TABLE C-6 PERCENTAGF SPECIES COMPOSITION OF WATEKFOWL HARVESTED, TCTA 
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MALLARD 23.07% 32.64% 7 
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BLACK DUCK 5.80 6.71 0.59 0.67 i : : é 
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LACK X MALLARD 0.11 0.20 0.00 0.00 0.09 0.31 0.12 0.00 
MOTTLED DUCK 0.00 0.07 
GADWALL 17.36 18.17 5.97 8.94 ie pee 0.00 0.00 
AMERICAN WIGEON 6.33 4s 61 1.87 1.00 3.02 3.13 sie bis 
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GREEK-WINGED TEAL 6.22 5.93 4.79 2.61 7.66 6.99 6.98 3.84 
BLUE-WINGED/CINNAMON TEAL 4.88 3.73 ‘ 
NORTHERN SHOVELER 1.78 0.27 0.90 0183 onte is a. ae 
PINT AIL 1.07 2.24 1.29 0.33 1.74 soe pe eed 
wOOD DUCK 17.17 17.70 5.42 7.16 13.47 9.81 16.58 3.78 
REDHEAD 1.29 0.0 
CANVASBACK 0.54 O114 0.27 0:00 ocoe as Ses nae 
GREATER SCAUP 0.00 0.90 0.04 0.09 0.26 ae 4 ee bos 
LESSER SCAUP 2.25 4.07 0.66 1.67 4e21 15% 1.61 2.83 
RING-NECKED DUCK 8.37 2.03 
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SUFFLENEAD 1.29 0.14 0.23 0.11 0.43 0146 1138 “2257 
RUDDY DUCK 0.54 0.20 0.47 0.28 0.26 0.15 0.12 0.39 
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HOODED MERGANSERS 1.07 0.63 0. 
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DUCK HARVEST (RETRIEVED KILL) 
ee LL 96 4994 130) 521 673,343 651,760 4234408 3404453 115,437 87,110 
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SEASONAL DUCK HARVEST PER ADULT HUNTER 6.95 8.19 llell 3 
. * ry 10.70 6.37 5.04 4 71 
PERCENT . 5.96 
CENT CHANGE +182 -42 ~212 2272 
GOOSE SPECIES COMPOSITION 
CANADA GOOSE 92.31% 93.552 36. 36% 68.42% 92.73% 96 «48% 96.55% 100.002 
SNCW GOOSE 0.00 0.00 22.73 5.26 2042 0.50 3545 0.00 
BLUE GOOSE 7.69 6.45 36.36 21.05 ho24 3.02 0.00 0.00 
WHITE-FRONTED GOISE 0.00 0.00 4.55 5.26 0.61 0.00 0.00 0.00 
BRANT 0.00 0.090 0.00 9.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 
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GOOSE HARVEST (RETRIEVED KILL) 3,765 5,879 5626 10,068 40,048 51,321 7,815 6,670 
PERCENT C4ANGE +562 +792 +282 -15% 
SEASONAL GOOSE HARVEST PER ADULT HUNTER 0.27 0.37 0.09 0.17 0.61 0.77 0.32 0.46 
PERCENT CHANGE +37% +78% +26% +432 
COOT HARVEST (RETRIEVED KILL) 21,064 8, 247 5,883 14,201 19,535 17,122 11,780 45235 
PERCENT CHANGE -61% +1412 -12% -64% 
SEASONAL COOT HARVEST PER ADULT HUNTER 1.45 0.50 0.09 0.22 0.28 0.24 0.46 0.28 
PERCENT CHANGE -66% +1412 -14% -40% 
TOTAL HUNTER 106,418 117,337 539,124 499,035 550,882 508,382 167,736 110,220 
PERCENT CHANGE +10% -7% -8% 34% 
DAYS PER ADULT HUNTER 7. 46 7.20 8.70 8.01 8.11 1.36 6.69 7.38 
PERCENT -4% -8z -9% +10% 
TOTAL DUCK STAMPS SOLD 134630 15,529 58,275 59,284 66,251 66655 24,026 15,939 
PERCENT CHANGE +142 +22 +1Z -342 
PERCENT SOLD TO NON-HUNTERS 2.19% 1.88% 0.60% 1.802 4.14% 3.21% 2.45% 12.41% 
TOTAL ADULT HUNTERS (POTENTIAL) 13,332 15,237 57,925 58,217 63,508 64,515 23 »437 13,961 
PERCENT CHANGE +142 +1% +22 -40% 
PERCENT ACTIVE ADULT HUNTERS 87.8% 87.5% 88.6% 82.2% 84.3% 84.6% 85.22 84.0% 
PERCENT SUCCESSFUL ADULT HUNTERS 71.8% 13.7% 77.7% 70.4% 68.9% 63.5% 62.3% 65-42 
SAMPLE SIZES 
DUCK WINGS 94] 1,524 2,584 1,802 2,465 1,406 976 924 
GOOSE TAILS 13 31 22 19 165 199 29 21 
QUESTI ONNAERES 1,258 1,225 1,003 463 1,321 694 1,750 804 
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