


Table 2. United States: Total goose and coot harvest 
Percentage 
change 
1959-60 to 
Species 1960-61 1959-60 1960-61 
Canada goose 394,136 378,803 + 4 
Snow goose 143,225 133,412 + 7 
White-fronted goose 86,590 61,824 + 40 
Blue goose 54,504 79,152 - 31 
Brant l/ 44,502 26,827 1/ + 66 
Cackling goose 1/ 1/ 15,628 52,465 1/ = 70 
Others 2/ 10,716 1,840 +482 
Total geese retrieved 749,301 734,323 + 2 
Total geese not retrieved 139,047 142,477 - 2 
Total geese killed 888 , 348 876,800 + ] 
Total coots retrieved 305 , 357 167,079 + 83 
Total coots not retrieved 121,137 95,585 + 27 
Total coots killed 426,494 262,664 + 62 
i/ Estimate for 1960-61 considered unreliable; see text. 
2/ Includes blue geese in the Atlantic and Pacific Flyways. 
Table 3. Number of potential and active waterfowl hunters 
in the United States 
Percentage 
change 
1959-60 to 
1960-61 1959-60 1960-61 
Number of potential hunters 
16 and older 1/ 1,592,002 1,571,622 + 1 
15 and younger 125,694 136,707 - 8 
Total 1,717,696 1,708,329 + 1 
Number of active hunters 2/ 
16 and older 1,266,076 1,321,949 4 
15 and younger 92,624 102,079 9 
Total 1,358,700 1,424,028 - 4 
Individuals who purchased a duck stamp with intent to hunt. - 
2/ Individuals who hunted at least once. 
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