WATERFOWL HARVEST FOR THE 1997 HUNTING SEASON
from the
OFFICE OF MIGRATORY BIRD MANAGEMENT
STATE
1996
1997
%CHANGE
1996 
DUCKS PER HUNTER
1997
DUCKS PER 
HUNTER
%CHANGE
ARIZONA
39,994
33,408
-16%
7.42
5.20
-30%
CALIFORNIA
1,464,484
1,378,916
-6%
20.37
18.72
-8%
COLORADO
34,607
26,276
-24%
5.22
6.55
-25%
IDAHO
245,751
249,068
+1%
10.25
9.04
-12%
MONTANA
84,619
104,638
+24%
6.95
8.24
+19%
NEVADA
62,859
82,400
+31%
10.17
13.55
+33%
N. MEXICO
5,936
3,183
-46%
9.29
4.16
-55%
OREGON
346,818
423,806
+22%
11.12
12.72
+14%
UTAH
281,593
351,634
+25%
11.83
14.24
+20%
WASHINGTON
444,556
496,566
+12%
10.69
11.73
+10%
WYOMING 
 14,658
 25,087
 +71%
 6.89
 8.38
+22% 
FLYWAY
TOTAL
3,025,875
3,174,981
+5%
13.60
13.54
0%
 
ALASKA COUNTED SEPARATELY
ALASKA
78,153
98,131
+26%
6.97
7.71
+11%