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JOB COMPLETION REPORT

SURVEYS AND INVESTIGATIONS PROJECTS

as required by

Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act

Illinois

Federal Aid Project No. W-49-R-26)Study II: Wildlife Harvests

Job No. 1: Hunter Harvest Survey, 1978-79

by

Jack A. Ellis

David Kenney, Director

Illinois Department of Conservation

M. M. SweetFederal Aid Coordinator

T. B. Miller,Supervisor

Div. of Wildlife Resources

November 1, 1979

JOB COMPLETION REPORT

SURVEYS AND INVESTIGATIONS PROJECT

STATE OF ILLINOIS

PROJECT NO.: W-49-R(26) STUDY II JOB NO. I

OBJECTIVE: To determine the annual harvest of small game

in Illinois and relate this paramter to popula-

tion trends and characteristics, habitat con-

ditions, and other factors which may influence

hunter harvest, and develop annual statewide

hunting regulations.

PROCEDURES: Methods used for the hunter harvest survey

for the 1978-79 hunting season were described

by G.F.Hubert, Jr. (Job Completion Report,

Proj. W-49-R(24),, Job No. 1, Hunter Mail Survey,

(1976-77, 32 pp., 1977).

The questionnaire card for the 1978-79 hunter

harvest survey (Fig. 1) was similar to those

used in previous years. The lead questions

requested information on age, years of hunting

experience and if they hunted deer with a bow

and arrow.

FINDINGS AND ANALYSIS:

The estimates for the 1978-79 season were based

on the sale of 390,000 resident hunting licenses. The 1977-78

season estimates were based on the sale of 425,000 resident

hunting licenses.

The 1978-79 hunting seasons and bag limits for

the species surveyed (Table 1) were similar to 1977-78 seasons.

Water fowl hunters enjoyed a more liberal season in 1978 than

in 1977.

From a sample of 6,400 licensed resident hunters,

6,000 were mailed harvest survey cards. The U. S. Postal

Service returned 113 (2.88 percent) as undeliverable. A

total of 3,887 replies were received (64.78 percent) Of

these 3,832 (63.86 percent) were useable. This response

rate was higher than in 1977. The responses indicated that

14.69 percent of the sample did not hunt the species listed

during the 1978 season. In 1977, 12.96 percent of those

sampled did not hunt.

The returns indicated that 13.75 percent hunted

deer with bow and arrow during the 1978 archery deer season

or 53,635 bow hunters. The Permit Office issued 31,483

archery permits during 1978.

A summary of hunting effort and harvest for

1978-79 for the various game species for which information

was solicited is presented in Tables 2 and 3. Similar

information for the previous four seasons are presented

in Table 4. Hunting effort and success by species for

the various wildlife management units are presented in

Tables 5-20. Comparison of harvests by wildlife manage-

ment unit for the seasons in 1977 and 1978 is presented

in Table 23.

Average age of 3,753 respondents was 35.35

years (Table 21). The 21-25 years category comprised the

largest segment of the respondents. In terms of hunting

experience, 3,768 respondents had hunted an average of

20.28 years (Table 22),

RECOMMENDATIONS:

It is recommended that this annual survey of

resident hunters be continued to provide annual indices

of hunting activities and success. Some method should be

developed to obtain similar information from those that

are exempt from purchasing a resident hunting license.

A more random method of selecting hunters to include in

the survey should be developed.,

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DATA AND REPORTS:

The data from which this report was

compiled are on file in the Department of Conservation

Office, 129 North Kennedy Boulevard, Vandalia, IL 62471.

PREPARED BY: APPROVED BY:

Jack A. EllisSurveys and InvestigationsDivision of Wildlife Resources

Thixton B. Miller,ChiefDivision of Wildlife

Resources

Table 1. Illinois' regulations for migratory and small game, 1977-78.

SEASON LIMITSPECIES ZONE DURATION DAILY POSSESSION

Rabbit

Squirrels

Bobwhite

Ring-neckedPheasant

Mourning Dove

Woodcock

Gray Partridge

Woodchuck

Ducks

Geese

Raccoon

Fox

Coyote

Statewide

Northern

Southern

Statewide

Statewide

Statewide

Statewide

Statewide

Statewide

Northern

Southern

Statewide

Northern

Southern

Statewide

Statewide

Nov. 11

Aug. 1

Sept. 1

Nov. 11

Nov. 11

Sept. 1

Oct. 15

Nov. 11

June 1

Oct. 19

Nov. 2

Oct. 19

Nov. 15

Nov. 25

Nov. 30

Sept. 1

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- Nov.

