LIST OF FIGURES 



1 Mule deer distribution map 5 



2 Trends in statewide deer harvest (1945-1994) 8 



3 Trend in mule deer harvest (1960-1994) 8 



4 Trend in white-tailed deer harvest (1960-1994 9 



5. Percent deer harvest by species (1960-1994) 9 



6 Buck harvest vs. hunter effort (1971-1994) 10 



7 Trend in number of Montana deer hunters (1945-1994) 15 



8 Trend in Montana deer hunters (1971-1994) 15 



9 Montana mule deer harvest 17 



10 Resident/nonresident mule deer harvest 17 



11 Multi-region antlerless mule deer B license harvest 18 



12 Montana white-tailed deer harvest 19 



13 Resident/nonresident whitetail deer harvest 19 



14 Multi-region antlerless whitetail deer B license harvest 20 



15 Montana deer license sales (1984-1994) 21 



16. Ratio of resident to nonresident deer hunters (regions 1 - 3, 1977-1994) 21 



17 Ratio of resident to nonresident deer hunters (regions 4 - 7 (1977-1994) 22 



18 Percent of private lands closed or leased for mule deer hunting. 1994 ... 29 



19 Post-hunting season buck/doe ratios 32 



20 Four-point buck harvest 32 



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