Table 30. State of Minnesota Duck Kill and Hunt er Participation During 
Different Parts of the Season! 
Percentage Percentage 
Percentage of Hunters 9 of Ducks 
Period Days. Dates of Beason Participating’ _ Bagged 
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) | (6) 
1 1- 7 10/8 -10/14 17.50 58.12 42.74 
2 8-14 10/15-10/21 17.50 45.98 20.63 
3 15-21 10/22-10/28 17.50 44.19 17.22 
4 22-28 10/29-11/4 17.50 32.05 10.08 
5 29-35 «11/5 -11/11 17.50 21.84 6.93 
6 36-40 11/12-11/16 12.50 10.60 2.40 

t 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 2.13. 

The 40-day hunting season in Minnesota opened on the 8th of October and 
closed on the 16th of November. Address cards were distributed to duck 
stamp purchasers at 54 sales outlets. Questionnaires were mailed to 
3,303 hunters, and 2,369 replies were received. 
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