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Department of Fish and Wildlife Oregon Hines District Office Malheur Watershed District Theodore R. Kulongoski, Governor 237 Highway 20 South PO Box 8 Hines, Oregon 97738 (541) 573-6582 FAX (541) 573-5306

February 26, 2014

Access & Habitat Program

RE: Alvord and Kueny Access Areas

To Whom It May Concern:

The purpose of this letter is to provide support for the Alvord and Kueny Access Areas. These two projects allow on 9,670 acres of private land as well as access through the properties to thousands of acres of public land along the east face of the Steens. Public access to the east side of Steens Mountain would be limited to 2 or 3 points along the nearly 20 linear miles without access through their land. Big species that may be found on or accessed through this property include deer, and . Upland bird hunters have benefitted greatly from these access areas as they provide access to excellent chukar and California quail hunting opportunities. The Alvord and Kueny Access Areas have been two of the most popular access and habitat programs in Harney County because of the ease of access, quality and variety of hunting opportunities provided. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. Thank you for your time and cooperation.

Rod Klus Harney District Wildlife Biologist

1 of 21 ACCESS & HABITAT PROGRAM Regional Advisory Council Project Proposal Review

ODFW Region / A&H Regional Council: East Region / Malheur Watershed Council

Project Proposal Title: Kueny Access Area

Applicants(s): Mike Davis

Date of Council Review: March 13, 2014

Type of Project: Access X Habitat Other Damage ____

Motion: Kirk Davies made a motion to approve the project as proposed. Ryan Peila seconded the motion.

Council Member Position Vote Fred Hellbusch Chairman Yes Kirk Davies Landowner Representative Yes Ryan Peila Landowner Representative Yes Wannie Mackenzie Landowner Representative Absent Todd Dinsmore Hunter Representative Yes Jarod Lemos Hunter Representative Yes Andrew Shields Hunter Representative Yes

Disposition of Vote: Motion passed 6:0

Project Strengths:

• Project receives a high amount of use, particularly by upland bird hunters.

• Project opens up a large amount of difficult public land that would otherwise be very difficult to access.

• Council members were happy to see the hunter use data supported assumptions that the area receives a high amount of use.

• Project receives match from the Upland Bird Stamp Program.

Project Concerns:

• Council members had no project concerns

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ACCESS & HABITAT PROGRAM

Application for Grant Funds

1. Project Title: Kueny Ranch Access Area 2. Applicant: Davis Ranches and Farms (Mike Davis) Phone: (541) 495-2204 Grantee: Davis Ranches and Farms (Mike Davis) (as will appear on contract/payments) If private nonprofit, attach IRS letter of 501(c)(3) status Address: 42970 Kueny Ranch Ln. City/State/Zip: Princeton, Oregon 97721 Phone: (541) 495-2204 Signature: Date: 3. Location: ODFW Region (see attached map) Eastern Region ODFW Region / Watershed District / WM Unit: Malheur Watershed, Steens WMU County: Harney Township/Range/Section: All or portions of the following sections, west of the East Steens Road, T33 S R34 E Sections 10-14,22,23,26,27,33-35; T34S R34E Sections 3,4,9,16,20,21,28,29,32; T35S R33E Sections 15,21,22,28,33; T36S R33E Sections 4,9,16.

4. Type of Project (check): Habitat Improvement Access XX Damage Other (specify) 5. Number of Acres of Habitat to be Improved: N/A 6. Number of Acres of Access to be Provided: 6,170 (private) + 4,282 (public) 7. Proposed Start Date: August 1, 2014 8. Estimated Cost of Project: $37,021 9. Access and Habitat Fund Request: $17,511 10. Briefly explain what the project proposes to do: This project will provide “Welcome to Hunt” public access on 6,170 acres of private property and significantly improve access to 4,282 acres of BLM land along the east base of Steens Mountain for 3 additional years. Total annual landowner payment is $12,007 ($1.71/acre for private land and $0.34/acre for access to BLM). The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Bird Stamp Program is proposing to pay $6,170 per year, leaving an annual A&H cost of $5,837. Project provides access to chukar, quail, sage , , sheep, pronghorn, and predators.

