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

Table 1. Anglers and Hunters 16 Years Old and Older, Days of Participation, and Trips by Type ofFishing and Hunting: 2011(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)Type of fishing and huntingParticipants Days of participation TripsNumber Percent Number Percent Number PercentTotal sportspersons ........................ 37,397 100 835,725 100 711,645 100FISHINGTotal, all fishing ........................... 33,112 100 553,841 100 455,005 100Total, all freshwater ....................... 27,547 83 455,862 82 368,805 81Freshwater, except Great Lakes ........... 27,060 82 443,223 80 353,620 78Great Lakes ........................... 1,665 5 19,661 4 15,185 3Saltwater ............................... 8,889 27 99,474 18 86,200 19HUNTINGTotal, all hunting .......................... 13,674 100 281,884 100 256,640 100Big game ............................... 11,570 85 212,116 75 167,320 65Small game ............................. 4,506 33 50,884 18 43,135 17Migratory birds .......................... 2,583 19 23,263 8 21,315 8Other animals ........................... 2,168 16 34,434 12 24,869 10Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.Table 2. Anglers, Trips, and Days of Fishing by Type of Fishing: 2011(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)ANGLERSAnglers, trips, anddays of fishingTotal, all fishingTotal, all freshwaterFreshwaterFreshwater, exceptGreat LakesGreat LakesSaltwaterNumber Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number PercentTotal in U.S .............................. 33,112 100 27,547 100 27,060 100 1,665 100 8,889 100In state of residence ...................... 30,037 91 25,403 92 24,914 92 1,525 92 6,600 74In other states ........................... 6,964 21 4,641 17 4,540 17 224 13 2,764 31TRIPSTotal in U.S .............................. 455,005 100 368,805 100 353,620 100 15,185 100 86,200 100In state of residence ...................... 419,908 92 344,190 93 329,785 93 14,405 95 75,718 88In other states ........................... 35,096 8 24,615 7 23,835 7 781 5 10,481 12DAYS OF FISHINGTotal in U.S .............................. 553,841 100 455,862 100 443,223 100 19,661 100 99,474 100In state of residence ...................... 502,008 91 421,155 92 403,207 91 18,231 93 86,027 86In other states ........................... 57,499 10 43,861 10 42,801 10 1,503 8 13,681 14Average days per angler ..................... 17 (X) 17 (X) 16 (X) 12 (X) 11 (X)(X) Not applicable.Note: Detail for participants does not add to total because of multiple responses. Percents shown are based on the respective “Total in U.S.” rows.U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Census Bureau 2011 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation 57