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Waterfowl and migratory game birds

Duck harvest and population data from various Utah Waterfowl Management Area surveys

Duck harvest and population data

Farmington Bay

Time period Harvest (Ducks per hunter per day) Duck population
2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 95–99 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 95–99
Sept. 16-30 2.78 3.06 2.56 3.10 2.41 2.15 1.80 2.06   78,499 106,437 221,861 113,669 111,402 53,798 100,100 108,152
Oct. 1-15 1.59 1.52 1.80 2.01 1.63 1.00 1.20 1.52 1.89 103,536 64,832 42,339 32,158 113,217 67,500 87,197 33,744
Oct. 16-31 1.56 1.83 0.75 0.77 1.59 1.21 1.40 0.75 1.27   63,361 54,300 39,279 49,403 51,772 21,760 32,087
Nov. 1-15 1.61 2.02 1.63 0.81 2.02 2.38 0.58 0.79 1.52   45,748 43,073 132,864 57,457 38,863 22,346 26,552
Nov. 16-30 1.20 1.98 1.40 0.93 1.50 1.21 0.42 0.66 1.12   59,875 137,420 48,523 41,390 49,665 4,301 17,534
Dec. 1-15 1.55 1.78 2.49 1.31 1.12 1.08 0.41 0.44 1.28   5,906 20,025 9,948 24,795 12,091 9,900 5,005
Dec. 16-31 1.76 1.51 1.51 1.05 0.99 0.68 0.81 0.81 1.19   9,260 11,139 19,789 17,064 3,043 6,340 5,589
Jan. 1-15 1.40 2.10 0.63 0.72 2.00 0.80 1.62 1.94 1.13   1,860 4,632 7,092 10,160 2,486 5,802 6,761
Season
summary		 1.54 1.68 1.57 1.41 1.68 1.12 0.94 1.15 1.64                

Ogden Bay

Time period Harvest (Ducks per hunter per day) Duck population
2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 95–99 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 95–99
Sept. 16-30 2.89 1.62 1.17 1.83 2.40 2.07 2.25 1.67   17,229 41,368 63,549 61,620 48,230 95,416 96,420 128,891
Oct. 1-15 0.93 1.24 2.00 2.18 1.51 1.52 1.10 0.87 1.57 1,305 5,520 5,621 3,955 27,927 67,835 17,429 43,338
Oct. 16-31 1.15 1.77 0.45 0.78 0.64 1.10 0.63 0.19 1.00   9,849 10,060 2,155 3,942 22,925 20,581 57,134
Nov. 1-15 1.36 0.94 1.15 0.67 0.49 1.35 0.48 0.64 1.02   27,094 14,300 12,505 18,320 3,556 33,790 67,924
Nov. 16-30 1.28 0.66 0.82 0.43 1.15 0.48 0.48 1.13 0.91   10,050 2,325 990 9,270 1,915 13,565 34,651
Dec. 1-15 0.84 0.81 0.98 0.81 0.44 0.53 0.82 0.74 1.03   2,131 3,720 3,378 6,167 2,238 7,131 21,062
Dec. 16-31 1.11 1.46 0.32 0.26 0.88 0.74 0.33 0.94 1.20   249 4,750 672 8,896 1,060 4,159 29,111
Jan. 1-15 1.58 0.66 0.21 0.06 3.32 0.44 0.11 1.31 1.35   2,334 4,175 170 8,494 10 3,382 12,984
Season
summary		 1.15 1.08 1.55 1.46 1.20 1.70 0.85 0.84 1.31                

Public Shooting Grounds & Salt Creek

Time period Harvest (Ducks per hunter per day) Duck population
2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 95–99 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 95–99
Sept. 16-30 2.25 1.79 3.04 2.30 2.96 1.67 1.12 1.33     43,230 54,144 41,454 13,006 51,290 13,346 49,098
Oct. 1-15 0.83 0.96 2.26 1.10 1.36 0.67 0.73 0.61 1.52   9,440 28,855 44,435 1,351 7,676 29,042 28,843
Oct. 16-31 0.48 1.77 0.82 0.48 1.06 0.72 0.71 0.35 0.83   16,036 5,729 29,332 9,357 17,894 17,798 20,285
Nov. 1-15 0.70 0.94 0.79 0.28 1.94 0.34 0.29 1.09 0.50   16,238 16,740 14,755 12,689 12,063 33,950 25,851
Nov. 16-30 1.76 0.81 1.07 0.47 1.24 0.71 0.32 0.15 0.33   6,279 4,403 5,735 10,603 3,309 4,197 18,892
Dec. 1-15 1.09 3.19 0.83 0.76 2.48 0.38 0.22 0.94 0.60     3,184 1,035 10,202 1,915 0 11,076
Dec. 16-31 1.43 1.45 0.98 0.59 1.16 0.47 0.48 0.47 0.88     4,045 3,590 1,687 2,005 60 2,973
Jan. 1-15 2.02 1.00 0.28 0.36 1.49   1.43 2.56 0.80     1,042 1,009   2,013 60 1,103
Season
summary		 0.99 1.10 1.74 0.85 1.46 0.61 0.65 0.66 0.97                

