Migratory bird hunting activity and harvest during the 2001 and 2002 hunting seasons- Final Report February 2007

• Main Authors: Moore, Mary T., Richkus, Kenneth D., Padding, Paul I., Martin, Elwood M., Williams, Sheri S., Spriggs, Howard L.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln 2007
• Subjects: Canada; Woodcock; Branta canadensis; Canada Goose
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/usfwspubs/352; https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/context/usfwspubs/article/1351/viewcontent/Migratory_bird_hunting_activity_and_harvest_during_the_2001_and_2002_hunting_seasons._Final_Report__February_2007.pdf

TABLE OF CONTENTS Abstract ………………………………………………………………………… 1 Introduction ……………………………………………………………………. 1 Design and Methods ……………………………………………………………. 2 Results and Discussion …………………………………………………………. 8 Waterfowl harvest estimates Species, state, flyway …………………………………………………… 14 Unretrieved kill ………………………………………………………… 36 Special seasons …………………………………………………………. 37 Canada harvest .………………………………………………………. 39 Long-term trends graphs …………………………………………….…. 41 Waterfowl age and sex ratios …….………………………………………… 44 Dove and pigeon estimates …………………………………………………. 61 Woodcock estimates ………………………………………………………… 63 Snipe, rail, gallinule, and coot estimates ……………………………………. 64 Unretrieved kill doves, pigeons, woodcock ………………………………… 70 Unretrieved kill snipe, rails, gallinules, coots ………………………………. 71 Species-specific rail estimates ………………………………………………. 72 Appendices Waterfowl survey form ……………………………………………………. 73 Harvest parameters and estimators ………………………………………. 74 HIP certifications and expansion factors …………………………………. 75 Stratum counts …….………………………………………………………. 77 Sample sizes ………………………………………………………………. 83 Response rates ……………………………………………………………. 87 Duck stamp sales …………………………………………………………. 91 Abstract: National surveys of waterfowl, dove, band-tailed pigeon (Columba fasciata), American woodcock (Scolopax minor), common snipe (Gallinago gallinago), rail, gallinule, and American coot (Fulica americana) hunters were conducted during the 2001 and 2002 migratory bird hunting seasons. About 1.4 million waterfowl hunters harvested 14,131,800 (±5%) ducks and 3,619,300 (±5%) geese in 2001, and about 1.3 million waterfowl hunters harvested 12,439,000 (±4%) ducks and 3,333,600 (±6%) geese in 2002. Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos), green-winged teal (A. crecca), gadwall (A. strepera), wood duck (Aix sponsa), and blue-winged teal (A. discors) were the most-harvested duck species, and Canada goose (Branta canadensis) was the predominant goose species in the harvest. About 1.2 million dove hunters harvested 23,576,000 (±7%) mourning doves (Zenaida macroura) in ...