20260426 09182300 1.0 FGDC CSDGM Metadata FALSE 20240808 17093900 20240808 17093900 150000000 5000 FGDC Esri ArcGIS 13.1.2.41833 Block Management Area (BMA) Points - 2025 Hunting Season 20260426 Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Block Management is a cooperative program between private landowners and Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP). This layer represents point features that may be present at a block management area (BMA) including sign-in boxes and parking areas. The layer may not be a comprehensive representation of all features at a site. Refer to individual property maps for detailed information. Block Management helps landowners manage hunting activities and provides the public hunting access to private land, and in some cases provide access to adjacent or isolated public lands. Please note that Block Management provides access opportunities primarily during fall hunting. Only some areas in the program provide spring bear and turkey hunting access. IT IS EVERY HUNTERS RESPONSIBILITY TO CHECK FOR UPDATES AND VERIFY THEY HAVE CURRENT ACCURATE INFORMATION BEFORE HUNTING Block Management Area (BMA) point features were digitized for the purpose of producing reference maps at coarse scales. Use of BMA features at larger scales (more detailed resolution) can lead to misinterpretation and location inaccuracies that could negatively impact users. The locations of sign-in boxes and other points of interest may not be exact. The BMA features are valid only for the current hunting season unless otherwise noted. BMA features change during the hunting season, they are not static. IT IS EVERY HUNTERS RESPONSIBILITY TO CHECK FOR UPDATES AND VERIFY THEY HAVE CURRENT ACCURATE INFORMATION BEFORE HUNTING. **Use of outdated data could lead to civil or criminal penalties against the user. FWP will not be liable for civil or criminal liability incurred as a direct or proximate result of user or third-party use of outdated information.** PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING IMPORTANT INFORMATION: Block Management is a hunter management program with access requirements and hunting use rules specific to each BMA. To utilize the program properly, hunters must use the current individual BMA property maps and rules produced by Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP). Individual BMA property maps contain detailed information regarding hunting rules specific to the property including, but not limited to, timing restrictions, internal exclusion zones, weapons restrictions, species restrictions, open/closed roads, trails, map boxes, and sign in boxes. Individual property maps are available through FWP at https://fwp.mt.gov/hunt/landownerprograms/block-management. Additionally, most BMA sign-in boxes have maps available on-site or maps can be obtained through FWP's Regional offices. Hunters are responsible for following the rules stated on the most current official FWP BMA maps, additional rules posted on site, and any rules designated by enrolled landowners. Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks 1 -115.50091818799996 -103.78018264699995 44.38904949400006 48.935554274000026 Additional information for the Block Management program can be found at http://fwp.mt.gov/hunting/hunterAccess/blockman/ and through FWP's Regional offices. Hunters are responsible for following the rules depicted on the official, current FWP BMA maps, as well as any additional rules posted on site or otherwise directed by enrolled landowners. Questions related to the Block Management program should be directed to Jason Kool (FWP Landowner/Sportsman Coordinator) - 406 444-2505 - jason.kool@mt.gov publication date 20260426 20260426 montana block management boundaries fwplnd hunt hunting lands mtfwp mtfwp open data block management boundaries fwplnd hunt hunting lands montana mtfwp mtfwp open data Tyler Rennfield Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks GIS Programmer/Analyst 406-542-5535 1420 East 6th Ave PO Box 200701 Helena Montana 59620-0701 US trennfield@mt.gov Monday-Friday, 8-5, Mountain Time Users must assume responsibility to determine the usability of this data for their purposes. This data set is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP) makes no representations or warranties whatsoever with respect to the accuracy or completeness of this data set and assumes no responsibility for the suitability of this data set for a particular purpose. FWP will not be liable for any damages incurred as a result of errors in this data set. These data change frequently. These data are updated *DAILY* but may be edited at any time. To ensure the most accurate data is being used, check for data updates at weekly (minimum) intervals. Data that is updated frequently are best used as a service from the REST URL. **Downloading this data for use is not recommended.