Table 12. Central Flyway: Duck kill and hunter participation during 
different parts of the duck seasonl/ 
—.. Percentage Percentage 
Percentage of hunters of ducks 
Period Days of season participating?/ bagged 
1 l- 7 12.96 25.35 22.43 
2 8-14 12.96 25.22 15.00 
3 15-21 12.96 27.47 14.81 
5 29-39 20.37 29.41 15.42 
6 40-54 27.78 28.57 19.97 
y Data in this table are derived from the reports of only those hunters who 
filled in calendars showing the distribution of their hunting and their 
kill in different parts of the season. 
2/ Percentage of reporting hunters who listed one or more trips during the 
period. The average number of periods per hunter was 1.63. 

The duck hunting season varied from 50 to 60 days in the States in the Central 
Flyway. The Flyway average was 54 days. 
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