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3%

Less than $20,000

$35,000 to $49,999

7%

$50,000 to $74,999

8%

$75,000 to $99,999

8%

$100,000 or more

7%

Wildlife Watching
Wildlife Watchers

(In millions)

Number Percent
Total participants . . . . . . . . . . . 71.1
100
Away from home . . . . . . . .
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . .
Photograph wildlife . . . . . . .
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . .

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23.0
21.5
11.7
7.1

32
30
16
10

Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . 67.8
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55.5
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44.5
Photograph wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . 18.8
Maintain plantings/natural areas . . . . . . 14.5
Visit public parks/areas . . . . . . . . . 13.3

95
78
63
26
20
19

Percent of Around-the-Home Observers
by Type of Wildlife Observed
Total,
all wildlife

94%
82%

Mammals
Insects,
spiders

Fish and
other wildlife

36%
29%
20%

23%

Less than $20,000

Percent
100

27%

$20,000 to $34,999

Birds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Waterfowl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Birds of prey . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Songbirds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other water birds . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other birds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

20.0
15.4
14.0
13.7
11.5
8.8

87
67
61
60
50
38

$35,000 to $49,999

Land mammals . . . . . . . . . . . . .

16.2

70

$100,000 or more

Fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.8

29

Marine mammals . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.4

15

Other (turtles, butterflies, etc.) . . . . . . 10.4

45

$50,000 to $74,999
$75,000 to $99,999

Bird Watchers
47.7 million
41.8 million

Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
Total: $45.7 billion
Other
21%
$9.6 billion

Trip-related
28%
$12.9 billion

19.9 million
Equipment
51%
$23.2 billion
Total

Around the
home

Away from
home

Average trip-related expenditures: $560 per participant.
Average trip-related expenditures: $37 per day.

Percent of Wildlife Watchers by Age

100%

Birds

Reptiles,
amphibians

Wildlife Watchers
by
Type
of
Wildlife
Observed,
August 2006
Photographed, or Fed
(In millions)

Number
Total, all wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . 23.0

5%

$20,000 to $34,999

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

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

U.S. Department of the Interior
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

36%
40%
40%
43%

Quick Facts
From the 2006 National Survey
of Fishing, Hunting, and
Wildlife-Associated Recreation

16 to 17
2%
65 and older
19%

18 to 24
5%

55 to 64
19%

25 to 34
11%

45 to 54
23%

35 to 44
21%

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 September 2007

FHW/06 QKFACT
FHW/06 QKFACT

Quick
Facts

In 2006, 87 million U.S.
residents 16 years old and
older, 38 percent of the
population, participated in
wildlife-related recreation
activities.
Wildlife-Related Recreationists: 2006
30.0 million anglers
12.5 million hunters
71.1 million wildlife watchers
These recreationists spent $122 billion on their
fishing, hunting, and wildlife watching (closely
observing, feeding, and photographing wildlife).
The 2006 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 printed reports and at
.

Days per
angler

11

Trip-related
expenditures
per angler
Trip-related
expenditures
per day

All fishing
Freshwater except
Great Lakes
Great Lakes
Saltwater

Anglers and Days of Fishing

(In millions)

Anglers
Days

Number Percent Number Percent
Total fishing . . . . . 30.0
100
517
100
Freshwater, total . . . 25.4
85
433
84
Freshwater, except
Great Lakes . . . 25.0
84
420
81
Great Lakes . . . .
1.4
5
18
3
Saltwater . . . . . . . 7.7
26
86
17

Fishing Expenditures

17
17

13

$460

Other
13%
$5.5 billion

$751
$686

Days per
hunter

8%
13%

$35,000 to $49,999

Trip-related
expenditures
per hunter

15%
18%

$50,000 to $74,999

19%

$75,000 to $99,999

Anglers Pursuing Selected Fish
by Type of Fishing

18%

$100,000 or more

(In millions)

Fish sought
Number of anglers Percent
Anglers, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30.0
100
83
33
25
23
23

Great Lakes . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Walleye, sauger . . . . . . . . . . . .
Perch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Salmon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lake trout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1.4
0.5
0.5
0.4
0.3

5
2
2
1
1

Saltwater . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Flatfish (flounder, halibut) . . . . . . .
Red drum (redfish) . . . . . . . . . .
Sea trout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Striped bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7.7
2.1
1.8
1.5
1.4

26
7
6
5
5

65 and older
10%

Trip-related
42%
$17.9 billion

Less than $20,000

Comparative Hunting by Type of Hunting

$597

Percent of Anglers by Age Group

Total: $42.2 billion

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

$20,000 to $34,999

$35
$27
$59
$62

Freshwater except Great Lakes . . . . 25.0
Black bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.0
Panfish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.5
Catfish/bullhead . . . . . . . . . . . 7.0
Trout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.8

Fishing

Equipment
45%
$18.8 billion

Comparative Fishing
by Type of Fishing

55 to 64
15%
45 to 54
22%

16 to 17
4%
18 to 24
8%
25 to 34
16%
35 to 44
25%

9

$126

$249
$301

$30
Trip-related $28
expenditures $23
$35
per day
$9

15

11

18

13
$435

$534

All hunting
Big game
Small game
Migratory bird
Other animal

Hunters Pursuing Selected Game
by Type of Hunting
(In millions)

Hunting
Hunters and Days of Hunting

(In millions)

Hunters
Days

Number Percent
Number Percent
Total hunting . . . . 12.5
100
220
100
Big game . . . . . 10.7
85
164
75
Small game . . . . 4.8
38
52
24
Migratory bird . . . 2.3
18
20
9
Other animal . . . . 1.1
9
15
7

Hunting Expenditures
Total: $22.9 billion

Percent
100

Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.7
Deer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.1
Wild turkey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.6
Elk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.8
Bear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.4

86
80
21
6
3

Small game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rabbit, hare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Squirrel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pheasant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Quail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4.8
1.9
1.8
1.6
1.0

38
15
15
13
8

Migratory birds . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Doves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ducks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Geese . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2.3
1.2
1.1
0.7

18
10
9
6

Percent of Hunters by Age Group

Trip-related
29%
$6.7 billion

Equipment
47%
$10.7 billion

Game sought Number of hunters
Hunters, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.5

16 to 17
4%
Other
24%
$5.5 billion

65 and older
9%
55 to 64
15%
45 to 54
23%

18 to 24
8%
25 to 34
16%
35 to 44
25%