Table 20. —Comparison of direct recovery rates from trapped 
and dog-caught mallards, 1950-1961. \J 
Area of 
banding 
Method 
of capture 
Trapped 
Dog-caught 
Number 
banded 
Number 
recov. 
Percent 
recov. 
Number 
banded 
Number 
recov. 
Percent 
recov. 
Alberta 
8,496 
841 
9.9 
2,294 
182 
7.9 
Manitoba 
1,881 
274 
14.6 
617 
71 
11.5 
Saskatchewan 
16,564 
1,644 
9.9 
19,448 
1,588 
8.2 
Washington 
2,288 
271 
11.8 
597 
76 
12.7 
Total 
29,229 
3,030 
10.4 
22,956 
1,917 
8.4 
1/ All dog-caught birds reported to be injured in any degree are 
excluded. 
% 
91 
