Falk v. United States Ex Rel. Department of the Interior

SMITH, Circuit Judge.

Appellants, South Dakota landowners, commenced a declaratory judgment action challenging decisions made by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (“FWS”) affecting the use of their land for goose hunting. After considering the stipulated facts, the district court 1 entered judgment in favor of FWS, finding that its decisions were reasonable and not arbitrary or capricious. We affirm.

I. Background

Appellants Alex Falk, Annie Falk, Mohammed Hattum, and Bob Nystrom all own land in South Dakota. They all use their land for both the planting of crops and hunting of…