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Originally Posted by MathewsArcher
1. Recreational Access Management Program (RAMP) - compensates private landowners for providing habitat and recreational access for hunting and fishing to the public. Users do not pay for access.
Some key principals of the program are:
a Private landowners voluntarily enrol in the program, agreeing to provide
enhanced access opportunities for hunting and fishing.
Lands enrolled in the program are identified for free public access for hunting
and fishing.
Landowners are reimbursed for user days by the government;
o $10-$20 (subject to value of the habitat and recreation opportunities) per
recreational user day to a maximum of 100 user days per section ($2,000
per section or landowner).
o days are paid only for Wildlife Identification (W.I.N.) card holders.
A recreational user day audit.
An appeal process.
Development of Access Management Plan(s) for high use areas.
This program is expected to increase the amount of private land available for
recreational use by -I5 percent (from roughly 60 percent to 75 percent) in each
Wildlife Management Unit (WMU).
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If these landowners currently do not allow access, it'll be interesting to see if the compensation being offered to them is enough to motivate them to enrol in the program.