. Management plan and conservation strategies for sage grouse in Montana - final . 1958 1963 1968 1973 1978 1983 1988 1993 1998 2003 Year Figure III-2. Trends in sage grouse lek counts and harvest in Montana, 1958-2003. The amount and timing of spring and summer rainfall affects annual production and population dynamics of sage grouse, causing short term fluctuations (, < 10 years) in sage grouse abundance (Eustace 2002). Wallestad and Watts (1973) identified weather-related factors that affected sage grouse productivity in central Montana. Their findings included: 1. No relationship b


. Management plan and conservation strategies for sage grouse in Montana - final . 1958 1963 1968 1973 1978 1983 1988 1993 1998 2003 Year Figure III-2. Trends in sage grouse lek counts and harvest in Montana, 1958-2003. The amount and timing of spring and summer rainfall affects annual production and population dynamics of sage grouse, causing short term fluctuations (, < 10 years) in sage grouse abundance (Eustace 2002). Wallestad and Watts (1973) identified weather-related factors that affected sage grouse productivity in central Montana. Their findings included: 1. No relationship between productivity and rainfall during the hatching period (peak second week of June); Section III 31


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