Livestock Wildlife Interactions. Introduction Important concerns Competition - forages, water, cover...

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Livestock Wildlife Interactions

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Livestock Wildlife Interactions

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Introduction

Important concerns Competition - forages, water, cover Income opportunities

How landowners can make wildlife a positive part of an operation

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Wildlife as an Asset

Habitat improvement Land Access programs

South Dakota Oklahoma

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Example Programs

Montana Block Management Hunting Access Enhancement program 9 million acres Cooperative effort with

landowners Limited liability

protection, livestock loss reimbursement, compensation

Website:

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Example Programs

Idaho’s “Access Yes!” program Compensate

landowners Goal = 1 million acres

Website

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Example Programs

Wyoming’s Hunter Management Program "Walk-in Area Fishing Program“

Stream/pond access Website

"Walk-in Area Hunting Program” Website

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Conservation Easements

Incentive program Attached to deed Restrictions how the land

is utilized Payment is usually based on

value property would be reduced if it could not be subdivided versus what developers would pay at the present

Encourage agricultural practices continue

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Conservation Easement

Terms are entirely negotiable Hunting Heirs

Could increase value of land

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Leasing

Hunting Outfitters Income - % of outfitter Talk to several outfitters Contract Type of animals harvested Liability

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Fee Hunting Enterprises

Controversial Pros and Cons Deal with public Anterless animals Insurance

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Non-game; Non-consumptive

Bird-watching Photography Other recreational

activities