
Table 24. State of Louisiana Duck Kill and Hunter Participation During 
Different Parts of the Season! 
Period Days 
(1) (2) 
1 l- 7 
2 8-12 
3 13-19 
4 20-26 
5 27-36 
Dates 
(3) 
11/4 -11/10 
11/11-11/15 
12/16-12/22 
12/23-12/29 
12/30- 1/8 
Percentage Percentage 
Percentage of Hunters of Ducks 
of Season Participating Bagged 
(4) (5) (6) 
19.44 25.10 21.06 
13.89 22.30 13.95 
19.44 30.97 23.09 
19.44 28.84 15.55 
27.78 | 31.78 26.35 

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 1.39. 

The 36-day hunting season in Louisiana opened on the 4th of November, 
closed on the 15th of November, reopened on.the 16th of December and 
closed on the &th of January. Address cards were distributed to duck 
stamp purchasers at 40 sales outlets. 
Questionnaires were mailed to 
2,537 hunters, and 1,243 replies were received. 
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