- Jan.

- Jan.

- Nov.

- Dec.

- Jan.

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- Dec.

- Dec.

- Jan.

- Jan.

- Jan.

- Feb.

4

5

5

8

2

15

15

15

15

15

9

18

15

31

7

21

27

19

26

31

28

8

10

10

16

4

12 24

5 10

2 4

None None

Point System

Varied by species

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None

None

None

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SPECIES HUNTERS SEASON BAG HARVEST

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Fox Squirrel

Gray Squirrel

Bobwhite

Pheasant

Gray Partridge

Dove

Woodcock

Woodchuck

Ducks

Geese

Raccoon

Red Fox (Gun)

Gray Fox (Gun

Coyote (Gun)

Canid Chasers

228,891 +

160,905 +

102,690 +

107,474 +

146,250 +

7,938 +

89,154 +

16,691 +

26,461 +

73,176 +

42,032 +

52,414 +

27,072 +

11,500 +

25,851 +

3,664 +

6,204

6,203

5,515

5,631

6,100

1,779

5,290

2,550

3,169

4,919

3,907

4,298

3,202

2,132

3,135

1,216

5.53

9.38

7.69

6.24

2.63

1.68

15.55

2.06

8.19

11.70

2.51

8.47

1.14

0.68

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0.90

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0.31

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0.30

0.44

a 1,266,483 + 94,880

1,508,698 +120,081

789,722 + 85,228

671,099 +104,635

384,506 + 94,885

9,262 + 2,116

1,386,575 + 82,443

34,400 + 5,217

216,780 + 12,601

855,821 + 57,650

105,339 + 9,828

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Table 5. Summary of hunting effort and success in wildlife management units inIllinois 1978-79 for the species listed below. The sample size is inparenthesis.

Cottontails (N = 2,249)

WildlifeManagement

Unit

Northwest Hills

Northeast Moraine

MississippiBorder-North

MississippiBorder-South

Western Prairie/Forest

Central SandPrairie

Grand Prairie

Southern Plain

Wabash Border

Shawnee Hills

Unknown

Estimatednumber ofhunters

19,948

14,961

16,284

28,192

19,744

6,819

68,392

35,214

9,770

4,376

5,190

Percent ofhuntingpressure

8.36

6.52

6.86

10.28

7.78

2.80

31.08

17.98

4.80

2.04

1.46

Averagedailybag

0.61

0.57

1.44

1.45

1.18

0.76

0.57

i1.00

1.22

1.32

0.86

Averageseasonbag

3.60

3.50

8.48

7.39

6.49

4.37

3.63

7.15

8.41

8.65

3.35

Estimatedtotal

harvest

71,853

52,414

138,108

208,332

128,236

29,820

248,534

251,790

82,132

37,860

17,403

Estimatedtotal daysafield

117,041

91,292

96,075

143,909

108,899

39,285

434,984

251,587

67,273

28,599

20,253

TABLE 6. Summary of hunting effort and success in wildife management unitsin Illinois in 1978-79 for the species listed below. The samplesize is in parenthesis.

Fox Squirrel (N = 1,581)

Wildlife Estimated Percent of Average Average Estimated EstimatedManagement Number of Hunting Daily Season Total Total Days

Unit Hunters Pressure Bag Bag Harvest Afield

Northwest Hills

NortheastMoraine



WesternPrairie/Forest

CentralSand Prairie

Grand Prairie

Southern Plain

Wabash Border

Shawnee Hills

Unknown

11, 195

5,292

14,757

24,120

15,470

6,615

39,387

27,784

8,549

4,478

3,257

6.95

3.28

9.17

14.99

9.61

4.11

24.47

17.26

5.31

2.78

2.02

1.15

1.08

1.66

6.26

5.65

8.61

1.36 12.84

1.37 9.95

1.64 11.41

1.24

1.17

1.33

0.83

1.16

8.00

9.79

10.54

9.16

7.38

70,122

29,922

127,014

309,800

153,882

75,516

315,296

272,042

90,070

41,015

24,020

61,166

27,581

76,432

228,381

111,952

46,104

253,361

231,740

67,476

49,564

20,762

TABLE 7. Summary of hunting effort and success in wildlife management unitsin Illinois in 1978-79 for the species listed below. The samplesize is in parenthesis.

