Central flyway harvest and population survey data book 2004

              Important Note to Users:
From 1961-2001, estimates of waterfowl harvest, waterfowl hunter participation, and
waterfowl hunter success in the United States were derived from a combination of
several sources: 1) sales of migratory bird conservation stamps (Duck Stamps), 2) a
Mail Questionnaire Survey of individuals who purchased ducks stamps for hunting
purposes, and 3) the Waterfowl Parts Collection Survey (PCS). This survey, which was
based on duck stamp sales was discontinued after the 2001 hunting season.
Beginning in 1999, new survey methods were implemented that obtained estimates of
waterfowl harvest, hunter participation, and hunter success from: 1) States' lists of
migratory bird hunters identified through the Harvest Information Program (HIP), 2) a
questionnaire (HIP Survey) sent to a sample of those hunters, and 3) the Waterfowl
PCS. The basic difference is that during 1961 - 2001 waterfowl hunter activity and
harvest estimates were derived from a Mail Questionnaire Survey (MQS) of duck stamp
purchasers, whereas from 1999 to the present those estimates were derived from HIP
surveys of people identified as migratory bird hunters by the States. Both survey
systems relied on the Waterfowl PCS for species composition data.
During 1989-2002, migratory game bird harvest and population survey information in
the Central Flyway was presented in annually updated Data Books. Because of the
recently implemented changes in survey design, historical harvest estimates will not be
directly comparable to current estimates. Therefore, previous harvest survey
information derived from the MQS are considered as final and compiled in the Central
Flyway Waterfowl Hunting and Harvest Survey Information, 1961-2001.
For 1999 and subsequent years, waterfowl hunting and harvest estimates that are
derived from HIP, along with the usual population survey information, will be compiled in
annual updates of the Central Flyway Harvest and Population Survey Data Book. In the
future, the annual Data Book will be expanded to also present annual hunter activity and
harvest estimates for other migratory game bird species that are now derived from HIP
surveys.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
U.S. DUCK STAMP AND CANADIAN PERMIT SALES:
Duck Stamp Sales in the United States, 2000-2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Migratory Game Bird Permit Sales in Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Federal Sandhill Crane Permits Issued . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Tundra Swan Hunting Permits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
WATERFOWL HUNTER ACTIVITY AND SUCCESS:
Active Duck Hunters, Total Duck Hunter Days, Average Duck
Hunter Days, and Average Seasonal Duck Bag Per Hunter . . . . . . . . . . 7
Active Goose Hunters, Total Goose Hunter Days, Average Goose
Hunter Days, and Average Seasonal Goose Bag Per Hunter . . . . . . . . . 8
Active Mid-continent Sandhill Crane Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Active Tundra Swan Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Average Seasonal Tundra Swan Bag Per Active Swan Hunter . . . . . . . . . 11
DUCK HARVESTS IN THE UNITED STATES:
Mallard, Gadwall, and American Wigeon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Northern Pintail, Northern Shoveler, and Wood Duck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
American Black Duck, Mottled Duck, and Mexican Duck X Mallard . . . . . . 15
Blue-winged Teal (Special, Regular, All Seasons) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Green-winged Teal (Special, Regular, All Seasons) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Black-bellied Whistling Duck and Fulvous Tree Duck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Redhead, Canvasback and Ring-necked Duck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Greater Scaup, Lesser Scaup, and Combined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Common Goldeneye, Ruddy Duck, and Hooded Merganser . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Total Ducks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
AGE RATIOS IN THE U.S. HARVEST:
Mallard All, Female, and Male Age Ratios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Northern Pintail, Gadwall, American Wigeon, Wood Duck, Redhead,
Greater and Lesser Scaup Age Ratios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Blue-winged Teal and Green-winged Teal Age Ratios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
SEX RATIOS IN THE U.S. HARVEST:
Mallard Adult and Immature Sex Ratios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
DUCK HARVESTS IN CANADA:
Mallard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Pintail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Total Ducks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
DUCK HARVESTS IN NORTH AMERICA:
Mallard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
GOOSE HARVESTS IN THE U.S. AND CANADA:
Snow/Blue Geese, Ross’s Geese and White-fronted Geese . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Canada Geese-Regular and All Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
All Light Geese and Total Geese . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
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GOOSE AGE RATIONS IN THE U.S. HARVEST:
Canada Goose, White-fronted Goose, and Snow Goose Age Ratios . . . . . 40
WATERFOWL POPULATION SURVEY INFORMATION:
Central Flyway Mid-winter Goose Survey, 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
White-fronted Goose Population Status and Trends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Canada Goose Population Status and Trends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Light Goose Population Status and Trends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Central Flyway Mid-winter Waterfowl Survey - 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Central Flyway Mid-winter Waterfowl Surveys - 2000-09 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Central Flyway Mid-winter Waterfowl Surveys - 1990-99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Central Flyway Mid-winter Waterfowl Survey Comparisons - 1948-2004 . . 49
Breeding Population Estimates For 10 Duck Species . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
TUNDRA SWAN POPULATION SURVEYS AND HARVESTS:
Mid-winter Survey for the Eastern Population . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Harvest Estimates for the Eastern and Western Populations . . . . . . . . . . . 53
SANDHILL CRANE POPULATION SURVEYS AND HARVESTS:
Spring Surveys for the Mid-continent Population . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Harvest Estimates for the Mid-continent Population - U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Harvest Estimates for the Mid-continent Population - N.A. . . . . . . . . . . . .57
Harvests Estimates for RMP Cranes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Population Surveys for RMP Cranes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
CENTRAL FLYWAY FRAMEWORKS:
Frameworks for Light Goose Hunting, 1999-2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Frameworks for U.S. Light Goose Hunting, 1961-2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Frameworks for Duck Hunting, 1999-2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Frameworks for Sandhill Crane Hunting, 1999-2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
ADAPTIVE HARVEST MANAGEMENT:
AHM Decision Matrix, 1995-1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
AHM Decision Matrix, 1999-2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
HISTORICAL MEMBERSHIP LISTS:
Central Flyway Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Central Flyway Waterfowl Technical Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Central Flyway Webless Game Bird Technical Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
USFWS Flyway Representatives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
UNITED STATES
DUCK STAMP SALES
CANADIAN MIGRATORY
BIRD PERMIT SALES
MID-CONTINENT
SANDHILL CRANE
HUNTING PERMITS
TUNDRA SWAN
HUNTING PERMITS
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DUCK STAMP SALES IN THE UNITED STATES: 2000-2002
ATL MISS CEN PAC
YR MT ND SD WY NE CO KS NM OK TX FLYWAY FLYWAY FLYWAY FLYWAY U.S.
2000 7,265 34,926 32,445 9,644 37,072 35,605 29,195 4,214 21,362 144,369 306,740 757,094 356,095 252,738 1,662,666
2001 1 (21,994) 34,516 33,466 10,652 33,829 34,519 25,590 5,449 22,419 149,898 306,021 743,157 350,338 247,093 1,650,609
2002 1 (21,243) 30,359 30,851 7,837 32,000 31,297 26,345 5,114 21,770 138,075 305,837 719,094 323,648 235,268 1,583,847
2003 2
AVERAGES:
1934-39 16,699 9,404 15,317 4,496 23,301 13,490 18,117 2,733 17,179 45,263 98,740 365,007 166,000 134,158 763,904
1940-49 29,537 35,917 47,664 8,760 41,027 28,979 41,715 6,496 36,148 106,735 233,818 686,117 382,977 318,251 1,621,163
1950-59 33,024 43,234 46,848 10,777 60,944 36,686 59,606 9,293 44,931 151,917 318,241 924,878 497,258 417,341 2,157,718
1960-69 10,169 35,985 35,857 4,392 32,722 24,834 38,357 4,433 24,895 89,678 310,680 665,259 301,321 359,000 1,636,260
1970-79 8,225 54,915 41,258 7,648 46,285 39,847 57,972 6,468 31,622 134,256 449,986 892,081 428,496 415,996 2,186,556
1980-89 6,410 41,316 33,996 8,959 33,336 40,218 29,836 5,656 17,374 106,389 383,463 660,143 323,489 308,905 1,677,917
1990-99 5,989 31,538 32,154 8,683 32,300 28,573 20,031 4,513 15,547 99,583 300,139 648,178 283,110 228,661 1,340,112
2000-03 7,265 33,267 32,254 9,378 34,300 33,807 27,043 4,926 21,850 144,114 306,199 739,782 343,360 245,033 1,632,374
1 Estimates for NM, CO, WY, and MT are statewide. MT is summarized in the Pacific Flyway's total and WY, CO, and NM are summarized in the Central Flyway's total. D.E. SHARP FILE: S:\CF_D\EXCEL\DATABOOK\GROUPS\PERMITS.XL 07/17/04
2 Duck stamp sales for 2003 not available.
MIGRATORY GAME BIRD HUNTING PERMITS BY PROVINCE/TERRITORY OF PURCHASE IN CANADA
YR NF PE NS NB PQ ON MB SK AB BC NT YT NU TOTAL
1966 13,269 3,271 7,220 8,535 35,868 144,063 37,784 44,744 52,911 32,394 N/A N/A 380,059
1967 14,863 3,094 7,883 7,739 32,491 146,493 35,620 44,651 55,892 33,195 N/A N/A 381,921
1968 17,645 3,649 9,022 9,558 37,110 139,182 38,712 43,596 53,623 33,301 N/A N/A 385,398
1969 19,089 3,794 8,848 10,110 39,477 134,037 41,611 45,347 53,602 32,764 N/A N/A 388,679
1970 21,347 3,926 9,926 10,293 46,009 135,231 39,230 47,722 59,986 31,350 N/A N/A 405,020
1971 23,460 4,513 11,381 11,146 50,276 133,563 40,960 49,448 62,902 30,225 N/A N/A 417,874
1972 23,682 4,492 12,158 11,336 53,082 131,427 41,133 50,004 63,309 31,032 N/A N/A 421,655
1973 27,919 4,972 15,071 12,869 57,247 141,277 41,711 51,307 67,012 33,456 N/A N/A 452,841
1974 25,127 5,038 13,791 11,916 58,345 136,469 37,167 51,504 66,127 27,764 591 323 434,162
1975 30,115 4,963 13,990 12,930 63,768 148,670 42,846 57,723 69,191 25,918 721 485 471,320
1976 29,621 5,756 13,326 13,743 66,453 143,816 46,816 61,669 75,739 26,561 893 513 484,906
1977 36,188 6,158 15,744 14,209 72,828 156,895 46,438 60,029 82,175 28,357 902 607 520,530
1978 37,297 6,396 16,297 15,249 74,745 159,698 50,169 57,958 77,117 28,561 821 638 524,946
1979 35,490 5,888 14,098 13,409 73,209 150,224 49,344 56,174 77,021 28,263 755 584 504,459
1980 31,362 5,802 14,257 12,471 76,133 147,952 48,340 54,081 79,318 27,943 732 525 498,916
1981 31,406 5,611 14,130 12,287 75,178 141,677 46,528 42,856 66,163 28,243 764 514 465,357
1982 31,215 5,461 13,728 12,759 72,850 144,436 45,273 47,236 64,968 26,522 800 572 465,820
1983 30,977 5,898 13,468 12,758 67,700 139,569 40,443 45,383 61,742 24,170 750 474 443,332
1984 31,309 5,525 12,896 11,486 65,308 140,521 35,238 37,720 51,717 21,892 850 496 414,958
1985 25,652 5,171 10,749 10,354 60,823 130,089 31,753 36,445 44,880 18,753 713 361 375,743
1986 25,498 5,300 11,047 11,083 59,685 131,930 33,570 37,692 45,042 17,924 692 358 379,821
1987 21,080 4,959 10,299 9,897 55,124 122,472 30,207 29,930 40,122 16,259 523 391 341,263
1988 23,655 4,906 10,264 10,646 57,206 117,310 25,108 23,258 34,513 15,595 496 367 323,324
1989 24,707 4,838 10,092 9,971 54,605 114,292 23,898 22,916 34,559 14,694 420 308 315,300
1990 24,831 4,625 10,115 9,974 54,700 115,130 22,641 22,964 32,212 13,851 431 240 311,714
1991 20,738 4,209 10,104 9,997 53,739 108,802 22,122 22,414 29,399 13,601 352 300 295,777
1992 20,310 3,753 9,192 9,337 49,262 103,395 20,048 20,620 28,056 12,429 348 256 277,006
1993 20,464 3,425 8,866 8,614 46,281 87,288 14,959 15,388 24,762 11,560 304 270 242,181
1994 20,399 3,380 9,314 9,468 46,537 92,344 18,838 20,254 26,211 11,037 320 294 258,396
1995 20,231 3,479 9,176 8,674 38,955 83,720 19,630 20,554 25,747 9,855 342 318 240,681
1996 16,312 3,303 8,652 8,536 36,004 80,194 19,702 20,475 27,299 10,069 318 306 231,170
1997 14,289 3,051 7,731 7,546 31,435 72,521 18,918 20,109 26,847 10,185 278 268 213,178
1998 13,101 2,946 7,681 7,095 30,113 70,407 18,445 21,822 22,238 9,816 286 231 204,181
1999 13,111 2,671 7,410 6,821 30,124 67,077 17,433 21,685 21,415 9,314 292 231 197,584
2000 12,217 2,805 7,072 6,399 30,271 63,672 15,810 21,908 21,792 9,007 267 224 191,444
2001 16,998 2,416 6,645 5,975 29,138 58,458 15,038 18,387 19,527 8,185 223 251 20 181,261
2002 16,056 2,341 6,316 5,942 28,702 56,645 14,832 16,958 17,814 7,464 244 217 24 173,555
2003 15,626 2,316 5,926 6,065 29,376 56,911 15,124 18,155 18,372 6,509 243 159 12 174,794
AVERAGES:
1966-69 16,217 3,452 8,243 8,986 36,237 140,944 38,432 44,585 54,007 32,914 N/A N/A 384,014
1970-79 29,025 5,210 13,578 12,710 61,596 143,727 43,581 54,354 70,058 29,149 781 525 463,771
1980-89 27,686 5,347 12,093 11,371 64,461 133,025 36,036 37,752 52,302 21,200 674 437 402,383
1990-03 17,477 3,194 8,157 7,889 38,188 79,755 18,110 20,121 24,407 10,206 303 255 19 228,066
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FEDERAL MID-CONTINENT POPULATION SANDHILL CRANE PERMITS ISSUED IN THE CENTRAL FLYWAY
YR CO KS MT NM ND OK SD TX WY TOTAL
1975 401 158 1,225 4,172 171 198 5,482 56 11,863
1976 341 117 1,195 4,137 265 200 5,060 37 11,352
1977 374 82 1,452 6,294 519 134 4,897 48 13,800
1978 343 209 956 5,798 620 98 5,198 52 13,274
1979 528 159 1,288 4,949 470 63 5,098 43 12,598
1980 437 118 1,082 5,754 510 240 5,239 33 13,413
1981 397 53 1,022 5,796 466 197 5,297 30 13,258
1982 528 147 962 4,714 750 579 4,650 40 12,370
1983 575 175 706 8,033 909 528 7,317 63 18,306
1984 538 113 721 7,436 1,187 544 6,838 43 17,420
1985 555 143 710 6,802 1,102 656 7,417 59 17,444
1986 617 99 595 8,926 1,073 705 7,258 25 19,298
1987 610 128 502 8,778 1,213 517 6,289 30 18,067
1988 512 162 480 6,214 1,472 437 7,053 38 16,368
1989 434 172 430 6,128 1,717 524 8,066 25 17,496
1990 389 143 533 7,268 1,725 646 11,994 22 22,720
1991 501 238 602 3,353 1,618 668 11,142 25 18,147
1992 498 303 582 3,760 1,397 721 9,848 18 17,127
1993 411 575 336 541 4,572 1,277 708 10,407 37 18,864
1994 427 567 320 547 4,790 1,561 636 10,515 49 19,412
1995 571 711 351 564 5,242 1,323 650 10,755 42 20,209
1996 612 837 369 499 5,570 1,391 677 11,334 41 21,330
1997 572 997 325 454 4,934 1,393 757 37,365 ² 46 46,843
1998 4,937 ² 1,088 270 449 6,082 1,385 951 32,523 ² 49 47,734
1999 4,847 ² 1,235 279 516 6,050 1,438 810 33,380 ² 52 48,607
2000 5,169 ² 1,084 283 493 7,451 1,333 721 44,719 ² 58 61,311
2001 5,869 ² 1,374 253 509 8,078 1,315 680 49,410 ² 72 67,560
2002 5,644 ² 1,279 303 496 8,245 ² 1,186 619 37,558 ² 54 55,384
2003¹ 5,854 ² 1,206 273 471 6,030 ² 1,000 563 43,199 ² 50 58,646
AVERAGES:
1975-79 397 145 1,223 5,070 409 139 5,147 47 12,577
1980-89 520 131 721 6,858 1,040 493 6,542 39 16,344
1990-99 1,377 859 293 529 5,162 1,451 722 17,926 38 28,099
2000-02 5,561 1,246 280 499 7,925 1,278 673 43,896 61 61,418
1975-02 1,344 975 207 718 6,047 1,100 531 14,361 42 24,699
CURRENT YEAR PERCENT CHANGE FROM:
2002 4% -6% -10% -5% -27% -16% -9% 15% -7% 6%
1975-79 88% -61% 19% 144% 6%
1980-89 108% -35% -12% -4% 14% 30%
1990-99 40% -7% -11% 17% -31% -22% 141% 31% 109%
2000-02 5% -3% -2% -6% -24% -22% -16% -2% -18% -5%
1975-02 336% 24% 32% -34% 0% -9% 6% 201% 18% 137%
¹ Preliminary D.E. SHARP FILE: S:\CF_D\EXCEL\DATABOOK\GROUP 07/17/04
² Harvest Information Program (HIP) or a point-of-sale electronic record used to identify crane hunters in lieu of a special
sandhill crane hunting permit
TUNDRA SWAN HUNTING PERMITS ISSUED FOR THE EASTERN AND WESTERN POPULATIONS
EASTERN POPULATION WESTERN POPULATION
YR MT ND SD NC VA TOTAL UT NV MT AK TOTAL TOTAL
1962 1,000 1,000 1,000
1963 1,000 1,000 1,000
1964 1,000 1,000 1,000
1965 995 995 995
1966 1,000 1,000 1,000
1967 1,000 1,000 1,000
1968 1,000 1,000 1,000
1969 2,500 500 3,000 3,000
1970 2,500 500 500 3,500 3,500
1971 2,495 500 500 3,495 3,495
1972 2,500 500 500 3,500 3,500
1973 2,500 500 500 3,500 3,500
1974 2,500 500 500 3,500 3,500
1975 2,500 500 500 3,500 3,500
1976 2,500 500 500 3,500 3,500
1977 2,488 500 500 3,488 3,488
1978 2,500 500 500 3,500 3,500
1979 2,500 500 500 3,500 3,500
1980 2,500 500 500 3,500 3,500
1981 2,500 500 500 3,500 3,500
1982 2,500 500 500 3,500 3,500
1983 109 109 2,500 650 500 3,650 3,759
1984 108 1,000 1,108 2,500 650 500 3,650 4,758
1985 120 6,000 6,120 2,488 650 500 3,638 9,758
1986 170 6,000 6,170 2,500 608 500 3,608 9,778
1987 171 5,968 6,139 2,499 594 500 3,593 9,732
1988 99 400 5,995 600 7,094 2,500 260 500 112 3,372 10,466
1989 167 1,000 5,444 600 7,211 2,500 324 500 130 3,454 10,665
1990 173 1,000 500 5,989 600 8,262 2,500 297 500 81 3,378 11,640
1991 204 2,000 1,000 6,000 600 9,804 2,500 258 500 84 3,342 13,146
1992 217 2,000 1,502 5,961 600 10,280 2,500 100 500 89 3,189 13,469
1993 212 2,000 1,500 6,000 400 10,112 2,500 205 500 170 3,375 13,487
1994 232 2,000 1,500 6,000 600 10,332 2,500 206 500 216 3,422 13,754
1995 291 2,000 1,500 6,000 600 10,391 2,750 383 500 210 3,843 14,234
1996 372 2,000 1,235 5,000 600 9,207 2,750 376 500 193 3,819 13,026
1997 364 2,000 1,077 5,000 600 9,041 2,750 381 500 201 3,832 12,873
1998 429 2,000 1,216 5,000 600 9,245 2,750 492 500 192 3,934 13,179
1999 432 2,000 863 5,000 600 8,895 2,750 518 500 227 3,995 12,890
2000 434 2,000 850 5,000 600 8,884 2,000 493 500 164 3,157 12,041
2001 398 2,000 983 5,000 600 8,981 2,000 308 500 255 3,063 12,044
2002 393 2,000 1,060 5,000 600 9,053 1,998 264 500 252 3,014 12,067
2003 423 2,200 1,002 5,000 600 9,225 2,000 298 500 215 3,013 12,238
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WATERFOWL HUNTER ACTIVITY
AND SUCCESS
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ESTIMATES OF ACTIVE DUCK HUNTERS BY STATE OF HARVEST (Harvest Information Program)
YR CO KS MT NE NM ND OK SD TX WY
1999 1 13,800 16,700 10,400 20,100 2,200 39,300 15,000 24,200 85,500 4,800
2000 1 14,000 14,800 9,000 19,200 3,100 27,800 14,000 14,800 114,700 4,300
2001 1 17,500 16,600 10,900 18,000 5,000 36,400 11,300 18,200 140,700 4,200
2002 1 12,200 15,700 14,900 17,200 4,800 34,700 12,800 19,100 95,000 4,400
2003 1 13,400 15,100 14,200 18,500 3,900 37,100 13,800 18,200 61,100 4,300
1 Preliminary
² Estimates for NM, CO, WY, and MT are statewide. MT is summarized in the Pacific Flyway's total and
WY, CO, and NM are summarized in the Central Flyway's total.
ESTIMATES OF TOTAL DUCK HUNTER DAYS AFIELD BY STATE OF HARVEST (Harvest Information Program)
CEN ATL MISS PAC
YR CO KS MT NE NM ND OK SD TX WY FLYWAY FLYWAY FLYWAY FLYWAY U.S.
