TABLE C-5 PERCENTAGE SPECIES COMPNSITION NF WATERFOWL HARVESTEN, TOTAL NUMBERS HARVESTED, AND ADULT HUNTER STATISTICS IN THE 
ATLANTIC FLYWAY DURING THE 1976 AND 1977 HUNTING SFASONS-~--continued 
RHOMF ISLAND SOUTH CAROLINA VERMONT VIRGINIA® 
1976 1977 1976 1977 1976 1977 1976 1977 
DUCK SPECTES_COMPCSITION 
MALLARN 12.54% TeT42 26.678 22.56% 28.04% 24-93% 31.54% 23.54% 
DNMFSTIC MALLARD 9.26 0.43 3.36 0.15 0.00 0.00 0.46 2-30 
RLACK NUCK 29.98 22.78 3.15 3.45 25.00 24.67 17.41 8.40 
RLACK X MALLARN 1.54 1.08 0.00 0.29 0.34 1.05 0.55 0.30 
MOTTLFD NUCK 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 
GANWALL 9.90 0.86 2.67 4263 0.00 0.00 3.74 4-87 
AMERICAN WIGEON 0.90 1.08 9.82 5.81 0.34 1.31 10.67 6-00 
GREEN-WINGED TEAL 7.68 7.74 6.55 8.89 11.82 15.22 6-02 5.02 
RLUE-WINGED/CINNAMON TEAL 0- 00 0.43 0.97 1347 6.42 2-63 3.28 1.05 
NMRTHFRN SHEVELER 9.00 0.00 1.09 0.66 0.34 0.00 0.82 9.68 
PINTAIL 0.00 0.22 1.09 1.47 1.69 2.10 2.37 2-40 
wonyn NUCK 5.63 4.73 32.73 29.02 10.47 17.95 9.39 21.66 
RENHEAD 0.26 0.00 0.24 0.37 0.00 0.00 0.09 0.00 
CANVASRACK 2.81 0.43 2.91 0.88 0.68 0.90 0.09 9.08 
GREATER SC AUP 33.00 32.02 0.24 0.88 0.68 0.26 2.01 0.83 
tESSER SCAYP 3.84 4.73 0.12 9.33 0.34 0.00 0.73 10.57 
RING-NECKED CCK 0.00 0.00 8.12 6.83 2.70 4020 6.29 4.35 
GOLNENEYES 9.51 2.58 39.49 0.29 4.73 0.53 0.82 2-19 
BUFFLEHEAN 0.51 2.36 0.61 1.84 2.37 0.00 2.7% 4.05 
PUNDY NUCK 9.90 0.00 0.97 0.44 0.34 0.26 0.37 0.23 
OLS QUAW 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.34 0.00 0.09 0.83 
FINESS 0.00 0.00 9.00 0.00 0.09 0.00 0-09 0.00 
SCOOTERS 9.18 £202 0.00 0.00 2.37 2.63 0.09 0.45 
HCNDEN MERGANSERS 9.51 1.29 1.09 0.88 1.01 2.10 0.18 1.80 
CTHER MERGANSEPRS 0.77 1.50 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.27 9.53 
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DUCK HARVEST (RETRIEVED KILL) 19,267 23,892 174,392 163,910 35,720 31,181 139,688 130,077 
PERCENT CHANGF +242 -6% -132 ~72 
SEASONAL NUCK HARVEST PFR ANULT HUNTER 5.32 7.73 7.78 7-06 4.38 3.83 6.70 5.95 
PERCENT CHANGF +457 -9% ~12% -11% 
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GOOSE SPECIES COMPOSITION 
CANANA GOOSE 100. 00% 100.002 100.002 100.002 100.008 100.002 87.88% 83.52% 
SNOW GOOSE 9.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 12.12 12.09 
ALUE GONSE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.10 
WHITE-FRONTEN GOMSE 9.00 0-00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 
ARANT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.09 3.30 
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GOOSE HARVEST {RETRIEVED KILL) 29377 1,746 39440 42621 1,821 27626 22,011 35,056 
PFRCENT CHANGE -272 +342 + 44% +592 
SEASONAL GONSF HARVEST PER ANULT HUNTER 0.66 0.57 0.16 0.20 0.23 0.33 1.07 1.62 
PFRCENT CHANGE -14% +302 +442 +522 
COPT HARVEST (RETRIEVED KILL) 197 84 B 399 7,576 173 171 15098 1,963 
PERCENT CHANCE ~572 -10% -12 -872% 
SEASONAL COOT HARVEST PER ADULT HUNTER 0.05 0.03 0.36 0.31 0.02 0.02 0.69 0.09 
PERCENT CHANGE -50% -13f oz -882% 
TOTAL HUNTER DAYS 30,820 26,919 173,187 172,735 51,882 45,872 120,516 131,550 
PERCENT CHANGF -132% (ok 4 -122 +92 
DAYS PER ADULT HUNTER 8.38 8.55 7.61 7.33 6-26 5.55 5.69 5.93 
PERCENT CHANGE +22 —4F% -112 +42 
TOTAL UCK STAMPS SNLD 3,583 32112 219861 22,637 8,067 8,155 20,877 21.460 
PFRCENT CHANGE -132 +6% 1% +32 
PFRCENT SOLD TO NCN-HUNTERS 2.382 3.852 1.017 1.062 2.37% 3.668 6.032% 6.55% 
TOTAL ADULT HUNTERS (POTENTIAL? 3,498 2.992 21,640 229397 7,876 7,857 20,135 21,109 
PERCENT CHANGE -142% +32 fo} 4 +52 
PFRCENT ACTIVE ACULT HUNTERS 84.5% 85-02% 88.62% 89.92% 83.32 83.8% 82.22% 83.6% 
PFRCENT SUCCESSFUL ADULT HUNTERS 63.52% 58.1% 70.3% 72-9% 57.1% 59.6% 66.7% 68.1% 
SAMPLE SIZES 
NUCK WINGS 356 439 825 1,361 296 381 1,097 1,334 
GCOSE TATLS 43 57 1 0 15 21 99 91 
QUESTIONNAT RES 252 204 618 719 221 377 825 682 




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