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
Monday, November 1, 1993
"All of us were convinced he was going to kill us all," said Redwood City, California, grocer John ...
Monday, November 1, 1993
Willie Harris let a man use the phone in his Smithfield, Alabama, home, but when the man returned ...
Monday, November 1, 1993
Awakened by noises in his Manchester, New Hampshire, home, John Kazakis reached for his phone to call police. ...
Monday, November 1, 1993
Alerted to an intruder's presence in her Dublin, Georgia, apartment when he began beating on her locked bedroom ...
Monday, November 1, 1993
Bill Faith used a larger caliber tool to defend himself after he was attacked in his New Albany, ...
Monday, November 1, 1993
A late-night robbery attempt in a San Bernardino, California, pizza shop ended when an employee shot it out ...
Monday, November 1, 1993
A Zion, Illinois, restaurant owner was ready when a strong-arm robber made his second appearance in two weeks. ...
Friday, October 1, 1993
Margaret Harris was walking up the steps to her Memphis, Tennessee, home when a vagrant with a criminal ...
Friday, October 1, 1993
Marine Cpl. Rayna Ross of Woodbridge, Virginia, might be dead if a waiting period had been in effect. ...
Friday, October 1, 1993
NRA-certified shooting instructor Greg Ferris drew from the lessons he usually teaches when three armed gang members invaded ...