1999 1 79,700 125,600 (59,300) 152,000 13,900 230,400 120,600 153,700 511,600 31,100 1,418,600 1,131,300 4,151,000 1,397,500 8,098,400
2000 1 80,500 107,000 (58,800) 126,900 24,700 157,800 99,100 85,800 712,800 23,800 1,418,400 1,109,100 4,184,600 1,205,300 7,917,400
2001 1 113,700 100,600 (71,400) 142,000 30,100 186,500 77,600 123,100 727,900 26,500 1,528,000 1,187,400 4,265,100 1,188,200 8,168,700
2002 1 68,700 106,700 (80,600) 141,400 33,500 188,200 92,200 123,200 510,400 26,200 1,290,500 1,162,300 4,004,600 1,163,600 7,621,000
2003 1 86,000 107,600 (70,600) 135,000 30,900 197,700 103,500 119,400 379,200 23,000 1,182,300 1,106,900 4,033,400 1,118,500 7,441,100
1 Preliminary
² Estimates for NM, CO, WY, and MT are statewide. MT is summarized in the Pacific Flyway's total and WY, CO, and NM are summarized in the Central Flyway's total.
AVERAGE DUCK HUNTER DAYS AFIELD BY STATE OF HARVEST (Harvest Information Program)
YR CO KS MT NE NM ND OK SD TX WY
1999 1 5.78 7.52 (5.70) 7.56 6.32 5.86 8.04 6.35 5.98 6.48
2000 1 5.75 7.23 (6.53) 6.61 7.97 5.68 7.08 5.80 6.21 5.53
2001 1 6.50 6.06 (6.55) 7.89 6.02 5.12 6.87 6.76 5.17 6.31
2002 1 5.63 6.80 (5.41) 8.22 6.98 5.42 7.20 6.45 5.37 5.95
2003 1 6.42 7.13 (4.97) 7.30 7.92 5.33 7.50 6.56 6.21 5.35
1 Preliminary
² Estimates for NM, CO, WY, and MT are statewide. MT is summarized in the Pacific Flyway's total and WY, CO, and NM
are summarized in the Central Flyway's total.
AVERAGE SEASONAL DUCK BAG PER HUNTER BY STATE OF HARVEST (Harvest Information Program)
YR CO KS MT NE NM ND OK SD TX WY
1999 1 6.5 14.1 10.0 9.5 12.0 14.6 21.4 12.6 16.2 10.6
2000 1 8.4 15.4 12.4 11.4 19.7 14.4 16.3 11.9 15.7 10.1
2001 1 7.8 10.7 18.7 11.9 12.3 13.6 16.1 13.2 12.1 10.0
2002 1 7.8 14.1 8.8 13.1 18.7 15.3 15.3 13.1 9.7 9.8
2003 1 10.3 15.5 9.4 12.5 15.6 13.4 16.3 14.0 13.4 9.2
1 Preliminary
² Estimates for NM, CO, WY, and MT are statewide. MT is summarized in the Pacific Flyway's total and WY, CO, and NM
are summarized in the Central Flyway's total. D.E. SHARP File S:\CF_D\EXCEL\DATABOOK\HIP\HUNTERSHIP.xls 07/17/04
ESTIMATES OF ACTIVE GOOSE HUNTERS BY STATE OF HARVEST (Harvest Information Program)
YR CO KS MT NE NM ND OK SD TX WY
1999 1 15,300 14,200 9,200 19,300 1,800 30,200 11,900 25,100 66,000 3,500
2000 1 18,100 17,300 10,000 19,200 2,600 22,100 7,400 17,600 66,500 4,500
2001 1 16,700 15,700 10,600 17,800 3,400 26,700 7,500 18,200 140,700 4,200
2002 1 15,300 14,500 13,700 15,500 3,400 24,300 5,500 19,100 95,000 4,400
2003 1 15,900 16,100 14,000 18,300 2,500 27,600 8,500 20,100 47,000 4,300
1 Preliminary
² Estimates for NM, CO, WY, and MT are statewide. MT is summarized in the Pacific Flyway's total and WY, CO, and NM
are summarized in the Central Flyway's total.
ESTIMATES OF TOTAL GOOSE HUNTER DAYS AFIELD BY STATE OF HARVEST (Harvest Information Program)
CEN ATL MISS PAC
YR CO KS MT NE NM ND OK SD TX WY FLYWAY FLYWAY FLYWAY FLYWAY U.S.
1999 1 62,500 95,100 (50,900) 142,800 6,800 162,900 56,500 166,800 247,700 18,300 959,400 515,900 1,951,600 674,600 4,101,500
2000 1 108,900 112,400 (69,500) 147,200 16,100 108,000 35,900 99,300 293,400 26,500 947,700 478,700 2,367,500 643,900 4,437,800
2001 1 102,900 87,500 (59,400) 143,600 15,800 132,400 30,000 139,200 251,200 22,500 925,100 855,800 2,157,800 651,900 4,590,600
2002 1 85,100 83,600 (67,400) 129,900 20,600 121,700 22,400 145,400 197,800 21,700 828,200 852,900 2,415,900 625,000 4,722,000
2003 1 111,400 116,200 (65,200) 137,500 13,300 128,900 44,100 146,700 149,700 24,600 872,400 830,800 2,360,700 656,200 4,720,100
1 Preliminary
² Estimates for NM, CO, WY, and MT are statewide. MT is summarized in the Pacific Flyway's total and WY, CO, and NM are summarized in the Central Flyway's total.
AVERAGE GOOSE HUNTER DAYS AFIELD BY STATE OF HARVEST (Harvest Information Program)
YR CO KS MT NE NM ND OK SD TX WY
1999 1 4.08 6.70 (5.53) 7.40 3.78 5.39 4.75 6.65 3.75 5.23
2000 1 6.02 6.50 (6.95) 7.67 6.19 4.89 4.85 5.64 4.41 5.89
2001 1 6.16 5.57 (5.60) 8.07 4.65 4.96 4.00 7.65 1.79 5.36
2002 1 5.56 5.77 (4.92) 8.38 6.06 5.01 4.07 7.61 2.08 4.93
2003 1 7.01 7.22 (4.66) 7.51 5.32 4.67 5.19 7.30 3.19 5.72
1 Preliminary
² Estimates for NM, CO, WY, and MT are statewide. MT is summarized in the Pacific Flyway's total and WY, CO, and NM
are summarized in the Central Flyway's total.
AVERAGE SEASONAL GOOSE BAG PER HUNTER BY STATE OF HARVEST (Harvest Information Program)
YR CO KS MT NE NM ND OK SD TX WY
1999 1 4.7 6.0 3.1 5.3 4.6 7.2 3.7 6.8 8.4 3.9
2000 1 5.8 6.9 7.8 6.6 4.8 6.0 8.2 6.1 9.5 6.4
2001 1 4.2 5.5 4.5 5.7 6.7 6.3 3.3 7.2 6.5 4.0
2002 1 5.1 9.5 3.8 4.9 3.9 5.5 5.1 6.9 5.4 4.0
2003 1 7.6 9.9 4.8 6.3 4.0 5.4 4.9 9.2 6.4 5.8
1 Preliminary
² Estimates for NM, CO, WY, and MT are statewide. MT is summarized in the Pacific Flyway's total and WY, CO, and NM
are summarized in the Central Flyway's total. D.E. SHARP File S:\CF_D\EXCEL\DATABOOK\HIP\HUNTERSHIP.xls 07/17/04
ESTIMATED ACTIVE SANDHILL CRANE HUNTERS�� IN THE CENTRAL FLYWAY (STATE OF HARVEST)
YR CO KS MT NM ND OK SD TX WY TOTAL
1975 226 69 806 2,896 80 117 2,733 22 6,949
1976 203 68 752 1,328 148 80 2,497 16 5,092
1977 189 40 921 4,126 339 77 2,329 27 8,048
1978 190 86 836 3,776 334 50 2,390 21 7,683
1979 275 61 745 3,225 307 29 2,356 13 7,011
1980 216 50 625 3,387 275 160 2,439 12 7,164
1981 216 23 598 3,315 269 103 2,543 14 7,081
1982 138 56 386 2,429 342 260 1,553 8 5,172
1983 211 64 253 3,551 384 225 2,435 20 7,143
1984 206 51 301 3,189 467 208 2,380 19 6,821
1985 187 37 216 2,383 372 168 2,613 12 5,988
1986 106 17 178 3,095 299 149 1,991 5 5,840
1987 113 29 133 2,529 358 120 1,942 5 5,229
1988 117 48 171 1,779 531 78 2,497 11 5,232
1989 74 52 152 2,018 492 153 2,805 6 5,752
1990 101 33 180 2,614 395 172 4,130 6 7,631
1991 153 69 220 1,674 370 139 3,231 3 5,859
1992 96 95 182 1,776 330 153 2,655 7 5,294
1993 87 294 97 218 2,223 357 140 3,602 5 7,023
1994 93 293 79 211 2,497 456 151 3,350 11 7,141
1995 154 393 118 211 2,408 331 143 3,707 6 7,471
1996 91 382 82 166 2,744 355 169 3,356 9 7,354
1997 67 452 68 124 2,386 264 178 4,515 10 8,064
1998 96 480 43 155 2,785 345 237 4,022 10 8,173
1999 133 533 60 204 2,444 375 173 2,699 8 6,629
2000 192 430 64 160 2,481 223 209 3,180 11 6,950
2001 202 555 72 173 2,934 391 145 3,554 13 8,039
2002 175 517 85 166 2,407 237 144 4,037 15 7,783
2003² 220 490 59 214 2,037 61 128 4,489 10 7,708
AVERAGES:
1975-79 217 65 812 3,070 242 71 2,461 20 6,957
1980-89 158 43 301 2,768 379 162 2,320 11 6,142
1990-99 107 404 74 187 2,355 358 166 3,527 8 7,064
2000-02 190 501 74 166 2,607 284 166 3,590 13 7,591
1975-02 154 433 61 337 2,657 337 148 2,912 12 6,772
CURRENT YEAR PERCENT CHANGE FROM:
2002 26% -5% -31% 29% -15% -74% -11% 11% -33% -1%
1975-79 2% -9% -74% -34% -75% 81% 82% -49% 11%
1980-89 39% 38% -29% -26% -84% -21% 94% -11% 25%
1990-99 105% 21% -21% 14% -14% -83% -23% 27% 33% 9%
2000-02 16% -2% -20% 29% -22% -78% -23% 25% -23% 2%
1975-02 43% 13% -4% -37% -23% -82% -13% 54% -14% 14%
�� Those permittees reporting hunting cranes 1 or more times D.E. SHARP File S:\CF_D\EXCEL\DATABOOK\HIP\HUNTERSHIP.xls 07/17/04
² Preliminary
AVERAGE SEASONAL TUNDRA SWAN BAG (RETRIEVED & UNRETRIEVED) PER ACTIVE HUNTER
EASTERN POPULATION WESTERN POPULATION
YR MT ND SD NC VA TOTAL UT NV MT AK TOTAL TOTAL
1964 0.45 0.45 0.45
1965 0.43 0.43 0.43
1966 0.60 0.60 0.60
1967 0.37 0.37 0.37
1968 0.67 0.67 0.67
1969 0.74 0.79 0.79
1970 0.57 0.65 0.67 0.67
1971 0.60 0.29 0.37 0.53 0.53
1972 0.55 0.35 0.57 0.52 0.52
1973 0.66 0.32 0.49 0.60 0.60
1974 0.72 0.56 0.90 0.72 0.72
1975 0.71 0.57 0.87 0.71 0.71
1976 0.58 0.55 0.40 0.55 0.55
1977 0.83 0.25 0.84 0.84
1978 0.70 0.25 0.47 0.61 0.61
1979 0.71 0.66 0.86 0.73 0.73
1980 0.64 0.30 0.68 0.60 0.60
1981 0.87 0.79 0.59 0.82 0.82
1982 0.69 0.46 0.44 0.63 0.63
1983 0.49 0.49 0.66 0.38 0.63 0.61 0.61
1984 0.39 0.39 0.39 0.60 0.51 0.74 0.60 0.55
1985 0.32 0.55 0.55 0.37 0.36 0.72 0.40 0.50
1986 0.80 0.53 0.53 0.51 0.53 0.80 0.54 0.53
1987 0.26 0.60 0.62 0.33 0.26 0.77 0.38 0.53
1988 0.45 0.72 0.58 0.24 0.55 0.51 0.42 0.79 0.00 0.53 0.55
1989 0.39 0.68 0.53 0.29 0.53 0.44 0.32 0.85 0.26 0.48 0.52
1990 0.51 0.70 0.84 0.64 0.29 0.63 0.50 0.31 0.80 0.32 0.52 0.60
1991 0.41 0.52 0.61 0.65 0.45 0.61 0.48 0.35 0.46 0.15 0.46 0.57
1992 0.27 0.59 0.71 0.62 0.40 0.61 0.26 0.44 0.62 0.28 0.32 0.54
1993 0.18 0.49 0.51 0.62 0.41 0.56 0.19 0.43 0.84 0.27 0.30 0.50
1994 0.44 0.48 0.47 0.82 0.41 0.67 0.42 0.60 0.86 0.26 0.49 0.63
1995 0.34 0.55 0.22 0.67 0.45 0.57 0.19 0.32 0.57 0.41 0.26 0.49
1996 0.30 0.48 0.30 0.61 0.42 0.52 0.48 0.41 0.78 0.47 0.51 0.52
1997 0.44 0.56 0.51 0.64 0.45 0.59 0.38 0.45 0.90 0.26 0.44 0.54
1998 0.29 0.43 0.29 0.65 0.52 0.53 0.59 0.50 0.78 0.37 0.59 0.55
1999 0.34 0.57 0.36 0.61 0.30 0.55 0.46 0.53 0.61 0.64 0.49 0.53
2000 0.50 0.44 0.30 0.67 0.36 0.56 0.39 0.25 0.82 0.78 0.43 0.52
2001 0.42 0.40 0.46 0.63 0.30 0.53 0.20 0.27 0.94 0.77 0.35 0.48
2002 0.28 0.48 0.32 0.63 0.38 0.54 0.34 0.28 0.60 0.36 0.37 0.49
2003 0.29 0.18 0.07 0.58 0.35 0.43 0.50 0.37 0.53 0.62 0.50 0.45
D.E. SHARP File S:\CF_D\EXCEL\DATABOOK\GROUPS\HUNTERS.XLS 07/17/04
NUMBER OF ACTIVE TUNDRA SWAN HUNTERS FOR THE EASTERN AND WESTERN POPULATIONS (STATE OF HARVEST)
EASTERN POPULATION WESTERN POPULATION
YR MT ND SD NC VA TOTAL UT NV MT AK TOTAL TOTAL
1964 940 940 940
1965 915 915 915
1966 950 950 950
1967 910 910 910
1968 930 930 930
1969 2,225 2,225 2,225
1970 2,200 275 2,475 2,475
1971 2,146 415 245 2,806 2,806
1972 2,100 400 265 2,765 2,765
1973 2,175 375 230 2,780 2,780
1974 2,200 385 350 2,935 2,935
1975 2,175 390 350 2,915 2,915
1976 2,150 410 380 2,940 2,940
1977 2,264 380 2,644 2,644
1978 2,150 370 350 2,870 2,870
1979 2,150 390 390 2,930 2,930
1980 2,100 395 400 2,895 2,895
1981 2,225 445 330 3,000 3,000
1982 2,200 400 340 2,940 2,940
1983 70 70 2,125 507 375 3,007 3,077
1984 58 867 925 2,150 494 305 2,949 3,874
1985 60 5,080 5,140 2,021 436 275 2,732 7,872
1986 51 4,888 4,939 2,075 480 270 2,825 7,764
1987 106 5,014 5,120 1,924 404 395 2,723 7,843
1988 60 301 4,729 519 5,609 1,875 195 355 71 2,496 8,105
1989 117 865 4,446 517 5,945 1,925 262 400 81 2,668 8,613
1990 121 816 485 4,859 499 6,780 2,050 232 370 46 2,698 9,478
1991 131 1,565 850 4,849 488 7,883 1,950 181 185 53 2,369 10,251
1992 139 1,648 1,352 4,675 516 8,330 1,875 71 365 58 2,369 10,699
1993 119 1,603 1,350 4,802 334 8,208 2,025 135 380 83 2,623 10,831
1994 145 1,616 1,260 4,790 489 8,300 2,100 161 405 119 2,785 11,085
1995 175 1,638 900 4,776 495 7,984 2,172 287 340 118 2,917 10,901
1996 219 1,549 840 3,773 476 6,857 2,392 331 415 81 3,219 10,076
1997 262 1,671 872 3,892 503 7,200 2,392 328 395 125 3,240 10,440
1998 308 1,559 851 3,762 481 6,961 2,420 418 415 108 3,361 10,322
1999 282 1,675 690 3,836 445 6,928 2,338 435 390 148 3,311 10,239
2000 260 1,566 606 4,047 513 6,992 1,680 360 301 59 2,400 9,392
2001 233 1,553 827 3,997 510 7,120 1,560 240 340 151 2,291 9,411
2002 200 1,550 693 3,951 485 6,879 1,658 182 305 151 2,296 9,175
2003 199 1,436 587 4,257 520 6,999 1,740 221 250 131 2,342 9,341
D.E. SHARP File S:\CF_D\EXCEL\DATABOOK\HIP\HUNTERSHIP.xls 07/17/04
DUCK HARVESTS
IN THE
UNITED STATES
D.E. SHARP FILE S:\DATABOOK\TITLES\DKHARV.123
ESTIMATED REGULAR SEASON MALLARD HARVESTS (Harvest Information Program)
CEN ATL MISS PAC
YR CO KS MT NE NM ND OK SD TX WY FLYWAY FLYWAY FLYWAY FLYWAY U.S.
1999 1 37,916 114,460 24,980 91,602 7,851 270,263 132,995 146,298 184,583 18,747 1,029,696 450,827 3,090,931 1,284,284 5,855,737
2000 1 49,505 103,116 23,203 118,062 21,716 170,817 113,734 89,337 288,176 21,496 999,162 533,447 3,310,933 1,184,545 6,028,088
2001 1 80,375 96,280 26,777 131,487 22,761 243,380 102,371 126,237 303,398 24,522 1,157,587 467,064 2,768,031 1,018,040 5,410,722
2002 1 40,913 96,063 22,929 114,096 37,328 234,019 102,160 116,388 219,889 23,249 1,007,034 554,703 2,423,134 930,726 4,915,597
2003 1 59,600 95,711 38,200 127,992 25,148 231,335 110,031 124,593 130,070 19,430 962,111 427,301 2,570,485 1,058,281 5,018,178
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ESTIMATED REGULAR SEASON GADWALL HARVESTS (Harvest Information Program)
CEN ATL MISS PAC
YR CO KS MT NE NM ND OK SD TX WY FLYWAY FLYWAY FLYWAY FLYWAY U.S.
1999 1 7,004 27,259 1,399 16,147 2,535 113,205 72,243 42,278 292,930 1,385 576,385 63,046 1,072,942 133,294 1,845,667
2000 1 8,555 29,440 2,041 23,356 6,946 88,368 43,230 19,516 380,147 2,199 603,797 65,198 1,283,920 130,199 2,083,115
2001 1 8,009 18,868 1,659 13,286 6,552 83,302 28,489 23,638 305,469 2,043 491,316 33,107 828,527 120,428 1,473,378
2002 1 4,868 37,731 2,201 21,498 8,532 101,338 34,186 36,482 154,683 2,432 403,950 41,936 673,853 131,618 1,251,359
2003 1 10,360 41,063 1,860 20,928 7,480 96,155 40,657 37,432 163,195 3,600 422,728 38,479 858,504 154,055 1,473,766
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ESTIMATED REGULAR SEASON AMERICAN WIGEON HARVESTS (Harvest Information Program)
CEN ATL MISS PAC
YR CO KS MT NE NM ND OK SD TX WY FLYWAY FLYWAY FLYWAY FLYWAY U.S.
1999 1 4,106 7,093 3,149 7,763 2,077 23,955 16,773 11,487 128,046 1,939 206,387 50,039 164,827 401,370 822,623
2000 1 4,628 12,553 1,157 13,089 4,972 20,714 10,565 7,011 139,423 1,873 215,985 39,857 220,235 295,975 772,051
2001 1 8,993 6,172 1,817 6,261 6,322 24,574 8,038 9,958 129,091 3,041 204,268 36,719 169,185 320,580 730,752
2002 1 8,620 13,444 1,917 15,169 6,328 32,086 11,898 14,565 80,427 3,370 187,825 33,078 147,440 319,232 687,574
2003 1 8,697 15,513 1,156 13,328 6,147 23,742 11,322 15,374 52,028 3,699 151,005 39,505 124,228 283,490 598,228
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ESTIMATED REGULAR SEASON NORTHERN PINTAIL HARVESTS (Harvest Information Program)
CEN ATL MISS PAC
YR CO KS MT NE NM ND OK SD TX WY FLYWAY FLYWAY FLYWAY FLYWAY U.S.
1999 1 886 5,424 840 5,279 1,091 28,398 7,264 13,082 70,130 924 133,317 25,200 148,299 232,704 539,520
2000 1 2,314 7,472 680 7,443 2,998 17,449 5,498 6,632 83,440 326 134,252 20,752 155,082 201,163 511,250
2001 1 1,827 7,230 632 6,719 2,414 21,381 4,137 10,159 79,733 380 134,612 19,276 122,522 157,475 433,885
2002 1 1,653 4,771 781 4,281 1,138 17,716 1,745 9,257 18,513 555 60,407 17,089 102,481 143,432 323,409
2003 1 2,174 4,157 653 2,974 2,063 17,806 1,132 6,149 18,383 148 55,641 18,134 123,318 144,019 341,113
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ESTIMATES OF REGULAR SEASON NORTHERN SHOVELER HARVESTS (Harvest Information Program)
CEN ATL MISS PAC
YR CO KS MT NE NM ND OK SD TX WY FLYWAY FLYWAY FLYWAY FLYWAY U.S.
