TABLE OF CONTENTS 



Page 



List of Tables iii-v 



List of Figures vi-vii 



Introduction 



2 



Description of Area 



Location 



Topography 



Climate ^ 



Geology _ 



Soils -. 



Vegetation _ 



Scree ~. 



Pseudotsuga menziesii (PSME) Series g 



Ahies grandis (ABGR) Series 



ThiLJa plioata (THPL) Series and Tsuga 



heterophylla (TSHE) Series 9 



Abies lasioaarpa (ABLA) Series 9 



Description of Mine Project 10 



Methods 12 



Results 14 



Mamnals 14 



Big Game 14 



Ungulates 14 



Moose 15 



Elk 19 



Mule Deer 22 



White-tailed Deer 24 



Bighorn Sheep 24 



Moiontain Goat 26 



Carnivores 33 



Black Bear 33 



Grizzly Bear 36 



Mountain Lion 37 



Furbearers and Predators 41 



Small Mammals ^^ 



Birds 51 



Waterfowl 51 



Raptors ^1 



Forest Grouse ^3 



Shorebirds 69 



Other Birds 69 



Amphibians 70 



