3-165 Parts Collection Survey Waterfowl envelope

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Division of Migratory Bird Management
Branch of Harvest Surveys
10815 Loblolly Pine Dr.
Laurel, Maryland 20708
Phone (301) 497-5980 Fax (301) 497-5981
In Reply Refer To:
FWS/DMBM
Dear Waterfowl Hunter:
Thank you for volunteering to send us wings and tail feathers from the waterfowl you shoot this season.
With your help, we will be able to determine the species, sex and age composition of this season’s duck
harvest and the species and age composition of the goose harvest. If you want to see the information we
get from this survey, please visit our website and view our reports on hunting statistics at:
http://www.fws.gov/migratorybirds/NewsPublicationsReports.html.
You can help by donating:
 one wing from each duck or brant that YOU PERSONALLY SHOOT in the United States.
 the tail feathers and wing tips of each goose that YOU PERSONALLY SHOOT in the United
States.
Enclosed are envelopes to be used to mail the parts. We need duck wings and goose tail feathers and
wing tips from birds killed throughout the season, so please send parts as long as you hunt. If you run
out of envelopes, go to https://migbirdapps.fws.gov/hipweb/ to order more envelopes. You will need
the number at the top of the enclosed postcard, next to the bar code. Or, send us the post card that
is enclosed in this package. Please DO NOT request envelopes both by the website and by sending in
the post card. DO NOT put the post card in a wing envelope as these are not opened until after the
season closes. Also, please advise if your address shown on the post card is incorrect.
Please DO NOT give your envelopes to other hunters. After we have examined all of the duck wings
and goose tail feathers and wing tips next spring, we will send you a species, sex and age report on all the
waterfowl parts that we received in envelopes assigned to you.
PLEASE HELP KEEP THE MAIL CLEAN
Wet, bloody or fly-blown wings will damage other mail and create offensive odors. Postal workers might
refuse to handle your envelopes if they are bloody, greasy or smelly. This can be prevented if you:
 follow the instructions on the envelopes
 send only tail feathers and wing tips from the geese you bag - do not send the entire goose
wing, and do not send the entire goose rump
 allow excess moisture or blood on wings to dry
 DO NOT wrap in plastic as this speeds decay
 use two envelopes for each wing. Insert one wing in an inner envelope and seal the flap
tightly; then place the inner envelope in the large pre-addressed outer envelope
 mail envelopes promptly.

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If you have any questions, please contact us via email at [email protected]
or call at 1-800-419-2965 between 7:30 am and 4:00 pm Eastern Time. Again, thank you for
helping us better manage our shared migratory bird resource.
Sincerely,

Khristi Wilkins, Chief
Branch of Harvest Surveys
Enclosures
The following table of estimated waterfowl harvest during the 2011-12 hunting season may be of
interest.
Species
Mallard
Black duck
Gadwall
American wigeon
Green-winged teal
Blue-winged/cinnamon teal
Shoveler
Pintail
Wood duck
Lesser scaup
Ring-necked duck
Total ducks

Atlantic
315,900
66,200
68,600
44,400
112,100
134,400
32,100
18,000
417,600
46,200
152,100
1,672,900

Species
Snow goose
Ross' goose
Greater white-fronted goose
Canada goose
Brant

Atlantic
37,600
0
800
530,600
11,400

Total geese

580,400

Duck Harvest by Flyway
Mississippi
Central
2,240,200
773,300
22,000
200
1,474,400
556,100
136,800
165,700
1,001,900
327,600
704,600
359,400
375,900
174,700
212,500
188,000
928,200
46,600
114,900
43,500
260,100
86,500

Pacific
1,059,300
0
212,200
397,700
504,200
52,700
332,100
383,700
41,600
22,000
45,700

Alaska
20,300
0
1,400
10,800
3,700
0
2,600
7,900
0
700
600

U.S. Total
4,409,100
88,400
2,312,700
755,300
1,949,400
1,251,100
917,500
810,000
1,434,000
227,400
545,000

2,969,200

3,228,800

60,100

15,931,200

Goose Harvest by Flyway
Mississippi
Central
122,600
169,100
32,200
4,800
70,800
101,000
883,400
474,900
0
0

Pacific
64,100
15,900
62,200
286,300
1,000

Alaska
0
0
0
9,700
0

U.S. Total
393,400
52,900
234,800
2,185,100
12,400

429,700

9,700

2,879,900

8,000,100

1,082,500

777,500

In accordance with the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C.522a) and the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501), please note the following information. This
study is authorized by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 703 et seq.) The information that you provide will be used for estimating migratory
bird hunter activity and harvest in the United States. It is our policy not to use your name for any other purpose. All names and identifying information
will be removed when we compile the results, and only summary information will be reported. The information is maintained in accordance with the
Privacy Act. Your response is voluntary. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to an information collection
unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The information collection has been approved by OMB and assigned OMB Control No.
1018-0023. We estimate that it will take you about 5 minutes to read the instructions, fill in the envelope, and mail the wing or tail feathers.
Comments on this form should be mailed to the Information Collection Clearance Officer, Mail Stop 2042-PDM, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
Washington D.C. 20240.
FWS Form 3-165
Rev 04/12