Survey results at glance

Click on the topics below to see a synopsis of duck hunter responses.

Waterfowl hunting pursuits (Q1)

Importance of duck hunting to hunters (Q2)

When duck hunters started hunting ducks (Q3)

Usual duck harvest per year over the last five years (Q4)

Usual days hunted ducks per year over the last five years (Q5)

Participation in the 2004-05 duck season (Q6)

Number of years in the last five years respondents hunted ducks (Q7)

Number of days per season hunting now compared to five years ago (Q8)

States where respondents hunted most (Q9-10)

Satisfaction with total daily duck bag limit over the last five years (Q11)

Satisfaction with duck season length over the last five years (Q12)

Changes to overall quality of duck hunting over the last five years (Q13)

Changes in hunting quality over the last five years related to these factors (Q14):

a: duck habitat where I hunt

b: when ducks are arriving in my area

c: length of time ducks are staying in my area

d: timing of duck seasons

e: overall duck numbers

f: ease of understanding regulations

g: number of places to hunt

h: time I have to hunt ducks

i: weather patterns for duck hunting

Indication of increase or decrease of the following problems in the last five years (Q15):

a: crowding at hunting areas

b: hunting pressure

c: ducks unable to find rest areas

d: shifting duck migration routes

e: interference from other hunters

f: ducks arriving after season close

g: ducks concentrating in fewer areas

Hunting satisfaction for the most recent year hunted (Q16):

a: number of ducks you saw during the season

b: number of ducks you harvested

c: timing of duck season

d: number of days in the duck season

e: number of ducks in the daily bag limit

f: your overall hunting experience

Minimum harvest necessary in a day’s hunt to feel satisfied with harvest (Q17)

Minimum number of ducks needed to harvest in a season to feel satisfied with harvest (Q18)

Support or opposition for season options (Q19):

a: closed seasons on ducks with lower population levels so that the overall season can be long for ducks that are more abundant

b: a shorter season for all ducks to meet the needs of ducks with lower population levels

c: shorter seasons for ducks with lower population levels within a longer season for abundant ducks

d: longer season for all ducks, with daily bag limit restrictions for ducks with lower population levels

Preference for options listed above (Q20)

Minimum daily bag limit before hunters will no longer hunt (Q21)

Preference for daily bag limit for hen mallards (Q22)

Acceptance of an overall smaller bag limit to have fewer species and sex bag limit restriction (Q23)

Preference for future changes in season length to respond to changing duck populations. (Q24)

Effect of changing bag limits and season lengths from year to year on duck hunting satisfaction (Q25)

Use of motorized spinning-wing decoys (Q26)

Viewpoint about motorized spinning-wing decoys (Q27)

Trust in each of the following to represent interests of duck hunters (Q28):

a: Waterfowl biologists

b: Commercial/business interests

c: Legislators

d: Avid/experienced duck hunters

e: All duck hunters

f: General public

g: Commercial duck clubs

h: Conservation groups (like DU and Delta)

i: Flyway Councils

j: Outdoor writers/TV personalities

k: Duck hunting guides

l: Wildlife agencies

Internet use to look up duck hunting information (Q29)

Money spent on duck hunting each year (Q30)

Gender (Q31)

Age (Q32)

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