Chapter III - Block Management Then and Now 



If money is available to enroll new landowners, the Block 

 Management Coordinator or wildlife biologist or warden will talk to 

 the landowner. The staff person negotiates, among other things, the 

 payment amount based on estimated or past hunter use, huntable 

 species on the land, ranch rules (no driving off established roads, no 

 shooting around the house), and whether hunters need permission to 

 hunt on the land. 



Permission to Hunt Block 

 Management Areas 



The landowner and department establish a permission system that 

 best meets the landowner's needs. In some cases no permission is 

 needed or all a hunter has to do is sign in at a roster box when 

 he/she enters the BMA. In other cases, the landowner completes a 

 permission slip for each hunter and might even assign areas where 

 the person can hunt on the land. If a landowner wants, the 

 department can help control hunters by establishing a drawing 

 system, setting up an answering service that takes reservations, or 

 assigning a seasonal employee to issue permission slips. The 

 landowner and department negotiate the system established for 

 hunting on the land. 



Regional Tabloids and 

 Maps Created 



A newspaper-like tabloid is created for each region every hunting 

 season. Tabloid information includes a map of the region showing 

 where BMAs are located, how to obtain the maps, how to use block 

 management, regional information, and a table with information 

 about each BMA in the region. The table contains the BMA name, 

 general location, acres, dates the BMA is open to hunting, the 

 method for obtaining permission to hunt on the BMA, huntable 

 species present, hunting districts in which the BMA is located, and 

 additional information. 



Maps are created for each BMA in the program. Most regional 

 Block Management Coordinators use a BLM or Forest Service map 

 as a base map. They draw the BMA boundaries, access points, 

 ranch headquarters if needed, and roads to the BMA on the base 

 map. Information about the BMA is then printed on the back of the 

 map. This information includes rules applicable to that BMA such 

 as how to get permission if needed, if vehicles are allowed on the 

 land, dates the BMA is open, etc. 



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