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lU 



20000 

 18000 

 16000 



I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I t I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 



— •- deer harvest 

 -*- deer hunters 



36000 



32000 



28000 



24000 



20000 



16000 



12000 



I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 8000 

 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 



YEAR 



Figure 19. Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Region 1 white-tailed deer harvest and number of deer 

 hunters, 1960-2000. 



3200 I — I — I — I — I — I — I — I — I — I — I — ' — I — I — I — I — I — ' — I — I — I — I — I — I — I — I — I — ' — ' — ' — ' — I — I 22000 



2800 



lU 1600 



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-•- Elk Harvest (left axis) 

 -*- Elk Hunters (right axis) 



no data 1997 and 1998 



18000 



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3 

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lU 



6000 



2000 



400 I — I — I — I — I — I — I — ^ — I — I — I — I — I — I — t — I — I — I — I — I — I — I — I — I — I — I — I — I — I — I — I — I — I -2000 

 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 



Figure 20. Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Region 1 elk harvest and number of elk hunters 1970-2000. 

 Hunter opportunity for bull elk was reduced through adoption of the more restrictive "brow-tined 

 bull" regulation in 1997-98 from the previous "antlered bull" regulation. 



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