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Fishing—The sport of catching orattempting to catch fish with a hookand line, bow and arrow, or spear; italso includes catching or gatheringshellfish (clams, crabs, etc.); and thenoncommercial seining or nettingof fish, unless the fish are for use asbait. For example, seining for smelt isfishing, but seining for bait minnows isnot included as fishing.Fishing equipment—Items ownedprimarily for fishing:Rods, reels, poles, and rodmakingcomponentsLines and leadersArtificial lures, flies, baits, anddressing for flies or linesHooks, sinkers, swivels, and otheritems attached to a line, except luresand baitsTackle boxesCreels, stringers, fish bags, landingnets, and gaff hooksMinnow traps, seines, and baitcontainersDepth finders, fish finders, and otherelectronic fishing devicesIce fishing equipmentOther fishing equipmentFreshwater—Reservoirs, lakes, ponds,and the nontidal portions of rivers andstreams.Great Lakes fishing—Fishing in LakesSuperior, Michigan, Huron, St. Clair,Erie, and Ontario, their connectingwaters such as the St. Mary’s Riversystem, Detroit River, St. Clair River,and the Niagara River, and the St.Lawrence River south of the bridgeat Cornwall, New York. Great Lakesfishing includes fishing in tributaries ofthe Great Lakes for smelt, steelhead,and salmon.Home—The starting point of a wildlife-relatedrecreational trip. It may be apermanent residence or a temporary orseasonal residence such as a cabin.Hunting—The sport of shooting orattempting to shoot wildlife with firearmsor archery equipment.Rifles, shotguns, muzzleloaders, andhandgunsArchery equipmentTelescopic sightsDecoys and game callsAmmunitionHand loading equipmentHunting dogs and associated costsOther hunting equipmentLand leasing and owning—Leasingor owning land either singly or incooperation with others for the primarypurpose of fishing, hunting, or wildlifewatching on it.Maintain natural areas—To set aside1/4 acre or more of natural environment,such as wood lots or open fields,for the primary purpose of benefitingwildlife.Maintain plantings—To introduceor encourage the growth of food andcover plants for the primary purpose ofbenefiting wildlife.Metropolitan Statistical Area(MSA)—A Metropolitan StatisticalArea is a grouping of one or morecounties or equivalent entities thatcontain at least one urbanized areaof 50,000 or more inhabitants. The“Outside MSA” classification includecensus-defined Micropolitan StatisticalAreas (or Micro areas). A Micro areais defined as a grouping of one or morecounties or equivalent entities thatcontain at least one urban cluster of atleast 10,000 but less than 50,000 inhabitants.Refer to , for a moredetailed definition of the MetropolitanStatistical Area.Migratory birds—Birds that regularlymigrate from one region or climate toanother such as ducks, geese, and dovesand other birds that may be hunted.Multiple responses—The term usedto reflect the fact that individuals ortheir characteristics fall into more thanone reporting category. An exampleof a big game hunter who hunted fordeer and elk demonstrates the effect ofmultiple responses. In this case, addingthe number of deer hunters (one) andelk hunters (one) would overstate thenumber of big game hunters (one)because deer and elk hunters are notmutually exclusive categories. Incontrast, for example, total participantsis the sum of male and female participants,because “male” and “female” aremutually exclusive categories.Nonresidents—Individuals who donot live in the State being reported.For example, a person living in Texaswho watches whales in California isa nonresidential wildlife-watcher inCalifornia.Nonresponse—A term used to reflectthe fact that some Survey respondentsprovide incomplete sets of information.For example, a Survey respondentmay have been unable to identify theprimary type of hunting for which agun was bought. Total hunting expenditureestimates will include the gunpurchase, but it will not appear asspending for big game or any othertype of hunting. Nonresponses result inreported totals that are greater than thesum of their parts.Observe—To take special interest inor try to identify birds, fish or otherwildlife.Other animals—Coyotes, crows,foxes, groundhogs, prairie dogs,raccoons, alligators, and similaranimals that can be legally hunted andare not classified as big game, smallgame, or migratory birds. They maybe classified as unprotected or predatoryanimals by the State in which theyare hunted. Feral pigs are classifiedas “other animals” in all States exceptHawaii, where they are considered biggame.Participants—Individuals who engagein fishing, hunting, or a wildlifewatchingactivity. Unless otherwisestated, a person has to have hunted,fished, or wildlife watched in 2011 tobe considered a participant.Plantings—See “Maintain plantings.”Primary purpose—The principalmotivation for an activity, trip, orexpenditure.Private land—Land owned by a business,nongovernmental organization,private individual, or a group of individualssuch as an association or club.Hunting equipment—Items ownedPublic land—Land that is owned byprimarily for hunting:local governments (such as countyparks and municipal watersheds),U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Census Bureau 2011 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation 97