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Table 3.7-1. Big Game Hunt ing Harvests for Biq Game Management •
<br /> IInits 42 and 43 and Colorado, 1978-19821
<br /> Total Total Recreation
<br />Game
<br />___ Unit Y ear Harvest Huntecs Days
<br />___
<br />Bear _______________
<br />Un It 42 _______
<br />1978 _______
<br />52 ___________
<br />363 ________
<br />2,667
<br /> Unit 43 1978 3 160 1,194
<br /> Colorado 1978 646 7,766 56,417
<br />Bear Unit 92 1979 35 399 2,345
<br /> Unit 43 1979 11 196 1,525
<br /> Colorado 1979 781 8,577 66,104
<br />Bear Un It 42 1980 17 244 1,358
<br /> Unit 43 1980 15 174 1,291
<br /> Colorado 1980 651 8,454 63,270
<br />Bear Un l[ 42 1981 7 190 1,420
<br /> Unit 93 1981 25 190 1,471
<br /> Colorado 1981 659 11,975 66,492
<br />Bear Unit 42 1982 14 187 1,218
<br /> Unit 93 1982 32 286 2,282
<br /> Colorado 1982 848 10,045 80,815
<br />Elk Unit 42 1978 1,190 7,245 34,878
<br /> Unit 43 1978 532 2,146 9,914
<br /> Colorado 1978 28,912 157,842 708,162
<br />Elk Unit 92 1979 1,073 6,727 32,563
<br /> Unit 43 1979 473 2,578 11,975
<br /> Colorado 1979 27,871 160,331 724,940
<br />Elk Unit 92 1960 681 4,390 20,703
<br /> Unit 43 1980 681 2,840 13,901
<br /> Colorado 1980 27,623 180,797 818,767
<br />Elk Un It 42 1981 640 3,839 17,628
<br /> Unit 43 1981 731 3,195 15,252
<br /> Colorado 1981 30,309 193,291 873,779
<br />Elk Un l[ 42 1982 637 4,068 19,667
<br /> Unit 93 1982 624 3,295 16,918
<br /> Colorado 1982 30,208 198,698 912,265
<br />Deer Unit 42 1978 4,153 8,786 34,040
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<br />Unit 43
<br />1978
<br />762
<br />1,599 •
<br />6,369
<br /> Colorado 1978 78,428 184,007 644,252
<br />Deer Unit 42 1979 2,693 8,025 33,714
<br /> Unit 43 1979 726 2,100 9,120
<br /> Colorado 1979 55,327 186,239 699,353
<br />Deer Un It 42 1980 731 1,990 8,460
<br /> Unit 93 1980 1,527 3,861 16,316
<br /> Colorado 1980 54,546 175,600 662,032
<br />Deec Unit 42 1981 1,546 3,598 14,052
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<br />Unit 43
<br />1981
<br />923
<br />2,191 _
<br />9,492
<br /> Colorado 1981 67,925 185,815 632,931
<br />Deer Un It 42 1982 1,930 3,940 15,286
<br /> Unit 43 1982 829 2,239 9,249
<br /> Colorado 1982 75,100 192,627 627,229
<br />' Includes all seasons, data from Colorado Division of Wildlife
<br />Statistics (1978 a, 1979a, 1980a, 1981a, 1982a1.
<br />Elk utilize the project area, however,. unlike deer, elk are
<br />extremely sensitive to human activity and do not utilize the
<br />proposed facilities area to any great extent, although the surface
<br />facilities area is considered winter range (DOW, 1983). As with
<br />deer, severe winter range and critical habitat has been identified
<br />to the west and south of the facilities area. The project area
<br />contains no identified migration corridors or calving areas and is •
<br />NCEC - Coal Ridge #1 3-80 ABC/1145/900301
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