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4 CONTENTS Execu ve Summary......................................................................................................................................8 Pheasants in Nebraska: An Overview...........................................................................................................8 Focus on Pheasants: Accomplishments and Lessons Learned.....................................................................10 Toward Comprehensive Management........................................................................................................ 11 Objec ve.........................................................................................................................................11 Guiding Principles. ..........................................................................................................................11 Drivers, Strategies and Tac cs.........................................................................................................11 Funding and Policy .......................................................................................................................................12 Manageable Factors Affec ng Pheasant Abundance...................................................................................13 NGPC Private Lands Programs.........................................................................................................14 NGPC Technical and Partnership Assistance Affec ng USDA Conserva on Programs....................15 NGPC Technical and Partnership Assistance Affec ng NGO Conserva on Programs.....................16 Wildlife Management Area (WMA) Habitat Management Ac vi es..............................................16 NGPC Land Acquisi ons..................................................................................................................18 Pheasant Releases...........................................................................................................................18 Programs Affec ng Gene c Poten al.............................................................................................18 Statutes and Regula ons Affec ng Hun ng ...................................................................................19 Statutes, Regula ons, and Programs Affec ng Preda on ..............................................................19 Childhood Experiences and Educa on Affec ng Landowner Values..............................................20 Adult Experiences and Educa on Affec ng Landowner Values......................................................20 Manageable Factors Affec ng Hunter Access to Land.................................................................................20 Public and Non-governmental Organiza on Lands Open to Hun ng .............................................21 Open Fields and Waters (OFW) Program Increasing Hunter Access to Private Lands.....................22 Statutes and Regula ons Affec ng Controlled Shoo ng Areas (CSAs)...........................................22 Manageable Factors Affec ng Poten al Pheasant Hunter Numbers...........................................................22 RDR Programs and Partnerships Affec ng the Number of Poten al Pheasant Hunters.................23 Statutes & Regula ons Affec ng the Number of Poten al Pheasant Hunters ...............................23 Manageable Factors Affec ng Hunter Expecta ons....................................................................................24 NGPC Hun ng Forecasts Affec ng Hunter Expecta ons.................................................................24 Message Boards and Media Affec ng Hunter Expecta ons...........................................................25 NGPC Marke ng and Adver sing Affec ng Hunter Expecta ons...................................................25 Figure 1. Pheasant Plan Conceptual Model ................................................................................................27 Figure 2. Nebraska Pheasant Habitat Suitability Model and New Focus and Opportunity Areas...............28 Appendix A. Habitat and Hunter Access Goals for Focus and Pheasant Opportunity Areas.......................29 Table A1. Desired and Realis c Goals for the Southwest FOP area.................................................31 Table A2. Desired and Realis c Goals for the South-central FOP area............................................32 Table A3. Desired and Realis c Goals for the Northern Panhandle POA........................................33 Table A4. Desired and Realis c Goals for the Southern Panhandle POA........................................34 Table A5. Desired and Realis c Goals for the Northeast POA........................................................35 Table A6. Desired and Realis c Goals for the Central POA.............................................................36 Table A7. Desired and Realis c Goals for the Central Pla e POA...................................................37 Table A8. Desired and Realis c Goals for the Southeast POA........................................................38 Table A9. Desired and Realis c Goals for ALL AREAS.....................................................................39 Table A10. Es mated Average Annual Cost....................................................................................40 Appendix B. Pheasant Habitat Goals for Selected Wildlife Management Areas.........................................41 Figure B1. Featured Wildlife Management Areas...........................................................................43 Table B1. Clear Creek WMA............................................................................................................44 Table B2. Medicine Creek WMA.....................................................................................................46

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