Hunting Access Technician

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Announcement: Please remember to attach the required documents listed in this announcement. Applications missing the requested documents will be considered incomplete and may not progress further in the process. The State Application is not a substitute for a Resume. This position closes at 11:59 PM Mountain Time on June 22, 2025. You must apply through the State of Montana Career site.

Special Information: This position may be eligible for a statutory base pay increase of $1.00 an hour effective July 1, 2025, and July 1, 2026. Identity of applicants who become finalists may be released to the public if the Department deems it necessary. Employees who exceed 1,040 hours in a calendar year are also provided health, dental and life insurance. Other benefits include retirement, paid vacation, sick and holidays. This position may be covered by a VEBA (Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Association). A successful applicant will be subject to a background investigation. Women and minorities are under-represented in this job category and are encouraged to apply.

Specific Job Information: Must have good public speaking abilities and the ability to efficiently handle large groups of people. Must be able to work with a minimum amount of supervision in remote situations. Must be in good physical condition. Must be able to interpret maps, which depict private and public land ownership boundaries, travel routes, and use rules. Should have basic understanding and knowledge of upland game bird and big game hunting, and knowledge of hunting regulations and wildlife management. Knowledge of northeast Montana is desirable. Must have a valid driver's license and be able to operate a 4x4 pickup truck. Other equipment duties may involve use of fencing tools, basic construction tools, computer and GPS. Hunting Access Technician field positions in Region 6, approximate employment dates may vary and begin in mid-August through mid-December. Weekend and holiday work will be required. Work schedule is typically Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, 10-hour days.

Application materials required for this position include the following:

• Signed and completed State of Montana Employment Application (PD-25, Rev. 9/98 or later).
• Applicants claiming Veteran's or Persons with Disabilities Employment Preference must provide verification of eligibility with the application materials.

Job locations are in rural Montana throughout Region 6. Region 6 is in northeast Montana and encompasses small town living with rural landscapes and openness.

Job Duties: Assist Hunting Access Enhancement Coordinator with initiation of the Block Management Program season. Organize and distribute supplies for seasonal and full-time staff. Utilize GPS units for public and private land signing in the region. Meet with landowners to implement specific details of new and existing block management agreements. Responsible for placing boundary and trail signs, distributing permission slip books, maps and signs to landowners, and installing hunter sign-in boxes in cooperation with landowners to help increase hunter awareness of current block management area rules. Regularly meet with landowners to discuss current block management area rules on a full-time basis during the hunting season. Check sign-in boxes on a weekly basis to determine current hunter use, restock permission slips and maps when necessary. Patrol block management areas on a full-time basis during the hunting season. Checks hunter compliance and provides violation information to enforcement personnel. Responsible for removing hunter sign-in boxes, collecting permission slip booklets from landowners, and developing a report on block management activities during the post season. Hours will vary and weekend and holiday work will be required.

Minimum Qualifications (Education and Experience): This is a field position. Must have good social skills and the ability to work with the public. Must be able to effectively communicate in writing and orally with a wide variety of people and personalities including ranchers, farmers, biologists, game wardens and hunters. Must have good public speaking abilities and the ability to efficiently handle large groups of people. Must be able to work with a minimum amount of supervision in remote situations. Must be in good physical condition. Must be able to interpret maps, which depict private and public land ownership boundaries, travel routes, and use rules. Should have basic understanding and knowledge of upland game bird and big game hunting, and knowledge of hunting regulations and wildlife management. Knowledge of northeast Montana is desirable. Must have a driver's license and be able to operate a 4x4 pickup truck.

Education/Experience: The knowledge, skills and abilities required to perform the duties of this position typically include the completion of a 12th grade education. Preference will be given to applicants with strong interpersonal communication skills and college coursework in wildlife management or a closely related field. Other combinations of education and experience which could provide such knowledge, skills and abilities will be evaluated on an individual basis.