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TABLE C-6 PERCENTAGE SPECIES COMPOSITION OF WATERFOWL HARVESTED, TOTAL NUMBERS HARVESTED, AND ‘ADULT HUNTER STATISTICS IN THE 
MESSTSSIPPY FLYWAY DURING THE 1975 AND 1976 HUNTING SEA SONS~-continued 
MINNESOTA MISSISSIPPI MISSOURI OHIO 
1975 1976 1975 1976 1975 1976 1975 1976 
DUCK SPECIES Composit ION ' 
MALLARD 27.56% 27.08% 67.292 59.382 51.662 59.602 34.87% 36.60% 
DOMESTIC MALLARD 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.12 0.28 0.22 0.30 
BLACK DUCK 0.18 0.10 1.44 1.96 0.18 0.37 7.35 8.63 
BLACK X MALLARD 0.00 0.20 0.06 0.20 0.06 0.00 0.56 0.50 
MOTTLED puck 0.00 0.00 0. 06 0.27 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 
GADWALL 1.16 3.59 3.26 5.94 5.66 3.99 0.89 3.27 
AMERICAN WIGEON 3.98 4.10 1.63 2.83 2.43 2.55 2.79 3.17 
GREEN-WINGED TEAL 7.02 11.44 3.71 4.63 9.33 6.48 8.41 9.10 
BLUE-WINGED/CINNAMON TEAL 15.81 8.70 | 1.29 7044 3.83 8.71 5.90 
NORTHERN SHOVELER 0.43 0.61 0.44 1.24 1.10 0.37 0.33 0.30 
PINTAIL 1.66 0.81 0.56 0.41 1.89 1.95 1.23 1.59 
wOOD DUCK 16.76 14.68 13.55 12.28 6.45 4.27 22.28 17.06 
REDHEAD 1.31 2.28 0.13 0.00 0.85 1.02 1.23 1.19 
CANVAS BACK 0.48 1.82 0. 06 0.20 0.06 0.46 0.67 0.79 
GREATER SCAup 9.28 0.35 0.19 0.00 0.06 0.19 0.45 1.09 
LESSER scaup 5.29 10.37 1.00 0.95 6.94 6.41 3.90 4.36 
2 ING-NECKED DUCK 14.37 9.31 4.01 7.90 4.56 4.73 1.23 1.89 
SOLOENEYES 1.13 0.91 0.06 0.07 0.06 0.90 0.33 0.40 
BUFFLEHEAD 1.74 1.82 0.19 0.00 0.30 0.46 1.23 0.89 
RJDDY DUCK 0.35 0.86 0. 00 0.00 0.12 0.65 1.00 2.08 
OLDS QUAW 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.06 0.00 0.00 0.00 
EIDERS 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.10 
SCOTERS 0.15 9.05 0.00 9.90 0.12 0.00 O.11 0.20 
HOMDED MERGANSERS 0.28 0.71 1.07 0.47 0.49 0.19 0.56 0.40 
OTHER MERGANSERS 9.05 0.20 0.06 0.00 0.06 1.21 1.67 0.10 
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DUCK HARVEST (RETRIEVED KILL) 1,018, 760 609,451 3277491 369,681 355,754 224,958 145,707 156,260 
PERCENT C4ayar ~402 +132 -~372 rac 
SFASONAL DUCK HARVEST pER ADULT HUNTER 6.05 4.73 10.32 12.22 5.80 3.67 3.51 3.71 
PERCENT CHANGE -222 +182 372 +62 
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SO ANA De ep ES COMPOSITION 76. 962% 91.05% 64.29% 98.28% 63.72% 84.582 95-87% 96. 838 
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GOOSF HARVEST (RETRIEVED KILL) 79,289 67,826 6,369 9,395 107.414 68, 106 124196 10, 416 
PERCENT C4ANSE -14% +482 
= Leas 0.30 0.25 
SEASONAL GOOSE HARVEST PER ADULT HUNTER 0.48 0.53 0.20 0.32 eas 1,13 0-25 
PEPCENT CHANGE +122 +552 
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COOT HARVEST (RETRIEVED KILL) 77,530 44,009 11,765 T1164 107404 +1450 17,787 16,059 
PERCENT CHANGE ~43% 
> 0.07 0.41 0.37 
SEASONAL COOT HARVEST PER ADULT HUNTER 0.44 0.33 0.36 oa 0.16 0-07 ore 
PEFCFNT CHANGE -26% 
TOTAL HUNTER DAYS 1,180,810 791,104 2554373 2524824 521,227 #041013 296,004 29teave 
PERCENT CHANGE 332% -1% 
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DAYS PER ADULT HUNTER 6.86 6.01 7.87 B18 8.31 6-45 6.97 290 
PERCENT CHANGE -122 
TOTAL DUCK STAMPS soLD 163,716 125,037 30,618 299363 59,105 59601 414819 st, 623 
PERCENT CHANGE ~ 242 4 
3 3.69% 
PERCENT SOLD TO NON-HUNTERS 1.692 1.572 1.002 1.65% 0.832 1.782 5.05% 
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TOTAL ADULT HUNTERS (POTENTIAL) 160,949 123,074 30,312 28,898 58,614 58,540 39,707 #00280 
PERCENT CHANGE 24% 
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PERCENT ACTIVE ADULT HUNTERS 91.4% 87.9% 86.6% saise beg eases siege — 
PERCENT SUCCESSFUL ADULT HUNTERS 79.32 70.92 77.32 78. 7 
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