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 ‘Voluntary Public Access-Habitat Improvement Program’ Open Fields
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08/30/12 03:37 PM
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Would be nice to know where all our Texas Federal VAP-HIP $813,000 funds went? •Walk-in hunting (fall season only) to hunt upland game birds and/or waterfowl on private lands with no further permission needed
•58 properties enrolled that offer about 19,000 acres of access
•Program habitat focus is Conservation Reserve Program lands (CRP), but also may include other high-value habitats for game birds
•Project locations are in select counties in Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Regions 4, 6, and 7 (north-central, northeast, and southeast Montana)
•Downloadable county maps will be available for game bird hunters by the end of August 2012 that will clearly show properties enrolled in Open Fields for Game Bird Hunters.
Funding for the Open Fields for Game Bird Hunters program comes from the Voluntary Public Access-Habitat Improvement Program (VPA-HIP). Commonly referred to as “Open Fields,” the VPA-HIP funding represents the first time federal Farm Bill funding has been offered to assist states in implementing private land hunting, fishing, and access programs. The inclusion of VPA-HIP as part of the 2008 Farm Bill was strongly supported by Pheasants Forever.
�Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in,
where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul.�
~ John Muir
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 Re: ‘Voluntary Public Access-Habitat Improvement Program’ Open Fields
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08/30/12 04:05 PM
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So...does this mean our money went to Montana? Sorry, I'm not following.
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Re: ‘Voluntary Public Access-Habitat Improvement Program’ Open Fields
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08/30/12 04:42 PM
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�Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in,
where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul.�
~ John Muir
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Re: ‘Voluntary Public Access-Habitat Improvement Program’ Open Fields
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08/30/12 05:45 PM
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Re: ‘Voluntary Public Access-Habitat Improvement Program’ Open Fields
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08/30/12 08:41 PM
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First page of the Annual Public Hunting Lands Permit Booklet under "changes to the public hunting program". Almost 18,000 acres of newly acquired and/or enhanced hunting access contained in this book was made possible through a grant from the U.S Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency, through their Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentive Program. This national program, funded by the 2008 Farm Bill, has enabled TPWD to provide additional hunting, fishing and outdoor recreation access to private lands whose owners are willing to lease to TPWD. We wish to gratefully acknowledge the grant funding provided by the Farm Service Agency and thank the many landowner cooperators who work with TPWD to provide diverse and affordable hunting opportunities throughout Texas. And if you want to read it. This is what was put out for public comment. "FINAL PROGRAMMATIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FOR VOLUNTARY PUBLIC ACCESS HABITAT INCENTIVE PROGRAM STATE OF TEXAS". Too long for me to look over right now. http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/business/feedback/public_comment/media/tx_vpa-hip_pea_fonsi_final.pdf
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