LIST OF TABLES 



Table 1 . The main issues identified through pubhc scoping, spring 2002, and their 



frequency 9 



Table 2. Six major ecosystems of Montana based on topography, climate and vegetation 30 



Table 3. Cattle and calf inventory, value per head, and death losses in Montana from all 

 causes 1990-1999 (Montana Agricultural Statistics: October 1999, p. 146, 

 information on January 1 .) 33 



Table 4. Annual predator losses (all species combined) and non-predator losses of sheep 

 and lambs (number of head) in Montana, 1990-1998, (Montana Agricultural 

 Statistics: October 1999, pp. 150-51) 33 



Table 5. Summary of the number of wolf-related complaints received and investigated 

 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

 Service Wildlife Services Wolf Depredation Control Program in Montana 1997- 

 2002, according to federal fiscal years (October 1 - September 30) 35 



Table 6. Probable wolf-caused losses that were unconfirmed by Wildlife Services during 



federal fiscal years 1999-2001 (WS unpubl. data) 37 



Table 7. Payment from the Defenders of Wildlife Bailey Wildlife Foundation Wolf 

 Compensation Trust Fund (rounded to nearest dollar) for confirmed livestock 

 losses or injuries caused by wolves, 1987-2001 , in the states of Montana, Idaho, 

 and Wyoming (see www.defenders.org/wolfcomp.html) 38 



Table 8. Average number of moose permits available in Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks 



Regions 1-5 for 1995-2001 40 



Table 9. Summary of Northern Yellowstone Elk Herd population and late season harvest 

 data, 1968-2002. Source: 2002 Gardiner Late Elk Hunt Annual Report, Montana 

 Fish Wildlife and Parks (Table 9) 46 



Table 10. Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Region 3 elk hunting information, 1990-2001 46 



Table 1 1. Outfitter-reported total number of clients served on hunts for all big game 



species in northwestern Montana (Flathead and Lincoln counties) and southwest 



Montana (Gallatin, Beaverhead, Sweet Grass, and Madison counties), 1995- 



2001. The totals include big game hunting clients served per year for both those 



clients buying licenses through the outfitter-sponsored license quota and those 



buying licenses on their own (non-sponsored) 47 



Table 12. State of Montana, Output, Employment and Income: 1999. Industry output 



is reported in millions of 1999 dollars 49 



Table 13. Summary of expenditures associated with hunting in Montana by all U.S. 



Residents, 1996 50 



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