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Habitat council backs Pheasants Forever pilot to create walk‑in access on pivot corners
Summary
The Utah Habitat Council voted to recommend a Pheasants Forever pilot project — planting high‑diversity brood cover on pivot corners and paying landowners for five years of walk‑in access — sending the proposal to the division director for funding consideration after members negotiated how incentive payments would be handled.
The Habitat Council on March 14 recommended moving forward with a Pheasants Forever pilot that would establish high‑diversity brood and upland cover on small pivot corner parcels, paired with five‑year access agreements that allow walk‑in hunting.
The council’s 4–3 vote followed lengthy discussion about how to pay landowners for access and whether payments should be routed through the division’s walk‑in access program. Pheasants Forever said it will supply seed, volunteer monitoring and outreach; landowners will perform planting and, under five‑year agreements, permit walk‑in access. The group asked for money to cover seed, establishment and incentive payments covering five years of maintenance and access.
Why it matters: Council members said the project aims to add brood‑rearing cover in key corridors where small patches can boost local upland bird populations and provide new public hunting opportunities…
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