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

What it does

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS or Service), are correcting a final rule that appeared in the Federal Register on September 1, 2026. The rule opened or expanded 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).

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

What changed in the regulation

1 part of Title 50 of the Code of Federal Regulations:

50 CFR 71

Wording on eCFR: the day before it took effect and from the day it took effect (first part listed).

Compared with

The Fish and Wildlife Service has published 29 final rules in 2026 so far, compared with 13 in all of 2025.

Counted by the Tribune from Federal Register records since Jan. 1, 2025.

Before this

2 earlier Federal Register documents under regulation identifier 1018-BI71 since Jan. 1, 2025.

• Sept. 1, 2026 Final rule. National Wildlife Refuge System; 2026-2027 Station-Specific Hunting and Sport Fishing Regulations
• May 27, 2026 Proposed rule. National Wildlife Refuge System; 2026-2027 Station-Specific Hunting and Sport Fishing Regulations

What happens next and when

This rule is effective September 25, 2026.

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