White House message links hunting access to conservation policy
The President cited recent executive orders and earlier land measures in a National Hunting and Fishing Day statement. The White House message’s claims and figures were not independently verified in the supplied material.
The White House published a presidential message for National Hunting and Fishing Day, presenting hunting and fishing as traditions tied to conservation, rural communities and the outdoor economy. The statement praised hunters and anglers for supporting wildlife and public lands.
The President cited an executive order signed this month that he said would open hunting opportunities on federal lands, expand Sunday hunting and direct the Cabinet to work with states on game populations. The message did not name the order or provide further details.
A second order, also described as signed this month, concerns saltwater angling. The statement says it changes regulations, modernises catch reporting, supports recovery of Atlantic striped bass and would convert retired offshore platforms into artificial reefs.
The message also points to the Great American Outdoors Act, legislation it says protected 1.3 million acres of wilderness, access to more than 2.3 million acres and the re-establishment earlier this year of the Hunting and Shooting Conservation and Access Council.
The White House presents these measures as part of an effort to widen recreational access and support conservation. Its claims about land access, economic contributions and conservation outcomes were not independently verified in the supplied material.
