R657-43-1. Purpose and Authority

  (1) Under authority of Sections 23-14-18 and 23-14-19, this rule provides the standards and procedures for private landowners to obtain landowner permits for:

  (a) taking buck deer within the general unit hunt boundary area where the landowner's property is located during the general deer hunt only; and

  (b) taking bull elk, buck deer or buck pronghorn within a limited entry unit.

  (2) In addition to this rule, any person who receives a landowner permit must abide by Rule R657-5 and the guidebook of the Wildlife Board for taking big game.

  (3) The intent of the general landowner buck deer permit is to provide an opportunity for landowners, lessees, or their immediate family, whose property provides habitat for deer, to purchase a general deer permit for the general unit hunt boundary area where the landowner's property is located.

  (4) The intent of the landowner appreciation permit is to provide an opportunity for landowners and their immediate family, whose property provides habitat for migratory deer, to purchase a general deer permit for the general unit hunt boundary where the landowner's property is located.

  (5) The intent of the limited entry landowner permit is to provide an opportunity for landowners, whose property provides habitat for deer, elk, or pronghorn, to be allocated a restricted number of permits for a limited entry bull elk, buck deer, or buck pronghorn unit, where the landowner's property is located. Allowing landowners a restricted number of permits:

  (a) encourages landowners to manage their land for wildlife;

  (b) compensates the landowner for providing private land as habitat for wildlife; and

  (c) allows the division to increase big game numbers on specific units.