Chapter IV - Block Management Effectiveness 



land." Other comments included support for the department to 

 pursue access for non-hunting recreation. In the future, if 

 appropriate funding is provided, the function of access coordination 

 could also pursue recreational access not only for wildlife viewers 

 but also hikers and other recreationists. 



Recommendation #3 



We recommend the department establish an access coordination 



function. 



Landowner Compensation 



Landowners enrolled in block management are provided tangible 

 benefits. Tangible benefits include supervision and oversight of 

 hunting (providing a department employee to help manage hunters), 

 providing signs, permission books or other supplies, and money to 

 pay for potential impacts caused by hunters. The department is 

 working under the belief these benefits help ensure public access, 

 and enhances landowner/ department relations. 



The department was also budgeted additional wardens and other FTE 

 to provide more of a presence in the field, which is what some 

 landowners want. 



Current System does not 

 Differentiate Impacts to 

 Determine Compensation 



Statute specifies the Hunting Access Enhancement Program "... 

 must be designed to provide tangible benefits to participating private 

 landowners who grant access to their land for public hunting." The 

 statute goes on to say "Benefits will be provided to offset potential 

 impacts associated with public hunting access, including but not 

 limited to those associated with general ranch maintenance, 

 conservation efforts, weed control, fire protection, liability 

 insurance, roads, fences, and parking area maintenance. "(emphasis 

 added) The Incentives Advisory Committee established to determine 

 the tangible benefits portion of the law agreed its charge was to 

 respond to the question: 



"How will the available funds be allocated in a manner that 

 provides the optimum amount of hunter opportunity while 

 compensating landowners with tangible benefits in a fair and 



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