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

Table 7. Hunters and Days of Hunting by Type of Game: 2011(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)Type of gameHunters Days of hunting Average daysNumber Percent Number Percentper hunterTotal, all big game ........................ 11,570 100 212,116 100 18Deer .................................. 10,851 94 167,658 79 15Elk ................................... 867 7 7,715 4 9Bear .................................. 526 5 4,824 2 9Wild turkey ............................ 3,115 27 33,341 16 11Moose ................................ 106 1 1,139 1 11Other big game ......................... 305 3 4,911 2 16Total, all small game ...................... 4,506 100 50,884 100 11Rabbit, hare ............................ 1,545 34 16,893 33 11Quail ................................. 841 19 9,419 19 11Grouse/prairie chicken ................... 812 18 7,541 15 9Squirrel ............................... 1,691 38 20,542 40 12Pheasant .............................. 1,474 33 9,670 19 7Ptarmigan ............................. *32 *1 *233 *(Z) *7Other small game ....................... 299 7 3,493 7 12Total, all migratory birds .................. 2,583 100 23,263 100 9Water fowl (geese and/or ducks) ............ 1,517 59 16,757 72 11Geese ............................... 781 30 8,684 37 11Ducks .............................. 1,371 53 15,295 66 11Doves ................................ 1,271 49 7,041 30 6Other Migratory birds .................... 227 9 1,576 7 7Total, all other animals (fox, raccoon,groundhog, alligator, etc.) ................ 2,168 100 34,434 100 16* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. (Z) Less than 0.5 percent.Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.60 2011 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Census Bureau