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Hunting Today

Hunting Today. Wildlife. Hunting Today. In Minnesota Pittman-Robertson money has been primarily been used for the acquisition of wildlife habitat in wildlife management areas. About 550,000 acres in 85 of our 87 counties. Hunting Today. Other projects include development work in WMA’s

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Hunting Today

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  1. Hunting Today Wildlife

  2. Hunting Today • In Minnesota Pittman-Robertson money has been primarily been used for the acquisition of wildlife habitat in wildlife management areas. • About 550,000 acres in 85 of our 87 counties.

  3. Hunting Today • Other projects include development work in WMA’s • Building Dams, waterfowl impoundments, fences, and roads, planting trees and creating nesting plots. • Every species has been helped. • Pittman-Robertson funds do not pay for law enforcement or for stocking.

  4. Hunting Today • About 1/5 of the wildlife budget come from these funds. • Minnesota is in the top 10 states in terms of the amount of money received from Pittman-Robertson.

  5. Hunting Today • Wildlife Management Areas • WMA’s are like a system of banks. • Handles wildlife • In 1951 the nations first Save the Wetlands program started in Minnesota. • 1000 acres

  6. Hunting Today • Save the wetlands was initially financed by hunting license fees, and later by a special surcharge on small game hunting licenses. • More recently, general fund support has been received through special legislative appropriations in the Reinvest in Minnesota (RIM) Program.

  7. Hunting Today • Establishing a new WMA depends upon four factors. • 1. Suitable land • 2. A willing seller • 3. Sufficient acquisition money • 4. And approval from the local county board of commissioners

  8. Hunting Today • Inability to achieve any of these 4 factors will result in failure • Exceptions to this are tracts of land which are gifts to the DNR • Acquiring land for a WMA takes time • Field inspections, landowner contract, county board meetings, appraisal, negotiations, and internal paperwork.

  9. Hunting Today • Many WMA’s contain valuable habitat at the time of purchase. • Others require extensive development that may be postponed until funding becomes available. • Other areas can be immediately improved be seeding dense nesting cover or eliminating grazing.

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