TABLE C-8-- PERCENTAGE SPECIES COMPCSITION GF WATERFOWL HARVESTED, TOTAL NUMBERS HARVESTED, AND ADULT HUNTER STATISTICS IN THE 
MISSISSIPPI FLYWAY DLRING THE 1977 AND 1978 EKUNTING SEASCNS --continued. 
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MINNESCTA MISSISSIPPI MISSOURI CHIO 
1977 1978 1si7 1978 1Ss77 1978 1s77 1978 
OucK SPECIES COMPOSITICN 
MALLARU 250944 30.04% 56248% 50.983 53224% 47255% 41.052 36.152 
DOMESTIC MALLARD G.13 0.09 0.09 0.15 0.00 0.00 0.56 0.12 
BLACK DUCK 9.37 9-10 Zell 1.98 0.17 0.11 6203 5ef2 
BLACK X MALLARD 0.00 9-02 0.08 0.08 0.00 0.00 0.45 0.50 
MOTTLEO DUCK 0.CO U.00 Ol? 0.16 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 
GADWALL 2-88 277 €.1l 5ell 7230 7.09 1.13 1.57 
AMERICAN WIGECN Ee77 5261 2.586 4.36 5.5% 3220 3-52 2290 
GREEN-WINGED TEAL 10245 6286 5.67 7-87 9241 e32 5.2384 6276 
BLUE-wINGED/CINNAMON TEAL 11.923 11.25 1.24 1.62 4-172 T7262 5-60 7215 
NORTHERN SHOVELER 1.28 2267 0.87 1.57 1.63 1.21 0.5% 0.SS 
PINTAIL 1.15 1.85 0.45 0.24 1.44 3.80 1.31 1.06 
WOOD DUCK 12.87 12.23 12.74 19.09 7.286 8.03 22-253 23212 
REDHEAD 1.63 3046 0-14 0.00 0.38 0.$2 0.94 2266 
CANVASBACK C.79 0.453 0.28 0.17 0.16 0.23 0.282 0.47 
GREATER SCAUP 0.20 0.19 0.17 0.16 0.08 0.15 0.45 0.71 
LESSER SCAUP 5-29 4e1T7 6.132 1.29 4233 4.396 2265 2.06 
RING-NECKED DUCK 12.91 13.57 32C6 3.82 251 3047 1.32 3215 
GOLDENEYES 0.22 2.85 9.16 0.00 0.19 0.51 0-27 1.06 
BUFFLEHEAD 1.246 2204 9.03 0.26 0.17 0.58 1.39 1.83 
RUDDY DUCK 0.03 0.51 0.12 0.15 0.00 1.50 0.85 0.95 
OLDSQUAW 0.00 o.CO0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 
ELDERS 0.00 0.00 0.GC 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 
SCOTERS 0.C9 3-03 9.0 0.00 0.11 0.00 0.34 0-12 
HOODED MERGANSERS 0244 0.50 1.18 0.86 0.21 0.57 0.88 0.75 
GTHER MERGANSERS 0.03 0.04 0.04 0.18 0.216 0.15 Q.aS 0.20 
_QOTHER DUCKS = > OO Sul Z— = = eGR at a 9,000 2 9.00. 0.00. O_O 
_JOTAL.___ 100,00 10.09 ____ 190.5 0... 100.00 100,00 100,00. 100,00 ____100.00_ 
DUCK HARVEST (RETRIEVEC KILL) 664,871 120125331 332C.1€3 2277836 269 2486 2535854 106653 102,153 
PERCENT CHANGE +52% —-313% —é% -4% 
SEASGNAL DUCK HARVEST PER ADULT HUNTER 4e41 62389 9.77 7265 4-50 4.28 2.98 3-03 
PERCENT CHANGE 456% -222% —52 +23 
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