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1988 showed that the average age of hunters was 38 years old. A similar study in 1998 revealed the 

 average to be 46 years old (FWP 1988, 2001c). Therefore, license sales for resident hunters in the future 

 will likely be influenced by factors well beyond the presence of a recovered wolf population. 



By contrast, nonresident demand for Montana hunting licenses remains high, despite a considerably 

 higher cost compared to residents. Nonresidents submit more applications than the nonresident allocation 

 quotas for most categories of deer and elk licenses. About 85% of the total deer and elk license revenues 

 come from nonresident license sales (Table 20). 



Table 19. Trends in resident Montana deer and elk license sales and prices, 1980-2000. Source: Montana 

 Fish, Wildlife and Parks license data. 



Human Safety 



Along with other state and federal agencies as well as private organizations, FWP has recently taken a 

 proactive approach to help people learn how to live and recreate in wildlife habitats. Increasing numbers 

 of people are living within the urban-wildland interface where a potential for conflict with a wide variety 

 of wildlife species exists. Outdoor recreation trends also show increasing numbers of people recreating in 

 wildlife habitats where interactions could become more frequent (Youmans 1999). Living and recreating 

 in wildlife habitats has inherent risks. Through policy development, public outreach, and technical 

 assistance to landowners and recreationists, FWP is working towards mitigating those risks to the extent 

 possible. 



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