Right to Hunt & Fish Amendment
Right to Hunt & Fish Amendment Facts at a Glance
Right to Hunt and Fish (RTHF) amendments work to protect against future threats to the right to hunt and fish that do not exist today.
The right to hunt and fish has roots in America even before 1776. Historically, the English game laws made hunting a monopoly of those privileged to do so by the Crown, and imposed draconian penalties, by contrast, the American colonists were free to hunt.
22 states recognize the Right to Hunt and Fish (RTHF) in their constitutions. NRA has worked hard to secure these rights and will continue to fight for these rights in all states.
In 20 of the 22 states RTHF amendments were approved by the voters.
The rest of the RTHF states—Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming have passed since 1996.
Florida and New Hampshire statutorily recognize the right to hunt and fish.
California and Rhode Island constitutionally guarantee the right to hunt but not fish.
Alaska’s constitutional language is considered by some to guarantee the RTHF because of its strong case law history
Thursday, April 13, 2000
Realizing that mandatory gun storage legislation lacked support among Ohio state lawmakers, the bill`s backers announced Wednesday that ...
Tuesday, April 11, 2000
While President Clinton was engaged in "the theatre of press conference politics," the U.S. House of Representatives voted ...
Saturday, April 8, 2000
Noel Weyrich, journalist for Philadelphia`s "city paper," is hardly a fan of the NRA, but after investigating the ...
Friday, April 7, 2000
(WASHINGTON, DC) -- In an April 6 interview with CBS Evening News anchor Dan Rather, President Bill Clinton ...
Thursday, April 6, 2000
A recent ABC News public opinion poll shows that a majority of Americans favor strict enforcement of existing ...
Tuesday, April 4, 2000
The Washington Post comments on the rash of reckless lawsuits -- some only threatened -- against lawful gun ...
Tuesday, April 4, 2000
(WASHINGTON, DC) -- The National Rifle Association`s chief lobbyist, James Jay Baker, commented on final passage of SB ...
Saturday, April 1, 2000
Accountant Merlann Bechtel's heart sank as she watched a robbery unfold on video surveillance in the back of ...
Saturday, April 1, 2000
James McCullough and his nephew were mending fence one afternoon when they noticed a suspicious vehicle enter their ...
Saturday, April 1, 2000
A band of thugs that accosted and beat a 24-year-old Lafayette, Calif., convenience store customer late one Saturday ...
