1968 No. Hunters 

 Harvest 

 Percent Success 



ANTELOPE 



16,150 



11 ,500 



71 



BLACK 



BEAR 



8,290 



1,700 



24 



MONTANA BIG GAME HARVEST, 1968-1986 

 GOAT 



DEER 



125,711 



99,250 



79 



ELK 



77,962 



16,700 



21 



LIMITED 



598 



263 



44 



UNLIMITED 



200 



29 



U 



MOOSE 



643 



457 



71 



SHEEP 



LIMITED 

 75 

 55 

 74 



UNLIMITED 

 172 

 13 

 7 



1969 No. Hunters 19,871 8,787 128,177 73,848 537 

 Harvest 14,543 1,700 102,800 12,100 267 



Percent Success 73 20 80 16 49 



213 

 66 

 31 



645 



457 



71 



77 

 50 

 65 



279 



17 



7 



1970 No. Hunters 23,697 7.204 136,903 77,819 573 

 Harvest 18,023 1,079 110,988 13,988 303 



Percent Success 76 15 80 18 23 



223 

 51 

 86 



670 



518 



73 



59 

 43 



7 



447 

 31 



1971 No. Hunters 24,802 



Harvest 18,403 



. r-cpcent Success 74 



5,105 141,243 72,337 546 



1,185 116,716 11,785 234 



23 83 16 43 



Discont Inued 



651 



427 



66 



72 

 50 

 70 



574 



54 



9 



1972 No. Hunters 27,762 

 Harvest 19,710 



Percent Success 71 



,382 152,545 



928 112,996 



27 74 



75,951 



10,867 



15 



556 



280 



50 



766 



597 



78 



76 

 57 

 75 



754 



35 



5 



1973 No. Hunters 28,062 5,019 167,359 87,746 571 

 Harvest 19,303 1.347 137,441 17,498 306 



Percent Success 69 27 82 20 54 



780 



532 



68 



98 

 80 

 82 



776 



54 



7 



1974 No, Hunters 27,163 5,705 

 Harvest 18,810 1,527 



Percent Success 69 27 



154,110 89,369 508 



103,656 10,930 237 



67 12 47 



763 



498 



65 



121 

 89 

 74 



631 



10 



2 



1975 No. Hunters 25,022 6,201 

 Harvest 17,298 1,252 



Percent Success 69 20 



148,109 91,956 500 



77,496 15,750 302 



52 17 60 



698 



376 



54 



124 



100 



81 



534 



20 



4 



1976 No. Hunters 23,273 10,187 112,783 74,190 410 

 Harvest 16,292 1,637 43,291 7,860 230 



Percent Success 70 16 38 11 56 



587 



401 



68 



90 

 81 

 90 



438 



24 



5 



1977 No. Hunters 24,214 10,187 

 Harvest 18,528 1,637 



Percent Success 77 16 



120,798 79,628 



54,143 13,342 



45 17 



1978 No. Hunters 18,393 5,262 

 Harvest 13,471 909 

 Percent Success 73 17 



1979 No. Hunters 14,170 10,666 

 Harvest 10,039 795 

 Percent Success 71 7 



1980 No. Hunters 16,104 18,135 

 Harvest 12,016 1,870 

 Percent Success 75 10 



1981 No. Hunters 18,973 13,262 

 Harvest 14,954 1,450 

 Percent Success 79 11 



1982 No. Hunters 22,767 10,642 

 Harvest 20,830 1,277 

 Percent Success 92 13 



1983 No. Hunters 27,485 13,062+ 

 Harvest 26,438 1,820 

 Percent Success 96 14 



'984 No. Hunters 32,047 11,354 



Harvest 28,588 1,373 



Percent Success 89 12 



i985 No. Hunters 32,651 13,944 



Harvest 27,195 1,611 



Percent Success 83 12 



125,054 86,636 



53,933 12,017 



43 14 



139,895 



64,134 



46 



151 ,918 



85,164 



56 



153,710 



88,797 



58 



160,077 



100,340 



62 



200,484 



137,534 



69 



237,036 



169,649 



72 



190,935 



117,430 



62 



89,367 



11 ,692 



13 



89,822 



14,841 



17 



88,153 



12,868 



15 



90,103 



14,009 



16 



95,811 



15,013 



16 



86,443 



18,478 



21 



89,182 



17,635 



20 



509 



238 



58 



392 



234 



60 



339 



230 



68 



336 

 208 

 61 .9 



308 



170 



55 



290 



189 



65 



315 



215 



68 



300 



202 



67 



Di scont inued 



1986 No. Hunters 35,528 10,103 147,895 93,436 312 658 236 341 



Harvest 36,470 1,230 105.347 19,157 226 591 202 18 



Percent Success 79 12 60 21 72 90 86 5 



+of 43,222 persons licensed to hunt black bear 5,112 of th< i hunted in the spring and 7,950 of them hunted in the fall. 



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