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TABLE C-7 PERCENTAGE SPECIES COMPOSITION OF WATERFOWL HARVESTED: TOTAL NUMBERS HARVESTED, AND ADULT HUNTER STATISTICS IN THE 
CENTRAL FLYWAY DURING THE 1975 AND 1976 HUNTING SEASONS~.-continued 
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DUCK SPECIES COMPOS IT ION | 
MALLARD 31.19% 40.14% 45.472 46.772 38.68% 44.74% 46.06% 40.57% 
OUMESTIC MALLAQN 0.00 0.00 0.39 9.99 0.20 0.00 9.00 0.00 
BLACK DUCK 0.00 0.00 0.25 0.23 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 
BLACK X MALLARD 0.00 0.00 0.00 9.00 0.00 0.00 9.00 0.00 
MOTTLED DUCK 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 
GADWALL 10.35 11.86 14.33 14.96 13.01 12.63 10.29 15.72 
AMERICAN WIGEON 9.79 9.26 5.73 4.63 5.7C 7.79 8.37 5424 
GREEN-WINGED TEAL 19.20 12.19 6.95 4286 18.57 15.29 10.48 13.47 
BLUE-WINGED/CINNAMON TEAL 19.13 4.95 8.63 9.81 5.47 3.45 9.52 5.69 
NORTHERN SHOVELER 5.14 4.78 4.28 2-56 1.72 1.87 2.02 1.80 
PENTALL 7.38 12.84 10.27 7.44 2.38 1.79 4.04 2.70 
wOCM DUCK 0.30 9.00 0.29 0.30 3.63 0.98 0.96 1.50 
REDHEAD 1.21 0.92 2.26 1.67 2.99 2.91 2240 3.44 
CANVASBACK 0.90 0.16 0.50 1.37 0.78 0.86 0.77 0.15 
GREATER SCAU? 0.90 0.16 0.04 0.00 0.11 0.00 0.00 0. 00 
LESSER SCAUP 0.45 0.65 teve 4.78 1.66 2.88 2k? 6.44 
RING-NECKED DUCK 1.21 1.14 0.55 0.38 3.76 2.96 1-92 0.75 
SOLDENEYES 0.99 0.65 9.00 9.90 0.50 0.47 029 0.00 
BUFFLEHEAD 1.06 0.16 0.34 0.68 0.39 0.78 0.48 0.75 
RUDDY DUCK 0.75 0.00 0.34 0.46 0.39 0.16 0.19 1.20 
OLDS QUAW 0.900 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 
EIDERS 0.00 0.90 0.00 9.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 
SCOTERS 0.90 3.990 0.99 0.00 0.09 0.08 0.00 0.15 
HOODED MERGANSERS 0.00 0.16 0.90 0.00 0.17 0.23 0.00 0.45 
OTHER MERGANSERS 9.45 0.65 9.09 0.00 O.1L1 0.16 0.00 0.00 
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DUCK HARVEST (RETRIEVED KILL) 53,712 55, 592 372,889 327,534 259, 836 223,499 201 4353 142,006 
PERCENT CHANGE +3% -12% -142% -29% 
SFASONAL DUCK HARVEST PER ADULT HUNTER 7.99 7 83 5.98 5.44 7.11 6.27 4.64 4.54 
PERCENT CHANGE +12% -9% -12% -2% 
GCOSE_ SPECIES CO4PCSITION 
CANADA GCOSE 36.92% 18.28% 20.14% 29.90% 70.73% 86.67% 38.632 73.68% 
SNCW SOOSE 56.92 77.42 55.59 54.01 14.63 4.00 33.89 15.04 
BLUE SOOSE 6615 1.98 23.13 24.25 10.57 1.33 26.54 11.28 
WHITE-FRONTED GONSE 0.90 0.00 1.14 0.384 4.07 8.00 0.71 0.00 
BRANT 0.90 0.00, 0.09 0.00 0.00 9.00 9-0, 9.00 
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GUOSE HARVEST (FETRIEVED KILL) 3,377 4,587 176,619 109,109 225948 13,935 63,782 43, 346 
PERCENT C4ANGE +36% -38% -392 -32% 
SEASONAL GOOSE HARVEST PER ADULT HUNTER 0.45 0.66 2.89 1.85 0.64 0.40 1.50 le4l 
PERCENT CHANGE +47% —-36% —382 —6% 
CONT HARVEST (RETRIEVED KILL) 24542 19225 14,137 6,538 7,233 4,119 9,539 3,807 
PERCENT CHANGE -52? -54% -43% -60% 
SFASONAL COOQT HARVEST PER ADULT HUNTER 0.32 0.17 0.22 0.11 0.19 0.11 0.21 0.12 
PERCENT CHANGE -48% -52% -422% -45% 
TOTAL HUNTER DAYS 584673 48,753 495,138 402,727 280,902 236 9629 305,567 241,717 
PERCENT CHANGE -17Z% -19% -16% -21% 
DAYS PER ANULT HINTER 7.47 6.72 7.76 6.54 7.51 6.49 6.88 7.55 
PERCENT C4ANGE -102 -162% -14% +102 
TOTAL DUCK STAMPS SOLD 7,389 64793 598,896 57,105 34,978 33,895 41,004 3 
PERCENT CHANGE Lag ‘ "132 i 73% . salt 
SEPCENT SOLD TO NON-HUNTERS 2.072 1.65% 0.152% 0.62% 1.48% 0.93% 0.24% 1.98% 
TOTAL ADULT HUNTERS (POTENTIAL) 7,236 6,681 58,808 56751 34,460 33,580 40,906 29,505 
PERCENT CHANGE -8% -3% —3% —28% 
PERCENT ACTIVE ADULT HUNTERS 90. 4% 82.7% 90.6% 90.5% 43.7% 82.5% 84.9% 81.9% 
PERCENT SUCCESSFUL ADULT HUNTERS 75.4% 69.1% 84. 2% 79.3% 68.1% 68.02% 74.1% 67.7% 
SASPLE_ SIZES 
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QUE STIANNATRES 257 127 805 684 984 757 596 407 
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