Future of Public Land Access & New Hunters
National Wildlife Refugees in the United States were established to protect wildlife populations that were in peril due to over-exploitation, and hunters have been the greatest single source of funding for them since their inception. To honor this tradition and encourage its increase and continuation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife has proposed a plan to open much more federal land to hunting and to simplify related regulations. Increased visitation translates to increased funding for habitat conservation, so this initiative is seen as a win-win.