Table 15. State of Indiana 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 I- 7 11/4 -11/10 15.56 33.65 31.10 
2 8-14 11/11-11/17 15.56 28.90 15.55 
3 15-23 11/18-11/26 20.00 29.09 19.14 
4 24-30 12,/16-12/22 15.56 17.30 14.23 
5 31-3) 12/23-12/29 15.56 18.82 10.65 
6 38-45 12/30- 1/6 17.79 15.59 9.33 

a 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. 
Percentage of reporting hunters who listed one or more trips during 
the period. The average number of periods per hunter was 1.43. 

The 45-day split hunting season in Indiana opened on the 4th of November, 
closed on the 26th of November (first three periods), reopened on the 16th 
of December and closed on the 6th of January (last three periods). Address 
ecards were distributed to duck stamp purchasers at 23 sales outlets. 
Questionnaires were mailed to 1,137 hunters, and 776 replies were received. 
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