Life After CRP
CRP has been on the landscape since 1986. Wildlife, including ring-neck pheasants, responded and achieved populations not seen since the Soil Bank days of the 1950s and 1960s. North Dakota’s populations of the 1990s and 2000s became new historic highs. Although the guidelines outlined in this document may not provide habitat equivalent to the CRP, they do provide options for landowners to enhance available habitat while maintaining income potential on lands where CRP contracts have expired. Landowners concerned with pheasant and other wildlife populations should inventory their own and surrounding lands, and rely on a variety of tools to fulfill annual wildlife needs and maintain local pheasant populations. Information on available resources is available by contacting a local NRCS office, Pheasant Forever biologist or North Dakota Game and Fish office.