Table B-6. Weighting factors for mourning doves banded outside Missouri in 1968-76 and recovered 
in Missouri through 1976. 



State contributing ‘awa! akan Priankivat Number doves banded Weighting factor 
to harvest weight doves per route Adult Immature Adult Immature 
Arkansas 34,37 22.79 4,270 7,155 0.18 0.11 
Hlinois 35.09 26.63 5,293 7,556 0.18 0.12 
Iowa 36,15 39.33 10,963 9,244 0.10 0.12 
Kansas 52.43 57.06 12,085 8,452 0.25 0.35 
Kentucky 26.08 25.84 1,604 4,432 0.42 0.15 
Mississippi 30,63 24.23 5,079 13,710 0.15 0.05 
North Dakota 45,54 29,01 4,836 9,438 0.27 0.14 
Wisconsin 36.07 11.34 3,654 8,903 O.11 0,05 
Missouri®# 45,10 31,33 7,327 14,297 0.19 0.10 

#Values shown are weighting factors for Missouri used in estimating contribution to Missouri harvest by other States. 
Table B-7. Contribution to harvest of weighted direct Table B-8. Annual direct recovery rates (%) for mourning 



recoveries of adult and immature mourning doves banded doves banded in Missouri in 1968-76 and recovered 
in 1968-76 and recovered in Missouri through 1976. through 1976. 
Life stage and a Oe, Teno SE Year = eS 
State of Weighting Contribution banded Males Females Total Immatures ‘Total 
origin factor Number Weighted _ to harvest 1968 9 4] 0.87 1.89 3 55 2.97 
Adults 1969 2.48 2.99 2.72 4.98 3,65 
Missouri 0.19 155 29.5 94.7 1970 2.91 2.68 2.85 3.03 2.98 
Arkansas 0.18 1 0.2 0.6 1971 1.78 2.27 1.94 3.78 3,19 
Illinois 0.18 2 0.4 1.2 1972 2.43 2.62 2,50 2.69 2.63 
Iowa 0.10 ] 0.1 0.3 1973 3.61 1.06 2.54 2.79 2.66 
Kansas 0.25 1 0.3 0.8 1974 3.01 2.63 2.85 3.42 3.30 
North Dakota 0.27 2 0.5 1.7 1975 1.45 3.37 2,20 3.06 2.95 
Wisconsin 0.11 2 0.2 0.7 1976 2.87 2.30 2.68 2.88 2.84 
Total 31.2 100.0 Total 2.56 2.33 2.47 3.30 3.02 
Immatures 
Missouri 0.10 340 34.0 92.4 
Arkansas 0.11 4 0.4 1.2 
Illinois 0.12 6 0.7 2.0 
Kentucky 0.15 9 1,4 3.7 
Mississippi 0.05 2 0.1 0.3 
Wisconsin 0.05 4 0.2 0.5 
Total 36.8 100.0 
GPO 836-081 
