Impacts of Big Game on the Income and Operating Expenses of Private Landowners in the Area of Utah's Deer Herd Unit #19

The purpose of this project is to study the impact on private landowners of migrating big-game animals and to access the impact on income and operating expenses of private landowners. The results of this study will allow better estimates to be made of benefits, costs, and economic impacts of proposed management actions which change big game animal populations. Partial Contents: Purpose and Objectives of the Study --- Economics of Game and Fish Resources --- Public Resources/Private Land --- Landowners, Sportsmen, and Access --- Free Public Hunting and its Influences on Wildlife Management --- Case Study Discussion --- Seasonal Migrations and Distributions of the Coalville Deer Herd --- Impacts by Big Game Animals on Utah's Private Land --- Impacts Associated with a Change in the Size of the Big Game Herds --- Additional Need for Research --- References --- Literature Review of Competition Between Big Game and Livestock --- Literature Cited --- Appendix I (Case Studies).