Table 2.--Annual shooting bag of Canada geese in 
the region of Horseshoe Lake, Alexander County, Illinois. 
Year Reported Kill by Estimated Kill Kill in Cape Total iunber 
Licensed Clubs, on ion-Club Girardeau, of Canada 
Alexander County Grounds, Alex- Scott, and Geese 
ander County Mississippi Bagged 
Counties, 
Missouri 
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Soe 7 -- -- -- 1,200 
1928 -- -- -- 1,500 
1929 -- -- -- 1,800 
1930 -- -- -- 2,900 
1931 -- -- -- 1,800 
1932 -- -- -- 2,000 
1933 -- -- -- 2,500 
1934 -- -- -- 2,700 
1935 -- -- -- 2y250 
1936 -- --. -- 1,500 
1937 -- -- -- 5,000 
1958 -- -- -- 1,200 
1939 47 7500 -- -- 17,300 
1940 12,900 ee -- 12,900 
1941 6,524 100 150 6,774 
1942 6,279 100 150 63529 
1943 L1,162 600 300 Be 062 
1944 T,.07 200 400 gout 
1945 4,444 500 300 5,244 
Kills of 1927-1938 estimated from information gathered 
from club owners and hunters familiar with the area. For an es- 
timate of the total hunting loss, to the total number of geese 
bagged should be added approximately 30 per cent to compensate 
for birds crippled or killed and not bagged, and about 2 1/2 per 
cent to allow for birds illegally killed. 
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