Proposed rule · 2026-23228

Castle Mountains National Monument and Craters of the Moon National Monument; Hunting

The National Park Service (NPS) proposes to promulgate special regulations to allow hunting in Castle Mountains National Monument and Craters of the Moon National Monument. The regulations would recognize the authority of the States to manage wildlife while also allowing for appropriate management of hunting by the NPS to protect public health and safety, objects of historic and scientific interest that the Monuments were established to protect, and endangered or threatened species. Allowing hunting in these National Monuments is directed by Executive Order 14429, "Reinvigorating America's Hunting Heritage," and advances the policy of the Trump Administration to reinvigorate, protect, and expand America's hunting heritage to benefit our people and our land.