APPEMDIX B 



History of the deer populations and related studies within the 

 area impacted by the Libby Dam Project. 



1893 Deer hides were used as legal tender (Tester 1942, Bergeson 

 1946) from 1893 to 1900, and were valued at 50 cents each. 



1898 The first licenses were required - a total of 8 deer of 

 either sex could be taken (Tester 1942 , Bergeson 1946) . 



1900 Limit of 6 deer of either sex was imposed. This limit was 

 further reduced each subsequent year until a limit of 1 deer 

 either sex was initiated. (Tester 1^42, Bergeson 1946). 



1905 One deer, either sex hunting season initiated (Bergeson 1946). 



1923 Wolf Creek Game Preserve established (U.S. Dep. Aric. 1956). 



1933 Bucks only hunting season initiated (Drurnheller 1936) . 



1934 U.S. Forest Service-'- - estimated 5525 deer on the 

 Kootenai National Forest (KNF). 



1935 U.S. Forest Service - estimated 12,050 deer on the KNF. 



Bealey and West (1935) - U.S.F.S. - estimated (strip 

 counts) there were 4919 white-tailed deer and 1116 mule 

 deer within the boundaries of the Fisher River - Wolf Creek 

 winter range (196,352 acres, non-critical). 



1936 Drurnheller (1936) - U.S.F.S. - conducted an extensive winter 

 range survey in conjunction with all of the ranger districts. 



- Fisher River District - 6,000 deer on the district; 

 16.5 acres winter range per deer (0.06 deer/acre). 



- War land District - 511 white- tailed deer and 698 mule 

 deer observed during the survey. 



- Deer mortality from Stonehill to Jennings was reduced 

 from 200 to about 50 head or less. 



- Recommended no road construction between the mouth of 

 Pinkham Creek and Tweed Creek. 



- Rexford District - observed 214 white-tailed deer and 

 429 mule deer during band counts. 



Bergeson (1942) - 6,000 deer on the Fisher River - Wolf Creek 

 and Dunn Creek area. 



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