Hunting on Bureau of Reclamation land?

[LDennis24]

Does anyone know if it's legal to hunt on Bureau of Reclamation lands?

[LDennis24]

Looking for the short answer if anyone's got it! lol!

[Kazekurt]

In Montana the answer is yes as long as there is legal public access.  I believe this is also the case in Washington and in many cases the land is overseen by the WDFW.  There are also parcels that are leased and developed(like some DNR parcels) and there could be restrictions based on safety on some of these parcels.  BigTex can you confirm this?

[GoBeavs85]

I called this fall on a field for bird hunting and was told it was OK. They had to check the access easements for that specific section and township to make sure there weren't any cattle rights or other restrictions. The guy made it seem like if there were cattle rights on it then I wouldn't be allowed to be shooting a shotgun. after getting permission and recording the guys name who i talked to, we hunted it, and found a few birds. There were some neighbor farmers around and nobody gave us any grief.

[Curly]

You can hunt on BLM land (unless it is illegal).  In other words, if it is just BLM land out in the middle of no where, yes you can hunt there.......(why wouldn't you be able to)?

Here is a link that may help.......BLM

[superdown]

Bureau of Land Management and Bureau of Reclamation are not the same.

[Curly]

Bureau of Land Management and Bureau of Reclamation are not the same.

Oh man!  I misread the post.  I thought it said BLM.

 

[Curly]

Looks like maybe it depends on the area.  For example, Esquatzel Wildlife Area is owned by B of R and is managed by wdfw for recreation (including hunting).

The Esquatzel Coulee unit is located just north of Mesa in Franklin County. The property is owned by US Bureau of Reclamation but WDFW manages the parcel for public fishing and hunting access.

Here is a website where you might find the area in question and it might tell you about hunting:  Link

[bigtex]

In Montana the answer is yes as long as there is legal public access.  I believe this is also the case in Washington and in many cases the land is overseen by the WDFW.  There are also parcels that are leased and developed(like some DNR parcels) and there could be restrictions based on safety on some of these parcels.  BigTex can you confirm this?

All BOR lands in WA are open to hunting, with the exception of the obvious areas like campgrounds, dams, and other "developed areas."

A large majority of BOR lands are BOR owned but managed by WDFW as "Wildlife Areas." In fact, most WDFW "Wildlife Areas" in Grant County are actually BOR lands.

Regarding the BOR lands leased for agricultural purposes, per BOR those lands are still open to the public for hunting. Now will some farmer get pissed seeing somebody walk through "his" apple orchard and cause a fuss? Yes, but per BOR those lands are open. WDFW and BOR have been working for the past year to inform their leases of the hunting "issue," so not all of them may know about it at this time.

[LDennis24]

Thank's bigtex, that pretty much answer's my question.