KY: Kentucky Dept Fish and Wildlife -

Waterfowl Hunting Activity for Ballard and Boatwright Wildlife Management Areas
Dec. 29 - Jan. 2 2010
Waterfowl Harvest and Hunting Updates for Ballard WMA
Date	Population Count			Harvest		STBY Hunters			Vacancies	Parties Turned
	Ducks *	Geese	Ducks	Canadas	B/S - WF	Hunters	Success		Blinds	Away
Dec. 29	54,000	14,000	68	0	3	93	23		0	24
Dec. 30	54,000	14,000	71	0	1	35	35		0	0
Dec. 31	54,000	14,000	49	1	0	45	27		0	7
Closed	58,000	52,000
Jan. 2	58,000	52,000	54	7	3	57	26		0	9
			242	8	7	230	111			40

Waterfowl Harvest and Hunting Updates for Boatwright WMA
Date	Population Count *			Harvest		Hunter Draw Success			Vacancies	Parties Turned
	Ducks	Geese	Ducks	Canadas	B/S - WF	Hunters	Success		Blinds	Away
Dec. 29	2,600	300	27	2	1				n/a
Dec. 30	2,600	300	19	0	0				n/a
Dec. 31	2,600	300	35	1	2				n/a
Closed
Jan. 2	5,800	200	41	3	1				n/a
			122	6	4	0

Hunter Use and Harvest by Blind Type on Boatwright WMA
Date	Walk-In			Boat			Pit
	Hunters	Ducks	CG	Hunters	Ducks	CG	Hunters	Ducks	CG
Dec. 29	18	2	0	16	13	0	26	12	2
Dec. 30	2	1	0	8	13	0	33	5	0
Dec. 31	18	3	0	20	26	0	29	6	1
Jan. 2
Jan. 2	30	23	0	29	9	0	39	9	3
	68	29	0	73	61	0	127	32	6
*ground count