2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation Georgia

              U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Georgia
2006 National Survey
of Fishing, Hunting,
and Wildlife-Associated
Recreation
U.S. Department of the Interior
Dirk Kempthorne,
Secretary
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
H. Dale Hall,
Director
U.S. Department of Commerce
Carlos M. Gutierrez,
Secretary
Economics and Statistics Administration
Cynthia A. Glassman,
Under Secretary for Economic Affairs
U.S. CENSUS BUREAU
Steve H. Murdock,
Director
2006 National Survey of
Fishing, Hunting, and
Wildlife-Associated Recreation
FHW/06-GA
Issued January 2008
Georgia
The U.S. Department of the Interior protects and manages the Nation’s natural resources and cultural
heritage; provides scientifi c and other information about those resources; and honors its trust responsi-bilities
or special commitments to American Indians, Alaska Natives, and affi liated Island Communities.
The mission of the Department’s U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is working with others to conserve,
protect, and enhance fi sh, wildlife, and their habitats for the continuing benefi t of the American people.
The Service is responsible for national programs of vital importance to our natural resources, including
administration of the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs. These two programs provide fi nan-cial
assistance to the States for projects to enhance and protect fi sh and wildlife resources and to assure
their availability to the public for recreational purposes. Multistate grants from these programs fund the
National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation.
Suggested Citation
U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, and U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S.
Census Bureau. 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
H. Dale Hall,
Director
Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration
Rowan Gould,
Assistant Director
U.S. Department of the Interior
Dirk Kempthorne,
Secretary
U.S. CENSUS BUREAU
Steve H. Murdock,
Director
Economics and Statistics
Administration
Cynthia A. Glassman,
Under Secretary for Economic Affairs
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Contents
List of Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv
Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi
Survey Background and Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Highlights
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Wildlife-Associated Recreation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Sportspersons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Wildlife Watchers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
1996–2006 Comparisons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Tables
Guide to Statistical Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Fishing and Hunting Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Wildlife-Watching Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
National Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Appendixes
A. Defi nitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
B. 2005 Participation of 6- to 15-Year-Olds: Data From Screening Interviews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
C. Signifi cant Methodological Changes From Previous Surveys and Regional Trends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
D. Sample Design and Statistical Accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
iv 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Georgia U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Fishing and Hunting
1. Fishing and Hunting in Georgia by Resident and Nonresident Sportspersons: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2. Anglers and Hunters, Days of Participation, and Trips in Georgia by Type of Fishing
and Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3. Anglers and Hunters, Trips, and Days of Participation: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
4. Georgia Resident Anglers and Hunters by Place Fished or Hunted: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
5. Georgia Resident Anglers and Hunters, Days of Participation, and Trips in the
United States by Type of Fishing and Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
6. Freshwater Anglers, Trips, Days of Fishing, and Type of Water Fished: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
7. Freshwater Anglers and Days of Fishing in Georgia by Type of Fish: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
8. Great Lakes Anglers, Trips, and Days of Fishing in Georgia: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
9. Great Lakes Anglers and Days of Fishing in Georgia by Type of Fish: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
10. Saltwater Anglers, Trips, and Days of Fishing in Georgia: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
11. Saltwater Anglers and Days of Fishing in Georgia by Type of Fish: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
12. Hunters, Trips, and Days of Hunting in Georgia by Type of Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
13. Hunters and Days of Hunting in Georgia by Type of Game: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
14. Hunters and Days of Hunting in Georgia by Type of Land: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
15. Selected Characteristics of Georgia Resident Anglers and Hunters: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
16. Summary of Expenditures in Georgia by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for
Fishing and Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
17. Summary of Fishing Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Georgia by State Residents and
Nonresidents Combined by Type of Fishing: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
18. Summary of Hunting Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Georgia by State Residents and
Nonresidents Combined by Type of Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
19. Expenditures in Georgia by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for Fishing: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
20. Expenditures in Georgia by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
21. Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Georgia for Fishing and Hunting by Georgia Residents
and Nonresidents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
22. Summary of Georgia Residents’ Fishing and Hunting Expenditures Both Inside and Outside
Georgia: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
23. In-State and Out-of-State Expenditures by Georgia Residents for Fishing and Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Wildlife Watching
24. Wildlife Watching in Georgia by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined: 2006. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
25. Participants, Trips, and Days of Participation in Away-From-Home Wildlife Watching in
Georgia: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
26. Away-From-Home Wildlife-Watching Participants by Wildlife Observed, Photographed, or
Fed in Georgia: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
List of Tables
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27. Participation in Wildlife-Watching Activities Around the Home in Georgia: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
28. Georgia Residents Participating in Wildlife Watching in the United States: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
29. Wild Bird Observers and Days of Observation in Georgia by State Residents and
Nonresidents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
30. Selected Characteristics of Georgia Residents Participating in Wildlife Watching: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
31. Expenditures in Georgia by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for Wildlife
Watching: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
32. Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Georgia for Wildlife Watching by Georgia Residents
and Nonresidents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
33. Wildlife-Watching Expenditures Both Inside and Outside Georgia by Georgia
Residents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
34. In-State and Out-of-State Expenditures by Georgia Residents for Wildlife Watching: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
35. Participation of Georgia Resident Wildlife-Watching Participants in Fishing and
Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
36. Participation of Georgia Resident Sportspersons in Wildlife-Watching Activities: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
National Tables
37. Participation in Wildlife-Associated Recreation by State Residents Both Inside and Outside
Their Resident State: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
38. Anglers and Hunters by Sportsperson’s State of Residence: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
39. Participation in Wildlife-Associated Recreation in Each State by Both Residents and
Nonresidents of the State: 2006. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
40. Anglers and Hunters by State Where Fishing or Hunting Took Place: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
vi 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Georgia U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
I fi nd duck hunting with friends in
a bottomland hardwood swamp or
fi shing with my kids on an Oregon
river bolsters my spirit and reminds me
why I care about conservation and our
wildlife heritage.
