Plan to expand hunting, fishing in wildlife refuges revealed
The Trump administration on Wednesday proposed opening up more federally protected land for hunting and fishing in what it called a major expansion of those activities in the nation’s wildlife refuges.
The proposal would allow hunting and fishing for the first time at 15 national fish hatcheries. The department also wants to revise hunting and fishing rules at refuges in all states to more closely match state regulations.
Under the proposed expansion at sites in 46 states, the number of wildlife refuges where hunting would be allowed would increase to 382 while fishing would be allowed at 316 locations.
One of the new refuges where hunting and fishing would be allowed is Green Bay National Wildlife Refuge in Wisconsin. Deer and elk hunting would be allowed for the first time ...
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