Pelee Island Pheasant Shoot 



Licences sold - Non-Resldent 

 Resident 

 Total 



1409 



200 



1609 



Average bag per hunter (28,27 percent sample) 



Cocks 4,4 



Hens 3/r 



Total 8.1 



Cock kill - Bagged 7128 



Net crippling loss II90 



Illegal kill 1000 (estimated) 



Total 9318 



Hen kill - Bagged 5969 



Net crlppUng loss 315 



Illegal kill 500 (estimated) 



Total 6784 



Total kill 16102 



Sex Ratios 



Pre-season (October 25) 1.4 hens/cock 

 Post-season (November 9-10) 12,5 hens/cock 

 Age ratios (October 26-27) 



Cocks 6.0 Juv, /Adult 



Hens 1,67 Juv ./Adult 



Population Estimates (Kelker Index) 



Number of birds before the hunt Number of birds after the hunt 



Cocks 9,882 Cocks 564 



Hens 13,834 Hens 7,050 



- 33 - 