But wildlife-associated and vital
recreation—activities such as hunting,
fi shing, and birding—also provide
signifi cant fi nancial support for wildlife
conservation in our Nation’s economy.
According to information from the
newest National Survey of Fishing,
Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated
Recreation, 87.5 million Americans
spent more than $122 billion in 2006
on wildlife-related recreation. And
this spending supports hundreds of
thousands of jobs in industries and
businesses.
The Survey is conducted every fi ve
years at the request of State fi sh and
wildlife agencies to measure the impor-tance
of wildlife-based recreation to the
American people. The 2006 Survey
represents the 11th in a series that
began in 1955. Developed in collabo-ration
with the States, the Association
of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, and
national conservation organizations,
the Survey has become one of the most
important sources of information on
fi sh and wildlife-related recreation in
the United States.
In the 75-year history of the Sport Fish
and Wildlife Restoration Programs,
excise taxes on fi rearms, ammunition,
archery, and angling equipment have
generated a cumulative total of more
than $10 billion for wildlife conserva-tion
efforts by State and Territorial
wildlife agencies for fi sh and wildlife
management.
My thanks go to the men and women
who took time to participate in the
survey, as well as to the State fi sh and
wildlife agencies for their fi nancial
support through the Multistate Conser-vation
Grant Programs. Without that
support, the 2006 Survey would never
have been possible.
I am comforted to know that my chil-dren
and all Americans will have the
opportunity to appreciate our Nation’s
rich wildlife tradition. Along with
a record number of Americans, we
continue to enjoy wildlife. We are
laying the foundation for conservation’s
future.
H. Dale Hall
Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Foreword
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Georgia vii
Survey Background and Method
The National Survey of Fishing,
Hunting, and Wildlife-Asso ciated
Recreation (Survey) has been
conducted since 1955 and is one of
the oldest and most comprehensive
continuing recreation surveys. The
Survey collects information on the
number of anglers, hunters, and wild-life
watchers; how often they partici-pate;
and how much they spend on their
activities in the United States.
Preparations for the 2006 Survey began
in 2004 when the Association of Fish
and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA) recom-mended
that the Fish and Wildlife
Service conduct the 11th Survey of
wildlife-related recreation. Funding
came from the Multistate Conservation
Grant Programs, authorized by Sport
Fish and Wildlife Restoration Acts, as
amended.
We consulted with State and Federal
agencies and nongovernmental
o rganizations such as the Wildlife
Management Institute and American
Sportfi shing Association to determine
survey content. Other sportsper-sons’
organizations and conservation
groups, industry representatives, and
researchers also provided valuable
advice.
Four regional technical committees
were set up under the auspices of the
AFWA to ensure that State fi sh and
wildlife agencies had an opportunity to
participate in all phases of survey plan-ning
and design. The committees were
made up of agency representatives.
Data collection for the Survey was
carried out by the U.S. Census Bureau
in two phases. The fi rst phase was the
screen which began in April 2006.
During this phase, the Census Bureau
interviewed a sample of 85,000 house-holds
nationwide to determine who
in the household had fi shed, hunted,
or wildlife watched in 2005, and who
had engaged or planned to engage
in those activities in 2006. In most
cases, one adult household member
provided information for all members.
The screen primarily covered 2005
activities while the next, more in-depth
phase covered 2006 activities. For
more information on 2005 data, refer to
Appendix B.
The second phase of data collection
consisted of three detailed inter-view
waves. The fi rst began in April
2006 concurrent with the screen, the
second in September 2006, and the
last in January 2007. Interviews were
conducted with samples of likely
anglers, hunters, and wildlife watchers
who were identifi ed in the initial
screening phase. Interviews were
conducted primarily by phone, with
in-person interviews for respondents
who could not be reached by phone.
Respondents in the second survey
phase were limited to those who were
at least 16 years old. Each respondent
provided information pertaining only to
his or her activities and expenditures.
Sample sizes were designed to provide
statistically reliable results at the state
level. Information on sampling proce-dures,
sample sizes, and response rates
is found in Appendix D.
Comparability With Previous
Surveys
The 2006 Survey questions and meth-odology
were similar to those used
in the 2001, 1996, and 1991 Surveys.
Therefore, the estimates are compa-rable.
The methodology of these Surveys
did differ importantly from the 1985
and 1980 Surveys, so these estimates
are not directly comparable to those
of earlier surveys. Changes in meth-odology
included reducing the recall
period over which respondents had to
report their activities and expenditures.
Previous Surveys used a 12-month
recall period, which resulted in greater
reporting bias. Research found that the
amount of activity and expenditures
reported in 12-month recall surveys
was overestimated in comparison
with that reported using shorter recall
periods.
Highlights
2 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Georgia U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Introduction
The National Survey of Fishing,
Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated
Recreation reports results from inter-views
with U.S. residents about their
fi shing, hunting, and wildlife watching.
This report focuses on 2006 participa-tion
and expenditures of persons 16
years of age and older.
The Survey is a snapshot of one year.
The information it collected tells us
how many people participated and
how much they spent on their activi-ties
in the State in 2006. It does not
tell us how many anglers, hunters, and
wildlife watchers there were because
many do not participate every year.
For example, based on information
collected by the Survey’s household
screen and detailed phase, we can
estimate that about 33 percent more
anglers and hunters participated nation-ally
in at least 1 of the 4 years prior to
the survey year 2006.
In addition to 2006 estimates, we also
provide trend information in the High-lights
section and Appendix C of the
report. The 2006 numbers reported can
be compared with those in the 1991,
1996, and 2001 Survey reports because
they used similar methodologies. The
2006 estimates should not be directly
compared with results from Surveys
conducted earlier than 1991 because
of changes in methodology to improve
accuracy.
The report also provides information
on participation in wildlife recreation
in 2005, particularly of persons 6 to 15
years of age. The 2005 information is
provided in Appendix B. Information
about the Survey’s scope and coverage
is in Appendix D. The remainder of this
section defi nes important terms used in
the Survey.
