Announcement proposes opening entry on over 200,000 acres nationwide
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) immediately introduced the longer term enlargement of leisure alternatives, together with looking, at a variety of Nationwide Wildlife Refuges throughout the nation. The announcement gives consumptive customers throughout the nation with hundreds of acres of recent entry, together with alternatives for upland looking.
“We’re thrilled to see a rise in public entry of this dimension from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,” stated Ariel Wiegard, Pheasants Without end and Quail Without end’s vice chairman of presidency affairs. “Fowl hunters all around the upland vary depend on public lands, and growing these alternatives is a core tenant of Pheasants Without end and Quail Without end.”
The announcement proposes 53 new distinct looking and sport fishing alternatives on 12 refuges — totaling roughly 211,000 acres. The refuges are positioned in Kentucky, Louisiana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Carolina, Texas, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin. View the whole checklist of recent alternatives right here.
Public land entry is a crucial element of the Pheasants Without end and Quail Without end mission. In 2024 alone, the group opened public entry or helped administer entry applications on 446,000 acres of habitat. Along with companions just like the USFWS, Pheasants Without end and Quail Without end can construct on this already excellent report of offering extra entry to hunters all around the United States.
“Searching and fishing are conventional leisure actions deeply rooted in America’s heritage. At this time, practically 80 p.c of service stations provide looking and fishing entry that helps increase native economies and join folks with nature,” stated USFWS director Martha Williams. “We’re happy to increase entry and provide new alternatives which might be suitable with Nationwide Wildlife Refuge System functions and are dedicated to responsibly handle these areas for the advantage of future generations.”
About Pheasants Without end
Pheasants Without end and Quail Without end make up the nation’s largest nonprofit group devoted to upland habitat conservation. This group of greater than 420,000 members, supporters and companions is devoted to the safety of our uplands by way of habitat enchancment, public entry, training, and advocacy. A community of 754 native chapters unfold throughout North America decide how one hundred pc of their regionally raised funds are spent — the one nationwide conservation group that operates by way of this grassroots construction. Since its creation in 1982, the group has devoted greater than $1 billion to 580,000 habitat initiatives benefiting 26.5 million acres.
