Table 7 Mississippi 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 Hunter 
Mail Survey. 
Percent Change 
1958-59 to 
Species 1959-1960 1958-1959 1959-60 
Mallard 1,279,578 3,043,796 -57 296 
G-W Teal 240 5228 356,648 -32.64 
B-W Teal 243,284 240,020 + 1036 
Pintail 120,455 180,507 -33.26 
Black Duck 125,141 217,372 42,43 
Scaup 322 ,896 213,270 +51040 
Canvasback 37,624 84,498 -55.47 
Redhead 29,805 54,464 =45.28 
Ring-necked 51,515 125,708 -59.02 
Gadwall 21,100 44 831 -52.93 
American Wigeon 59,990 81,258 -26.29 
Ruddy (10,365 14,398 ~28,01 
Shoveler 24,076 32,102 -25.00 
Merganser 30,302 35,017 -13.46 
Goldeneye 24,420 38,070 ~36.12 
Bufflehead 22,774 15,985 -57 053 
Scoter 2,647 2,785 - 4,96 
Wood Duck 141,047 123,915* +13.02 
Others 1,033 1,460 =29.25 
Total Ducks Retrieved 2,788,180 4,906,104 -43,17 
Total Ducks not Retrieved 716,160 1,107,988 -35.36 
Total Duck Kill 3,504,341 6,014,092 -41.73 
Canada Goose** 140,421** 212 ,892 -34.04 
Blue Goose 59,041 47 429 +2448 
Snow Goose 31,962 31,586 + 1.19 
White-fronted Goose 15,165 5,790 +161.92 
Total Geese Retrieved 246 ,589 297 ,697 ~17.16 
Total Geese not Retrieved 62,183 79,361 -21.65 
Total Goose Kill 308,772 377,058 ~18.11 
Total Coots Retrieved 82,663 295,146 -71.99 
Total Coots Not Retrieved 49 943 63,796 ~24 85 
Total Coot Kill 130,606 358,942 -63.61 
* Closed season on Wood Ducks in States of Kentucky, Illinois, Iowa, 
Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Wisconsin, Indiana and Arkansas, 
**Included in this total are 580 small white-cheéked geese reported 
as Hutchins. =P 
