Woherine 6 



Marten ... 275* 480 



Otter 40 45 



Upland Game Birds 



1958-1959 1959-1960 



Chinese Pheasants 210.000 174.900 



Hungarian Partridges .... 77,000 41.900 



Prairie Grouse 59.600 58,800 



Mountain Grouse .... .. 72,600 74,500 



Turkey 100 375 



Chukar Partridges No Season 200 



Waterfowl 



1958-1959 1959-1960 



Ducks ... 238,000 120,000 



Geese ... 8,800 5,900 



*Determined from Pelt Tagging Records 



GAME MANAGEMENT DIVISION 

 PROJECTS 



The Montana Fish and Game Commission 

 has divided the state into seven administra- 

 tive districts. These districts are considered 

 as management areas and personnel working 

 under the above projects are assigned to each 

 district to obtain the information necessary 

 for progressive game management. The bound- 

 aries and headquarter locations of each district 

 are shown on page 4. Facts regarding the 

 over-all welfare of game animals, game birds, 

 and fur animals are gathered on each district. 

 Recommendations for hunting seasons are 

 made on a district basis. The main program 

 consists of the following: 1 — Determination 

 the distribution, characteristics, and trends of 

 the game populations; 2 — Determinations the 

 forage utilization and trend in range condi- 

 tions; 3 Determination the extent and charac- 

 teristic! of the game harvest; 4 — Determine the 

 management implications of the Life history 

 and ecological studies and bag limits thai are 

 compatible with the known tads for each 

 pecies to be harvested. 



i tying out this pro nine] of 



the Managemenl Division work closely with 

 members of other divisions of the Departmenl 

 and personnel of the Foresl Service, Bureau 

 m1 Land Management, and other cooperating 

 and inn tsmen's groups. 



Game research and management activities 

 conducted during the biennium were financed 

 largely by Federal Aid to Wildlife Restoration 

 ( Pittman-Robertson Act ) apportionments. Un- 

 der this Act the State is reimbursed for 75 

 percent of the cost of approved projects. Pro- 

 jects supported by state and -Federal Aid 

 monies during the biennium are described 

 briefly. 



District Wildlife Investigations Projects 



W-71-R-4 & 5 Wildlife Investigations. 

 District 1 ( Northwest ) 



W-72-R-4 & 5 Wildlife Investigations. 

 District 2 (West Central) 



W-73-R-4 & 5 Wildlife Investigations. 

 District 3 (Southwest) 



W-74-R-4 & 5 Wildlife Investigations, 

 District 4 (North Central) 



W-75-R-4 & 5 Wildlife Investigations. 

 District 5 (South Central) 



W-76-R-4 & 5 Wildlife Investigations. 

 District 6 (Northeast 



W-77-R-4 & 5 Wildlife Investigations. 

 District 7 i Southeast I 



COORDINATION PROJECT 



W-3-C-18 & D> — W 

 ordination 



l.llilV Management C 



This project provides for the general direc- 

 tion and supervision of the wildlife restoration 

 program, consisting of 43 separate projects. 

 This includes the responsibilitj of all fiscal 

 matters, as well as providing office ai 



supervision and assistance to the over all 

 Wildlife Restoration and Management pro- 

 gram. The Chief of Game Management is 

 assigned the responsibility for carrying out 

 the over all program. The necessarj assistance 

 is provided bj establishing the statewide posi 

 tions of Big Game Manager and Small Game 

 Vlanagei Thej arc directlj responsible for 

 the work conducted in these two broad fields 

 The work on the projects throughoul the state 



is caiiicd en l>\ management and research 



under the supervision of the District 

 ( lame Manage] The I rame Managemenl Di 

 vision is a staff and line type organization 



