TABLE C-6 PFRCENTAGE SPECIES COMPOSITION OF WATERFOWL HAPVESTED, TOTAL NUMBERS HARVESTED», AND ADULT HUNTER STATISTICS IN THE 
MISSISSIPPI FLYWAY OURING THE 1975 AND 1976 HUNTING SEASONS--continued 
IOWA KENTUCKY LOUISIANA MICHIGAN 
1975 1976 1975 1976 1975 1976 1975 1976 
QUCK_ SPECTES COMPOSITION 
MALLARD 38.882 36.572 52.10% 60.44% 18.70% 22.80% 42.94% 39.18% 
DOMESTIC MALL APY 0.00 0.07 9.99 9.00 0.05 0.00 0.15 O.ll 
SLACK DUCK 0.1% 0.%1 10.74% 11.52 0.05 0.13 3-42 3.57 
SLACK X MALLARD 0.00 0.00 0.80 0.47 0.09 0.00 0.27 0.14 
MOTTLEO DUCK 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.9% 2.89 0.00 0.00 
GANWALL 2-40 6-96 L2.13 2.82 11.45 10.87 0.72 0.79 
AMER TCAN WIGEON 3.51 2.69 2.19 2.59 5-10 4.16 2.05 2.38 
GREEN-WINGED TEAL 11.92 11.30 1.39 3225 14.50 16.23 5.67 7-40 
ALUE=WINGEND/CINNAMON TEAL 15.12 13.64 2.17 1.55 14.55 12.37 5.59 5.70 
NIRTHERN SHOVELER 0.66 0.41 0.90 0.00 4.93 4.36 0.19 0.25 
PINTAIL 1.51 1.24 0.40 0.24 7.47 6.28 1.10 1.19 
WOCD DUCK 19.48 17.29 4.38 4.42 10.17 8e1l 9.62 12.92 
RENHE AO 0.60 1.45 0.80 0.47 0.21 0.38 2.09 1.88 
C ANV ASBACK 0.37 0.41 0.60 3.76 0.43 0.25 1.1% 0.18 
GREATER SC AUP 0.09 0.00 0.60 0.24 O.ll 0.18 2.85 2.63 
LESSER SCAUO 2.23 3.3! 1.19 0.71 4.37 6.61 Te15 8.77 
RING-NECKED DUCK 2.23 2.55 4.57 3.76 2-67 2243 3.61 3.68 
GOLD ENE YFS 0.16 9.99 1.79 0.24 9.02 9.08 4.11 2.85 
RUFFLEHEAD O. 34 0.28 1.39 1.88 0.1% 0.00 3.42 4.00 
RUDUVY DUCK 0.06 0.41 0.60 9-47 0.16 0.08 0.88 0.65 
OL OS QU AW 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03 O-ll 0.18 
EINERS 0.09 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 
SCOTERS 0.93 0.9? 0.99 9.00 0.00 0.00 _ 1.10 0.54 
HOODED MERGANSERS 0.23 0.07 0.99 9.94 0.43 0.96 0.61 0.5% 
OTHEP MERSANSERS 0.14 0.90 0.29 1.24 0.48 0.18 1.14 0.47 
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DUCK HARVEST (RETRIEVED KILL) 308,243 235,411 77,735 60,869 1,736,135 1,905,579 360 »647 456,745 
PERCENT CHANGE -24% -22% +102 +272 
SEASONAL DUCK HARVEST PER ADULT HUNTER 5.09 %e29 5-84 4.13 15.29 14.91 3.40 5-40 
PERCENT CHANGE -18% -292% -3% +592 
GOOSE_SPECLES COMPOSITION 
CANADA GOOSE 25-06% 29.05% 100.003 99.17% 0.00% 0.002% 98.67% 96.90% 
SNOW GOOSE 32.32 30.77 0.99 9.90 13.42 14.29 0.67 0.00 
ALUE GOOSEF 41.92 33.33 0.09 0.83 60.98 61.91 0.67 3.10 
WHITE-FRONTED GOOSF 0.70 6-2 34 0.00 0.00 25.41 23.81 0.00 0.00 
BRANT 0.9) 9.90 0.9) 9.09 0.00 0.09 0.00 0.00 
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GUISE HARVEST (RETRIEVED KILL? 48,074 24,637 15,712 17,591 89,144 76,434 21,228 26,792 
PERCENT CHANGE -492% +12% -14% +26% 
SFASCNAL SONSE HARVEST PER ADULT 4YUNTER 0.89 2.45 1.2) 1.21 0.89 0.61 0.20 0.32 
PERCENT CHANGE -452% +13 -26% +58% 
COV HARVEST (RETRIEVED KILL) 11,162 7,518 21136 914% 279,537 377,398 51,489 22,788 
PERCENT CHANGE -332 = Sere +352 -56% 
SEASONAL CONT HARVEST PEFR ADULT HUNTER 0.18 0.13 0.15 0.06 2.26 2.83 0.47 0.26 
PERCENT CHANGE rete 4 -612 +202 -44% 
TQTAL HUNTER DAYS 477,304 384,795 98,569 103,196 967,135 1,061,337 651,167 588,252 
PERCENT CHANGE -197 +5% +102 -10% 
NAYS PER ANULT HUNTFS eve 6.72 7.25 6.85 8.33 8.12 6.00 6.81 
PERCENT CAANGE -1352 -52% -3% #13 
TOTAL OUCK STAMPS SOLO 58,791 554449 13,066 14,189 110,006 122,86l 103,893 84,745 
PERCENT CHANGE -6%3 +9 +122 -18% 
PERCENT SOLD TO NON-HUNTE®S 1.662 3.45% 2.69% 0.76% 1.39% 0.0% 2.39% 4.71% 
TOTAL ADYLT HUNTERS (POTENTIAL) 57,815 53,5345 12,715 14,081 108,477 122,124 101,410 80 75% 
PERCENT CHANGF -72% +1132 +132 -20% 
rf 86.9% 87.9% 
PERCENT ACTIVE ADULT HUNTERS 85.92% 84.9% 87.3% 90.32% 86.02 85.8% 
PERCENT SUCCESSFUL ADULT HUNTERS 69.7% 67.73% 70.1% 71.52% 79-13% 79.92% 61.9% 79.6% 
SAMPLE SIZES 
DJCK WINGS 3,506 1,452 497 418 4,693 4,071 2,629 2,772 
GOOSE TAILS 427 117 30 120 82 84 146 129 
SUG AINNERES 1,255 729 403 489 4,279 2,957 __1,409 _ 758 
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