1999 1 1,771 4,590 770 6,055 1,303 24,341 6,339 14,359 64,220 739 124,486 17,616 197,755 194,723 534,579
2000 1 2,033 1,793 612 3,208 1,535 10,612 3,450 4,547 73,044 570 101,406 18,005 198,537 130,904 448,853
2001 1 1,405 3,350 237 4,276 2,414 18,049 1,537 13,277 86,291 143 130,979 17,107 231,748 146,420 526,254
2002 1 1,965 3,903 568 4,560 2,773 20,069 3,252 9,393 39,082 1,024 86,590 14,138 128,638 157,920 387,285
2003 1 4,732 4,258 754 5,618 1,934 19,290 4,838 9,759 36,593 493 88,270 12,748 209,236 157,744 467,998
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ESTIMATED REGULAR SEASON WOOD DUCK HARVESTS (Harvest Information Program)
CEN ATL MISS PAC
YR CO KS MT NE NM ND OK SD TX WY FLYWAY FLYWAY FLYWAY FLYWAY U.S.
1999 1 1,771 4,450 1,120 11,800 422 2,898 9,245 6,382 88,450 369 126,907 414,691 938,102 52,216 1,531,917
2000 1 1,753 2,690 476 6,930 1,609 1,837 3,558 4,547 95,703 81 119,184 351,931 819,745 53,600 1,344,459
2001 1 1,967 3,879 1,343 2,291 1,264 1,111 1,537 2,917 95,955 570 112,835 385,682 633,140 53,798 1,185,454
2002 1 1,295 3,253 852 3,536 1,920 2,106 2,617 4,901 60,886 299 81,665 372,941 720,392 37,838 1,212,835
2003 1 1,790 3,751 553 3,084 559 2,226 7,823 6,149 49,600 247 75,782 336,934 754,754 40,962 1,208,432
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ESTIMATED REGULAR SEASON AMERICAN BLACK DUCK HARVESTS (Harvest Information Program)
CEN ATL MISS PAC
YR CO KS MT NE NM ND OK SD TX WY FLYWAY FLYWAY FLYWAY FLYWAY U.S.
1999 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 101,814 70,188 0 172,002
2000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 121,416 59,964 0 181,381
2001 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 94,559 30,636 0 125,195
2002 1 0 0 0 0 0 248 0 0 206 0 454 128,620 47,465 0 176,538
2003 1 134 0 0 0 0 0 0 134 0 0 267 95,108 33,971 0 129,347
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ESTIMATED REGULAR SEASON MOTTLED DUCK HARVESTS (Harvest Information Program)
CEN ATL MISS PAC
YR CO KS MT NE NM ND OK SD TX WY FLYWAY FLYWAY FLYWAY FLYWAY U.S.
1999 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7,683 0 7,683 5,747 34,890 0 48,320
2000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12,263 0 12,263 9,678 28,599 0 50,540
2001 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14,497 0 14,497 8,780 30,526 0 53,803
2002 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6,994 0 6,994 10,651 23,114 0 40,758
2003 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10,752 0 10,752 10,361 42,013 0 63,126
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ESTIMATED REGULAR SEASON MEXICAN DUCK X MALLARD HYBRID HARVESTS (Harvest Information Program)
CEN ATL MISS PAC
YR CO KS MT NE NM ND OK SD TX WY FLYWAY FLYWAY FLYWAY FLYWAY U.S.
1999 1 0 0 0 0 211 0 0 0 4,925 0 5,136 0 0 340 5,476
2000 1 0 0 0 0 1,462 0 0 6,398 6,398 0 7,860 0 0 1,637 9,497
2001 1 0 0 0 0 805 0 0 0 6,558 0 7,363 0 0 747 8,110
2002 1 0 0 0 0 4,906 0 0 0 1,028 0 5,934 0 0 1,446 7,380
2003 1 0 0 0 0 2,450 0 0 0 3,469 0 5,919 0 0 895 6,814
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ESTIMATED BLUE-WINGED TEAL HARVEST DURING SPECIAL SEPTEMBER SEASONS (Harvest Information Program)
CEN ATL MISS PAC
YR CO KS MT NE NM ND OK SD TX WY FLYWAY FLYWAY 2 FLYWAY 2 FLYWAY U.S.
1999 1 2,335 28,093 0 1,690 9,113 131,395 172,626 25,418 446,737 0 644,780
2000 1 1,613 27,797 10,266 3,217 9,379 200,204 252,475 21,678 438,854 0 713,007
2001 1 1,124 10,580 10,232 1,609 11,230 219,869 254,644 14,942 257,563 0 527,149
2002 1 447 8,999 4,839 1,920 2,221 58,623 77,049 11,801 112,648 0 201,498
2003 1 3,581 21,393 13,108 1,891 13,792 99,894 153,660 10,920 296,755 0 461,334
1 Preliminary D.E. SHARP FILE: S:\CF_D\projects\DATABOOK\HIP\TealharHIP.x 07/17/04
2 Includes special seasons in FL, KY, and TN initiated in 1981
ESTIMATED REGULAR SEASON BLUE-WINGED TEAL HARVESTS (Harvest Information Program)
CEN ATL MISS PAC
YR CO KS MT NE NM ND OK SD TX WY FLYWAY FLYWAY FLYWAY FLYWAY U.S.
1999 1 4,508 6,954 1,399 14,128 1,091 25,307 792 22,336 31,125 1,570 109,211 57,870 284,960 59,077 511,118
2000 1 6,591 2,391 1,089 8,213 3,583 21,531 1,509 10,705 66,113 1,303 123,028 60,758 282,558 37,913 504,257
2001 1 2,740 1,058 2,117 11,453 1,150 34,154 473 20,017 46,942 238 120,341 36,659 354,233 42,698 553,931
2002 1 4,064 3,578 852 12,099 1,422 43,731 396 21,100 43,402 2,176 132,820 40,769 338,598 52,022 564,209
2003 1 3,837 4,258 704 7,380 473 37,097 206 16,844 37,634 1,036 109,468 34,953 314,434 57,426 516,280
1 Preliminary D.E. SHARP FILE: S:\CF_D\projects\DATABOOK\HIP\TealharHIP.x 07/17/04
ESTIMATED ALL-SEASON BLUE-WINGED TEAL HARVESTS (Harvest Information Program)
CEN ATL MISS PAC
YR CO KS MT NE NM ND OK SD TX WY FLYWAY FLYWAY FLYWAY FLYWAY U.S.
1999 1 6,843 35,047 1,399 14,128 2,781 25,307 9,905 22,336 162,520 1,570 281,837 83,288 731,696 59,077 1,155,898
2000 1 8,204 30,188 1,089 18,479 6,800 21,531 10,888 10,705 266,316 1,303 375,503 82,436 721,412 37,913 1,217,263
2001 1 3,864 11,638 2,117 21,685 2,759 34,154 11,703 20,017 266,811 238 374,985 51,601 611,796 42,698 1,081,080
2002 1 4,511 12,577 852 16,938 3,342 43,731 2,617 21,100 102,025 2,176 209,869 52,570 451,246 52,022 765,706
2003 1 7,418 25,651 704 20,488 2,364 37,097 13,998 16,844 137,528 1,036 263,127 45,872 611,188 57,426 977,614
1 Preliminary D.E. SHARP FILE: S:\CF_D\projects\DATABOOK\HIP\TealharHIP.x 07/17/04
ESTIMATED GREEN-WINGED TEAL HARVEST DURING SPECIAL SEPTEMBER SEASONS (Harvest Information Program)
CEN ATL MISS PAC
YR CO KS MT NE NM ND OK SD TX WY FLYWAY FLYWAY 2 FLYWAY 2 FLYWAY U.S.
1999 1 242 6,060 0 282 2,906 6,501 15,989 8,891 19,122 0 44,002
2000 1 771 4,633 1,668 951 4,097 20,793 32,913 7,477 22,433 0 62,822
2001 1 1,265 1,763 1,069 1,379 1,891 21,055 28,422 7,345 11,714 0 47,481
2002 1 447 3,903 1,675 1,209 872 8,434 16,540 2,113 5,834 0 24,487
2003 1 1,791 9,024 3,635 1,032 3,500 12,660 31,641 3,186 27,174 0 62,001
1 Preliminary D.E. SHARP FILE: S:\CF_D\projects\DATABOOK\HIP\TealharHIP. 07/17/04
2 Includes special seasons in FL, KY, and TN initiated in 1981
ESTIMATED REGULAR SEASON GREEN-WINGED TEAL HARVESTS (Harvest Information Program)
CEN ATL MISS PAC
YR CO KS MT NE NM ND OK SD TX WY FLYWAY FLYWAY FLYWAY FLYWAY U.S.
1999 1 6,843 18,974 2,309 29,965 3,908 21,250 39,753 24,250 195,812 1,662 344,726 234,643 867,656 531,732 1,978,758
2000 1 9,466 27,946 817 19,891 5,265 21,735 15,524 20,179 191,140 2,443 314,405 183,844 677,108 415,110 1,590,466
2001 1 8,009 19,750 2,381 18,326 5,633 13,467 14,186 18,307 197,088 3,327 300,474 134,894 561,568 331,307 1,328,243
2002 1 8,754 32,419 2,910 31,921 3,484 34,688 20,940 25,864 114,984 3,071 279,035 156,135 542,564 387,280 1,365,014
2003 1 16,115 24,536 1,106 22,140 4,127 26,116 18,630 24,063 113,248 3,649 253,730 133,969 697,677 368,625 1,454,000
1 Preliminary D.E. SHARP FILE: S:\CF_D\projects\DATABOOK\HIP\TealharHIP. 07/17/04
ESTIMATED ALL-SEASON GREEN-WINGED TEAL HARVESTS (Harvest Information Program)
CEN ATL MISS PAC
YR CO KS MT NE NM ND OK SD TX WY FLYWAY FLYWAY FLYWAY FLYWAY U.S.
1999 1 7,084 25,034 2,309 29,965 4,190 21,250 42,659 24,250 202,313 1,662 360,715 243,534 886,778 531,732 2,022,760
2000 1 10,238 32,579 817 21,559 6,215 21,735 19,621 20,179 211,933 2,443 347,317 191,321 699,540 415,110 1,653,289
2001 1 9,274 21,513 2,381 19,395 7,012 13,467 16,077 18,307 218,143 3,327 328,896 142,239 573,282 331,307 1,375,724
2002 1 9,201 36,322 2,910 33,596 4,693 34,688 21,812 25,864 123,418 3,071 295,575 158,248 548,398 387,280 1,389,501
2003 1 17,905 33,560 1,106 25,775 5,159 26,116 22,130 24,063 125,908 3,649 285,370 137,155 724,851 368,625 1,516,001
1 Preliminary D.E. SHARP FILE: S:\CF_D\projects\DATABOOK\HIP\TealharHIP. 07/17/04
ESTIMATED REGULAR SEASON BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING DUCK HARVESTS (Harvest Information Program)
CEN ATL MISS PAC
YR CO KS MT NE NM ND OK SD TX WY FLYWAY FLYWAY FLYWAY FLYWAY U.S.
1999 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,182 0 1,182 0 0 0 1,182
2000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,932 0 2,932 276 0 327 3,535
2001 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4,832 0 4,832 138 535 0 5,505
2002 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5,142 0 5,142 1,467 0 0 6,609
2003 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7,284 0 7,284 714 636 0 8,634
1 Preliminary D.E. SHARP FILE: S:\CF_D\projects\DATABOOK\HIP\DABHARVHIP.XLS 07/16/04
ESTIMATED REGULAR SEASON FULVOUS TREE DUCK HARVESTS (Harvest Information Program)
CEN ATL MISS PAC
YR CO KS MT NE NM ND OK SD TX WY FLYWAY FLYWAY FLYWAY FLYWAY U.S.
1999 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 196 333 0 530
2000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 276 0 0 276
2001 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 138 891 0 1,029
2002 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 98 138 0 236
2003 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 520 0 520 0 0 0 520
1 Preliminary D.E. SHARP FILE: S:\CF_D\projects\DATABOOK\HIP\DABHARVHIP.XLS 07/16/04
ESTIMATED REGULAR SEASON REDHEAD HARVESTS (Harvest Information Program)
CEN ATL MISS PAC
YR CO KS MT NE NM ND OK SD TX WY FLYWAY FLYWAY FLYWAY FLYWAY U.S.
1998 1 1,047 3,477 490 2,329 70 19,898 3,170 7,179 63,629 924 102,212 3,836 56,677 16,240 178,965
1999 1 841 2,839 476 2,438 512 9,286 3,450 3,979 61,314 896 86,031 8,148 48,994 14,544 157,718
2001 1 422 2,821 0 1,985 805 14,022 2,246 5,935 64,200 143 92,579 6,141 50,617 11,493 160,831
2002 1 581 2,927 213 1,861 213 5,946 2,142 953 13,370 512 28,719 2,282 28,995 11,871 71,866
2003 1 1,151 1,217 302 2,203 344 12,168 926 3,208 12,487 395 34,400 5,570 37,828 22,922 100,719
¹ Preliminary D.E. SHARP FILE: S:\CF_D\projects\databook\HIP\diverharvhip.xls 07/16/04
ESTIMATES OF REGULAR-SEASON CANVASBACK HARVESTS (Harvest Information Program)
CEN ATL MISS PAC
YR CO KS MT NE NM ND OK SD TX WY FLYWAY FLYWAY FLYWAY FLYWAY U.S.
1998 1 81 834 490 932 106 8,114 1,585 1,755 20,487 92 34,475 5,577 37,547 20,385 97,983
1999 1 140 149 136 0 73 4,592 1,509 1,326 18,661 0 26,587 16,796 49,921 19,788 113,093
2001 1 141 529 158 305 0 4,998 236 302 7,248 95 14,013 1,546 11,334 9,332 36,225
2002 1 0 0 0 0 0 124 0 0 1,028 0 1,152 0 604 1,299 3,055
2003 1 128 101 151 551 43 2,671 823 936 2,601 0 8,005 4,738 11,259 11,380 35,383
¹ Preliminary D.E. SHARP FILE: S:\CF_D\projects\databook\HIP\diverharvhip.xls 07/16/04
ESTIMATED REGULAR SEASON RING-NECKED DUCK HARVESTS (Harvest Information Program)
CEN ATL MISS PAC
YR CO KS MT NE NM ND OK SD TX WY FLYWAY FLYWAY FLYWAY FLYWAY U.S.
1998 1 725 4,729 0 2,018 669 7,148 14,132 7,498 59,295 924 97,137 152,195 237,456 45,634 532,422
1999 1 982 1,345 136 1,668 658 7,041 8,085 3,126 85,840 81 108,963 92,013 260,334 33,398 494,708
2001 1 843 2,645 711 2,291 690 6,803 3,665 3,420 58,333 48 79,447 66,583 226,706 38,035 410,771
2002 1 715 5,204 497 3,071 1,422 6,070 7,376 4,084 41,756 427 70,622 91,736 250,330 39,101 451,789
2003 1 1,023 4,765 101 2,533 860 3,413 7,617 2,139 39,715 197 62,363 112,806 239,855 36,326 451,350
¹ Preliminary D.E. SHARP FILE: S:\CF_D\projects\databook\HIP\diverharvhip.xls 07/16/04
ESTIMATED REGULAR SEASON GREATER SCAUP HARVESTS (Harvest Information Program)
CEN ATL MISS PAC
YR CO KS MT NE NM ND OK SD TX WY FLYWAY FLYWAY FLYWAY FLYWAY U.S.
1998 1 0 139 0 0 0 193 660 160 1,773 0 2,925 8,219 9,209 19,422 39,775
1999 1 70 0 68 128 0 204 108 0 1,866 0 2,444 13,483 19,253 19,314 54,494
2001 1 0 176 0 0 115 139 0 0 1,381 0 1,811 7,582 8,060 15,611 33,064
2002 1 45 217 71 745 0 124 159 408 1,851 0 3,619 17,809 30,216 20,614 72,258
2003 1 0 0 0 110 43 0 103 134 867 0 1,257 17,344 14,469 16,122 49,192
¹ Preliminary D.E. SHARP FILE: S:\CF_D\projects\databook\HIP\diverharvhip.xls 07/16/04
ESTIMATED REGULAR SEASON LESSER SCAUP HARVESTS (Harvest Information Program)
CEN ATL MISS PAC
YR CO KS MT NE NM ND OK SD TX WY FLYWAY FLYWAY FLYWAY FLYWAY U.S.
1998 1 161 278 490 1,397 0 19,318 528 3,510 13,002 369 39,054 64,243 74,670 29,347 207,314
1999 1 771 149 612 770 292 21,531 862 3,411 53,317 81 81,797 32,390 187,098 30,657 331,943
2001 1 422 882 79 916 230 23,602 473 2,917 42,110 95 71,725 97,228 165,746 29,888 364,587
2002 1 1,474 2,060 781 3,536 569 26,264 3,411 4,492 42,373 427 85,386 84,399 185,381 35,280 390,446
2003 1 895 913 201 2,644 129 17,065 1,647 3,208 17,863 444 45,008 60,939 153,617 39,032 298,597
¹ Preliminary D.E. SHARP FILE: S:\CF_D\projects\databook\HIP\diverharvhip.xls 07/16/04
ESTIMATED REGULAR SEASON TOTAL (LESSER & GREATER) SCAUP HARVESTS (Harvest Information Program)
CEN ATL MISS PAC
YR CO KS MT NE NM ND OK SD TX WY FLYWAY FLYWAY FLYWAY FLYWAY U.S.
1998 1 161 417 490 1,397 0 19,511 1,189 3,669 14,775 369 41,979 72,462 83,879 48,769 247,089
1999 1 841 149 680 898 292 21,735 970 3,411 55,183 81 84,242 45,873 206,351 49,970 386,436
2001 1 422 1,058 79 916 345 23,741 473 2,917 43,491 95 73,536 104,811 173,806 45,499 397,651
2002 1 1,519 2,277 852 4,281 569 26,388 3,569 4,901 44,225 427 89,006 102,208 215,597 55,894 462,705
2003 1 895 913 201 2,754 172 17,065 1,750 3,342 18,730 444 46,265 78,283 168,086 55,154 347,789
¹ Preliminary D.E. SHARP FILE: S:\CF_D\projects\databook\HIP\diverharvhip.xls 07/16/04
ESTIMATED REGULAR SEASON COMMON GOLDENEYE HARVESTS (Harvest Information Program)
CEN ATL MISS PAC
YR CO KS MT NE NM ND OK SD TX WY FLYWAY FLYWAY FLYWAY FLYWAY U.S.
1998 1 161 695 350 155 211 580 0 160 788 92 3,192 9,955 21,958 18,709 53,814
1999 1 2,384 2,242 544 642 73 0 0 284 1,066 733 7,968 13,105 18,245 23,815 63,133
2001 1 1,194 882 869 153 0 694 236 201 1,381 808 6,418 6,027 22,485 15,120 50,049
2002 1 1,563 542 213 838 569 619 397 136 1,234 2,304 8,415 12,377 37,405 37,238 95,435
2003 1 3,581 913 503 1,101 129 890 721 1,471 694 1,677 11,678 13,439 32,612 41,932 99,661
¹ Preliminary D.E. SHARP FILE: S:\CF_D\projects\databook\HIP\diverharvhip.xls 07/16/04
ESTIMATED REGULAR SEASON RUDDY DUCK HARVESTS (Harvest Information Program)
CEN ATL MISS PAC
YR CO KS MT NE NM ND OK SD TX WY FLYWAY FLYWAY FLYWAY FLYWAY U.S.
1998 1 161 278 0 311 0 1,352 264 1,595 3,349 277 7,587 29,050 14,727 11,612 62,978
1999 1 210 448 0 257 0 510 216 663 3,466 0 5,770 11,363 6,465 2,812 26,410
2001 1 70 0 0 305 0 1,250 236 704 1,381 0 3,946 6,629 4,191 5,321 20,087
2002 1 268 0 71 186 0 619 79 136 617 0 1,977 7,180 4,715 3,191 17,063
2003 1 0 406 0 110 0 742 0 267 173 49 1,748 2,474 13,202 5,632 23,056
¹ Preliminary D.E. SHARP FILE: S:\CF_D\projects\databook\HIP\diverharvhip.xls 07/16/04
ESTIMATED REGULAR SEASON HOODED MERGANSER HARVESTS (Harvest Information Program)
CEN ATL MISS PAC
YR CO KS MT NE NM ND OK SD TX WY FLYWAY FLYWAY FLYWAY FLYWAY U.S.
1999 1 0 695 0 155 0 773 2,245 319 9,062 0 13,249 29,713 47,565 4,778 95,306
2000 1 140 448 0 128 0 408 1,078 284 5,865 81 8,434 35,524 45,463 4,787 94,208
2001 1 141 705 158 764 115 278 946 201 6,213 0 9,520 26,608 43,362 4,570 84,060
2002 1 179 1,301 0 465 71 619 872 0 5,965 85 9,559 32,978 60,048 2,838 105,422
2003 1 0 913 0 330 86 1,039 618 802 3,295 49 7,132 29,181 55,608 5,488 97,409
1 Preliminary D.E. SHARP FILE: S:\CF_D\projects\DATABOOK\HIP\DIVERHARVHIP.XLS 07/16/04
ESTIMATED REGULAR SEASON ALL-DUCK HARVESTS (Harvest Information Program)
CEN ATL MISS PAC
YR CO KS MT NE NM ND OK SD TX WY FLYWAY FLYWAY FLYWAY FLYWAY U.S.
