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TABLE C-7 PERCENTAGE SPECIES COMPOSITION OF WATERFOWL HARVESTEO, TOTAL NUMBERS HARVESTED, AND ADULT HUNTER STATISTICS IN THE 
CENTRAL FLYWAV DURING THE 1975 AND 1976 HUNTING SEASONS ~-continued 
TEXAS WY OMING ° CENTRAL 
<4 —_-——- FLYWAY TOTAL 
1975 1976 1975 1976 1975 1976 
QUCK SPECIES COMPDSITION 
MALL ARD 14.15% 18.25% 63.772 61.202 31.52% 33.93% 
NUMESTIC MALL ARO 0.00 0.02 0.90 0.00 9.90 0.01 
BLACK OUCK 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.03 
BLACK X MALLA&D 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 
MOTTLED MUCK 6.12 4.32 0.00 0.00 2.71 1.89 
GADWALL 9.23 11.19 4.175 6240 9.75 11.51 
AMERTCAN wIGEON 6.38 7.22 8.28 7.51 6.27 6.52 
GREER-WINGED TEAL 25.08 22.97 8.14 9.60 18.27 17.44 
RLUE-WINGED/CTNNAMON TEAL 7.9% 6.73 4.07 3.48 8.50 6.33 
NIRTHERN SHOVELFR 5.08 5.31 2.31 0.83 3.69 3.55 
PINTAIL 16.70 10.85 2.44 2.23 9.99 6.87 
wanN SUCK 1.88 3.18 0.00 0.00 1.63 1.92 
REDHEAN 1.92 1.39 0.54 2.78 2.10 2.10 
CANVASBACK 0.77 0.85 0.54 0.42 0.65 0.69 
GREATER SCAU? 0.99 0.05 0.00 0.00 0.06 0.03 
LESSER SCAUP 1.66 3.80 0.41 0.28 1.80 3.50 
RING-NECKED OUCK 2.17 2.80 0.27 0.97 1.93 2-20 
GOLDENE YES 0.04 0.19 ?.99 3.20 Oe27 0.28 
BUFFLFHEAN 0.24 0.26 0.14 0.28 0.33 0.44 
RJIDDY DUCK 0.22 0.19 0.54 0.42 0.28 0.38 
OLS GUAW 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 
ELDERS 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 
SCOTERS 0.09 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04 
HOODED MERGANSERS 0.13 0.21 0.00 0.00 0.08 0.15 
OTHER MEPGANSERS 0.18 0.6 0.81 0.42 0.13 0.13 
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OUCK HARVEST (RETSTEVEO KILL) 192955769 149212497 465667 38,042 299315626 2,769,418 
PERCENT CHANGE - 62 -18% -62 
SFASCNAL DUCK HARVEST PER ADULT HUNTER 9,33 8.25 6.24 4.59 6.49 6.18 
PERCENT CHANSE -12% ~27% -5% 
GOOSE_ SPECIES COMPOSITION 
CANADA SOOSE 18.20% 20.56% 100.002 100.002 30.41% 38.24% 
SNOW GNOSF 43.37 39.72 0.00 0.00 40.85 34.97 
9LUE 39985 20.75 24.42 C.00 0.00 20.30 19.15 
WHIT TE-FRONTED GONSF 17.69 14.53 0.09 9.09 B.42 7.26 
BQ ANT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00, 0.0Q 
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GCISE HARVEST (R@ETRIEVEO KILL) 226,529 207,290 2,201 3,391 583,179 463,092 
PERCENT C+4ANGE -82 +54% -212 
SEASONAL GOOSE HARVEST PFR ADULT HUNTER 1.66 1.44 0.30 0.42 1.31 1.05 
PERCENT CHANGE -132 +392 202 
CUOT HARVEST (RETRIEVED KILL? 35,291 31,225 1,121 552 86,474 60,625 
PEFCENT CHANGE -122 -512 -30% 
SEASCNAL CCOT HARVEST PER AOULT HUNTER 0.25 0.21 0.14 0.06 0.18 0.13 
PERCENT CHANGE -16% -56% -29% 
TOTAL HUNTER DAYS 888,897 910,537 47,571 58,690 391955445 3,012,036 
PEECENT CHANGE +22 +232 -6% 
DAYS PER AOULT HINTER 6.25 6.05 6.2? 6.91 6.91 6057 
PEQCENT CHANGE -3% +112 -52 
TOTAL DUCK STAMPS SOL? 133,307 141,840 7,134 8,006 430,618 429,661 
PERCENT CHANGE +6% +122 Oz 
PERCENT SGL TO NON-HUNTERS 1. 742 2.322 1.19% 2.30% 1.032 1.69% 
TOTAL ANULT HUNTE®S (POTENTIAL) 130,987 138,549 7,049 7,822 426,172 4225423 
PERCENT CHANGE +hE +112 “1% 
PERCENT ACTIVE ADULT HUNTERS 82.4% 81.12 84.6% B2.4% 84.22% 83.12 
PERCENT SUCCESSFUL ANULT HUNTERS 71.9% 69.12 71.02 63.6% 70.5% 68.4% 
SAMPLE. SIZES 
NYUCK WINSS 4,966 6,517 737 719 18,960 16,767 
GOOSE TAILS 588 647 29 45 3,446 2,037 
QUES TI ONNAIS=S 6,961 5,510 369 235 13,676 10,344 
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