This report does not provide infor-mation
about the State’s wildlife
resources. That, and additional infor-mation
on wildlife-related recreation,
may be obtained from State fi sh and
wildlife agencies. The Association of
Fish and Wildlife Agencies can provide
the addresses and telephone numbers of
those agencies. The Association’s Web
site is .
Wildlife-Associated Recreation
Wildlife-associated recreation is
fi shing, hunting, and wildlife-watching
activities. These categories are not
mutually exclusive because many indi-viduals
participated in more than one
activity. Wildlife-associated recreation
is reported in two major categories: (1)
fi shing and hunting and (2) wildlife
watching, which includes observing,
photographing, and feeding fi sh or
wildlife.
Fishing and Hunting
This Survey reports information about
residents of the United States who
fi shed or hunted in 2006, regardless of
whether they were licensed. The fi shing
and hunting sections report information
for three groups: (1) sportspersons, (2)
anglers, and (3) hunters.
Sportspersons
Sportspersons are those who fi shed
or hunted. Individuals who fi shed
or hunted commercially in 2006 are
reported as sportspersons only if they
also fi shed or hunted for recreation.
The sportspersons group is composed
of three subgroups, as shown in the
diagram on this page: (1) those that
fi shed and hunted, (2) those that only
fi shed, and (3) those that only hunted.
The total number of sportspersons is
equal to the sum of people who only
fi shed, only hunted, and both hunted
and fi shed. It is not the sum of all
anglers and all hunters because those
people who both fi shed and hunted are
included in both the angler and hunter
population and would be incorrectly
counted twice.
Anglers
Anglers are sportspersons who only
fi shed plus those who fi shed and
hunted. Anglers include not only
licensed hook and line anglers, but
also those who have no license and
those who use special methods such as
fi shing with spears.
Three types of fi shing are reported: (1)
freshwater, excluding the Great Lakes,
(2) Great Lakes, and (3) saltwater.
Since many anglers participated in
more than one type of fi shing, the total
number of anglers is less than the sum
of the three types of fi shing.
Hunters
Hunters are sportspersons who only
hunted plus those who hunted and
fi shed. Hunters include not only
licensed hunters using rifl es and shot-guns
but also those who had no license
and those who hunted with a bow and
arrow, primitive fi rearm, or pistol or
handgun.
Sportspersons
Anglers Hunters
Fished
only
Fished
and
hunted
Hunted
only
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Four types of hunting are reported: (1)
big game, (2) small game, (3) migra-tory
bird, and (4) other animals. Since
many hunters participated in more than
one type of hunting, the sum of hunters
for big game, small game, migratory
bird, and other animals exceeds the
total number of hunters.
Wildlife Watchers
Since 1980, the National Survey has
included information on wildlife-watching
activities in addition to
fi shing and hunting. The 1991, 1996,
2001, and 2006 Surveys, unlike the
1980 and 1985 Surveys, collected data
only for activities where the primary
purpose was wildlife watching. The
1980 and 1985 Surveys included esti-mates
of unplanned wildlife watching
around the home and while on trips
taken for another purpose.
The 2006 Survey uses a strict defi ni-tion
of wildlife watching. Participants
must either take a “special interest”
in w ildlife around their homes or take
a trip for the “primary purpose” of
wildlife watching. Secondary wild-life
watching, such as incidentally
observing wildlife while pleasure
driving, is not included.
Two types of wildlife watching
are reported: (1) away-from-home
(formerly nonresidential) activities and
(2) around-the-home (formerly residen-tial)
activities. Because some people
participated in more than one type of
wildlife watching, the sum of partici-pants
in each type will be greater than
the total number of wildlife watchers.
The two types of wildlife-watching
activity are explained next.
Away-From-Home Wildlife
Watching
This group includes persons who
took trips or outings of at least 1 mile
from home for the primary purpose of
observing, feeding, or photographing
fi sh and wildlife. Trips to fi sh, hunt,
or scout and trips to zoos, circuses,
aq uariums, and museums are not
considered wildlife-watching activities.
Around-the-Home Wildlife
Watching
This group includes those who
participated within 1 mile of home and
involves one or more of the following:
(1) closely observing or trying to iden-tify
birds or other wildlife; (2) photo-graphing
wildlife; (3) feeding birds or
other wildlife; (4) maintaining natural
areas of at least 1/4 acre where benefi t
to wildlife is the primary concern; (5)
maintaining plantings (shrubs, agri-cultural
crops, etc.) where benefi t to
wildlife is the primary concern; or (6)
visiting public parks within 1 mile
of home for the primary purpose of
observing, feeding, or photographing
wildlife.
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2006 Georgia Summary
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,107,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,375,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,020,411,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $370,743,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $649,668,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $817
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $21
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 481,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,228,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $677,762,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $237,162,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $440,600,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,392
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $29
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . . 1,987,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 438,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . . 1,798,000
Days of participation away from home . . . . . 4,097,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,615,316,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $146,722,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . $1,468,594,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $639
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $36
Activities in Georgia by Residents and Nonresidents Activities in Georgia by Nonresidents
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,070,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $170,391,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $56,683,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $113,708,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,252
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $53
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,445,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $258,348,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $116,113,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $142,235,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,898
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $80
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . . . 183,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 183,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (X)
Days of participation away from home . . . . . . 830,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $410,096,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $68,649,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $341,447,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $376
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $83
(X) Not applicable.
