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Draft Turkey Hunt Environmental Assessment Environmental Assessment OPENING TURKEY HUNTING WITH THE INCIDENTAL TAKE OF FERAL HOGS May 2019 Prepared by Darrin Unruh, Damon Taylor, Chad Ford Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge Vian, Oklahoma Table of Contents 1.0 Purpose and Need ..................................................................................................................... 4 Proposed Action .......................................................................................................................... 4 Background ................................................................................................................................. 4 Purpose and Need for the Proposed Action ................................................................................ 6 2.0 Alternatives ............................................................................................................................... 6 Alternatives Considered .............................................................................................................. 6 Alternative A – Current Management – [No Action Alternative] .......................................... 6 Alternative B – Open Turkey Hunting with the Incidental Take of Feral Hogs – [Proposed Action Alternative] ................................................................................................................. 8 Alternative(s) Considered, But Dismissed from Further Consideration ..................................... 9 3.0 Affected Environment and Environmental Consequences ....................................................... 9 Affected Environment ................................................................................................................. 9 Environmental Consequences of the Action ............................................................................... 9 Cumulative Impact Analysis ..................................................................................................... 10 Affected Natural Resources and Anticipated Impacts of the No Action and Proposed Action Alternatives ............................................................................................................................... 10 Hunted Species – Wild Turkey ............................................................................................. 10 Hunted Species – Feral Hog ................................................................................................. 11 Other Wildlife and Aquatic Species ..................................................................................... 11 Threatened and Endangered Species and other Special Status Species ................................ 12 Vegetation ............................................................................................................................. 15 Soils....................................................................................................................................... 17 Air Quality ............................................................................................................................ 17 Water Resources ................................................................................................................... 18 Affected Visitor Use and Experience Resources and Anticipated Impacts of the No Action and Proposed Action Alternatives ................................................................................................... 18 Visitor Use and Experience .................................................................................................. 19 Affected Cultural Resources and Anticipated Impacts of the No Action and Proposed Action Alternatives ............................................................................................................................... 20 Cultural Resources ................................................................................................................ 20 Affected Refuge Management and Operations Resources and Anticipated Impacts of the No Action and Proposed Action Alternatives................................................................................. 20 Refuge Management and Operations .................................................................................... 20 Affected Socioeconomic Resources and Anticipated Impacts of the No Action and Proposed Action Alternatives ................................................................................................................... 23 2 Socioeconomics .................................................................................................................... 23 Climate Change ..................................................................................................................... 24 Humaneness and Animal Welfare Concerns ........................................................................ 24 Environmental Justice ........................................................................................................... 24 Indian Trust Resources ......................................................................................................... 25 Anticipated Cumulative Impacts of the No Action and Proposed Action Alternatives ........... 25 Natural Resources ................................................................................................................. 25 Visitor Use and Experience .................................................................................................. 28 Cultural Resources ................................................................................................................ 28 Refuge Management and Operations .................................................................................... 29 Socioeconomics .................................................................................................................... 29 Climate Change ..................................................................................................................... 29 Environmental Justice ........................................................................................................... 30 Indian Trust Resources ......................................................................................................... 30 Summary of Analysis ................................................................................................................ 30 Monitoring ................................................................................................................................ 31 List of Sources, Agencies, and Persons Consulted ................................................................... 31 References ................................................................................................................................. 31 Determination ........................................................................................................................... 33 Appendix 1 .................................................................................................................................... 35 List of Tables Table 1. Hunting Units, Types of Hunts, and Permits at Sequoyah NWR .................................... 7 3 Environmental Assessment for turkey hunting with the incidental take of feral hogs This Environmental Assessment (EA) is being prepared to evaluate the effects associated with this proposed action and complies with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) in accordance with Council on Environmental Quality regulations (40 CFR 1500-1509) and Department of the Interior (43 CFR 46; 516 DM 8) and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (550 FW 3) regulations and policies. NEPA requires examination of the effects of proposed actions on the natural and human environment. 1.0 Purpose and Need Proposed Action The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) is proposing to open new hunting opportunities for wild turkey and feral hog on the Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge (NWR/refuge) in accordance with the refuge’s Big and Upland Game and Feral Hog Hunt Plan. Wild turkey hunting would occur in the Sandtown, Vian Creeks, Cook, Webbers, Hisaw/Shelby, Girty, Possum Hollow, Delta Islands, and Haskell Units of the refuge. The incidental take of feral hog during wild turkey hunts would also occur on these units. This proposed action is often iterative and evolves over time during the process as the agency refines its proposal and learns more from the public, tribes, and other agencies. Therefore, the final proposed action may be different from the original. The final decision on the proposed action will be made at the conclusion of the public comment period for the EA and the Draft 2019–2020 Refuge-Specific Hunting and Sport Fishing Regulations. The Service cannot open a refuge to hunting a new species until a final rule has been published in the Federal Register; formally opening the refuge to wild turkey hunting. Background National wildlife refuges are guided by the mission and goals of the National Wildlife Refuge System (NWRS), the purposes of an individual refuge, Service policy, and laws and international treaties. Relevant guidance includes the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966, as amended by the National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997, Refuge Recreation Act of 1962, and selected portions of the Code of Federal Regulations and Fish and Wildlife Service Manual. The refuge was established pursuant to Cooperative Agreement No. DACW56-3-71
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