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

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