ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 



Sincere appreciation and thanks are extended to Terry 

 Lonner and Jchn Cada cf the Montana Department of Fish, 

 Wildlife and Parks (MDF■.^■p) for their support, guidance, and 

 funding in making this project possible, and to Bud Hubbard, 

 Jim Kropp, and the Region 3 wardens (MDFWP) for providing data 

 and other information on the details of the harvest. 



Special thanks for guidance and technical advice received 

 from: 



Mary Meagher - Yellowstone National Park 



Larry Stackhouse - MT Veterinary Diagnostic Lab 



Philip Schladweiler - MDFWP 



Lynn Irby - MSU 



Harold Picton - MSU 

 Invaluable assistance with computer and statistics was 

 provided by: 



Wayne Black - MDFWP 



Keith Aune - MDFWP 



Bob McFarland - MDFVvP 



Ike Sheehan of the HT Veterinary Diagnostic Lab conducted 

 the brucellosis serology work. Dave Worley and Floyd Seesee 

 of the MT Veterinary Molecular Biology Lab conducted the 

 parasite work. Matson ' s Laboratory in Milltown, Montana 

 provided excellence in techniques for obtaining cementum ages 

 on the bison teeth. Media Works provided expertise in the map 

 work and cover. A special thanks for the fine word processing 

 skills of Erin Hooten and Margaret Morelli. 



Special thanks to all the bison hunters for their 

 cooperation and assistance in obtaining this data. 



*SPECIAL NOTE* 



We gratefully extend a very special acknowledgement to 

 the late Dan Palmisciano of the Montana Department of Fish, 

 Wildlife and Parks (1965-1988) who was instrumental in 

 realizing the need for bison research and the possible 

 ramifications of the bison hunts in Montana near Yellowstone 

 National Park. 



