


TABLF C-6 PERCENTAGE SPFCIES COMPOSITION OF WATERFOWL HARVESTED, TOTAL NUMBERS HARVESTED, AND ADULT HUNTER STATYSTICS IN THE 
MISSISSIPPI FLYWAY DURING THF 1976 AND 1977 HUNTING SEASONS. 
ALABAMA ARKANSAS ILLINOIS INOIANA 
1976 1977 1976 1977 1976 1977 1976 1977 
DUCK _SPECTFS_CO*PCSITION 
MALLARD 32.64% 29.74% 73.32% 67.70% 49.99% 51.58% 48.29% 52.222 
NCMESTIC MALLARD 0.00 0.08 0.06 0.00 0.08 0.15 0.26 0.09 
PLACK NUCK 6.71 4-77 0.67 0.74 2-90 1.25 8.35 3243 
RLACK ¥ MALLARD 0-20 0.45 0.00 0.12 0.31 0.22 0.00 0.37 
MOTTLFED NUCK 7.07 5.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.09 0.00 
GAMWALL 18.17 8.10 8.94 7.63 4.05 6.04 42% 1.39 
AMF2TCAN WIGEQN 4.61 3.48 1.09 2-46 3.13 3-91 1.54 2-78 
GeEFN-WINGED TEAL 5.93 6.31 2.61 5.60 6-99 6-86 3.84 6.33 
RLUE-WINGEND/CINNAMON TEAL 3.73 2-46 1.54 0.92 4-02 3.90 6.08 4-40 
NORTHERN SHNMVFLER 0.27 1.21 0-83 0.92 1-22 0.88 0.13 0.37 
DINTATL 2.24 1.84 0.33 1.17 0.92 1.70 0.90 1.30 
won) NUCK 17.70 24.74 7.16 5.72 9.81 10.10 3.78 13.23 
RENHEAN 9.09 0.23 0.00 0.06 1.07 0.59 0.51 0.56 
CANVASBACK 0-14 0.53 9.00 0.25 1.07 0.30 2-06 0.37 
GREATFR SCAUP 9.00 0.91 0.00 0.00 0.08 0.44 0.64 0.19 
LESSER SCAUP 4.07 6-21 1.67 3.26 7.57 4.64% 2-83 3.34 
RPING-NECKED fucK 2.93 5.18 1.11 2e71 4.74% 4-86 1-16 2.13 
GOLD ENEYES 0. 41 1.29 0-06 0.00 0.38 0.74 11.30 3.71 
RUFFL FEHEAN 0.14 1.51 9.11 0.31 0. 46 0.74 2-57 1.95 
RUDNY DUCK 4.20 0.38 0.28 0.00 0.15 0.07 0.39 0.28 
OLYOSQUAW 9.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.09 
FINDERS 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0-00 0.00 0.00 
SCOTERS 9.07 0.00 0.00 0.06 0.00 0.22 0.00 0.09 
HLONEN MERGANSERS 0.68 0.83 0.33 0.37 0.54 0.52 0.64 0.84 
OTHER MEPGANSERS 9.20 0.08 0.00 0.00 0. 54 0.30 0-51 0.56 
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NUCK HARVEST (RETPIEVEN KILL) 139,521 139,758 651,760 754,334 340 453 3759257 87,110 86 , 895 
PERCENT CHANGE +7% +162 +102 fob 4 
SEASONAL NUCK HARVEST PER ADULT HUNTER 8.19 8.35 10.70 13-23 5.04 5.63 5.96 5. 7% 
CERCENT CHANGE +22 +24 +122 —42 
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GOOSE_ SPECTES_ COMPOSITION 
CANADA GGNSF 93.55% 66.672 68.42% 33.332 96-48% 99.512 100.002 100.00% 
SNOW SCASE 0.00 llell 5.26 44.44 0.50 0.49 0.00 0.00 
RLUE GONSE 6.45 22.22 21.05 22-22 3.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 
WHITE-FRPONTE® GOCSE 0.00 0.00 5.26 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.093 0.00 
PRANT 0.00 0.00 9.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.09 0.00 
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GONSE HAPVEST (RETRIEVED KILL) 5,879 4,067 10,068 9,818 51,321 77,815 6670 6,792 
PERCENT CHANGE -31% -22 +522 2% 
SFASONAL GONOSF HARVEST PER ANNLT HUNTER 0.37 0.25 0.17 Osi? 0.77 1.18 0.46 0.45 
DFRCFENT CHANGE -34% +42 +542 -22 
COCT HARVEST (®FTRIFVED KILL) 8,247 6,177 14,201 6, 368 17,122 5,553 49235 1,667 
PERCENT CHANGE -25% ~-55% -682% -61% 
SFASINAL CONT HARVEST SFR ANULT HUNTER 0.50 0.35 0.22 0.11 0.24 0.08 0.28 0.11 
PERCE"T CHANGE -292 -522% -67% -622 
TNTAL HUNTER NAYS 1177337 129,001 499,035 552,543 508,382 630,538 1102220 107 ,323 
PERCENT CHANGE +10% #112 +24 —32% 
NAYS PER ADULT HUNTER 7.20 7.54 8.01 9.48 7-36 9.26 7.38 6-93 
PERCENT CHANGE +5% +182 +262 —-6% 
TOTAL PuCK STAMPS SOLN 15,529 14,437 59.284 54,919 66,655 66,065 15,939 15,215 
PERCENT CHANGE +6% -72 -12% -52 
PE@CENT SCLIN TC NCN-HUNTFRS 1.88% 2-702 1.80% 0.762 3.212 3-672 12-41% 4.882 
TOTAL ANULT HUNTERS (POTENTIAL? 15,237 15,993 58,217 54,502 64,515 632640 13,961 14,473 
PFOCENT CHANGF +52 -62 -12 +42 
PFROENT ACTIVE ACULT HUNTERS 87.5% 83.72% 82.22 85.9% 84.62 86-62 84.9% 85.22 
PERTEAT SUCCESSFUL AMULT HUNTERS 73.72 72.62% 70.4% 74.9% 63-52 70.02 65-42 68.4% 
Savers SIZES 
Nur <x WINGS 1,524 1,376 1,802 1,605 1,406 1,375 924 1,215 
GOOSE TAILS 31 9 19 9 199 204 21 31 
QUEST IANMATRES 1,225 783 463 660 694 860 804 372 


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