Migratory bird hunting activity and harvest during the 2005 and 2006 hunting seasons: Preliminary Estimates

Authors

Kenneth D. Richkus, U.S. Fish and Wildlife ServiceFollow
Mary T. Moore, U.S. Fish and Wildlife ServiceFollow
Paul I. Padding, U.S. Fish and Wildlife ServiceFollow
Sheri S. Williams, U.S. Fish and Wildlife ServiceFollow
Howard L. Spriggs, U.S. Fish and Wildlife ServiceFollow
Elwood Martin, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Date of this Version

7-2007

Citation

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 2007. Migratory bird hunting activity and harvest during the 2005 and 2006 hunting seasons: Preliminary estimates. U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C. U.S.A.

Abstract

Table of Contents

Abstract ………………………………………………………………………… 1
Introduction ……………………………………………………………………. 1
Design and Methods ……………………………………………………………. 1
Results and Discussion …………………………………………………………. 3
Waterfowl harvest estimates Species, state, flyway …………………………………………………… 8
Special seasons …………………………………………………………. 29
Canada harvest ...………………………………………………………. 32
Long-term trends graphs …………………………………………….…. 34
Waterfowl age and sex ratios …….………………………………………… 36
Long-term trends graphs …………………………………………….…. 49
Dove and pigeon estimates …………………………………………………. 53 Woodcock estimates ………………………………………………………… 55
Snipe, coot, gallinule, and rail estimates ……………………………………. 56
Species-specific rail estimates ………………………………………………. 62