
TASLE C-5 PERCENTAGE SPECIES COMPOSITION OF WATERFOWL HARVESTED, TOTAL NUMBERS HARVESTED, AND ADULT HUNTER STATISTICS IN THE 
ATLANTIC FLYWAY DURING THE 1975 AND 1976 HUNTING SEASONS ~-continued 
RHODE ISLANO SCUTH CAROLINA VERMONT VIRGINIA 
1975 1976 1975 1976 1975 1976 1975 1976 
DUCK. SPECIES COMPOSITION ; 
MALLARD 8.42% 12.54% 14.522 26.67% 16.81% 28.04% 21.76% 31.54% 
DOMESTIC MALLARD 0.00 0.26 0.09 9.36 0.29 0.00 0.08 0.46 
BLACK DUCK 23.18 20.98 3.15 3.15 22.32 25.00 13.56 L7.41 
BLACK X MALLARD 0.32 1.54 0.56 0.00 0.29 0.34 0246 0.55 
4OTTLED DUCK 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.90 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 
GADWALL 0.00 0.00 2.59 2.67 9.29 0.90 6213 3.74 
AMERICAN WIGEON 1.27 0.09 5.92 9.82 1.16 0.34 9.89 10.67 
GREEN-WINGED TEAL 6.19 7.68 6.75 6.55 13.62 11.82 8.58 6.02 
BLUE-WINGED/CINNAMON TEAL 0.16 0.00 1.85 0.97 5.51 6442 0.46 3.28 
NORTHERN SHOVELE2 0.00 0.00 1.48 1.99 0.90 0.34 0.92 0.82 
PINTALL 0.32 0.00 2.59 1.09 0.00 1.69 5.06 2.37 
WOOD NuUCK 7.15 5.63 49.40 32.73 28212 10.47 5.82 9.39 
REDHEAD 0.16 0.26 9.09 9.24 0.00 0.00 0.08 0.09 
CANVAS BACK 0.00 2.81 0.00 2.91 0.00 0.68 0.38 0.09 
GREATER SCAUP 20.91 33.00 0.56 0.24 1.16 0.68 1.23 2.01 
LESSER SCAUP 7.78 3.84 1.76 9.12 1.16 0.34 1.38 0.73 
RING-NECKED DUCK 0.16 0.00 5.18 8.12 4.35 2.70 8.74 6229 
SOLD ENE YES 0.79 9.51 0.99 4.49 1.16 4.73 2-15 0.82 
BUFFLFHEAD 0.64 0.51 1. 76 0.61 1.45 2.37 6667 2.74% 
RUDDY DUCK 0.16 0.00 0.19 9.97 0.29 0.34 3.37 0.37 
OLDS CUAW 0.45 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.58 0.34 0.69 0.09 
EIDERS 0.09 0.00 0.00 0.00 9.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 
SCOTERS 21.59 9.18 0.00 0.00 1.45 2.37 0. 84 0.09 
4HOGDED MERGANSERS 0.00 0.51 1.39 1.09 0.00 1.91 0.92 0.18 
OTHER MERGANSERS 1.27 0.77 0.28 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.84 0.27 
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DUCK HARVEST (RET&IEVED KILL) 149679 19,267 142,284 174,392 34,972 35,720 142,371 139,688 
PERCENT CHANGE +312 +232 +22% -22 
SEASONAL DUCK HARVEST PER ADULT HUNTER 4.09 5.33 6.67 7.78 3.97 4.38 7.10 6.70 
PERCENT CHANGE +302 +172 +102% -6% 
GOOSE_SPECIES COMPOSITION 
CANADA GOOSE 100. 90% 100.002 100.00% 100.002 90.002 100.002 73.832 87.88% 
SNOW GOQSE 0.00 0.990 0.090 0.00 10.99 0.00 11.41 12.12 
BLUE GOOSE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 
WHITE-FRONTED GOOJSE 0.00 0.00 0.00 9.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 
BRANT 0.00 0.99 0.99 9.90 0.90 0.00 14.77 0.00 
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GONSE HARVEST (RETRIEVED KILL) 1,379 29377 3,708 34440 1,864 1,821 24,615 22,011 
PERCENT CHANGE +722 -72% -2% -11% 
SEASONAL GOOSE HARVEST PER ADULT HUNTER 0.39 9.66 0.18 0.16 9.21 0.23 1.24 1.07 
PERCENT CHANGE +722 -122% +67 -14% 
COJT HARVEST {RETRIEVED KILL) 599 197 11,777 8399 928 173 26,380 15,098 
PERCENT C4ANGE ~67% -29% -81% -43% 
SEASONAL COOT HARVEST PER ADULT HUNTER 0.16 0.05 0.53 0.36 0.10 0.02 1.26 0.69 
PERCENT CHANGE -67% -322% -—802% -45% 
TOTAL HUNTER DAYS 275552 30,820 155,392 173,187 57,243 51,882 136,087 120,516 
PERCENT CHANGE +12% +112 -92% -112% 
DAYS PER ADULT HUNTER 7.51 8.38 Pot? 7.61 6.40 6.26 6.68 5.69 
PERCENT. CHANGE 412% +6% -22% -15% 
TOTAL DUCK STAMPS SOLO 3,553 3,583 21,029 21,861 8,851 8,067 19,670 20, 877 
PERCENT CHANGE +1% +42 -9% +62 
PERCENT SOLD TO NON-—HUNTERS 1.842% 2.38% 2.07% 1.01% 3.852% 2.37f 4.66% 6.03% 
TOTAL ADULT HUNTERS (POTENTIAL) 34488 34498 20,594 21,640 8,510 7,876 19,365 20,135 
PERCENT CHANGE 0% +5% ye 4 +4% 
PERTENT ACTIVE ADULT HUNTERS 81.2% 84.5% 89.12% 88.6% 84.6% 83.3% 85.3% 82.2% 
PERCENT SUCCESSFUL ADULT HUNTERS 54.4% 63.5% 71.2% 70.3% 53.9% 57.1% 72.02% 66.7% 
SAMPLE_SIZES ; 
DUCK WINGS 541 356 1,081 825 346 296 1,305 1,097 
GOOSF TAILS 44 43 0 1 9 15 149 99 
QUESTIONNAIRES 312 252 813 618 286 221 1,174 825 
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