Duck Nest Success and Predators in North Dakota, South Dakota, and Montana: The Central Flyway Study

Authors

Michael A. Johnson, North Dakota Game and Fish Department, Bismarck
Thomas C. Hinz, Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Billings
Thomas L. Kuck, Ducks Unlimited, Aberdeen, South Dakota

Date of this Version

April 1987

Abstract

Data on duck nest success and the distribution and abundance of nest predators were obtained from nine study areas in North Dakota, South Dakota and Montana. Success rates were extremely low due to predation and duck production over much of the region may be insufficient to maintain populations.