Chapter IV - Block Management Effectiveness 



Four landowners in the Block Management Program have 

 conservation easements and one or two UGBP projects. Table 13 

 compares the dates, dollars, and acres in the three programs for the 

 four landowners. The block management contract is for the 1998 

 hunting season and payments may vary by year. All the UGBP 

 contracts are for 15 years. The conservation easements are for 

 perpetuity. 



Monitoring Hunter Use 



We asked regional staff if they monitor hunter use on the 

 conservation easements and the UGBP projects. They all said they 

 did not. They thought all but two or so landowners with 

 conservation easements are in the Block Management Program. 

 They also indicated they thought most of the UGBP projects were in 

 block management so they relied on that program to monitor 

 hunting for both programs. However, we found only about half of 

 the easements and 10 percent of the UGBP projects are enrolled in 

 block management. 



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