Table 39. State of Ohio Duck Kill and Hunter Participation During 
Different Parts of the Season! 
Percentage Percentage 
: Percentage of Hunters a of Ducks 
Period Days Dates of Season Participating _Bagged 
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) 
1 1- 7 10/20-10/26 15.56 34.59 20.31 
2 8-14 10/27-11/2 15.56 37.30 12.64 
3 15-21 11/3 -11/9 15.56 36.62 14.88 
4 22-28 $11/10-11/16 15.56 32.70 9.91 
5 29-36 11/17-11/24 17.78 24.86 7.56 
6 37-45 12/23-12/31 20.00 37.97 34.70 

. 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 2.04. 

The 45-day hunting season in Ohio opened on. the 20th of October, closed 
on the 24th of November (first 5 periods), reopened on the 23rd of _ 
December and closed on the 3lst of December. Address cards were distributed 
to duck stamp purchasers at 47 sales outlets. Questionnaires were mailed 
to 1,793 hunters, and 1,107 replies were received. 
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