TABLE (C-5 
PERCENTAGE SPECIES COMPOSITION OF WATERFOWL HARVESTED, 
ATLANTIC FLYWAY OURING THE 1975 AND 1976 HUNTING SEASONS. 
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CONNECTICUT DEL AWARE 
1975 1976 1975 1976 
DUCK SPECIES COMPOSITION 
MALLARD 25.01% 26.212 31.842 26.92% 
DUMESTIC MALLARD 3.20 0.88 0.16 0.43 
BLACK DUCK 25.88 28.85 20.16 25.21 
RLACK X MALLARD 2.91 0.22 0.80 0.30 
MOTTLED DUCK 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 
GADWALL 0.15 0.44 2224 Fal? 
AMERICAN WIGEON 0.87 0.66 2.40 1.71 
GREEN-WINGED TEAL 6.40 5.95 18.24 19.23 
BLUE-WINGED/ CINNAMON TEAL 0.44 0.44 0.00 0.00 
NORTHERN SHOVELER 0.00 0.00 3.68 3.85 
PINTATL 0.44 1.10 3.36 2.56 
WOOD DUCK 11.20 7.71 0. 80 0.43 
REDHEAD 0.15 0.00 0.00 0.00 
CANV AS BACK 0.00 5.95 0.16 2.14 
GREATER SCAUP 7.42 7249 6024 2.99 
LESSER SCAUP 1.16 1.54 1.22 4.70 
PING-NECKED DUCK 0.44 0.00 0.64 0.43 
GOLDENEYES 0.58 1.98 0.80 0.43 
BUFFLEHEAD 3.93 463 0.80 0.43 
PUDDY DUCK 0.00 0.00 1.92 0.00 
OLDS CUAW 0.90 0.00 1.28 0.00 
EIDERS 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 
SCOTERS 8.97 en 1.12 0.00 
HODDED MERGANSERS 0.58 0.44 0.64 0.00 
ATHER MERGANSERS 0.29 25 h2 1.60 1.28 
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DUCK HARVEST (RETRIEVED KILL) 494467 40,638 55,981 429125 
PERCENT C4ANGE -18% -25% 
SEASONAL DUCK HARVEST PER ADULT HUNTER 3.24 2.89 4.17 3.37 
PERCENT CHANGE -112 -19% 
GOOSE_ SPECIES COMPOSITION 
CANADA GOOSF 100.00 100.002 ©5.362 97.67% 
SNCW GODSE 0.00 0.00 1.55 2.33 
~WHITE-FRONTEN SNOSE 0.09 0.00 0.00 0.00 
BRANT 0.00 0.00 3.09 0.90 
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GGOSE HARVEST (RETRIEVED KILL) 5 387 3,964 419434 531843 
ERCENT CHANGE = 26% +302 
SFASCNAL GONSE HARVEST PER ADULT HUNTER 0.36 0.29 
PERCENT CHANGE -20% “she eae 
CUNT HARVEST (RETRIEVED KILL) 1,395 512 7 
PERCENT CHANGE : =632 tee saat 
SEASONAL CCOT HARVEST PER ADULT HUNTER 0.09 0.03 0.16 0.04 
PERCENT CHANGE -60% -76% 
TOTAL HUNTER DAYS 92,149 775448 
PERCENT C4ANGE * bhi anti re aes 
DAYS PER ADULT HUNTER 5.92 5243 
PERCENT CHANGE — 8% cha a 
TOTAL DUCK STAMPS snLD 15,403 
PERCENT CHANGE ‘ tees edn? eae 
PERCENT SOLD TO NON-HUNTERS 3.93% 9.54% 2.22% 2.85% 
TATAL ADULT HUNTERS (PGTENTIAL) 14,798 
PERCENT C4ANGE . ee oy baa reieee 
PERCENT ACTIVE ADULT HUNTERS 79.52 78.2% BB. 
PERCENT SUCCESSFUL ADULT HUNTERS 50.32 53.9% ston ee 
SAMPLE SIZES 
DUCK WINGS 
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25,582 
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243638 
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2,000 
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+342 
48,681 
+112 
1.43 
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6.44 
+52 
329340 
+262 
22642 
315486 
+282 
83.7% 
72.6% 
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TOTAL NUMBERS HARVESTED, AND ADULT HUNTER STATISTICS IN THE 
1,035 
49312 
0.32 
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5-45 
13,143 
4$e34% 
129573 
86.52 
68.4% 
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FLORIDA GEORGIA 
1975 1976 (1975 1976 
1.30% 1.882 14.91% 23-65% 
0.45 0.04 0.00 0.09 
0.45 9-21 2276 2.19 
0.05 0.04 0.25 0.37 
6.25 4.85 0.00 0.00 
0.95 1.42 0.75 0.73 
5.70 5.10 2-26 0.73 
5255 6.39 6.02 3.38 
14.35 15.71 2.01 0.91 
2.290 1.46 0.75 0-46 
2260 3.39 1.00 0.27 
9.75 7.40 59.90 55.98 
1.15 0.92 0.13 0.18 
0.35 1.00 0.00 1.0L 
0.35 0.38 0.00 0.00 
4.35 10.16 0.38 0.73 
38.55 36.02 7239 8.31 
0.05 0.00 0.00 0.00 
0.45 0242 0.00 0-00 
0.15 0.54 0.25 0.09 
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 
0.05 0.00 0.00 0. 00 
2.80 1.76 1.25 0.82 
0.95 0.33 0.00 0.09 
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209,129 333,689 755239 86,288 
+602 +152 
8.19 10.23 5.78 6.18 
+25% +7% 
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0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 
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1,025 
-1% 
0.07 
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41470 
+42 
9038 
-3% 
795445 
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5-60 
+33 
13,513 
+32 
0.242 
13,481 
472% 
85.8% 
68.7% 
1,095 
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