia Chapter, Southeast Chapter, Public Lands & Waters, Wyoming Chapter, New Mexico Chapter, Oregon Chapter, Pennsylvania Chapter
Media Chapter News Chris Borgatti joins BHA as New York and New England Chapter Coordinator 9/9/2021 Backcountry Hunters and Anglers is pleased to welcome Christopher Borgatti as New York and New England Chapter Coordinator. For the past several years, Chris has served on the New England Chapter... Tags: New York Chapter, news, New England Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues Update on Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation from NE and NY BHA 9/5/2021 Earlier this year the Backcountry Hunters and Anglers New York and New England Chapters submitted comments on the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Public Information Document for... Tags: New York Chapter, New England Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues Rhode Island BHA 2021 Policy Roundup 8/23/2021 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... Tags: New England Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues New Hampshire BHA Leadership Team Comments on Bear Brook State Park Land Management Plan 7/14/2021 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... Tags: New England Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues Rhode Island BHA Oppose Aquaculture Lease that Threatens Hunting Opportunities 7/9/2021 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... Tags: media, New England Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues Rhode Island BHA works to clarify Public Trust Access to the Shore 3/15/2021 Rhode Island’s Constitution, Article 1 Section 17 states: “The People shall continue to enjoy and freely exercise all rights of fishery, and the privileges of the shore, to which they have been... Tags: New England Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues Maine BHA Policy Update March 2021 3/9/2021 In the first two months of 2021, the Maine BHA team identified over 75 bills introduced to the Legislature that could impact hunting and fishing, land conservation, and public access. As of March... Tags: New England Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues New England BHA Continues Work to Prohibit Captive Hunting with Rhode Island Bill 2/8/2021 The New England Chapter of BHA recently introduced language in the Rhode Island General Assembly to prohibit captive hunting in Rhode Island. Introduced by Rep. Scott Slater (D – District... Tags: New England Chapter
Media Chapter News Vermont Welcomes Its Third Collegiate Club 2/1/2021 There's something in the water in Vermont. This month, BHA added the University of Vermont to their roster of college clubs, the third in the state joining St. Michael's College and Castleton... Tags: Collegiate Clubs, New England Chapter