Chapter III - Block Management Then and Now 



BMAs Signed 



Before the hunting season starts each BMA is supplied with 

 necessary signs and permission materials (roster boxes and rosters, 

 permission slips, etc.)- Depending on the region, signs and, if 

 needed roster boxes, are installed by the landowner or regional 

 personnel. 



BMA Monitoring during 

 Hunting Season 



During hunting season most regions employ seasonal personnel to 

 help monitor BMAs. Seasonal staff (patrollers) might be assigned to 

 specific BMAs, or might travel to a number of BMAs to ensure rules 

 are followed. Patrollers help identify problems as they arise, keep in 

 touch with landowners, and provide any needed supplies and signs. 

 Wildlife biologists and wardens also provide a patrol presence on 

 BMAs during the season. 



End of Season Activities 



At the end of the hunting season signs are taken down and 

 landowners are required to send permission slips and rosters to the 

 regional office. The Block Management Coordinator reviews the 

 slips and rosters and records the number of hunter days for each 

 BMA. If there are questions about use on any particular BMA, a 

 sample of hunters using the BMA may be called. If the number of 

 hunter days fluctuated up or down by 20 percent from the contract 

 amount, the payment for the next hunting season is adjusted up or 

 down to reflect the new hunter days. The new amount is determined 

 by averaging new use with past use. 



Did the Enhanced 

 Program Open More 

 Land for Hunting? 



The Incentives Committee acknowledged the Hunter Access 

 Enhancement Program is designed to build new relationships with 

 landowners who have not previously allowed public hunting access, 

 thus opening new access. FWP regional staff agreed after HB 195 

 land which was open to free public hunting in the past remained 

 open. In some regions staff think the program opened land that was 

 closed. Some also think it opened land that had limited hunting 

 prior to HB 195. Most of the areas enrolled in 1996 already allowed 

 public hunting. 



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