4 of 21 Note: Filing of this application does not guarantee acceptance of the proposal nor any portion thereof. Applicants whose projects are approved by the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission will be notified by mail.

Background: (Address how current management actions benefit public access and/or wildlife and their habitat needs. Describe the wildlife habitat and/or access challenge or opportunity this project will address.)

The Kueny Ranch Access Area is located on the east side of the Steens Mountains and is characterized by steep rimrock, sage-brush steppe, brushy riparian, and rangeland habitat types.

The ranch is surrounded by BLM land that is very difficult or impossible to access from other locations. Participation in the A&H Program has provided a tremendous benefit to hunters trying to access these public lands. This is one of the most popular areas in Southeast Oregon because of the diverse hunting opportunities it provides.

This area has been enrolled in the A&H Access Program since 2007 and is well known by the hunting community and used by the public for its abundant wildlife.

Past History: (Describe any past Access & Habitat project, especially if the proposed project deals with the same objectives.)

Originally, this property was part of the Alvord/Kueny Access Project (A&H Project #2007-12). This project was a cooperative agreement with Ed Davis, who owned both the Alvord and Kueny Ranches. In 2009, Ed Davis’ sons Paul and Mike Davis took over business operations and separated the business into two ranches (Alvord and Kueny Ranches, respectively). Separate agreements were established for each ranch but they both remained part of the same A&H Project. In 2011, the Alvord/Kueny Access Project (A&H Project #2011-26) extended access for two additional years. This current proposal is the first time the Alvord Ranch Access Area and Kueny Ranch Access Area are proposed as two different A&H Projects.

Paul and Mike Davis have allowed open public access on their ranches and to adjacent BLM land through the Access and Habitat Program for the past 7 years. Vehicle counters and voluntary check- in/check-out stations have been used for the past two years to collect information on hunter use and satisfaction on the collective Alvord/Kueny Access Area.

Daily Use Permits:

Permit boxes were installed in 2012 on 4 of the 10 access roads on the Alvord/Kueny Access area (See attached map for locations). Permit data are summarized for the collective Alvord/Kueny Access Area, not for each ranch separately. Over the course of the 2012/13 and 2013/14 hunting seasons, a total of 127 permits were collected, representing 221 hunters. Hunters were asked to select their “Overall Satisfaction” on the permit. Figure 1 shows the majority of hunters were satisfied with this opportunity. The average rating during this two-year period was 3.2 on a scale of 1-5, with 5 indicating most satisfied. A complete list of permits returned is included as Attachment 1.

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The Kueny Access Project has four access points. At an average rate of 28 hunters per access point and with an estimated hunter compliance rate of 20%, the estimated hunter use on the project is 560 hunter use days annually.

Figure 1. Hunter satisfaction ratings on Alvord/Kueny Access Area, 2012/13 – 2013/14 seasons.

50 45 40 35 30 Number of Responses 25 20 15 10 5 0 1 2 3 4 5

Not Satisfied Satisfied Very Satisfied

Vehicle Counters:

One vehicle counters was placed on the Kueny Access Area next to the permit box to capture use and help estimate compliance with hunter permits. A total of 263 round trips were recorded by the vehicle counters during the 13/14 hunting season. Assuming this access point is representative of the other three access points on the project, a total of 1,052 round trips can be estimated. It is uncertain how many of these trips are hunting-related. However, spikes in use correspond to the opening of archery season (August 24th), the opening of rifle season (September 28th), the opening of seasons (October 5). This suggests vehicle use is largely hunting-related at this time of year. Weekly and monthly vehicle counts are shown in Attachment 2.

Project Objective(s):

(a) What is the objective of the proposed project?

This project would continue to provide open public access on 10,452 acres of private and public land in the Steens Mountain WMU while helping compensate the landowner for expenses resulting from fence repairs, road maintenance, and additional cattle management costs.

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(b) How will the project benefit wildlife habitat and/or public access?

