CENTRAL FLY WAY 
Central Flyway Data 
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gierfow! Kill Information 
The following table presents the estimated kill of waterfowl during the 
1954-55 and 1955-56 shooting seasons as determined by the Waterfowl Hunter Mail 
Survey: 
| Total Kill* 
Percent Change 





1954-55 to 
apecies | 1955-56 1954-55 1955-56 
Mallard 1,948, 932 1,532,214 + 27.20 
Pintail 399,106 426,165 - 6.35 
Green-winged Teal 388,113 404,532 - 4,06 
Blue-winged Teal 296, 384 345, 367 - 14,18 
Redhead 134, 761 104, 989 + 28.36 
Shoveler 112,701 122,117 ee a 
Canvasback LIZ, 213 - 93,217 + 19.00 
Scaup 90, 341 66,978 + 34. 88 
Gadwall 64,154 88, 270 - 27.32 
Ringneck 59,239 8, 383 +531.13 
Ruddy Duck 38, 755 46, 847 - 17.27 
American Widgeon 31,027 87,178 - 64.41 
Cinnamon Teal 23,298 14, 638 + 59.16 
Merganser 14,857 11,499 + 29.20 
Goldeneye 11,818 5,118 +130. 91 
Bufflehead “10; 730 13,205 - 18.74 
Wood Duck 10,130 36,952 - 72.59 
Black Duck 3,114 1,433 +117. 31 
Scoter 525 1,945 - 73.01 
Others 1,501 0 -- 
Total Ducks 3, 751,699 3,412, 047 + 9.95 
Canada Goose 114,192 69, 312 + 64,75 © 
Snow Goose 49,174 52,152 - 5.71 
Blue Goose 26,616 15,193 + 75.19 
White-fronted Goose 30, 858 _4 41,670 - 25.95 
Total Geese 220, 840 178, 327 + 23. 84 
Caot 125,457 79, 248 + 58.31 

* Includes both retrieved and unretrieved birds. 
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