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Hispanics, who represent a growingpercentage of the U.S population,hunted at a much lower rate than non-Hispanics. One percent of all Hispanicshunted in 2011 compared to 6 percentof non-Hispanics. The 271 thousandHispanics who hunted in 2011 made up2 percent of all hunters.2001–2011 Comparison of HuntingActivityThe number of hunters increased9 percent from 2006 to 2011. Otheranimal hunters increased 92 percentin number and the other types ofhunting stayed level at the 95 percentlevel of significance. Total days ofhunting went up 28 percent, primarilydue to a 29 percent increase in biggame hunting days. Other animalhunting days also went up significantly.Trip-related, equipment, andother expenditures went up 29 percent.Trip-related expenditures increased 39percent, equipment expenditures didnot increase significantly, and otherexpenditures such as land leasing andowning went up 40 percent.Comparing 2001 and 2011 estimatesreveals no statistically significantchange in the number of overallhunters, but does show increases inthe number of days and expenditures.Small game hunting participantnumbers went down, while otheranimal participant numbers went up.Days of big game and other animalhunting went up significantly, whilesmall game and migratory bird huntingdays did not have a significant change.Turning to expenditures, the comparisonis similar to 2006–2011. Overallexpenditures went up, with trip-relatedand other items undergoing an increaseand equipment staying level.The across-the-board increases in2011 hunting participation, day, andexpenditure estimates run counter tothe downward trends documented inthe preceding three FHWAR NationalSurveys. From 1991 to 2006, huntingparticipation had dropped 11 percentand the number of hunting days had notsignificantly changed. The 9 percentparticipant and 28 percent day increasesputs the 2011 hunting status on par withthat of 1991 hunting, the high point ofhunting in the last twenty years.Number of Hunters(Millions)Days of Hunting(Millions)Hunting Expenditures(Billions of 2011 dollars)$33.0$26.2 $25.528213.0 12.513.7 228 22020012006201120012006201120012006201132 2011 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Census Bureau