TABLE OF CONTENTS 
ADSELFACE coccccccccccsscccesccvesccccccsnscsccccccccccocccce 
Table Of CONCENRES ccceuscncacosnumcereseverecnancearecucsbue 
List Of tables ecccccccccccccccccccccsccccasccccccccesescece 
TABC GE EL GUTS co asecernw wre octet 600-04 oan wonib 2 ou S's 4b Gaede eee 
Int roduct1on cccccccscccccccccvccedsccenccccsccccsecccccosee 
Acknowledgements SSOCCHRE FSO ORO HOHE OEHEOSH OHO ROBE EEO AOEOEEES 
Procedures SPOHOCHHESHETHESCH EO SEOCEHOESEHEOHO HEHE D OEE SECO OEKDER OSE EEE ES 
Selection of the hunters sampled @coecevcscecseesceeeenee 
The wing collection envelope and request letter .ececees 
Number of wing envelopes sent to hunters ccoccesscvcece 
Examination of the wings SCeoesceesossececessseeseeecersenaos 
Weighting procedures COSFSHOH OHSS SETH S EDLC Ee REE ERED EEE 
Response TACSS erceceresenecvececsesosscceersecsevsecececseeee 
Response rates from individual states eccscececcscceees 
Factors affecting response rates ceccscecscscsceccecece 
Hunting SUCCESS eoeccesesessesceensseesevresesesvese 
The follow-up letter OOF CFCHeSEeSEOC OCHOA SOSH EERE 
Adequacy of envelope supply .oscccccccoceccceccceces 
Supplemental shipments of envelopes ecoeccececccece 
Chronological distribution of the kill cccccccsccccccccccces 
Distribution through CHE SEASON cosuacnavacscancecssavbs 
Distribution by days of the week eococsccecsccsccoesccne 
Distribution through the day ceecsccccscvccscrcenereccsces 
Species composition SCHOTT HESCHHSESHCHREOEEOOHOHHEOOCHHRESETDOOBEOEEO 
The Mississippi Flyway as a whole .ecccccccsccceccccces 
Abundance of certain species in the 
kill in various areadS cecveccesceccvesceeseeosoconece 
Variation in species composition within the season eco. 
MinneSOta ceeccvecereeececaceeseseseeseecesscsenene 
WISCONSIN cocccscccenscceecerceecesesessceseseeees 
Michigan CHK COCEHSEHHSESCOKOHSOCOCESSOBAOESORDOHOOEROOR 
O10 ceoccccccceccsceceseeserosroceesessese0sresscn 
TOWH aaccaccnescrceser cose osc ce cece eseoeeeeeenens 
Tilinois SCOKFS HT OHMS OHETCHOHA SC SCE ESCHER OHO CeE SH OCEBTEOEOD 
MissoOurl cecoccesvesccccessee crooner sreneeceonseens 
ArkAnSaS cocccecccccsesccecescrcseseeceeseneseesos 
LOULslana coecceccsecceessoresrceces or oeeeeesevcce 
Species composition in relation to reported 
hunting SUCCESS coecosssecesoreceesseseeovresesoseeeeoee 
Comparison of species composition in the kill as shown 
by the wing collection and the mail questionnaire 
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