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          Data Archive                      

  The Good News And The Bad News
  Surveys of the North American breeding-grounds reveal all duck species increased in number this spring. What does this mean for hunters who will go afield this autumn? What do the surveys tell us about Adaptive Harvest? By James H. Phillips. Posted July 18, 2003.
   
  The 2001 Mallard Kill
  How did your state rank in last season’s mallard sweepstakes? How did hunters in other states do? Posted Dec. 19, 2002.
   
  The Top Twenty Percent
  Waterfowl harvest data reveals that 20 percent of the hunters kill 80 percent of the ducks. Are you in the top twenty percent in your flyway? Posted Nov. 20, 2002
   
  Fall Flight Forecast
 

The news from the breeding grounds is grim. A decline in numbers of breeding ducks and a near record shortage of potholes tell us the 2002 fall flight will be the smallest of the past decade. Posted July 24,2002

 
     
  2001-02 Duck Season Results  

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Was your gunning very poor last season? Take heart. You were not alone. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's so-called "harvest" surveys tell us waterfowl hunters last season spent more time afield but killed fewer ducks. The official results. Posted July 24,2002
 
     
     
 

 

 
     
     
     
     
     
 

 

 
       
 
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