Table 7. Band-recovery Rates . wok 
Bandings are included for 1953 through 1957. Recoveries include direct and indirect 
shot-in-hunting-season recoveries for the same period. 

EASTERN MANAGEMENT UNIT - HUNTING STATES 



Adults Immatures Locals 
No. No, Jo No. No. Jo No, No, Te 
State Banded Recov. Recov.* Banded Recov. Recov.* Banded Recov. Recoy,* 
Ala, 351 14 4.0 200 16 8.0 818 40 4.9 
Del. 4 0 0 0 107 4 3.7 
Fla. 202 5 2.5 3,711 110 3.0 32 6 
Ga. 71 1 20 l 40 0 
Ill. 11 2 95 7 4,738 94 2.0 
Ky. 435 19 4.4 138 4 2.9 2,517 130 5.2 
La. 6,094 486 8.0 6,575 558 8.5 751 53 t1 
Md. 21 3 13 0 44 2 
Miss. 305 10 3.3 165 11 6.7 4,132 125 3.0 
N. C, 94 1 42 3 70 10 
Pa. 375 13 3.5 95 7 332 22 6.6 
R.L 21 l 10 0 22 0 
Ss. C. 103 0 0.0 113 4 x05 184 ¢ 3.8 
Tenn, 51 5 14 0 560 22 3.9 
Va. 29 0 4 0 ll l 
W. Va. o 90 Ba 0 0 we 64. 0 
Total: 8,167 560 6.9 11,195 721 6.4 14,422 516 3.6 
Weighted Percent: 3.9 5. 7 4.2 
EASTERN MANAGEMENT UNIT - NON-HUNTING STATES 
Conn. 70 3 17 0 2 0 
D. C, 4 0 0 0 0 0 
Ind. 190 1 0.5 55 2 2,259 15 0.7 
Maine 0 0 0 0 0 0 
Mass. 521 7 led 360 14 3.9 548 17 3.1 
Mich, 162 5 3.1 34 l 812 12 1.5 
N. H. 0 0 0 0 0 0 
N. J. 316 5 1.6 63 l 22 0 
N. Y. 152 2 1.3 38 ] 53 1 
Ohio 415 2 0.5 270 3 1.1 3,319 47 1.4 
Vt. 0 0 0 0 0 0 
Wis. 58 2 _% 3 _ 628 18 2.9 
Total: 1,888 at 1.4 916 25 2.7 7,643 110 1.4 
Weighted Percent: 1.1 1.1 1.7 
*Band-recovery rates in percent are caiculated for States banding 100 or more doves. 
The recovery rates for these States then are weighted on the basis of their breeding 
index to obtain weighted band-recovery rates for age groups within hunting and non- 
hunting zones of management units. 
