Summary of Post Season Population 

 (based on questionnaires) 



Cocks 750 



Hens 8^8^ 



Total 913? 



Cock: Hen ratio 1: 11.2 



Crippling Loss 



Birds hit and not retrieved - both days 



Cocks Total 1^80 



Per ainter 1.39 

 % of bag 23. ' ' 



Hens Total 523 ^- 



Per hunter 0.^ 

 % of bag 26. 



Total 2003 



Per hunter I.76 ■ 



^ of bag 2^. 



Birds seen and not picked up 



Hunters who reported seeing no dead birds in the field totalled 57%' Tlio 



remaining hZ% saw at least one. 



First Day 



Average number seen per hunter 0.5 



Total " " " " lllV 



Second Day 



Average number seen per hiinter 0.52 



Total " " " " h^l 



Total Seen and not picked up 1607 



Birds picked up shot by another 



Cocks 326 



Hens 705 



Totals 1031 



Birds Picked up shot by another included in the hunter's bag 



Cocks 280 (86jg of birds picked up) 



Hens ■ 3^ (23jg u u " ») 



Totals ^ 



Not included in the bag 589 



{^7% of those picked up) 



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