PACIFIC FLYWAY 
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| Waterfowl! Kill Information 
The following table presents the estimated kill of waterfowl during 
the 1952-53, 1953-54 and 1954-55 shooting seasons as determined by the 
Waterfowl Hunter Mail Survey: 
Percent Change 
| | Total Kill * 1953-54 - 
Species 1952-53 1953-54 ~ 1954-55 1954-55 
Mallard 2,022,670 1,371,510 1, 389, 039 + 3 
Pintail 761,540 993, 235 733, 987 - 46.1 
Am. Widgeon 329, 950 376, 860 534,229 + 41.8 
G-w. Teal 293, 250 488,140 392, 463 + 6.2 
Shoveler 130,420 154,525 380, 156 +146.0 
Redhead 115,970 30,120 27,952 “Gd 
Other Ducks 251,080 313,551 714,215 +127.8 
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Total Ducks 3, 904, 770 3, 727, 941 4,172,041 + 11.9 
Ganada Geese ** 146, 250 90,795 156, 146 + 72.0 
Snow Geese 40,500 143,390 145,997. + 1.5 
White -fronts 45,200 67, 350 145, 984 +116.7 
Cackling Geese - 56,935 139,120. +144.4 
Brant 25, 350 23,905 26,770 + 12. @ 
Other Geese 790 a 2,593- -— 
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Total Geese 247,090 382, 375 616, 610 +°61.3 
Goot 143, 000 161,611 513,297 +217.6 
* Includes both retrieved and unretrieved birds. 
** Cackling geese included in "Canada" category in 
1952-53 tabulation. 

