PACIFIC FLYWAY 
Pacific Flyway Data 
Waterfowl Kill Information 
The following table presents the estimated number of waterfowl 
bagged and waterfowl Imocked down but not retrieved during the 1956-57 and 
1957-58 shooting seasons as determined by the Waterfowl Hunter Mail Survey: 
Percent Change 
1956-1957 to 
Species 1957-1958 1956-1957 1957-1958 
Mallard 1,118, 708 874, 266 { 27.96 
Pinteil 794,134 553,402 # 43.50 
American Wigeon 332,918 347,893 - 4,30 
G-W Teal 308, 336 302,746 N.C. 
Shoveler 140,575 157,501 - 10.75 
Canvasback 69 , 786 56,935 f 22.57 
B-W Teal 67, 841% 61,095* # 11.04 
Ruddy 49,997 66,651 - 24.99 
Scaup 40, 316 36,377 # 10.83 
Redhead 30, 641 23, 589 # 29.90 
Bufflehead 18,264 16,777 # 8.86 
Gadwall 29, 547 27, 849 # 6.10 
Goldeneye 21,204 36,938 - 2.60 
Cinnamon Teal 41, 264% 35, 415% # 16.52 
Merganser 12, 390 16,643 ~ 25.55 
Scoter 5,613 3,395 # 65.33 
Wood Duck 9,135 10,834 - 15.68 
Ringneck 4,630 2,266 # 104.32 
Others 670 330 # 103.03 
Total Ducks Retrieved 3,095,908 2,030,902 # Ifo 
Total Ducks not retrieved 591, 372 422,005 # 40.13 
Total Duck kill 3,687, 340 3,052,907 # 20.78 
Canada Goose 100, 507 91, Wye { 9-91 
Snow Goose 82,422 67,455 # 22.19 
Cackling Goose 69,421 5,092 # 28.34 
White-fronted Goose 59, 782 54,906 rf F 
Brant Goose 11,948 18,721 - 36.18 
Others 593 - - 
Total Geese retrieved 321,673 286,016 y 13225 
Total Geese not retrieved 52,961 ii, 329 # 19.47 
Total Goose kill 377,634 333,945 # 13.08 
Total retrieved Coot 171, 781 150,585 ¢ 14.08 
Total Coot not retrieved 51, 780 38,005 # 36.25 
Total Coot kill 223,561 188,590 J 18.54 
* It is probable that both Blue-winged and Cinnamon Teal are included in the 
estimates for each of these species since the coloration of the female in 
these species is identical. The net error resulting from this misclassifi- 
cation is unknown. 
