The Boone and Crockett Club welcomed U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recommendations for the National Wildlife Refuge System at Audubon National Wildlife Refuge north of Bismarck. Brandon Maddox, a Club member and Silencer Central chief executive, attended with Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and Director Brian Nesvik. The review used staff surveys, site visits, and consultations and urges active habitat management, cooperation with neighboring landowners, and field-based staff leadership.

Club president Mary Webster said Theodore Roosevelt founded the Club in 1887 and established the refuge system to sustain wildlife for hunters, anglers, birdwatchers, and other recreationists. The Club backs grazing, agriculture, and forestry that advance conservation, moving staff to the field, and stronger ties with nearby landowners and private partners, noting hunter dollars helped buy millions of acres.