2015-2016 Illinois Waterfowl Hunter Report: Harvest, Youth Hunts, and Season Preferences

• Main Authors: Williams, Brent D., Schweizer, Laura A., Campbell, Linda K., Miller, Craig A.
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: Illinois Natural History Survey 2016
• Subjects: hunter harvest; youth hunts; season preferences; zone options; hunter commitment; Canada; Branta canadensis; Canada Goose
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2142/95030

A total of 2,012(44%response rate) Illinois waterfowl hunters responded to the 2015-16Illinois Waterfowl Hunter Survey. An estimated 40,104waterfowl hunters spent795,289days afield, adecreaseof 19% from the 982,193 days devoted during the 2014-2015license year. Waterfowl harvest decreased11.4%, from 550,946 during 2014-15to 488,321during 2015-16.Duck harvest estimates for the regular duck season were as follows: 166,506mallards (Anas platyrhynchos), 43,655wood ducks (Aix sponsa), and 119,619other ducks. A total of 28,031teal (Anasspp.) were harvested during the September teal season. Goose hunters harvested 75,198Canada geese (Branta canadensis) during the regular Canada goose season, a 14.2% decreasefrom the 87,672Canadageese harvested during the 2014-15regular goose season. Hunters harvested 15,693Canada geese during the September Canada goose season, a 17.8% decreasefrom the previous year. During the Youth Waterfowl Hunting Season, 4,718adults took 6,291youths waterfowl hunting, a 26.3% decrease in adult participation and a 26.6% decrease in youth participation from the 2014-15Youth Waterfowl Hunting Season.Duck huntercommitment to waterfowl hunting, preferences for season and zones,and satisfaction with the waterfowl seasons are also discussed. not peer reviewed Limited Restriction set for Item 97490 on 2017-01-25T19:22:13Z with date 2018-11-17 by [e-mail]. Submitted by Susan Braxton ([e-mail]) on 2017-01-25T19:28:21Z No. of bitstreams: 1 INHS2016_54.pdf: 2118873 bytes, checksum: fdfd8d3402cded40efee7d6dd0b1fc7d (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2017-01-25T19:28:21Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 INHS2016_54.pdf: 2118873 bytes, checksum: fdfd8d3402cded40efee7d6dd0b1fc7d (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-11-17 Embargo set by: Susan Braxton for item 97490 Lift date: 2018-11-17T06:00:00Z Reason: Standard 2 year embargo Limited Restriction Lifted for Item 97490 on 2018-11-17T10:15:30Z. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Federal Aid Project Number W-112-R-25 Illinois Department of ...