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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 



Funding for personnel for this study came from the Montana 

 ^t I ^r^^K^f . Program (MNHP) , the Beaverhead National Fores? 



through the challenge cost-share program, and the Montana 

 Cooperative Fishery Research Unit (MCFRU) . The Montana 

 Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks (MDFWP) provided field 

 equipment and transportation. The Wisdom Ranger District 

 Beaverhead National Forest, provided trailer space and Ss4 of 

 their facilities as a base of operations for the field studv 

 Brad Shepard (MDFWP) provided overall supervision for tSe^* 

 project, and Dave Center (MNHP), Bill Gould (MCFRU) and Dick 

 Oswald (MDFWP) provided helpful advice. Gary Sengir (MCFrS) was 



mefS^df f H '" """"t ^^^'^ ^"^ contributed to the development o? 

 methods and computer file formats. Bob McFarland (MDFWP) 



mn^i?? H ?^P^''^^^ ^^^ ""^^ °^ computer software. Greg Gibbons 

 (MDFWP) helped on several occasions with field work 