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Activities in Georgia by Residents
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 971,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,305,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $850,020,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $314,060,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $535,960,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $875
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $19
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,783,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $419,414,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $121,049,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $298,365,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,218
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $18
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . 1,805,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 256,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . 1,798,000
Days of participation away from home . . . . 3,266,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,205,220,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $78,073,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . $1,127,147,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $668
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $24
Activities by Georgia Residents Both Inside
and Outside Georgia
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,060,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,449,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,050,608,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $459,769,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $590,839,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $991
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,180,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $502,017,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $188,546,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $313,471,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,409
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $26
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . 1,819,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 371,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . 1,798,000
Days of participation away from home . . . . 5,221,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,528,691,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $289,920,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . $1,238,772,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $840
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $56
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Participation in Georgia
The 2006 Survey found that 2.8 million
Georgia residents and nonresidents
16 years old and older fi shed, hunted,
or wildlife watched in Georgia. Of
the total number of participants, 1.1
million fi shed, 481 thousand hunted,
and 2.0 million participated in wildlife -
watching activities, which include
observing, feeding, and photographing
wildlife. The sum of anglers, hunters,
and wildlife watchers exceeds the total
number of participants in wildlife -
related recreation because many indi-viduals
engaged in more than
one wildlife-related activity.
Participation by 6-to-15-Year-Old
Georgia Residents
The focus of the National Survey is
on the activity of participants 16 years
old and older. However, the activity
of 6- to 15-year-olds can be calculated
using the screening data covering the
year 2005. It is assumed for estima-tion
purposes that the relative activity
levels of 6-to-15-year-old participants
and participants 16 years old and older
remained the same in 2005 and 2006.
Based on this assumption, in addition
to the 1.1 million resident anglers 16
years old and older, there were 259
thousand resident anglers 6 to 15 years
old. Also, in addition to the 356 thou-sand
residents 16 years old and older
who hunted, there were 60 thousand
6-to-15-year-old residents who hunted.
Finally, there were 1.8 million Georgia
residents 16 years old and older and
331 thousand 6- to 15-year-olds who
wildlife watched. Further information
on 6- to 15-year-olds is provided in
Appendix B.
Expenditures in Georgia
In 2006, state residents and nonresi-dents
spent $3.5 billion on wildlife
recreation in Georgia. Of that total, trip-related
expenditures were $755 million
and equipment purchases totaled $2.1
billion. The remaining $648 million
was spent on licenses, contributions,
land ownership and leasing, and other
items.
Wildlife-Associated Recreation
Participants in Wildlife-Associated Recreation in Georgia: 2006
(U.S. residents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.8 million
Sportspersons
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.3 million
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1 million
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 481 thousand
Wildlife Watchers
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.0 million
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 438 thousand
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.8 million
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Tables 3, 24, and 39.
Percent of Total Participants
by Activity
(Total: 2.8 million participants)
Wildlife
watching
Fishing Hunting
40%
17%
72%
Wildlife-Associated
Recreation Expenditures in Georgia
(Total: $3.5 billion)
Equipment
60%
Trip-related
21%
Other
18%
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Sportspersons
In 2006, 1.3 million state resident and
nonresident sportspersons 16 years old
and older fi shed or hunted in Georgia.
This group comprised 1.1 million
anglers (85 percent of all sports persons)
and 481 thousand hunters (37 percent
of all sportspersons). Among the 1.3
million sportspersons who fi shed or
hunted in the state, 827 thousand (63
percent) fi shed but did not hunt in
Georgia. Another 200 thousand (15
percent) hunted but did not fi sh there.
The remaining 280 thousand (21
percent) fi shed and hunted in Georgia
in 2006.
Sportspersons’ Participation in Georgia
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Sportspersons (fi shed or hunted) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.3 million
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1 million
Fished only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 827 thousand
Fished and hunted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280 thousand
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 481 thousand
Hunted only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 thousand
Hunted and fi shed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 1.
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Anglers
Participants and Days of Fishing
In 2006, 1.1 million state residents
and nonresidents 16 years old and
older fi shed in Georgia. Of this total,
971 thousand anglers (88 percent)
were state residents and 136 thousand
anglers (12 percent) were nonresidents.
Anglers fi shed a total of 17.4 million
days in Georgia—an average of 16 days
per angler. State residents fi shed 16.3
million days—94 percent of all fi shing
days in Georgia. Nonresidents fi shed
1.1 million days in Georgia—6 percent
of all fi shing days in the state.
A large majority of Georgia residents
who fi shed anywhere in the United
States did so in their resident state.
There were 1.1 million Georgia resi-dents
16 years old and older who fi shed
in the United States in 2006 for a total
of 18.4 million days. An estimated 92
percent of all Georgia residents who
fi shed did so in their home state. Of
all fi shing days by Georgia residents,
88 percent or 16.3 million were in their
home state.
Some state residents fi shed in states
other than Georgia. In 2006, 337
thousand Georgia residents fi shed in
other states—32 percent of all residents
fi shing in any state. They fi shed 2.3
million days as nonresidents, repre-senting
12 percent of all days fi shed by
Georgia residents. For further details
about fi shing in Georgia, see Table 3.
Anglers in Georgia
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1 million
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 971 thousand
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 thousand
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17.4 million
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.3 million
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1 million
Source: Table 3.
In State/Out of State
(State residents 16 years old and older)
Georgia anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1 million
In Georgia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 971 thousand
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337 thousand
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18.4 million
In Georgia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.3 million
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.3 million
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 3.
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Fishing Expenditures in Georgia
All fi shing-related expenditures in
Georgia totaled $1.0 billion in 2006.
Trip-related expenditures, which
include food and lodging, transporta-tion,
and other trip expenses, totaled
$371 million—36 percent of all fi shing
expenditures. Expenditures for food
and lodging were $153 million and
transportation expenditures were $100
million. Other trip expenses, such as
equipment rental, bait, and cooking
fuel, totaled $117 million. Each angler
spent an average of $335 on trip-related
costs during 2006.
Anglers spent $460 million on equip-ment
in Georgia in 2006, 45 percent of
all fi shing expenditures. Fishing equip-ment
(rods, reels, line, etc.) spending
totaled $135 million—29 percent of
the equipment total. Auxiliary equip-ment
expenditures (tents, special
fi shing clothes, etc.) and special equip-ment
expenditures (boats, vans, etc.)
amounted to $325 million—71 percent
of the equipment total. Special and
auxiliary equipment are items that were
purchased for fi shing but could be used
in activities other than fi shing.
