1997 SEASON WATERFOWL HARVEST
in the
ATLANTIC FLYWAY
|
STATE
|
1996
|
1997
|
%CHANGE
|
1996
DUCKS PER
HUNTER
|
1997 DUCKS PER
HUNTER
|
%CHANGE
|
|
CONN
|
26,109
|
17,292
|
-34%
|
6.06
|
5.64
|
-7%
|
|
DELEWARE
|
33,992
|
47,377
|
+39%
|
6.62
|
9.96
|
+50%
|
|
FLORIDA
|
178,874
|
222,977
|
+25%
|
11.56
|
13.04
|
+13%
|
|
GEORGIA
|
81,838
|
122,615
|
+50%
|
5.55
|
7.74
|
+39%
|
|
MAINE
|
72,122
|
69,753
|
-3%
|
7.38
|
6.18
|
-16%
|
|
MARYLAND
|
146,372
|
180,014
|
+23%
|
7.04
|
7.79
|
+11%
|
|
MASS
|
61,725
|
53,837
|
-13%
|
5.03
|
5.95
|
+18%
|
|
NEW HAMPSHIRE
|
21,730
|
22,277
|
+3%
|
5.44
|
5.50
|
+1%
|
|
NEW JERSEY
|
53,746
|
94,496
|
+76%
|
3.73
|
7.65
|
+105%
|
|
NEW YORK
|
220,998
|
228,327
|
+3%
|
5.75
|
6.06
|
+5%
|
|
NO.
CAROLINA
|
208,133
|
266,689
|
+28%
|
7.35
|
7.92
|
+8%
|
|
PENNSYLVANIA
|
113,743
|
141,832
|
+25%
|
2.96
|
2.94
|
-1%
|
|
RHODE
ISLAND
|
12,304
|
9,957
|
-19%
|
5.63
|
6.47
|
+15%
|
|
SO.
CAROLINA
|
182,257
|
215,272
|
+18%
|
9.10
|
9.25
|
+2%
|
|
VERMONT
|
39,988
|
21,743
|
-46%
|
8.72
|
7.51
|
-14%
|
|
VIRGINIA
|
124,749
|
147,986
|
+19%
|
6.48
|
7.00
|
+8%
|
|
W
VIRGINIA
|
3,757
|
10,966
|
+192%
|
2.46
|
3.69
|
+50%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ATLANTIC FLYWAY
TOTAL
|
1,582,437
|
1,873,411
|
+18%
|
6.22
|
6.91
|
+11%
|