With the beginning of the new license year on March 1, hunters have until Feb. 28 to use the Thank a Landowner web portal to express gratitude to landowners who allowed hunting access on their land this season.
FWP collects these submissions and mails the letters and photos to all landowners who were identified. So far, nearly 400 hunters have submitted a thank you note to private landowners through the portal.
The portal is part of the It's Up To Us campaign to promote ethical hunting and help improve relationships between hunters and landowners. This campaign is an annual effort with FWP and several partner organizations to encourage hunters to take the initiative to promote good hunter ethics and behavior, particularly on private lands. The It's Up To Us webpage also features tips on ethical hunting and links to informative video content and the Thank a Landowner portal.
The page also features access to the Hunter Landowner Stewardship Project and links to campaign partners.