The purchase of other items, such as
magazines, membership dues, licenses,
permits, stamps, and land leasing and
ownership, amounted to $190 million—
19 percent of all fi shing expenditures.
For more details about fi shing expendi-tures
in Georgia, see Tables 19 and 21
through 23.
Fishing Expenditures in Georgia
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1.0 billion
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $371 million
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $460 million
Fishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $135 million
Auxiliary and special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $325 million
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $190 million
Source: Table 19.
Percent of Anglers by Residence
(Total: 1.1 million participants)
Residents Nonresidents
88%
12%
Fishing Expenditures in Georgia
(Total: $1.0 billion)
Trip-related
36%
Other
19%
Equipment
45%
10 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Georgia U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Hunters
Participants and Days of Hunting
In 2006, there were 481 thousand resi-dents
and nonresidents 16 years old and
older who hunted in Georgia. Resi-dent
hunters numbered 344 thousand,
accounting for 72 percent of the hunters
in Georgia. There were 136 thousand
nonresidents who hunted in Georgia—
28 percent of the state’s hunters.
Residents and nonresidents hunted 8.2
million days in 2006, an average of 17
days per hunter. Residents hunted 6.8
million days in Georgia or 82 percent
of all hunting days, while nonresi-dents
spent 1.4 million days hunting
in Georgia or 18 percent of all hunting
days.
There were 356 thousand Georgia
residents 16 years old and older who
hunted in the United States in 2006
for a total of 7.2 million days. An
estimated 97 percent of all Georgia
residents who hunted did so in their
home state. Of all hunting days by
Georgia residents, 94 percent or
6.8 million were spent pursuing game
in their home state.
Some state residents hunted in states
other than Georgia. Altogether, 57
thousand or 16 percent of all Georgia
hunters hunted in other states. Their
466 thousand days of hunting in other
states represented 6 percent of all days
Georgia residents spent hunting in
2006. For more information on hunting
activities by Georgia residents, see
Table 3.
Hunters in Georgia
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 481 thousand
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344 thousand
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 thousand
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.2 million
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.8 million
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.4 million
Source: Table 3.
In State/Out of State
(State residents 16 years old and older)
Georgia hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356 thousand
In Georgia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344 thousand
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 thousand
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.2 million
In Georgia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.8 million
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 466 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 3.
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Hunting Expenditures in Georgia
All hunting-related expenditures in
Georgia totaled $678 million in 2006.
Trip-related expenses, such as food and
lodging, transportation, and other trip
expenses, totaled $237 million—35
percent of total expenditures. Expen-ditures
for food and lodging were $97
million and transportation expenditures
were $85 million. Other trip expenses,
such as equipment rental, totaled $56
million for the year. The average trip-related
expenditure per hunter
was $493.
Hunters spent $209 million on equip-ment—
31 percent of all hunting expen-ditures.
Hunting equipment (guns,
ammunition, etc.) totaled $122 million
and made up 58 percent of all equip-ment
costs. Hunters spent $88 million
on auxiliary equipment (tents, special
hunting clothes, etc.) and special equip-ment
(boats, vans, etc.), accounting
for 42 percent of total equipment
expenditures for hunting. Special and
auxiliary equipment are items that were
purchased for hunting but could be
used in activities other than hunting.
The purchase of other items, such as
magazines, membership dues, licenses,
permits, and land leasing and owner-ship,
cost hunters $231 million—34
percent of all hunting expenditures.
For more details on hunting expen-ditures
in Georgia, see Tables 20
through 23.
Hunting Expenditures in Georgia
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $678 million
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $237 million
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $209 million
Hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $122 million
Auxiliary and special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $88 million
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $231 million
Source: Table 20.
Percent of Hunters by Residence
(Total: 481 thousand participants)
Residents Nonresidents
72%
28%
Hunting Expenditures in Georgia
(Total: $678 million)
Trip-related
35%
Other
34%
Equipment
31%
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Wildlife Watchers
Participants and Days of Activity
In 2006, 2.0 million U.S. residents
16 years old and older fed, observed,
or photographed wildlife in Georgia.
Most of them, 90 percent (1.8 million),
enjoyed their activities close to home
and are called “around-the-home”
participants. Those persons who
enjoyed wildlife at least 1 mile from
home are called “away-from-home”
participants. People participating in
away-from-home activities in Georgia
in 2006 numbered 438 thousand—22
percent of all wildlife watchers in
Georgia. Of the 438 thousand, 256
thousand were state residents and 183
thousand were nonresidents.
Georgia residents 16 years old and
older who enjoyed away-from-home
wildlife watching within their state
totaled 256 thousand. Of this group,
256 thousand participants observed
wildlife and 132 thousand photo-graphed
wildlife. Since some individ-uals
engaged in more than one of the
away-from-home activities during the
year, the sum of wildlife observers and
photographers exceeds the total number
of away-from-home participants.
Georgia residents spent 3.3 million
days engaged in away-from-home
wildlife -watching activities in their
state. For further details about away-from-
home activities, see Table 25.
Georgia residents also took an active
interest in wildlife around their homes.
In 2006, 1.8 million state residents
enjoyed observing, feeding, and photo-graphing
wildlife within 1 mile of their
homes. Among this around-the-home
group, 1.5 million fed, 1.1 million
observed, and 386 thousand photo-graphed
wildlife around their homes.
Another 301 thousand participants
maintained natural areas of 1/4 acre or
more for wildlife; 155 thousand partici-pants
maintained plantings for the
benefi t of wildlife; and 273 thousand
participants visited public parks within
a mile of home because of the wildlife.
Summing the number of participants in
these six activities results in an esti-mate
that exceeds the total number of
around-the-home participants because
many people participated in more than
one type of around-the-home activity.
Wildlife-Watching Participants in Georgia
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.0 million
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.8 million
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 438 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 24.
