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Table 1^3. 



Topography 



r 



Seasonal use of topography by mule deer In the Tongue 

 River Dam study area. 



"SprTng Summer 

 1980 1980 



1980 

 % 



Ulnter 

 80-81 



Spring Summer 

 1981 1981 

 % % 



Total observed 



37 



134 



218 



234 



308 



173 



Table l44. 



Seasonal use of exposure by mule deer In the Tongue River 

 Dam study area. 



Spring l^ummer F^all Winter Spring Summ.er 

 1980 1980 1980 80-81 1981 1981 

 % % % % % % 



Exposure 



c 



No exposure 



North 



South 



East 



West 



Northeast 



Northwest 



Southeast 



Southwest 



Total observed 



(flat) 



37 



134 



213 234 



308 



173 



proportion of deer using flat areas was lowest in spring and 

 neaked in fall. 



White-tailed Deer 



Forty-six whitetail deer were observed on the Tongue River Dam 

 study area. Average group size was lowest in summer and highest 

 in spring (Table l46). No whitetail deer were observed during 

 fall. 



Distribution - Figure 112 shows the distribution of whitetail deer 

 during the study. Most of the observations were along the Tongue 

 river at the southern end of the study area. About 15-30 whitetail 

 are thought to be in this area (Phillips 1978). 



