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Executive Order 14429

Reinvigorating America's Hunting Heritage

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In simple terms

This executive order directs federal agencies to expand hunting access on federal lands, reform regulations to reduce restrictions on hunting and fishing, promote hunter education in schools, grow game species populations through active management, and increase wild game meat donations to food assistance programs. It specifically opens two national monuments to hunting and mandates reviews of access policies across multiple departments.

Federal Register Open PDF 91 FR 60289

Record & deadlines

  1. Signed

    Signed by the President

  2. FR published

    Published in the Federal Register · 91 FR 60289

    Federal Register PDF
  3. In 41d

    Review and reform Forest Service river access lotteries

  4. Allow hunting in Castle Mountains and Craters of the Moon National Monuments

  5. Propose regulations improving migratory game bird hunting authorization process

  6. Issue guidance on federal education funding for archery and hunter education

  7. Propose modifications to policies/regulations restricting access to lands (War, Interior, Agriculture, Commerce)

  8. Identify opportunities and incentives for youth/veteran hunting programs

  9. Encourage State fish and wildlife agencies to promote Sunday hunting

Key directives

  • Secretary of Interior to allow hunting in Castle Mountains and Craters of the Moon National Monuments within 90 days
  • Secretaries of War, Interior, Agriculture, Commerce to propose access policy modifications within 180 days
  • Secretary of Agriculture to review and reform Forest Service river access lotteries within 60 days
  • Department of Interior to propose migratory game bird hunting regulatory improvements within 90 days
  • Secretary of Interior to encourage Sunday hunting expansion within 365 days
  • Secretaries of Labor and Education to issue guidance on federal education funding for archery/hunter education within 90 days
  • Secretary of Interior to identify youth/veteran hunting incentives within 180 days
  • VA to prioritize adaptive sports grants for hunting/fishing
  • Secretaries of War, Interior, Agriculture to coordinate game species population management
  • Secretary of Agriculture to issue guidance supporting state wild game venison donation programs
  • Secretary of Interior to encourage use of Pittman-Robertson funds for hyperabundant wildlife management and game meat donation

Who is ordered

Related orders

What to expect

Immediate

  • Presumption of accessibility policy declared for federally managed lands
  • Priority for veterans' adaptive sports grants for hunting/fishing

Near term (90d)

  • Hunting allowed in Castle Mountains and Craters of the Moon National Monuments
  • Forest Service river access lottery reform initiated
  • DOI migratory game bird hunting regulatory improvements proposed
  • Education/Labor guidance on federal funding for archery/hunter education
  • Interior youth/veteran hunting incentive programs identified

Long term

  • 180-day access policy modifications proposed across War, Interior, Agriculture, Commerce
  • 365-day push for Sunday hunting expansion
  • Ongoing game population management coordination
  • Wild game donation program expansion

Risks & tensions

  • Lead ammunition provision (2(b)(vi)) may conflict with existing environmental regulations and wildlife health concerns
  • National monument hunting expansion tests boundaries of Antiquities Act protections
  • Sunday hunting expansion on federal lands may face state law conflicts and recreational user conflicts
  • Predator management and 'hyperabundant' species framing may generate conservation community opposition
  • Voluntary landowner agreements rely on sustained cooperation without binding mechanisms
  • Pittman-Robertson fund diversion to game meat processing is novel use of wildlife restoration dollars
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