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Hunting HighlightsIn 2011, 13.7 million people 16 yearsold and older enjoyed hunting a varietyof animals within the United States.They hunted 282 million days and took257 million trips. Hunting expenditurestotaled $33.7 billion.Big game hunting was the most populartype of hunting. Almost 11.6 millionhunters pursued big game such asdeer and elk on 212 million days. Biggame-related expenditures for trips andequipment totaled $16.9 billion. Therewere 4.5 million hunters of small gameincluding squirrels and rabbits. Theyhunted small game on 51 million daysand spent $2.6 billion on small gamehunting trips and equipment. Migratorybird hunters numbered 2.6 million.They spent 23 million days huntingbirds such as waterfowl and doves.Migratory bird-related trip and equipmentexpenditures totaled $1.8 billion.Nearly 2.2 million hunters sought otheranimals such as raccoons and feral pigson 34 million days, and their expendituresfor trips and equipment were $858million.14HuntingMillion282 millionBig gameSmall gameMigratory birdOther animalsTotal HuntingHunters . . . . . . . . .Big game ......Small game ....Migratory birds .Other animals ..13.7 million11.6 million4.5 million2.6 million2.2 million12108212257 millionDays ............Big game ......Small game ....Migratory birds .Other animals ..282 million212 million51 million23 million34 million6420TotalhuntingBiggameSmallgameHuntersMigratory Otherbirds animals512334Days167432125TripsTrips. ...........Big game ......Small game ....Migratory birds .Other animals ..Expenditures. ....Big game ......Small game ....Migratory birds .Other animals ..Nonspecific ....257 million167 million43 million21 million25 million$33.7 billion16.9 billion2.6 billion1.8 billion0.9 billion11.9 billionNote: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses and nonresponse.Source: Tables 1 and 17–21.22 2011 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Census Bureau
Hunting ExpendituresOf the $33.7 billion spent by huntersin 2011, 31 percent, $10.4 billion, wasspent on trip-related expenses. Foodand lodging totaled $3.9 billion, 37percent of all trip-related expenses.Transportation spending was $4.8billion, 46 percent of trip expenditures.Other trip expenses such as guide fees,land use fees, and equipment rentalwere $1.8 billion or 17 percent of alltrip-related expenses.Total equipment expenditures forhunting were $14.0 billion in 2011,41 percent of all hunting expenses.Hunting equipment, such as guns andrifles, telescopic sights, and ammunition,composed $7.7 billion, or55 percent of all equipment costs.Expenditures for auxiliary equipment,including camping equipment,binoculars, and special huntingclothing, accounted for $1.8 billion or13 percent of all equipment expenses.Special equipment, such as campers orall-terrain vehicles, amounted to $4.4billion or 31 percent of all equipmentexpenditures.Land leasing and ownership forhunting was a large expenditurecategory. Hunters spent $7.1 billionon land leasing and ownership, whichwas 21 percent of all hunting-relatedexpenditures. Expenditures for magazines,books, DVDs, membershipdues, contributions, licenses, tags,and permits totaled $1.5 billion or 4percent. Expenditures for plantings,$703 million, was 2 percent of allhunting expenditures.Total Hunting ExpendituresTotal hunting expenditures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Total trip-related expenditures ......................Food and lodging ................................Transportation ...................................Other trip costs ..................................Total equipment expenditures .......................Hunting equipment ...............................Auxiliary equipment ..............................Special equipment ................................Total other hunting expenditures ....................Magazines, books, DVDs ..........................Membership dues and contributions ..................Land leasing and ownership ........................Licenses, stamps, tags, and permits ..................Plantings .......................................Source: Table 17.Other animals$0.9 billion3%Migratory birds$1.8 billion5%Nonspecific$11.6 billion34%Hunting Expenditures by Type of Hunting(Total expenditures: $33.7 billion)Percent of Total Hunting Expenditures(Total expenditures: $33.7 billion)Big game$16.9 billion50%Small game$2.6 billion8%$33.7 billion$10.4 billion3.9 billion4.8 billion1.8 billion$14.0 billion7.7 billion1.8 billion4.4 billion$9.3 billion0.1 billion0.4 billion7.1 billion1.0 billion0.7 billionEquipment$14.0 billion41%Other$9.3 billion28%Trip-related$10.4 billion31%U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Census Bureau 2011 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation 23
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Page 6 and 7: List of TablesFishing and Hunting1.
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Table 42. Selected Characteristics
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Appendix A.DefinitionsAnnual househ
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Appendix B.2010 Participation of 6-
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Table B-4. Most Recent Year of Fish
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Table B-7. Selected Characteristics
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Table B-9. Participation by 6-to-15
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Appendix C.Significant Methodologic
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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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household income in the 2001Survey.
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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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lation 6 to 15 years of age were de
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Illustration of the Computation of
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