TARLF C-5 
PERCENTAGE SPECIES COMPOSITION OF WATERFOWL HARVESTED,» 
TOTAL NUMBERS HARVESTED, AND ADULT HUNTER STATISTICS IN THE 
ATLANTIC FIYRAY JLRING THE 1976 AND 1977 HUNTING SEASONS —-continued 
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NEW JERSEY NEW YORK 
1976 1977 1976 1977 1976 1977 1976 1977 
DucK SPECTES COMPCSITION 
MALLARD 22. 59% 19.68% 34.09% 28.50% 21.85% 11.79% 48.86% 44.28% 
JCMESTIC MALLA®9 3.A1 0.84 0.19 0.12 0.40 0.19 0.76 1.79 
AL ACK DICK 35.16 2. 14.80 12.16 8.84 4.70 11.50 7256 
Q1ACK X MALLARD 9.81 1.1? 0.63 1-07 0.16 0.13 0.29 0.80 
MOTTLED NUCK 0.00 0.00 0.00 0-00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 
GANWAL! 1.62 2.35 1.989 1.91 3.45 2.57 1.24 0.40 
AMERICAN WIGEON 3.34 2.43 5.53 3.76 6.83 7.84 4.66 2.09 
GREEN-<WINGED TEAL 19.13 13.74 %.00 5.60 6.19 4.95 3.71 3.78 
QLUF-WINGED/CINNAMCN TEAL 3.55 0. 75 3.11 1.61 4.58 1.57 0.57 1-19 
NORTHERN SHOVELFR 0.30 0.67 4.22 0.48 1.77 0.50 0.00 0.20 
PINTAIL 2.74 3.27 1.63 1.13 5.94% 3-51 0.67 1.00 
WNND NUCK 4.76 8.54 19.96 12.16 21-04 22-76 14.54 21.10 
RENHFAD 0.41 0.08 9.82 1.25 0.08 0.06 1.05 0.30 
CANVASBACK 2.93 0.34 1.82 0.24 0.08 0.00 0.48 0.80 
GREATER SCAUP 4. 86 7.45 3.99 9.90 2.65 3.20 1.52 1.69 
LESSER SAU? 1.62 4.52 1.60 3.99 3.37 22.70 2047 5.27 
RIMNG-NFECKED NUCK 0.30 0.34 1.23 2.33 6-10 3-07 2.09 1.19 
ROLDENEVES 9.10 0.67 1.70 2.38 0.72 0.38 1.05 0-50 
RUFELFEHEAN 3.65 9.38 2.61 3.76 2-01 4-20 Derk 3.48 
RUNNY NUCK 0.00 0.00 9.28 0.18 1.45 1.00 0.67 0.20 
NLNSOUAW 3.30 0.17 0.93 0.38 0-00 0.06 0.29 0.50 
FINERS 9.00C C006 0.03 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 
SCOTERS 0.81 0.67 3.22 4.69 0.40 2-01 0.48 1.29 
HCONEN MERGANSERS 0. 20 1.84 1.01 0.66 1.85 2.32 0.95 0.50 
OTHER MERGANSERS 9.19 0.00 1.73 1.55 0.24 0.50 0.57 9-10 
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ETAL | Se 0 16990 eee = 90 G0 0850p. 100,00. 10000). 100200. 
NUCK HARVEST (PETRIEVEN KILL) 167,012 135,821 326,67) 258,380 211,746 268,882 180,224 164, 833 
PERCENT CHANGE -19% -21% +27% —-9% 
SEASONAL DUCK HARVEST PER ANULT HUNTER 5.56 4243 4.17 3.40 7.39 8.92 2248 Jail 
PERCENT CHANGE -20% -18% +212 -11% 
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CANADA GONSE 75.00% 54.972 100.002 99.102 65.00% 51.67% 100.092 
e e e ee e a 99.02% 
SN GONSE 25.00 45.03 0.00 0.90 35.00 47.50 0.00 0.49 
RLUE GANSF 9.00 0.00 2.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.0 0.49 
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i a tes ee 100.03. 100,00. __ =S»_—=_sd100200. 190.00 190,99 190.90 
GOOSE HARVEST (RFIRIFVEN KILL) 235714 30,415 36,206 39,579 20,955 16,007 33,815 412519 
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SFASONAL Saber HARVEST PER ANULT HUNTER 0.70 1.00 0.47 0.53 0.74 0.54 0.47 0.56 
CFRCENT CHANGE +44% +13% -272 +202 
CNOT HARVFST (RETRIEVED KILL) 4,675 661 49721 1,972 219746 
’ 13,910 92623 5,217 
PERCENT CHANGE -862 -58% -362 —46% 
SFASANAL CONT HARVEST PER ANULT HUNTER 0.15 9.0? 0.06 0.03 0.73 0.44 0.13 0.07 
PERCENT CHANGE -B6% -57% -392 -47T% 
TATAL HUNTER DAYS 229,512 194, 309 457,387 443,953 2049546 213490 
’ 460,937 4065486 
PERCENT CHANGE -152% -32 +42 -12% 
i Soll Sia la 7.53 6.24 5.74 5.74 7.03 6-98 6025 5.37 
ERP. : -177 0g -12% —14% 
TATAL DUCK STAMPS SOLD 31,888 31,550 79+ 882 79,293 2 89132 29,5 
2545 72 9686 74,213 
PERCENT CHANGE -12 -12% +52 "22% 
PFRCENT SCL TO NCN-HUNTERS 9.082% 6.212 5.15% 7.26% 1.912% 2.03% 32-54% 2-968 
TOTAL ADULT HUNTFRS (POTENTIAL) 232993 29,591 75,768 73,536 272666 292090 70,113 72,016 
PERCENT CHANGE +22 ~3% 252 "232 
PERCENT ACTIVF ACULT HUNTERS 84.12 86.22 80.0% RO.7 86.82 88.0% 87.02 86.5% 
PEPCENT SUCCESSFUL ADULT HUNTERS 53-92% 61.72% 57.22 56.1% 68.9% 73.4% 56.1% 57.3% 
SApOLE SIZES 
NUCK WING 
= ¢] 987 1,194 3,167 1,755 1,245 1,595 1,025 1,005 
CEASE Stet lss 80 151 203 223 P . 
QUES TIONNAIRES 144 486 100 120 118 205 
fs a a mn Se Pt as ee SRO _870 728 1,078 



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