Mississippi Flyway Data 
Waterfowl Kill Information 
The following table presents the estimated kill of waterfowl-during the 
1954-55 and 1955- -56 shooting seasons as ce fenmuned by the p Watertowl Hunter Mail 
Survey: . : , en 
Total Kill* “Percent Change 



| 1954-55 ta 
Species 1955-56 1954-55 1955-56 
Mallard | . - 3, 330, 726 2,578,470 + #29217 
Green-winged Teal 333, 750. 435,531 op Beat 
Blue-winged Teal: 326,279 537, 639 oe 39,31 
Scaup 236, 508 323, 657 - 26.93 
Pintail 179,074 319, 669 - 43.98 
Black Duck 309, 352 201,711 + 53.36 
Canvasback 204,931 117, 703 +: 74.11 
Redhead 155,435 130,025 +: 19,54 
Ring-necked 80, 607 177,014 - 54.46 
Gadwall 133,605 66,777 +100. 08 
American Widveon 73,836 48, 881 + 51.05 
Wood Duck 205, 164 9,510 7 
Shoveler 44,652 46,376 - 3.72 
Ruddy 71,326 40,138 + 77,70 
Bufflehead 30, 702 28, 633 +. 7.23 
Goldeneye 56,442 22,651 +149.18 
Merganser 55,567 25,668 +116.48 
Scoter | 4,903 2,710 + 80.92° 
Others 3,969 308 -- 
Total Ducks 5, 836, 825 5,113,069 + 14.16 
Canada Goose 161, 949 72,298 +124. 00 
Blue Goose 48,111 57, 392 - 16.00 
Snow Goose. 26,231 18, 330 - 43.10 
White-froanted Goose 5,778 5, 913 - 2.28 
Total Geese 242,069 153,933 + 57,26 
* Includes both Settiencd and unretrieved birds. 
** No 1954-55 open season on Wood Duck. 
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