Central Flyway Data 
Waterfowl Kill Information 
The following table presents the estimated number of waterfowl bagged 
and waterfowl knocked down but not retried during the 1956-57 and 1957-58 
shooting seasons as determined by the Waterfowl Hunter Mail Survey: 
Percent Change 
1956-1957 to 
* Includes all white-cheeked geese as Canada geese. 
48 
Species 1957-1958 1956-1957 1957-1958 
Mallard 1,724,199 1,480,764 f 16.43 
G-W. Teal 651,708 405,228 60.83 
Pintail 43h, 343 353,088 fe» 23.01 
B-W. Teal 338.252 298,295 “J Ase 
Redhead 180,556 170,934 { 5-63 
Canvasback Lah 135 Lh, 368 - 16 
Shoveler 125,149 90, 406 # 38.43 
Gadwall 64,318 89,031 - 27.76 
Am. Wigeon 50,757 39 ,033 # 30.04 
Scaup 92,990 34,078 ? 172.87 
Ruddy 5,036 22,474 - %[T-5 
Cinn. Teal 11,623 18,414 - 37.0 
Bufflehead 5,036 12,979 - 61.20 
Wood Duck 13,173 10,869 # 21.20 
Ring-necked 21,697 10,294 / 110.77 
Merganser 4,649 7,576 ~ 38.64 
Goldeneye 3,099 827 - 35.80 
Black Duck 2, 32h 2,462 - 5.61 
Scoter 1,549 543 # 185.27 
Others 00 Lg dl “= 
Total Ducks Retrieved 3, O74, OO 3,196,014 J 21.20 
Total Ducks not retrieved 681,092 520, 847 ¢ 30<TT 
Total Duck Kill 4,555,696 3, 717, 661 f 22.5% 
Canada Goose* 192,432 168,998 # 13.87 
Snow Goose 61,458 113,166 - 45.69 
Blue Goose 23,965 255,519 - 6.30 
White-fronted Goose 19,475 32,763 - 0.56 
Total Geese Retrieved 297, 330 340, 502 - le. 
Total Geese not retrieved 32,970 65,402 ~ 9.59 
Total Goose Kill 330, 300 405,904 - 18.63 
Total Coot Retrieved 79,439 72,168 # 10.08 
Total Coot not retrieved 25,633 21, 580 / 18.78 
Total Coot Kill 105,072 93,748 # 12.08 
