Shutdown jeopardizing hunts?

[Wapiti7]

Anybody worried about the fed shutdown screwing up a hunt? I have a Valles Caldera national preserve cow hunt and a broke horn oryx hunt on White Sands missile range at end of the month. Guessing both could be at risk.

 

[505Wapiti]

I doubt it. Don’t see it affecting the VC, WSMR maybe. I’m betting it’s resolved before then.

 

[Wprinkle]

You’re good bro… zero worries

 

[4090Sharps]

From past experience, military bases typically shut down hunting during government shutdowns.

 

[Pro953]

I had a hunt on some US Army Corps land around 2011 or 2012 when we had a shutdown and they essentially cancelled the hunt. I hope it does not pan out that way for you, but it is certainly possible.


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[ozyclint]

 

[bazzturd]

Government shutdown................no license tag underwear required!

 

[wytx]

Colorado already announced that some hunts are cancelled, Fort Carson and Pinon Canyon.

 

[Bugger]

From past experience, military bases typically shut down hunting during government shutdowns.

Still the same unfortunately. Federal game wardens on post.

 

[CJ19]

Colorado already announced that some hunts are cancelled, Fort Carson and Pinon Canyon.

I am not sure how those hunts and cancellations work. It is the state or federal authorities pulling the hunt authorizations or tags in those situations?

 

[4090Sharps]

I am not sure how those hunts and cancellations work. It is the state or federal authorities pulling the hunt authorizations or tags in those situations?

The federal employees on the bases.

Hunts on military bases are shut down during government shutdowns as the folks overseeing, managing, enforcing those hunts and lands are federal employees. That includes special hunts and general hunting, fishing, and even scouting activities.

 

[4090Sharps]

Still the same unfortunately. Federal game wardens on post.

Thanks. I know in some places MPs were “deputized” as game wardens to supplement short-staffed civilian positions, so was unsure if that had allowed hunts to remain open.

 

[Rusty Shackelford]

@Mojave

 

[tmills_biology]

Anybody worried about the fed shutdown screwing up a hunt? I have a Valles Caldera national preserve cow hunt and a broke horn oryx hunt on White Sands missile range at end of the month. Guessing both could be at risk.

Having been on both sides all I can say is it is totally dependent on the area you are hunting. I have never been furloughed (until now) because I have been involved in fire and/or worked on a military base, and none of my areas have been shutdown to hunting. It is certainly a possibility if the staff at White Sands got sent home and this doesn't resolve until after your hunt begins. Hopefully for everyone's sake it doesn't last that long!

 

[ColeyG]

The local military base here in Anchorage, JBER, shut down all of the moose and bear hunts that were previously open. 100 plus people with tags currently out of the game.

 

[Crusader]

I worked as a civilian for the Air Force (retired Sep 2024) in a job supporting/overseeing natural resources management at multiple AF installations, some of which had hunting programs. These hunts were overseen by installation personnel, GS employees, who were furloughed during shutdowns. The hunts on their bases could not be conducted without these personnel actively working; I would assume the same situation exists with the current shutdown.