Table 17 



Montana Deer Hunting 

 Comparison of Results With Previous Big Game Studies 



Value Per Trip Value Per Day 

 Method / Study (Study Year Dollars) 



Travel Cost Method 



Duffield (1988) Elk $ 184.56 $ 65.58 



Brooks (1988) Deer $ 108.00 $ 54.94 



Contingent Valuation Method 



Loomis et al. (1988) Elk $ 262.31 $ 39.90 



Current Study Deer 



($2000 integration limit) $ 301.51 $ 61.40 



Loomis et ai.(1989) Deer $ 191.45 $ 68.73 



Note:l) For travel cost models, the cents per mile factor was: 

 Duffield (1988) 42.2 cents/mile reported cost. 

 Brooks (1988) 37 cents/mile reported cost. 



2) Note that Loomis et al . (1989) is for deer hunting in 

 California, all other studies are for Montana hunting 

 experiences . 



3) For the contingent valuation models, the benefits are 

 sensitive to the upper limit of integration. Loomis et 

 al . (1988) used a $1100 upper limit of integration 

 because this was the highest bid amount asked. In the 

 current study, the maximum bid amount was $2000. Results 

 for Loomis et al . (1988) when extrapolated to a $2000 bid 

 limit and corrected for inflation are nearly identical to 

 the current studies per day values. 



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