Away-From-Home Wildlife-Watching Participation in Georgia
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Participants, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 438 thousand
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 438 thousand
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 thousand
Photograph wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246 thousand
Days, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.1 million
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.3 million
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 559 thousand
Photograph wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1 million
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 25.
Around-the-Home Wildlife-Watching Participation in Georgia
(State residents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.8 million
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.5 million
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1 million
Photograph wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386 thousand
Maintain natural areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301 thousand
Maintain plantings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 thousand
Visit public areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 27.
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In addition, 19 percent of resident
around-the-home wildlife watchers also
enjoyed wildlife away from home. For
further details about Georgia residents
participating in around-the-home
wildlife -watching activities, see
Table 27.
Wild Bird Observers
Bird watching attracted many wildlife
enthusiasts in Georgia. In 2006, 1.2
million people observed birds around
the home and on trips in the state. A
majority, 83 percent (1.0 million)
observed wild birds around the home
while 31 percent (380 thousand) took
trips away from home to watch birds.
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
in Georgia
Wildlife watchers spent $1.6 billion on
wildlife-watching activities in Georgia
in 2006. Trip-related expenditures,
including food and lodging ($89
million), transportation ($44 million),
and other trip expenses ($14 million),
such as equipment rental, amounted
to $147 million. This summation
comprised 9 percent of all wildlife-watching
expenditures by participants.
The average of the trip-related expendi-tures
for away-from-home participants
was $327 per person in 2006.
Wildlife-watching participants spent
$1.2 billion on equipment—77 percent
of all their expenditures. Specifi cally,
wildlife-watching equipment (binocu-lars,
special clothing, etc.) expenditures
totaled $417 million, 33 percent of
the equipment total. Auxiliary equip-ment
expenditures (tents, backpacking
equipment, etc.) and special equipment
expenditures (campers, trucks, etc.)
amounted to $829 million—67 percent
of all equipment costs. Special and
auxiliary equipment are items that were
purchased for wildlife-watching recre-ation
but can be used in activities other
than wildlife-watching activities.
Other items purchased by wildlife-watching
participants, such as maga-zines,
membership dues and contribu-tions,
land leasing and ownership, and
plantings, totaled $223 million—14
percent of all wildlife-watching
expenditures. For more details about
wildlife -watching expenditures in
Georgia, see Table 31.
Wild Bird Observers in Georgia
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Participants, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2 million
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.0 million
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380 thousand
Days, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98.7 million
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95.1 million
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.6 million
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 29.
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures in Georgia
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1.6 billion
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $147 million
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1.2 billion
Wildlife watching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $417 million
Auxiliary and special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $829 million
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $223 million
Source: Table 31.
Around-the-Home and Away-
From-Home Participation
by Georgia Residents
(Total: 1.8 million participants)
Both around
the home and
away from
home
Around the
home only
81%
19%
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
in Georgia
(Total: $1.6 billion)
Trip-related
9%
Other
14%
Equipment
77%
14 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Georgia U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
1996–2006 Comparisons
Comparing the estimates from the
1996, 2001, and 2006 Surveys gives
a perspective on the state of wildlife-related
recreation in the late 1990s and
early-to-mid 2000s in Georgia. Only
the most general recreation compari-sons
are presented here.
The best way to compare estimates
from surveys is not to compare the
estimates themselves but to compare
the confi dence intervals around the
estimates. A 90-percent confi dence
interval around an estimate gives the
range of estimates that 90 percent of all
possible representative samples would
supply. If the 90-percent confi dence
intervals of two surveys’ estimates
overlap, it is not possible to say the two
estimates are statistically different.
The state resident estimates cover the
participation and expenditure activity
of Georgia residents anywhere in the
United States. The in-state estimates
cover the participation, day, and
expenditure activity of U.S. residents in
Georgia.
The expenditure estimates were made
comparable by adjusting the estimates
for infl ation—all estimates are in 2006
dollars.
Georgia 1996 and 2006 Comparison
(Numbers in thousands)
1996 2006 Percent change
Fishing
Anglers in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,088 1,107 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,171 17,375 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,444,430 $1,020,411 *
State resident anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 982 1,060 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,564,393 $1,050,608 *
Hunting
Hunters in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403 481 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,993 8,228 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,086,800 $677,762 *
State resident hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365 356 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,105,839 $502,017 *
Away-From-Home Wildlife Watching
Participants in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 639 438 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,108 4,097 *
State resident participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 553 371 –33
Around-the-Home Wildlife Watching
Total participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,562 1,798 *
Observers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,071 1,138 *
Feeders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,452 1,494 *
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
In-state expenditures by U.S. wildlife watchers . . . . . . . . . . $1,075,063 $1,615,316 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,212,298 $1,528,691 *
* Not different from zero at the 10 percent level of signifi cance.
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Georgia 2001 and 2006 Comparison
(Numbers in thousands)
2001 2006 Percent change
Fishing
Anglers in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,086 1,107 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,757 17,375 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $619,595 $1,020,411 65
State resident anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,043 1,060 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $698,152 $1,050,608 *
Hunting
Hunters in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 417 481 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,973 8,228 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $574,192 $677,762 *
State resident hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377 356 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $576,719 $502,017 *
Away-From-Home Wildlife Watching
Participants in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 411 438 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,868 4,097 *
State resident participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302 371 *
Around-the-Home Wildlife Watching
Total participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,305 1,798 38
Observers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 908 1,138 25
Feeders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,204 1,494 24
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
In-state expenditures by U.S. wildlife watchers . . . . . . . . . . $610,779 $1,615,316 164
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $381,431 $1,528,691 301
* Not different from zero at the 10 percent level of signifi cance.
