AmmoLand reports Trump order directs agencies to expand hunting access, protect lead ammo

Reported by Page 5 – AmmoLand Shooting Sports News. Daily Gun News has not independently confirmed this.

AmmoLand Shooting Sports News reported on September 22, 2026, that President Trump issued an executive order on hunting. According to the outlet, the order instructs federal agencies to widen hunting access and to protect the use of traditional lead ammunition.

AmmoLand reports that the order tells agencies to start from a presumption that public lands are open to hunting. The outlet also describes the order as directing agencies to safeguard lead ammunition and to clear away obstacles that, in its account, keep hunters off lands that sportsmen help pay for and conserve.

The AmmoLand report is a third-party account. Daily Gun News has not reviewed the text of the order itself, and the source material available does not identify which agencies are covered, give an executive order number, or set out deadlines for agency action.

What is not yet known

Several details remain unclear from the available reporting. It is not yet known which specific federal land agencies the order names, what steps each agency is expected to take, or on what timeline. It is also not known whether the order calls for new rulemaking, public comment periods, or changes to existing agency land-use plans.

The available source does not say how the order would affect any current agency policies on lead ammunition, or whether particular parcels of federal land would see changes in hunting access. Daily Gun News will update this article if the order text is published by the White House or in the Federal Register, or if agencies announce how they plan to carry it out.