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Around-The-Home Wildlife- Watching Highlights In 2006 around-the-home participants 16 years old and older numbered 67.8 million—95 percent of all wildlifewatching recreationists. The most popular activity, feeding birds and other wildlife, accounted for 55.5 million wildlife watchers, 82 percent of all around-the-home participants. About 44.5 million people observed wildlife, representing 66 percent of all aroundthe-home participants. 79% Percent of Total Around-The-Home Participants by Activity (Total: 67.8 million participants) 66% Approximately 18.8 million recreationists (28 percent of all around-the-home wildlife watchers) photographed wildlife. About 14.5 million maintained plantings or natural areas for the benefit of wildlife. They made up 21 percent of all around-the-home participants. Finally, 13.3 million people visited public areas within a mile of their homes for wildlife watching. They comprised 20 percent of all around-thehome participants. Feed wild birds Observe 28% Feed other wildlife 28% Photograph 20% Visit public areas 15% Maintain natural areas 14% Maintain plantings Around-The-Home Participants (In millions) Total participants . . . . . . . 67.8 Feed wild birds . . . . . . . . 53.4 Observe wildlife . . . . . . . 44.5 Feed other wildlife . . . . . 19.2 Photograph wildlife . . . . 18.8 Visit public areas . . . . . . 13.3 Maintain natural areas . . 10.2 Maintain plantings . . . . . 9.6 Source: Table 41. 38 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Wildlife Fed, Observed, or Photographed by Around-The-Home Participants Of the 55.5 million people feeding wildlife around their homes in 2006, 96 percent (53.4 million) fed wild birds while 35 percent (19.2 million) fed other wildlife. Approximately 44.5 million participants closely observed wildlife around their homes, of which 41.8 million observed birds. Observing mammals was undertaken by 36.6 million participants. Insects and spiders attracted the attention of 16.0 million people; 12.8 million observed amphibians or reptiles; and 9.1 million people observed fish or other wildlife. The median days of around-the-home observation for all animals was a little over 80 days in 2006. About 18.8 million people photographed wildlife around their homes. The median number of days people took pictures of wildlife around their homes in 2006 was 5 days, although 2.9 million people (15 percent) photographed wildlife 21 days or more. Insects and spiders Reptiles and amphibians Fish and other wildlife Percent of Around-The-Home Observers by Type of Wildlife Observed (Total wildlife observers: 44.5 million) Birds 94% Mammals Percent of Around-The-Home Photographers by Days Spent Photographing Wildlife (Total wildlife photographers: 18.8 million) 1 day 14% 2 to 3 days 29% 20% 29% 36% 21 days or more 15% 11 to 20 days 11% 6 to 10 days 15% 82% Around-The-Home Wildlife Watchers by Geographic Region In 2006, 229 million people 16 years old and older lived in the United States. Of those, 30 percent wildlife watched around their homes. The participation rates of these around-the-home participants varied by region. AK 4 to 5 days 13% Around-The-Home Wildlife-Watching Participation (National participation rate: 30%) The percentages of regional populations that wildlife watched around their homes ranged from 24 percent in the Pacific Region to 42 percent in the West North Central Region. The New England, East North Central, West North Central, and East South Central Regions had participation rates above the national average of 30 percent. Pacific 24% WA OR NV CA ID AZ UT Mountain 29% MT WY NM CO West North Central 42% ND SD NE KS OK MN IA MO AR WI IL East North Central 33% IN MI KY TN OH WV SC PA VA NC NY New England 38% NH VT ME MA RI CT NJ DE MD DC Middle Atlantic 27% HI TX West South Central 25% LA MS AL East South Central 34% GA FL South Atlantic 28% U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation 39
Page 1 and 2: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 2006 N
Page 3 and 4: Economics and Statistics Administra
Page 5 and 6: List of Tables Fishing and Hunting:
Page 7 and 8: Foreword I find duck hunting with f
Page 9 and 10: Highlights
Page 11 and 12: wildlife watching. Secondary wildli
Page 13 and 14: Expenditures for Wildlife-Related R
Page 15 and 16: Fishing
Page 17 and 18: Fishing Expenditures Anglers spent
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Page 21 and 22: anglers fishing for 20 million days
Page 23 and 24: Sex and Age of Anglers Although mor
Page 25 and 26: Education, Race, and Ethnicity Peop
Page 27 and 28: 1996-2006 Fishing Participants, Day
Page 29 and 30: Hunting Highlights In 2006, 12.5 mi
Page 31 and 32: Big Game Hunting In 2006, a majorit
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Page 35 and 36: Hunting on Public and Private Lands
Page 37 and 38: Large MSA 28% Medium MSA 17% Percen
Page 39 and 40: 1996-2006 Comparison of Hunting Act
Page 41 and 42: Wildlife Watching
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Table 44. Expenditures for Wildlife
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Table 45. Selected Characteristics
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Table 46. Selected Characteristics
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Table 50. Participation in Wildlife
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Table 54. Anglers and Hunters by Sp
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Table 56. Hunters by Type of Huntin
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Table 58. Days of Hunting by Type o
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Table 60. Freshwater (Except Great
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Table 63. Days of Fishing by State
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Table 65. Participation in Wildlife
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Table 67. Participation in Away-Fro
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Appendix A. Defi nitions Annual hou
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governments (such as State parks an
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Appendix B. 2005 Participation of 6
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Table B-3. Most Recent Year of Hunt
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Table B-5. Anglers and Hunters 6 to
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Table B-7. Selected Characteristics
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Table B-9. Participants in Wildlife
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Table B-11. Participants in Wildlif
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Appendix C
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Table C-1. Major Characteristics of
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Table C-2. Anglers and Hunters by C
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Table C-4. Comparison of Major Find
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Table C-5. Anglers and Hunters by C
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Appendix D. Sample Design and Stati
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1. Base Weight. The base weight is
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Standard Errors of Estimated Number
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Table D-7. Parameters a and b for C
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Table D-9. Parameters a, b, and c f
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Table D-11. Parameters a, b, and c
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