
Atlantic Flyway Data 
Number of Hunters, Average Times Hunted, Seasonal Bag, Seasonal Unretrievea Kill 
and Daily Bag as Determined by the Waterfowl Hunter Mail survey 
Percent Change 
1956-1957 to 
1957-1958 1956-1957 1957-1958 
Number of Potential Hunters 
Over 15* . 357,130 377; 689 \ = 5 bh 
Under 16 19,212 23, 746 - oe 
376, 342 1,435 - 6.25 
Number of Active Hunters** 
Over 15 299, 618 308,957 Nec. 
Under 16 13, 44 1,556 = 21,14 
313, 2 32 3 513 bool ~00 
Average Times Hunted** h..157 4.272 N.C. 
Average Seasonal Bag** 
Over 15 Ducks 4.263 h ,2ho0 N.C. 
| Geese 378 209 # 80.86 
Coot 2313 «307 N.C. 
Under 16 Ducks 1.746 2.108 ~ 17.17 
Geese 172 .091 / 89.01 
Coot 2251 ~622 - 59.65 
Average Seasonal No. not retrievea** 
Over 15 Ducks 937 1.290 = 27.36 
Geese .Oh9 O40 f 22.50 
Coot .082 .065 / 26.15 
Under 16 Ducks 2579 730 - 20.68 
Geese .053 .029 / 82.76 
Coot 20 2255 - 52.9h 
Average Daily Bag** 
Over 15 Ducks 1.025 993 N.C. 
Geese .091 O49 / 85.71 
Coot 073 072 | N.C. 
Under 16 Ducks 420 493 - 14.81 
‘Geese | O41 .021 / 95.2h 
Coot .060 +146 | ~ 58.90 
¥ Individuals who mehr a Duck Stamp with intent to hunt. 
** Individuals who hunted at least once. 110 ! 
