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TABLF C-7. PERCENTAGE SPFCTES COMPOSITION OF WATERFOWL HARVESTED, TOTAL NUMRERS HARVESTED, AND ADULT HUNTER STATISTICS IN THE 
CENTPAL FLYWAY CURING THE 1976 ANA 1977 HUNTING SFASONS —-continued 
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TEXAS WYOMING CENTRAL 
—— eC Re FLYWAY TOTAL 
1976 1977 1976 1977 1976 1977 
DUCK _ SPECIES COMPCSITION 
MALLARN 18.25% 15.162 61.202 63. 46g 33.93% 31-61% 
NNveSTIC MALLARD 9-02 0.99 0.90 0.00 0.01 0.01 
RLACK MUCK 2. 2A PAM OYE: 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.01 
RLACK X MALL ARN 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 
MOTTLED OUCK 4.32 4-44 0-00 0.00 1.89 1.93 
GANWALL 11-19 9.71 6.40 3.85 11.51 9.82 
AMERICAN WIGEQN 7.22 9.76 Toso 5.61 6-52 8.48 
GREEN-WINGERr TEAL 22.97 21.72 9.60 15.39 17.%4 19.38 
BLUF-WINGEN/CINNAMON TEAL 6.73 6-47 3.48 1.44 6.33 5.47 
NCRTHFPEN SHCVELER §.31 4.75 9.83 0.16 3.55 3.38 
PINTAIL 10. 8&5 12.61 2.23 3.05 6-87 Te14% 
wOonn QUCK 3.18 2-91 0.00 0.00 1.92 2-45 
BEDYEAN 1.39 2.30 2.78 Twl2 2-10 1.85 
CANVASRACK Q.8§& 0-64 9.42 0.00 0.69 0.45 
GREATER SCAUP 0. 05 O31 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.17 
1 ESSE® SCAUP 4.80 5.27 0.28 0.00 3-50 3.25 
RING-NECKED CUCK 2.80 2.81 0.97 0.64% 2-20 2-66 
GOLNDENEVES y. 19 Q.16 3.20 4.01 0.28 0.30 
ARUFFL EHF AN 0.26 0.42 0.28 0.80 0.4% 0.59 
e1HnNy OUCK 9.19 0.15 0. 42 0.00 0.38 0.14 
OLDS QU AW 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 
FINERS 3.09 0.00 9.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 
SCOOTERS 0.03 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.04% 
HOPNEN MERGANSEPS 4-21 0.23 0.00 0.00 0.15 0.14 
CTHFR MERGANSERS 9.06 0.10 0.42 0.48 0.13 0.09 
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NUCK HARVEST (RETRIFVED KILL) 15212, 497 1,051,201 38,042 37,159 297699418 294129683 
DERTCENT CHANCE -132 -—2% -13% 
SFASINAL NUCK HARVEST PER ANULT HUNTER 8.25 7.48 4.59 4224 6.18 5.51 
PFRCFENT CHANGE -9% -8% -112 
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CANADA COPSF 20. 56% 14.072 100-002 100.002 38.24% 32.27% 
SNOW GQANSE 39.72 44.05 0.00 0.00 34.97 36-25 
RLUE GANSF 24. 42 22-54 0.00 0.00 19.15 21.87 
WHITE -FRONTED GOSS 14.53 19.22 0.00 0.00 Te26 9.56 
SRANT b 9.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 
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SOOSF HARVEST (RETRIEVED KILL) 207,290 197,899 3,391 35487 463,092 508.555 
PERCENT CHANGF -5% +32 +10% 
SEASONAL GOOSF HARVEST PEFR ANULT HUNTER 1.4% 1.43 0.42 0.41 1.05 1.18 
CERCENT CHANGE 0% -32% +122 
COPT 4AP VEST (RETRIEVED KILL) 312225 19,660 552 411 60,625 40,859 
PFRCENT CHANGE -37% -26% -33% 
SFASINAL CNOT HARVEST PER ANULT tHJNTER 9.21 9.14 0.06 0.04 0-13 0.09 
OFRCENYT CHANGE -342 -30% -312% 
TOTalL HUNTER fayS 910,537 877,618 58,690 48,697 340127036 279199165 
PERCENT CHANGE -4Z% -17% -32 
NAVS PFE ANULT HUATER 6.05 6é.19 6.91 5.43 6.57 6-51 
PERCENT CHANGE +12 -21% -1% 
TSTAL OUCK STAMPS SQLN 141,840 1369774 8,006 82463 429,661 423,871 
PERCENT CHANGE ~4% +62 1% 
PERCENT SQLC TO NCN-HUNTERS 2.322 2.087 2.30% 2.33% 1.692% PIE fe 4 
TOTAL ANULT KUNTERS (POTENTIAL) 138,549 132,561 79822 82266 422,423 4127969 
PERCENT CHANGE -42 +62 -22 
SFECENT ACTIVE ARULT HUNTERS Pl1.1% A1-9% 02.4% 80.13 83.1% 82.9% 
PFRFENT SUCCESSFUL ADULT HUNTERS 69.1% 69. 8% 63.6% 62-82% 68.4% 67.42 
SAMPLE SIZES 
NUCK WINGS 6,517 6,558 719 624 16, 767 16,408 
BONSE TAILS 647 874 45 29 2,037 2,413 
QUFSTIONNATRES 5,510 1,940 235 641 10, 344 9,084 
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