National Wildlife Refuge System; 2026-2027 Station-Specific Hunting and Sport Fishing Regulations

What it does

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), propose to open or expand hunting opportunities on 111 field stations, including 107 units of the National Wildlife Refuges System (Refuge System or NWRS) and 4 units of the National Fish Hatchery System (Hatchery System or NFHS). This includes opening hunting or sport fishing opportunities for the first time on 14 National Wildlife Refuges (NWR) and 3 National Fish Hatcheries (NFH). The proposed actions will open or expand more than 1,450 opportunities for hunting and fishing across the NWRS and NFHS. In accordance with Secretary's Order 3447 and Director's Order 233, we also propose to make changes to existing station-specific regulations in order to improve the clarity and accuracy of regulations, reduce the regulatory burden on the public, ensure consistency across FWS lands and waters, and comply with a Presidential mandate for plain-language standards.

The Fish and Wildlife Service's summary, as published in the Federal Register.

What it would change

2 parts of Title 50 of the Code of Federal Regulations:

50 CFR 32, 50 CFR 71

Before this

No earlier Federal Register document under regulation identifier 1018-BI71 since Jan. 1, 2025.

Since then:

• Sept. 1, 2026 Final rule. National Wildlife Refuge System; 2026-2027 Station-Specific Hunting and Sport Fishing Regulations
• Sept. 25, 2026 Correcting amendments. National Wildlife Refuge System; 2026-2027 Station-Specific Hunting and Sport Fishing Regulations; Correction

What happens next and when

Comments will be accepted on or before June 26, 2026. Comments submitted electronically using the Federal eRulemaking Portal (see ADDRESSES, below) must be received by 11:59 p.m. eastern time on the closing date.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Check it yourself

• The document in the Federal Register
• Docket FWS-HQ-NWRS-2026-1223 on Regulations.gov
• Title 50 on eCFR

The record as published

Source: the Federal Register (public domain). The document in the Federal Register