Gray Squirrel (N = 1,009)

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WildlifeManagement

Units

Northwest Hills

EstimatedNumber ofHunters

7,226

Percent ofHuntingPressure

7.10

AverageDaily

Bag

0.63

AverageSeasonBag

3.79

EstimatedTotal

Harvest

27,376

EstimatedTotal days

Afield

43,152

NortheastMoraine




Central SandPrairie

Grand Prairie

Southern Plain

Wabash Border

Shawnee Hills

Unknown

4,681

4,783

18,726

5,292

2,137

17,810

26,461

6,310

5,699

2,544

4.60

4.70

18.14

5.20

2.10

17.51

26.02

6.20

5.60

2.50

0.88

0.88

5.33

5.67

1.06 10.86

0.54

0.62

0.61

1.01

0.98

1.66

1.02

3.96

5.38

3.96

8.81

8.64

16.20

7.16

24,933

32,871

203,333

20,964

11,500

70,627

233,049

54,548

92,304

18,216

28,395

37,351

191,539

38,878

18,421

116,124

230,722

55,670

55,670

17,810

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TABLE 8. Summary of hunting effort and success in wildlife managementunits in Illinois in 1978-79 for the species listed below.The sample size is in parenthesis.

Bobwhites (N = 1,056)


Units Hunters Pressure Bag Bag Harvest Afield

Northwest Hills

NortheastMoraine




CentralSand Prairie

Grand Prairie

Southern Plain

Wabash Border

Shawnee Hills

Unknown

7,328

1,425

11,908

14,757

10,076

4,376

25,240

21,271

5,699

3,562

1,832

6.81

1.32

11.07

13.73

9.37

4.,07

23.48

19.79

5.30

3.31

1.70

0.51

0.52

1.52

1.45

1.08

1.12

0.52

1.48

1.17

1.21

1.36

3.46

2.21

8.44

7.63

5.01

6.67

3.16

9.10

7.11

7.83

5.61

25,515

3,177

101,141

113,335

50,827

29,410

80,441

195,007

40,784

28,078

10,350

49,462

6,106

65,950

77,654

46,918

26,156

153,680

131,188

34,705

23,103

7,531

Table 9. Summary of hunting effort and success in wildlife management unitsin Illinois in 1978-79 for the species listed below. The samplesize is in parenthesis.

Pheasants (N = 1,437)



Northwest Hills

Northeast Moraine




Central SandPrairie

Grand Prairie

Southern Plain

Wabash Border

Shawnee Hills

Unknown

20,456

23,510

3,155

305

4,071

6,615

78,486

3,358

814

102

8,956

13.56

15.58

2.09

0.20

2.69

4.38

52.69

2.22

0.53

0.06

5.93

0.47

0.53

0.34

0.12

0.50

0.47

0.40

0.50

0.02

2.50

0.45

3.18

3.32

2.26

0.67

1.95

2.74

2.43

1.82

0.12

5.00

0.94

65,034

77,960

7,124

204

7,938

18,116

192,965

6,106

102

509

8,447

138,413

146,148

20,864

1,628

15,877

38,776

486,177

12,213

3,969

204

18,726

Table 10. Summary of hunting effort and success in wildlife managementunits in Illinois in 1978-79 for the species listed below.The sample size is in parenthesis.

Hungarian partridge (N = 78)



Northwest Hills

Northeast Moraine




Central SandPrairie

Grand Prairie

Southern Plain

Wabash Border

Shawnee Hills

3,053

2,137

102

2,341

38.46

26.92

1.28

29.49

0.14

0.25

0.25

0.06

1.33

1.52

3.00

0.43

4,071

3,257

305

1,018

29,513

13,230

1,221

17,199

305 3.84 0.32 2.00Unknown 611 1,934


Mourning dove CN = 876)


