By Charles Pekow — If you want to hunt or fish in the National Wildlife Refuge System, you could go by bike. In fact, you’re not allowed to drive. But you would have to stick to the designated trails and roadways. The Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed regulations that would expand or open hunting and fishing opportunities at 16 national wildlife refuges and one national fish hatchery, opening more than 87,000 acres of land and water for the first time.
The sites include the refuges of Black Coulee, Bowdoin, Creedman Coulee, Hewitt Lake, and Lake Thebadeau in Montana, plus Grays Lake in Idaho.
The rules state that “hunters may access hunt units only by foot or bicycle, including electric bicycles. You may only use a bicycle on designated routes; we prohibit off-road use of a bicycle.”
Good luck carrying that dead moose on your carrier rack!
Details at govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-05-15/html/2025-08621.htm.
