
Flyway variations seem to be of two roughly defined types. In the 
Atlantic and Mississippi Flyways, larger percentages of the hunters 
hunted during periods in the first part of the duck season than 
during periods in the last. In the Central and Pacific Flyways, in 
contrast, larger percentages of hunters hunted during periods in the 
last part of the duck season. There also were two types of variation 
in the percentage of ducks killed during the different parts of the 
duck season. In the Atlantic, Central, and Pacific Flyways, the 
percentage of ducks bagged decreased toward the middle of the duck 
season and increased toward the end. In the Mississippi Flyway the 
number of ducks bagged decreased throughout the duck season. It is 
known, however, that patterns of both hunting and kill differ among 
the States of the Mississippi Flyway at least as mich as they do here 
among flyways2/. 
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2/ atwood, E. L. and C, F. Wells, Jr. Waterfowl harvest in the Mississippi 
flyway States during the 1960-61 hunting season. Bureau of Sport 
eater tage and Wildlife, Special Scientific Report—Wildlife No. 56. 
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