The project area provides excellent hunting opportunities for a variety of wildlife species, including mule deer, pronghorn, bighorn sheep, chukar, California quail, , , , and . The project will provide Welcome to Hunt access to 6,170 acres of private land and improve access to 4,282 acres of BLM lands that would be very difficult or impossible to access otherwise.

(c) Length of time benefits provided <3yr_ _3-6yr__X__ >6yr____

Examples of Project Benefit Duration Noxious weed ………2yrs Forage planting……………5yrs Aspen fencing…….....10yrs Range fertilization…..2yrs Forest thinning…………….5yrs Aspen plant/fence)….10yrs Rx Fire-grassland……2yrs Aspen (conifer removal)….5yrs Road closure………...10yrs Rx Fire-forested……..3yrs Juniper removal…………...7yrs Road decommission...10yrs Fence Removal……..10yrs Water Dev./Enhancement...10yrs

(Source: Blue Mountains Initiative Project Evaluation Criteria)

(d) If damage related, how will the project alleviate/eliminate the problem?

Not Applicable.

Project Location: (Attach a map and provide description of the location and how to get there from a major highway.)

Located on East Steens Rd (Co. 201), 28 miles north of Fields, OR. Please see attached map.

Procedure: Specifically describe how the project will be conducted--use separate page for additional information, drawings or pictures.

• Maps will be generated by ODFW to describe hunt area, rules and regulations and hunt periods. • ODFW staff will provide access area signs and assist landowner with posting. • Access will be allowed by landowner on an annual basis from August 01 through March 01 • General access provisions will apply including: No camping, No ATV’s on Ranch Property, Access only on Designated Road, No Fires, No Littering, and Leave Gates As You Found Them.

Permits: Have all of the appropriate permits been secured or applied for? (Examples: Water Resources Department for water rights, Division of State Lands for fill-removal or wetlands projects)

Not Applicable

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Scheduling: What is the estimated project schedule?

(a) Habitat Work Start Date: N/A Habitat Work Completion Date: N/A

(b) Access Agreement Start Date: August 1, 2014 Access Agreement End Date: March 1, 2017

(c) List major project activities and time schedule for each.

Activity Time (month/year)

Sign maintenance Summer 2014, 2015, 2016 Hunter Access and Hunter Use Monitoring August 1- March 1, August 2014 – March 2017 Traffic and Permit data analysis Spring 2015, 2016, 2017

Participation: (Will other organizations participate in the project? If so, list and describe participation, and attach letters of commitment or verification of grant awards. You do not need to include individuals.)

Participant Activity

ODFW – Upland Bird Stamp $1.00/acre private land annually

Landowner Hunter administration (fence repairs, road maintenance, cattle management, litter, etc.)

Funding:

(a) List other sources and amount of project funds (include in budget on page 7).

Upland Bird Stamp - $6,170 annually Landowner - $1,000

(b) Have any conditions been placed on the funds listed in (a) which may affect the completion of the project? If so, identify and explain.

No.

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Project Maintenance and Monitoring:

(a) Who will maintain the project and fund long-term maintenance and/or operation if needed?

• ODFW will maintain permit boxes and signage. • Landowner will allow access annually.

(b) What element(s) of the project will be monitored, how often, for how long?

• Hunter use, satisfaction, and harvest rates will be monitored by ODFW. Check-in stations will be monitored monthly during the hunting seasons to collect and resupply “A&H Access Area Daily Permits” and area maps. TRAFX vehicle counters will be monitored annually for the duration of the project. • OSP will assist with hunter patrols as available. • Landowner will monitor area regulation compliance.

9 of 21 Project Cost Estimate (provide as much detail as possible)

1 Category A&H Funds Other Funds Total Cost Administration Personnel $1,000 $1,000 Benefits @ ___% (L/O In-Kind)

Total Access Payment 3 years @ $12,007 $17,511 $18,510 (Upland Stamp) $36,021

TOTAL COSTS $17,511 $19,510 $37,021 1 List detail in funding (page 6). 2 Provide amounts and cost per unit. 3 Attach subcontractor estimates. 4 Individual pieces of equipment costing over $100.00.