Number of People Who Hunted
and Fished in Georgia: 1996–2006
(In thousands)
Hunters
Anglers
1996 2001 2006
403
1,088
417
1,086
481
1,107
Number of People Who Wildlife
Watched in Georgia: 1996–2006
(In thousands)
Away from home
Around the home
1996 2001 2006
639
1,562
411
1,305
438
1,798
Total Expenditures by
Participants in Georgia
(In millions of 2006 dollars)
Wildlife watchers
Hunters
Anglers
1996 2001 2006
1,444
1,0871,075
620 574 611
1,020
678
1,615
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Purpose and Coverage of Tables
The statistical tables of this report were
designed to meet a wide range of needs
for those interested in wildlife-related
recreation. Special terms used in these
tables are defi ned in Appendix A.
The tables are based on responses to
the 2006 Survey, which was designed
to collect data about participation in
wi ldlife-related recreation. To have
taken part in the Survey, a respondent
must have been a U.S. resident (a
resident of one of the 50 states or the
District of Columbia). No one residing
outside the United States (including
U.S. citizens) was eligible for inter-viewing.
Therefore, reported state and
national totals do not include partici-pation
by those who were not U.S.
residents or who were U.S. citizens
residing outside the United States.
Comparability With Previous
Surveys
The numbers reported can be compared
with those in the 1991, 1996, and 2001
Survey Reports. The methodology used
in 2006 was similar to that used in
those Surveys. These results should not
be directly compared to results from
Surveys earlier than 1991 since there
were major changes in methodology
in 1991. These changes were made to
improve accuracy in the estimates.
Coverage of an Individual Table
Since the Survey covers many activi-ties
in various places by participants
of different ages, all table titles,
headnotes, stubs, and footnotes are
designed to identify and articulate each
item being reported in the table. For
example, the title of Table 2 shows that
data about anglers and hunters, their
days of participation, and their number
of trips are reported by type of activity.
By contrast, the title of Table 7 indi-cates
that it contains data on freshwater
anglers and the days they fi shed for
different species.
Percentages Reported in the Tables
Percentages are reported in the tables
for the convenience of the user. When
exclusive groups are being reported, the
base of a percentage is apparent from
its context because the percents add to
100 percent (plus or minus a rounding
error). For example, Table 2 reports
the number of trips taken by big game
hunters, those taken by small game
hunters, those taken by migratory bird
hunters, and those taken by hunters
pursuing other animals. These comprise
100 percent because they are exclusive
categories.
Percents should not add to 100 when
nonexclusive groups are being reported.
Using Table 2 as an example again,
note that adding the percentages associ-ated
with the total number of big game
hunters, total small game hunters,
total migratory bird hunters, and total
hunters of other animals will not yield
total hunters because respondents could
hunt for more than one type of game.
When the base of the percentage is not
apparent in context, it is identifi ed in a
footnote. For example, Table 15 reports
two percentages with different bases:
one base being the number of total
participants at the head of the column
and the other base being the total popu-lation
who are described by the row
category. Footnotes are used to clarify
the bases of the reported percentages.
Footnotes to the Tables
Footnotes are used to clarify the infor-mation
or items that are being reported
in a table. Symbols in the body of a
table indicate important footnotes.
These symbols are used in the tables
to refer to the same footnote each time
they appear:
* Estimate based on a sample size of
10–29.
... Sample size too small to report data
reliably because there were fewer
than 10 responses.
W Less than .5 dollars.
Z Less than 0.5 percent.
X Not applicable.
NA Not asked.
Estimates based upon fewer than 10
responses are regarded as being based
on a sample size that is too small for
reliable reporting. An estimate based
upon at least 10 but fewer than 30
responses is treated as an estimate
based on a small sample size. Other
footnotes appear, as necessary, to
qualify or clarify the estimates reported
in the tables. In addition, these two
important footnotes appear frequently:
• Detail does not add to total because
of multiple responses.
• Detail does not add to total because
of multiple responses and nonre-sponse.
“Multiple responses” is a term used
to refl ect the fact that individuals or
their characteristics fall into more than
one category. Using Table 12 as an
example, those who hunt for big game,
small game, migratory birds, and other
animals are counted only once as a
hunter in the “Total, all hunting” row.
Another example is Table 15, where
total anglers and hunters add up to
more than total sportspersons. Totals
will be smaller than the sum of subcat-egories
when multiple responses exist.
“Nonresponse” exists because the
Survey questions were answered
voluntarily and some respondents did
not or could not answer all the ques-tions.
Totals are greater than the sum of
subcategories when nonresponses have
occurred. This occurs because some
respondents answered the question that
provided the category estimate but did
not answer the subcategory questions.
Guide to Statistical Tables
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Table 1. Fishing and Hunting in Georgia by Resident and Nonresident Sportspersons: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Sportspersons
Total, state
residents and nonresidents
State residents Nonresidents
Number
Percent of
sportspersons Number
Percent of
resident
sportspersons Number
Percent of
nonresident
sportspersons
Total sportspersons (fished or hunted) . . . . . . . . 1,308 100 1,070 100 238 100
Total anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,107 85 971 91 136 57
Fished only. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 827 63 725 68 102 43
Fished and hunted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280 21 246 23 *34 *14
Total hunters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 481 37 344 32 136 57
Hunted only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 15 *98 *9 102 43
Hunted and fished . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280 21 246 23 *34 *14
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Table 2. Anglers and Hunters, Days of Participation, and Trips in Georgia by Type of Fishing and
Hunting: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Type of fishing and hunting
Participants Days of participation Trips
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
FISHING
Total, all fishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,107 100 17,375 100 11,554 100
Total, all freshwater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,025 93 15,646 90 10,451 90
Freshwater, except Great Lakes. . . . . . . . . . . . 1,025 93 15,646 90 10,451 90
Great Lakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
Saltwater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 13 1,707 10 1,103 10
HUNTING
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 481 100 8,228 100 5,682 100
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 410 85 6,959 85 4,043 71
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 38 1,549 19 1,058 19
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 24 664 8 554 10
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
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Table 3. Anglers and Hunters, Trips, and Days of Participation: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Anglers and hunters, trips,
and days of participation
Activity in Georgia Activity by Georgia residents in United States
Total, state
residents and
nonresidents
State residents Nonresidents
Total, in state
of residence and
in other states
In state
of residence
In other
states
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
FISHING
Total anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,107 100 971 88 136 12 1,060 100 971 92 337 32
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,554 100 11,137 96 418 4 12,549 100 11,137 89 1,413 11
Total days of fishing. . . . . . . . . 17,375 100 16,305 94 1,070 6 18,449 100 16,305 88 2,262 12
Average days of fishing . . . . . . 16 (X) 17 (X) 8 (X) 17 (X) 17 (X) 7 (X)
HUNTING
Total hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 481 100 344 72 136 28 356 100 344 97 *57 *16
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,682 100 5,045 89 637 11 5,275 100 5,045 96 *230 *4
Total days of hunting . . . . . . . . 8,228 100 6,783 82 1,445 18 7,180 100 6,783 94 *466 *6
Average days of hunting . . . . . 17 (X) 20 (X) 11 (X) 20 (X) 20 (X) *8 (X)
(X) Not applicable. * Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Table 4. Georgia Resident Anglers and Hunters by Place Fished or Hunted: 2006
(State population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Place fished or hunted
Anglers Hunters
Number Percent Number Percent
Total, all places. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,060 100 356 100
In-state only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 723 68 299 84
In-state and other states . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248 23 *46 *13
In other states only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *89 *8 ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail may not add to total because of multiple responses and nonresponse.
