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

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equipment (firearms, ammunition,archery equipment, etc.) increased by17 percent <strong>and</strong> for trips by 40 percent.The increase in sportspersons’ expenditureswas largely due to trip-relatedexpenses, which went up 18 percent.Equipment expenditures went down5 percent. From 2006 to 2011 thenumber <strong>of</strong> wildlife watchers <strong>and</strong>their expenditures did not changesignificantly.2006–2011 <strong>Wildlife</strong>-Associated Recreation Comparison <strong>of</strong> Participants(Numbers in thous<strong>and</strong>s)2006 2011Number Percent Number PercentTotal wildlife-related recreationists ............ 87,465 100 90,108 100Total sportspersons ......................... 33,916 39 37,397 42Anglers .................................. 29,952 34 33,112 37Hunters. ................................. 12,510 14 13,674 15Total wildlife-watching participants. ........... 71,132 81 71,776 80Around the home .......................... 67,756 77 68,598 76Away from home .......................... 22,977 26 22,496 252006–2011 <strong>Wildlife</strong>-Associated Recreation Comparison <strong>of</strong> Expenditures(Numbers in billions <strong>of</strong> 2011 dollars)2006 2011Number Percent Number PercentTotal, wildlife-related recreation expenditures ... 136.4 100 144.7 100Total, fishing <strong>and</strong> hunting expenditures. ........ 85.5 100 89.8 100<strong>Fishing</strong> expenditures, total ................... 47.0 100 41.8 100Trip-related. .............................. 19.9 42 21.8 52Equipment, total. .......................... 20.9 45 15.5 37<strong>Fishing</strong> equipment ....................... 5.9 13 6.1 15Auxiliary equipment. ..................... 0.9 2 1.1 3Special equipment ....................... 14.1 30 8.3 20Other ................................... 6.2 13 4.5 11<strong>Hunting</strong> expenditures, total. .................. 25.5 100 33.7 100Trip-related. .............................. 7.5 29 10.4 31Equipment, total. .......................... 12.0 47 14.0 41<strong>Hunting</strong> equipment ...................... 6.0 24 7.7 23Auxiliary equipment ..................... 1.5 6 1.8 5Special equipment. ...................... 4.5 17 4.4 13Other ................................... 6.1 24 9.3 28<strong>Wildlife</strong>-watching expenditures, total .......... 50.9 100 54.9 100Trip-related. .............................. 14.4 28 17.3 31Equipment, total. .......................... 25.9 51 27.2 49<strong>Wildlife</strong>-watching equipment .............. 11.0 22 11.3 21Auxiliary equipment ..................... 1.2 2 1.6 3Special equipment. ...................... 13.7 27 14.3 26Other ................................... 10.7 21 10.5 196 2011 <strong>National</strong> <strong>Survey</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Fishing</strong>, <strong>Hunting</strong>, <strong>and</strong> <strong>Wildlife</strong>-Associated Recreation U.S. Fish <strong>and</strong> <strong>Wildlife</strong> Service <strong>and</strong> U.S. Census Bureau

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