A&H PAYMENT SCHEDULE

Access Year Payment Request for Funds Submitted:

August 1, 2014 – March 1, 2015 $5,837 No earlier than August 1, 2014

August 1, 2015 – March 1, 2016 $5,837 No earlier than August 1, 2015 August 1, 2016 – March 1, 2017 (10% withheld until receipt of completion $4,086 No earlier than August 1, 2016 report) Final Payment $1,751 No earlier than March 1, 2017

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￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿ ￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿ ￿￿￿￿ ￿￿￿￿ ￿￿￿￿ ￿￿￿￿ ￿￿￿￿ ￿￿￿￿ ￿￿￿￿ ￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿ ￿￿￿￿ ￿￿￿￿ ￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿ ￿￿￿￿ ￿￿￿￿ ￿￿￿￿ ￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿Wildhorse Lake ￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿ Mud Creek￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿

￿￿￿￿ ￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿ Big Alvord Creek

￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿ ￿￿ ￿￿ ￿￿ ￿￿ ￿￿ ￿￿ ￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿ ￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿ ￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿ ￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿ ￿￿ ￿￿ ￿￿ ￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿ ￿￿ ￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿ ￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿ ￿￿￿￿ k Little Alvord Creek ￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿e ￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿ ￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿ e ￿￿ ￿￿￿￿ ￿￿ r ￿￿￿￿ ￿￿￿￿ ￿￿ ￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿C ￿￿￿￿ ￿￿ ￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿ ￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿ e ￿￿ ￿￿￿￿ l ￿￿ ￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿k ￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿ n ￿￿ ￿￿￿￿ ￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿A ￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿ ￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿ ￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿ ￿￿￿￿ ￿￿￿￿ ￿￿￿￿ ￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿ ￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿ ￿￿￿￿ ￿￿￿￿ ￿￿￿￿ ￿￿￿￿ ￿￿￿￿ ￿￿￿￿ ￿￿￿￿ ￿￿￿￿ ￿￿￿￿ ￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿ ￿￿ ￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿ ￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿ ￿￿￿￿ ￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿ ￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿ ￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿ ￿￿ ￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿ ￿￿￿￿ ￿￿￿￿ Indian Creek ￿￿￿￿ ￿￿￿￿ ￿￿ ￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿ ￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿ ￿￿￿￿ ￿￿￿￿ ￿￿￿￿ ￿￿￿￿ ￿￿￿￿ ￿￿￿￿ ￿￿￿￿ ￿￿￿￿￿￿ ￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿ ￿￿ ￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿ ￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿ ￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿ ￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿ ￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿ ￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿ ￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿ ￿￿ ￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿ ￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿ ￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿ ￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿ ￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿ ￿￿￿￿￿￿ ￿￿

￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿ ￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿ ￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿S o ￿￿￿￿ ￿￿￿￿ ￿￿￿￿ ￿￿￿￿

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Attachment 1: List of all hunter access permits received at Alvord and Kueny Ranches, 2012/13 – 2013/14 hunting seasons.

Hunters Date in Party Hunting Intent Harvest Comments Satisfaction 11/1/12 3 upland quail, chukar 5 11/2/12 1 upland quail 4 11/4/12 1 upland 4 11/5/12 2 upland 3 11/5/12 2 upland 11/6/12 1 upland 5 11/6/12 1 upland 5 11/8/12 6 upland 1 11/8/12 4 upland 3 11/10/12 1 upland 5 11/10/12 2 upland 11/11/12 4 upland 4 quail,2chukar 4 11/13/12 2 upland chukar 3 11/15/12 2 upland 3 chukar 3 11/18/12 2 upland 3 11/22/12 2 upland 3 11/23/12 2 upland chukar 4 11/23/12 1 upland 5 11/24/12 2 upland 1 11/24/12 2 11/27/12 4 upland 3 11/29/12 2 upland 5 12/1/12 1 upland 3 Hey Rod, no birds, but 12/5/12 2 upland had fun 5 12/5/12 2 upland chu kar 5 12/8/12 2 upland 12/15/12 2 upland 1 2 chukar, 5 12/21/12 4 upland quail 2 3 chukar, 2 12/29/12 2 upland quail 3 12/30/12 1 upland 1/2/13 2 1/5/13 3 1/6/13 2 upland 8 chukar, 1 hun 4 1/13/13 1 predators 4 1/14/13 1 upland 4 1/16/13 5 upland 8 chukar

