Table 1 .— Trends in doves heard calling on call-count routes, 1963 to 1964 - con, 
CENTRAL MANAGEMENT UNIT - HUNTING STATES 
State 
Est. dove 
habitat 
(eq. mi.). 
Compa¬ 
rable 
routes 
Percent change Adjusted average 
in number of heard per route & indexes * 
doves heard 19&3 1964 
comp, routes Heard Index Heard Index 
Percent 
change 
Ark. 
52,725 
11 
+ 4.87 
25.8 
1,360 
27.1 
1,429 
Colo. 
72,777 
15 
+18.80 
12.5 
910 
14.8 
1,077 
Kans. 
92,113 
22 
+ 6.50 
56.5 
5,204 
60.2 
5,545 
Mo. 
69,270 
18 
+ 9.56 
36.2 
2,507 
39-7 
2,750 
N. Mex. 
109,360 
15 
+ 14.08 
30.5 
3,194 
35.3 
3,860 
N. Dak. 
70,054 
23 
+ 0.98 
33.1 
2,319 
33-4 
2,340 
Okla. 
69,283 
11 
- 5.46 
44.1 
3,055 
41.7 
2,889 
Texas 
263,644 
44 
- 1.70 
39-5 
10 , 4 l 4 
38.8 
10,229 
Sub- 
Total 
799,226 
159 
28,963 
30,119 
+ 4.0 
CENTRAL MANAGEMENT UNIT ■ 
■ NONHUNTING STATES 
Iowa 
55,986 
15 
+ 4.08 
72.2 
4,044 
75-1 
4,205 
Minn. 
60,007 
13 
+ 25.99 
25.1 
1,506 
31.6 
1,896 
Mont. 
124,369 
17 
+ 1.71 
63.8 
7,939 
64.9 
8,072 
Nebr. 
76,653 
21 
+ 12.63 
43.9 
3,367 
49.4 
3,787 
S. Dak. 
73,475 
U 
- 3.75 
29.7 
2,180 
28.6 
2,101 
Wyo. 
82,080 
15 
- 22.57 
21.4 
1,756 
16.6 
1,363 
Sub- 
Total 
472,570 
92 
20,792 
21,424 
+ 3.0 
Central Unit 
Total 1 , 271,796 
251 
49,755 
51,543 
+ 3*6 
