Trump admin. to expand hunting in Horicon Marsh, other wildlife refuges

Adding eleven more species to what can be hunted in designed refuges like the Horicon Marsh National Refuge - - along with scores of expanded shooting and fishing privileges nationally - - kinda undermines the word "refuge," no?

Proposal seeks to expand hunting and fishing on federal refuges

Under the proposal, the Horicon refuge would be open to hunting for woodcock, moorhen, coyote, ruffed grouse, opossum, raccoon, fox, skunk, bobcat, snowshoe hare and black bear on acres already open to other hunting.... 

This year’s rule also takes a further step in proposing revisions that ensure whenever refuge regulations depart from state regulations, for safety or conservation compatibility reasons, these extra regulations are consistent across all refuges in a given state. 

The USFWS [US Fish and Wildlife Service] will seek comments from the public on the proposed rule through June 8. 

I'd noted the development of similar expansions and rules announced in 2018. 

As always, H/T to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's Outdoors Writer Paul Smith for his diligent reporting on such matters.