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

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Comments
880
Awaiting comments
Deadline
13 days
Closes Jun 27, 2026
Net support
+73%
Support minus oppose · campaigns included
+30% excluding campaigns
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Posted
May 27, 2026
Comment period
May 27, 2026 – Jun 27, 2026
Agency
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
FR Doc
2026-10465
CFR
50 CFR Parts 32 and 71
Analysis

Overview

What the public is saying — stance, who's commenting, and the issues they raise.

Analyzed 511 of 880 comments
58%· analysis in progress

Stance breakdown

+73%
Net support
Support439Oppose65Other7Not yet analyzed369
Aggregates include form-letter campaigns. Excluding them, net support is +30% across organic comments.

Who commented

Breakdown by commenter type.

Individual
508
Advocacy
2
Academic
1
Not yet analyzed
369

Comments over time

Weekly arrivals, stacked by stance.

Posted May 27, 2026Deadline Jun 27, 2026
Support439Oppose65Other7

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Form letters

Campaigns

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57%of comments arrived through 2 form-letter campaigns 502 of 880 comments. 336 are organic, and 42 are still being processed for campaign detection.
Campaign502Organic336Not yet determined42
Support for expanded waterfowl hunting on National Wildlife Refuges
Sponsor unknown
25428.9% of total
Support
Hunting and Fishing Access Expansion
Sponsor unknown
24828.2% of total
Support
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