Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge

The Refuge is open to waterfowl hunting and archery-only hunting for white-tailed deer, both of which have occurred on the refuge since 1965. Please review our hunting and fishing brochure for maps and regulations. In addition to the site-specific regulations mentioned in the...

 "Ol Francois (Lamoose, occupant of portion of Refuge "land" in late 1800's)...did not own a plow and he only used three things to harvest the products of the land. He had a box of traps, a gun, and a fish pole." Harold Hagen speech from 1979 Ceremony renaming the Refuge in...

 “Watching birds has sharpened my senses, made my hearing far more acute than most, my eyes more perceptive, my reactions quicker. This awareness has radiated far beyond the birds, embracing nearly everything that is alive, from my fellow humans to the least beetle or cricket” (Roger...

 "A great photograph is a full expression of what one feels about what is being photographed in the deepest sense, and is, thereby, a true expression of what one feels about life in its entirety" (Ansel Adams, A Personal Credo [1943]).

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