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Trump Orders Expand Hunting, Fishing on Federal Lands

Trump signsOrders ordersExpand looseningHunting, huntingFishing restrictionson Federal Lands

Above: U.S. President Donald Trump in the White House Rose Garden in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 17. Image credit: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

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Public lands belong to the American people, and hunters and anglers finally have a president who acts like it. TheThese "Reinvigoratingorders America's Hunting Heritage" order throws open more than 92 million acres, scrapsscrap the Biden-era lead ammo and tackle bans, simplify fishing permits and putsput veterans and school archery programs first. Access should be the presumption on federal land and waters, not a favor handedbureaucrats hand out by bureaucrats.

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