Five spring and 8 fall small mammal traplines were checked 

 for a total of 1,755 trap-nights. Four ruffed grouse drum 

 routes were conducted a total of 2 2 times. 



The scientific name of each species observed on the study 

 area is given in tables in the text. Scientific names of 

 other species mentioned but not noted on the area are pro- 

 vided in the text. The following information was recorded for 

 each observed animal: date, composition, section, township 

 and range, area, cover type, habitat type, elevation, aspect, 

 topography, configuration, distance to cover and distance to 

 road. Exact observation dates were noted for all big game 

 and forest grouse. Seasonal occurrence was given for all 

 other species. January, February and March composed the 

 winter season; April, May and June composed the spring sea- 

 son; July, August and September composed the summer season; 

 October, November and December composed the fall season. 

 Composition of an observation included the number, age and 

 sex of individuals. Exact locations were noted by Govern- 

 ment Land Office coordinates: quarter-quarter section (S) , 

 township (T) , and range (R) . The name of the nearest geo- 

 graphical entity (creek, moiontain, etc.) was recorded for 

 each observation. Six cover types were recognized on the 

 study area including: water, shore, shrubs, cutting units, 

 open areas and forest. Open areas included artificial open- 

 ings (pasture, croplands, and residential area) and natural 

 openings (talus, meadows, sidehill parks and burns). Forested 

 areas were classified as habitat types (see vegetation sec- 

 tion in Description of Area) . All elevations in the tables 

 are given in meters. Slope exposure information is coded 

 as 1 of 9 aspects in the tables (eg: 1=N, 5=S , 9=flat) . A 

 topography designation for each observation or instance of 

 sign was defined as 1 of 6 categories including: ridge (1), 

 upper slope (2), mid slope (3), lower slope (4), bench or 

 flat (5), and creekbottom (6). Configuration referred to 

 the lay of the land and was coded in 4 categories: convex 

 (1) , straight (2) , concave (3) and undulating (4) . In 

 assessing the habitat type, aspect, topography and configura- 

 tion parameters for a given observation, the size of the 

 area considered was approximately 375 square meters (0.093 

 acres) (the plot size used in determining habitat type ac- 

 cording to Pfister et al. 1977). Cover was defined as vege- 

 tation in which an animal is able to conceal itself. Dis- 

 tance to cover was estimated in 1 of 5 categories: 0-10 m 

 (1), 10-50 m (2), 50-100 m (3), 100-200 m (4), and over 

 200 m (5). The same categories were used in estimating 

 distance to the nearest drivable road. 



Contact was made with local Fish, Wildlife and Parks 

 personnel, trappers, sportsmen and houndsmen to obtain past 

 and current wildlife occurrence information for the study 



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