Landowners and hunters benefit from 25 years of FWP's Block Management Program

4 marked the 25th anniversary of Fish, Wildlife & Parks' Block Management Program.

This popular access program started locally across Montana in the mid-1980s. However, through HB195 in the 1995 Legislative Session, it created the program as it's formally known today starting with the 1996 hunting season. Block Management provides public hunting opportunities on private land across the state and has created positive working relationships among landowners and hunters.

Funding for Block Management comes from the sale of various licenses, including a portion of the resident and nonresident bas...