Table 3. Mississippi Flyway Duck Kill and Hunter Participation During 
Different Parts of the Season! 
Percentage Percentage 
Percentage of Hunters of Ducks 
Period Days of Season Participating Bagged 
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) 
1 1l- 7 16.28 40.25 30.25 
2 8-14 16.28 37.87 17.64 
3 15-21 16.28 38.26 16.58 
4 22-28 16.28 33.35 12.95 
5 29-35 16.28 30.03 12.98 
6 36-43 . 18.60 22.59 9.59 

1 
Data in this table are derived from the reports of only those hunters 
who filled in calendars showing the distribution of their hunting and 
their kill in different parts of the season. 
2 
Percentage of reporting hunters who listed one or more trips during 
the period. The average number of periods per hunter was 2.02. 

The duck hunting season varied from 36 to 50 days in the States of the 
Mississippi Flyway. The Flyway average was 43 days. Address cards were 
distributed to duck stamp purchasers at 611 sales outlets. Questionnaires 
were mailed to 25,116 hunters, and 16,228 replies were received. 
