North Dakota PLOTS CRP Access Program

NDGF pays North Dakota landowners $10 per acre per year to open land under an active USDA CRP contract to walk-in hunting through a PLOTS agreement. New CRP plantings earn a one-time $30/acre habitat incentive, and wildlife food plots on CRP earn $150/acre for establishment. Agreements generally run the length of the CRP contract.

• 'Land with an active USDA CRP contract may be enrolled into a PLOTS agreement.'

• 'Landowner must allow the Department to sign and publicize the access acres as open to walk-in hunting.'

• 'Haying and grazing of CRP acres is allowed with some restrictions.'

'PLOTS agreement lengths generally run the length of the USDA CRP contract; however, shorter term agreements are available.' 'Additional payments for adjacent, non-CRP acres may be available.'

Published amounts: 'The Department will provide an access payment of $10 per acre, per year for CRP acres. Payments may be upfront or annual.' 'The Department will provide a one time Habitat Incentive Payment of $30 per acre for newly established CRP plantings.' 'The Department will provide an establishment payment of $150 per acre for wildlife food plots on CRP acres.'

Contact a private land biologist; PLOTS enrollment deadline June 30.

Deadline text on the page: 'Landowners can contact a private land biologist in their area at any time, however the deadline to enroll land into the PLOTS program is June 30th.'