
Table 7. Mississippi Flyway: Waterfowl kill statistics 
Percentage 
change 
1959-60 to 
Species 1960-61 1959-60 1960-61 
Mallard 1,548,751 1,279,578 + 21 
Green-winged teal 293,528 240 , 228 + 6 
Blue-winged teal 253,101 243,284 + 4 
Scaup 240 , 444 322,896 - 26 
Wood duck 173,779 141,047 + 23 
Pintail 125 ,893 120,455 + 4 
American widgeon 83,569 59,990 + 39 
Black duck 1 1/ 70,017 125,141 l/ - 44 
Ring-necked duck 36,597 51,515 + 10 
Shoveler 49,970 24,076 +108 
Gadwall 27,349 21,100 + 30 
Merganser 23,374 30, 302 - 23 
Goldeneye 23,194 24 ,320 m5 
Ruddy duck 16,005 10,365 + 54 
Buff lehead 14,232 22,774 - 38 
Redhead 4,085 29,805 - 86 
Canvasback 4,060 37,624 - 89 
Scoter -- 2,647 -- 
Others 9,463 1,033 +816 
Total ducks retrieved 2,977,411 2,788,180 + 7 
Total ducks not retrieved 778,213 716,160 + 9 
Total ducks killed 3,755,624 3,504,341 + 7 
Canada goose 114,773 140,421 - 18 
Blue goose 34,881 99,041 - 41 
Snow goose 17,626 31,962 - 45 
White-fronted goos 5,650 15,165 - 63 
Hutchins's goose yp V/ 5,060 -- Afr nt 
Total geese retrieved 177,990 246,589 - 28 
Total geese not retrieved 34,532 62,183 - 44 
Total geese killed 212,522 308 , 772 - 31 
Total coots retrieved 195,112 82,663 +136 
Total coots not retrieved 60,907 47,943 + 27 
Total coots killed 296,019 130,606 + 96 
y Estimate for 1960-61 considered unreliable; see text. 
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