TABLE C-8 PERCENTAGE SPECIES COMPOSITION OF WATERFOWL HARVESTED, TOTAL NUMBERS HARVESTED, AND ADULT HUNTER STATISTICS IN THE 
PACTFIC FLYWAY NURING THE 1976 AND 1977 HUNTING SEASONS --continued 
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1976 1977 1976 1977 1976 1977 1976 1977 
DUCK SPECTES. COMPCSITION 
MALLARD 21.242 23.572 47.182 48.17% 68.06% 64-918 28.72% 31.03% 
NN4ESTIC “MALLARD 9.00 0.09 3.99 0%. 06 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.02 
PLACK MDOUICK 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 
PLACK xX MALLAPN 9.99 C.00 0.90 0.00 0. 00 0.00 0.00 0.00 
MCTTLED QUCK 9.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 
PANWALL 33 10.37 1.29 0.83 6.94 5.26 2.39 2.84 
AMFRTCAN WIGEON 6.86 6.92 17.86 15.04 8.33 3-51 13.33 12.16 
GREEN-WINGE® TEAL 19.45 18.00 15.62 15.50 6-02 10.53 16.90 18.60 
RL UF-WINGER/CINNABMCN TEAL 4.17 5.15 9.17 0.25 1.39 1.17 2.20 2.72 
NORTHERN SHOVFLER 8.87 4.59 2.24 2-68 0.93 0.00 5.80 5.37 
PINTATI 21.24 17. 43 9.64 11.57 2.78 5.26 22.92 17.86 
wand QUCK 9.90 0.00 0.04 0.12 0.00 0.00 0.89 1.17 
RENHEAN 4.92 4.38 0. 42 0.19 0.00 0.00 1.00 0.90 
CANVASRACK 1.34 1.48 9.66 0.34 0.93 0.00 1.21 1.02 
GREATER SCAYP 0.00 0.14 0.42 0.58 0.00 0.00 0.33 1.05 
LESSER SCAUP 1.94 2-40 1.04 0.65 0-00 0.00 1.22 1.57 
RING-NECKEN PUCK 0.98 0.09 1.25 0.89 0.46 0.00 0.90 0.68 
SOLDENEYES 9.0C 1.06 2-42 0.77 2-78 7.02 0-46 0.86 
RUFEL EHFAD 0.22 1.62 0.75 1.42 0.00 1.17 0.36 0-91 
RUDDY NUCK 2.98 2226 9.17 0.19 0. 46 0.00 0.98 0.66 
ALNSOUAW 9.00 0.09 0.08 0.00 0-00 0.00 0.01 9.00 
FINDERS 0.00 C.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 
STOTERS 0.00 0.07 0.08 0.15 0.00 0.00 0.07 0.22 
HCCNED MERGANSERS 0. 00 0.07 0.50 0.31 0.00 0.00 0.08 0.09 
CTHFR MERGANSERS 9.39 0.49 0.21 0.28 0.93 1.17 0.22 0.27 
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QUCK HAP VEST (RETRIEVEN KILL) 366,009 265,801 544 1656 5737861 10,178 13,022 4e152,787 3,083,378 
PFRCENT CHANGE -27% +5% +282 -26% 
SFASONAL MUCK HARVEST ER ANULT HUNTER 8.60 6.30 7.62 8.05 4e17 5.12 10.43 7295 
DERCENT CHANGE -272 +62 +232 24% 
GOOSE_SPECTES_COMPOSTTION 






CANADA GANSE 98.94% 94.52% 95.832 96.082 93.75% 100.008 47.19% 58.93% 
SNCw GOOSF 1.06 4.11 2-50 0.78 6.25 0.00 37-89 26.230 
RL UF GNOASF 3.00 0.00 9.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.09 0.00 
WHITE-FRONTEL GLOSE 0. 00 1 a3, 0.00 0.78 0.00 0.00 12.45 10.29 
RRENT b 3.99 0.99 1.67 2-35 0.00 0.00 0.33 3-22 
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GOPSE HARVFST (RETRIEVEN KILL) 13,185 29,104 43,023 36,694 753 1,052 371,682 314,875 
PERCENT CHANGE #1212 -15% +408 -15% 
SEASONAL GONSE HARVEST PFR ADULT HUNTER 0.31 0-69 0.60 0.52 0.31 0.42 0.9% 0-82 
PERCENT CHANGE #1232 -14% +342 -13% 
COOT HARVEST (PET®PIFVED KILL) 9,906 8,390 6,870 10,252 87 135 143,286 112,883 
DFERCENT CHANGF ~15% +492 +552 -21% 
SEASONAL COOT HARVEST PER ADULT HUNTER 0.22 0.19 0.09 0.14 0.03 0.05 0.35 0.28 
PFEFRCENT CHANGE -143 +502 +508 -19% 
TOTAL HUNTER NAYS 299,219 333,495 553,385 539,637 10,426 13,569 22937816 2,821,769 
PERCENT CHANGF 4112 -2% +302 -4% 
NAYS PEFR ANULT HUNTER 6.79 7TeAhS 7T.47 Te3l 4.13 5.16 To12 7.03 
PERCENT CHANGE +122 -22 +252 -1t 
TOTAL DUCK STAMPS SQLD 47,658 402319 68,573 70,261 2,378 22479 388,340 383,195 
PERCENT CHANGE -12 42% 44% -1% 
DFPCENT SCL® TR NCN-HUNTERS 3.332 0.3272 9.682 3.31% 2.30% 2.33% 232% 3-64f 
TOTAL ANULT HUNTERS {(PNTENTIAL) 47,524 40,170 68,107 67,935 2,323 22421 379,323 369,253 
PERCENT CHAAGF -12% og 44F —-3% 
PERCENT ACTIVE ARULT HUNTERS 89.22 88.8% B1.02 83.72 80.72 78.6% 84.9% 84-08 
CEFPCENT SUCCESSFUL ANULT HUNTERS 75.20% 71.9% 66.1% 68.02% 62.82% 64.7% 72-4 68.2% 
SAMPLE SIZES 
NUCK WINGS 1,342 1,417 2,408 3,251 216 171 17,916 15,625 
GNnse TAILS 94 73 120 255 16 27 1,057 1,095 
QUEST TONNATRES 735 651 878 1,300 135 146 9,105 9,124 
pincludes only that portion of the State lying within the Pacific Flyway. 
Ross’ goose. 
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