MISSISSIPPI FLYWAY 
A. Waterfowl Kill Information 
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MISSISSIPPI FLYWAY 
(Figures in (-) represent changes in percent from previous year.} 
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- 1950-51 
No. Hunters 
Percent Composition of Bag 
682,593. 

Mallard 50.6 
B-w. Teal 5,3 
Scaup 3.0 
G-w. Teal 3A 
Pintail 5.4 
Wood duck 3,0 
_ Black duck 2.5 
Other ducks 10,5 
Total ducks ~ 83.4 
_ Canada geese 8 
Other geese 9 
Total geese 1.7 
Coot 12.9 







1952-52 
794,898 (+ 16) 

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(h) Percent Change in Kill (main species) 
Mallard (- 27) 
B-w. Teal (~ 45) 
Scaup (~ 64) 
Gew, Teal (- 39) 
Pintail (- 55) 
Wood duck (+ 24) 
Canada geese (- 82) 
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(+ 74) 
(+207) 
(+ 90) 
(+ 70) 
(+ 27) 
(+356) 
1952-53 

855,568 (+ -7Y 


Av. no. Hunts - 6,6 8.8 (+ 33) 10,174 (+ 15) 
Total Hunts 4,505,114 6,995,102 (+ 55) | 8,704,548 (+°24) 
‘Av. Daily Kill Index - | 
- Ducks 1,28 1,41 (+ 10) 1,012 (- 28) 
Geese “e483 05 (+ 66) | ~031 (- 40) 
Coot’ _»« a 26 (+ 24) | 161 (- 39) 
Av, Seasonal Kill Index | 
Ducks 8,54 12,32 (+44) | 10,290 (- 16) 
Geese 19 44 (4131) | - 315 (- 30) 
Coot 1,47 2,23 (+ 52) | 1.638 (- 26) 
Total Kill Index | ‘i 
Ducks 5, 641,629 19,789,169 (+ 73) | 8,808, 928 (- 10) 
Geese 127, 801 | 348,165 (+172) | 269,504 (~ 23) 
Coot 970, 780 1,775, 802 (+ 83) 1, 401, 420 (- 21) 
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