Zinke’s order directs those in charge of some 500 million acres of public lands to research opening more access to hunters and anglers (Photo: Katie Theule/USFWS)
President Trump’s Interior Secretary on Friday released a management plan to expand hunting, fishing and increase outdoor recreation opportunities on federal lands.
Secretary Ryan Zinke signed Secretarial Order 3356, six pages of marching orders to the sprawling Department of Interior citing federal law and a 2007 Executive Order from President George W. Bush designed to boost flagging “sportsmen conservation ethic” in the country. The move comes days after a five-year survey by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service reported the number of hunters drop from 12.5 million in 2006 to 11.4 in 2016 although the general population rose by more than 30 million in the same period.
“The more people we can get outdoors, the better things…
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Exposing the Big Game 
Trump and the conservatives will fight the trend. Hunting is a money-maker for too many, from funding fish and game departments to gun manufacturers to outfitters, etc. Besides, how are fathers and sons supposed to bond if they can’t go killing together.