1999 1 70,197 234,899 37,785 190,500 23,553 572,401 320,800 305,200 1,382,898 30,198 3,168,434 1,907,600 7,947,902 3,096,267 16,120,203
2000 1 93,610 228,500 32,185 218,799 56,520 399,899 227,900 176,400 1,799,702 32,489 3,266,004 1,822,700 8,214,699 2,637,795 15,941,198
2001 1 120,211 178,100 37,203 213,800 54,718 493,701 182,400 239,699 1,701,999 35,880 3,257,710 1,670,301 6,617,796 2,363,085 13,908,892
2002 1 79,146 221,400 35,564 225,401 75,438 530,599 195,199 250,200 924,398 40,441 2,577,787 1,830,998 5,974,099 2,357,414 12,740,298
2003 1 120,990 233,600 46,493 231,323 55,326 496,800 224,900 254,401 815,801 35,704 2,515,337 1,623,561 6,759,446 2,504,383 13,402,727
1 Preliminary D.E. SHARP FILE: S:\CF_D\projects\DATABOOK\HIP\ALLDUCKTOTALHIP.XLS
AGE RATIOS
IN THE U.S. HARVEST
D.E. SHARP S:\WKFILES\DATABOOK\AGERATIO.123
MALLARD AGE RATIOS (IMMATURE/ADULT) IN THE REGULAR SEASON HARVEST
Derived from the Parts Collection Survey
CEN ATL MISS PAC
YR CO KS MT NE NM ND OK SD TX WY FLYWAY FLYWAY FLYWAY FLYWAY U.S.
1999 0.75 0.65 0.66 0.80 1.10 1.15 0.51 0.90 0.56 0.45 0.73 0.91 0.87 0.97 0.87
2000 0.60 0.44 0.44 0.67 0.63 0.88 0.25 0.78 0.46 0.50 0.54 0.95 0.68 1.04 0.74
2001 0.70 0.64 0.63 0.70 0.93 1.35 0.39 0.70 0.54 0.50 0.70 1.14 1.33 1.22 1.13
2002 0.48 0.51 0.60 0.71 0.88 0.92 0.33 1.04 0.33 0.42 0.60 0.95 0.90 1.18 0.88
2003 1 0.90 0.70 0.80 0.80 1.10 1.40 0.50 1.30 0.40 0.90 0.87 1.26 1.41 1.51 1.29
1 Preliminary
FEMALE MALLARD AGE RATIOS (IMMATURE/ADULT) IN THE REGULAR SEASON HARVEST
Derived from the Parts Collection Survey
CEN ATL MISS PAC
YR CO KS MT NE NM ND OK SD TX WY FLYWAY FLYWAY FLYWAY FLYWAY U.S.
1999 1.2 1.2 1.0 1.6 1.6 1.5 0.8 1.3 0.8 1.6 1.15 1.35 1.35 1.35 1.33
2000 1.1 0.7 0.9 1.1 0.8 1.4 0.4 1.4 0.8 0.5 0.91 1.35 1.14 1.69 1.22
2001 1.3 1.9 0.8 1.5 1.5 2.1 0.9 1.5 1.1 1.0 1.37 1.81 2.51 1.95 2.08
2002 0.9 1.2 0.8 1.5 1.8 1.2 0.7 2.5 0.7 1.0 1.08 1.45 1.61 1.90 1.54
2003 1 1.8 1.7 2.0 1.3 1.8 2.3 1.0 2.5 1.0 2.7 1.64 1.88 2.41 2.48 2.24
1 Preliminary D.E. SHARP FILE S:\CF_D\projects\DATABOOK\HIP\AGE 07/17/04
MALE MALLARD AGE RATIOS (IMMATURE/ADULT) IN THE REGULAR SEASON HARVEST
Derived from the Parts Collection Survey
CEN ATL MISS PAC
YR CO KS MT NE NM ND OK SD TX WY FLYWAY FLYWAY FLYWAY FLYWAY U.S.
1999 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.9 1.0 0.4 0.8 0.4 0.3 0.61 0.74 0.70 0.83 0.72
2000 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.2 0.7 0.4 0.5 0.45 0.78 0.54 0.83 0.59
2001 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.8 1.2 0.3 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.56 0.90 1.00 0.99 0.87
2002 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.3 0.8 0.2 0.3 0.49 0.77 0.69 0.95 0.69
2003 1 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.2 0.4 1.1 0.3 0.7 0.72 1.03 1.12 1.23 1.04
1 Preliminary D.E. SHARP FILE S:\CF_D\projects\DATABOOK\HIP\AGE 07/17/04
Derived from the Parts Collection Survey Derived from the Parts Collection Survey
CEN ATL MISS PAC CEN ATL MISS PAC
YR FLYWAY FLYWAY FLYWAY FLYWAY U.S. YR FLYWAY FLYWAY FLYWAY FLYWAY U.S.
1999 0.89 1.18 1.23 0.97 1.04 1999 1.04 1.03 1.35 1.24 1.23
2000 0.51 0.57 0.90 0.80 0.76 2000 0.63 1.22 0.99 2.19 1.04
2001 0.86 1.02 1.40 0.63 0.92 2001 1.32 1.20 2.05 1.29 1.61
2002 1.08 1.32 1.81 0.91 1.25 2002 1.05 1.15 1.67 1.24 1.43
2003 1 1.53 2.29 2.58 0.97 1.57 2003 1 1.07 1.59 1.66 1.57 1.60
1 Preliminary 1 Preliminary
Derived from the Parts Collection Survey Derived from the Parts Collection Survey
CEN ATL MISS PAC CEN ATL MISS PAC
YR FLYWAY FLYWAY FLYWAY FLYWAY U.S. YR FLYWAY FLYWAY FLYWAY FLYWAY U.S.
1999 1.27 1.97 1.28 0.92 1.26 1999 1.76 2.27 2.99 0.82 1.92
2000 0.55 0.79 0.71 0.93 0.67 2000 0.42 0.42 0.71 0.72 0.52
2001 0.99 0.83 1.33 0.78 1.14 2001 0.70 0.47 1.97 0.44 0.92
2002 0.82 0.51 0.68 0.99 0.75 2002 0.24 0.10 0.21 1.11 0.31
2003 1 1.62 0.86 1.24 1.41 1.34 2003 1 1.64 0.54 1.58 1.69 1.53
1 Preliminary 1 Preliminary
Derived from the Parts Collection Survey Derived from the Parts Collection Survey
CEN ATL MISS PAC CEN ATL MISS PAC
YR FLYWAY FLYWAY FLYWAY FLYWAY U.S. YR FLYWAY FLYWAY FLYWAY FLYWAY U.S.
1999 0.70 1.08 1.00 0.87 0.88 1999 1.00 2.09 0.46 0.87
2000 0.44 0.50 0.59 0.94 0.66 2000 0.77 1.54 1.27 1.23
2001 0.76 1.01 1.16 1.02 0.98 2001 1.54 2.30 0.48 0.91
2002 0.90 0.92 1.32 1.64 1.30 2002 3.41 1.66 2.83 0.97 1.83
2003 1 1.34 0.90 1.35 1.11 1.21 2003 1 0.98 1.37 0.72 0.97
1 Preliminary 1 Preliminary
Derived from the Parts Collection Survey
CEN ATL MISS PAC
YR FLYWAY FLYWAY FLYWAY FLYWAY U.S.
1999 0.89 0.27 0.61 1.02 0.56
2000 0.42 0.34 0.36 1.20 0.42
2001 1.05 0.63 0.59 1.64 0.74
2002 1.33 0.46 0.86 1.60 0.88
2003 1 0.95 0.77 1.35 1.58 1.17
D.E. SHARP FILE S:\CF_D\projects\DATABOOK\HIP\AGERATIOHIP.XLS 1 Preliminary
LESSER SCAUP AGE RATIOS (IMMATURE/ADULT) IN THE
REGULAR SEASON HARVEST
NORTHERN PINTAIL AGE RATIOS (IMMATURE/ADULT) IN
THE REGULAR SEASON HARVEST
GADWALL AGE RATIOS (IMMATURE/ADULT) IN THE
REGULAR SEASON HARVEST
AMERICAN WIGEON AGE RATIOS (IMMATURE/ADULT) IN
THE REGULAR SEASON HARVEST
WOOD DUCK AGE RATIOS (IMMATURE/ADULT) IN THE ALL-SEASON
HARVEST
REDHEAD AGE RATIOS (IMMATURE/ADULT) IN THE
REGULAR SEASON HARVEST
GREATER SCAUP AGE RATIOS (IMMATURE/ADULT) IN THE
REGULAR SEASON HARVEST
BLUE-WINGED TEAL AGE RATIOS (IMMATURE/ADULT) IN THE REGULAR SEASON HARVEST
Derived from the Parts Collection Survey
CEN ATL MISS PAC
YR FLYWAY FLYWAY FLYWAY FLYWAY U.S.
1999 2.74 1.21 2.32 1.01 1.94
2000 3.32 0.82 2.09 0.91 1.95
2001 3.87 1.32 2.93 1.29 2.74
2002 3.17 0.82 2.54 1.09 2.23
2003 1 2.69 1.29 1.97 1.50 2.06
1 Preliminary and based on all-season harvest.
GREEN-WINGED TEAL AGE RATIOS (IMMATURE/ADULT) IN THE REGULAR SEASON HARVEST
Derived from the Parts Collection Survey
CEN ATL MISS PAC
YR FLYWAY FLYWAY FLYWAY FLYWAY U.S.
1999 1.33 2.58 1.71 1.01 1.54
2000 1.48 1.33 1.02 1.05 1.15
2001 1.78 1.10 1.92 1.05 1.56
2002 1.83 1.92 2.15 1.36 1.81
2003 1 2.10 1.83 1.97 1.14 1.74
1 Preliminary and based on all-season harvest.
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SEX RATIOS
IN THE U.S. HARVEST
D.E. SHARP FILE S:\DATABOOK\TITLES\SEXRATIO.123
MALLARD ADULT SEX RATIOS (MALE/FEMALE) IN THE REGULAR SEASON HARVEST
Derived from the Parts Collection Survey
CEN ATL MISS PAC
YR CO KS MT NE NM ND OK SD TX WY FLYWAY FLYWAY FLYWAY FLYWAY U.S.
1999 4.0 7.5 3.8 4.6 2.8 2.6 3.3 3.6 3.1 7.7 3.55 2.69 2.80 2.88 2.93
2000 4.6 5.8 6.1 5.4 3.0 4.0 4.8 5.1 3.3 4.3 4.24 2.43 3.27 3.25 3.32
2001 5.3 10.1 3.7 6.2 2.5 3.9 5.7 6.7 3.5 5.9 4.72 2.82 3.79 3.25 3.78
2002 4.3 9.3 4.3 6.4 3.8 3.0 4.6 6.1 3.8 6.4 4.41 2.83 3.40 3.26 3.50
2003 1 5.5 10.7 8.3 5.5 3.2 3.9 4.8 5.6 4.3 10.3 5.13 2.86 3.57 3.49 3.74
*Years without an sex ratio estimate had <50 wings in the sample D.E. SHARP FILE: S:\CF_D\projects\DATABOOK\GRO 07/16/04
1 Preliminary
MALLARD IMMATURE SEX RATIOS (MALE/FEMALE) IN THE REGULAR SEASON HARVEST
Derived from the Parts Collection Survey
CEN ATL MISS PAC
YR CO KS MT NE NM ND OK SD TX WY FLYWAY FLYWAY FLYWAY FLYWAY U.S.
1999 1.9 3.6 2.3 1.9 1.5 1.7 1.6 2.2 1.5 1.4 1.87 1.48 1.46 1.78 1.58
2000 1.8 3.2 2.5 2.8 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.5 1.5 3.9 2.10 1.40 1.54 1.60 1.60
2001 2.3 2.6 2.5 2.5 1.3 2.2 1.8 2.6 1.2 2.1 1.94 1.40 1.52 1.66 1.59
2002 1.7 3.5 2.8 2.6 1.4 2.1 1.7 1.9 1.3 2.1 1.98 1.50 1.46 1.64 1.57
2003 1 2.1 3.8 2.8 3.4 1.6 2.0 1.7 2.5 1.2 2.8 2.24 1.57 1.66 1.74 1.74
*Years without an sex ratio estimate had <50 wings in the sample D.E. SHARP FILE: S:\CF_D\projects\DATABOOK\GRO 07/16/04
1 Preliminary
DUCK HARVESTS
IN CANADA
D.E. SHARP S:\WKFILES\DATABOOK\AGERATIO.123
ESTIMATES OF MALLARD HARVESTS IN CANADA
YR NF PE NS NB PQ ON MB SK AB BC NT YT TOTAL
1968¹ 41,800 231,700 148,600 191,500 275,000 138,300 1,026,900
1969¹ 100 200 900 500 38,400 228,900 281,300 386,300 541,800 131,900 1,610,300
1970¹ 700 1,000 42,200 213,900 310,300 687,200 634,300 133,800 2,023,400
1971¹ 400 700 800 42,400 223,800 198,000 531,700 568,000 113,700 1,679,500
1972 400 100 800 800 61,500 254,200 214,500 477,800 557,600 114,800 1,682,500
1973 100 400 1,200 1,200 72,300 255,400 137,500 349,100 546,900 106,000 1,470,100
1974 300 200 500 1,300 74,100 257,200 145,000 499,600 714,100 108,600 1,800,900
1975 700 400 900 700 58,200 296,200 154,300 572,100 531,500 122,700 4,700 1,300 1,743,700
1976 700 300 1,500 800 73,700 318,200 205,100 608,700 612,300 116,200 13,800 1,000 1,952,300
1977 1,100 200 2,300 700 83,600 264,900 163,100 392,400 515,600 129,300 10,700 800 1,564,700
1978 800 300 1,200 1,500 62,400 322,400 239,600 396,700 379,600 116,800 6,700 1,300 1,529,300
1979 500 500 800 1,600 68,300 265,600 245,100 422,700 486,500 116,500 2,700 1,900 1,612,700
1980 0 1,000 3,200 1,400 81,300 290,500 210,000 354,600 482,400 103,400 5,000 1,400 1,534,200
1981 2,400 1,400 2,400 2,500 92,800 281,400 174,600 230,200 388,200 115,000 2,400 900 1,294,200
1982 500 400 1,400 1,800 94,800 333,700 150,300 241,100 295,000 91,500 3,100 0 1,213,600
1983 1,100 1,000 4,100 2,500 87,100 297,800 159,800 285,800 363,700 121,600 4,000 900 1,329,400
1984 800 700 2,100 1,600 66,800 283,600 118,100 181,700 304,800 89,900 7,500 1,700 1,059,300
1985 400 1,300 3,200 3,300 97,200 290,500 84,500 158,400 180,900 81,800 5,800 1,200 908,500
1986 2,500 700 3,200 2,500 84,400 265,400 113,500 151,100 182,000 72,200 800 900 879,200
1987 1,100 1,100 4,200 3,200 116,800 319,100 137,000 163,600 215,300 78,300 500 300 1,040,500
1988 0 1,000 2,400 1,600 82,300 233,700 59,800 73,500 138,000 64,000 4,700 400 661,400
1989 1,300 1,000 4,500 2,200 74,000 262,100 68,300 74,800 186,700 57,100 1,600 800 734,400
1990 1,000 900 3,500 3,200 86,500 262,700 56,700 78,800 173,900 60,100 2,000 400 729,700
1991 1,000 1,100 3,800 4,700 77,700 218,300 60,200 70,300 121,000 51,700 100 700 610,600
1992 967 198 6,343 5,260 89,551 196,776 66,189 66,902 95,405 51,840 668 244 580,343
1993 1,063 1,071 5,110 3,585 97,625 197,754 41,191 49,752 80,268 43,430 1,158 547 522,554
1994 830 828 3,172 2,755 103,446 192,356 56,301 87,448 108,951 49,233 1,999 201 607,520
1995 532 751 4,822 5,131 83,307 176,680 74,206 104,296 111,048 40,782 1,509 278 603,342
1996 351 1,024 4,286 4,044 82,201 176,869 91,266 121,608 115,668 42,447 1,326 0 641,090
1997 1,461 417 8,047 5,371 77,594 178,169 107,379 133,017 151,167 55,513 437 126 718,698
1998 1,628 1,011 5,440 7,512 76,320 164,431 104,470 129,461 119,826 52,663 881 276 663,919
1999 1,188 667 6,305 4,866 69,568 131,901 82,639 182,714 105,126 48,002 0 220 633,196
2000 1,511 1,915 5,481 5,999 81,655 162,352 78,201 195,276 107,203 49,272 510 72 689,447
2001 601 1,192 5,721 7,047 79,896 166,629 92,115 107,413 94,699 35,575 643 229 591,760
2002 300 2,176 6,498 6,002 66,533 147,847 77,992 118,857 80,707 37,371 1,702 609 546,594
2003 696 804 4,711 6,511 58,873 138,099 66,403 126,397 73,088 35,384 410 110 511,486
AVERAGES:
1972-79 575 300 1,150 1,075 69,263 279,263 188,025 464,888 543,013 116,363 7,720 1,260 1,669,525
1980-89 1,010 960 3,070 2,260 87,750 285,780 127,590 191,480 273,700 87,480 3,540 850 1,065,470
1990-99 1,002 797 5,083 4,642 84,381 189,594 74,054 102,430 118,236 49,571 1,008 299 631,096
1972-03 870 814 3,536 3,224 80,074 237,586 119,855 225,192 269,349 76,844 3,012 649 640,604
¹ Estimates for 1968-71 are useful only for distribution of harvest among provinces. They are not comparable D.E. SHARP FILE: S:\CF_D\projects\DATABOOK\HIP\ALLDUCKTOTALHIP.XL 07/17/04
with estimates in subsequent years because different survey procedures were used.
ESTIMATES OF PINTAIL HARVESTS IN CANADA
YR NF PE NS NB PQ ON MB SK AB BC NT YT TOTAL
1968¹ N/A N/A N/A N/A 21,300 N/A 25,800 16,300 51,200 55,500 N/A N/A 170,100
1969¹ 2,200 800 500 1,000 20,500 10,900 21,100 33,800 48,700 23,700 N/A N/A 163,200
1970¹ 900 1,300 1,400 1,900 26,600 14,900 30,700 66,400 78,100 36,500 N/A N/A 258,700
1971¹ 1,000 700 600 1,500 25,800 10,400 20,300 46,000 71,600 28,400 N/A N/A 206,300
1972 1,000 400 400 400 16,900 9,700 16,700 29,100 68,900 48,700 N/A N/A 192,200
1973 2,600 500 1,100 1,000 19,400 10,500 18,300 31,000 94,700 48,900 N/A N/A 228,000
1974 1,100 1,100 1,300 1,300 21,000 10,800 10,700 51,900 98,700 25,700 N/A N/A 223,600
1975 900 400 500 800 22,000 9,700 20,400 56,300 82,500 23,200 200 700 217,600
1976 1,300 700 1,000 1,700 29,000 17,300 17,600 34,300 60,800 35,200 2,600 300 201,800
1977 2,400 1,800 1,200 1,000 40,600 14,500 11,600 19,900 71,300 30,400 600 400 195,700
1978 900 800 700 1,400 20,600 13,200 20,700 13,700 38,100 23,000 2,200 200 135,500
1979 1,800 600 500 1,100 15,300 9,100 20,300 29,600 48,300 17,900 1,700 200 146,400
1980 900 500 700 1,300 17,100 13,300 12,700 17,900 43,900 20,900 0 100 129,300
1981 1,100 800 1,000 1,200 17,500 11,600 15,100 2,300 41,000 19,200 100 400 111,300
1982 0 1,600 1,100 1,500 20,300 10,200 14,300 12,700 28,700 14,000 0 0 104,400
1983 2,300 600 700 300 16,300 10,600 11,800 16,800 27,800 13,200 3,700 300 104,400
1984 1,700 1,100 700 900 9,500 35,500 13,200 13,000 32,500 18,700 500 500 127,800
1985 1,600 1,000 1,400 1,800 16,500 15,300 10,900 7,700 23,700 11,500 0 900 92,300
1986 700 600 800 1,700 13,000 9,400 6,700 9,000 9,000 8,800 0 800 60,500
1987 1,100 1,800 600 1,100 11,900 6,300 5,400 8,800 21,200 11,600 0 700 70,500
1988 2,200 1,300 500 800 12,600 8,000 14,000 6,000 15,300 11,000 0 0 71,700
1989 1,300 600 300 1,400 15,300 11,600 7,700 5,100 12,000 8,300 200 0 63,800
1990 4,400 500 700 1,700 19,800 8,300 5,600 10,200 13,600 7,700 600 100 73,200
1991 400 600 900 800 7,600 4,300 4,500 4,600 5,700 4,000 100 100 33,600
1992 0 904 84 473 6,327 4,857 5,214 2,076 6,930 6,521 169 67 33,622
1993 1,133 1,228 911 682 11,113 4,946 5,103 3,263 3,907 4,447 65 0 36,798
1994 946 707 1,093 1,084 10,887 4,526 4,769 7,229 7,252 4,727 0 63 43,283
1995 1,727 454 965 1,240 7,831 4,552 8,974 6,521 7,573 4,476 0 0 44,313
1996 1,246 478 897 1,234 5,043 4,011 10,323 14,477 9,621 5,367 0 0 52,697
1997 785 139 116 493 7,423 5,560 13,248 13,656 13,883 5,422 37 0 60,762
1998 1,026 0 653 757 7,735 6,361 14,347 11,099 11,119 6,462 19 276 59,854
1999 390 1,137 755 1,790 8,956 6,457 9,830 10,610 10,304 5,464 0 0 55,693
2000 470 509 499 581 6,480 5,397 8,766 16,168 13,603 5,825 50 0 58,348
2001 137 0 401 611 4,911 3,709 9,207 7,051 8,732 4,807 19 60 39,645
2002 1,153 78 543 702 5,527 9,910 13,879 13,055 7,640 4,551 0 0 0 57,038
2003 572 598 228 1,270 6,795 10,422 8,999 8,688 8,205 1,948 234 0 47,959
AVERAGES:
1972-79 1,500 788 838 1,088 23,100 11,850 17,038 33,225 70,413 31,625 1,460 360 192,600
1980-89 1,290 990 780 1,200 15,000 13,180 11,180 9,930 25,510 13,720 450 370 93,600
1990-99 1,205 615 707 1,025 9,272 5,387 8,191 8,373 8,989 5,459 99 61 49,382
1972-03 1,228 735 726 1,066 14,101 9,685 11,589 15,431 29,577 14,435 451 213 99,175
¹ Estimates for 1968-71 are useful only for distribution of harvest among provinces. They are not D.E. SHARP FILE: S:\CF_D\projects\DATABOOK\HIP\ALLDUCKTOTA 07/17/04
comparable with estimates in subsequent years because different survey procedures were used.
