Table of Contents 



Enhanced Block Management Program Created Page 13 



House Bill 195 Passed Page 14 



Incentives Committee Recommended Compensation 



Amounts Page 14 



Administrative Rules Created Page 1 5 



Block Management Now Page 1 6 



Number of Cooperators Enrolled in the Program Page 1 6 



Number of Acres Enrolled in the Program Page 17 



Program Administration Page 1 8 



Contract Renewal and Enrollment Page 1 8 



Permission to Hunt Block Management Areas Page 19 



Regional Tabloids and Maps Created Page 19 



BMAs Signed Page 20 



BMA Monitoring during Hunting Season Page 20 



End of Season Activities Page 20 



Did the Enhanced Program Open More Land for Hunting? .... Page 20 

 Landowners Responses Showed Some Land was 



Opened to Public Hunting Page 2 1 



Land Would have Closed if not for Block 



Management Page 22 



Conclusion Page 23 



Chapter IV - Block Introduction Page 25 



Management Effectiveness 



Measuring Program Success Page 25 



Mission Statement and Goals Created Page 25 



Criteria to Measure Program Success Needed Page 26 



Other Department Programs Addressing Access Page 28 



Upland Game Bird Habitat Enhancement 



Program (UGBP) Page 28 



Habitat Montana Program Page 29 



Cooperators in Block Management and Another 



Program Page 30 



Monitoring Hunter Use Page 33 



Advertising the Areas Page 34 



Summary Page 34 



Private Land/Public Wildlife Council to Review 



Access Issues Page 36 



Access Coordination Needed Page 36 



Landowner Compensation Page 37 



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