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, December 1, 1988
Jackson Watkins was watching television when he heard someone remove a third-floor window at his North Philadelphia, Pa., ...
Thursday, December 1, 1988
Kings Mountain, N.C., store owner Jack Barrett had been sleeping at his business to protect it from burglars. ...
Tuesday, November 1, 1988
A man who broke into a home in the Logan Heights suburb of San Diego was met by ...
Tuesday, November 1, 1988
A series of burglaries prompted Melvin Walker, Sr., to sleep next door to his Little Rock, Ark., clothing ...
Tuesday, November 1, 1988
Richard Phelon was fishing a small stream near his Burlington, Conn., home when he was approached by an ...
Tuesday, November 1, 1988
A 51-year-old Durango, Colo., woman awoke to find a naked man on top of her. She persuaded her ...
Tuesday, November 1, 1988
William Hamilton of Milwaukee, Wis., heard noises coming from his wife's bedroom in the early morning hours. Armed ...
Tuesday, November 1, 1988
Annie Mae Maynard awoke in the middle of the night to find a strange man in the bedroom ...
Tuesday, November 1, 1988
Jewelry store owner T.R. Hayes was ordered by an armed robber to move away from a display case ...
Tuesday, November 1, 1988
John Menard, Jr., and a friend were at his father's house in a burglary-plagued San Antonio, Tex., neighborhood ...