Unit Hunters Pressure Bag Bag Harvest Afield

Northwest Hills

Northeast Moraine




CentralSand Prairie

Grand Prairie

Southern Plain

Wabash Border

Shawnee Hills

Unknown

5,400

7,132

6,317

12,941

6,419

4,279

24,352

14,876

4,177

2,038

1,324

6.05

7.99

7.08

14.50

7.19

4.79

27.28

16.67

4.68

2.28

1.48

2.54

2.75

3,26

3.54

3.02

3.49

2.25

3.42

3.53

3.96

2.43

12.19

15.14

15.63

19.30

14.95

15.21

10.19

18.14

25.17

34.70

8.23

65,746

107,881

98,619

249,449

95,872

65,034

247,821

269,600

105,031

70,631

10,890

25,850

39,183

30,277

70,529

31,753

18,625

109,916

78,773

29,718

17,810

4,478


Woodcock (N = 164)



Northwest Hills

NortheastMoraine




CentralSand Prairie

Grand Prairie

Southern Plain

Wabash Border

Shawnee Hills

305

1,221

509

1,934

509

407

5,699

3,460

1,628

814

1.83

7.32

3.05

11.59

3.05

2.44

34.14

20.73

9.75

4.88

0.27

0.50

0.08

0.49

1.00

0.63

0.38

0.44

0.76

0.61

1.33

2.08

1.60

2.05

5.00

1.75

1.88

2.44

2.25

2.38

407

2,544

814

3,969

1,018

712

10,686

8,447

3,664

1,934

1,527

5,089

10,483

8,040

1,018

1,120

28,293

19,334

4,783

3,155

1.22 1.00 1.00Unknown 204 204 204


Woodchuck (N = 260)

WildlifeManagement

Unit

Northwest Hills

Northeast Moraine




CentralSand Prairie

Grand Prairie

Southern Plain

Wabash Border

Shawnee Hills

Unknown


204

611

1,425

6,513

916

407

5,190

6,920

2,544

1,425

305


0.77

2.31

5.38

24.61

3.46

1.54

19.61

26,15

9.61

5.38

1.15

AverageDailyBag

0.40

0.58

0.93

1.00

AverageSeasonBag

1.00

3.00

2.86

9.81

1.07 10.22

0.59

0.56

0.85

1.34

2.08

1.05

4.75

3.96

6.66

6.89

8.42

7.00

EstimatedTotal

Harvest

204

1,832

4,071

63,914

9,363

1,934

20,558

46,104

34,705

31,957

2,137

EstimatedTotal daysAfield

509

3,155

4,376

64,219

8,752

3,257

36,740

54,448

25,850

15,368

2,035

0-


Ducks (N = 719)



Northwest Hills

NortheastMoraine




CentralSand Prairie

Grand Prairie

Southern Plain

Wabash Border

Shawnee Hills

6,310

6,921

8,651

11,602

3,969

4,580

17,912

7,531

916

2,442

8.62

9.46

11.82

15.86

5.42

6.26

24.48

10.,29

1.25

3.34

1.19

1.02

0.91

1.40

0.94

1.57

1.02

1.20

0.92

1.18

11.47

6.20

12.80

18.88

6.95

14.49

9.86

12.32

6.89

8.42

72,362

42,949

110,730

219,120

27,581

66,357

176,680

92,818

6,310

20,558

60,759

42,236

121,112

156,020

29,209

42,236

173,322

77,247

6,819

17,403

3.20 1.06 8.70 20,355 19,235Unknown 2,341


Geese (N = 413)



Northwest Hills

NortheastMoraine




CentralSand Prairie

Grand Prairie

Southern Plain

Wabash Border

Shawnee Hills

2,341

2,035

1,730

4,173

814

1,018

5,394

10,890

611

11,398

5.57

4..84

4.12

9.93

1.94

2..42

12.84

25.92

1.45

27.13

0.09

0.03

0.35

0.18

0.26

0.10

0.43

0.23

0.76

1.52

0.60

0.47

3.00

2.00

2.30

0.74

3.56

2.00

3.20

3,562

1,221

814

12,518

1,628

2,341

3,969

38,777

1,221

36,538

32,160

13,536

27,784

35,620

9,159

8,854

41,523

89,967

5,292

47,935

3.88 0.29 1.69 2,745 9,465Unknown 1,628


Raccoon (N = 515)

