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TABLE C-8 PERCENTAGE SPECIES COMPOSITION OF WATERFOWL HARVESTED, TOTAL NUMBERS HARVESTED» AND ADULT HUNTER STATISTICS IN THE 
PARE UCHEUY WAY DURING THE E975 0RIND 1976 ™MUNITL mi A eh be ene eens sea- 
Cie elas Set Ghee ARIZONA CALIFORNIA COLORADO? IDAHO 
2 1976 1975 1976 1975 1976 1975 1976 
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arin a base Be 452 15.412 14.122 15.24% 75.572 70.922 72.26% 70.66% 
JOMESTIC MALLARD 9.00 0.28 9-98 9.90 1.59 0.00 0.00 0.06 
BLACK DUCK 0.00 iS ; : : 200. 
RLACK X MALLARD 0.90 0.00 0.00 0.99 0.00 0.90 0.00 0.00 
“OTTLED DUCK 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.20 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 
GADWALL 6.53 3.03 2.52 1.60 0.50 2245 7.36 3.68 
AMERICAN WIGEON 8.29 ba P2 9.73 13.84 4.28 5.98 5251 3-98 
RLUE-WINGED/CYNNAMON TEAL 19.93 12.33 2671 aa ae Ht en ee 
NORTHERN SHOVELES 11.35 5.95 9.52 8.52 0.50 ‘ Mie 
PINTAIL 14.83 13. 59 37.96 33.12 2.52 2.45 5.57 . 
WOOD DUCK 0.98 4.97 0.91 1.20 0.00 0.27 1.01 0.90 
REDHEAD 3.89 4.97 0.30 0.29 0.50 0.82 0.87 0.96 
C ANVASBACK 1.66 1.75 1.44 43 0.00 0.00 0.13 0.42 
GREATER SCAUP 0.00 0.90 0.13 0.39 0.00 0.00 0.13 : 
LESSER SCAUP 1.08 1.54 3.31 1.96 0.90 0.54 9.27 0.24 
2472 0.27 0.48 
CANG=N - 2.82 2.94 U.75 0.83 1.51 
an en gi 0.17 0.84 0.08 0.20 3.53 2.45 1.4 1.93 
BUFFLEHEAD 1.24 1.19 0.40 0.17 0.50 0.84 0.07 0.60 
RUDDY DUCK 4.64 3.57 0.70 1.03 0.25 0.54 0.07 - 
OLDS QUAW 0.08 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 
EIDERS 0.00 0.00 0.09 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 
SCOTERS 0.90 0.14 0.09 9.01 0.90 0.09 0.00 0.00 
0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.07 0.00 
eee ene: 0.17 0.28 0.04 0.79 0.00 0.54 0.40 0.54 
OQIHE8 DUCKS - as po er eee (6 )'5} == =.= Ost? .______ O04 OE LOOT 0.00 0.00 = 7 0.00 
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DUCK HARVEST (RETRIEVED KILL) 77.147 W998 wh 298 Ze Ohe GST or? ka: ae BOSE Rett oe 
PERCENT CHANGE 0% Tet iets 
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SEASONAL DUCK HARVEST PER ADULT HUNTER 6.39 5.95 13.51 15.34 5.03 tage 8.34 weed 
PERCENT CHANGE -72 +14% Fre 
GDOSE_SPECIES COMPOSITION 
CANACA GOOSE 83.332 76.00% 34.022 24.638 100.002 100.002 100 .00% 100. 00% 
SNCH GOOSE 12.50 24.90 44.74 52.63 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 
ALUE GONSE 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 
WHITE-FRONTED GONSE 4e1T 0.09 16.73 19.37 9.90 0.00 0.00 0.00 
BQ ANT 0.00 0.00 0.0 0.21 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 
SIGNORIEIR OGRE SE eee se Pe en AGE a See ks eee ee, ea (Ofer pees: a: ay Beto OL iQ OG 0 EO eo 
TAS we 8 es Pa ee a Pe el 10000)... FOOSOG. «ue _ 100,00 ___ 90.80 — 00.00 3 =Es_—100,00._ sid 000 CO 0 0 
GOOSE HARVEST (RETRIEVED KILL) 2,050 1,137 180,811 235,377 721 1,018 16,412 14,758 
PERCENT CHANGE -45% +30% +412 -102% 
SEASQRAL GOOSE HARVEST PER ADULT HUNTER 0.17 0.09 1.25 1.75 0.15 0.20 0.45 0.40 
PERCENT CHANGE ~ 48% +392 431% -112 
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COOT HARVEST (RETRIEVE KILL) 3,071 3,453 128,624 83,437 487 626 8,359 17,125 
PERCENT CHANGE #122 -352 +292 +1052 
SEASONAL COOT HARVEST PER ADULT HUNTER 0.24 0.26 0.85 0.59 0.10 0.12 0.22 0.45 
PERCENT CHANGE +52 -31% +202 +1048 
TOTAL HUNTER DAYS 634230 719847 1,149,937 1,115+589 28,566 31,238 275,101 2495266 
PERCENT CHANGE +142 -32 +92 -9% 
DAYS PER ANULT HUNTER 5.06 5.36 7.66 7.95 S221 5.82 7.28 6.53 
CERCENT CHANGE +62 +42 +22 -10% 
TOTAL DUCK STAMPS SOLO 119924 12,642 143,289 135,268 4,633 5,024 35,589 35,158 
PERCENT CHANGE +62 -62 48% -12 
PERCENT SOLD TG NCN-HUNTERS 3.50% 2.542 3.562 4.528 0. 702 1.642 2.29% 0.162 
TOTAL ADULT HUNTERS (PCTENTIAL) 11.507 12, 321 138,188 129,919 4,601 41942 34,774 35,102 
PERCENT CHANGE +72 -12 +72 +12 
PERCENT ACTIVE ADULT HUNTERS 79.22 79.32 87.12% 89.1% Al. 6% 86.22% 84.22 80.32 
PERCENT SUCCFSSFUL ADULT HUNTERS 60. 9% 61.72 76.2% 79.82 67.4% 71242 71.5% 65 BF 
SAMPLE SIZES 
DUCK WINSS 1,207 1,428 8,429 6,981 397 368 1,489 1,660 
GOOSE TAILS 24 25 ~§32 475 4 3 109 90 
QUESTIONNAIRES 974 512 4,768 3,573 306 170 751 403 

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