ATLANTIC FLYWAY 
ATLANTIC FLYWAY 
A. Waterfowl Kill Information 
iA By Bag Check and Post-Season Contact Method: 
(Figures in ( ) are percent changes from previous year.) 
1950-51 | 1951-52 1952-53 
(a) No. Hunters 207, 316 223,285 (+ 8) 268,986 (+ 20) 
(b) Av. No. Hunts 7.281 7.944(+ 9) 8.533 (+ 7) 
(c) Total Hunts 1,509, 467 1, 784, 940 (+18) 2,295,257 (+ 28) 
(a) Av. Daily Kill Index | 
Ducks 1,791 1.226 (-32) 1,242 (+ 1) 
Geese | 099 040 (-60) ~ 150 (+275) 
Coot . 127 2129 (+ 1) 132 (+ 2) 
(e) Av. Seasonal Kill Index 
Ducks - 13,055 10,120 (-22) 10,597 (+ 5) 
Geese .721 » 320 (-55)- 1,279 (+300) 
Coot 2924 1.162 (+26) 1,156( - ) 
(f) Total Kill Index ) 
Ducks 2,697, 394 2,259,644 (-16) 2,852,865 (+ 26) 
Geese 148,996 71,451 (-52) 344, 302 (+382) 
Coot | 190, 852 230, 207 (+20) — 302, 878 (+ 3) 
(g) Perceht Composition of Bag 

Black Duck 22,7 26.6 23.3 
Mallard 10,3 10.8 14,9 
Scaup 8.6 10,4 73 
Pintail 5.2 5,2 6.0 
G-w. Teal 3.3 5,1 5,8 
Baldpate 5.0 5.1 4.6 
Wood duck 5.0 3.6 3.6 
Ringneck 4,0 3.1 2.4 
Canvasback 8.4 P| 2.4 
Other Ducks 15.6 13:2 10.9 
Total Ducks 88.1 88.2 81,5 
Canada Geese 5.0 2,8 9.8 
Other Geese tr. tr’. tr. 
Total Geese 5.0 2.8 9.8 
Coot 6.9 9. 0 8. 7 
(h) Percent Change in Kill 
Black Duck + 8) (- 1) + 20) 
Mallard + 33) (- 6) (+ 77) 
Scaup (+ 9) (+. 2) (- 3) 
Pintail { - ) (- 13) (+ 57) 
G-w. Teal (- 2) (+ 24) (+ 56) 
Baldpate (+ 92) (- 17) (+ 25) 
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