WildlifeManagement

Units

Northwest Hills

NortheastMoraine




CentralSand Prairie

Grand Prairie

Southern Plain

Wabash Border

Shawnee Hills

Unknown


6,514

1,323

6,106

4,682

7,531

1,018

13,740

6,615

3,155

1,221

509


12.43

2.52

11.65

8.93

14.37

1.94

26.21

12.62

6.02

2.33

0.97

AverageAverageDailyBag

1.08

0.69

1.00

0.87

0.72

0.54

0.77

0.60

0.68

0.76

0.48

AverageSeasonBag

8.17

3.85

11.30

10.41

9.03

4.40

7.23

7.49

8.06

14.67

6.40

EstimatedTotal

Harvest

53,228

5,089

69,003

48,750

67,985

4,478

99,331

49,564

25,443

17,912

3,257

EstimatedTotal DaysAfield

49,157

7,328

68,596

55,772

93,836

8,244

128,847

83,150

37,453

18,625

6,819


Red Fox (N = 266)



Northwest Hills

NortheastMoraine




CentralSand Prairie

Grand Prairie

Southern Plain

Wabash Border

Shawnee Hills

Unknown

3,867

1,425

2,341

1,832

2,850

1,018

9,872

2,341

814

305

407

14.28

5.26

8.65

6..77

10.53

3.76

36.46

8.65

3.01

1.13

1..50

0.18

0.24

0.11

0.08

0.11

0.34

0.14

0.21

0.24

0.27

0.67

1.16

1.78

0.78

0.56

0.86

2.40

1.18

1.04

1.38

1,00

1.50

4,478

2,544

1,832

1,018

2,442

2,442

11,704

2,442

1,120

305

611

25,036

10,788

17,098

12,824

21,576

7,226

82,132

11,399

4,580

1,120

916


Gray Fox CN = 113)

WildlifeManagement

Units

Northwest Hills

NortheastMoraine




CentralSand Prairie

Grand Prairie

Southern Plain

Wabash Border

Shawnee Hills

Unknown


1,323

102

407

1,832

1,018

204

4,376

1,221

712

102

204

Percent of AverageHunting DailyPressure Bag

1150 0.07

0.89

0.54

15.93

8..85

1.77

38.05

10.62

6.19

0.89

1.77

1.00

0.04

0.18

0.03

0.33

0.04

0.26

0.12

0.17

0.08

AverageSeasonBag

0.31

1.00

0.25

1.00

0.33

1.00

0.40

2.00

0.71

1.00

0.50

Estimated EstimatedTotal Total DaysHarvest Afield

407 5,597

102

102

1,832

305

102

2,748

10,380

9,159

204

1,730

2,442

509

102

102

611

47,323

9,261

4,172

611

1,323

- - 0 6 6 8 1 a.. - A


Coyote (N = 254)

Wildlife Estimated Percent of Average Average Estimated EstimatedManagement Number of Hunting Daily Season Total Total Day


Northwest Hills

NortheastMoraine




CentralSand Prairie

Grand Prairie

Southern Plain

Wabash Border

Shawnee Hills

2,239

3,664

1,730

4,580

1, 425

5,699

3,867

1,934

305

8.66

14.17

6.69

17.72

5.51

22.05

14.96

7.48

1.18

0.10

0.23

0.17

0.19

0.38

0.07

0.18

0.20

0.93

0.41

2.11

1.18

1.47

2.14

0.66

1.45

1.47

13.33

916

7,735

2,035

6,717

3,053

3,766

5,597

2,850

4,071

9,567

33,891

12,111

34,502

8,040

51,702

31,347

13,943

4,376

Unknown 407 1.57 0.,22 1.75 712 3,155


Canid Chasers (N = 36)

Wildlife Estimated Percent of Average Average Estimated EstimatecManagement Number of Hunting Daily Season Total Total Da•


Northwest Hills

NortheastMoraine




CentralSand Prairie

Grand Prairie

Southern Plain

Wabash Border

Shawnee Hills

204

102

204

712

204

407

1,221

407

102

1,4255..57

2.78

5.57

19.43

5.57

11.10

33.32

11.10

2.78

102

2,341

16,081

6,616

3,155

20,457

17,811

2Q4

Unknown 102 2.78 1,221

Table 21. Age distribution of resident licensedhunters from hunter harvest survey for1978-79 season.

