It’s one of 30 national wildlife refuges across the country where U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke is expanding hunting and fishing.
Interior officials say in a statement that 40 percent of the population aged 16 and older do wildlife activities like hunting, fishing and birding.
Zinke says in a statement that hunters are an important source of revenue for conservation projects. Refuge system officials say the expansions are being done in line with wildlife-management goals.
The new rules at the Bear River refuge near Brigham City will expand existing migratory game bird and upland game hunting.