Strategy 1: Where advantageous for the management of the WMA and wildlife 

 objectives, consider the incorporation the adjacent Federal allotment(s) and 

 additional DNRC leases. 



OBJECTIVE 7. Manage public access to provide a diversity of wildlife and fishery 

 related recreational opportunities. 



ISSUE: Distribute public use with minimal impact on land, fisheries and wildlife. 



Strategy 1: Maintain an adequate road system to allow public use of the WMA 



without causing excessive use, sedimentation or off-road travel. 



Strategy 2: Install cattle guards and improve the roadway where necessary for 



safety purposes. 



Strategy 3: Exclude public use of the WMA during the winter to prevent 



disturbance to big game. Request the County Commission seasonally close the 



county roads on the game range during the winter if significant conflicts 



develop between winter big game and recreational use. 



OBJECTIVE 8. Provide for aesthetics along riparian zones and uplands. 



ISSUE: How to minimize human related impacts on the WMA. 



Strategy 1: Maintain a conservative stocking rate in order to allow a 



distribution of residual vegetation in portions of the "use" pasmres that will 



provide a degree of wildlife forage and cover. A conservative grazing rate of 



approximately 6 acres per AUM will be a starting point to establish an initial 



level. Further adjustments could be made either upward or downward based on 



monitoring results related to objectives. 



Strategy 2: Remove unneeded fencing. 



Strategy 3: No off-road travel. 



Strategy 4: Layout fences to minimize livestock concentrations and heavy 



trailing scars. 



Strategy 5: Consider the exclusion of livestock from some locations of high 



public use such as the trailhead/camping area at the end of the road on Ledford 



Creek. 



Strategy 6: Salt blocks and water tank placement should be placed away from 



open public roads and water. 



OBJECTIVE 9. Increase public awareness and appreciation for the diversity of wildlife, 

 fisheries and plant communities present on the Robb/Ledford WMA. 



ISSUE: How to educate the public on the purpose and use of the WMA. 



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