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Wildlife-Watching Activities: 2006 39. Wildlife-Watching Participants by Type of Activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 40. Participants, Area Visited, Trips, and Days of Participation in Wildlife Watching Away From Home . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 41. Participation in Wildlife-Watching Activities Around the Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 42. Away-From-Home Wildlife Watchers by Wildlife Observed, Photographed, or Fed and Place . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 43. Wild Bird Observers and Days of Observation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 44. Expenditures for Wildlife Watching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 45. Selected Characteristics of Participants in Wildlife-Watching Activities Away From Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 46. Selected Characteristics of Participants in Wildlife-Watching Activities Around the Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 47. Land Owned or Leased for the Primary Purpose of Wildlife Watching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 48. Participation of Wildlife-Watching Participants in Fishing and Hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 49. Participation of Sportspersons in Wildlife-Watching Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 State Wildlife-Related Recreation: 2006 50. Participation in Wildlife-Associated Recreation by State Residents Inside and Outside Their Resident State . . . . . 96 51. Participation in Wildlife-Associated Recreation in Each State by Both Residents and Nonresidents of the State . . . 97 52. Expenditures for Wildlife-Related Recreation by State Where Spending Took Place . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 53. Expenditures for Wildlife-Related Recreation in the United States by State Residents Both Inside and Outside Their Resident State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 54. Anglers and Hunters by Sportsperson’s State of Residence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 55. Anglers and Hunters by State Where Fishing or Hunting Took Place . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 56. Hunters by Type of Hunting and State Where Hunting Took Place . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 57. Days of Hunting by State Where Hunting Took Place and Hunter’s State of Residence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 58. Days of Hunting by Type of Hunting and State Where Hunting Took Place . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 59. Expenditures for Hunting by State Where Spending Took Place . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 60. Freshwater (Except Great Lakes) Anglers and Days of Fishing by State Where Fishing Took Place . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 61. Great Lakes Anglers and Days of Great Lakes Fishing by State Where Fishing Took Place . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 62. Saltwater Anglers and Days of Saltwater Fishing by State Where Fishing Took Place . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 63. Days of Fishing by State Where Fishing Took Place and Angler’s State of Residence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 64. Expenditures for Fishing by State Where Spending Took Place . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 65. Participation in Wildlife-Watching Activities by State Residents Both Inside and Outside Their Resident State . . . 112 66. Participation in Wildlife-Watching Activities by State Where Activity Took Place . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 67. Participation in Away-From-Home Wildlife Watching by State Where Activity Took Place . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 68. Days of Wildlife Watching Away From Home by State Where Activity Took Place and Participant’s State of Residence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 69. Expenditures for Wildlife-Watching Activities by State Where Spending Took Place . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation v
Foreword I find duck hunting with friends in a bottomland hardwood swamp or fishing with my kids on an Oregon river bolsters my spirit and reminds me why I care about conservation and our wildlife heritage. But wildlife-associated and vital recreation—activities such as hunting, fishing, and birding—also provide significant financial support for wildlife conservation in our Nation’s economy. According to information from the newest National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation, 87.5 million Americans spent more than $122 billion in 2006 on wildlife-related recreation. And this spending supports hundreds of thousands of jobs in industries and businesses. The Survey is conducted every five years at the request of State fish and wildlife agencies to measure the importance of wildlife-based recreation to the American people. The 2006 Survey represents the 11th in a series that began in 1955. Developed in collaboration with the States, the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, and national conservation organizations, the Survey has become one of the most important sources of information on fish and wildlife-related recreation in the United States. In the 75-year history of the Sport Fish and Wildlife Restoration Programs, excise taxes on firearms, ammunition, archery, and angling equipment have generated a cumulative total of more than $10 billion for wildlife conservation efforts by State and Territorial wildlife agencies for fish and wildlife management. My thanks go to the men and women who took time to participate in the survey, as well as to the State fish and wildlife agencies for their financial support through the Multistate State Conservation Grant Programs. Without that support, the 2006 Survey would never have been possible. I am comforted to know that my children and all Americans will have the opportunity to appreciate our Nation’s rich wildlife tradition. Along with a record number of Americans, we continue to enjoy wildlife. We are laying the foundation for conservation’s future. H. Dale Hall Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service vi 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
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Page 3 and 4: Economics and Statistics Administra
Page 5: List of Tables Fishing and Hunting:
Page 9 and 10: Highlights
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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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1996-2006 Comparison of Wildlife- W
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2001-2006 Wildlife-Watching Partici
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Guide to Statistical Tables Purpose
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Table 3. Freshwater Anglers and Day
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Table 7. Hunters and Days of Huntin
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Table 8. Selected Characteristics o
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Table 9. Selected Characteristics o
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Table 10. Selected Characteristics
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Table 12. Expenditures for Fishing:
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Table 14. Trip and Equipment Expend
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Table 22. Special Equipment Expendi
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Table 25. Freshwater Anglers and Da
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Table 29. Hunters and Days of Hunti
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Table 32. Boats and Boat Launches U
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Table 37. Hunters Using Bows and Ar
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Table 41. Participation in Wildlife
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Table 44. Expenditures for 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 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-1. Approximate Standard Err
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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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