Interior Department Plans to Open All Its Public Land to Hunting and Fishing — Unless Specifically Closed by Site Managers

Sportsmen's Orgs, Others Cheer Secretarial Order Opening More Federal Land To Hunting, Fishing

An order expanding hunting and fishing access to more public land managed under the umbrella of the federal Department of the Interior is being cheered by sportsmen's organizations and others in the fish and wildlife world. The post Sportsmen’s Orgs, Others Cheer Secretarial Order Opening More Federal Land To Hunting, Fishing appeared first on .

NSSF Praises Interior Secretary’s Initiative for Opening Public Lands to Hunting

WASHINGTON, D.C. — NSSF®, The Firearm Industry Trade Association, praises the announcement by U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum to open lands managed by the Interior Department for hunting and fishing unless otherwise restricted by law, public safety or “resource protection.” The initiative was a result of NSSF working closely with the Department of the […] The post NSSF Praises Interior Secretary’s Initiative for Opening Public Lands t…

Interior Department Plans to Open All Its Public Land to Hunting and Fishing — Unless Specifically Closed by Site Managers

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum is expected to announce today a major access initiative that will require that most public lands managed by the Department of the Interior are open to hunting and fishing access unless specifically closed by site managers and agency directors. The initiative, conveyed through Secretarial Order 3447, will apply to the Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuges, Bureau of Reclamation properties…