In 1960 the delayed opening was eliminated. 
‘ : It was hoped that this 
change, together with a bag limit of 1 goose per day, prohibition of shoot- 
ing from roadsides and railroad rights-of-way in the 2 me 
pem. zone, re 
all blinds to be at least 75 yards from the refuge boundary, anil Male@esen 
ment of the 2 p.m. zone would tend to spread the kill over a longer period. 
Further details on layout of the managed public shooting area and 
applicable area regulations are shown in figure 2a and appendices D and E. 
Table 2 shows the number of hunters and known kill each year on the 
State Managed Public Hunting Area; the estimated total harvest for the 
Horicon vicinity, excluding crippling loss; and fall peaks and total da 
of goose use from 1953 through 1961. ; mr 7 
Horicon National Wildlife Refuge 
Table 2 - CANADA GOOSE POPULATIONS AND HARVEST 

Managed hunting Range of Fall populations Days 
—— canis rn Total days He 
Year : tmnters : Kill: from flock : Fall peak : use ;_ing 
1953 : 16,738 : 655: 2,031 : 30,000 : 1,203,000 : 55 
1954 17,689 : 21,124 : 2,313-2,383 : 47,600 : 2,060,000 : 55 
1955 : 16,262 : 2,32h 5 ,989-6,521 : 31,000 : 1,241,000 : 70 1/(63) 
1956 :“«11,760 : 2,159 : 4,548-7,390 : 68,600 : 1,941,000 : 70 
1997 : 13,318 : 3,284 : 8,057-11,480 : 37,400 © 1,354,229 : 56 2/ 
1998 : 11,158 : 5,248 : 15,000-16,000 : 50,300 : 2,316,195 : 33 3/ 
1959 : 15,299 : 8,664 + 23,000-25,000: 75,000 : 3,024,000 : h9 h/ 
1960 : 4,921 3,002: 10,550 : 73,000 : 5,587,455 : 93 5/ 
1961 : 5,118 : 2,449 : 11,242 : 98,000 > 6,252,665 +: 103-18 6/ 
nn a a a e 
1/ Blinds closed Mondays. 
in 
Opening delayed yntil October 15. 
Closed early because of high kill. 
h/ Closed early because of high kill. 
Hy Closed early because of high kill. 
Closed early because quota was reached. 
Wisconsin Department Order G-905) 
Wisconsin Department Order G-927) 
Commission Order G-940) 
