TABLE C-8-- PERCENTAGE SPECIES COMPCSITION OF WATERFOWL HARVESTED» 
MESSISSIPPI FLYWAY DURING THE 1977 AND 1978 FUKTING SEASONS. 

TOTAL NUMBERS HARVESTED, ANO ADULT HUNTER STATISTICS IN THE 
ALABAMA ARKANSAS ILLINCIS INDIANA 
1S77 1978 1ST? 1978 1S77 1978 1S77 1978 
DUCK SPECIES COMPOSITICN 
MALLARD 25256% 252274 68.23% 68.73% 50.63% 47.05% 52.3123 392143 
DOMESTIC MALLARD C.06 9.23 9.00 0.08 0.14 O.18 0-12 0.20 
BLACK DUCK 2484 2.96 0.€8 0.59 1228 1.30 3224S 5261 
BLACK X MALLARD 0.34 3.95 0.05 0.94 0.25 0-12 0.30 0.20 
MOTTLED DUCK 0.00 9.¢dO 0.CO 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 
GADWALL 7232 8.08 7246 8.41 5299 4-38 1.45 039 
AMERICAN WIGEON 3.35 4222 2062 1.62 4-01 4-06 2014 412 
GREEN-WINGED TEAL 7245 7225 5262 5295 7207 8.28 6e36é $.0S 
BLUE-WINGED/CINNAMON TEAL 2.80 3.66 0.61 1.21 4213 5.28 5215S 6.70 
NORTHERN SHOVELER 1.43 0.714 0.S7 0.71 Q.&1 0.66 0.3] 0.30 
PINTAIL 1.4¢ 3.89 234 O74 1.84 2-64 1.28 1.42 
WOOD DUCK 25249 35.54 5243 Ge4l1 10.24 13.61 12.62 17.19 
REDHEAD 0.26 0.13 C.08 0.08 0.56 0.74 0.50 0.78 
CANVASBACK 0.43 0239 0-29 0.15 0.27 0.3% 0.42 0.61 
GREATER SCAUP 1.41 0225 0.09 9.90 0.41 0.82 0.15 C245 
LESSER SCAUP 8.85 2.78 3.47 0.77 4.89 4247 3240 1.35 
RING-NECKED DUCK 4255 2-84 2027 1.62 4.89 3-57 2206 4265 
GOLDENEYES 1.07 C247 0-CcO0 0.00 0.73 0.82 3220 1.11 
BUFFLEHEAD 1.65 0.34 0.32 0.04 C.70 0.58 2-10 0.73 
RUDDY OUCK 0.46 0.138 0.¢0 0.33 0.97 236 Q.27 0.30 
OLOSQUAW 0.00 9.90 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.12 0.00 
EIDERS c.G0 9.00 9.C0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 
SCOTERS 0.09 0.090 0.02 0.00 0.224 0.05 0.10 Oo17 
HOODED MERGANSERS 0.79 0.68 0.26 0.31 0.59 0.58 0.96 0.41 
OTHER MERGANSERS C.15 9200 0.cd 0.04 0.26 0.00 0.48 0.07 
_QIHER DUCKS.» Geli o- 5-3 g.00..____ __ 0.fo___ BaD at. eT a OE Oe O. 
_IOIAL.__ ST =10¢,00 -_ 100.90... 1po0.cd. __100.09_ 100,00. __190,00.______100.¢0_____100.08_ 
DUCK HARVEST (RETRIEVEC KILL) 12S,809 118,375 852,776 6987334 347,082 441,236 729383 7220C4 
PERCENT CHANGE —15% -18% +2723 -1% 
SEASONAL DUCK HARVEST PER ADULT HUNTER 8.35 Telé 13.23 10.30 5.63 6245 5214 5254 
PERCENT CHANGE —-142 —222 4142 —32% 
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