TABLE A-5. --Waterfowl kill in Central Flyway, seasons 1959-60 and 1960-61 
Species 1959-60 1960-61 Percent change 
























































Ducks: 
Dabblers: 
Pintail-------------------~------------- 143,114 413.4 
Mallard----------------------~---------- 690 , 988 Ls 
American widgeon------------------------ 46,699 +63.6 
Shoveler--------------------2-- 2-5-2 02- 33,322 +56.5 
Gadwall-------------~-+---~---<---+-+---- 37,382 +576 
Blue-winged teal-----~------------+------ 102,196 ~12.1 
Green-winged teal---+--+-----------+------- 188,691 +1.4 
Cinnamon teal)-------------------------- 3,382 oe 
Black duck! 2--------------------------- 16, 390 mt 
Wood duck------------------------------- 12,489 ~4.6 
Subtotal------------------------------ 1,234,766 1,294 ,653 14.8 
Divers: 
Scaup----------------------+----------- 108 , 032 59,482 -44.9 
Canvasback~------------~-------------- 33,744 4,280 -87.3 
Redhead------------------------------- 25,738 1,347 94.8 
Ring-necked duck---------------------- 14,419 14,285 -.9 
Goldeneye--------~---------+--+--------- 2,912 7,142 +145.3 
Buff lehead---------------------------- 5,509 7,521 +36.5 
Ruddy duck--------------------.------- 4,749 7,142 +50.4 
Subtotal---------------------------- 195,103 101,199 -48.2 
Miscellaneous: 
Scoter---+-----~------------------+-------- 502 225 ~55.2 
Merganser------------------------~--+----- 3,630 7,142 +96.8 
Other----------------------+-------------- 689 a 
Subtotal-----------------+------------- 4,821 7,367 +52.8 
Total: 
Retrieved--------+-------------+------ 1,434,690 1,403,219 -2.2 
Not retrieved----------------------- 206 , 647 376,724 +82.3 
Ducks killed------------------------ 1,641,337 1,779,943 +84 
Geese: 
Canada goose------------------------------ 4 126,611 3 129,956 42.6 
Snow goose-------------------------------- 51,774 47,420 -8.4 
White-fronted goose----------------------- 13,208 17,901 +355 
Blue goose------~------------------------- 20,111 19,623 -2.4 
Other------------------------------------- 1,357 ~- -- 
Total: 
Retrieved----------~--+-------+--------- 213,061 214,900 +.9 
Not retrieved------------------------- 30,503 48,529 +59.1 
Geese killed-------------------------- 263 ,429 +8.2 
Coot: 
Total: 
Retrieved---------.~-------------------- 24,236 449.2 
Not retrieved----~-----------~--------- 21,856 +89.6 
Coot killed--------~---------------+----- 

46,092 466.0 
1 Estimate for 1961 considered unreliable; see page 2. 
2 Mottled duck included under black duck. 
3 Includes 34,081 small white-cheeked geese reported as Hutchin's or cackling geese. 
4 Includes 15,053 small white-cheeked geese reported as Hutchin's or cackling geese. 
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