3. An intensive study of elk behavior on the Mirror Plateau 

 summer range, Yellowstone National Park. 



4. A preliminary study of the breeding biology of the spruce 

 grouse (Canachites canadensis franklinii) in northwestern 

 Montana. 



5. Bighorn sheep population study, Wildhorse Island. 



6. Competition between big game and cattle in the Gird Creek 

 Area of Montana. 



7. Development of the pronghom antelope fawn. 



8. Ecology of the golden eagle. 



9. Elk migration study, Yellowstone National Park. 



10. Factors limiting a Montana population of Rocky Mountain 

 bighorn sheep. 



1 1 . Magpie population dynamics. 



12. Nesting raptor pesticide relations. 



13. Population study of Canada geese in the Flathead Valley. 



14. Quantitative aspects of raptor predation. 



15. Radiotracking and telemetering system for large western 

 mammals. 



16. Rattlesnake Creek mule deer winter range study. 



17. River classification and evaluation. 



18. Seasonal condition of mule deer. 



19. Study of alpine ecology in the northern Rocky Mountains. 



20. Study of phenomena related to reproduction in the 

 pronghom. 



21. Systematics of blue grouse in northwestern Montana. 

 Completed projects have been reported on in journals or 



theses, and in addition, segments of some continuing projects 

 have been published. 



Rabies control program Wildlife rabies in Montana 

 has most commonly been confirmed in skunks. 

 The most effective action to minimize rabies, 

 recommended by the Governor's Advisory 

 Committee on Rabies Control, has been found to 

 be intensive effort directed at limited areas and/or 

 breeding populations in up to a three mile zone 

 around detected rabies cases to afford maximum 

 isolation. There is no evidence to support general 

 skunk suppression programs in non-infected areas. 



The Legislature appropriated S 2 5, 000 for the 

 rabies control and suppression program for the 

 1967-68 biennium to the Livestock Sanitary Board 

 and the program was directed to the Montana Fish 

 and Game Department by Executive Order. The 

 Montana Fish and Game Commission has 

 designated $10,000 of the $40,000 annuaUy 

 appropriated for predator control to be utilized for 

 rabies work with the approval of the Director or 

 his agent. 



POSITIVE SKUNK RABIES. 1964 THROUGH 1968 