12 of 21 1/17/13 2 upland 3 1/17/13 2 1/18/13 2 upland 1 1/18/13 4 upland 2 chukar 3 1/18/13 3 sight seeing 3 1/19/13 2 upland 1 1/19/13 2 upland 3 1/19/13 4 upland 6 chukar 1/20/13 2 upland 3 1/20/13 2 upland chukar 4 1/20/13 2 upland 1 chukar 8 chukar, 1 1/23/13 1 upland quail 4 1/24/13 3 predators 3 1/25/13 4 upland 3 1/25/13 3 upland 2 chukar 5 1/26/13 3 upland 3 chukar 3 1/29/13 2 upland too much snow 1 8/11/13 2 big game 0 antelope 4 9/8/13 2 9/20/13 2 9/26/13 2 big game scouting deer 2 9/26/13 1 scouting deer 4 9/27/13 2 Scouting n/a 4 9/27/13 1 Nice for landowners to 9/28/13 2 big game 0 allow hunters 3 9/28/13 1 big game nothing 4 Thank you for keep 9/28/13 1 big game mule deer ATVs and Bike out 5 9/28/13 2 9/28/13 2 9/30/13 2 big game 0 1 10/1/13 1 big game 0 3 10/3/13 1 big game buck 5 10/6/13 2 upland hunting 2 chukar 1 no water/ no access/ 10/6/13 1 upland hunting 0 no birds 1 10/6/13 2 upland hunting 2 chukar 2 10/7/13 1 10/10/13 1 upland hunting 0 3 10/11/13 1 upland hunting 1 chukar 3 10/11/13 4 upland hunting trench in road 10/20/13 4 upland hunting trench in road 1

13 of 21 10/26/13 2 upland hunting 0 3 10/26/13 2 upland hunting 0 5 10/29/13 1 11/4/13 2 upland hunting 1 chukar 3 11/6/13 2 11/8/13 1 predators 0 4 11/9/13 2 upland chukar 3 11/9/13 1 upland 4 chukar 4 11/9/13 1 nothing 5 11/10/13 1 upland 0 2 11/10/13 1 12/2/13 1 upland h unting 0 3 12/6/13 2 upland 3 12/12/13 1 predatos 0 1 12/13/13 1 upland 0 3 12/13/13 1 upland 0 forgot 3 12/13/13 1 upland 0 5 12/15/13 1 12/15/13 1 12/16/13 1 upland 0 1 12/16/13 1 upland 1 chukar 2 12/17/13 1 upland 0 3 12/17/13 1 upland chukar 3 12/17/13 1 upland chukar 3 12/22/13 1 upland didn't hunt 12/23/13 1 upland 1 Great ground - no 12/28/13 1 upland 1 chukar birds 3 12/28/13 1 I am trapping on BLM and plan to keep the B stub instead of filling out this form every 12/29/13 1 time I check 12/30/13 1 12/31/13 1 0 3 12/31/13 1 upland 1 chukar 5 1 upland hunting chukar 1 zero, never even seen 1 a bird 1 1 0 3 1 this is f-ing stupid 1/19/14 1 upland/predator 0 3 chukar and 1/17/14 1 upland/predator Thanks Keenan! 3

14 of 21 0 5 1/27/14 2 upland chukar 3 1/2/14 2 upland 0 3 1/3/14 1 upland 2 chukar 5 checking traps on 1/3/14 1 0 BLM 3 1/4/14 1 upland 2 chukar 5 1/31/14 1 upland 2 1/28/14 1 upland chukar 3 1/19/14 1 upland 1 chukar crowded 3 1/19/14 1 upland 1 chukar lots of people 3 2/5/14 1 trapping on BLM 3 1/20/14 1 upland none 5 1/20/14 1 upland none 5 1/3/14 1

