




TABLE C-8 PERCENTAGE SPECIES COMPOSITION OF WATERFOWL HARVESTED,» TOTAL NUMBERS HARVESTED, AND AOULT HUNTER STATISTICS IN THE 
PACIFIC FLYWAY DJRING THE 1975 ANN 1976 HUNTING SEASONS~continued. 
UTAH WASH INGTON WYOMING? PACIFIC 
——-= — = —=-—— FLYWAY TOTAL 
1975 1976 1975 19764 1975 1976 1975 1976 
DUCK SPECIES COMPOSITION 
MALL ARN 19.942 21.242 52.398 47.18% 52.66% 68.06% 28.252 28.722 
NOMESTIC MALLARY 0.04% 0.00 C.08 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.08 0.01 
BLACK NUCK 9.90 0.00 9.00 0.00 9.0C 0.00 0.09 0.00 
ALACK X MALLARD 9.90 0.909 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 
MOTTLED OUCK 0.00 0.00 0. 90 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 
GADWALL T.65 6.33 1.35 1.29 12.77 6.94 3-20 2.39 
AMERICAN WIGENDN 6.63 6.346 14.37 17.86 8.51 8.33 10.52 13.33 
GREEN-WINGED TEAL 17.51 19.45 11.9? 15.02 4.26 6.02 15.53 16.90 
BLUE-WINGED/CINNAMON TEAL 3.99 4-17 0.38 0.17 3.72 1.39 2.33 2.20 
NOP THERN SHOVELER 15.55 8.87 2097 2-24 1.60 0.93 7.51 5.80 
PINTAIL 21.75 21.24 10.00 9.64% 2.66 2.78 25.71 22-92 
wOOnnD DUCK Qell 0.00 0.11 0.94% 0.00 0.00 0.79 0.89 
REDHEAD 3.52 4-92 1.3? 0.%2 1.60 0.00 1.09 1.00 
CANV ASBACK 0.83 1.34 0.41 0.66 0.00 0.93 1.17 1.21 
GREATER SCAUP 0.07 0.00 9.68 0.42 0.09 0.00 0.29 0.33 
LESSER SCAUP 0.5% 1.94 1.09 1.0% 1.06 0.00 0.6% 1.22 
RING-NECKED OUCK 0.22 0.08 1.2% 1.25 0.53 0.46 0.87 0.90 
GOLDENEYES O.11 0.0n 1.35 0.42 9.04 2.78 0.51 0.46 
BIFFLEHFAD 0.18 0.22 0.94 0.75 1.06 0.00 0.58 0.36 
RUDDY OUCK 0.98 2-98 C.ll 0.17 0.00 0.46 0.72 0.98 
OLOSCUAW 0.90 0.00 9.09 0.99 0.90 0.00 0.01 0.01 
FIDERS 9.90 0.09 9.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 
SCOOTERS 0.04 0.00 0.0% 0.08 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.07 
HONDED MERGANSERS 9.90 9.00 9.98 9.50 0.00 0.00 0.04% 0.08 
QTREF MERGANSFERS 0.29 0.30 0.08 0.21 0.53 0.93 0.13 0.22 
LOTWEPSbUCK S$. 2u 2s Tn Ce so0r08i 42. by Q.09_______-94.00_____--9499—-_-—7 002 93. 
fe | ae rs eee ee ToS, 1 ae 100,90. 1:00.00 100,00. _ 200.00 
CUCK HARVEST (RETRIEVED KILL) 411,167 366,009 526,490 544,656 12+460 10,178 4,030»870 % 152,787 
PERCENT CHANGE -112 +3% -18% +32 
SEASONAL DUCK HARVEST PER ADULT HUNTER 9.95 8.60 7.03 Te62 5.58 4.17 9.80 10.43 
PERCENT CHANGE -14% +KE -25% 6% 

GOQSE_SPECIES COMPOSIILON 
CANADA GOCSE 


ev eet 97.852 98.94% 83.79% 95.832 100.002 93.75% 56.622 47.19% 
RLUF GODSE sore wee ee pie 0.00 6.25 28.25 37.89 
= e e e e 0.00 0.0 e 
a le FRONTFD GOOSE 0.00 0.99 5.61 9.90 0.99 ofan ue. Rs lee 
MEGCEREGCESE (20 ce | see he ae He 0.00 0.00 0.94, 0.33, 
= SS ee oe ee = ———_ ad Ye aad... 2 atte ee a oo ee ee ‘Oe 
~Fatab_—-__-- 100.00 100.90. 190.00 ---100-00 Teg aes ee 
GQOSE HARVEST (RETRIEVED KILL) 4 
Sel bchae ae 14,480 pal 37,743 os 1,169 753 321,782 371,682 
~362% +16% 
SEASONAL GCOSF HARVEST PER ADULT HUNTER 0.36 0.31 
: : (ce 0.60 0.53 . 
PERCENT CHANGE dae peste ee 0-79 pe 
COQT HARVEST (RETRLEVED KILL) 13 
PERCENT C4ANGE v702 tee Tr712 oe 136 87 189,116 143,236 
7 - 36% —-242% 
SEASGNAL COOT HARVEST PER ADULT HUNTER 
PERCENT CHANGE eh gee ie 0.10 ak 0.06 0.03 One 0.35 
i ~41% ~22% 
TOTAL HUNTER DAYS 
OEPCENT CHANGE 337 1636 oe 550.975 oaks 134146 10»426 3¥085,852 2,937,816 
-21% -52 
DAYS PER ADULT HUNTFR 
-89 3 
PERCENT CHANGE toe nS Tell rahe 5.69 4.13 Ta25 7.12 
° -27% ~2% 
TOTAL DUCK STAMPS SOLD 
PERCENT CHANGE 399652 “ro 72,189 one. 2,152 2,378 4001 A6% 388,340 
7 +4113 —32 
PERCENT SOLD TO NCN-HUNTERS 0.72% 0.332 1.202 0.68% 1.19% 2.302% 2.272 2.32% 
TOTAL ADULT HUNTERS (POT FNT IAL) 39,367 
Se GuT Cussicc ’ ae 71,323 pasa 24126 24323 391,755 379» 323 
: = +92 -3% 
PERCENT ACTIVE ADULT HUNTERS 88.8% 
e 89.2% e 
DERCENT SUCCESSFUL ADULT HUNTERS 71:28 75.0% cal7e = BBL1 e782 62.08 120387248 
SAMPLE SIZES 
DUCK WINGS 
GOOSE TAILS ab 1,342 2,659 2,408 188 216 22,418 «17,916 
QUESTINNNATRES 674 ea eM 120 14 16 1,379 1,057 
Rie Seth rene ey oe 735 1,223 878 277 135 12,689 9,105 
a ml a rn ro » Ey 
pincludes only that portion of the State 1 
Ross' geese. 
ying within the Pacific Flyway. 

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