2011 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and ... - Census Bureau

Table 20. Expenditures in Vermont by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for Hunting: 2011
(Population 16 years old and older)
Expenditure item
Expenditures
Amount
(thousands
of dollars)
Average
per hunter
(dollars) 1
Number
(thousands)
Spenders
Percent of
hunters
Average per
spender
(dollars) 1
Total, all items ................................................................. 292,328 3,165 113 125 2,597
TRIP-RELATED EXPENDITURES
Total trip-related ............................................................... 39,469 436 80 89 494
Food and lodging, total .......................................................... 14,096 157 69 76 205
Food ....................................................................... 12,669 141 69 76 184
Lodging ..................................................................... ... ... ... ... ...
Transportation .................................................................. 21,883 241 72 80 302
Other trip costs, total ........................................................... *3,490 *39 *12 *13 *296
Privilege and other fees 2 ........................................................ ... ... ... ... ...
Boating costs 3 ................................................................ ... ... ... ... ...
Heating and cooking fuel ....................................................... ... ... ... ... ...
EQUIPMENT AND OTHER EXPENDITURES
PRIMARILY FOR HUNTING
Hunting equipment, total ........................................................ 129,785 1,408 66 73 1,961
Firearms .................................................................... *81,784 *894 *23 *26 *3,527
Ammunition ................................................................. 8,953 99 50 55 180
Other hunting equipment 4 ....................................................... 39,047 414 38 43 1,019
Auxiliary equipment 5 ............................................................ 13,467 104 37 41 367
Special equipment 6 .............................................................. ... ... ... ... ...
Other hunting costs 7 ............................................................. 62,426 693 73 81 852
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. … Sample size too small (less than 10) to report data reliably.
1
Average expenditures are annual estimates.
2
Includes guide fees, pack trip and package fees, public and private land use access fees, and rental of equipment such as boats and hunting or camping equipment.
3
Boating costs include launching, mooring, storage, maintenance, insurance, pumpout fees, and fuel.
4
Includes telescopic sights, decoys and game calls, handloading equipment and components, hunting dogs and associated costs, hunting knives, bows, arrows, archery
equipment, and other hunting equipment.
5
Includes sleeping bags, packs, duffel bags, tents, binoculars and field glasses, special hunting clothing, foul weather gear, boots and waders, maintenance and repair of
equipment, processing and taxidermy costs, and electronic equipment such as a GPS device.
6
Includes big-ticket items bought primarily for hunting including boats, campers, cabins, trail bikes, dune buggies, 4 x 4 vehicles, ATVs, 4-wheelers, snowmobiles, pickups, vans,
travel and tent trailers, motor homes, house trailers, recreational vehicles (RVs) and other special equipment.
7
Includes magazines, books, and DVDs, membership dues and contributions, land leasing and ownership, and licenses, stamps, tags, and permits.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses and nonresponse. Percent of hunters may be greater than 100 because spenders who did not hunt in this state are
included.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Census Bureau 2011 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Vermont 29