1. Livestock Wildlife Interactions

2. Introduction Important concerns Competition - forages, water, cover Income opportunities How landowners can make wildlife a positive part of an operation

3. Wildlife as an Asset Habitat improvement Land Access programs South Dakota Oklahoma

4. Example Programs Montana Block Management Hunting Access Enhancement program 9 million acres Cooperative effort with landowners Limited liability protection, livestock loss reimbursement, compensation Website:

5. Example Programs Idaho’s “Access Yes!” program Compensate landowners Goal = 1 million acres Website

6. Example Programs Wyoming’s Hunter Management Program "Walk-in Area Fishing Program“ Stream/pond access Website "Walk-in Area Hunting Program” Website

7. 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

8. Conservation Easement Terms are entirely negotiable Hunting Heirs Could increase value of land

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

10. Fee Hunting Enterprises Controversial Pros and Cons Deal with public Anterless animals Insurance

11. Non-game; Non-consumptive Bird-watching Photography Other recreational activities