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TABLE C-6. OFRFFNTAGE SPFCTES COMPOSITION MF WATERFOWL HARVESTED, TOTAL NUMBERS HARVESTED, AND ADULT HUNTER STATISTICS IN THE 
MTSSISSTIPPT FLYWAY PURING THE 1976 AND 1977 HUNTING SFASONS --continued 
MINNESOTA MISSISSIPP] MISSOURI OHIO 
1976 1977 1976 1977 1976 1977 1976 1977 
DUCK. SPECTES_ COMPCSITION 
MALLARD 27.982 28.922 59.38% 54.542 59.60% 54.0428 36.60% 40.382 
ONYeSTIC “ALIARN 9.00 0.10 9.00 0.07 0.28 0.00 0.39 0.48 
RLACK NUCK 9.19 0.34 1.96 2.09 0.37 0.18 8.63 5.06 
BLACK X MALLARC 0.20 0.00 0.20 0.07 0.00 0.00 0.59 0.48 
MOTTLEN NUCK 0.00 0.00 0.27 0.20 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 
SANWALL 3.59 3.00 5.94 5.94 3.99 7-00 3.27 1.04 
AMERICAN WICEQN 4.10 7.25 2.83 2.50 2.55 5.75 3.17 3.45 
SPFEN-WINGEC TEAL 11.44 10.85 4.63 5.70 6-48 9.82 9.19 5.80 
ALUF-WINGEN/CINNAMON TFAL 8.70 12.24 1.29 1.42 3.83 4.53 5.90 5.56 
MORTHFON SHCVELEP 3.61 1.31 1.24 0.88 0.37 1-71 0.30 0.64 
PINTATL 9.81 1.31 0.41 0.47 1.95 1.35 1.59 1.37 
wOnn nNCK 14.68 13.08 12.28 14.78 4027 7.36 17.06 23.9% 
RFOHE AN 2.2 1.69 0.00 0.14 1.02 0.36 1.19 0.88 
CANVASRACK 1.82 0.81 9.20 0.27 0.46 0.18 0.79 9.80 
GREATER SCAU 0. 35 0.17 0.00 0.20 0.19 0.09 1.09 0.56 
1 ESSER SCAUP 19.37 4.99 0.95 5.67 6.41 3.86 4.36 3.45 
PTNG-NECKEN CUCK 9.31 11.73 7.90 3.38 4.73 2.78 1.89 1.12 
GCLOENFYFS 2.91 0.30 0.07 0.20 0.90 0.27 0.490 0.32 
BUFFL EHFAD 1.82 1.38 0.00 0.07 0.46 0.27 0.89 1.61 
ePUNNY MUCK 0. 86 9.93 3.00 9-14 0.65 0.00 2.08 0.88 
ALANS QUAW 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 
FIMERS 9.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.10 0.00 
SCNTERS 0. 05 0.10 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.09 0.20 0.40 
HOODED MERGANSERS kero 9.37 9.47 1.22 0.19 0.18 0.40 0.72 
CTHER MERGANSERS 0.20 0.03 0.00 0.07 1.21 0.18 0.10 1.04 
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shan eure i I et 002 00 100.00 100,00 90,09. —sd10000 
NUCK HARVEST (RETRIEVED KILL) 699, 451 6R64506 369,68) 305,557 2249958 2864218 156,260 113,925 
OFRCFRT CHANGE Ca La bd -172% +272 -27T 
SFASOMAL OtICK HARVEST PFR ANULT HUNTEFP 4.73 4.241 12.22 9.77 3.67 4.50 3.71 2.98 
PFRCENT CHANGE -72 -202% +232 —20% 
BONSE SPECIES COMPOSITION 
nner ary ——— 91.05% 81.622 98.28% 85.712 84.58% 76.58% 96.83% 98.908 
SNOW GOOSF 5.22 4.87 0.00 7.14 8.88 13.01 1.59 1.10 
81uF Gorse 3.73 11.89 bs 72 7214 6-08 10.41 1.59 0.00 
WHITE-FRONTEN GNOSE 9.90 1.62 0.00 9.00 0.47 0.00 0.00 0.00 
AR ANT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 
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RET SE apo SS Sn 0. 100,30 00.88... 190.90... 100.06 100.09 00.05 100.00_ 
BNOSE HARVEST (RETRIEVED KILL) 67,826 57,699 9,395 3,273 685104 77.020 10.416 1355146 
PERCENT CHANGE -15% ~65% wa ay 
SFASONAL GOISF HARVEST PEFR ADULT HUNTER 9.53 9.38 0.32 Gell 1213 1.23 0.25 eras 
DERCENT CHANGE -302 =GGS bid 
CONT HARVEST (RETRIFVED KILL) 44,009 32,642 7,164 3,561 49450 39642 16,059 aes 
PFRCENT CHANGE -26% -502% -18% 
STASINAL COOT HARVEST PER ANULT HUNTER 9.33 0.29 0.23 0.11 9.07 0.05 0.37 oe 
PFRCENT CHANGF -392 -522% -21% 
TOTAL HUNTER PAYS 791,104 1+028,405 2524824 2265999 £04,013 460» 465 297,298 2525906 
PERCENT CHANGE +3CR% -112% +142 -15% 
NAYS PER ANULT HUATER 4.91 6.46 8.18 7.03 6-45 7.08 6.90 6-47 
PERFENT CHANGE +R2 -142% +102 -6% 
TOTAL DUCK STAMPS SOLD 1257037 150,805 29,383 309282 59,601 615325 ne one 
PERCENT CHANGE 4212 432% +32 
PFRCENT SOL® TC NCN-HUNTERS 1.572% 1.36% 1.65% 1.28% 1.782% 0.88% 3.69% 4.89% 
TATAL ADULT KUNTERS (POTENTIAL) 123,074 148, 754 28-898 29,894 58,540 60,785 40,289 Set oe 
PERCENT CHANGF +212 +2% +42 
7.7% 
PFREENT ACTIVE ADULT HUNTERS 87.92% 91-C% RB.42% 85.32% 88.22% 87.4% 85.4% 8 
PFRCENT SUCCESSFUL ADULT HUNTERS 70.9% 72.1% 78.72% 74.92% 68.82% 67.4% 63-62% 60.82 
SAMOLE SIZES , 
Back WINGS 1,976 2,967 1,511 1,508 1,096 1,119 1,090 1,363 
: 134 185 58 14 214 269 63 91 
GPISF TAILS 963 1,031 626 
QUEST LONMIATRES 1,585 1,671 582 BS? =RO ‘ Ca 
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