ESTIMATES OF ALL-DUCK HARVESTS IN CANADA
YR NF PE NS NB PQ ON MB SK AB BC NT YT NUN TOTAL
1968¹ 44,300 19,400 54,800 59,600 333,300 794,000 295,700 292,700 459,100 362,600 N/A N/A 2,715,500
1969¹ 62,700 25,300 50,100 62,900 465,700 928,100 467,300 557,700 778,200 270,100 N/A N/A 3,668,100
1970¹ 66,500 28,900 59,200 61,000 464,900 872,300 518,100 930,500 904,700 283,900 N/A N/A 4,190,000
1971¹ 53,300 30,500 71,100 56,600 454,500 739,000 332,200 690,200 848,000 228,600 N/A N/A 3,504,000
1972 56,200 18,200 55,700 51,100 414,900 815,700 356,200 615,100 800,200 260,700 N/A N/A 3,444,000
1973 111,500 18,000 117,400 51,900 493,100 752,700 251,900 471,900 831,600 255,400 N/A N/A 3,355,400
1974 103,800 31,400 105,500 58,700 569,500 811,500 249,600 699,700 1,014,300 210,900 N/A N/A 3,854,900
1975 101,700 28,400 118,000 59,100 467,900 938,300 299,200 807,300 850,700 236,200 9,500 5,000 3,921,300
1976 98,400 37,400 117,900 68,600 602,900 976,400 352,300 807,800 886,600 231,200 29,200 3,900 4,212,600
1977 132,900 30,200 134,500 53,800 631,200 913,300 259,400 508,800 781,100 259,600 20,800 3,100 3,728,700
1978 142,700 30,000 109,500 65,800 529,100 943,200 361,200 527,300 581,700 210,500 18,100 3,000 3,522,100
1979 122,200 20,900 88,400 49,100 460,400 845,400 383,400 582,700 679,300 204,400 9,400 3,000 3,448,600
1980 106,000 31,900 124,700 59,900 500,200 912,100 335,100 443,600 688,800 186,300 11,500 3,000 3,403,100
1981 114,400 26,200 113,600 59,000 507,900 850,100 293,900 273,300 525,600 188,300 5,000 1,500 2,958,800
1982 111,500 39,600 87,700 60,600 512,500 862,000 280,900 324,100 458,200 163,100 3,100 1,100 2,904,400
1983 119,500 36,100 117,300 72,900 454,000 888,400 284,400 381,700 515,700 193,500 13,000 3,000 3,079,500
1984 115,500 35,000 95,600 68,900 439,800 832,800 215,300 258,300 438,500 173,700 11,500 3,200 2,688,100
1985 110,300 31,100 92,300 69,600 494,900 871,500 174,500 210,900 282,800 145,400 15,500 3,000 2,501,800
1986 124,300 29,600 99,800 71,000 434,100 821,800 207,800 226,500 273,600 124,300 5,400 2,900 2,421,100
1987 59,200 28,700 86,100 59,900 468,900 772,400 213,200 207,200 305,300 133,000 4,400 1,500 2,339,800
1988 83,800 34,300 84,800 63,600 446,900 661,300 126,000 104,800 183,100 115,500 5,100 1,300 1,910,500
1989 92,700 21,600 120,700 64,400 433,800 682,800 121,000 104,100 254,800 102,300 1,200 800 2,000,200
1990 91,500 20,100 104,000 70,500 456,300 684,500 111,800 115,900 231,900 96,200 2,100 500 1,985,300
1991 55,800 28,500 76,700 47,600 357,400 618,600 106,700 102,800 164,600 79,800 800 1,100 1,640,400
1992 63,490 14,995 90,203 52,749 345,468 539,960 119,146 90,093 129,381 80,352 1,237 864 1,527,938
1993 63,384 21,069 90,346 49,239 385,095 564,701 91,892 76,017 119,744 69,688 1,746 1,319 1,534,240
1994 78,453 17,530 87,322 51,273 342,454 502,989 113,788 128,611 163,664 76,716 1,999 882 1,565,681
1995 67,360 27,892 93,199 74,272 298,998 512,934 135,147 149,321 152,792 62,222 2,156 1,392 1,577,685
1996 56,533 19,257 79,992 56,202 255,647 460,414 168,503 190,133 183,079 72,241 1,988 597 1,544,586
1997 57,709 21,371 74,203 50,635 261,923 461,372 183,468 204,211 229,746 81,180 1,667 392 1,627,877
1998 61,367 15,361 82,094 59,803 256,382 425,275 175,742 205,545 170,071 87,429 1,985 1,102 1,542,156
1999 51,464 19,923 86,556 56,641 270,264 385,577 162,355 233,178 157,613 70,934 1,431 308 1,496,244
2000 63,617 13,540 69,188 52,476 244,486 367,333 148,147 242,275 160,684 73,409 1,055 460 114 1,436,784
2001 50,206 17,815 58,477 41,656 215,780 364,497 168,274 153,503 135,353 55,594 1,021 409 0 1,262,585
2002 50,457 15,651 62,118 43,051 189,473 351,891 155,537 173,087 125,532 58,736 3,344 1,131 0 1,230,008
2003 41,648 14,637 55,788 44,613 177,880 313,728 128,550 185,457 124,369 51,992 1,815 548 710 1,141,735
AVERAGES:
1972-79 108,675 26,813 105,863 57,263 521,125 874,563 314,150 627,575 803,188 233,613 17,400 3,600 3,685,950
1980-89 103,720 31,410 102,260 64,980 469,300 815,520 225,210 253,450 392,640 152,540 7,570 2,130 2,620,730
1990-99 64,706 20,600 86,462 56,891 322,993 515,632 136,854 149,581 170,259 77,676 1,711 846 1,604,211
1972-03 86,237 24,883 93,115 58,082 403,736 678,296 210,448 306,413 393,763 137,837 6,450 1,735 206 2,400,254
¹ Estimates for 1968-71 are useful only for distribution of harvest among provinces. They are not comparable D.E. SHARP FILE File S:\WKFILES\DATABOOK\CANDKHAR.123 17-Jul-04
with estimates in subsequent years because different survey procedures were used.
DUCK HARVESTS IN
NORTH AMERICA
D.E. SHARP S:\WKFILES\DATABOOK\NAHARV.123
ESTIMATES OF MALLARD HARVESTS IN THE UNITED STATES (Harvest Information Program) AND CANADA
UNITED STATES CANADA NORTH
ATLANTIC MISSISSIPPI CENTRAL PACIFIC U.S. EASTERN BRITISH CANADA AMERICAN
YR FLYWAY FLYWAY FLYWAY FLYWAY ALASKA TOTAL CANADA2 MB/SK/AB COLUMBIA NT, NU and YT TOTAL TOTAL
1999 1 450,827 3,090,931 1,029,696 1,260,454 23,830 5,855,737 214,495 370,479 48,002 220 633,196 6,488,933
2000 1 533,447 3,310,933 999,162 1,165,355 19,190 6,028,088 258,913 380,680 49,272 582 689,447 6,717,535
2001 1 467,064 2,768,031 1,157,587 990,996 27,044 5,410,722 261,086 294,227 35,575 872 591,760 6,002,482
2002 1 554,703 2,423,134 1,007,034 911,071 19,655 4,915,597 229,356 277,556 37,371 2,311 546,594 5,462,191
2003 1 427,301 2,570,485 962,111 1,033,457 24,824 5,018,178 209,694 265,888 35,384 520 511,486 5,529,664
1 Preliminary D.E. SHARP FILE: S:\CF_D\projects\DATABOOK\HIP\ALLDUCKTOTALHIP.XLS 07/21/02
2 NF, PE, NS, NB, PQ, and ON
GOOSE HARVESTS IN
NORTH AMERICA
D.E. SHARP S:\DATABOOK\TITLES\GOOSEHAR.123
ESTIMATED REGULAR SEASON SNOW/BLUE GOOSE HARVESTS (Harvest Information Survey)
CEN ATL MISS PAC U.S. CANADA U.S. +
YR CO KS MT NE NM ND OK SD TX WY FLYWAY FLYWAY FLYWAY FLYWAY TOTAL TOTAL CANADA
1999 1 11,524 11,239 53 32,546 3,158 77,162 4,861 19,715 327,227 269 487,753 54,820 317,412 51,191 911,176 192,517 1,103,693
2000 1 7,156 8,792 0 10,705 3,932 29,449 7,678 4,897 307,436 114 380,158 71,935 234,699 39,040 725,831 227,228 953,059
2001 1 8,109 9,324 106 14,308 8,063 42,874 6,730 18,418 237,208 0 345,139 77,802 315,508 44,572 783,020 146,990 930,010
2002 1 11,982 25,771 281 14,478 6,869 20,749 4,164 23,171 161,106 0 268,572 39,295 197,297 46,527 551,691 177,343 729,034
2003 1 18,137 20,299 323 6,861 2,673 24,803 1,547 28,724 144,289 325 247,982 36,105 286,279 42,607 612,973 152,455 765,428
1 Preliminary D.E. SHARP File S:\CF_D\projects\DATABOOK\HIP\gooseharvhip.xls 07/17/04
ESTIMATED REGULAR SEASON ROSS'S GOOSE HARVESTS (Harvest Information Survey)
CEN ATL MISS PAC U.S. CANADA U.S. +
YR CO KS MT NE NM ND OK SD TX WY FLYWAY FLYWAY FLYWAY FLYWAY TOTAL TOTAL CANADA
1999 1 4,008 1,645 0 4,938 1,804 447 374 1,207 49,808 0 64,232 0 10,870 28,243 103,344 22,749 126,093
2000 1 914 0 176 1,107 1,815 320 921 272 38,524 0 44,049 0 8,176 7,221 59,446 17,895 77,341
2001 1 1,877 622 0 1,894 11,289 3,019 1,367 1,535 47,666 0 69,268 0 24,655 14,834 108,757 20,985 129,742
2002 1 1,498 4,467 94 536 2,424 544 1,530 648 33,780 0 45,521 0 21,014 16,248 82,782 33,956 116,738
2003 1 3,666 5,800 129 1,470 1,188 109 703 603 30,661 0 44,329 0 27,580 16,904 88,814 30,621 119,435
1 Preliminary D.E. SHARP File S:\CF_D\projects\DATABOOK\HIP\gooseharvhip.xls 07/17/04
ESTIMATED HARVESTS OF WHITE-FRONTED GEESE (Harvest Information Survey)
CEN ATL MISS PAC U.S. CANADA U.S. +
YR CO KS MT NE NM ND OK SD TX WY FLYWAY FLYWAY FLYWAY FLYWAY TOTAL TOTAL CANADA
1999 1 0 5,482 265 224 0 1,118 2,244 1,006 103,670 0 114,010 0 111,434 32,105 257,549 62,349 319,898
2000 1 0 11,303 528 554 60 2,347 3,378 1,768 162,405 0 182,344 0 100,610 26,908 309,862 106,738 416,600
2001 1 225 4,662 212 631 0 1,932 421 921 82,434 0 91,438 0 108,928 29,783 230,149 93,194 323,343
2002 1 83 10,652 188 715 135 272 850 810 63,663 0 77,367 0 108,685 33,265 219,318 50,567 269,885
2003 1 1,158 9,735 0 2,205 0 435 2,953 1,607 61,924 0 80,017 0 110,611 26,153 216,781 64,542 281,323
1 Preliminary D.E. SHARP File S:\CF_D\projects\DATABOOK\HIP\gooseharvhip.xls 07/17/04
ESTIMATED REGULAR SEASON HARVESTS OF CANADA GEESE (Harvest Information Survey)
CEN ATL MISS PAC U.S. CANADA U.S. +
YR CO KS MT NE NM ND OK SD TX WY FLYWAY FLYWAY FLYWAY FLYWAY TOTAL TOTAL CANADA
1999 1 49,853 66,809 15,968 65,092 2,255 137,773 37,021 120,266 72,395 10,232 577,665 241,092 484,522 284,971 1,588,250 565,242 2,153,492
2000 1 87,087 97,983 31,502 114,434 1,996 55,229 46,931 64,410 124,636 25,587 649,795 220,441 985,433 329,449 2,185,118 612,043 2,797,161
2001 1 54,584 71,793 19,221 84,167 1,935 69,666 13,393 94,036 124,492 13,396 546,684 478,104 582,122 274,294 1,881,204 637,016 2,518,220
2002 1 60,243 96,211 30,491 60,771 1,212 79,135 20,456 88,470 83,801 15,471 536,262 483,489 605,451 246,740 1,871,942 645,664 2,517,606
2003 1 92,037 123,866 37,264 104,141 2,723 82,252 35,398 109,067 62,525 23,083 672,355 476,710 814,580 321,130 2,284,776 670,802 2,955,578
1 Preliminary
ESTIMATED ALL-SEASON HARVESTS OF CANADA GEESE (Harvest Information Survey)
CEN ATL MISS PAC U.S. CANADA U.S. +
YR CO KS MT NE NM ND OK SD TX WY FLYWAY FLYWAY FLYWAY FLYWAY TOTAL TOTAL CANADA
1999 1 49,853 67,434 15,968 65,092 2,255 137,773 37,021 149,472 72,395 10,232 607,496 425,892 731,969 284,971 2,050,328 565,242 2,615,570
2000 1 87,087 98,905 32,024 114,434 1,996 99,977 48,523 100,662 124,636 25,587 733,831 404,541 1,220,726 329,449 2,688,547 612,043 3,300,590
2001 1 54,584 71,793 19,221 84,167 1,935 121,254 15,983 131,226 124,492 13,396 638,052 687,904 858,422 274,294 2,458,672 637,016 3,095,688
2002 1 60,243 96,211 30,491 60,771 1,212 112,535 21,756 128,170 83,801 15,471 610,662 716,689 906,351 246,740 2,480,442 645,664 3,126,106
2003 1 92,037 123,866 37,264 104,141 2,723 124,452 36,698 154,867 62,525 23,083 761,655 657,910 1,103,880 332,130 2,855,576 670,802 3,526,378
1 Preliminary
ESTIMATED REGULAR SEASON LIGHT (SNOW, BLUE, AND ROSS'S) GOOSE HARVESTS (Harvest Information Survey)
CEN ATL MISS PAC U.S. CANADA U.S. +
YR CO KS MT NE NM ND OK SD TX WY FLYWAY FLYWAY FLYWAY FLYWAY TOTAL TOTAL CANADA
1999 1 15,532 12,884 53 37,484 4,962 77,609 5,235 20,922 377,034 269 551,985 54,820 328,282 79,434 1,014,520 215,266 1,229,786
2000 1 8,069 8,792 176 11,813 5,746 29,769 8,599 5,169 345,959 114 424,207 71,935 242,875 46,261 785,277 245,123 1,030,400
2001 1 9,986 9,945 106 16,202 19,352 45,893 8,097 19,953 284,874 0 414,407 77,802 340,163 59,405 891,777 167,975 1,059,752
2002 1 13,480 30,238 375 15,014 9,294 21,293 5,694 23,819 194,886 0 314,093 39,295 218,310 62,775 634,473 211,299 845,772
2003 1 21,803 26,099 453 8,331 3,861 24,912 2,250 29,326 174,951 325 292,312 36,105 313,860 59,511 701,787 183,076 884,863
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ESTIMATED TOTAL GOOSE HARVESTS (Harvest Information Survey)
CEN ATL MISS PAC U.S. CANADA U.S. +
YR CO KS MT NE NM ND OK SD TX WY FLYWAY FLYWAY FLYWAY FLYWAY TOTAL TOTAL CANADA
1999 1 65,386 85,800 16,286 102,800 7,217 216,500 44,500 171,400 553,100 10,501 1,273,491 502,300 1,173,200 401,309 3,350,300 843,057 4,193,357
2000 1 95,156 119,000 32,728 126,800 7,803 132,200 60,500 107,600 633,000 25,702 1,340,489 509,201 1,566,500 404,712 3,820,902 964,505 4,785,407
2001 1 64,795 86,400 19,540 101,000 21,287 169,200 24,500 152,100 491,800 13,396 1,144,018 810,598 1,309,400 370,282 3,634,298 993,068 4,627,366
2002 1 73,806 137,100 31,054 76,500 10,641 134,100 28,300 152,800 343,000 15,471 1,002,772 793,699 1,233,700 344,728 3,374,898 907,984 4,282,882
2003 1 114,998 159,700 37,717 114,678 6,584 149,800 41,900 185,800 299,400 23,408 1,133,984 738,941 1,528,350 422,294 3,823,569 1,006,309 4,829,878
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GOOSE AGE RATIOS
IN THE U.S. HARVEST
D.E. SHARP S:\WKFILES\DATABOOK\GSEAGERATIO.123
CANADA GOOSE AGE RATIOS (IMM/ADULT) IN THE REGULAR SEASON HARVEST
Derived from the Parts Collection Survey
CEN ATL MISS PAC
YEAR FLYWAY FLYWAY FLYWAY FLYWAY U.S.
1999 0.25 0.30 0.28 0.25 0.27
2000 0.27 0.20 0.17 0.18 0.20
2001 0.32 0.32 0.29 0.18 0.29
2002 0.45 0.40 0.61 0.51 0.49
2003 1 0.53 0.56 0.55 0.71 0.56
¹Preliminary 17-Jul-04
*Years without an age ratio estimate had <50 tails in the sample
WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE AGE RATIOS (IMM/ADULT) IN THE REGULAR SEASON HARVEST
Derived from the Parts Collection Survey
CEN ATL MISS PAC
YEAR FLYWAY FLYWAY FLYWAY FLYWAY U.S.
1999 0.74 0.85 1.55 0.85
2000 0.57 0.43 0.80 0.54
2001 0.46 0.66 0.65 0.57
2002 0.49 0.49 0.32 0.46
2003 1 1.27 0.82 0.53 0.92
¹Preliminary 17-Jul-04
*Years without an age ratio estimate had <50 tails in the sample
Derived from the Parts Collection Survey
CEN ATL MISS PAC
YEAR FLYWAY FLYWAY FLYWAY FLYWAY U.S.
1999 0.47 0.02 0.57 0.69 0.48
2000 0.36 1.60 0.51 0.38 0.50
2001 0.54 1.27 0.78 0.35 0.66
2002 0.34 0.27 0.26 0.43 0.31
2003 1
¹Data not available at time of printing. 17-Jul-04
*Years without an age ratio estimate had <50 tails in the sample
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SNOW GOOSE (LESSER & GREATER) AGE RATIOS (IMM/ADULT) IN
THE REGULAR SEASON HARVEST
WATERFOWL POPULATION SURVEYS
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RESULTS OF 2004 WINTER GOOSE SURVEYS IN THE CENTRAL FLYWAY¹
January 20043 Mid-winter Waterfowl Survey
CANADA GEESE LIGHT GEESE
State Hi-Line SGP TGP EPP WP/GP RMP Unclass. Total W-CF M-C W-F TOTAL
Montana 35,520 3,940 39,460 39,460
No. Dakota 13,616 13,616 13,616
So. Dakota 1,377 111,180 26,000 219,827 358,384 9 358,393
Wyoming 35,877 4,502 13,228 53,607 2 53,609
Nebraska 9,155 0 299 307,171 316,625 1,816 9 318,450
Colorado 128,060 109,088 237,148 30,981 35 268,164
Kansas 980 109,726 65,813 67,789 244,308 197,753 19,404 461,465
N. Mexico 6,974 11,908 1,806 20,688 32,615 53,303
Oklahoma 146,091 15,673 161,764 49,056 1,187 212,007
Texas 71,791 91,384 163,175 71,675 473,500 58,754 767,104
*In TX, SGP based on cruise surveys, TGP cruise/transect. Traditional Mid Dec. coastal cruise count completed for MC Light/WFG geese.
Central Flyway Goose Population Survey Results²
CANADA GEESE LIGHT GEESE
Year Hi-Line SGP TGP EPP WP/GP RMP Unclass. Total W-CF M-C W-F TOTAL
2004 215,586 203,586 458,680 26,000 622,100 13,228 69,595 1,608,775 135,273 722,134 79,389 2,545,571
2003 205,939 156,661 611,842 40,500 561,049 5,119 24,907 1,606,017 105,899 826,982 213,343 2,752,241
2002 217,145 160,873 504,708 8,100 710,260 7,396 16,873 1,625,355 99,874 675,454 260,849 2,661,532
2001 257,929 164,084 149,090 900 677,729 13,327 18,329 1,281,388 105,754 751,928 141,189 2,280,259
2000 270,730 199,493 295,540 13,050 599,292 9,801 11,860 1,399,766 137,535 1,057,042 145,219 2,739,562
1999 119,460 403,197 548,206 45,000 467,137 5,298 52,554 1,640,852 236,365 1,114,384 200,391 3,191,992
1997-98 190,985 339,552 331,863 1,200 482,290 44,947 1,390,837 103,522 1,058,685 356,531 2,909,575
1996-97 148,527 406,838 262,864 0 453,358 39,505 1,311,092 127,172 1,208,606 215,254 2,862,124
1995-96 167,524 414,829 263,996 20,800 403,318 66,445 1,336,912 93,054 835,565 154,519 2,420,050
1994-95 173,752 481,951 244,988 27,500 352,495 35,520 1,316,206 146,386 1,203,360 194,845 2,860,797
1993-94 164,334 312,855 224,200 1,800 272,487 41,916 1,017,592 84,874 1,015,169 188,878 2,306,513
1992-93 117,294 270,495 235,328 26,600 318,029 60,622 1,028,368 45,145 895,951 158,625 2,128,089
1991-92 136,950 558,756 276,329 0 305,861 47,624 1,325,520 87,885 908,373 85,881 2,407,659
1990-91 116,643 512,162 305,117 13,500 328,710 372,398 1,648,530 104,624 799,880 155,211 2,708,245
1989-90 101,840 375,283 136,091 11,000 216,034 329,779 1,170,027 38,686 661,302 90,830 1,960,845
1988-89 99,934 284,168 215,799 0 245,891 375,874 1,221,666 67,637 598,132 103,073 1,990,508
1987-88 65,512 147,322 306,735 0 272,050 224,470 1,016,089 46,217 735,922 90,626 1,888,854
1986-87 117,409 193,318 159,007 0 174,355 382,332 1,026,421 63,545 900,437 194,530 2,184,933
1985-86 68,792 180,824 189,360 0 36,534 307,919 783,429 96,591 837,611 92,727 1,810,358
1984-85 76,111 179,120 197,240 0 160,640 173,394 786,505 62,905 980,220 155,705 1,985,335
1983-84 39,779 143,382 260,650 0 91,450 51,775 587,036 43,038 905,538 140,697 1,676,309
¹ Mid-December Goose Surveys were discontinued after December, 1997. D.E. SHARP S:\CF_D\EXCEL\MWS\GOOSESURVEY\GSESUM2000s.XLS 7/17/04
² Yearly totals from 1983-84 to 1997-98 reflect Mid-December counts (when available) for TGP, EPP, and WP/GP Canada geese, W-CF and M-C light geese, and W-F geese; totals for Hi-line and SGP populations
reflect Mid-winter Survey data. Counts from these time periods were designated as official counts by respective Management Plans.
