Chapter V - Block Management Efficiency 



Introduction 



The last area of the Block Management Program we reviewed was 

 operational efficiency. We examined communication with 

 landowners, hunters and department staff, roles of regional staff in 

 the program, and best practices. 



Communication With 

 Landowners and 

 Hunters 



Communication is an integral way for the Department of Fish, 

 Wildlife and Parks to promote landowner/sportsperson relations. 

 One of the major means of communicating with landowners and 

 hunters are the regional tabloids and individual Block Management 

 Area (BMA) maps. We wanted to know how easy it would be to 

 obtain tabloids and maps and how easy both publications would be to 

 read and understand. 



We obtained the 1 999 tabloids for Regions 2 through 7 at the main 

 office in Helena. We obtained the Region 1 tabloid from the 

 regional office. We called Regions 2, 3, 4, and 5 and requested 

 maps. The tabloid for Region 6 indicated we could obtain maps 

 from the landowners. Region 7's tabloid stated we needed to call the 

 region and staff would give us names of landowners to contact. We 

 called Region 7 to see if they would give us names and numbers, 

 which they did. We did not call any landowners since we knew we 

 would not be hunting and did not want to inconvenience the 

 landowner. 



The maps and tabloids we reviewed tended to be confusing and 

 difficult to read. In most cases, information was confusing and there 

 is little consistency in presenting it among the regions. The 

 following sections outline the information we found inconsistent and 

 confusing/difficult to read in the tabloids and maps. 



Tabloid Information 



Our review of the tabloid information included determining the 

 location of what we considered pertinent information such as how 

 and where to obtain maps and if directions for obtaining the 

 information was clear, if information describing the individual BMA 

 was clear and concise, if types of information presented were 

 consistent among regions, if regional maps were easy to read, etc. 

 We found: 



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