List of Tables (continued) ^^ 



Table 22. Classification summary for white-tailed deer 110 



Table 23. Production data from white-tailed deer studies 119 



Table 24. Classification summary for pronghorn antelope 135 



Table 25. Sex and age ratios of pronghorn antelope for hunting unit 650 . . . .139 



Table 26. Slope at observation locations of pronghorn antelope 139 



Table 27. Species composition of all recorded waterfowl observations 



made during 1977 143 



Table 28. Breeding waterfowl populations in northern Great Plains 145 



Table 29. Monthly species composition of all recorded mining area 



observations 146 



Table 30. Use of major stockponds in and near the Circle West proposed 



mining area by waterfowl and other large birds 148 



Table 31. Waterfowl breeding pair census data for certain stockponds in 



the Circle West mine study area, 1977 149 



Table 32. Average sizes of waterfowl broods recorded during 1977 14^^^ 



Table 33. Summary of breeding bird census results for five census plots . . . .151 



Table 34. Indicator species for the five roadside wildlife survey routes . . . .154 



Table 35. Beta diversity for 1977 runs of five roadside wildlife survey 



routes 167 



Table 36. Summary of all small mammal captures, April through October, 



1977 174 



Table 37. Summary of small mammal snap-trap data by habitat category 176 



Table 38. Standardized habitat niche breadths of snap-trapped small mammals . . .182 



Table 39. Habitat niche overlap of snap-trapped rodents, June through 



October, 1977, McCone County, Montana lo2 



Table 40. Mean home range area and length for live-trapped rodents, 



April through October, 1977 '83 



Table 41. Estimates of fur harvest by licensed trappers in Fish and 



Game Region 6, 1973-1977 185 



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