Harold Crane

Time period Harvest (Ducks per hunter per day) Duck population
2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 95–99 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 95–99
Sept. 16-30 1.71 2.23 2.93 1.77 1.96 1.24 1.26 1.05     67,765 69,355 10,650 20,381 18,073 5,847 18,452
Oct. 1-15 0.73 0.71 1.42 1.38 1.21 0.98 1.34 0.70 1.42   16,509 17,015 2,335 18,537 19,490 6,617 7,711
Oct. 16-31 1.00 2.91 0.68 0.40 1.55 0.52 0.38 0.24 0.64   17,000 30,570 4,516 1,162 5,095 4,425 3,683
Nov. 1-15 0.31 0.32 0.66 0.23 0.43 1.02 0.22 0.17 0.40   46,989 11,625 2,415 2,882 915 3,485 4,272
Nov. 16-30 0.38 0.39 0.32 0.49 0.77 0.14 0.14 0.29 0.49   6,682 2,615 756 5,115 1,365 205 2,494
Dec. 1-15 0.48 0.39 0.87 0.39 0.19 0.33 0.06 0.09 0.31     65 82 1,964 1,658 688 446
Dec. 16-31 1.52 0.63 0.44 0.08 0.50 0.37 0.38 0.43 0.58     1,400 3,931 1,964 277 1,559 611
Jan. 1-15 0.38 0.45 0.63 0.50 0.75 0.74 0.00 0.78 0.47     540 3 994 1 1,502 2,381
Season
summary		 0.58 0.66 0.98 0.78 0.83 0.68 0.60 0.45 1.04                

Clear Lake

Time period Harvest (Ducks per hunter per day) Duck population
2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 95–99 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 95–99
Sept. 16-30 1.80 1.00 3.67 0.60 1.38 2.33         2,304 1,164 1,935 2,098 2,064 3,084 862
Oct. 1-15 0.83 0.80 0.98 0.80 1.29 0.98 0.95 0.81 1.04   1,237 1,291 1,665 2,734 6,490 1,153 2,981
Oct. 16-31 0.78 0.44 0.47 0.77 0.64 0.88 1.21 0.80 1.04   2,697 3,581 2,314 4,190 9,544 5,730 14,462
Nov. 1-15 0.41 0.46 0.21 0.26 0.64 1.82 0.28 0.85 0.85   7,035 4,005 5,344 3,956 9,343 12,371 14,375
Nov. 16-30 0.78 0.98 1.07 0.54 1.28 0.59 0.65 0.95 0.67     6,819 11,494 5,149 14,915 13,414 10,669
Dec. 1-15 2.33 2.24 2.03 1.47 0.62 0.82 1.72 0.38 1.01     10,134 7,357 6,777 14,022 13,726 11,325
Dec. 16-31 1.07 2.34 2.34 0.73 3.04 1.24 0.96 0.48 1.12     5,604 6,868 6,777 13,561 17,010 8,298
Jan. 1-15 1.10 2.62 1.21 1.02 2.47 1.32 1.77 1.74 1.36     4,027 11,381 5,023 6,541 15,302 6,553
Season
summary		 0.96 1.37 1.07 0.73 1.35 1.08 1.08 0.87 0.97                

Desert Lake

Time period Harvest (Ducks per hunter per day) Duck population
2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 95–99 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 95–99
Sept. 16-30 1.00 1.00 1.33 0.33   0.75 2.25 2.00     1,530 458 1,114 484 2,340 1,950 1,619
Oct. 1-15 0.97 1.97 1.68 1.14 0.97 1.00 0.91 0.94 1.47   979 1,622 741 714 3,060 1,997 1,661
Oct. 16-31 0.46 0.96 0.91 0.00 1.24 1.65 0.56 1.35 0.73     1,159 557 880 1,610 1,970 2,270
Nov. 1-15   0.24 0.28 1.09 0.47 1.00 0.40 1.55 0.60     1,350 675 895 2,330 1,525 1,542
Nov. 16-30   0.58 0.91 1.38 0.00 0.63 0.60 1.89 0.51   2,682 1,350 0 1,206 2,615 1,539 1,556
Dec. 1-15   0.00 0.50 0.00 0.00 1.83 0.42 1.95 0.73     0 0 1,339 130 2,450 1,099
Dec. 16-31   0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.00 0.00 0.33 0.41     0 0 0 n/a 1,915 1,210
Jan. 1-15   0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.20 0.73     0 0 0 0 1,100 1,950
Season
summary		   1.36 1.02 0.87 0.87 1.23 0.72 1.32 0.93                

Fish Springs NWR

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