MID-CONTINENT GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE POPULATION STATUS, OBJECTIVES,
AND REGULATORY THRESHOLDS
WINTER SURVEY ²
FALL MISSISSIPPI CENTRAL
YEAR SURVEY ¹ FLYWAY FLYWAY MEXICO TOTAL
1969/70 50,600 22,070 18,800 91,470
1970/71 39,300 21,144 60,444
1971/72 45,800 32,142 77,942
1972/73 43,000 29,665 72,665
1973/74 43,200 49,463 92,663
1974/75 40,400 39,510 46,100 126,010
1975/76 53,400 54,800 108,200
1976/77 50,400 29,575 23,300 103,275
1977/78 53,100 140,605 43,900 237,605
1978/79 49,300 69,005 59,700 178,005
1979/80 59,000 99,450 56,500 214,950
1980/81 67,500 110,950 34,400 212,850
1981/82 65,600 155,850 49,200 270,650
1982/83 62,000 110,898 172,898
1983/84 70,300 140,697 210,997
1984/85 81,300 155,705 38,470 275,475
1985/86 78,600 92,700 171,300
1986/87 71,500 194,525 266,025
1987/88 76,700 90,673 28,325 195,698
1988/89 116,500 103,073 219,573
1989/90 103,300 90,830 194,130
1990/91 135,700 155,211 33,870 324,781
1991/92 172,900 85,881 258,781
1992/93 622,948 99,240 158,625 257,865
1993/94 676,344 154,340 188,878 23,375 366,593
1994/95 727,295 134,421 194,845 329,266
1995/96 1,129,378 145,075 154,519 299,594
1996/97 742,506 106,570 215,254 14,837 336,661
1997/98 622,206 195,593 356,531 552,124
1998/99 1,058,256 118,945 200,391 319,336
1999/00 963,090 92,274 145,219 37,334 274,827
2000/01 1,067,605 104,487 141,189 245,676
2001/02 3 712,309 119,987 260,849 380,836
2002/03 637,200 113,844 79,389 8,321 201,554
2003/04 528,200 159,777 213,343 373,120
3-YEAR AVERAGES: 1,431,996
1984/85 - 86/87 77,133 147,643 38,470 263,247
1985/86 - 87/88 75,600 125,966 28,325 229,891
1986/87 - 88/89 88,233 129,424 28,325 245,982
1987/88 - 89/90 98,833 94,859 28,325 222,017
1988/89 - 90/91 118,500 116,371 33,870 268,741
1989/90 - 91/92 137,300 110,641 33,870 281,811
1990/91 - 92/93 135,947 133,239 33,870 303,056
1991/92 - 93/94 142,160 144,461 23,375 309,996
1992/93 - 94/95 675,529 129,334 180,783 23,375 333,491
1993/94 - 95/96 844,339 144,612 179,414 23,375 347,401
1994/95 - 96/97 866,393 128,689 188,206 14,837 331,732
1995/96 - 97/98 831,363 149,079 242,101 14,837 406,018
1996/97 - 98/99 807,656 140,369 257,392 14,837 412,598
1997/98 - 99/2000 881,184 135,604 234,047 37,334 382,096
1998/99 - 2000/01 1,029,650 105,235 162,266 37,334 279,946
1999/00 - 2001/02 914,335 105,583 182,419 37,334 300,446
2000/01-2002/03 805,705 112,773 160,476 8,321 276,022
2001/02 - 2003/04 625,903 131,203 184,527 8,321 318,503
POPULATION OBJECTIVES:
600,000 (3-yr ave.)
REGULATORY THRESHOLDS:
LOWER 500,000
UPPER 700,000
D.E. SHARP FILE: S:\CF_D\EXCEL\MWS\GOOSESURVEY\GEE 07/16/04
¹ Since 1997, Mid-continent white-fronted geese have been considered one population, officially surveyed during
Fall (September) in Saskatchewan and Alberta.
² Surveys in Mexico have been conducted at 3-year intervals since 1981-82. For estimation of 3-year averages after
1980/81-1982/83 we used the most recent Mexico count. Mexico data entries include white-fronts counted in the
Interior Highlands (traditional areas) and East Coast Surveys. In 2003, no survey conducted on East Coast.
3 In TX, traditional Mid Dec. cruise count not completed, WFG geese based on transect in Jan.
CENTRAL FLYWAY CANADA GOOSE POPULATION STATUS, OBJECTIVES, AND REGULATORY THRESHOLDS
SHORT WESTERN
TALL GRASS PRAIRIE GRASS PRAIRIE/ EASTERN PRAIRIE
YR C. FLYWAY¹ M. FLYWAY¹ MEXICO ² 4 TOTAL PRAIRIE ² HI-LINE ² GR. PLAINS¹ C. FLYWAY¹ M. FLYWAY¹ TOTAL
1969/70 151,200 44,200 106,600 106,600
1970/71 131,100 2,100 133,200 148,500 40,500 126,300 126,300
1971/72 159,600 1,300 160,900 160,900 31,400 157,400 157,400
1972/73 147,200 1,200 148,400 259,400 35,600 181,400 181,400
1973/74 158,500 2,000 160,500 153,600 24,500 205,800 205,800
1974/75 125,600 2,000 5,900 133,500 123,700 41,200 197,100 197,100
1975/76 201,500 2,000 200 203,700 242,500 55,600 204,400 204,400
1976/77 167,900 1,900 1,500 171,300 210,000 67,600 254,200 254,200
1977/78 211,300 3,100 1,100 215,500 134,000 65,100 270,200 270,200
1978/79 180,500 4,900 2,200 187,600 163,700 33,800 207,200 207,200
1979/80 155,200 5,700 5,000 165,900 213,000 67,300 171,800 171,800
1980/81 244,900 3,500 9,300 257,700 168,200 94,400 150,900 150,900
1981/82 268,600 12,000 4,100 284,700 156,000 81,900 175,000 145,300 145,300
1982/83 165,500 6,300 171,800 173,200 75,900 242,000 210,400 210,400
1983/84 260,700 4,200 264,900 143,500 39,500 150,000 162,700 162,700
1984/85 197,300 8,100 1,600 207,000 179,100 76,400 230,000 167,600 167,600
1985/86 189,400 8,800 198,200 181,000 69,800 115,000 169,000 169,000
1986/87 159,000 4,200 163,200 190,900 98,100 324,000 182,700 182,700
1987/88 306,100 8,300 1,400 315,800 139,100 66,800 272,100 228,400 228,400
1988/89 213,000 11,200 224,200 284,800 100,100 330,300 184,500 184,500
1989/90 146,500 12,515 159,015 378,100 105,900 271,000 324,900 324,900
1990/91 305,100 10,237 200 315,537 508,500 116,600 390,000 218,400 218,400
1991/92 276,300 4,065 280,365 620,200 140,500 341,900 (51,000) 189,352 189,400
1992/93 235,328 3,398 238,726 328,194 118,459 318,029 26,600 146,369 172,969
1993/94 224,200 12,555 0 236,755 434,113 164,334 272,487 1,800 116,218 118,018
1994/95 244,988 2,819 247,807 697,781 174,394 352,495 27,500 233,773 261,273
1995/96 263,996 6,314 270,310 559,940 167,524 403,318 20,800 255,700 276,500
1996/97 262,864 9,424 0 272,288 460,721 148,527 453,358 0 67,255 67,255
1997/98 331,813 3,438 335,251 440,570 190,985 482,290 5,000 119,564 124,564
1998/99³ 548,206 NA NA 403,197 119,460 467,162 45,000 NA NA
2000 295,662 NA 0 NA 200,021 270,730 594,692 17,650 NA NA
2001 149,090 NA NA 164,084 257,929 682,738 900 NA NA
2002 5 504,708 NA NA 160,873 217,145 710,260 8,100 NA NA
2003 5 611,842 NA NA NA 156,661 205,939 561,049 40,500 NA NA
2004 5 458,680 NA NA NA # 203,586 215,586 622,100 26,000 NA NA
3-YEAR AVERAGES:
1978/79 - 80/81 193,533 4,700 5,500 203,733 181,633 65,167 176,633 176,633
1979/80 - 81/82 222,900 7,067 6,133 236,100 179,067 81,200 175,000 156,000 156,000
1980/81 - 82/83 226,333 7,267 4,100 237,700 165,800 84,067 208,500 168,867 168,867
1981/82 - 83/84 231,600 7,500 4,100 243,200 157,567 65,767 189,000 172,800 172,800
1982/83 - 84/85 207,833 6,200 1,600 215,633 165,267 63,933 207,333 180,233 180,233
1983/84 - 85/86 215,800 7,033 1,600 224,433 167,867 61,900 165,000 166,433 166,433
1984/85 - 86/87 181,900 7,033 1,600 190,533 183,667 81,433 223,000 173,100 173,100
1985/86 - 87/88 218,167 7,100 1,400 226,667 170,333 78,233 237,033 193,367 193,367
1986/87 - 88/89 226,033 7,900 1,400 235,333 204,933 88,333 308,800 198,533 198,533
1987/88 - 89/90 221,867 10,672 1,400 233,938 267,333 90,933 291,133 245,933 245,933
1988/89 - 90/91 221,533 11,317 200 233,051 390,467 107,533 330,433 242,600 242,600
1989/90 - 91/92 242,633 8,939 200 251,772 502,267 121,000 334,300 244,217 244,233
1990/91 - 92/93 272,243 5,900 200 278,343 485,631 125,186 349,976 26,600 184,707 193,590
1991/92 - 93/94 245,276 6,673 0 251,949 460,836 141,098 310,805 14,200 150,646 160,129
1992/93 - 94/95 234,839 6,257 0 241,096 486,696 152,396 314,337 18,633 165,453 184,087
1993/94 - 95/96 244,395 7,229 0 251,624 563,945 168,751 342,767 16,700 201,897 218,597
1994/95 - 96/97 257,283 6,186 0 263,468 572,814 163,482 403,057 16,100 185,576 201,676
1995/96 - 97/98 286,224 6,392 0 292,616 487,077 169,012 446,322 8,600 147,506 156,106
1996/97 - 98/99 380,961 NA 0 NA 434,829 152,991 467,603 16,667 NA NA
1997/98 - 2000 391,894 NA 0 NA 347,929 193,725 514,715 22,550 NA NA
1998/99 - 2001 330,986 NA 0 NA 255,767 216,040 581,531 21,183 NA NA
2000 - 2002 316,487 NA 0 NA 174,993 248,601 662,563 8,883 NA NA
2001 - 2003 421,880 NA 0 NA 160,539 227,004 651,349 16,500 NA NA
2002-2004 525,077 NA 0 NA 173,707 212,890 631,136 24,867 NA NA
POPULATION OBJECTIVES: SPRING SPRING
250,000 150,000 80,000 17,000 pr(WP) 300,000
25,000 pr(GP)
REGULATORY SPRING
THRESHOLDS: LOWER 200,000 150,000 150,000 260,000
UPPER 250,000 200,000 285,000 340,000
D.E. SHARP FILE S:\CF_D\EXCEL\DATABOOK\GROUPS\SURVEYS.XLS 07/16/04
¹ Column entries reflect official December surveys (when available) from 1969/70 to 1997/98. December surveys and the separation of MF wintering Canada
geese into populations were discontinued after December 1997. Subsequent entries reflect January surveys.
² Column entries reflect January counts (when available) which are the official counts for these populations or population segments.
³ Beginning in 1998/99, estimates of TGP and SGP Canada geese are based on newly defined wintering range boundaries.
4 Surveys in Mexico have been conducted at 3-year intervals since 1981-82. For estimation of 3-year averages after 1980/81-1982/83, we used the most recent
Mexico count. Estimates of TGP geese in this column include only geese counted on the East Coast survey (not counted in 2003).
5 In TX, SGP based on cruise surveys, TGP cruise/transect.
CENTRAL FLYWAY SNOW/ROSS'S GOOSE POPULATION STATUS ¹, OBJECTIVES, AND
REGULATORY THRESHOLDS
MID-CONTINENT
WESTERN CENTRAL FLYWAY CENTRAL MISS.
YR U.S. MEXICO ² TOTAL FLYWAY FLYWAY TOTAL
1969/70 6,925 34,831 41,756 352,390 424,625 777,015
1970/71 11,140 415,254 654,900 1,070,154
1971/72 13,011 376,094 937,300 1,313,394
1972/73 11,579 492,965 532,300 1,025,265
1973/74 16,200 657,507 532,300 1,189,807
1974/75 26,420 26,472 52,892 655,080 441,500 1,096,580
1975/76 23,164 870,730 691,625 1,562,355
1976/77 33,640 51,345 84,985 578,940 571,350 1,150,290
1977/78 31,050 53,695 84,745 1,172,252 794,125 1,966,377
1978/79 28,161 59,060 87,221 772,623 513,050 1,285,673
1979/80 30,450 65,270 95,720 803,801 594,275 1,398,076
1980/81 37,551 44,855 82,406 902,013 504,650 1,406,663
1981/82 50,005 107,630 157,635 925,705 868,350 1,794,055
1982/83 76,134 923,306 832,125 1,755,431
1983/84 60,068 905,541 589,000 1,494,541
1984/85 63,005 83,605 146,610 980,220 992,825 1,973,045
1985/86 96,613 837,589 611,750 1,449,339
1986/87 87,649 900,487 1,013,375 1,913,862
1987/88 46,217 92,025 138,242 735,922 1,014,775 1,750,697
1988/89 67,637 598,132 1,358,100 1,956,232
1989/90 38,686 661,302 1,062,982 1,724,284
1990/91 104,624 77,905 182,529 799,880 1,335,870 2,135,800
1991/92 87,885 908,373 1,113,491 2,021,864
1992/93 45,142 895,951 848,131 1,744,082
1993/94 84,874 169,460 254,334 1,015,169 1,185,646 2,200,815
1994/95 146,386 1,203,360 1,521,732 2,725,092
1995/96 93,054 835,565 1,562,513 2,398,078
1996/97 127,172 88,910 216,082 1,208,606 1,642,287 2,850,893
1997/98 103,522 1,058,685 1,918,543 2,977,228
1998/99¹ 236,365 1,114,384 1,461,342 2,575,726
2000 137,535 118,445 255,980 1,057,042 1,340,277 2,397,319
2001 105,754 751,927 1,589,344 2,341,271
2002 3 99,874 675,454 2,020,687 2,696,141
2003 105,899 61,519 167,418 826,982 1,608,046 2,435,028
2004 135,273 722,134 1,431,996 2,154,130
3-YEAR AVERAGES:
1979/80 - 81/82 39,335 72,585 111,920 877,173 655,758 1,532,931
1980/81 - 82/83 54,563 76,243 130,806 917,008 735,042 1,652,050
1981/82 - 83/84 62,069 107,630 169,699 918,184 763,158 1,681,342
1982/83 - 84/85 66,402 83,605 150,007 936,356 804,650 1,741,006
1983/84 - 85/86 73,229 83,605 156,834 907,783 731,192 1,638,975
1984/85 - 86/87 82,422 83,605 166,027 906,099 872,650 1,778,749
1985/86 - 87/88 76,826 92,025 168,851 824,666 879,967 1,704,633
1986/87 - 88/89 67,168 92,025 159,193 744,847 1,128,750 1,873,597
1987/88 - 89/90 50,847 92,025 142,872 665,119 1,145,286 1,810,404
1988/89 - 90/91 70,316 77,905 148,221 686,438 1,252,317 1,938,772
1989/90 - 91/92 77,065 77,905 154,970 789,852 1,170,781 1,960,649
1990/91 - 92/93 79,217 77,905 157,122 789,852 1,170,781 1,967,249
1991/92 - 93/94 72,634 169,460 242,094 939,831 1,049,089 1,988,920
1992/93 - 94/95 92,134 169,460 261,594 1,038,160 1,185,170 2,223,330
1993/94 - 95/96 108,105 169,460 277,565 1,018,031 1,423,297 2,441,328
1994/95 - 96/97 122,204 88,910 211,114 1,082,510 1,575,511 2,658,021
1995/96 - 97/98 107,916 88,910 196,826 1,034,285 1,707,781 2,742,066
1996/97 - 98/99 155,686 88,910 244,596 1,127,225 1,674,057 2,801,282
1997/98 - 2000 159,141 118,445 277,586 1,076,704 1,573,387 2,650,091
1998/99 - 2001 159,885 118,445 278,330 974,451 1,463,654 2,438,105
1999/00 - 2002 114,388 118,445 232,833 828,141 1,650,103 2,478,244
2001 - 2003 103,842 61,519 165,361 751,454 1,739,359 2,490,813
2002-2004 113,682 61,519 175,201 741,523 1,686,910 2,428,433
POPULATION OBJECTIVES: 110,000 1,000,000 -
1,500,000
REGULATORY THRESHOLDS: 1,000,000 -
1,500,000
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¹ From 1969/70 to 1997/98 light geese were surveyed in Mid-December except in Mexico (January). After 1997, Mid-December
surveys were discontinued and all subsequent surveys were conducted in January.
² Surveys in Mexico have been conducted at 3-year intervals since 1981-82. For estimation of 3-year averages after 1980/81-1982/83,
we used the most recent Mexico count. Estimates of WCF geese in this column include only those geese counted in traditional
survey areas within the Interior Highlands.
3 *In 2002, traditional Mid Dec. cruise count not completed in TX, Light goose estimate based on transect in Jan.
JANUARY 20041 MID-WINTER WATERFOWL SURVEY - CENTRAL FLYWAY
SPECIES ND MT SD WY CO NE KS OK NM TX TOTAL
Mallard 3,000 6,332 30,787 30,854 66,346 358,852 125,461 174,150 27,033 360,621 1,183,436
Black Duck 4 4
Mottled Duck 23,734 23,734
Gadwall 52 1,187 438 85 4,506 5,586 18,308 941,245 971,407
Wigeon 86 953 339 774 4,279 1,221 7,035 311,638 326,325
G-W Teal 556 1,789 237 571 7,393 1,938 424,497 436,981
BW/CIN Teal 0 152 3 215,243 215,398
Shoveler 3 0 1,433 10 1,226 221 5,567 161,279 169,739
Pintail 124 1,476 61 62 698 12,753 648,829 664,003
Wood Duck 50 4 9 44 1,057 13,110 14,274
Whistling Duck 15,269 15,269
Total Dabblers 3,000 6,332 30,978 33,674 71,977 360,028 136,153 190,326 72,637 3,115,465 4,020,570
Redhead 1 399 13 646 80 357 126,318 127,814
Canvasback 1 3 4 72 73 107 6,538 6,798
Scaup 21 32 370 16 992 340 12 267,028 268,811
Ringneck 8 97 219 9 1,097 608 49 153,999 156,086
Goldeneye 53 3,126 253 8,530 1,248 1,717 10,124 790 56 7,855 33,752
Bufflehead 34 164 290 15 205 371 271 7,179 8,529
Ruddy Duck 11 0 14 9 245 2,659 2,938
Total Divers 53 3,126 318 8,823 2,540 1,774 13,150 2,271 1,097 571,576 604,728
Scoters 0
Oldsquaw 0
Mergansers 132 92 533 2,130 15,178 11,905 19,690 5,937 4,177 8,061 67,835
Unident. Ducks 100 2,257 3,908 783 51 93,331 100,430
Total Ducks 3,185 9,550 31,929 44,627 91,952 373,707 172,901 199,317 77,962 3,788,433 4,793,563
Brant 1 1
Snow/Blue Goose 9 2 30,981 1,816 190,717 44,717 24,277 545,175 837,694
Ross's Goose 0 7,036 4,339 8,438 19,813
Whitefront 35 9 19,404 1,187 58,754 79,389
Canada Goose 13,616 39,460 358,384 53,607 237,148 316,625 244,308 161,764 20,688 163,175 1,608,775
Total Geese 13,616 39,460 358,393 53,609 268,165 318,450 461,465 212,007 53,403 767,104 2,545,672
Tundra Swan 7 8 7 22
Trumpeter Swan 158 14 5 84 2 8 271
Mute Swan 14 2 16
Unident. Swans 8 8
Total Swans 0 0 172 14 14 84 10 16 7 0 317
Coot 304 357 641 2,754 3,396 554,485 561,937
Grand Total 16,801 49,010 390,494 98,554 360,488 692,241 635,017 414,094 134,768 5,110,022 7,901,489
D.E. SHARP File S:\CF_D\PROJECTS\MWS\CFMWS\CFMWS2000s.XLS 07/16/04
*In TX, SGP based on cruise surveys, TGP cruise/transect. Traditional Mid Dec. coastal cruise count completed for MC Light/WFG geese,
Jan count in High and Rolling Plains also included in Light/WFG count but transect numbers in the other survey zones not included.
