SD landowners could find a new source of income
If you are a landowner in South Dakota, the Controlled Hunter Access Program (CHAP) may help provide an additional source of income.
By: Sports Staff, The Daily Republic
If you are a landowner in South Dakota, the Controlled Hunter Access Program (CHAP) may help provide an additional source of income.
CHAP allows landowners the flexibility to limit the number of hunters that have access to their property. Hunters must follow a registration process agreed upon by the landowner and the Department of Game, Fish and Parks staff. In addition to control over hunter use, participating landowners also have control over what game species may be hunted and which dates during the season access will be allowed.
Payment guidelines for CHAP are: $6 per hunter; $2 per hunter with no big game species restriction; $2 per hunter with no big game season restriction.
Landowners not concerned about limiting hunter use may be better fit with the Walk-In Area Access Program, which does not require hunters to follow a registration process. Landowner payments are determined by the number of acres enrolled rather than by the amount of hunter use.
For landowners in the James River Watershed Basin, the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) may be of interest. CREP is a state-sponsored Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) that requires landowners to provide hunting and fishing access during the length of the 10 or 15-year contract. CREP participants receive cost-share assistance, annual rental payments and financial incentives for providing access on the enrolled property.
For more information about the hunting access programs offered through the GF&P, contact Ryan Wendinger at 201-6046 or your local conservation officer.
If you are a landowner in South Dakota, the Controlled Hunter Access Program (CHAP) may help provide an additional source of income.
By: Sports Staff, The Daily Republic
If you are a landowner in South Dakota, the Controlled Hunter Access Program (CHAP) may help provide an additional source of income.
CHAP allows landowners the flexibility to limit the number of hunters that have access to their property. Hunters must follow a registration process agreed upon by the landowner and the Department of Game, Fish and Parks staff. In addition to control over hunter use, participating landowners also have control over what game species may be hunted and which dates during the season access will be allowed.
Payment guidelines for CHAP are: $6 per hunter; $2 per hunter with no big game species restriction; $2 per hunter with no big game season restriction.
Landowners not concerned about limiting hunter use may be better fit with the Walk-In Area Access Program, which does not require hunters to follow a registration process. Landowner payments are determined by the number of acres enrolled rather than by the amount of hunter use.
For landowners in the James River Watershed Basin, the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) may be of interest. CREP is a state-sponsored Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) that requires landowners to provide hunting and fishing access during the length of the 10 or 15-year contract. CREP participants receive cost-share assistance, annual rental payments and financial incentives for providing access on the enrolled property.
For more information about the hunting access programs offered through the GF&P, contact Ryan Wendinger at 201-6046 or your local conservation officer.