Antelope Hunting Districts 473 on the south side of the 

 Missouri River and 610 on the north side (Figure 15) take in 

 most of the western segment of the study area. These hunting 

 districts incorporate greater areas than defined by the study 

 area boundaries, but it is felt they are representative of the 

 antelope populations in the study area. Table 9 presents data 

 on summer antelope surveys conducted by the State Wildlife Divi- 

 sion. The population structure for District 470 was 13 percent 

 bucks, 60 percent does, and 27 percent fawns. This district has 

 been subsequently divided into District 4 70 and 4 73. 



Table 9. Summer Antelope Surveys (District 470 and 610) . 



Classification District 



470 610 



Year 1974 1966 1969 1972 1975 1978 



Bucks 133 



Does 59 8 



Fawns 26 8 



Total 999 181 220 309 119 162 



No./sq mile .39 .20 .20 _ _ _ 



82 39 70 



Data on antelope harvest for Districts 470 (old) and 610 are 

 presented in Table 10. Antelope harvest in District 470 (470 and 

 473) has averaged 164 antelope, with different regulations for the 

 3-year period. Hunter success averaged 58 percent. Following 

 the severe winter of 1977-78, the number of permits for this dis- 

 trict was greatly reduced (473) . For District 610 the antelope 

 harvest averaged 76 antelope with 59 percent hunter success. 



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