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LICENSES AND INCOME <br />• Revenue from the sale of big game hunting licenses in 1978 increased 22.5 <br />per cent over 1977, while the total number of big game licenses sold increased <br />9.3 per cent. A strong increase of nonresident deer and elk license buyers <br />(36.2 per cent deer and 38.1 per cent elk over 1977) was the main contributing <br />factor to such a large increase in big game license revenue. <br />Approximately $15,533,629 or 72.5 per cent of the Division's income from <br />hunting, fishing and trapping license revenues was generated from those who <br />purchased big game hunting licenses. <br />Deer and elk license sales accounted for 71 per cent of the total revenue <br />from licenses sales in 1978 and nonresidents accounted for 65.5 per cent of the <br />same total estimated $21,415,721 revenue. <br />Tables 2 through 11 show the details of license sales and income for 1978 <br />compared to prior years. Table 2 includes all hunting, fishing and trapping <br />license revenue and Tables 3 through 11 give the details by big game species. <br />• <br />L' <br />