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
Wednesday, July 1, 1981
A would-be truck hijacker shot a Miami, Fla., truck driver, then apparently changed his mind about taking the ...
Wednesday, July 1, 1981
A 90-year-old Bogota, N.J., man heard a pair of burglars ransacking his home at 1:30 a.m. He confronted ...
Wednesday, July 1, 1981
Tresa Oglesby of Redding, Calif., found out just what a good neighbor she had when an armed robber ...
Wednesday, July 1, 1981
James Whitley spotted two men climbing a fence near his Starke, Fla., trailer and went to investigate, armed ...
Wednesday, July 1, 1981
Irv Huppin was preparing to close his Garden Home, Oreg., pharmacy when a robber approached the counter and ...
Wednesday, July 1, 1981
Robert Lytle had come to work on Sunday and found that burglars had broken into the supply yard ...
Wednesday, July 1, 1981
Robert Manusco was getting into his car in Boston when a mugger demanded his keys. When Manusco tossed ...
Wednesday, July 1, 1981
Ceferino Orque was in the rear of his Burlingame, Calif., pharmacy when he turned to see a robber ...
Monday, June 1, 1981
Nine-year Navy veteran Charles Burroughs returned to his home on the island of Guam to find a burglar ...
Monday, June 1, 1981
Texas Tech co-ed Lisa Hensley walked into her living room to find her mother being held at gunpoint ...