** FWP is the authoritative source of BMA program information and users of the program should not rely on information provided by other sources. **Third parties using or consuming this data set for the purpose of public presentation are advised to display it only at the appropriate scale and to direct users to FWP for accurate program information and current BMA rules. Failure to do so may negatively impact users and the program.** FWP will not be liable for any damages incurred as a result of errors in this data set. 1 -115.50091818799996 -103.78018264699995 44.38904949400006 48.935554274000026 dataset EPSG 4.5(3.0.1) 1601 Simple FALSE 1601 TRUE FALSE FWPLND.BMA_MAPPOINTS Feature Class 2343 Entity Description ESRI OBJECTID OBJECTID OID 4 10 0 Internal feature number. ESRI Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated. BMANUM BMANUM Integer 4 10 0 BMA number. This number corresponds to the BMA number in the current hunting season's BMA Hunting Access Guide. Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks BMANAME BMANAME String 70 0 0 BMA name Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks CLASS CLASS String Type of point feature Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks 50 0 0 PTYPE PTYPE Integer 4 5 0 Method required for obtaining access and hunting permission on the BMA. PTYPE 1 are BMAs where hunters administer their own permission. This includes BMAs that use sign-in boxes, and BMAs that do not require hunters to obtain permission. Typically, Type 1 BMAs do not limit hunter numbers or require reservations, although some parking areas have vehicle limits. PTYPE 2 are BMAs where someone other than the hunter issues permission. This includes BMAs where the landowner or an FWP staff member issues permission. Type 2 BMAs often require reservations and utilize pasture assignments, hunter number limits, and other hunter management systems. Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks REGION REGION Integer 4 5 0 FWP Region responsible for managing the BMA. Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks ACCESSINFO ACCESSINFO String 254 0 0 URL link to the BMA's Regional information web page Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks STATUS STATUS String 50 0 0 Status of hunting access on enrolled lands Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Null Open to hunting for season. Check BMA rules for valid hunting dates and other restrictions. Restricted Hunting access restricted. Check BMA rules for valid hunting dates and other restrictions Closed BMA closed to hunting (for defined period or for rest of season), Check BMA rules for valid hunting dates and other restrictions Closed for Season BMA is past the contract end date. No hunting access to BMA for the rest of the season. See BMA rules for valid hunting dates and other restrictions. ENDDATE ENDDATE String 10 0 0 BMA contract end date. No hunting access to BMA after end date. See BMA rules for valid hunting dates and other restrictions. NOTE: BMAs may be closed for periods before the contract end date (e.g., BMAs closed between the end of big game season and the start of spring turkey season OR BMAs closed due to fire concerns). Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks SHAPE SHAPE Geometry 8 0 0 Feature geometry. ESRI Coordinates defining the features. 20260426 agolUser,pubUser,agsFgdb,agsSdeEdit,agsSdeView,gisUser CLASS <> 'Tabloid Points' AND (STATUS <> 'Closed for Season' OR STATUS IS NULL) FALSE BMAPOINTS Block Management (BMA) Points - 2022 Hunting Season ACCESSINFO,PDFMAP False False FWP False sdedev High 132447b0-5c97-11e5-a837-0800200c9a66 Enterprise Geodatabase Feature Class 0.000 http://fwp-gis.mt.gov/arcgis/rest/directories/arcgisoutput/webResources/metadata/fwplnd/BMAPOINTS.xml Adam Messer Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks GIS Coordinator 406-444-0095 1420 East 6th Ave PO Box 200701 Helena Montana 59620-0701 US amesser@mt.gov Monday-Friday, 8-5, Mountain Time Downloadable Data moving to agsdev 20200807 20260426 Tyler Rennfield Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks GIS Programmer/Analyst 406-542-5535 1420 East 6th Ave PO Box 200701 Helena Montana 59620-0701 US trennfield@mt.gov Monday-Friday, 8-5, Mountain Time