NWTF Applauds Secretarial Order for Increased Access

By AmmoLand Editor Duncan Johnson

EDGEFIELD, S.C. —-(Ammoland.com)- The National Wild Turkey Federation is pleased with the newest Secretarial Order issued by U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke which supports and expands opportunities for all Americans to enjoy the outdoors on public lands.

According to a release from his office, the new order, Secretarial Order 3356 is an extension of Secretarial Order 3347, which was issued on Zinke’s first day in office, March 2, 2017. That order sought to restore the American sportsmen conservation ethic, which was established by President Theodore Roosevelt.

“Secretary Zinke continues to champion the rights of the hunting community,” said Becky Humphries, NWTF CEO. “Hunting participation is on the decline in part due to lack of opportunities to pursue outdoor sports on our public lands, but Secretarial Order 3356 can have a positive impact opening up lands to hunting and help provide future access for generations to come.”

The order seeks to improve wildlife management and conservation, increase access to public lands for hunting, shooting and fishing, and puts a new and a greater emphasis on recruiting and retaining new sportsmen conservationists. A focus will be put on …Read the Rest

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