A Comparison of Federal and State Duck Harvest Estimates from 1965 to 1975
Estimates of ducks harvested by hunters from 1965 to 1975, as calculated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, were compared to corresponding estimates calculated by 33 State wildlife agencies. States were grouped into 4 categories according to survey methodology and the relative magnitude of Federal estimates to State estimates was calculated for each category and contrasts performed through analysis of variance on log transformed data. As a group, States where wildlife agencies made pre-season hunter contact produced harvest estimates that were not significantly different from Federal...
