TABLE A-13.--Waterfowl hunting activity and bags of ducks and geese in the MISSISSIPPI FLYWAY 
during the 1962 hunting season, with 1961 season comparisons 
[Estimates unadjusted for response bias} 



















Hunter-days Duck bag Goose bag 
Days Seasonal 
Hunting Es in bag per Stete 
season duck adult total 
limit 
season hunter 
Alabama: 
1961------------- 22,200 19,400 
1962------------~ 37,500 30,400 
Percent change--- +69 +57 











Arkansas: 
1961---------+---- 93,900 85,600 
POGR 2 Soeceenamts 62, 300 69,400 
Percent change -34 -19 















Illinois 
rs ee ee 371,900 264 , 700 
1962 --~---------- 221, 300 98, 700 
Percent change--- ite) -63 






Indiana: 
TO61s4 2.5-222—638 90,600 30, 400 
1962 vero nent asate 64,400 20,200 
Percent change---~ 729 -34 










Towa: 
AST seb ecuh hk 246 ,500 175,000 
TS6e-as csteeatas 167,900 73,100 
Percent change--- ~32 -58 












Kentucky: 
Poole+si seed 36,600 22, 300 
1962 ------------- 19, 700 10, 000 
Percent change--- 46 ~55 














Louisiana: 
1961------------- 204; 700 288 , 300 
1962 ates eee 189, 900 189,400 
Percent change--~-- -T 34 








aMichigan: 
Ca a aes 288,000 161,800 
1963------------- 220, 300 131,000 
Percent change--- pl -19 















Minnesota: 
[0G 1. sewitsencnie= 263, 700 487,116 
1662=-222523ie—8 416,100 328,100 

+58 -33 






Mississippi: 
POG Ls aera etc 28,100 26,200 
Gr ct a er a 40,500 46,100 
Percent change--- +h +76 









Missouri: 
JOGT cee satane ce 197,300 165,100 
1962------------- 114, 300 34, 300 
Percent change--- -ke -79 











Ohio; 
AG61—4-eboyetod ee 128,600 65 , 300 
1OGR ant aes 102,000 51,800 
Percent change---~ -21 -21 



Tennessee: 
Be se ie ee a 83,300 64,400 
1962. <2 n a aeaeoe~ 42,600 21, 700 






Percent change--- -kg 










Wisconsin: 
1961------------- 537,100 392 , 900 
19604 2S cee 386,200 215,600 
Percent change--- -28 ~45 
ES ES 
Flyway total: 
RoGHo oa seers, 5y51 2,592,600 4,87 2,248,600 202 , 300 
Tobe = ecw nd 5.89 2,084 ,800 3.82 1,319,800 153,600 
Percent change- +7 -20 -22 -41 -2h 

! Indicates split season. 69 
