
Table 27. State of Michigan Duck Kill and Hunter Participation During 
Different Parts of the Season! 
Period Days 
(1) (2) 
l- 7 
8-14 
15-21 
22-28 
29-35 
36-40 
Ou & ht = 
Dates 
(3) 
10/7 -10/13 
10/14-10/20 
10/21-10/27 
10/28-11/3 
11/4 -11/10 
11/11-11/15 
Percentage 
of Season 
(4) 

.50 
.90 
-90 
.20 
.20 
.20 
Percentage 
of Hunters 
Participating 
(5) 
36.68 
32.60 
32.17 
29.77 
26.64 
19.50 
Percentage 
of Ducks 
__ Bagged 
(6) 
29 .95 
15.75 
16.87 
13.46 
14.20 
9.78 
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 1.77. 

The 40-day hunting season in Michigan opened on the 7th of October and 
Address cards were distributed to duck 
stamp purchasers at 70 sales outlets. 
2,688 hunters, and 1,911 replies were received. 
closed on the 15th of November. 
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Questionnaires were mailed to 

