Concur. 



The Department agrees that regional staff benefits from sharing information among 

 themselves. We currently hold periodic block management coordinators meetings to accomplish 

 this goal. In addition, regional coordinators communicate among themselves throughout the year 

 about program issues and ideas. We support the idea of preparing annual reports from all 

 regions and to provide them to coordinators. We will begin this at the conclusion of the 1 999 

 hunting season. 



Recommendation #14 



W e recommend the block management coordinators and Helena staff: 



A. Use the same software for contract printing and permission slip/roster information. 



B. Develop a common format for contracts and permission slip/roster information so 

 information only needs to be input once and can be used by all the regions and 

 Helena. 



Concur. 



Upgrading equipment at the regional level is underway and the regional block management 

 coordinators will be working with division staff during 2000 to develop a standard reporting 

 format for contract information and post-season hunter use data. 



Sincerely, 



Patrick J. Graham 

 Director 



c: Alan Charles 

 Paul Sihler 



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