Showing posts with label Hunting. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hunting. Show all posts

Friday, March 3, 2017

Trump’s Interior Secretary scraps Obama-era ban on lead bullets, expands hunting fishing and recreation on publiclands.







Hours after literally riding into town on a horse for his first day on the job, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke on Thursday scrapped an Obama-era ban on hunting with lead bullets on federal lands....

“Over the past eight years … hunting, and recreation enthusiasts have seen trails closed and dramatic decreases in access to public lands across the board,” Mr. Zinke said in a statement. “It worries me to think about hunting and fishing becoming activities for the land-owning elite. This package of secretarial orders will expand access for outdoor enthusiasts and also make sure the community’s voice is heard.”

...Mr. Zinke also signed another order Thursday ordering all agencies within the Interior Department to identify areas where outdoor recreation, hunting and fishing can be expanded.
“Outdoor recreation is about both our heritage and our economy. Between hunting, fishing, motorized recreation, camping and more, the industry generates thousands of jobs and billions of dollars in economic activity,” the secretary said.





Wednesday, February 5, 2014

OBAMA ADMIN OPPOSES 'RECREATIONAL FISHING AND HUNTING HERITAGE AND OPPORTUNITIES ACT'

The Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act is Title VIII of the Sportsmen's Heritage and Recreational Enhancement (SHARE) Act of 2013, and the Obama administration "strongly opposes" it. - Awr Hawkins/Breitbart

The act is sponsored by Representative Bob Latta (R-Ohio) under the auspices of H.R. 3590. Its purpose is "to promote enjoyment of shooting, recreational, and hunting activities," which it does by "[providing] increased Federal support to facilitate the expansion of public target ranges" and opening more federally managed land to hunting.