1956 U.S. Forest Service - population estimates 



- Fisher River District - 3500 mule deer and 10,000 white- 

 tailed deer. 



- Rexford District - 850 mule deer and 555 white-tailed 

 deer. 



- Warland District - 800 mule deer and 1500 white- tailed 

 deer. 



D^. Forest Service - Wildlife Management Plan for the Fisher 

 River District (U.S. Dep. Agric. 1956). 



- 10,900 deer utilize 28,160 acres of winter range which is 

 1.0 deer/2.5 acres during a normal winter. 



- Wintering areas for big game species are primarily re- 

 stricted to the south- and west- facing exposures along 

 the Fisher River and Wolf Creek with additional small 

 ranges extending up the lateral drainages. 



1957 U.S. Forest Service - population estimates 



- Fisher River District - 3500 mule deer - and 10,000 white- 

 tailed deer. 



- Rexford District - 850 mule deer and 550 white-tailed 

 deer. 



- Warland District - 800 mule deer and 1200 white- tailed 

 deer. 



Montana Department Fish and Game - estimated 9850 mule deer 

 and 17,450 white-tailed deer within the Kootenai Management 

 Unit. 



Initiation of a 2 deer, either sex, hunting season. 



1958 U.S. Forest Service - population estimates 



- Fisher River District - 3500 mule deer and 10,000 white- 

 tailed deer. 



- Rexford District - 850 mule deer and 450 white-tailed 

 deer. 



- Warland District - 1000 mule deer and 1500 white-tailed 

 deer. 



U.S. Forest Service - Limited Wildlife Management Plan - 

 Warland Ranger District (U.S. Dep. Agric. 1958). 



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