Tongue. The other varieties are found in smaller amounts and no Leafy Spurge has been 

 identified on the WMA. 



Our efforts to date have initially been to treat the roadsides where infestations are first started 

 and most abundant, then to work out into surrounding rangelands. Weed control has been 

 accomplished with the use of chemicals, specifically Tordon, both with contract (private 

 applicators) and FWP personnel and equipment. 



FWP intends to continue and expand its commitment to control noxious weeds. New 

 infestations will be identified and treated as quickly as possible and other areas of previous 

 treatment will be revisited. Budgets will determine how much of an effort we can have fi-om 

 year to year to manage weed infestations that are located in more dispersed and isolated 

 locations. 



TIMBER MANAGEMENT 



No timber management activities are planned on the very limited forested portions of the WMA. 

 Just prior to acquisition, the former owners were considering some harvest in the Taylor creek 

 drainage on the south end of the WMA. Department acquisition of the WMA prevented harvest 

 of this important fall security and winter thermal cover. 



RECREATION 



A significant number of elk hunter days occur on or adjacent to the WMA. While no 

 quantitative data exists specific to the WMA, a survey of the number of opening day hunter 

 camps through 1990 on the adjacent East Fork Blacktail Deer Creek is as follows: 



Year: 1978 979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 



Camps: 71 79 85 37 56 51 98 67 82 121 105 - 94 



The WMA is located in Hunting District 324. Recreation hunting pressure is high, with 

 approximately 2400 elk hunters recreating for 13,025 days annually. 



The deer population provides hunting recreation in district 324 which has approximately 1650 

 hunters for 8835 days annually. 



There is a significant amount of antelope hunting recreation that is provided on the WMA and 

 for the district as a whole recreation is provided for approximately 1 155 hunters and 2385 hunter 

 days annually. 



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