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U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

U.S. Department of Commerce Economics and Statistics Administration U.S. CENSUS BUREAU

acting as collecting agent for the

U.S. Department of the Interior FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE

Issued December 2012

Percent of U.S. Population Who Wildlife Watched by Household Income

Bird Watchers

Percent of Around-the-Home Observers by Type of Wildlife Observed

100%

92%

80%

37%

31%

19%

Total, all wildlife

Birds

Mammals

Insects, spiders

Reptiles, amphibians

Fish and other wildlife

Wildlife Watchers(Numbers in millions) Number PercentTotal participants . . . . . . . . . . 71.8 100

Away from home . . . . . . . . . . 22.5 31 Observe wildlife 19 8 28 Photograph wildlife 12 4 17 Feed wildlife 5 4 8

Around the home . . . . . . . . . . 68.6 96 Feed wildlife 52 8 74 Observe wildlife 45 0 63 Photograph wildlife 25 4 35 Maintain plantings/natural areas 13 4 19 Visit parks/natural areas 12 3 17

Number PercentTotal, all wildlife . . . . . . . . . . 22.5 100 Birds 18 9 84 Waterfowl 13 3 59 Birds of prey 12 9 57 Songbirds 12 1 54 Other water birds 10 6 47 Other birds 6 9 30

Land mammals 13 7 61

Fish 6 4 28

Marine mammals 4 0 18

Other (turtles, butterflies, etc ) 10 1 45

46.7 million

Total Around the home

Away from home

41.3 million

17.8 million

Wildlife-Watching Expenditures Total: $54 9 billion

22%

29%

30%

37%

35%

37%

Less than $20,000

$20,000 to $34,999

$35,000 to $49,999

$50,000 to $74,999

$75,000 to $99,999

$100,000 or more

Percent of Wildlife Watchers by Age

16 and 171%

18 to 244%

25 to 3411%

35 to 4414%

45 to 5422%

55 to 6423%

65 and older26%

Percent of U.S. Population Who Hunted by Household Income

3%

5%

6%

8%

9%

7%

Less than $20,000

$20,000 to $34,999

$35,000 to $49,999

$50,000 to $74,999

$75,000 to $99,999

$100,000 or more

Wildlife Watching

Percent of Hunters Who Prepared by Target Shooting

Total huntersregardless of

preparation

Target shootingin preparation

for hunting

Usedshooting

ranges22%

100%

52%

Q FFrom the 2011 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation

Trip-related31%

$17.3 billion

Other19%

$10.5 billionEquipment49%$27.2 billion

Away-From-Home Wildlife Watchers by Type of Wildlife Observed, Photographed, or Fed (Numbers in millions)

Comparative Fishing by Type of FishingPercent of U.S. Population Who Fished by Household Income

11%

13%

15%

17%

19%

17%

Less than $20,000

$20,000 to $34,999

$35,000 to $49,999

$50,000 to $74,999

$75,000 to $99,999

$100,000 or more

Hunters Pursuing Selected Game by Type of Hunting(Numbers in millions)

Game sought Number of hunters PercentHunters, total . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.7 100

Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.6 85 Deer 10 9 79 Wild turkey 3 1 23 Elk 0 9 6 Bear 0 5 4

Small game . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.5 33 Squirrel 1 7 12 Rabbit, hare 1 5 11 Pheasant 1 5 11 Quail 0 8 6

Migratory birds . . . . . . . . . . . 2.6 19 Ducks 1 4 10 Doves 1 3 9 Geese 0 8 6

Fishing ExpendituresTotal: $41 8 billion

Percent of Anglers by Age Group

16 and 173%

18 to 248%

25 to 3419%

35 to 4418%

45 to 5422%

55 to 6418%

65 and older12%

Hunting ExpendituresTotal: $33 7 billion

Trip-related31%

$10.4 billion

Other28%

$9.3 billionEquipment41%$14.0 billion

Comparative Hunting by Type of Hunting

2118

11

916

$762

$627

$350$365

$301

Days per hunter

All hunting

Big game

Small game

Migratory bird

Other animal

Trip-related expenditures per hunter

Anglers and Days of Fishing(Numbers in millions) Anglers Days Number Percent Number PercentTotal fishing . . . . . 33.1 100 554 100 Freshwater, total 27 6 83 456 82 Freshwater, except Great Lakes 27 1 82 443 80 Great Lakes 1 7 5 20 4 Saltwater 8 9 27 99 18

Fishing

Percent of Hunters by Age Group16 and 173%

18 to 249%

25 to 3415%

35 to 4418%

45 to 5423%

55 to 6421%

65 and older11%

Trip-related52%

$21.8 billion

Other11%

$4.5 billionEquipment37%$15.5 billion

Hunting

$658

$494

$655

$824

Trip-related expenditures per angler

54%

51%

69%

65%

Percent who fished from boat

All fishing

Freshwater except Great Lakes

Great Lakes

Saltwater

17

1612

11

Days per angler

In 2011, 90 1 million U S residents 16 years old and older, 38 percent of the population, participated in wildlife-related recreational activities

Wildlife-Related Recreationists: 2011

33 1 million anglers 13 7 million hunters 71 8 million wildlife watchers

These recreationists spent $145 billion on their fishing, hunting, and wildlife watching (closely observing, feeding, and photographing wildlife)

The 2011 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation is a comprehensive source of wildlife-related recreation information Information is provided in national and state reports available at <http://wsfrprograms fws gov/subpages /NationalSurvey/NatSurveyIndex htm>

Q F

Hunters and Days of Hunting(Numbers in millions) Hunters Days Number Percent Number PercentTotal hunting . . 13.7 100 282 100 Big game 11 6 85 212 75 Small game 4 5 33 51 18 Migratory bird 2 6 19 23 8 Other animal 2 2 16 34 12

Anglers Pursuing Selected Fish by Type of Fishing (Numbers in millions)

Fish sought Number of anglers PercentAnglers, total . . . . . . . . . . . 33.1 100

Freshwater except Great Lakes . 27.1 82 Black bass 10 6 32 Panfish 7 3 22 Trout 7 2 22 Catfish/bullhead 7 0 21

Great Lakes . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.7 5 Walleye, sauger 0 6 2 Black bass (largemouth) 0 6 2 Perch 0 5 2 Salmon 0 4 1

Saltwater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.9 27 Striped bass 2 1 6 Flatfish (flounder, halibut) 2 0 6 Red drum (redfish) 1 5 5 Sea trout (weakfish) 1 1 3