Laneb; to answer your question.... Yes NE has a program similar. It is called the crp-map. The state pays farmers on top of the crp payments to allow access by foot. The only problem is it seems like the G&P does not actually go look at the land to see if it is good hunting ground or not. Since the feds are allowing the haying of crp more and more a lot of the crp-map ground is just short cut grass that has NO hunting value at all. I have also heard of some abuses to the system in that if you know someone in G&P's you can get your land enrolled even though it is not good land at all.
The crp-map could be much much better if it was actually looked at to see if it was good hunting ground or not. Also if the ground is hayed there should be no payment for access for that year.
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