Chapter IV - Block Management Effectiveness 



regions are consistent in their use of surveys. The policies and 

 procedures followed provide program accountability. 



Outfitting on BMAs 



Statute does not allow land for inclusion in the program if outfitting 

 or commercial hunting restricts public hunting opportunities. Rules 

 state outfitting may not take place on a BMA unless public recreation 

 and hunting opportunities are not restricted and the landowner and 

 regional supervisor approve the activity. We reviewed department 

 and Board of Outfitters and Guides information to determine how 

 many BMAs have outfitters use them, how much the BMAs were 

 used, and if the outfitters had permission to use the land. 



FWP Outfitter Use 

 Documentation 



In 1996, there was no formal documentation of an outfitter using a 

 BMA. In 1997, the outfitter, landowner and regional supervisor had 

 to sign an Outfitting Approval Form. This form showed who was 

 outfitting on the BMA, what conditions the outfitter had to follow, 

 and the season the permission was in effect. Thirty-one BMAs had 

 outfitters on them in 1997. Two outfitters had permission to take 

 clients on their own land. Landowners were not required to report 

 outfitter use on their lands after the 1997 hunting season. 



In 1998 the Outfitters Approval Form was modified to show what 

 species and sex the outfitter was hunting, the maximum number of 

 clients the outfitter would take on the land, the number of outfitting 

 days, and the number of hunter days. After the season, the 

 landowners had to complete and sign a form stating how many 

 animals the outfitter's clients killed, how many clients the outfitter 

 took on the land, the number of outfitted hunter days, and the 

 number of days outfitted hunting occurred. Outfitting was allowed 

 on 19 BMAs in 1998. Nine outfitters had permission to use one to 

 four BMAs. Two outfitters had permission to take clients on their 

 own land. Outfitters took 78 clients on 10 BMAs for a total of 64 

 outfitted days, and 149 hunter days. Three birds, three antelope, 

 eight deer and one elk were killed by outfitted hunters on BMAs. 



The following table shows the number of BMAs outfitters had 

 permission to hunt on, total acres in the BMA, hunter days, and 

 outfitted information for the 1998 season. Each letter represents a 

 different outfitter. 



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