Sheep Mountain 



(Yellowstone River — near Livingston) 



2 latrines '4 mile road 



4 garbage containers 1 acre cleared 



4 tables 1 sign 



4 fireplaces '/2 mile of fence 



1 bridge 



Ennis (Madison River) 



2 latrines Drinking Water 

 6 garbage containers (Provisions For) 



6 tables Riprapping — river's 

 6 fireplaces edge 



Swinging Bridge (Stillwater River) 



2 latrines 1 bridge 



4 garbage containers road grading 



4 tables 1 cattle guard 



4 fireplaces 



Blanchard Lake (Whitefish Area) 



2 latrines 1 boat launching 



2 garbage containers ramp 



3,200 linear feet of road 3 tables 



3 fireplaces 



Harper Lake (Blackfoot-Clearwater) 



2 latrines 2 fireplaces 



1 garbage container 1 sign 

 1 table 



Bear Paw Lake (Havre Area) 



1 latrine 1 well 



20 garbage containers 4 interior signs 



15 tables 1 incinerator 



28 fireplaces 1 bonfire circle 



2'/2 miles fencing 2 boat docks 



2 cattle guards 3 shelters 



1 entrance sign 15 parking barriers 



Necessary maintenance is an especially im- 

 portant part of the Department's outdoor rec- 

 reation development program. It is expected 

 that arrangements will be made, following the 

 completion of each area's development, for a 

 system of continuous maintenance. 



STATISTICAL SECTION 



The operations of the Montana Fish and 

 Game Department are based on the best infor- 

 mation available. During the past two years 

 over one million dollars was spent for fact 

 finding. The purpose of these expenditures 

 was to maintain or increase the recreational 

 potential of Montana by knowing what is hap- 

 pening to fish and wildlife. 



The statistical section works with all di- 

 visions to increase efficiency in fact gathering. 



Annual surveys ore conducted by mail 

 cuestJonnaires which give the Department an 

 estimate of harvest of upland game birds, wa- 

 terfowl, big game, furbearers and fish. A great 

 deal of information is obtained that aids in 

 management. The production of this informa- 

 tion is being implemented by having data 

 analyzed on high speed electronic computers. 

 In this way, the data is available to the De- 

 partment and the public as soon after a hunt- 

 ing season as possible. 



To further reduce the costs of collecting in- 

 formation and to implement its becoming a 

 part of fish and game management, the Sta- 

 tistical Section was instrumental in the design 



of the new license system. This system, the 

 first major license change in several decades, 

 saved the Department several thousands of 

 dollars in forms costs the first year. It will pro- 

 vide a licensing system that will insure quicker, 

 cheaper information to the game, fish and en- 

 forcement divisions. 



Montana's wildlife and fish habitat is under- 

 going increased evaluation. The economic 

 evaluation of stream destruction, the use of 

 range by game animals and domestic livestock, 

 the effects of overpopulation of big game have 

 all been large research problems which hove 

 occupied the services of the Statistical Section. 

 Fisheries studies on Canyon Ferry Reservoir, 

 Flathead Lake, and Rock Creek near Missoula 

 represent large full scale studies that can only 

 be covered economically by sampling and sta- 

 tistical analysis. 



These projects have meant a maximum 

 amount of data at the earliest possible time at 

 the cheapest cost. The goals provide new in- 

 sights into the management of resources and 

 more information that will help maintain a rec- 

 reational resource. 



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