TABLE A-1, --Hunter response to questionnaire on hunting activity, season 1960-61 


Hunters responding 
Flyway Post office ‘ Hunters receiving 
outlets questionnaire Number Percent 
Pacific-----------9-=--------- 160 6,344 70.2 
Centrale----<---<--------2--- 147 4,301 64.2 
Mississippi*---------- won---- 611 16,228 64.6 
Atlantic?-------------------- 724 10,084 63.8 

BON Ao wiseee se neato ot 56,660 36,839 65.0 
1Reginning with the 1957-58 season, the semple size was increased for certain States, who then carried part of the 
expense by cost contracts. Contracts for this additional sampling were in effect with 14 States in the Atlantic and 
Mississippi Flyways during the 1960-61 season. 
TABLE A-2,--Percentage species composition of the duck kill, by Flyways, as indicated by wing collection survey 
and by mail, questionnaire survey, hunting season 1960-61 
Mississippi Flyway Atlantic Flyway 
ecies \ 
SPE® Wing Questionnaire Wing Questionnaire 
collection survey collection survey 

Mal lard---+----2--2920--22e2-------- “ 1.2 2.0 14.7 18.7 
Black---------+---------- aece----= === 4.5 204 F127 26.9 
Black-mallard hybrid---~------------- 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 
Gadwall 1.9 0.9 1.2 0.5 
American Widgeon (baldpate)---------- 4.9 2.8 4.2 3.6 
Green-winged teal-----------+----=-.-- 6.1 8.5 8.3 6.4 
Blue-winged teal--=-------- oneenewe= - 5.9 8.5 1.9 2.9 
Shoye ler~----- nen -n nn nen ene nnn een e= 1.6 1.7 0.4 0.4 
Pintai1-----.--.-. i a ao lo aN a a ghionl 4.4 4.2 207 3.2 
Wood duck----------.-- Sree hee eer 4.8 5.8 12.5 Ti 
Redhead---------------- aoe emer ween n= 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 
Canvashack---------2-n enna nnn een-n-= Tra 0.1 0.0 0.7 
Greater scaup------ Sr re 1.0 8.1 3.8 } 6.0 
Lesser scaup------ eeneee nnn e--n------ ey ie : 
Ring-necked duck-= ae a ae = gl i ad 7.0 1.9 5.6 202 
Goldeneye ee SS 0.5 0.8 3.0 2.5 
Bufflehead------ ee ee ee eee 0.8 0.5 1.9 3.4 
Ruddy duck»----------------—- snkeenes 0.6 0.5 0.4 1.6 
American merganser-----+----<- wnnen== Trace 0.1 
Red-breasted merganser---<-~-----+--- 0.1 0.3 209 
Hooded merganser---<=2-----«0--=-- a=ae- 0.3 1.6 
Oldsquaw--- Sa all Se ee ee ae a ae 0, 1 2 e2 
American scoter----------..---- ee Trace 0.8 6.2 
Surf scoter-------..------.------ ==-- O.1 1.2 i 
Unidentifiable----- ae eg ee eae ee 0.1 0.2 
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