Info from MN DNR WMA graze-hay

[0fer2]

I got this info from the DNR, I wanted to get an idea of what may be hayed or grazed on WMAs this year. Sure hope it works where you can view it, it will give you a pretty good idea of their plan. They really don't have a good idea whats going on this year, they suggest you contact the local managers.

i did try to contact the Windom USFWS office to find out what they are doing on WPAs and as usual, they haven't contacted me back

Dan

Grazing_Plan_NW_Region_Map_060512.pdf
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Grazing_Plan_S_Region_Map_060512.pdf
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GrazingPlan_RegionalMap_R3_20130523.pdf
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Emergency Forage Assistance 2013 List.xlsx
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Grazing - We do not have a good statewide inventory/map of where grazing is happening in a given year. It is high on my priority list for next year. However, we do have regional maps that show where we are currently set up for grazing and these are sites that may have had grazing this year or last year.



Don?t panic when you look at the maps, the vast majority of the sites are ?potential sites?. To determine if a WMA has current grazing look at the first number in parenthesis under the WMA name. If the first number is zero, there is likely no grazing there. About 3,000 new acres were fenced this summer, but most of them did not get cattle out.



If a WMA you are looking to hunt identifies current grazing acres (first number is higher than 1), I would recommend you contact the WMA manager directly to find out which fields where grazed.



Conservation grazing is part of a comprehensive strategy for landscape management. We are using grazing as a management tool, just like we use prescribed fire, invasive species management, and brush and tree removal. The key thing to remember about this grazing is that it is conservation oriented and is being driven by us. We are not ?opening up? our WMAs to cattle grazing. Cattle can be used for a variety of grassland objectives, but our primary goal is to improve wildlife habitat by increasing plant diversity and structural diversity. Haying can also be a grassland management tool.



Haying - Regarding haying, I have attached the list of sites that were approved for emergency haying for this year only. We do not have record here in St. Paul if all of these sites were actually hayed. Or they may have been hayed in June and have completely regrown by now.

 

[haymaker]

I got this info from the DNR, I wanted to get an idea of what may be hayed or grazed on WMAs this year. Sure hope it works where you can view it, it will give you a pretty good idea of their plan. They really don't have a good idea whats going on this year, they suggest you contact the local managers.

i did try to contact the Windom USFWS office to find out what they are doing on WPAs and as usual, they haven't contacted me back

Dan

Grazing_Plan_NW_Region_Map_060512.pdf
(559K)
Grazing_Plan_S_Region_Map_060512.pdf
(555K)
GrazingPlan_RegionalMap_R3_20130523.pdf
(111K)
Emergency Forage Assistance 2013 List.xlsx
(14K)



Grazing - We do not have a good statewide inventory/map of where grazing is happening in a given year. It is high on my priority list for next year. However, we do have regional maps that show where we are currently set up for grazing and these are sites that may have had grazing this year or last year.



Don?t panic when you look at the maps, the vast majority of the sites are ?potential sites?. To determine if a WMA has current grazing look at the first number in parenthesis under the WMA name. If the first number is zero, there is likely no grazing there. About 3,000 new acres were fenced this summer, but most of them did not get cattle out.



If a WMA you are looking to hunt identifies current grazing acres (first number is higher than 1), I would recommend you contact the WMA manager directly to find out which fields where grazed.



Conservation grazing is part of a comprehensive strategy for landscape management. We are using grazing as a management tool, just like we use prescribed fire, invasive species management, and brush and tree removal. The key thing to remember about this grazing is that it is conservation oriented and is being driven by us. We are not ?opening up? our WMAs to cattle grazing. Cattle can be used for a variety of grassland objectives, but our primary goal is to improve wildlife habitat by increasing plant diversity and structural diversity. Haying can also be a grassland management tool.



Haying - Regarding haying, I have attached the list of sites that were approved for emergency haying for this year only. We do not have record here in St. Paul if all of these sites were actually hayed. Or they may have been hayed in June and have completely regrown by now.

Dan, I have no idea what was or wasn't grazed. I know a guy that might be able to help. I will check with him and get back to you. As far as grazing being a benefit to wildlife and more important the soil that supports all life he is absolutely correct. Managed grazing is one of the greatest if not the greatest way to bring life back into soil and therefore the vegitation that grows there.

 

[0fer2]

Thanks Haymaker

Were you able to click on the links? If they didn't work any ideas on making them work?

You're always on top of things!

Dan

 

[oldandnew]

Dan, I have no idea what was or wasn't grazed. I know a guy that might be able to help. I will check with him and get back to you. As far as grazing being a benefit to wildlife and more important the soil that supports all life he is absolutely correct. Managed grazing is one of the greatest if not the greatest way to bring life back into soil and therefore the vegitation that grows there.

High stocking grazing, is better! Short intense gazing with adequate recovery. I wandered around CRP that needed goats or pigs, to make it better, I don't think that cattle could do it! Sometimes we burn, but a heavy grazing will suffice, if you stay after it. Better growth, better insect activity, bare ground to dust, manure releases nutrients to the soil, along with Nitrogen. There is a symbiotic relationship with cattle, horses, and quail and pheasant, sharp tails, prairie chickens will nest in active cattle pastures.

 

[small munsterlander owner]

there is better info on the MNDNR web site im not computer smart enough to post the link but if you do some digg n on the WIA program link there was a list of countys wear cattle grazing was being done my countys have no cattle grazing on them... if your county was named then it would be good to look at the specific wma map to see what & wear was grazed???

i just hunted on a WMA for prairie grouse that was being grazed it was great habitat & they were not harming a thing its different on every WMA but wear i was they helped manage edge habitat great!!!