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🤝 Block Management Area — Gardner Ranch

Private Land — Open Access📍 Montana
Cost of access
Free — MT hunting license + free BMA permission (Type 1: sign-in box; Type 2: contact landowner/FWP first)

18,534 acres. Private ranch land enrolled in Montana FWP's Block Management program — free public hunting with landowner permission handled through the program. Type 1 areas use self-serve sign-in boxes; Type 2 require advance contact. Exact boundaries and current-year rules: official program map.

🦉 Birdwatching🥾 Hiking🦌 Hunting
Amenities: Not documented — check the official site.
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Fees and rules change — always confirm with the managing agency. Public land ≠ unlimited harvest: state licenses apply for hunting/fishing, and foraging rules vary by unit.

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📋 Standard rules — Private Land — Open Accesss

The publicly posted baseline for this land type. Individual units add their own rules — the official page ↗ always controls.

  • Private land in a public-access program: foot traffic only unless posted otherwise
  • Stay out of fields with standing crops and away from buildings and livestock
  • The enrollment can end any year — always check current-year program maps