The Trump Administration Plans to Open Hunting, Fishing Opportunities on Refuge and Park Lands

OUTDOOR LIFE • May 29, 2026

The Interior Department’s announcement earlier this week of new and expanded hunting and fishing opportunities on national wildlife refuges and other federal lands include more properties and acreages than any previous administration has proposed. Another significant change is a proposal to suspend regulations that ban the use of lead shotshells, bullets, and fishing tackle on nine national wildlife refuges, including Rachel Carson NWR in Maine.