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TABLE C-5  PFRCENTAGE SPECIES COMPOSITION OF WATERFOWL HARVESTED, TOTAL NUMBERS HARVESTED, AND ADULT HUNTER STATISTICS IN TH 
ATLANTIC FLYWAY DURING THE 1975 AND 1976 HUNTING SEASONS--continued i rn i ye ae iad a cme ee 
1975 1976 1975 1976 19751976 \ 3 a 
pe ayant *2 0.00 0.88 0.00 0.13 9.13 0.00 0.93 
era 37.13 33.34 20.27 29.41 30.61 30.26 35418 27-15 
Sepa oeeig *63 138 0. 88 0.68 1.47 0.77 1.50 1.23 
BLACK X MALLARD 0.62 0. ° . 
: 0.90 0.90 0.00 0.00 0.00 
MOTTLED DUCK pas ae at 4c77 0.27 0.13 0.30 0.00 
ponies 0.21 0.38 4.29 1st? 1.14 0.51 0.00 0.31 
AMERICAN WIGEON 22 ee tert et 5.6% 8.68 3.31 6.48 
GREEN-WINGED TEAL 11.14 11.8 : ‘ 
: -60 0.38 1.80 1.23 
BLUE-WINGED/CINNAMON TEAL 2.99 2<89 erik mags ae nies 0.00 0.00 
NORTHERN SHNVELER 0.00 he rob a ae in 0.46 0.00 
PINTAIL : ere me 2.34 1.50 9.44 7.41 27.66 27215 
woon DUCK 6.19 10. ; ° 
: E 0.00 0.13 0.00 0.00 
one 0.09 9200 0200 0200 0.07 1.28 0.00 0.00 
Hooyer 0.62 1.01 7.02 3.27 2.14 3.45 0.30 0.62 
GREA . . 5 Se 0.51 0.30 0.31 
LESSER SCAUP 0.41 0.76 1.07 1.63 0.5 
‘ 0.60 0.13 2041 2.47 
Shy as age a aoe es 2263 2045 1.21 3.32 0.30 1.54 
ck pat peat A 4.33 6.92 3.02 4.77 5.02 6426 1.80 0.93 
B | ; " a 0.40 0.38 0. : 
RUDDY DUCK 0.41 0.00 0.88 0.55 
3 0.95 0.52 1.33 0.00 0.00 
eIDERS riche eri olo8 on 5.65 10.32 0.00 0.00 
SCOTERS 11.73 10.48 4.96 3.28 14.99 5.99 2.89 9.90 
: . 0.47 0.13 3.31 2.78 
eet DEROONSER S fee et rg 0168 2.01 3432 4.51 4432 
OTHER MERGANSERS : " : ‘ eet 
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_OTHER DUCK eT ee A , ee 8 eee ee ee ee Pe ee aa de 00.0 00_________Q.00___ oO 100. : 1200 
Ss a ig a i cit ee Og OD LODO 0608 100.80 200.ne QO. __ 100.00. sd 00s 
8 29 1496 434659 
DUCK HARVEST (RETRIEVED KILL) 83,809 97,366 164,050 36, 493 93,160 cavers ’ ese 
PERCENT CHANGE +16% 
‘ 4.29 2.67 4.11 
SEASONAL DUCK HARVEST PER ANULT HUNTER 4.58 5.53 4.12 cies *¢? + 14% +54% 
PERCENT CHANGE +212 
GOCSE SPECIES COMPOSITION 
CANADA GOOSE 100. 00% 100. 00% 98.702 99.62% 80.65% 100.002 100.002 100. 00¢ 
SNOW GONSE 0.00 0.00 0.96 0.32 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 
BLUE GOOSE 0.00 0.00 0.06 0.06 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 
WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 
_OI cae A St Ea ne eT ~>~0e00______._Qe00_______0.00_________o,90 _o.90 00 99 
RMN ne tM et hh i, pono DBE DeMae 100.90 LOG D9 ington on on saa oe ape ne 
GOOSF HARVEST (RETRIEVED KILL) 979 2,739 189, 706 162,034 8,391 8,859 1 +451 15296 
PERCENT C4ANGE +1802 -152 +62 ~11% 
SEASCNAL GOOSE HARVEST PER ADULT HUNTER 0.05 0.16 4.82 3.95 0.34 0.39 0.13 0.12 
PERCENT CHANGE +1892 -13% +142 —8% 
COOT HARVEST {RETRIEVED KILL) 3,817 3,572 34418 203 29867 2,352 232 309 
PERCENT CHANGE -6% -94% -18% +332 
SEASONAL COOT HARVEST PER ADULT HUNTER 0. 20 0.19 0.08 0.01 0.11 0.10 0.02 0.03 
PERCENT C+ANGE -32 -94% -12% +402 
TOTAL HUNTER DAYS 108,834 116,483 333,398 308,533 178,153 1764307 75 9463 72,525 
PERCENT CHANGF +7% -72% -1% -4% 
DAYS PER ADULT HUNTER 5.81 6048 8.25 7.32 7.01 7.51 6.72 6.69 
PERCENT CHANGE +112 -112 +7Z ot 4 
TOTAL DUCK STAMPS SOLD 18,152 17,458 39,509 40,227 25,298 224934 11,198 10,879 
PERCENT CHANGE -4% +22 -92 -3% 
PERCENT SOLD TO NON-HUNTERS 1.86% 2.052 5.78% 2.88% 40542 2.67% 4.59% 5.31% 
TOTAL ADULT HUNTERS (POTENTIAL) 17,814 17,100 384448 40,101 244149 22,322 10,684 10,301 
PERCENT CHANGE —4% +4% -82 4% 
PERCENT ACTIVE ADULT HUNTERS 83.6% 84.3% 86.8% 85.5% 85.12 85.2% 87.3% 83.3% 
PERCENT SUCCFSSFUL ADULT HUNTERS 62.4% 65.6% 72.62 68.8% 58.6% 60.1% 57.5% 53.2% 
SAMPLE SIZES 
DUCK WINGS 879 787 949 643 1,349 698 327. 304 
GIOSE TAILS 8 14 1,765 1,574 93 60 8 6 
QUESTIONNAIRES 813 541 1,819 1,113 1,184 . 808 362 221 
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