TASLE C-6 PERCENTAGE SPECIES COMPOSITION oF WATERFOWL HARVESTED, TOTAL NUMBERS 
MISSI SSIppy FLYWAY OURING THE 1975 AND 1976 HUNTING SEASONS~-continyed 
TENNESSEE WISCCNSIN 
1975 1976 1975 1976 
DUCK SPECIES composition 
MALLARD 57.33% 58.752 34.19% 32.94% 
DOMESTIC MALLARD 0.43 0.20 O.1L 0.09 
BLACK DUCK 8.25 13.28 1.64 1.32 
BLACK X MALLARD Dell 0.69 0.17 0.28 
MITTLED DUCK 0.90 0.00 0.00 0.00 
GADWALL 6.32 3.62 1.01 0.99 
AMERICAN WIGtON 3.97 5-43 4.16 4.23 
GREE N-WINGEN TEAL 3.56 2.88 Te 64 8.60 
BLUE-W INGED/C INN AMON TEAL 1.38 1.75 17.73 12.74 
NIP THERN SHOVELER 0.43 0.40 0.28 9.52 
PINTAIL 0.75 0.20 1.32 1.88 
WOND DUCK 5.80 7224 17.75 19.31 
REDHEAD 0.54 0.00 1.23 1.55 
C ANV AS BACK 1.29 0.40 0.26 0.85 
GREATER SCAUpP 9.11 0.60 0.26 0.33 
LESSER SCAup 1.93 0.20 3.17 5.22 
RING-NECKED puck 4.72 3262 6.15 4.98 
GOL DENEYES 9.21 0.81 0.35 1.13 
BUFFLFEHEAD 1.29 0.00 1.19 1.79 
RUDDY DUCK 0.54 9.09 0.60 0.47 
OLDS CUAW 0.00 0.00 0.09 0.05 
EIDERS 9.99 0.00 0.00 0.00 
SCOTERS 0.11 0.00 0.19 0.05 
HOODED MERGANSERS 9.54 0.99 0.26 0.61 
STHER MERGANSERS 0.43 0.00 " “Ba26 9.09 
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DUCK HARVEST (PETRIEVED KILL) 237,491 202,719 711,960 6365975 
PERCENT CHAN3E =ESs ~11% 
SEASONAL Duck HARVEST PER ADULT HUNTER 8.61 7.37 4.71 4.52 
PERCENT CHANGE -14% ~4% 

GOOSE_SPECIES compositron 
CANADA GOOSE 
SNOW GOOSE 
BLUE GOOSE 
WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE 
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GOOSE HaRyEsST (RETRIEVED KILL) 
PERCENT CHANGE 
SEASONAL GoQOSE HARVEST PER ADULT HUNTER 
PERCENT CHANGE 
COOT HARVEST (RETRIEVED KILL) 
PERCENT CHANGE 
SEASONAL CCOT HARVEST PER ADULT HUNTER 
PERCENT CHANGE 
TOTAL HUNTER DAYS 
PERCENT CHANGE 
DAYS PER ADULT HUNTER 
PERCENT CHANGE 
TOTAL DUCK STAMPS SOLD 
PERCENT CHANGE 
PERCENT SOLD To NON-HUNTERS 
TOTAL ADULT HUNTERS (POTENTIAL) 
PERCENT CHANGE 
PERCENT ACTIVE ADULT HUNTERS 
PERCENT SUCCESSFUL AnULT HUNTERS 
SAMPLE_SIZES 
DUCK WINGS 
SCOSF TAILS 
QUESTIONNAIRES 
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93.152 94.12% 92.312 
0.00 0.00 3e11 
6.35 5.88 4253 
0.99 0.00 0.90 
0.00 9.00 0.00 
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10,911 42,776 68,709 
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0.40 1.58 0.46 
#294% 
55914 Ty 737 118,968 
+31% 
0.21 0.27 0.76 
+312 
237,053 261,099 15129,847 
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8.40 9.29 re 3 | 
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265613 26,854 146,925 
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0.952 2.182 1.66% 
265360 26,269 1445486 
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89.6% 86.32% 89.8% 
74.82 71.4% 75.83 
1,033 496 4,636 
73 17 546 
659 1,702 

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FLYWAY TOTAL 
1975 1976 
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38.282 39.112 
0.09 0.06 
1.42 1.89 
0.07 0.13 
0.52 0.93 
5.47 6.59 
3.67 3.60 
9.34 9.88 
10.73 8.06 
Lit? 1.79 
2.96 2.68 
12.37 11.08 
0.75 0.85 
0.47 0.57 
0.32 0.40 
3.80 5.61 
5.36 3.91 
0.57 0.76 
0.85 0.82 
0.34 0. 36 
0.02 0.03 
0.00 0.00 
0.13 0.06 
0.42 0.63 
0.31 0.21 
6+589,015 61068,492 
7200 
96.04% 61.542 
0.50 12.23 
3.47 20.68 
0.00 5.55 
0.00 0.00 
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100.00 io 
45,957 516,300 
—-33% 
0.33 0.56 
-282 
66,867 644,954 
-442% 
0.46 0. 66 
-40% 
995,302 7,178,649 
=122 
6.91 7246 
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137,575 916,734 
-6% 
216% 1.932 
134,603 899,047 
-7T% 
87.92% 88.12 
69.62% 73.5% 
2,128 32,339 
202 27430 
1,192 21,077 
6.95 
~1% 
73.77% 
6.31 
15245 
4.47 
0.00 
463,B66 
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0.54 
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598,709 
-72 
0.66 
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693745194 
-112% 
7.14 
-42 
8545924 
-7% 
26442 
834,089 
-7% 
86.62% 
70.8% 
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