TABLE OF CONTENTS 
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Table Of COntents secccccccccccccccreccervcncscesccseveresess 
INtTOdUCTION ceoccccvecccrcscccvcceecseeeeeeeeesneeseeseseses 
Objectives of pre-season banding cecesvecccccccccncesecsecenece 
Results in 1959 and 1960 SL TT ate Umar Wud.claitauteaconenerelstees 
Adequacy of the sample SOSH HSOCHHH SEH HEH OEEOCHH HHO OEE 
Recovery rates and relative recovery rateS cccccscccccece 
Application of pre-season banding data to other waterfowl data _ 
Calculation of pre-season age ratios from age ratios 
in the hunting Kill ceccccccccccccnrccvccecscesecoes 
Estimate of preseason population size CCC CKRO TEESE FEE HOS 
Importance of hunting as a mortality factor ceccsccceecs 
Literature Cited cecccccacsessecesecaceeseccscecessceceesesece 
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