Table 1. The number of jackals sighted and captured during the helicopter net-gun flying sessions at a small-stock farming region in the Eastern Cape, South Africa, 2020–2021. Each capture session records the number of days flown alongside the number of hours spent in the air. The capture rate for the number of jackals captured per hour is calculated and presented for each day of flying.

Eastern Cape
Capture session	Day	Flight time (hours)	Number of jackals sighted	Number of jackals captured	Captures / hour
*Jackal netted but escaped by chewing through the net
1	1	4	4	2	0.5
	2	2	2	1	0.5
2	1	1	1	0*	0
	2	3	0	0	0
	3	2	3	2	1
3	1	2	0	0	0
	2	2	5	4	2
	3	2	4	2	1
4	1	1	1	1	1
	2	3	0	0	0
Summary	Days spent flying	Total flight time	Total number of jackals sighted	Total number of jackals captured	Overall captures / hour
	10	22	20	12	0.55