LIST OF TABLES 



Table 11. 



Main antler beam length in relation to age for mule deer 11 



Comparison of percent of mule deer with 1- or 2- points in three regions of 



Montana 12 



Comparison of percent of mule deer with 3 points in three regions 



of Montana 12 



Comparison of percent of mule deer with 4 points in three regions 



of Montana 13 



Comparison of percent of mule deer with more than 5 points in three 



regions of Montana 13 



Distribution of nonresident deer hunters by license type 16 



Percent of Montana deer hunters that kill other big game by species .... 24 

 Montana deer hunting, characteristics of MFWP administrative region. . . 24 

 Distribution of responses (percentages in tables with n in parentheses) from 

 four geographic regions in Montana to question management strategies for wild 



ungulates 26 



Frequency of hunting access and fee hunting, percentage of land open to 

 hunting, and estimated number of animals killed per operation that allows 



hunting by geographic region in Montana 27 



Mule deer hunting season comparison 37 



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