hunting season and the driving conditions during that time. The 

 net economic values, estimated using the reported cost basis, 

 reflect the value of deer hunting in Montana. 



The state average net economic value for deer hunting is 

 $108 per trip. As mentioned above, this means hunters would be 

 willing to pay $108 more per trip than they actually do to be 

 able to hunt at a given site. The net willingness to pay per 

 hunter day is $55. Converting this value to a Forest Service 

 WFUD (Wildlife-fish User Day) yields $102. These benefit 

 estimates are based on a double log regression model, using the 

 actual number of trips from the sample. 



Expenditure data from the survey shows that, in 1985, 

 resident deer hunters spent $55 per trip or $31 per day. 

 Nonresidents, in contrast, spent $542 per trip or $86 per day. 



The net economic values presented in this paper are the 

 appropriate values to use in benefit/cost analysis or economic 

 efficiency decisions (i.e., forest or range planning). If the 

 annual values of stream and lake fishing are converted into net 

 present value, they can be used in trade-off analysis with 

 marketed resources, such as timber, coal or grazing. The net 

 economic values presented here are limited to the direct use 

 values associated with Montana deer hunting resources. 

 Accordingly, these net economic values underestimate the total 

 value associated with this resource, sii.ce indirect values 

 (existence, bequest and option uses) have not been estimated. 



