
Throughout most of the study the maximum limit has been 4 
ducks per day with the following variations: 
1946 - maximum limit 7 ducks. 
1955 - 5 ducks in Minnesota, 4 in other three States. 
1959 - 4 ducks in Minnesota and Illinois, 3 ducks in 
Wisconsin and Iowa. 
1960 - 4 ducks in Illinois, 3 ducks in Minnesota, Wis- 
consin and Iowa. 
In 1946 it was found that hunters fell into the following 
groups: 
Number of ducks Percentage of hunters 
) 5.60 ) 
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In 1955 during the 5-duck limit in Minnesota, it was found 
that only 3.64% of the hunters checked took the additional duck, 
while combining those with 4 and 5 ducks for the entire area 
showed 10.61% of the hunters fell into this combined grouping. 
Over the entire period of study, it was found that hunters 
fell into groups as follows: 
Percent 
h or more ducks 10.44 
3 ducks 7.28 
2 ducks 12.31 
1 duck 24.66 
O ducks 45.31, 
These data are summarized by area and year in table 34. 
Refining the data further, it was found.that the following 
groupings could be made; 
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