MISSISSIPPI FLYWAY 
Mississippi Flyway Data 
Waterfowl Kill information 
The following table presents the estimated kill of waterfowl during 
the 1955-56 and 1956-57 shooting seasons as determined by the Waterfowl 
Hunter Mai! Survey: 
Percent Change 
1955-56 to 
Species 1956-57 1955-56 1956-57 
Mallard 2,775,452 2,715,919 + 2.19 
Green-wing Teal 438,706 272, 144 + 61.20 
Blue-wing Teal 407,538 266, 052 + 53.18 
Pintail 242,933 146,019 + 66.37 
Black Duck 218,510 252, 250 - 13.38 
Scaup 21:,140 192, 852 + 9.48 
Canvasback 167, 399 167, 103 + .18 
Redhead 75,871 126, 744 - 40.14 
Ringneck 52,508 65,728 - 20.11 
Gaawall 44,270 108, 943 - 59.36 
American Widgeon 41,428 60,207 - 31.19 
Ruddy Duck 36,659 58, 160 ~ 36.97 
Shoveler 31,023 36,410 -~ 14.80 
Merganser 29, %22 45,310 - 34.40 
Goldeneye 18, 546 46,024 - 59.70 
Buffiehead 18,402 25,034 ~ 26.49 
Scoter 3,757 3,998 - 6.03 
Wood Duck 3,035 167, 294 * 
Others 399 3236 -~ 89.52 
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Total Retrieved Ducks: 4,817, 238 4,759,427 
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Total Ducks not retrieved 1,107,297 1,072, 396 + 3,25 
Total Duck Kill 5,924,535 5, 831, 823 + 1.59 
Canada Goose 178, 540 121,941 + 46.42 
Blue Goose 46,563 36, 226 + 28.53 
Snow Goose 32,997 Look + 67.06 
White-frontea Goose . 8,007 4,351 + 84.03 

Total Retrieved Geese 

266, 107 1 82, 269 
Total Geese not retrieved 37, 328 49, 898 - 25.19 
Total Goose Kill 303,435 232,167 + 30.70 
Total Coot retrieved 377,315 392,114 - 3.77 
Total Coot not retrieved 98,371 97, 725 +. .66 
Total Coot Kill 475, 686 489, 839 - 2.89 
“No 1956-57 Open Season on Wood Duck 
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