US Fish & Wildlife Service
Date of this Version
7-2009
Citation
Raftovich, R.V., K.A. Wilkins, K.D. Richkus, S.S. Williams, and H.L. Spriggs. 2009. Migratory bird hunting activity and harvest during the 2007 and 2008 hunting seasons. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Laurel, Maryland, USA.
Abstract
Table of Contents
Abstract ................................................................................................1
Introduction ..................................................................1
Design and Methods.....................................................................2
Survey Results...............................................................................3
Acknowledgements .......................................................................5
References ......................................................................5
Waterfowl harvest estimates Species, state, flyway...................................7
Special seasons...............................................................................28
Canada harvest ...........................................................................................31
Long-term trend graphs................................................................................33
Waterfowl age and sex ratios ...................................................................35
Long-term trend graphs.............................................................................47
Dove and pigeon estimates...................................................................51
Woodcock estimates................................................................................53
Snipe, coot, gallinule, and rail estimates ....................................................54
Species-specific rail estimates.............................................................60