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TABLE OF CONTENTS 



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ABSTRACT ^ 



GENERAL INTRODUCTION 1 



DESCRIPTION OF THE STUDY AREA 1 



Location • . _ ■'- 



Physiography 3 



Climate ^ 



Soils 5 



Vegetation 5 



History and Land Use H 



BIG GAME AND UPLAND GAME BIRD INVENTORY AND PLAN .... 14 



INTRODUCTION 14 



OBJECTIVES 15 



TECHNIQUES 16 



FINDINGS 17 



Mule Deer 18 



White-tailed Deer 27 



Antelope 3 



Bighorn Sheep 39 



Elk 39 



Other Animals 41 



Sage Grouse 4 6 



Sharp-tailed Grouse 54 



Hungarian Partridge 59 



Pheasant 62 



Turkey 67 



Waterfowl 67 



Other Birds •, • 86 



POTENTIAL AND EXISTING ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS 8 8 



PLANNING RECOMMENDATIONS 91 



LITERATURE CITED 94 



APPENDIX 95 