AGE GROUP NUMBER OF HUNTERS PERCENT

4

188

426

504

499

473

391

277

294

257

217

223

3,753

0.11

5.01

11.35

13.43

13.30

12.60

10.42

7.38

7.83

6.85

5.78

5.94

100.00

AVERAGE AGE

7-10

11-15

16-20

21-25

26-30

31-35

36-40

41-45

46-50

51-55

56-60

61-65

TOTALS

35,35

Table 22. Years of hunting experience of residentlicensed hunters from hunter harvestsurvey for 1978-79 season.

YEARS OFHUNTINGEXPERIENCE

1- 5

6-10

11-15

16-20

21-25

26-30

31-35

36-40

41-45

46-50

51-55

56-60

TOTALS

NUMBER OFHUNTERS

645

589

436

496

359

339

244

241

192

175

49

3

3,768

20.28 years

PERCENT

17.12

15.63

11.57

13.16

9.53

9.00

6.48

6.40

5.10

4.64

1.30

0.08

100.01

MEAN =

--

Table 23. Percentage changes in harvests among various wildlife managementunits from 1977-79 to 1978-79 hunting season.

0) 0

0S rH , 0

HO (1 (1

4J U (- 0 E )J

Wildlife x > U >o o 4 o 4 o 0 4 oManagement Unit u r 0 ma t ,

Northeast Hills -32 -30 -18 -37 -19 -26 -2 +52 -13 +23

Northeast Moraine -49 -31 +13 -39 -24 -9 -33 +245 -66 *

Mississippi

rMississippith +13 +14 +13 +61 +42 +52 +65 +38 -31 +33

Mississippi +26 +17 +44 +19 -99 +209 +9 -74 +106 +5Border-South

WesternPrairie/Forest -29 +13 -18 +52 -76 0 +29 -13 +157 +80

Central Sand Prairie -71 +2 -71 -70 +168 -53 -30 +84 -54 *

Grand Prairie -52 -22 -26 -52 +1 -37 +23 -7 +46 -32

Southern Plain -40 -7 -17 -46 -55 -45 +25 +3 +83 +4

Wabash Border -5 +42 +8 -41 -65 -50 +73 * +71 +174

Shawnee Hills -67 -37 -2 -61 -14 -91 +26 -48 +31 +584

State -34 -3 -3 -38 -16 -17 +24 +8 +46 +52

*No harvest reported for 1977

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATIONSMALL GAME HUNTING SURVEY

1978-79 SEASON N 08711. Did you hunt deer in Illinois

with BOW AND ARROW dur-ing the 1978 season? ...... Yes - No I-

2. Did you hunt any of the gamelisted below in Illinois duringthe 1978-79 season? . . . . . . . Yes t No -I

3. How old are you? .........

4. How many years have youhunted? . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . -- -

PLEASE FILL IN ALL THREE BLANKS FOREACH KIND OF GAME YOU HUNTED:

Numberkilled

duringseason

RABBITS .........

FOX SQUIRRELS .. .GRAY SQUIRRELS . .QUAIL...........__PHEASANT........

HUN. PARTRIDGE. . .DOVE............WOODCOCK .......

(NOT Groundhogor Woodchuck)

GROUNDHOG (orwoodchuck) .......

DUCKS............GEESE ...........RACCOON ........RED FOX .........GRAY FOX. .......COYOTE. ..........FOX or COYOTE CHASINGWITH DOGS FOR SPORTONLY AND NOT TO KILL:

County where youhunted most for

each kind of game

Numberof

dayshunted

INSTRUCTIONS

Please fill in the form on the left side of thiscard for the 1978-79 Illinois hunting season. Ifyou did not hunt any of the game listed inIllinois, check the first four questions and returnthe card.

REPORT ONLY YOUR KILL. DO NOT reportthe kill of others with whom you may havehunted.

Do NOT report game killed or days hunted onshooting areas or preserves where a fee ischarged for game taken.

Fill in the number of days on which you huntedeach kind of game listed including your unsuc-cessful days.

If you hunted for more than one kind of gameon a particular day, count it a day for EACHkind of game you hunted.

If you can't remember the exact figures, giveyour best estimate.

Fill in only the blanks that apply to you. Leaveall other blanks unmarked.

SYour comments are welcomed,but please send them in a sepa-rate letter to receive properattention.

TEAR OFF AND MAIL ANSWERS-NO POSTAGE REQUIRED

THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION!!!

NO POSTAGE REQUIRED

Figure 1. Questionnaire form for hunter harvest survey of

licensed resident hunters, 1978-79 season.

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