
TABLE C-6 
PFRCFNTAGE SPECIES COMPOSITION OF WATERFOWL HARVESTED? 
TOTAL NUMBERS HARVESTED, 
MISSISSIPPI FLYWAY TURING THF 1976 AND 1977 HUNTING SFASONS —-continued 
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IOWA KENTUCKY LOUISIANA MICHIGAN 
1976 1977 1976 1977 1976 1977 1976 1977 
NUCK SPECIES COMPCS Jy JON 
MALL ARN 36.572 48.72% 60+ 448 60.932 22.802 16.618 39.18% 41.152 
NOMESTIC MALLARY 0.07 0.14 9.00 1.14 0.00 0.00 0.212 0.38 
BLACK DUCK 0.41 0.14 11.52 11.23 0.13 0.10 3.57 5.05 
ALACK xX MALLARP 0.00 0.00 0.47 9.57 0.00 0.00 0.14 0.26 
MOTTLED DUCK 9.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.89 2.28 0.00 0.00 
GANWALL 6.96 4.29 2.82 3.24 10.87 9.93 0.79 0.96 
AMERICAN WIGEON 2.69 4.15 2.59 2.09 476 5.54 2038 2262 
GREEN-WINGE? TFAL 11.30 14.10 3.25 1.52 16.23 17.85 Te4) 8.95 
RLUE-WINGED/CINNAMON TEAL 13.64 5.81 1.55 0.80 12.37 13.75 5.70 2268 
NORTHEEN SHCVELER 9. 41 1.52 9.00 0.19 4236 4.04 0.25 0.13 
PINTATL 1. 24 2.76 0.24 1-90 6.28 7.00 1219 2.11 
WNND NUCK 17.29 13.34 4.42 4.38 8.11 7.19 12.92 9.52 
P EDHEAD 1.45 0.48 0047 0.00 0.38 0.17 1-88 1.02 
CANVASRBACK 9.41 0.35 3.76 1.14 0.25 0.39 0.18 0.58 
GREATER SCANIP 0.00 0.07 0.24 0.38 0.18 0.12 2263 3.90 
LESSER SCAUP 3.31 1.66 0.71 3.24 6.61 10.53 8.77 7.86 
PING-NECKED NUCK 2.55 1.31 3.76 4.76 2043 2.59 3.68 3.64 
GOLDENE VES 3.90 C.48 3.24 0.76 0.08 0.19 2.85 1-28 
BUFFL FHEAD 0.28 0.21 1.88 0.38 0.00 0.12 4.00 3.13 
RUMMY DUCK 9.41 0.14 0.47 9.00 0.08 0.39 0.65 0.38 
OLNS QUAW 9.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.00 0.18 0.13 
EINERS 9.00 c.0c 3.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 
SCOTERS 0.07 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 eee 0.54 1.98 
HNONDED MERGANSERS 0.07 0.35 0.9% 1.33 0.96 0.82 0.54% 1.41 
CTHER MERGANSERS 9.09 0.09 Os 24 0.00 0.18 0.32 0.47 0.83 
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NUCK HARVEST (RETRIEVEN KILL) 2352411 2572619 60,869 70,078 129905579 199335173 4562745 243,083 
PERCENT CHANGE +92 +152 +#1% -&TZ 
SFASDNAL OUCK HARVEST PFR ANDISLT HUNTER 4.20 4.43 4013 4.61 14.91 15.28 5.40 3.30 
PERCENT CHAAGF +52 +12Z +32 -39% 
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GOOSE SPECIES COMPCSITLON 
CANANA GOOSE 29.96% 19.29% 99.172 97.83% 0.00% 1.722 96.902 97.062 
SNOW GonsF 30.77 37.06 0.00 0.00 14.29 17.24 0.00 0-00 
ALUF GONSE 33.33 41.12 0.83 2017 61.91 56.90 301) 2.94 
| 2.54 0.00 0.00 23.81 24.14 0.00 0.00 
WHITE-FRONTEL GONSE 6.84 " is 
ADANT 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.09 0.00 
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GCMSF HARVFST (RETRIEVED KELL) 24,637 29,907 17,591 139687 764434 82,992 265792 pase 
+212 -22% +92 
PERCENT CHANGE 
e e 0.42 
SFASONAL GOOSF HARVEST PFR ADULT HUNTER 0.45 0.52 1.21 0.91 0-61 nace 0-32 wee 
PERCENT CHANGE +17% —25% 
54640 
CGOT HARVEST (RETPIFVF9 KILL) 72518 69586 914 533 377,398 169,172 22.788 ’ 
-12% -422 -55% 75% 
PERCENT CHANGE 12 
A 0.07 
SFASONAL COODT HARVEST PFR ADULT HUNTER 0.13 0.11 0.06 0.03 2.83 ieee 0.26 eid 
PERCENT CHANGE -16% “3% 
TOTAL HUNTER NAYS 384,795 435,846 103,196 113,454 1,061,337 1,7068,246 5885252 * eee 
CERCENT CHANGE +133 tO iy 
bs 6.8 5.89 
NAYS PER ADULT HUNTER 6.7? 7.33 6.85 mae 8.12 apes 1 iy 4 
PFRCENT CHANGE +92 z 
TATA! MUCK STAMPS SOLA 559449 79143 145189 14,905 122,861 heen age 84,745 pets 
PERCENT CHANGE +3 +5% 
PERCENT SOLM TO NCN-HUNTERS 32452 2.792 7.76% 2.49% 0.602% 1.222% 4.712 22432 
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TOTAL ADULT HUNTERS (POTENTIAL) 53,536 559549 14081 141534 learns cid ns a ee 
+42 +32 -1% 13% 
PFRCENT CHANGE 
; 84.4 
PERCENT ACTIVE ADULT HUNTERS 84.9% 83.22 70.3% yeas ee enue stl ues 
PFRCENT SUCCESSFUL ADULT HUNTERS ATo7% 64.6% 71.5% Cone ‘ 
SAMPLE _S 
sare Fb 1,452 1,447 418 529 4,071 4,279 2,772 1,565 
GONSE TAILS 17 197 120 92 84 58 129 102 
QUEST TONNATRES 729 682 489 465 2,957 1,787 758 mee 
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