1 USFWS did not participate in the 2004 MWS so coverage was not complete in the High Plains of TX.
CENTRAL FLYWAY MID-WINTER WATERFOWL SURVEY RESULTS, 2000-09
2000-09
SPECIES 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 AVG
Mallard 1,798,494 1,866,170 1,877,544 1,825,639 1,183,436 1,710,257
Black Duck 11 0 0 10 4 5
Mottled Duck 30,639 15,035 25,076 24,797 23,734 23,856
Gadwall 762,360 561,275 532,403 588,194 971,407 683,128
Wigeon 421,453 180,825 286,363 450,146 326,325 333,022
G-W Teal 576,173 210,864 451,114 187,545 436,981 372,535
BW/CIN Teal 2,519 30,862 24,093 149,309 215,398 84,436
Shoveler 161,851 152,701 122,979 173,302 169,739 156,114
Pintail 374,407 327,797 492,311 713,071 664,003 514,318
Wood Duck 13,397 39,505 10,370 7,454 14,274 17,000
Whistling Duck 0 0 0 11,719 15,269 5,398
Total Dabblers 4,141,304 3,385,034 3,822,253 4,131,186 4,020,570 3,900,069
Redhead 115,096 256,224 517,788 359,795 127,814 275,343
Canvasback 15,438 22,286 62,756 16,142 6,798 24,684
Scaup 144,800 89,889 141,456 327,027 268,811 194,397
Ringneck 127,735 98,015 117,639 127,152 156,086 125,325
Goldeneye 27,481 36,340 27,775 21,966 33,752 29,463
Bufflehead 37,690 44,682 18,750 9,244 8,529 23,779
Ruddy Duck 54,570 3,201 2,459 3,258 2,938 13,285
Total Divers 522,810 550,637 888,623 864,584 604,728 0 0 0 0 0 686,276
Scoter 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oldsquaw 0 0 2 1 0 1
Mergansers 190,795 69,329 116,994 96,455 67,835 108,282
Unident. Ducks 232,465 85,110 146,930 94,391 100,430 131,865
TOTAL DUCKS 5,087,374 4,090,110 4,974,802 5,186,617 4,793,563 0 0 0 0 0 4,826,493
Brant 0 0 0 0 1 0
Snow/Blue Goose 1,186,088 847,996 771,141 920,940 837,694 912,772
Ross' Goose 8,489 9,685 4,187 11,941 19,813 10,823
White-fronted Goose 145,219 141,189 260,849 213,343 79,389 167,998
Canada goose 1,400,416 1,286,397 1,625,355 1,606,017 1,608,775 1,505,392
TOTAL GEESE 2,740,212 2,285,267 2,661,532 2,752,241 2,545,672 0 0 0 0 0 2,596,985
Tundra Swan 7 15 13 7 22 13
Trumpeter Swan 395 303 227 395 271 318
Mute Swan 2 0 0 6 16 5
Unident. Swans 5 17 25 16 8 14
TOTAL SWANS 409 335 265 424 317 0 0 0 0 0 350
Coot 218,707 265,066 549,363 346,894 561,937 388,393
GRAND TOTAL 8,046,702 6,640,778 8,185,962 8,286,176 7,901,489 0 0 0 0 0 7,812,221
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CENTRAL FLYWAY MID-WINTER WATERFOWL SURVEY RESULTS, 1990-99
1990-99
SPECIES 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 AVG
Mallard 1,299,805 791,723 1,437,186 591,251 746,749 862,067 919,812 1,328,407 1,902,451 2,558,207 1,243,766
Black Duck 0 5 1 0 6 0 0 1 0 0 1
Mottled Duck 22,300 11,300 45,100 52,700 47,377 41,920 35,863 21,814 24,488 17,892 32,075
Gadwall 136,621 71,072 129,079 116,749 138,305 129,771 152,979 370,233 489,898 554,810 228,952
Wigeon 32,444 27,396 214,920 45,670 55,936 60,856 66,863 81,744 175,581 155,411 91,682
G-W Teal 280,257 81,307 722,935 327,341 156,102 2,205,886 260,638 449,524 381,897 494,256 536,014
BW/CIN Teal 1,112 760 5,065 3,948 3,252 15,949 1,317 6,928 2,784 15,106 5,622
Shoveler 85,945 41,682 54,154 59,683 142,284 77,357 68,113 77,396 83,302 110,886 80,080
Pintail 589,250 97,190 905,320 319,120 431,924 721,753 317,173 505,419 612,712 992,064 549,193
Wood Duck 405 900 2,109 3,038 1,927 10,085 595 16,772 19,444 5,915 6,119
Whistling Duck 100 100 1,500 16,300 735 899 545 1,000 3,510 2,796 2,749
Total Dabblers 2,448,239 1,123,435 3,517,369 1,535,800 1,724,597 4,126,543 1,823,898 2,859,238 3,696,067 4,907,343 2,776,253
Redhead 193,608 213,347 236,326 313,557 231,067 565,268 262,530 296,567 251,866 293,855 285,799
Canvasback 32,934 5,250 17,935 6,746 15,072 57,077 22,676 9,424 14,177 40,470 22,176
Scaup 36,683 12,667 24,737 57,012 92,990 51,886 76,855 55,550 74,713 131,968 61,506
Ringneck 41,304 8,163 45,232 28,936 18,954 13,847 12,068 61,576 186,004 202,481 61,857
Goldeneye 18,217 12,446 18,398 12,839 17,092 24,633 18,055 17,296 17,450 22,464 17,889
Bufflehead 4,839 3,811 7,620 24,688 13,899 12,192 11,029 7,041 16,499 16,665 11,828
Ruddy Duck 2,720 1,369 2,899 14,040 5,558 24,527 5,501 4,190 1,316 3,169 6,529
Total Divers 330,305 257,053 353,147 457,818 394,632 749,430 408,714 451,644 562,025 711,072 467,584
Scoter 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oldsquaw 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mergansers 134,073 124,543 131,322 93,361 105,802 65,783 122,796 90,481 66,516 89,148 102,383
Unident. Ducks 438,525 13,937 8,881 17,446 4,293 5,357 18,773 701,689 704,765 407,522 232,119
TOTAL DUCKS 3,351,145 1,518,968 4,010,719 2,104,425 2,229,324 4,947,113 2,374,181 4,103,052 5,029,373 6,115,085 3,578,339
Brant 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Snow/Blue Goose 699,988 904,504 996,258 941,096 1,100,043 1,349,746 928,619 1,330,006 1,162,207 1,344,173 1,075,664
Ross' Goose 5,772 0 6,576 4,116
White-fronted Goose 90,830 155,211 85,881 158,625 188,878 194,845 154,519 215,254 356,531 200,391 180,097
Canada goose 1,170,027 1,648,529 1,779,685 1,028,518 1,017,592 1,316,206 1,333,912 1,311,092 1,390,837 1,640,852 1,363,725
TOTAL GEESE 1,960,845 2,708,244 2,861,824 2,128,239 2,306,513 2,860,797 2,417,050 2,862,124 2,909,575 3,191,992 2,620,720
Tundra Swan 3 10 1 1 0 32 8 3 9 2 7
Trumpeter Swan 170 203 166 161 252 234 227 177 270 139 200
Mute Swan 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1
Unident. Swans 0 0 0 12 3 5 0 0 7 26 5
TOTAL SWANS 173 215 167 174 256 273 235 180 286 167 213
Coot 273,221 75,155 127,631 98,390 153,174 289,636 246,531 135,878 658,349 443,535 250,150
GRAND TOTAL 5,585,384 4,302,582 7,000,341 4,331,228 4,689,267 8,097,819 5,037,997 7,101,234 8,597,583 9,750,779 6,449,421
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CENTRAL FLYWAY MID-WINTER WATERFOWL SURVEY RESULTS IN 2004 RELATED TO PREVIOUS SURVEYS
% Change, % Change, % Change, % Change, % Change, % Change, % Change,
2004 from 1990-99 2004 from 1948-99 2004 from 2004 from 2004 from 2004 from 2004 from
SPECIES 2004 2003 2003 Avg 90-99 Avg Avg 48-99 Avg 80-89 Avg 70-79 Avg 60-69 Avg 48-59 Avg
Mallard 1,183,436 1,825,639 -35% 1,243,766 -5% 1,739,955 -32% -8% -46% -37% -42%
Black Duck 4 10 1 300% 16 -75% 54% -88% -88% -69%
Mottled Duck 23,734 24,797 -4% 32,075 -26% 22,231 7% -32% -47%
Gadwall 971,407 588,194 65% 228,952 324% 125,004
Wigeon 326,325 450,146 -28% 91,682 256% 131,143 149% 75% 106% 147%
G-W Teal 436,981 187,545 133% 536,014 -18% 335,800 30% 1% -20% 207%
BW/CIN Teal 215,398 149,309 44% 5,111 4114% 7,605
Shoveler 169,739 173,302 -2% 80,077 112% 52,525 175% 110%
Pintail 664,003 713,071 -7% 549,193 21% 763,202 -13% 13% -41% 41% -35%
Wood Duck 14,274 7,454 91% 6,119 133% 2,207
Whistling Duck 15,269 11,719 2,749 456% 675
Total Dabblers 4,020,570 4,131,186 -3% 2,776,250 45% 3,180,365 26% 52% -8% 47% 20%
Redhead 127,814 359,795 -64% 285,799 -55% 347,580 -63% -45% -57% -59% -78%
Canvasback 6,798 16,142 -58% 22,176 -69% 18,822 -64% -79% -63% -20% -50%
Scaup 268,811 327,027 -18% 61,506 337% 108,881 147% 10%
Ringneck 156,086 127,152 23% 61,857 152% 18,410
Goldeneye 33,752 21,966 54% 17,887 89% 14,671 130% 82% 115%
Bufflehead 8,529 9,244 -8% 11,828 -28% 5,519 55%
Ruddy Duck 2,938 3,258 -10% 6,529 -55% 7,030 -58% -74% -41% -72% 10%
Total Divers 604,728 864,584 -30% 467,582 29% 520,913 16% 54% 45% 48% -23%
Scoter 0 0 0 0
Oldsquaw 0 1 0 0
Mergansers 67,835 96,455 -30% 102,382 -34% 84,112 -19% -44% -15% -12% 41%
Unident. Ducks 100,430 94,391 6% 232,119 -57% 73,759 36% 171% 518% 74%
TOTAL DUCKS 4,793,563 5,186,617 -8% 3,578,333 34% 3,859,149 24% 51% -3% 48% 21%
Brant 1 0 0 0
Snow/Blue Goose 837,694 920,940 -9% 1,075,864 -22% 655,048 28% -8% 28% 178% 118%
Ross' Goose 19,813 11,941 66% 2,943 241
White-fronted Goose 79,389 213,343 -63% 180,097 -56% 76,939 3% -37% 63%
Canada goose 1,608,775 1,606,017 0% 1,359,837 18% 562,288 186% 124%
TOTAL GEESE 2,545,672 2,752,241 -8% 2,616,386 -3% 1,294,516 97% 45% 120% 374% 399%
Tundra Swan 22 7 214% 7 219% 13 74% 144% 7% -3%
Trumpeter Swan 271 395 -31% 198 37% 159 71% 55% 153% 70% 75%
Mute Swan 16 6 1 1500% 0
Unident. Swans 8 16 -50% 3 1
TOTAL SWANS 317 424 -25% 209 52% 173 84% 80% 173% 74% 93%
Coot 561,937 346,894 62% 249,281 125% 210,877 166% 96% 198% 135%
GRAND TOTAL 7,901,489 8,286,176 -5% 6,444,209 23% 5,364,715 47% 51% 26% 97% 73%
D.E. SHARP FILE S:\CF_D\EXCEL\DATABOOK\GROUPS\SURVEYS.XLS 07/17/04
BREEDING POPULATION ESTIMATES FOR 10 SPECIES OF DUCKS (Thousands) FROM THE TRADITIONAL SURVEY AREA (strata 1-18, 20-50, 75-77)
YEAR MAL GAD WIG GWT BWT SHO PIN RED CAN SCP TOTAL
1955 8,777 652 3,217 1,807 5,305 1,643 9,775 540 589 5,620 37,925
1956 10,453 773 3,145 1,525 4,998 1,781 10,373 757 699 5,994 40,498
1957 9,297 667 2,920 1,103 4,300 1,476 6,607 509 626 5,767 33,272
1958 11,234 502 2,552 1,347 5,457 1,384 6,038 457 747 5,350 35,068
1959 9,024 590 3,788 2,653 5,099 1,578 5,873 499 489 7,038 36,631
1960 7,372 784 2,988 1,427 4,293 1,825 5,722 498 606 4,869 30,384
1961 7,330 655 3,048 1,729 3,655 1,383 4,218 323 435 5,380 28,156
1962 5,536 905 1,959 723 3,011 1,269 3,624 508 360 5,286 23,181
1963 6,749 1,055 1,831 1,242 3,724 1,398 3,846 413 506 5,438 26,202
1964 6,064 873 2,590 1,561 4,021 1,718 3,291 528 644 5,132 26,422
1965 5,132 1,260 2,301 1,282 3,595 1,424 3,592 599 522 4,640 24,347
1966 6,732 1,680 2,318 1,617 3,733 2,147 4,812 713 663 4,439 28,854
1967 7,510 1,385 2,326 1,594 4,492 2,315 5,278 736 503 4,928 31,067
1968 7,089 1,949 2,299 1,431 3,463 1,685 3,489 499 564 4,413 26,881
1969 7,532 1,573 2,941 1,491 4,139 2,157 5,904 633 504 5,140 32,014
1970 9,986 1,608 3,470 2,183 4,862 2,230 6,392 622 580 5,663 37,596
1971 9,416 1,606 3,273 1,889 4,610 2,011 5,847 534 451 5,134 34,771
1972 9,266 1,623 3,200 1,948 4,279 2,467 6,979 551 426 7,997 38,736
1973 8,079 1,246 2,878 1,949 3,333 1,619 4,356 501 621 6,257 30,839
1974 6,880 1,592 2,672 1,865 4,976 2,011 6,598 626 513 5,781 33,514
1975 7,727 1,644 2,778 1,665 5,885 1,981 5,900 832 595 6,460 35,467
1976 7,934 1,245 2,505 1,548 4,745 1,748 5,476 666 614 5,819 32,300
1977 7,397 1,299 2,575 1,286 4,463 1,452 3,226 634 664 6,260 29,256
1978 7,425 1,558 3,282 2,174 4,499 1,975 5,108 725 373 5,984 33,103
1979 7,883 1,758 3,107 2,072 4,876 2,407 5,376 698 582 7,658 36,417
1980 7,707 1,393 3,596 2,050 4,895 1,908 4,508 728 735 6,382 33,902
1981 6,410 1,395 2,946 1,911 3,721 2,334 3,480 595 621 5,991 29,404
1982 6,409 1,634 2,459 1,536 3,658 2,148 3,709 617 513 5,532 28,215
1983 6,456 1,519 2,636 1,875 3,367 1,876 3,511 712 527 7,174 29,653
1984 5,415 1,515 3,002 1,408 3,979 1,618 2,965 671 530 7,024 28,127
1985 4,961 1,303 2,051 1,475 3,502 1,702 2,516 578 376 5,098 23,562
1986 6,124 1,547 1,737 1,675 4,479 2,128 2,740 560 438 5,235 26,663
1987 5,790 1,306 2,013 2,006 3,529 1,950 2,628 502 450 4,863 25,037
1988 6,369 1,350 2,211 2,061 4,011 1,681 2,006 442 435 4,671 25,237
1989 5,645 1,415 1,973 1,842 3,125 1,538 2,112 511 477 4,342 22,980
1990 5,452 1,672 1,860 1,790 2,776 1,759 2,257 481 539 4,293 22,879
1991 5,445 1,584 2,254 1,558 3,764 1,716 1,803 446 491 5,255 24,316
1992 5,976 2,033 2,208 1,773 4,333 1,954 2,098 596 482 4,639 26,092
1993 5,708 1,755 2,053 1,695 3,193 2,047 2,053 485 472 4,080 23,541
1994 6,980 2,318 2,382 2,108 4,616 2,912 2,972 654 526 4,529 29,997
1995 8,269 2,836 2,615 2,301 5,140 2,855 2,758 889 771 4,446 32,880
1996 7,941 2,984 2,273 2,459 6,416 3,449 2,736 834 849 4,217 34,158
1997 9,940 3,897 3,118 2,507 6,124 4,120 3,558 918 689 4,112 38,983
1998 9,640 3,742 2,858 2,087 6,399 3,183 2,521 1,005 686 3,472 35,593
1999 10,806 3,236 2,920 2,631 7,150 3,890 3,058 973 716 4,412 39,792
2000 9,470 3,158 2,733 3,194 7,431 3,521 2,908 926 707 4,026 38,074
2001 7,904 2,679 2,494 2,509 5,757 3,314 3,296 712 580 3,694 32,939
2002 7,504 2,235 2,334 2,334 4,207 2,318 1,790 565 487 3,524 27,298
2003 7,950 2,549 2,551 2,679 5,518 3,620 2,558 637 558 3,734 32,353
2004¹ 7,425 2,590 1,981 2,461 4,073 2,810 2,185 605 617 3,807 28,554
AVERAGES:
1955-69 7,722 1,020 2,682 1,502 4,219 1,679 5,496 547 564 5,296 30,727
1970-79 8,199 1,518 2,974 1,858 4,653 1,990 5,526 639 542 6,301 34,200
1980-89 6,129 1,438 2,462 1,784 3,827 1,888 3,018 592 510 5,631 27,278
1990-99 7,616 2,606 2,454 2,091 4,991 2,789 2,581 728 622 4,346 30,823
1955-03 7,512 1,664 2,638 1,848 4,508 2,135 4,168 625 562 5,249 30,910
Current Year Percent Change From:
NAWMP -9% 71% -33% 32% -12% 41% -60% -5% 14% -40% -17%
Long Term -1% 56% -25% 33% -10% 32% -48% -3% 10% -27% -8%
¹ Preliminary, subject to further editing. D.E. SHARP FILE S:\CF_D\EXCEL\DATABOOK\HIP\SURVEYS.XLS 07/17/04
TUNDRA SWAN
POPULATION STATUS & HARVESTS
D.E. SHARP FILE: S:\DATABOOK\TITLES\SWANHARV.123
EASTERN POPULATION OF TUNDRA SWANS OBSERVED DURING THE MIDWINTER WATERFOWL SURVEY
ATLANTIC FLYWAY 3-YR
YR MA NY PA WV NJ DE MD VA NC SC GA FL TOTAL AVG MF CF
1955 0 0 118 0 7 1 71,604 4,250 13,686 15 0 0 89,681 66,253 1 16
1956 0 0 18 0 0 4 20,002 7,325 11,347 3 0 0 38,699 60,573 121 21
1957 6 0 0 3 8 735,200 600 4,400 0 0 0 40,224 56,201 171 3
1958 0 365 4 0 14 0 17,012 1,387 9,389 10 0 0 28,181 35,701 180 10
1959 0 6 0 0 11 015,200 3,500 9,000 0 0 0 27,717 32,041 131 1
1960 0 0 0 0 100 023,200 5,100 12,800 0 0 0 41,200 32,366 251 25
1961 0 0 0 0 0 036,200 9,500 16,800 0 0 0 62,500 43,806 25 53
1962 0 0 100 0 0 0 25,600 4,500 9,200 0 0 0 39,400 47,700 181 55
1963 0 0 0 0 100 035,800 12,500 13,000 0 0 0 61,400 54,433 188 5
1964 100 0 0 0 100 0 37,300 100 24,700 0 0 0 62,300 54,367 316 9
1965 0 0 0 0 100 045,400 600 7,900 0 0 0 54,000 59,233 172 4
1966 0 0 100 0 100 0 45,300 1,400 10,900 0 0 0 57,800 58,033 1,203 2
1967 0 0 0 0 10 10052,200 1,200 18,800 0 0 0 72,310 61,370 331 29
1968 0 0 0 0 100 026,000 2,300 17,200 0 0 0 45,600 58,570 35 13
1969 0 0 0 0 0 036,400 0 25,600 0 0 0 62,000 59,970 0 6
1970 0 0 0 0 100 034,100 5,800 15,000 0 0 0 55,000 54,200 0 5
1971 0 0 0 0 10 038,800 3,400 16,000 0 0 0 58,210 58,403 0 33
1972 0 0 100 0 400 2,500 39,700 3,100 17,000 0 0 0 62,800 58,670 623 8
1973 417 1 263 0 166 51 34,399 3,000 19,000 13 0 0 57,310 59,440 100 10
1974 0 1 284 0 162 1,210 32,398 4,800 25,000 13 0 0 63,868 61,326 0 9
1975 0 2 322 0 570 395 36,400 2,097 26,900 0 2 0 66,688 62,622 0 7
1976 0 7 614 0 300 395 28,492 7,109 41,700 11 0 0 78,628 69,728 0 7
1977 0 0 70 0 315 435 27,597 4,485 43,300 36 0 0 76,238 73,851 0 1
1978 0 0 1,576 0 1,300 1,715 34,996 6,857 23,800 0 0 0 70,244 75,037 0 11
1979 0 4 599 0 2,710 61 34,495 9,700 30,500 52 0 0 78,121 74,868 0 0
1980 0 37 217 0 527 1,566 29,994 11,300 19,700 66 0 0 63,407 70,591 200 2
1981 0 3 1,260 0 725 959 29,996 13,122 46,600 100 0 0 92,765 78,098 200 0
1982 0 0 242 0 900 0 19,600 9,800 42,200 165 0 0 72,907 76,360 200 2
1983 0 0 800 0 1,800 3,000 23,000 5,600 52,200 64 0 0 86,464 84,045 500 2
1984 209 0 100 0 600 0 29,002 7,000 44,100 199 0 25 81,235 80,202 0 5
1985 0 0 340 0 1,230 100 23,500 6,965 61,500 269 5 0 93,909 87,203 400 0
1986 0 0 756 0 800 400 30,200 6,378 52,300 86 1 25 90,946 88,697 0 0
1987 0 0 5,105 1 4,000 1,400 25,700 4,685 53,543 70 0 0 94,504 93,120 100 3
1988 0 13 5 0 2,800 0 22,100 5,291 46,805 96 0 0 77,110 87,520 300 4
1989 0 0 502 0 2,300 175 28,542 5,927 53,100 45 3 0 90,594 87,403 0 4
1990 0 0 340 0 2,700 90 20,078 6,092 60,238 155 0 0 89,693 85,799 17 3
1991 0 0 1,856 0 2,800 121 23,104 4,491 64,999 53 0 0 97,424 92,570 20 10
1992 0 35 3,058 0 724 144 22,976 7,207 75,607 37 0 0 109,788 98,968 327 1
1993 0 83 4,868 0 305 72 18,248 7,046 45,930 41 0 0 76,593 94,602 858 1
1994 0 8 686 1 1,044 126 18,780 9,132 52,482 86 0 0 82,345 89,575 61 0
1995 0 206 2,012 1 770 64 15,578 7,605 54,978 116 0 0 81,330 80,089 2,447 32
1996 0 0 115 4 512 197 16,344 10,945 50,716 188 0 0 79,021 80,899 393 8
1997 0 0 3,515 0 667 594 12,238 11,211 57,730 165 0 0 86,120 82,157 233 3
1998 0 139 1,949 0 495 1,171 21,563 7,186 63,761 280 0 0 96,544 87,228 1,335 9
1999 0 0 553 0 935 76 15,557 8,814 83,106 0 0 0 109,041 97,235 1,618 2
2000 0 0 1,106 0 130 1,497 15,609 7,596 77,044 100 0 0 103,082 102,889 2,344 7
2001 0 99 363 24 197 72 20,798 9,428 66,966 220 0 0 98,167 103,430 46 15
2002 0 116 1,098 3 473 920 16,610 5,994 78,394 222 0 0 103,830 101,693 3,661 13
2003 0 205 548 0 105 802 15,112 7,725 83,351 339 0 0 108,187 103,395 2,160 7
2004 0 8 1,261 0 495 667 17,891 5,779 67,188 292 0 0 93,581 101,866 2,050 22
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ESTIMATED HARVESTS (RETRIEVED) OF EASTERN AND WESTERN POPULATION TUNDRA SWANS
EASTERN POPULATION WESTERN POPULATION
YR MT ND SD NC VA TOTAL UT NV MT AK TOTAL TOTAL
1962 320 320 320
1963 392 392 392
1964 335 335 335
1965 336 336 336
1966 491 491 491
1967 246 246 246
1968 520 520 520
1969 1,377 87 1,464 1,464
1970 1,078 208 179 1,465 1,465
1971 1,109 102 91 1,302 1,302
1972 1,028 124 150 1,302 1,302
1973 1,191 109 101 1,401 1,401
1974 1,377 190 259 1,826 1,826
1975 1,383 188 266 1,837 1,837
1976 1,109 206 139 1,454 1,454
1977 1,575 84 214 1,873 1,873
1978 1,152 90 146 1,388 1,388
1979 1,293 214 275 1,782 1,782
1980 1,156 103 250 1,509 1,509
1981 1,619 301 177 2,097 2,097
1982 1,244 161 139 1,544 1,544
1983 34 34 1,168 169 218 1,555 1,589
1984 22 313 335 1,194 229 221 1,644 1,979
1985 19 2,523 2,542 673 145 185 1,003 3,545
1986 41 2,302 2,343 947 196 200 1,343 3,686
1987 27 2,684 117 2,828 600 94 280 974 3,802
1988 25 191 2,488 117 2,821 854 78 260 1,192 4,013
1989 41 511 2,128 133 2,813 694 81 302 16 1,093 3,906
1990 59 474 339 2,855 128 3,855 874 67 275 15 1,231 5,086
1991 52 704 444 2,940 205 4,345 774 62 79 8 923 5,268
1992 37 833 814 2,609 187 4,480 450 29 221 16 716 5,196
1993 18 712 545 2,773 130 4,178 337 55 290 18 700 4,878
1994 62 690 483 3,750 194 5,179 768 89 326 29 1,212 6,391
1995 56 805 172 2,833 217 4,083 348 72 182 47 649 4,732
1996 61 663 233 2,177 195 3,329 897 119 302 35 1,353 4,682
1997 101 870 403 2,325 217 3,916 704 131 300 25 1,160 5,076
1998 81 618 233 2,363 248 3,543 1,142 185 276 39 1,642 5,185
1999 93 867 223 2,290 128 3,601 858 213 226 90 1,387 4,988
2000 115 633 151 2,515 179 3,593 550 82 217 43 892 4,485
2001 93 561 337 2,322 144 3,457 249 62 289 113 713 4,170
2002 51 688 193 2,363 177 3,472 480 45 167 51 743 4,215
2003 56 235 41 2,355 174 2,861 761 77 119 77 1,034 3,895
AVERAGES:
1962-69 502 87 513 513
1970-79 1,230 152 182 1,563 1,563
1980-89 30 351 2,073 122 1,959 1,015 156 223 16 1,395 2,767
1990-99 62 724 389 2,692 185 4,051 715 102 248 32 1,097 5,148
1983-2003 54 628 329 2,445 170 3,219 730 109 235 41 1,103 4,322
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MID-CONTINENT & ROCKY MOUNTAIN POPULATIONS
OF SANDHILL CRANES
POPULATION STATUS & HARVESTS
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Annual spring population indices for the Mid-Continent Population of sandhill cranes.
