Table 1.--Trends in Doves Heard Calling on Call-count Routes, 1962 to 1963 (con. ) 
CENTRAL MANAGEMENT UNIT - HUNTING STATES 
Est. Dove Compa- Average Heard per Route and Indexes* 
Habitat rable 1962 1963 Percent 
State (sq. mi.) Routes Heard Index Heard Index Change 

Ark. 52,725 12 16.9 891 25.8 1,360 +52 .8 
Colo. 72,777 ala 16.8 1,223 12.5 910 -20.6 
Kans. 92,113 34 63.8 5,877 56.5 5,204 -11.4 
Mo. 69,270 17 4he.1 2,916 36.2 2,507 -1h.0 
N. Mex 109, 360 14 32.8 3, 587 30.9 3,194 ~ 5.7 
Okla. . 69,283 8 40.2 2,785 WY 1 3,055 + 9.7 
Texas 263,644 37 | 43.3 11,416 39.5 10,414 - 8.8 
Sub- 
total 729,172 aes 28,695 26, 644 om areal 
CENTRAL MANAGEMENT UNIT - NONHUNTING STATES 


Towa 55,986 10 80.0 479 72.2 Me, Ob = ony 
Minn. 60; 007 12 2h.9 1,494 25.1 1,506 + 2.0 
Mont. 12h, 369 14 Tela) 5,472 63.8 7,939 445.1 
Nebr. 76,653 11 52.3 4,009 43.9 3,367 © -16.0 
N. Dak. 70, O54 22 38.2 2, 326 33.2 2,319 - 0.3 
S. Dak. 73,475 7 27 4 2,013 29.7 2,180 + 8.3 
Wyo. 82,080 _ 15 26.0 2,134 eae L198 417.5 
Sub- 
total Seago 62h 91 21,927 23,111 + 5.4 
Central Unit 
Total 1,271, 7% 22h 50,622 49,755 a Lay 
WESTERN MANAGEMENT UNIT - HUNTING STATES 
Ariz. 113, 580 Thy 32.8 3,725 31.2 3,539 = 5.0 
Calif. 141,123 54 18.0 6,774 48.0 6,774 0.0 
Idaho 49,685 6 27.6 1,371 27.6 are 0.0 
Nev. 108 , 704 20 14.9 1,620 23.3 2,533 +563 
Oreg. 72,263 16 36.8 2,659 39.6 2,864 a Tey 
Utah Pa TL as 25.7 1,904 25.5 1,890 - 0.8 
Wash. 46,884 13 36.9 1,730 33.1 1,554 -10.2 
Western Unit 
Total 606, 350 171 19,783 20,525 + 5.8 
U. S. Total 
2,606,585 767 87 , 390 86,647 - 0.8 
