Chapter IV - Block Management Effectiveness 



Other Department 

 Programs Addressing 

 Access 



House Bill 195 included language allowing the department to u . . . 

 develop similar efforts outside the scope of the block management 

 program that are designed to promote public access to private lands 

 for hunting purposes." The Wildlife Division administers two 

 programs which address public access to private lands for hunting 

 purposes - the Upland Game Bird Habitat Enhancement Program and 

 Habitat Montana. We examined coordination of the three programs. 

 The Private Land/Public Wildlife Council is also examining access 

 to private and public land. This section discusses program 

 coordination and the council's mission regarding access. 



Upland Game Bird Habitat 

 Enhancement Program 

 (UGBP) 



The UGBP focuses on enhancing habitat for upland game birds. 

 Enhancements include planting shelterbelts, restoration grazing 

 systems, food plots, nesting cover (which includes land set aside 

 under the Federal Conservation Reserve Program), and wetland 

 restoration. The program is funded entirely from a portion of 

 hunting license fees for upland game birds and resident and non- 

 resident sportsman licenses. 



From January 1990 through September 1999, five hundred eighteen 

 (518) landowners entered into 648 project contracts. Table 10 shows 

 the number of landowners and projects in each region. 



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