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
Tuesday, November 1, 1988
When Michael Parello heard glass breaking in his Green Brook, N.J., home, he got his shotgun and went ...
Tuesday, November 1, 1988
An 11-year-old rural Wayne County, Ohio, boy, grabbed from behind by a man near a cornfield, broke away ...
Saturday, October 1, 1988
Fort Lauderdale, Fla., funeral home owner Henry Scurry confronted an intruder armed with a 6" screwdriver. Fearing for ...
Saturday, October 1, 1988
A young Lakeland, Fla., girl was watching TV when she heard a knock at the door. Before she ...
Saturday, October 1, 1988
A man on a stabbing rampage that had already left three Montgomery, Ala., residents wounded pursued one of ...
Saturday, October 1, 1988
Sylvia Ballard, the wheelchair-bound man she was caring for, and a friend were watching TV in the man's ...
Saturday, October 1, 1988
When a former mental patient began shooting at shoppers in a Corinth, Miss., supermarket parking lot, Jim Cotner ...
Saturday, October 1, 1988
Dave Storton, a San Jose, Calif., police officer, was doing off-duty security work at an apartment complex when ...
Saturday, October 1, 1988
An Atlanta, Ga., electrician on his way to work observed a man and woman walking thrugh a parking ...
Saturday, October 1, 1988
A Houston, Tex., man was taking care of a friend's house while the owner was away because it ...
