Table 4.13 — Average percentages of days of big game hunting for selected species in tlie contiguous 

 States and Alasl<a, by major land ownership and the land ownership with major potential for 



increased hunting, by section, mid-1970's 



Hunted 



Ownership 







Ownership with 



species 



National 

 Forest 



Other 

 Federal 



State' 



Private 



major potential 



Northeastern States 













Deer 



5 



5 



20 



70 



Private 



Turkey 



25 



2 



15 



60 



Private 



Bear 



25 



5 



15 



55 



Limited to none 



North Central States 













Deer 



15 



5 



20 



60 



Private. State 



Turkey 



30 



2 



25 



45 



National Forest, State 



Bear 



45 



5 



25 



25 



National Forest 



Southeastern States 













Deer 



30 



15 



20 



35 



All 



Turkey 



30 



15 



25 



30 



All 



Bear 



60 



2 



2 



40 



Limited to none 



South Central States 













Deer 



20 



15 



15 



50 



All 



Turkey 



30 



15 



20 



35 



All 



Bear 



40 



2 



10 



50 



Limited to none 



Great Plains 













Deer 



5 



5 



2 



90 



Private 



Turkey 



25 



5 



10 



60 



Private 



Antelope 



10 



2 



5 



85 



All 



Rocky Mountain States 













Deer 



40 



20 



10 



30 



All 



Turkey 



40 



15 



10 



35 



National Forest 



Bear 



60 



20 



5 



15 



National Forest 



Antelope 



10 



45 



10 



35 



Other Federal 



Elk 



80 



5 



5 



10 



National Forest 



Moose 



70 



10 



5 



15 



National Forest 



Pacific Coast States 













Deer 



40 



15 



5 



40 



National Forest 



Turkey 



20 



2 



10 



65 



All 



Bear 



60 



15 



5 



20 



National Forest 



Antelope 



2 



70 



10 



20 



Other Federal, State 



Elk 



60 



5 



15 



20 



National Forest 



Alaska 













Deer 



90 



10 



2 



2 



National Forest 



Bear 



5 



90 



5 



2 



All (black bear only) 



Moose 



5 



80 



15 



2 



None 



Caribou 



2 



90 



10 



2 



None 



' Includes local government lands. 



' Less than 3 percent 



Source: Data derived from information supplied by individual States. 



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