LOUISIANANS LEAD IN THE 2001 WATERFOWL HUNTING HARVEST

Louisiana hunters led the nation by harvesting an average of more than 20 ducks apiece during the 2001-2002 hunting season for a total of 2 million ducks according to the preliminary estimates compiled by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The Service recently released a report estimating waterfowl hunting activity, success, and harvest by species for the 2001 U.S. waterfowl season.

"Despite mixed habitat conditions that contributed to a reduced harvest, it