Trump says he signed order to open 'millions of acres' of federal land to hunters

President Donald J. Trump told a White House audience of hunters and outdoors‑industry representatives that he had signed an executive order opening ‘‘millions of acres of federal land’’ to hunters and fishers and credited Interior staff and outside supporters for the change. He framed the action as continuing earlier steps he described from August that had opened ‘‘92 million acres of federal land across 32 states.’'

The president presented the move as a victory for outdoorsmen and said the change would restore access that he said had been restricted. ‘‘We
re opening up millions of acres of federal land for our hunters and fishers,’’ he said. The remarks did not include specific regulatory language, an exact acreage for the newly opened lands, or an agency implementation timeline; those details were not specified in the remarks. The president also linked the order to broader policy priorities for recreational hunting and access on public lands.