Woodcock Status Report 1973 With List Of References PDF Download

Evidence exists that the harvest of the American woodcock by waterfowl hunteres has increased by about 10% each year since 1964. The continental harvest in 1972 was estimated to exceed 1.5 million woodcock. The 1973 singing-ground survey showed breeding population index declines of 6.3% in the Atlantic Region, 2.8% in the Central Region, and 4.3% rangewide. These indices are based on 804 comparable routes -- 5% fewer than the record 848 routes in 1971.