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National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife ... - All About Birds

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Table 19. Trip <strong>and</strong> Equipment Expenditures for Small Game <strong>Hunting</strong>: 2011(Population 16 years old <strong>and</strong> older)Expenditure itemExpendituresAmount(thous<strong>and</strong>s<strong>of</strong> dollars)Averageper hunter(dollars) 1Number(thous<strong>and</strong>s)SpendersPercent <strong>of</strong>huntersAverageper spender(dollars) 1Total, all items ....................................................... 2,560,859 568 3,789 84 676TRIP-RELATED EXPENDITURESTotal trip-related ..................................................... 1,576,453 350 3,544 79 445Food <strong>and</strong> lodging, total ................................................ 657,647 146 2,950 65 223Food ............................................................. 484,121 107 2,915 65 166Lodging ........................................................... 173,526 39 571 13 304Transportation, total .................................................. 685,655 152 3,209 71 214Public ............................................................ *96,961 *22 *296 *7 *327Private ............................................................ 588,693 131 3,148 70 187Other trip costs, total ................................................. 233,152 52 1,108 25 210Guide fees, pack trip or package fees .................................... 97,596 22 403 9 242Public l<strong>and</strong> use fees .................................................. 4,954 1 144 3 34Private l<strong>and</strong> use fees ................................................. 97,989 22 255 6 385Equipment rental .................................................... *2,114 *(Z) *84 *2 *25Boating costs 2 ...................................................... *10,573 *2 *53 *1 *199Heating <strong>and</strong> cooking fuel ............................................. 19,926 4 558 12 36EQUIPMENT EXPENDITURES<strong>Hunting</strong> equipment, total .............................................. 854,403 190 1,632 36 523Firearms .......................................................... 363,391 81 495 11 735Rifles ........................................................... 59,291 13 117 3 506Shotguns ........................................................ 247,430 55 328 7 753Muzzleloaders, primitive firearms .................................... ... ... ... ... ...Pistols, h<strong>and</strong>guns. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *55,453 *12 *89 *2 *625Bows, arrows, archery equipment ....................................... ... ... ... ... ...Telescopic sights .................................................... *17,965 *4 *102 *2 *177Decoys <strong>and</strong> game calls ............................................... 14,130 3 184 4 77Ammunition ....................................................... 124,259 28 1,090 24 114H<strong>and</strong> loading equipment .............................................. *7,918 *2 *82 *2 *97<strong>Hunting</strong> dogs <strong>and</strong> associated costs ...................................... 290,947 65 376 8 775Other ............................................................. 27,901 6 308 7 91Auxiliary equipment, total ............................................. 84,992 19 411 9 207Camping equipment ................................................. ... ... ... ... ...Binoculars, field glasses, telescopes, etc. ................................. *6,479 *1 *82 *2 *79Special hunting clothing, rubber boots, waders, <strong>and</strong> foul weather gear .......... 31,707 7 259 6 122Processing <strong>and</strong> taxidermy costs ........................................ ... ... ... ... ...Other ............................................................. ... ... ... ... ...Special equipment 3 ................................................... ... ... ... ... ...* Estimate based on a sample size <strong>of</strong> 10–29. … Sample size too small (less than 10) to report data reliably. (Z) Less than 0.5 percent.1Average expenditures are annual estimates.2Boating costs include launching, mooring, storage, maintenance, insurance, pumpout fees, <strong>and</strong> fuel.3Special equipment includes boats, campers, cabins, trail bikes, dune buggies, 4 x 4 vehicles, ATVs, 4-wheelers, snowmobiles, pickups, vans, travel <strong>and</strong> tent trailers, motor homes,house trailers, recreational vehicles (RVs) <strong>and</strong> other special equipment.Note: Detail does not add to total because <strong>of</strong> multiple responses.U.S. Fish <strong>and</strong> <strong>Wildlife</strong> Service <strong>and</strong> U.S. Census Bureau 2011 <strong>National</strong> <strong>Survey</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Fishing</strong>, <strong>Hunting</strong>, <strong>and</strong> <strong>Wildlife</strong>-Associated Recreation 75

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