'Total ha open to himting/total ha controlled by respondents x 100. 



2lncludes the 36% of respondents who indicated no animals were killed even though their property was open to 



himting. 



To document the current situation of hunting access to private lands MFWP personnel were 

 asked to provide an estimate of public access to private lands by hunting district in four 

 categories: open, closed, restricted, and outfitted/leased. The definition for each category is 

 described as follows: 



Open: General public can hunt, numbers may be restricted at times but landowner 

 provides reasonable free public access; 



Closed: Landowner allows no hunting or only family members and close friends 

 allowed; 



Restricted: Landowner restricts public access more than considered reasonable, 

 usually the restrictions are severe enough to make hunting ineffective in control of 

 deer population levels; 



Outfitted/Leased: Landowner outfits or has hu-ed an outfitter, leases to a group or 

 individual, or charges a fee. 



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