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Table of Contents Continued 



White-tailed Deer 113 



Pronghorn Antelope 113 



Population characteristics 113 



Distribution 117 



Cover type usage 122 



Activity 122 



Use of topography 122 



Use of exposure 122 



Use of slope 122 



Birds o 122 



Sharp-tailed grouse 122 



Sage grouse 129 



Other upland game birds 129 



Waterfowl 129 



Nongame birds 129 



Raptors 133 



Accipiters 133 



Buteos 133 



Harriers 138 



Falcons 138 



Owls 138 



Nongame Mammals 138 



Amphibians and Reptiles 1^0 



Sand Creek 1^3 



Mule Deer l'^3 



Population characteristics 1^3 



Distribution 1^5 



Cover type usage l'^5 



Activity I'^S 



Use of topography 151 



Use of exposure 151 



Use of slope 151 



White-tailed Deer 151 



Pronghorn Antelope 151 



Population characteristics 151 



Distribution 151 



Cover type usage 151 



Activity 159 



Use of topography 159 



Use of exposure and slope 159 



Birds 159 



Sharp-tailed grouse 159 



Sage grouse 159 



Other upland game birds 159 



Waterfowl 159 



Nongame birds l65 



Raptors I65 



Accipiters I65 



Buteos 165 



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