TABLE A-8.--Hunting statistics, Mississippi Flyway, seasons 1959-60 and 1960-61 
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Number of hunters: 
Potential: 
16 yrs. and older'-----~------------------ 01,535 6%, 516 +1.0 
Under 16 yYrs----------------------~------ 54,351 55,768 ~2.5 

Total--~-----~- re Nr tea iepre ate +0.8 
Active:? 
16 yrs. and older 5.4 
Under 16 yrs--------~----=--------------+-- 4.7 
Total --~--+++-~---- --- een nnn ne enn -5.4 
Average times hunted ?2-- tease sence nc ae +2.9 
Average seasonal killed:? ; 
Retrieved birds, shot by-- 
Hunters 16 yrs. and older: 
Ducks --~~--+--+--~-=+-+------~-------+---+- 
G@eBC--- ~ + = ne ne enn ne ere: 
Coot------ +--+ ---+-+------- == f----== 4154.1 
Hunters under 16 yrs.: ° 
Ducks----------~ + =+--37<2---------+---- 
+14.9 
ela Re ee ee ee 
Unretrieved birds, shot by--? al 
Hunters 16 yrs. and older: 
Ducks-------------------+----------+--- 
+14.8 
Sait at pa ee eee a So eS eee ee ee -42.4 
Hunters under 16 yrs.: sera 
Ducks--~--------- 222-2 2- 222-2 = === 
es AMES A em 88 Ce hewghl hv ar al +15.0 
oe -16.1 
Average dally bag of--* 1eir 
Hunters 16 yrs. and older; 
Ducks-------------- 02 -- a eee en nen ee nn nas 
+17.3 
saree i ala ada acne i Scheie ici al -25.5 
aaa aad leat 151. 
Hunters under 16 yrs.: sa 
Ducks------.-------+-----+4---+--------= 
11. 
Geesgé ~------ -- + - +--+ 2 + nnn == Oke 
Coat- nae mene ee een ere nn einen en en ennn +109.4 
1 Purchased a duck stamp with intent to hunt. 
2 Hunted at least once. 
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