Under these programs, landowners pay a low, fixed property
tax rate on their land in exchange for forestry management rights, and
allowing the
General public access to
these hunting and fishing
lands.
In fact, in 1982, the state attorney general ruled that
landowners must also allow the public to cross non-forest crop lands to
reach those parcels enrolled in the program.
Forest Crop Lands have been around for a long
time, but until now, the only way to find these parcels was to visit a
county clerk's office and search through confusing legal descriptions.
Roger has done all the hard work of searching out these
lands and marking them on plat maps, and he has compiled his findings in
the "Hunters Guide".
Each "Hunters Guide" atlas list
in detail, hundreds / thousands of acres of land in your hunting
area that are Privately owned but open to the Public for hunting.
The
State of Wisconsin is covered by 10 "Hunters Guide" atlases.
Each atlas features 5 or more counties. All counties are broken down using
detailed township maps. One inch to a square mile with all
landowner's names, and how many acres are in the program and which section
they are located in.
It also shows all public lands such as County, State
and Federal lands.
The Hunter's Guide Atlas Opens up Access To Wisconsin's 1.5 Million Acres for All Hunting and Fishing Enthusiasts.