picking: up the forms from the landowners every three days in zone 1 and. 
every week in zones 2 and 3. 
In 1959 the kill averaged about 1,000 birds per day. With additional 
restrictions in 1960, it was believed that the daily kill rate would drop. 
Had this been true, the 3-day interval in the highly important zone 1 should 
have been adequate. However, it was necessary to increase the frequency of 
pick-ups in 1960 because a high daily kill rate contimmed. The first pick- 
up was made after the opening weekend. Kill records from the State Managed 
Public Hunting Area, together with the reports picked up from private lands, 
indicated a harvest in excess of 1,000 birds per day. Thus over 40 percent 
of the quota had been reached after only 3 days of hunting, and it necessi- 
tated daily compilation of data to insure that the quota was not seriously 
exceeded. Accordingly, the frequency of pick-ups was stepped up to a daily 
basis. 
Handling of Data Collected 
As soon as the report forms were picked up, they were channeled to the 
refuge clerk, who was responsible for maintaining a running inventory of the 
kill. The reports were checked off on the master chart, and kill informa- 
tion was compiled by zones and sectors. Kill data obtained from the various 
zones were projected as follows: 
Zone 1: Actual reports, corrected as described later. 
Zone 2: Increased 5 times. 
Zone 3: Increased 10 times. 
Zone 4: Not used in 1960. 
This permitted a daily cummlative record of harvest from the private 
areas. Also, each day, data from the two State-managed check stations were 
obtained, and a cumulative total was maintained on the kill from the Managed 
Public Hunting Area. Thus, except for farms from which kill reports were 
not obtained and for correction of reports as will be explained later, it 
was possible to know with a fair degree of accuracy how the harvest was 
progressing. 
When these cumulative data indicated that the quota for the area would 
soon be reached, action to close the season was initiated and after only 
94 days of the 1960 season, hunting of geese was stopped in the vicinity of 
the refuge. 
Observations to Check Crippling Loss and Validity of Reports 
The original 1960 plan called for direct observations of the kill and 
crippling loss on a farm to be chosen by the observer. The purpose of these 
observations was to: 
1. Obtain data on crippling loss. 
2. Observe any unusual goose movements or activity. 
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