Table Ll, -<-Weterforl Brood Size 
Arctica Coast Tnneke-Loywer Yukon 
Spsciss Number of 
broods 
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Creeo-winged teal 
Biuebill 
bid-squaw 
Fasifiec sider 
Lasgssr Canada goose 
Thite-frontec gooss 
a. 

Mortality factors, 
Discussion of mortality on waterfowl is usually high- 
lighted by opinions on the take by natives. This yaar 
information on the extent end signifitcenece of this taks 
WES genured in the four study areas, On the Aretic. cogst 
the native take waa small dus to sparse Fskimoe popnletion 
thers, Hieh wages at the Navy installation at Burrow 
hares concentrates many of the ssacorast neople in town; the 
sore is trus of the Barter Island Army bass, but an a 
limited scale. Nuch of the Aretic coast is uncecupiad 
how by humans. Goose feathers were found at Colville 
fiver canps but there was no evidence of serious kill, 
Kelson fesls that native takes of waterforl is not sigeni- 
ficant on the Aretic toast at prasent. 
round Kotzebue Sound the takes if considerable near 
the native villages. Ege hunting i° = pravalent nractics 
tut ?Tartunately doss not invelye a large ares. Ths 
Gotermneaus so0gse drives ars not common today on a large 
stale. A drive bsld at Balawik in late Tune wes reported 
to fare netted about 125 birds, mostly g298e. In addition, 
molting ducks are taken by individuals or small groups of 
natives. Scott believes the take of sees and watarfowl 
by natives to be relatively heavy around tha Kotzabus 
Sound villages, 
Natives of the Innoko-lowsr Yukon take waterfowl in 
considerabls numbers but goos2 drives are apparently no 
longer practiced in the interior. Chatelain found ths 
hunting of sg2s and molting waterfowl restricted to a 
few areas, Sumner fishing also helped ta relieve ths 
Pressure on waterfowl, 
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