




TARLF C-9 PERCENTAGE SPECIES COMPOSITION OF WATERFOWL HARVESTEDs TOTAL NUMBERS HARVESTED, ANO ADULT HUNTER STATISTICS IN 
ALASKA AND FOR THF ENTIRE UNITEN STATFS DURING THE 1976 AND 1977 HUNTING SEASONS. 
ALASKA UNITED STATES 
+ <5— TOTAL 
1976 1977 1976 1977 
DUCK SPECIES COMPOSITION 
MALLAPD 27.622 28.90% 33.052 32.78% 
NOMESTTC MALLARD 9.00 0.00 0.07 0.11 
PLACK NUCK 7.290 0.00 2.84 2.13 
BLACK X MALLARN 0. 00 0.00 0.11 0.12 
MCTTLEN nucK 9.90 c.09 0.82 0.76 
GAMWALL 0.94 0.79 5.66 5.49 
AMEQTCAN WISFECN 13.6% 10.87 7.02 6.99 
GREEN-WINGED TFAL 13.81 15.36 12.80 13.72 
®LUE-WINGFO/CINNAMON TEAL 9.34 0.55 5.59 5.49 
NORTHERN SHCVELER 7.76 5.53 3.11 2.83 
OINTATL 24.55 26.11 9.06 7.51 
WNOnN NUCK 0.00 0-00 6.99 7.57 
RENHEAN 0.09 9.24 1-06 0. 83 
Cany ASAACK 0.43 0.30 0-86 0.54 
GRFATE® SCAUP le ll 1.34 3.61 1.00 
TESSFER SCAUP 3.24 1.64 3.64 5.17 
PING-NFCKE DUCK ?.00 0.43 3.36 3.42 
GOCLNENEYES 2.39 4.19 0. 65 0.60 
RUFFLFHFAD 1.71 2.37 9.84 1.17 
RUNNY NUCK 0.00 0.00 3.55 0.31 
NLISQUAW 9.43 0.36 4.13 0.07 
EINERS 0.00 0.18 0.12 0.10 
SCOTERS 1.92 0.30 3.33 0.51 
HCONEN MFERGANSEPS 0.09 0.00 0.44 3.50 
CTHFR MERGANSERS 9.51 0.66 3.29 0.25 
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DUCK HARVEST {RETRIFVEN KILL) 109,909 108,994 15,190,754 13,466,570 
PERCENT CHANGE -1% -112 
SEASONAL DUCK HARVEST PER ANULT HUNTFR& 5.69 5.49 6.99 6.21 
PERCENT CHANGE pe “Sd -112 
MOSE_SPECTES_ COMPOSITION 
en Gon se 50.662 64.87% 62.90% 64.32% 
SNOW GONSF 1.66 3.60 29.63 18.49 
ALUF GNOSE 9.00 o.ce 9.48 10.46 
WHITE-FERONTFL GOCSE 9.21 7.21 6.02 5.65 
BRANT y 11.84 11.71 17 9.73 
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GROSF HARVEST (RFIRIEVEN KILL) 134979 17,05? 15692,252 1,839,811 
PFRCENT CHANGE +222 +92 
SFASONAL GONSE HARVEST PEFR ADULT HUNTER 0.73 0. 86 0-79 0.86 
PFRCENT CHANGE +19% +9% 
COOT HA® VEST {RETRIEVED KILL) 1,105 438 929.665 492,217 
PFRCENT CHANGE -602% -472% 
SFASONAL CONT HARVEST CER ADULT HUNTER 0.05 0.02 0.41 0.22 
PERCENT CHANGF ~62% -~47E 
TOTAL HUNTER DAYS 89,817 R69042 15 93062948 15, 249,555 
PERCENT CHANGE -42 0% 
NAYS PER ANULT HUMTER 4.49 4.18 6.89 6-87 
PERCENT CHANGE -72% (ok 4 
TNTAL DUCK STAMPS SNLN 18,455 19,253 21275312 2,1323940 
PERCENT CHANGE +4% oz 
PERCENT SALA TO NCN~HUNTERS 0.35% 1.732 2.592% 2.942 
TOTAL ADULT HUNTERS (PNTENT TAL) 18,390 18,920 220725308 220702201 
PFECENT CHANGE +32 0g 
PERCENT ACTIVE ANULT HUNTERS 73.02 70-02% 85.0% 85.12% 
PCFPCFENT SUCCESSFLL ANULT HUNTERS 40.0% 56.7% 68.9% 676% 
S4MOLE_SIZES 
NUCK WINCS 1,173 1,647 74,338 72,398 
GONSE TAILS 152 222 7,221 8,553 
QUFST TONNATRES 564 1,192 43,653 42,119 

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