Table 1: Study of 838 encounters with radio-tagged coveys from 1992 through 1997 hunting seasons | ||||||||
Coveys Seen | Coveys Not Seen | |||||||
Hunting Season | Number seen/number available | Pointed/Shot | Wild Flushes (Pointed/Not Pointed) | Wild Flushes | Passed by (Ran/Held) | Pointed (Ran/Held) | ||
1992-93 | 45/112 | 24 | 11/10 | 4 | 25/27 | 9/2 | ||
1993-94 | 142/286 | 96 | 20/26 | 17 | 18/76 | 25/8 | ||
1994-95 | 112/194 | 67 | 17/28 | 14 | 4/49 | 11/4 | ||
1995-96 | 90/143 | 49 | 17/24 | 11 | 9/26 | 6/1 | ||
1996-97 | 57/103 | 31 | 12/14 | 9 | 5/21 | 11/0 | ||
Total | 446/838 | 267 | 77/102 | 55 | 61/199 | 62/115 | ||
Percent | 53% | 32% | 9%/12% | 7% | 7%/24% | 7%/2% |
Table 2: Study of 392 unseen encounters with radio-tagged coveys from 1992 through 1997 hunting seasons | |||||
Passed by and held | Passed by and ran | Pointed and ran | Wild Flushes | Pointed and held | |
Pointed | Unpointed | ||||
199 | 61 | 62* | 30* | 25 | 15* |
51% | 15% | 16% | 8% | 6% | 4% |
*Indicates incidences of "false" pointing |