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Table 18. Trip and Equipment Expenditures for Big Game Hunting: 2011(Population 16 years old and older)Expenditure itemExpendituresAmount(thousandsof dollars)Averageper hunter(dollars) 1Number(thousands)SpendersPercentof huntersAverageper spender(dollars) 1Total, all items .................................................... 16,853,654 1,457 10,832 94 1,556TRIP-RELATED EXPENDITURESTotal trip-related .................................................. 7,250,037 627 10,035 87 722Food and lodging, total ............................................. 2,648,161 229 8,599 74 308Food .......................................................... 2,249,911 194 8,564 74 263Lodging ........................................................ 398,250 34 1,205 10 330Transportation, total ............................................... 3,368,532 291 9,146 79 368Public ......................................................... 187,802 16 459 4 409Private ......................................................... 3,180,730 275 9,072 78 351Other trip costs, total .............................................. 1,233,345 107 3,579 31 345Guide fees, pack trip or package fees ................................. 321,270 28 635 5 506Public land use fees ............................................... 29,685 3 521 5 57Private land use fees .............................................. 550,410 48 878 8 627Equipment rental ................................................. 55,106 5 362 3 152Boating costs 2 ................................................... 122,485 11 187 2 655Heating and cooking fuel .......................................... 154,388 13 2,426 21 64EQUIPMENT EXPENDITURESHunting equipment, total ........................................... 3,943,190 341 7,451 64 529Firearms ....................................................... 1,357,095 117 1,610 14 843Rifles ........................................................ 960,161 83 1,155 10 831Shotguns ..................................................... 155,790 13 349 3 447Muzzleloaders, primitive firearms ................................. 115,257 10 336 3 343Pistols, handguns. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125,887 11 149 1 845Bows, arrows, archery equipment .................................... 880,239 76 2,628 23 335Telescopic sights ................................................. 429,382 37 1,356 12 317Decoys and game calls ............................................ 90,590 8 1,474 13 61Ammunition .................................................... 628,379 54 5,193 45 121Hand loading equipment ........................................... 80,039 7 809 7 99Hunting dogs and associated costs ................................... *186,857 *16 *194 *2 *963Other .......................................................... 290,609 25 2,033 18 143Auxiliary equipment, total .......................................... 1,549,539 134 4,176 36 371Camping equipment .............................................. 144,504 12 425 4 340Binoculars, field glasses, telescopes, etc. .............................. 248,233 21 913 8 272Special hunting clothing, rubber boots, waders, andfoul weather gear ............................................... 434,845 38 2,245 19 194Processing and taxidermy costs ..................................... 614,547 53 1,862 16 330Other .......................................................... 107,410 9 492 4 218Special equipment 3 ................................................ 4,110,887 355 534 5 7,697* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29.1Average expenditures are annual estimates.2Boating costs include launching, mooring, storage, maintenance, insurance, pumpout fees, and fuel.3Special equipment includes boats, campers, cabins, trail bikes, dune buggies, 4 x 4 vehicles, ATVs, 4-wheelers, snowmobiles, pickups, vans, travel and tent trailers, motor homes,house trailers, recreational vehicles (RVs) and other special equipment.Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.74 2011 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Census Bureau