Migratory Bird Hunting Activity and Harvest During the 2007 and 2008 Hunting Seasons

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Table of Contents Abstract ................................................................................................1 Introduction ..................................................................1 Design and Methods.....................................................................2 Survey Results...............................................................................3 Acknowledgements .......................................................................5 References ......................................................................5 Waterfowl harvest estimates Species, state, flyway...................................7 Special seasons...............................................................................28 Canada harvest ...........................................................................................31 Long-term trend graphs................................................................................33 Waterfowl age and sex ratios ...................................................................35 Long-term trend graphs.............................................................................47 Dove and pigeon estimates...................................................................51 Woodcock estimates................................................................................53 Snipe, coot, gallinule, and rail estimates ....................................................54 Species-specific rail estimates.............................................................6