Total Hunters 221 AVG Satisfaction 3.2

Chukar Huns Deer 75 1 2

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Program Objective: The Access and Habitat Program’s motto, “Landowners & Hunters Together for Wildlife,” conveys the program’s basic mission to foster partnerships between landowners and hunters for the benefit of the wildlife they value. The program also seeks to recognize and encourage the important contributions made by landowners to the state’s wildlife resource. Project Name: Kueny Ranch Project #: 2014-09

Access Habitat Habitat Total Score: 16 Acres Acres Category: "Welcome" Private 6,170 (range: 1-6; see flow chart on page Total Possible: 36 By-Permission Private 0 4. Not applicable to access-only Inaccessible Public* 0 projects) Accessible Public* 4,282

Instructions: Complete these sections Project Type General Access Criteria Criteria Habitat Criteria Access Only X X Habitat Only X X Access & Habitat X X X

Mark 1 point in the corresponding "Project Score" box for EACH criterion that is met. Example: for question 2, if partnerships include 4 sports groups, award points for the first 2 criteria. Do not mark more than 1 point per box. Point schedule is designed to weigh access-only and habitat-only projects equally.

Definitions:

Inaccessible Public*: Access will be provided through private land to public land that is completely landlocked (surrounded) by private land, legally precluding public hunting access. Total area includes only public land within the boundary of private ownership.

Accessible Public*: Access through private land will improve accessibility to public land. Public land may be extremely difficult to access otherwise, but is not legally surrounded by private land. Total area includes only public land that is closer (in linear distance) to the landowner's access point(s) than any other public access point.

* Access to public land MUST be provided on a "Welcome to Hunt" basis

General Criteria (mark a "1" in the "Project Score" box for EACH criterion that is met)

1. Habitat Condition Project Score 1 point only if the property contains the resource in sufficient abundance/quality to support Score target species referenced in questions 11, 15, 16 and 19 (during at least one season of the year). For habitat projects, use the predicted future condition. Justify your score. Food: Shrubs, grass, insects 1 Water: Various seeps, springs, and creeks 1 Cover: Brushy draws, rims 1

2. Partnerships Partners contributing financial or in-kind support: 1 or more Sports groups…………………………………………………………. 0 3 or more Sports groups…………………………………………………………. 0 Educational programs / non-governmental organizations……………………. 0 Other government agencies or ODFW programs (i.e. OWEB, R&E)………. 1

17 of 21 Project 3. Matching Funds Total matching funds (monetary and in-kind) Score > 1% matching funds…………………………………………………………….. 1 > 25% matching funds…………………………………………………………… 1 > 50% matching funds…………………………………………………………… 1

4. Damage Project would mitigate current damage to private property: Wildlife damage occuring on private property…………………………………. 0 Landowner participates in ODFW damage control programs……………….. 1

General Total 8 General Possible 12

Access Criteria - Applies to private land access that would be provided under the proposed project. (mark a "1" in the "Project Score" box for EACH criterion that is met)

5. Public Land Project located in Wildlife Management Unit with <50% public land………………….. 0

6. Private access Private land access type: Project would provide access to private land………………………………….. 1 Private land access would be on a "Welcome to Hunt" basis………………. 1

7. Public access Access through private lands would: improve access to public land………..………....…………..……………….... 1 provide access to otherwise inaccessible public land…………...……...….. 0

8. Special Access Project would provide special youth or disabled hunter access opportunities…………. 0

9. Species Permitted Species groups include big game, waterfowl, upland birds, turkey, and predators/varmints. 2+ species groups available and permitted……….…………………………… 1 4+ species groups available and permitted……….…………………………… 1

10.Under-rep. Species* Project provides access to under-represented species in the watershed……………. 0

11.Harvest Restriction Landowner would not restrict sex or species permitted for lawful harvest……………… 1

12.Season Restriction Landowner would not restrict access to any hunting season(s)……………………….. 1

13.Dispersion Property would provide access to animals pushed off of publicly accessible land during hunting season……………………………………………………………………………….. 1

Access Total 8 Access Possible 12 Payment Fee Total

* lists of under-represented species will be created by A&H state coordinator and approved by A&H Board

