The Department of the Interior is proposing to open millions of acres of public land to hunting and fishing.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service would open 1,450 new chances for hunting and sport fishing across 111 locations in 32 states, including 107 national wildlife refuges and four national fish hatcheries, under a proposed rule announced on May 27.
The objective is to make it easier for visitors to understand applicable hunting rules while respecting the primary role of states in wildlife management, according to a news release.
The plan would open more than 92 million acres—more than 95 percent of National Wildlife Refuge System lands—to hunting or sport fishing at 14 refuges and three hatcheries for the first time ever….