
Table 12. State of Illinois Duck Kill and Hunter Participation During 
Different Parts of the Season! 
Percentage Percentage . 
Percentage of Hunters of Ducks 
Period Days Dates of Season Participating” __ Bagged 
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) 
1 l- 7 10/28-11/3 17.50 34.41 20401 
2 8-14 11/4 -11/10 17.50 36.22 18.95 
3 15-21 11/11-11/17 17.50 37.80 15.90 
4. 22-28 11/18-11/24 17.50 34.57 13.99 
5 29-35 11/25-12/1 17.50 33.31 13.82 
6 36-40 12/2 -12/6 12.50 25.20 11.84 

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. 
4 Percentage of reporting hunters who listed one or more trips during 
the period. The average number of periods per hunter was 2.02. 

The 40-day hunting season in Illinois opened on the 28th of October and 
closed on the 6th of December. Address cards were distributed to duck 
stamp purchasers at 78 sales outlets. Questionnaires were mailed to 
2,/17 hunters, and 1,725 replies were received. 
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