Table 6.3. Annual and seasonal turnover of adult males as a 



proportion of 1 June adult male population, 1960-1986, 

 Missouri River Breaks, Montana. 



3 Recruitment and mortality expressed as a proportion of starting, 1 

 June population. Recruitment equals number of yearling males 31 

 May /number adult males previous 1 June. All mortality expressed as 

 number of adult males lost during the period/number of adult males 1 

 June, at start of year. 



b The period 1 June-1 Dec, called Hunting Mortality, also includes 

 minor numbers (based on marked deer) of deer dying from causes other 

 than hunting. 



c * - Indicates that mortality during the period exceeded annual 

 recruitment. 



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