In response to high public interest, the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Phoenix District Office has announced that it will host two additional public information meetings, at which the BLM will accept comments on the proposed management alternatives for recreational shooting on the Sonoran Desert National Monument (SDNM).
The BLM released the Draft Target Shooting Plan for the SDNM in December 2016, and will be accepting formal comments until March 15, 2017.
Sportsmen and women interested in providing feedback to the BLM on the proposed management alternatives can do so online, or at the following times and locations:
– February 11, from 12:00 – 3:00 pm at the Cooper Sky Recreation Center located at 44342 W Martin Luther King Blvd in Maricopa
– February 21, from 4:00 – 7:00 pm at the Burton Barr Central Library located at 1221 N Central Ave in Phoenix
For more background on the proposal, click here.
Studies conducted at both the state and federal level have found that the number of hunters and trappers have been on a generally declining trend over the past several decades. To increase recruitment, retention, and reactivation (R3) of hunters and trappers, which initiative do you think would have the greatest impact?
