Landowner Comments 



Chapter V - Block Management Efficiency 



We sent questionnaires to 278 landowners that have not expressed an 

 interest in enrolling in the Block Management Program. We 

 received responses from 88. Nine of the 88 (10 percent) said they 

 never heard of the program. 



Summary 



The department does not have a process to easily inform the public, 

 hunters or landowners about the program. There is no general 

 information about the program at license dealers or other public 

 places that deal with hunters and landowners. 



The legislature created a program to provide access to hunters. By 

 not providing general information about the program and how the 

 program varies between regions, the department is not fully 

 promoting partnerships between landowners, hunters and FWP as 

 stated in the Block Management Program mission statement. 



Recommendation #1 1 



We recommend the department help promote 

 landowner/sportsman partnerships by developing a process to 

 easily and broadly explain the Block Management Program and 

 how it works in each region. 



Role of Staff in the 

 Program 



We reviewed the roles of field staff, particularly coordinators, 

 wardens, and biologists in the Block Management Program. The 

 role of biologists and wardens varies by region. In some regions 

 biologists and wardens negotiate block management contracts with 

 landowners in their area of responsibility. In other regions 

 biologists and wardens have virtually no block management 

 responsibilities. The following sections discuss our findings and 

 recommendations. 



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