18 of 21 Habitat Criteria (mark a "1" in the "Project Score" box for EACH criterion that is met) Project Score 14.Department Priorities Project is located within target area and will benefit target species identified in any of these Department programs: Mule Deer Initiative, Sage Grouse Initiative, Black-tailed Deer Plan Implementation………………………………………………………. 0

15.Location importance: Applies to species that the habitat work will benefit. Question structured to equally weigh big game and game bird projects - score "1" if either item in each bracket is true: Area populations < 90% of management objective (deer and elk)………… or: 0 { Project will increase wintering populations of upland birds/waterfowl………

Area populations < 75% of management objective (deer and elk)…………. or: 0 { Project will increase breeding populations of upland birds/waterfowl………

16.Conservation Strategy Project addresses Oregon Conservation Strategy (OCS) concerns: Project action benefits Strategy Habitat or Strategy Species………………. 0 [above] AND action occurs in Conservation Opportunity Area (COA)……… 0

17.Critical Habitat Applies to the specific GAME habitat that the project will maintain or enhance. Use accompanying flow chart and definitions to determine habitat category. Definitions are slightly amended from OAR Division 415 to be game-specific. Project meets requirements of Habitat Categories 1-4……………………… 0 Project meets requirements of Habitat Categories 1-2……………………… 0

18.Habitat Connectivity Project will help facilitate local animal movement (fence removal, etc.)………………….. 0 Project will help establish or maintain a wildlife habitat corridor or otherwise reduce fragmentation on landscape level………………………………………….. 0

Description of habitat connectivity benefit (required):

19.Habitat Impact Describes the predicted impact that the project will have on the habitat. Habitat work must benefit game species. Project will increase the habitat quantity/quality >25% per unit treated…… 0 Project will increase the habitat quantity/quality >50% per unit treated…… 0 Description of habitat impact:

20.Population Impact Describes the predicted impact that habitat improvements (excluding external variables such as weather, etc.) will have on game species on the project site. Provide estimates for all targeted species. Local abundance of at least one targeted game species should increase >25%...... 0

Estimated Abundance Pre- Post- Species treatment treatment Habitat Total 0 Habitat Possible 12

Grand Total 16 Total Possible 36

21.Miscellaneous Describe other project details that may help with prioritization or fee assessment (i.e. current market value of similar hunting leases in the vicinity)……….…... NO POINTS

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Under-represented Species

Definition: game species that exist in the watershed district in huntable numbers, but that the general public does not have reasonable hunting access to (via public land, current A&H properties, etc.)

Watershed Species Watershed Species Malheur , waterfowl, turkey Deschutes waterfowl, valley quail, chukar, dove South Willamette waterfowl, turkey, valley quail John Day upland game birds North Coast predators, waterfowl Umpqua waterfowl, dove, turkey Grande Ronde upland game birds Klamath waterfowl, quail Rogue dove, waterfowl North Willamette waterfowl 415. AccessHabitat & Programuse only,not haveandany dolegal implications associated with OAR for Habitat Categorywatersheddesignations Evaluation this are basis. Form a onmadeapplied on Note: These gamebe These OAR amendedfrom415 to Division Note: definitions been have A&H Habitat Category A&H

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20 of 21 Kueny Ranch 2014-09 Payment Tables

Table 1: Proposed Per-acre Access Payment Private Private By- Inaccessible Accessible Welcome to Permission public land public land Total Score: Hunt ($/acre) ($/acre) ($/acre) ($/acre) 100% 60% 40% 20% 1-3: $0.60 $0.36 $0.24 $0.12 4-6: $1.20 $0.72 $0.48 $0.24 7-9: $1.80 $1.08 $0.72 $0.36 10-11: $2.40 $1.44 $0.96 $0.48 12-13: $3.00 $1.80 $1.20 $0.60

Table 2: Proposed Total Access Payment Calculator Access Type Score $/Acre Acres Payment Private Welcome 9 $1.80 6,170 $11,106.00 Private Permission 0 $0.36 0 $0.00 Inaccessible Public 0 $0.24 0 $0.00 Accessible Public 8 $0.36 4,282 $1,541.52 Total Payment: $12,647.52

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