C-l). An additional 530, 600 ducks were 
knocked down but not retrieved, for a total 
kill (bag plus cripples) of approximately 
3, 033, 500 ducks. 
Analysis of the total Flyway duck bag 
by species, as derived from data provided 
by the Duck Wing Survey, shows that the 
bag of mallards (968, 700) comprised 39 
percent of the total bag of all species. The 
bags of pintail (452, 200), green-winged 
teal (328, 600), American widgeon (289,800), 
and shoveler (112, 200), together with 
mallards, comprised 86 percent of the 
Flyway bag of all ducks. The bags of most 
important species of ducks decreased from 
the previous year, except for mallards which 
increased 8 percent (tableC-l). The duck 
kill at the State level is presented in table 
C-3. 
The total Flyway goose bag of an es¬ 
timated 292, 600 birds decreased 12 per¬ 
cent from the previous season. An 
additional 61, 900 geese were reported 
knocked down but not retrieved, for a 
total kill (bag plus cripples) of approxi¬ 
mately 354,400 geese (table C-2). The 
State goose kill data are in table C-3. 
An estimated 99, 000 coots were bag¬ 
ged in the Fly way, an increase of 36 per¬ 
cent over the previous season. An 
additional 66, 100 coots were knocked down 
but not retrieved, yielding a total kill 
(bag plus cripples) of about 165, 200 coots. 
A total of approximately 321, 300 
potential adult hunters, a very slight de¬ 
crease from the previous season, was 
registered for the Flyway. Of these 
potential adult hunters, 80 percent were 
active hunters, the same percentage as 
the previous season (table C-4). A total 
of 2, 026, 500 hunter-days afield (including 
junior hunter-days) was estimated for the 
Flyway, only a slight decrease from the 
previous season (table C-3). 
Central Fly way 
An estimated 1, 295,400 ducks were 
bagged in the Central Flyway during the 
1964 -65 waterfowl season, an increase of 
28 percent over the previous season (table 
C-5). An additional 315, 000 ducks were 
knocked down but not retrieved, for a total 
kill (bag plus cripples) of approximately 
1, 610,400 ducks. 
Analysis of the total Flyway duck bag 
by species, as derived from data provided 
by the Duck Wing Survey, shows that the 
bag of mallards (526, 500) comprised 41 
percent of the total bag of all species. The 
bags of green-winged teal (166, 600), pin¬ 
tail (122,100), gadwall (108, 200), and 
American widgeon (104, 300), together 
with mallards, comprised 79 percent of 
the Flyway bag of all ducks. The bags of 
most species of ducks showed substantial 
increases over those of the previous year, 
except that the bag of blue-winged and 
cinnamon teal decreased 34 percent (table 
C-5). 
All States registered substantial in¬ 
creases in the total duck bag over the 
previous season, except Colorado (-9%), 
New Mexico (-31%), and South Dakota 
(-24%) (table C-7). 
The total Flyway goose bag of an esti¬ 
mated 257, 500 birds decreased only 2 
percent from the previous season. An 
additional 43, 500 geese were knocked 
down but not retrieved, for a total kill 
(bag plus cripples) of approximately 300, 
900 geese (table C-6). Most States showed 
decreases or little change in the total goose 
bag as compared to the previous season, 
except Kansas (+107%) which showed a 
substantial increase (table C-7). 
An estimated 23, 200 coots were bagged 
in the Flyway, an increase of 7 percent 
over the previous season. An additional 
17, 600 coots were knocked down but not 
retrieved, yielding a total kill (bag plus 
cripples) of about 40, 800 coots. 
A total of approximately 280,400 
potential adult hunters, an increase of 7 
percent over the previous season, was 
registered for the Flyway. Of these 
potential adult hunters, 80 percent were 
active hunters, compared to 76 percent 
active the previous season (table C-8). A 
total of 1, 635, 000 hunter-days afield (in¬ 
cluding junior hunter-days) was estimated 
for the Fly way, an increase of 15 percent 
over the previous season (table C-7). 
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