CENTRAL PLATTE RIVER VALLEY, NE ALL AREAS
OCULAR PHOTO CORRECTED OTHER OCULAR PHOTO CORRECTED
CRUISE OCULAR OCULAR TRANSECT OTHER CRUISE OCULAR OCULAR TRANSECT
YR TRANSECT TRANSECT ANNUAL 3-YR AVG NE KS CO OK NM TX TRANSECT TRANSECT ANNUAL 3-YR AVG
1974 162,600 9,000 1,900 0 400 0 3,200 177,100
1975 223,600 2,300 900 500 100 100 tr 227,500
1976 147,500 2,800 300 0 100 1,000 800 152,500
1977 173,400 1,100 1,600 0 400 12,500 30,700 220,000
1978 149,800 188,582 2,200 700 0 0 2,300 4,900 159,900 198,682
1979 203,574 2,600 1,100 500 1,500 0 0 209,274
1980 223,400 254,417 5,000 4,100 0 100 500 1,400 234,500 265,517
1981 248,882 8,300 11,200 500 0 0 21,800 290,682
1982 347,996 417,263 7,100 2,000 2,800 0 100 7,800 367,796 437,063
1983 306,316 343,378 4,100 200 0 200 tr 7,000 317,816 354,878
1984 222,710 261,802 340,814 18,100 900 0 1,100 tr 800 243,610 282,702 358,214
1985 378,127 514,763 373,314 11,500 3,000 1,200 393,827 530,463 389,348
1986 317,025 353,040 376,535 1,000 200 2,100 320,325 356,340 389,835
1987 383,581 416,058 427,954 0 tr 400 383,981 416,458 434,420
1988 386,853 463,457 410,852 0 0 7,700 394,553 471,157 414,652
1989 391,353 391,995 423,837 100 1,000 800 393,253 393,895 427,170
1990 385,950 412,154 422,535 11,000 5,200 10,300 412,450 438,654 434,569
1991 297,831 340,645 381,598 100 800 200 298,931 341,745 391,431
1992 257,709 406,457 386,419 12,200 300 1,100 271,309 420,057 400,152
1993 253,799 378,883 375,328 16,800 37,750 13,500 321,849 446,933 402,912
1994 395,543 477,215 420,852 14,600 0 2,400 0 412,543 494,215 453,735
1995 273,376 326,181 394,093 30,400 0 6,700 0 310,476 363,281 434,810
1996 318,514 519,984 441,127 7,600 0 3,900 0 330,014 531,484 462,993
1997 350,932 534,630 460,265 16,200 100 0 367,232 550,930 481,898
1998 337,203 530,848 528,487 13,600 100 0 350,903 544,548 542,321
1999 219,800 284,900 450,126 3,500 100,000 0 323,300 388,400 494,626
2000 484,600 490,100 435,283 16,900 26,100 500 528,100 533,600 488,849
2001 387,300 413,500 396,167 10,500 42,300 3,500 443,600 469,800 463,933
2002 309,000 315,000 375,875 17,100 15,100 1,200 342,400 354,200 436,500
2003 300,900 348,000 370,300 24,800 4,100 3,800 333,600 380,700 425,340
2004 356,850
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Estimated retrieved harvests of Mid-Continent sandhill cranes in the U.S.
CENTRAL PACIFIC U.S.
YR CO KS MT NM ND OK SD TX WY FLYWAY AZ NM AK ² ³ FLYWAY TOTAL
1975 91 16 911 2,122 142 86 6,123 6 9,497 1,094 1,094 10,591
1976 106 29 858 52 200 12 6,122 14 7,393 637 637 8,030
1977 39 18 1,456 4,078 410 47 6,094 9 12,151 620 620 12,771
1978 106 36 1,089 2,777 389 19 5,720 10 10,146 310 310 10,456
1979 129 14 1,170 2,733 397 19 5,917 0 10,379 675 675 11,054
1980 68 16 1,019 2,245 363 130 6,305 6 10,152 1,050 1,050 11,202
1981 92 11 907 2,395 397 78 6,245 9 10,134 20 553 573 10,707
1982 49 21 335 2,469 535 212 4,295 0 7,916 62 1,160 1,222 9,138
1983 70 28 354 6,471 373 177 5,471 15 12,959 17 1,540 1,557 14,516
1984 85 15 414 4,367 433 139 5,811 7 11,271 23 1,986 2,009 13,280
1985 82 7 334 4,650 416 101 7,184 2 12,776 48 1,197 1,245 14,021
1986 33 1 250 6,563 392 99 5,149 0 12,487 108 184 731 1,023 13,510
1987 86 15 159 5,334 957 99 6,117 3 12,770 127 318 836 1,281 14,051
1988 68 18 372 3,815 1,061 100 7,330 8 12,772 172 127 1,241 1,540 14,312
1989 25 33 319 4,656 1,003 194 7,400 9 13,639 126 138 545 809 14,448
1990 87 44 377 6,804 698 165 9,865 1 18,041 114 259 918 1,291 19,332
1991 224 31 593 4,580 604 128 6,916 3 13,079 172 235 1,047 1,454 14,533
1992 84 103 505 4,654 478 141 6,455 13 12,433 139 54 640 833 13,266
1993 112 602 95 506 6,985 826 110 8,769 0 18,005 113 178 201 492 18,497
1994 143 767 56 357 6,235 1,167 239 7,233 4 16,201 86 153 648 887 17,088
1995 208 990 156 673 7,017 1,091 170 10,322 1 20,628 124 111 812 1,047 21,675
1996 91 933 58 332 6,639 1,066 166 7,816 10 17,111 114 78 1,205 1,397 18,508
1997 168 1,167 45 248 6,545 600 189 10,800 4 19,766 171 45 870 1,086 20,852
1998 64 1,362 17 258 7,967 645 454 9,054 10 19,831 114 55 1,370 1,539 21,370
1999 56 1,455 29 321 5,748 879 184 8,469 8 17,149 92 101 2,400 2,593 19,742
2000 363 590 15 311 5,081 552 374 8,208 10 15,504 166 100 995 1,261 16,765
2001 257 1,033 43 297 5,173 713 478 6,999 7 15,000 154 106 941 1,201 16,201
2002 294 1,067 23 342 2,852 490 160 7,837 22 13,087 197 92 850 1,139 14,226
2003¹ 275 927 149 539 4,234 176 164 12,058 5 18,527 155 162 330 647 19,174
AVERAGES:
1975-79 94 23 1,097 2,352 308 37 5,995 8 9,913 667 667 10,580
1980-89 66 17 446 4,297 593 133 6,131 6 11,688 78 192 1,084 1,231 12,919
1990-99 124 1,039 63 417 6,317 805 195 8,570 5 17,224 124 127 1,011 1,262 18,486
2000-02 305 812 29 304 5,127 633 426 7,604 9 15,252 160 103 968 1,231 16,483
1975-02 117 989 36 545 4,746 622 160 7,118 6 13,674 108 140 971 1,138 14,812
CURRENT YEAR PERCENT CHANGE FROM:
2002 -6% -13% 548% 58% 48% -64% 3% 54% -77% 42% -21% 76% -61% -43% 35%
1975-79 192% 559% -51% 80% -43% 348% 101% -36% 87% -51% -3% 81%
1980-89 318% 803% 21% -1% -70% 23% 97% -15% 59% 98% -16% -70% -47% 48%
1990-99 122% -11% 135% 29% -33% -78% -16% 41% -7% 8% 25% 28% -67% -49% 4%
2000-02 -10% 14% 414% 77% -17% -72% -62% 59% -41% 21% -3% 57% -66% -47% 16%
1975-02 135% -6% 315% -1% -11% # -72% 3% 69% -20% 35% 44% 16% -66% -43% 29%
¹ Preliminary D.E. SHARP S:\CF_D\EXCEL\CRANES\Shcranerep.xls 07/16/04
² A proportion of the Alaskan harvest is composed of lesser sandhill cranes from the Pacific Coast Population
³ In Alaska, state surveys for crane harvests were used during 1975-97, for 1998-99 a sample of waterfowl hunters was used.
For the HIP surveys beginning in 2000, harvest zones 1-6 are combined to represent the MC crane harvest.
Annual sport hunting mortality estimates for the Mid-Continent Population
of sandhill cranes in North America.
SPORT HUNTING MORTALITY
Retrieved Unretrieved
Central Pacific Total
YR Flyway Flyway Canada Mexico² No. Am.³
1975 9,497 1,094 6,164 1,676 3,672 22,102
1976 7,393 637 1,635 967 2,032 12,663
1977 12,151 620 367 1,314 2,473 16,925
1978 10,146 310 876 1,133 2,324 14,789
1979 10,379 675 3,798 1,485 2,842 19,179
1980 10,152 1,050 5,582 1,678 3,402 21,864
1981 10,134 573 2,959 1,367 2,760 17,792
1982 7,916 1,222 2,837 1,198 2,451 15,624
1983 12,959 1,557 3,098 1,761 3,503 22,879
1984 11,271 2,009 3,717 1,700 3,375 22,072
1985 12,776 1,245 5,159 1,918 3,524 24,622
1986 12,487 1,023 6,106 1,962 3,688 25,266
1987 12,770 1,281 5,267 1,932 3,406 24,656
1988 12,772 1,540 6,946 2,126 3,750 27,134
1989 13,639 809 4,984 1,943 3,628 25,003
1990 18,041 1,291 4,839 2,417 4,228 30,817
1991 13,079 1,454 5,394 1,993 3,536 25,456
1992 12,433 833 5,645 1,891 3,133 23,935
1993 18,005 492 2,791 2,129 3,334 26,751
1994 16,201 887 3,788 2,088 3,029 25,992
1995 20,628 1,047 5,829 2,750 4,161 34,416
1996 17,111 1,397 4,313 2,282 3,609 28,713
1997 19,766 1,086 5,901 2,675 4,211 33,640
1998 19,831 1,539 9,525 3,090 4,973 38,957
1999 17,149 2,593 8,400 2,814 4,478 35,435
2000 15,504 1,261 9,450 2,621 4,095 32,931
2001 15,000 1,201 8,785 2,499 4,014 31,499
2002 13,087 1,139 7,948 2,217 3,448 27,839
2003¹ 18,527 647 9,586 2,876 4,070 35,706
AVERAGES:
1975-79 9,913 667 2,568 1,315 2,668 17,132
1980-89 11,688 1,231 4,666 1,758 3,349 22,691
1990-99 17,224 1,262 5,643 2,413 3,869 30,411
2000-02 14,530 1,200 8,728 2,446 3,852 30,756
1975-02 13,653 1,138 5,075 1,987 3,467 25,320
CURRENT YEAR PERCENT CHANGE FROM:
2002 42% -43% 21% 30% 18% 28%
1975-79 87% -3% 273% 119% 53% 108%
1980-89 59% -47% 105% 64% 22% 57%
1990-99 8% -49% 70% 19% 5% 17%
2000-02 28% -46% 10% 18% 6% 16%
1975-02 36% -43% 89% 45% 17% 41%
¹ Preliminary D.E. SHARP S:\CF_D\EXCEL\CRANES\Shcranerep.xls 07/16/04
² Unknown harvests (Mexico) were assumed to be 10% of harvests in the U.S. and Canada.
³ Unretrieved kill as reported by hunters is used for the Central Flyway; for the remainder of harvest areas, it is assumed to be
20% of retrieved harvests.
Estimated retrieved harvests of the Rocky Mountain Population of greater
sandhill cranes.
YR UT NM AZ WY MT ID TOTAL
1981 20 20
1982 9 143 152
1983 35 154 189
1984 33 101 134
1985 40 138 178
1986 23 195 218
1987 60 190 250
1988 310 40 128 478
1989 54 483 51 125 713
1990 35 79 9 58 181
1991 48 47 44 101 240
1992 147 39 168 42 396
1993 28 297 61 115 45 546
1994 34 416 27 150 40 667
1995 27 270 33 77 41 448
1996 32 236 27 84 49 20 448
1997 30 114 22 82 62 136 446
1998 34 180 37 93 59 135 538
1999 54 198 21 124 71 190 658 ¹
2000 69 257 37 163 91 193 810 ²
2001 77 288 26 142 87 278 898
2002 60 160 42 132 51 194 639
2003 57 169 34 72 50 146 528
AVERAGES:
1981-89 54 397 35 147 259
1990-99 36 198 32 105 51 120 457
2000-02 69 273 32 153 89 236 854
1981-02 45 237 33 127 59 159 410
CURRENT YEAR PERCENT CHANGE FROM:
2002 -5% 6% -19% -45% -2% -25% -17%
1981-89 6% -57% -2% -51% 104%
1990-99 59% -15% 6% -32% -2% 21% 16%
2000-02 -17% -38% 8% -53% -44% -38% -38%
1981-02 27% -29% 3% -43% -15% -8% 29%
¹ RMP Sandill cranes (40) were also taken as part of research project in the San Luis Valley, CO D.E. SHARP S:\CF_D\EXCEL\CRANES\Shcranerep.xls 07/16/04
² RMP Sandill cranes (20) were also taken as part of research project in the San Luis Valley, CO
Spring population indices for Rocky Mountain sandhill cranes, 1984 - 96.
SAN LUIS VALLEY, COLORADO
RAW ADJ. FOR ADJ. TO OTHER SURVEY
YR COUNT EST. BIAS¹ REM. LES.² AREAS INDEX COND.
1984 10,962 14,488 13,562 550 14,112 POOR
1985 18,393 21,773 20,382 0 20,382 GOOD
1986 14,031 14,031 13,135 20 13,155 POOR
1987 13,561 15,661 14,660 0 14,660 POOR
1988 17,510 17,510 16,381 22 16,403 POOR
1989 17,302 18,389 17,004 0 17,004 GOOD
1990 20,851 24,593 21,221 275 21,496 GOOD
1991 19,990 18,405 16,045 175 16,220 GOOD
1992 23,516 23,516 19,999 9 20,008 GROUND
1993 17,576 17,576 16,478 1,260 17,738 POOR
1994 17,229 16,036 15,063 203 15,266 FAIR
1995 25,276 23,390 20,229 0 20,229 GOOD
1996 23,019 26,379 22,737 1,010 23,747 GOOD
¹ Raw estimate adjusted by photography for estimation bias.
² Population estimate adjusted to remove the number of lesser sandhill cranes (non-RMP cranes).
Fall pre-migration population indices for Rocky Mountain sandhill cranes.
YR UT CO ID WY MT TOTAL 3-YR AVG
1987 1,578 1,443 10,686 2,327 1,447 17,481
1992 2,810 3,181 5,801 2,241 5,264 19,297
1995 1,528 2,284 6,864 1,671 3,681 16,028
1996 1,849 1,255 8,334 2,526 2,974 16,938
1997¹ 2,450 1,604 8,132 2,255 3,595 18,036 17,001
1998 2,185 1,273 8,067 3,262 3,415 18,202 17,725
1999 2,292 1,102 8,761 4,205 3,141 19,501 18,580
2000 2,416 749 9,337 3,890 3,598 19,990 19,231
2001 1,522 666 7,160 2,626 4,585 16,559 18,683
2002 1,869 1,355 7,698 3,038 4,843 18,803 18,451
2003 2,546 745 7,822 3,446 4,964 19,523 18,295
¹ In October 1997, a special survey was also conducted in the SLV, Colorado and other areas, which resulted in a total of
27,090 Rocky Mountain and Mid-Continent cranes being counted.
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CENTRAL FLYWAY
FRAMEWORKS
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SUMMARY OF CENTRAL FLYWAY FRAMEWORKS FOR LIGHT GOOSE HUNTING, 1999-2004
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
EAST TIER STATES - ND, SD, NE, KS, OK, & E. TX
Beginning 1/2 hr. 1/2 hr. 1/2 hr. 1/2 hr. 1/2 hr.
Shooting before before before before before
Time sunrise sunrise sunrise sunrise sunrise
Ending
Shooting Sunset Sunset Sunset Sunset Sunset
Time
Earliest
Opening October 2 September 30 September 29 September 21 September 27
Date
Latest
Closing March 10 ³ March 10 March 10 March 10 March 10
Date
Season
Length 107 107 107 107 107
Daily Bag/ 20/None 20/None 20/None 20/None 20/None
Possession
¹ Excluding ND, SD, and NE north of the Platte River and the Rainwater Basin Zone where the ending date is February 18.
² Excluding Nebraska's Rainwater Basin Zone where the ending date is February 16.
³ Excluding Nebraska's Rainwater Basin West Zone where the ending date is February 1.
WEST TIER STATES - MT, WY, CO, NM, & W. TX
Beginning 1/2 hr. 1/2 hr. 1/2 hr. 1/2 hr. 1/2 hr.
Shooting before before before before before