

AND ADULT HUNTER STATISTICS IN THE 
TABLF C-6. OFRCENTAGSFE SPECIES COMPNSITION OF WATERFOWL HARVESTED, TOTAL NUMBERS HARVESTED, 
MISSTISSIPPT FLYWAY NYURING THE 1976 AND 1977 HUNTING SEASONS --continued 
TENNESSEE WISCONSIN MISSISSIPPI 7 
ae a a a ee FLVYWAY TOTAL 
1976 1977 1976 1977 1976 1977 
QUCK SPECTES_ COMPCSITION 
MALLARD 58. 752 57.20% 32-942 35-67% 39.11% 37-83% 
NOMESTIC MALLARYD 0.20 0.19 0.09 0.16 0.06 0.09 
ALACK NUCK 13.28 19.89 1.32 1.57 1.89 1.56 
RLACK X MALLARD 3.68 0.0% 0.28 0.05 0.13 0.08 
“QOTTLEN NUC X 3.99 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.93 0.75 
GAQDWALL 3. 62 4224 0.99 1.57 6.59 6.33 
AMEPTCAN WIGENDN 5.43 3.51 4.23 5.07 3.60 4.63 
GREFN-WINGED TFAL 2.88 4.24 8-40 9.47 9.88 11.17 
SLUE-WINGED/CINNAMON TFAL 1.75 2.21 12.74 10.15 8.06 7.98 
NORTHERN SHQVFLER 0.40 0.74% 0-52 0.63 1.79 1.96 
OINTATSI 1-20 1.29 1.88 2.99 2-68 3.29 
WOOD DUCK 7. 24% 6.27 19.31 15.74 11.08 10.02 
PEDHEAN 3.00 0.37 1.55 1.10 0.85 0.51 
CANV AS BACK 0.40 0.00 0.85 0.42 0.57 0.41 
GREATFR SCAUP 3-69 0.74% 0.33 1.46 0.40 0.45 
LESSER SCAUP 0. 20 2.77 5222 4.55 5.61 6-32 
RING-NECKED SUCK 3-A2 4242 4.98 6.75 3.91 4.29 
GOL DENFYES 0.81 0.1¢ 1.13 0.47 0.76 0.38 
BUFF L EHEAN 3.09 0-00 1.79 2.35 0.82 0.72 
RUNNY NOUCK 0.00 0.00 0047 0.16 0.36 0.20 
OLNS QUAW 0.05 C219 3-05 0.00 0.03 0.92 
FIOERS 0. 00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 
SCOTERS 9209 0.00 7.05 0.11 0. 06 0.14 
HCONED MEPG ANSERS 0-00 0.37 0.61 0.47 0.63 0.6% 
OTHER MERGANSFRS 3-90 0.19 0.09 0.90 0.21 0.21 
~CTHER_ DUCKS oe Se | ea ee 7 ee of See 
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NUCK HARVEST (RETPTEVEN KILL) 272,719 263,254 636,975 471,138 6,068, 49 
PFRCENT CHANGF j +308 , -26% eae iad 
SFASON AL DUCK HARVEST CER ADULT HUNTFPR 7.37 B.70 4.52 3.24 6. 
PFRCENT CHANGE +1AE% -28% 78 48 
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GOOSE_SPFCIES COMPOSTTION 
CANANA GNOSF 
SNOW SONSF 
RLUE GOOSF 
WHITE-FRPOQNTEC GOCSE 
a 
GOCSE HARVEST (RETRIEVED KILL? 
PFPCENT CHANGE 
SEASONAL GOTSE HARVFST PER ADULT HUNTFR 
DFERCENT CHAANGF 
COrVT HARVEST (RETRIEVED KILL) 
PERCENT CHANCE 
SFASONAL CONT HARVEST PER ANULT HUNTER 
PFRCENT CHANGE 
TOTAL HUNTFR OAYS 
PERCENT CHANGF 
NAYS PEP ANULT HUNTER 
PERCENT CHANCE 
TOTAL SUCK STAMPS SNLN 
PERCENT CHANGF 
PERCENT SOLM TC NCN-HUNTERS 
TOTAL ADULT PUNTERS (POTENTIAL) 
PERCENT CHANGE 
OFRCENT ACTIVE ACULT HUNTERS 
PERCENT SUCTESSFLL ADULT HUNTERS 
SAMPLE SIZES 
NuUrK WINGS 
COTSE TAILS 
QUEST TONNATRES 
ee ww nn we ww ww we i a a ne ae we mm me a wm = ew wm = wm = me = me — ew a me a a a nn ae ee ee ee = ee eee eB Be es eB ew ew ew ee Bw Ke ee Ee HK = 
94.12% 10C.0C% 96.048 98.11% T3.772% TL-14% 
9.09 0.90 De 5D 0.00 6.31 8.65 
5.88 C.0C 3.47 1.89 15.45 15.92 
9.09 0.00 0.00 0.00 4e47 4.29 
0.Of 0.90 9.09 0.00 0.00 0.00 
= fe a OE eh ae 
oe OS Le Og 109,00 100,00 100.00 ae i 
42,776 11,155 45,957 87,733 463, 866 506,253 
-742% +912 +92 
1.58 0.37 0.33 0.61 0.5% 0.57 
-T62% +858 #72 
7,737 5,779 66 » 8467 31,032 598,709 284, 446 
-253 —-54% -522 
0.27 0.18 0.46 0.21 0.66 0.31 
-329? -55% -532% 
2617099 246,295 995,302 984,534 6233745194 62677,686 
-—6% -1% +52 
9.29 7-96 6.91 6-62 Te14% 7.31 
-142% -4% +22 
26,854 29,575 1379575 142,536 854,924 872 »064 
+102 +4Z +22 
2-18% 223% 2.16% 22-42% 2-44E 2.09% 
26,269 28,915 134,603 139,087 8342089 853,860 
+102 +32 +2% 
86.3% P8.72% 87.92% 27.9% 86.6% 87.0% 
T1 4% iB ee 69.6% 69.6% 70.82% 70.0% 
496 536 2,128 1,912 22,666 22,796 
17 14 202 317 1,408 1,592 
659 681 1,192 1,216 13,948 12,149 
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