Table 10 
Central Flyway Data 
Waterfowl Kill Information 
The following table presents the estimated number of waterfowl 
bagged and waterfowl knocked down but not retrieved during the 1958~ 
59 and 1959-60 shooting seasons as determined by the Waterfowl Hunt- 
er Mail Survey: 
Percent Change 
1958-59 to 
Species 1959-1960 1958-1959 1959~60 
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Mallard 694,563 1,153,216 -39.77 
G-W Teal 186, 008 409,670 -); .60 
Pintail 126,22) 267,893 ~52 .88 
B-W Teal 116 ,210% 170,02 1+ = 32 2h 
Redhead 25573 81,829 8.55 
Canvasback 33, Thy 78, 73h =57 ly 
Shoveler 34,07 74,596 =5h 32 
Gadwall 23,715 37,618 -36 096 
American Wigeon 28,550 30,106 = S17 
Scaup 108 ,032 39,065 +176 Sh 
Ruddy hy 7h9 10,683 55055 
Cinnamon Teal 11, 018% 3.177% -67 276 
Bufflehead 5,509 10,091 =);5 1 
Wood Duck 13,08), 33,h25 ~60 86 
Ring-necked WW ,h19 43,845 -67 «11 
Merganser 3,630 3,971 - 8.59 
Goldeneye 2,922 7,887 ~63 08 
Black Duck 1,320 901 +)6.50 
Scoter 502 1,089 -53.90 
Others 689 1,121 ~38 5h 
Total Ducks Retrieved 1,434,692 2,489,941 -2 .38 
Total Ducks Not Retrieved 206,67 48,918 ~53 297 
Total Duck Kill 1,641,339 2,938,859 ~h 15 
Canada Goose 126,611** 123,800 + 2.27 
Snow Goose 51,77 58,613 -11.67 
Blue Goose 20,121 17,936 +1? .13 
White-fronted Goose 13,208 7,720 +71.09 
Others 1,357 -- -~ 
Total Geese Retrieved 213,061 208,069 + 2.0 
Total Geese Not Retrieved 30,503 37,743 -19 .18 
Total Goose Kill 2,356), 245,812 = <2 
Total Coots Retrieved 16,2h0 80,673 -79 87 
Total Coots Not Retrieved 11,528 30,383 -62 .06 
Total Coot Kill 27,768 111,056 =75.00 
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