What is the relationship between row cropping and hunting opportunities at these refuges?
A3: During last year’s hunting season at Bald Knob, 51% of the refuge’s standing rice and milo was in the hunt area. Twenty three percent of the refuge’s share of row crops at the Dixie Unit was in the hunt area. Standing crops in the hunt area are unique to these two refuges and provide the public with improved hunting conditions, including concealment that increases the opportunity for quality hunts. Loss of row crops would impact public hunt quality and could result in the necessity of limiting hunters and random drawings at Bald Knob.
