Table 4 Atlantic 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 
Black 177,488 268,081 -33.79 
Mallard 120,734 247 463 =51.21 
Canvasback 15,237 64,811 ~76.49 
Wood Duck 73,511 110,471 33046 
Scaup 55,609 108 , 289 -48.65 
G-W Teal 35,457 42.703 -16.97 
B-W Teal 22,824 32 5734 -30,28 
American Wigeon 22,633 4o 643 —46.93 
Pintail 22,729 80,862 =-71.89 
Goldeneye 19,579 22 ,836 ~14.26 
Redhead 7,008 16,516 57 057 
Merganser 24 944 28,727 -13.17 
Ring-necked 16,426 35,702 -53.96 
Scoter 32,396 31,565 + 2063 
Ruddy 5,440 10,005 ~45.63 
Bufflehead cl.OF1 36,311 “42,98 
Shoveler 2,325 6,105 -61.92 
Gadwall 4 008 3,577 +12.05 
Others* 24339 3,077 25099 
Total Ducks Retrieved 681,729 1,192,478 42,83 
Total Ducks not Retrieved 160,147 294,948 -45,70 
Total Duck Kill 841,876 1,487,426 ~43,40 
Canada Goose 38 ,996 59,875 =34.87 
Brant 20,409 12,963 +15-74 
Other Geese** 397 662 -40.03 
Total Geese Retrieved 59,802 73,500 -~18,64 
Total Geese not Retrieved 12,574 10,330 +21.72 
Total Goose Kill 72,376 83,830 713.66 
Total Coots Retrieved 10,525 61,545 ~82.90 
Total Coots not Retrieved 5,608 23,800 -76..44 
Total Coot Kill 16,133 85,345 -81.10 
*Mostly Old Squaw and Eider Ducks 
**Mostly Blue Geese 
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