CI =6,742-19,619). This is 2.4 acres/deer. There were no 

 studies on the remaining ranges, however, the populations 

 are probably lower. 



Montana Department of Fish and Game - estimated there were 

 9600 mule deer and 21,200 white-tailed deer within the 

 Kootenai Management Unit. 



1955 U.S. Forest Service - population estimates 



- Fisher River District - 3500 mule deer and 12,000 white- 

 tailed deer. 



- Rexford District - 800 mule deer and 600 white-tailed 

 deer. 



- Warland District - 800 mule deer and 1400 white-tailed 

 deer. 



Blair (1955a) - MDFG - compiled a comprehensive report on the 

 anticipated impacts of the proposed Libby Dam project. White- 

 tailed deer would be impacted more than any other species due 

 to the loss of priority habitat along the bottomlands. He made 

 an analysis based on 3 management units, of which the Jennings 

 Gateway unit would be impacted the most. Proposed 19 miles of 

 deer-proof fence along the relocated Great Northern Railroad 

 with 4 underpasses to facilitate migrations. 



Blair (1955b) -MDFG - delineated 28,000 acres of winter range 

 in the Fisher River - Wolf Creek area, with 9,300 acres as 

 restricted winter range. Recognized three problems with the 

 Fisher River - Wolf Creek area: (1) continued maintenance of 

 excessive numbers of white-tailed deer; (2) continued over- 

 utilization of winter ranges; and (3) deficient annual deer 

 harvest which compounds problems 1 and 2, 



Neils, Adams, and Blair - J. Neils Lumber Co., USFWS, and 

 MDFG - submitted a report on the management of white-tailed 

 deer and ponderosa pine. The white-tailed deer, with a win- 

 ter range coinciding with the ponderosa pine timber type, is 

 the main factor limiting ponderosa pine regeneration in this 

 area . 



I>feils (1955) - J. Iteils Lumber Co. - presented a paper on the 

 management of white-tailed deer and ponderosa pine to the 

 Twentieth North American Wildlife Conference. 



One deer - eithier sex - hunting season initiated to curb the 

 population growth. 



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