Arkansas 
Mallards dominated the kill (Table 25). During the first 
period they constituted 82.8 per cent. This proportion increased 
to approximately 90 per cent in the second period and remained 
high during most of the season until January, when it increased 
further to 98 per cent. 
Louisiana 
Mallards made up the largest portion of the kill. Their 
proportion varied from 60.0 per cent during the second 10 day 
period to 36.4 per cent at the close of the season (Table 26). 
The relative numbers of bluewings in the bag increased steadily 
from none during the first 10 days to 25.0 per cent in January. 
The proportion of pintails remained relatively constant at about 
10 per cent of the kill until January, when it abruptly increased 
to 38.6 per cent. As previously discussed, the Louisiana wing 
collection was not representative of the State as a whole. 
Species Composition in Relation to Reported Hunting Success 
The relationship between species composition and hunting success 
was first examined in the data from the 1958 Minnesota Pilot Study. 
The most successful group of hunters proved to have a much higher 
proportion of diving ducks in their kill than did the less successful 
hunters (Table 27). 
The species composition and kill of different success classes 
of hunters were examined further in the data of the present study. 
Three success classes were compared for those States having large 
enough samples (Table 28). Only among Wisconsin hunters was there 
a strong tendency for the kill of divers to be proportionally higher 
in the bags of the more successful hunters. It is possible that the 
reduction of the legal bag of some divers from 4 to 1 in the 1959-60 
season may have diverted many hunters from concentrating on diving 
ducks. Thus, the different results of the studies of the two years 
may have been produced by changes in hunting regulations. Since 
relationships between hunting success and species composition could 
vary from year to year, and also since it seems likely that certain 
species, such as blue-winged teal and wood ducks, might be taken 
relatiyely more often by the low-success category of hunters, it 
seems advisable to sample all success classes. 
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