Table 36. State of Missouri 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 11/1 -11/7 14.00 35.12 25.46 
2 8-14 11/8 -11/14 14.00 37.08 21.16 
3 15-21 11/15-11/21 14.00 31.07 15.02 
4 22-28 11/22-11/28 14.00 30.68 13.24 
5 29-35 11/29-12/5 14,00 25.72 10.24 
6 36-50 12/6 -12/20 30.00 25.33 14.88 

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 1.85. 

The 50-day hunting season in Missouri opened on the lst of November and 
closed on the 20th of December. Address cards were distributed to duck 
stamp purchasers at 27 sales outlets. Questionnaires were mailed to 
1,748 hunters; and 1,161 replies were received. 
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