
occurred between the two years. Results showed that the 1956 figures 
were not significantly different from the 1955 figures either in 
Region 2, Region hl, or for the entire area covered. 
Table 1.--Winter Snipe Count ~ Wolgear comparison based 
on coverage by foot only _ . 7 

Areas covered both years “All are as 



Number of ' Snipe pen hour Additional Snipe 
7 areas: 1955 | 1956 areas per -hour | 
Region 1, | - 4. 5S 1955 1956 
California ik  & +E2S3 0 6 Ti. 20,1 
Region 2. 
Arizona 0 -~ -- 2 -~ 1¢C.1 
Colorado 0 -— -- - 2 -- -- 
New Mexico 5 1.5 0.8 —~é6 303. On7 
Texas oa Wee. ca “8 tpl (1036 
Total, Region2 — 20 aa hae 2.3 19 hel 607° 
Percent change, Region 2 9% aa ae (462%) 
Region ). ; | 
Alabama — Urs. 2.0 2.0 11 20,2 3.6 
Arkansas h hel 4.8 13 5.1 4.8 
Florida 6 28.8 12.1 ie 22.4 9.7 
feorgia’. 2 5.0 1.0 2 Goede “27 
Kentucky . 3 : 0.9 6.5 3 0.5 0.5 
Louisiana > — 26 2.8 85.8 7 1.8 126.1 
Mississippi ._ 7 51.3 9.2 “63.8 Ge) 
North Carolina 8 2.1 2.0 ~&9 1.5, 2,0 
South Carolina | 5 10.3 15.2 ial 03) 15.2 
Tennessee 9 ~~ 0.8 0.8 9 0.5 0.6 
Total, Region )y 73 2.9 348 70. 9,8 a6 
Percent Change, Region) - £39% | yg) 
Region 5. 
West Virginia. - = © Owe -- 2 7.8 -- 
TOTAL | | il ‘Oh. 20,08 = 27.06 97. 16.31 32.97 
Percent change 8=—(<(‘“CtCS:C:S 435% (41022 ) 
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