Secretary Zinke says game helps highlight sportsman contributions.
In one of the odder hunting news stories of the past week, Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke installed a Big Buck Hunter arcade game in the employee cafeteria at the U.S. Department of the Interior.
He broke the news in a tweet on Tuesday and went on to post a series of photos of employees playing the game in what he called #ShotgunShowdown.
To highlight #sportsmen contributions 2 conservation I installed Big Buck Hunter in the employee cafeteria. Get excited for #hunting season! pic.twitter.com/gLxpAqEzpm
— Secretary Ryan Zinke (@SecretaryZinke) September 19, 2017
Apparently the game is a hit with staff, as he posted more photos of himself and employees playing throughout the week. He said the game is a bigger part of raising awareness of sportsman contributions to conservation.
Employees went head to head today in the first ever #ShotgunShowdown at @Interior Highlighting our mission to expand access for #sportsmen pic.twitter.com/yZGPxEg5Z4
— Secretary Ryan Zinke (@SecretaryZinke) September 19, 2017
Casey at @USFWS bested me today in the #ShotgunShowdown. More practice is in order. Awesome to see employees excited for #hunting season! pic.twitter.com/vo7EZRBns8
— Secretary Ryan Zinke (@SecretaryZinke) September 19, 2017
Back at the office the team got in some #ShotgunShowdown before the workday started #HuntFishRepeat ? #Sportsmen #2A pic.twitter.com/TdHShTNun8
— Secretary Ryan Zinke (@SecretaryZinke) September 21, 2017
Zinke has also dedicated time this week to sharing Department of the Interior employees’ hunting and fishing memories on the web. It’s been a busy week of promoting hunting and fishing as a whole, as he declared October National Hunting and Fishing Month Thursday.
Originally from Montana, Zinke has been something of a controversial figure as secretary of the interior. He has promised to open up more public lands to hunting and fishing.
But he has also received criticism for his support of drilling for oil and gas on public lands. Back in March, he overturned a ban on lead ammunition in wildlife refuges.
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