DNR releases results of small game hunter survey
Small game license sales were down about four percent in 2017 compared to the previous year, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) annual small game survey.
Results for 2017 include, by species:
• Ducks – 63,426 hunters, representing a six percent decrease from 2016. Despite slightly fewer hunters, duck harvest increased 12 percent with 688,225 ducks harvested. Successful duck hunters averaged more ducks bagged for the season (12.5 ducks compared to 10.9 ducks in 2016).
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