FWP Provides Hunters With Access Tools

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Hunters are required to obtain landowner permission before hunting on private land. To help hunters determine who owns land where they want to hunt, FWP has developed a "Directory of Montana Maps," a directory of landownership maps and the county, state, and federal agency offices where these maps can be accessed. "Identifying land ownership is a necessary part of hunting in Montana nowadays," says Alan Charles, FWP coordinator of landowner/sportsman relations. "Hunters have to do their homework, know where they are, and ask local people about ownership and property boundaries." To help aid hunters in communicating access information with private landowners, FWP has also developed revised ACCESS COURTESY CARDS. These pocket-sized booklets of six cards provide hunters with a handy means of exchanging essential information with landowners who provide access. Hunters can complete portions of the cards prior to approaching a landowner to seek permission, with the landowner completing the card and retaining a portion for his records. Hunters retain the other portion of the card as proof of permission and a convenient record for sending thank-you cards after the hunting trip. Map directories and ACCESS COURTESY CARDS are now available at all FWP regional headquarters, or can be requested by writing to FWP, Field Services, PO Box 200701, Helena, MT 59620-0701, or by calling (406) 444-2602.