Central Flyway Data 
Number of Hunters, Average Times Hunted, Seasonal Bag, Seasonal Unretrieved 
Kill and Daily Bag as Determined by the Waterfowl Hunter Mail Survey. 
Percent Change 
-oh0 094 57 45 
1957-58 to 
| 1958-59 1957-58 1958-59 
Number of Potential Hunters | 
16 and over* 503,658 554,470 - 9.16 
_ Under 16 55,549 52, 364 6.0h 
Total 559,207 06,35 - oL5 
Number of Active Hunters** 
16 and over Woh 221 479,916 ~ 11.61 
Under 16 45,049 41,732 : 7-95 
Total 9,270 5°, - 10.0 
Average Times Hunted** 3.569 3-933 - 9.26 
‘Average Seasonal Bag** 
16 and over Ducks 5.640 7.839 ~ 28.05 
ae ire Geese 479 «533 ~ 10.13 
Coots 0175 «133 f 24.00 
Under 16 Ducks 2.190 2.695 - 18.74 
eT tn) ‘Geese .109 .093 f 17.20 
Coots 143 ~371 -~ 61.46 
Average Seasonal No. not Retrieved** . i 
16 and over Ducks 1.000 1.379 -~ 27.48 
Geese 087 -067 f 29.85 
Coots .067 og f 36.73 
Under 16 Ducks 552 465 / 18.71 
Geese .020 021 - 4.76 N.C. 
Coots 043 056 - 23.21 
Average Daily Bag** 
16 and over Ducks 1,580 1.993 -~ 20.72 
Geese 2134 136 -~ L.47 N.C. 
Coots 09 2034 f ‘bie 
Under 16 Ducks 614 685 10.36 
Geese .030 02k f 25.00 
Coots ~ 

Pp 
** Individuals who hunted at least once. 
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