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Hunting on Public and PrivateLandsmillion hunters, 23 percent, hunted onboth public and private lands.of all hunters pursued other animals onpublic land for over 5 million days.In 2011, 13.7 million hunters 16 yearsold and older hunted on public land,private land, or both. Of this number,4.9 million or 36 percent hunted onpublicly owned lands compared to 11.5million or 84 percent who hunted onprivately owned land. Some huntershunted exclusively on public land andothers hunted exclusively on privateland—1.7 million, 13 percent of allhunters, used public lands only, and 8.4million hunted only on private land,61 percent of all hunters. Nearly 3.2During 2011, 4.9 million hunters usedpublic lands on 61 million days, whichrepresents 22 percent of all huntingdays. Thirty-three percent of big gamehunters pursued big game on publicland for 39 million days. Thirty-onepercent of all small game hunters, 1.4million, pursued small game on publicland for 14 million days. An estimated923 thousand migratory bird hunters,36 percent, hunted migratory birdson public lands for 8 million days.Twenty-four percent, 523 thousand,Percent of All Hunting in State of Residence and in Other States(Total: 13.7 million participants)In state of residenceand other states8%In other states only6%In state of residence only86%The percent of hunters on private landis similar among different types ofhunting. Eighty-four percent of biggame hunters hunted on private land,which compares to 83 percent seekingsmall game, 77 percent seeking migratorybirds, and 87 percent seeking otheranimals.Of all days hunting, 78 percent or219 million were on private land. Thepercent of hunting days on private landvaried slightly more among types ofhunting than the percent of hunters.Seventy-nine percent of big gamehunting days, 73 percent of small gamehunting days, 57 percent of migratorybird hunting days, and 79 percentof other animal days were on privateland. Total hunting days pursuing thesespecies on private land were as follows:big game 167 million, small game 37million, migratory bird 13 million, andother animals 27 million.Participation in Target ShootingPeople Hunting on Public and Private LandsUndetermined0.4 millionIn preparation for hunting, 7.2 millionhunters, 52 percent of all hunters, wenttarget shooting. Twenty-two percent ofall hunters, 2.9 million, used shootingranges. The most commonly used firearmsat a shooting range were shotgunsand rifles (2.3 million hunters) andhandguns (1.1 million).Public and private3.2 millionPrivate only8.4 millionPublic only1.7 millionNumber of Hunters Who Target Shoot and Use Shooting Ranges(Total hunters: 13.7 million)Target shooting in preparation for hunting7.2 millionUsed shooting ranges2.9 million28 2011 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Census Bureau
Sex and AgeOf the U.S. population 16 years oldand older, 11 percent of the malesand 1 percent of the females enjoyedhunting in 2011. Of the 13.7 millionparticipants who hunted, 89 percent(12.2 million) were male and 11percent (1.5 million) were female.Percent of Males and Females Who Hunted in the United StatesMales 11%Females 1%The participation rate in huntingtended to increase with age until individualsreached 65 years of age, andthereafter it declined. During 2011,5 percent or 419 thousand 16- and17-year-olds hunted. The participationrate was also 5 percent for 18- to24-year olds and 25- to 34-year olds.The participation rate climbed to 6percent for 35- to 44-year olds, andthen to 7 percent for 45- to 54-yearolds and 55- to 64-year olds. People 65and older had a participation rate of 4percent. However, of the 65 and olderage group, those who were 65 to 74years of age had a 5 percent huntingparticipation rate, while those whowere 75 and older had a 2 percent rate.The age group that contributed themost hunters was 45 to 54 years old.About 3.1 million hunters, which was23 percent of all hunters, were 45 to54. Individuals 55 to 64 years old wereclose in total number of hunters at 2.8million.Females11%16 and 173%18 to 249%25 to 3415%35 to 4418%Percent of Hunters by SexPercent of Hunters by AgeMales89%65 and older11%55 to 6421%45 to 5423%Hunters by Sex and AgeTotal, both sexes ... 13.7 millionMale ........... 12.2 millionFemale ......... 1.5 millionPercent of U.S. Population Who Hunted by Age16 and 17 5%18 to 245%Total, all ages ..... 13.7 million16 and 17 ....... 0.4 million18 to 24 ........ 1.3 million25 to 34 ........ 2.1 million35 to 44 ........ 2.4 million45 to 54 ........ 3.1 million55 to 64 ........ 2.8 million65 and older ..... 1.5 millionSource: Table 10.25 to 3435 to 4445 to 5455 to 6465 and older5%6%7%7%4%U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Census Bureau 2011 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation 29
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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 C-1. Major Characteristics of
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Table C-2. Anglers and Hunters by C
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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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Illustration of the Computation of
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