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Table 5. Georgia Resident Anglers and Hunters, Days of Participation, and Trips in the United States
by Type of Fishing and Hunting: 2006
(State population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Type of fishing and hunting
Participants Days of participation Trips
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
FISHING
Total, all fishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,060 100 18,449 100 12,549 100
Total, all freshwater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 938 89 15,991 87 10,928 87
Freshwater, except Great Lakes. . . . . . . . . . . . 938 89 15,991 87 10,928 87
Great Lakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
Saltwater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288 27 2,572 14 1,621 13
HUNTING
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356 100 7,180 100 5,275 100
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307 86 5,944 83 3,675 70
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168 47 1,569 22 1,048 20
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 26 *693 *10 *525 *10
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Table 6. Freshwater Anglers, Trips, Days of Fishing, and Type of Water Fished: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Anglers, trips, and days of fishing
Activity in Georgia
Total, state
residents and nonresidents
State residents Nonresidents
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,025 100 908 89 118 11
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,451 100 10,107 97 344 3
Total days of fishing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,646 100 14,742 94 905 6
Average days of fishing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 (X) 16 (X) 8 (X)
ANGLERS
Total, all types of water. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,025 100 908 89 118 11
Ponds, lakes, or reservoirs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 898 100 803 89 95 11
Rivers or streams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 428 100 368 86 *60 *14
DAYS
Total, all types of water. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,646 100 14,742 94 905 6
Ponds, lakes, or reservoirs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,871 100 10,317 95 554 5
Rivers or streams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,941 100 5,558 94 *383 *6
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. (X) Not applicable.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
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Table 7. Freshwater Anglers and Days of Fishing in Georgia by Type of Fish: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Anglers and days of fishing
Activity in Georgia
Total, state
residents and nonresidents
State residents Nonresidents
Number
Percent of
total
types
Percent of
anglers/
days Number
Percent of
anglers/
days Number
Percent of
anglers/
days
ANGLERS
Total, all types of fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,025 100 100 908 89 118 11
Crappie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334 33 100 323 97 ... ...
Panfish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233 23 100 220 94 ... ...
White bass, striped bass, striped bass hybrids . . . . . 215 21 100 186 86 *29 *14
Black bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 512 50 100 472 92 *40 *8
Catfish, bullheads. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395 38 100 373 94 ... ...
Walleye, sauger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Northern pike, pickerel, muskie, muskie hybrids . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Steelhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Trout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 14 100 *114 *82 ... ...
Salmon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Anything1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 20 100 175 87 ... ...
Other freshwater fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 14 100 146 100 ... ...
DAYS
Total, all types of fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,646 100 100 14,742 94 905 6
Crappie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,220 27 100 4,099 97 ... ...
Panfish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,409 15 100 2,342 97 ... ...
White bass, striped bass, striped bass hybrids . . . . . 2,867 18 100 2,663 93 *204 *7
Black bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,382 54 100 8,090 97 *292 *3
Catfish, bullheads. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,192 52 100 8,065 98 ... ...
Walleye, sauger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Northern pike, pickerel, muskie, muskie hybrids . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Steelhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Trout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,719 11 100 *1,531 *89 ... ...
Salmon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Anything1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,582 10 100 1,327 84 ... ...
Other freshwater fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,781 24 100 3,781 100 ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
1 Respondent fished for no specific species and identified ‘‘Anything’’ from a list of categories of fish.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
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Table 8. Great Lakes Anglers, Trips, and Days of Fishing in Georgia: 2006
This table does not apply to this state.
Table 9. Great Lakes Anglers and Days of Fishing in Georgia by Type of Fish: 2006
This table does not apply to this state.
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Table 10. Saltwater Anglers, Trips, and Days of Fishing in Georgia: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Anglers, trips, and days of fishing
Activity in Georgia
Total, state
residents and nonresidents
State residents Nonresidents
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total anglers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 100 125 85 ... ...
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,103 100 1,029 93 ... ...
Total days . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,707 100 1,383 81 ... ...
Average days of fishing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 (X) 11 (X) ... (X)
... Sample size too small to report data reliably. (X) Not applicable.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Table 11. Saltwater Anglers and Days of Fishing in Georgia by Type of Fish: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Anglers and days of fishing
Activity in Georgia
Total, state
residents and nonresidents
State residents Nonresidents
Number
Percent of
total
types
Percent of
anglers/
days Number
Percent of
anglers/
days Number
Percent of
anglers/
days
ANGLERS
Total, all types of fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 100 100 125 85 ... ...
Salmon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Striped bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Bluefish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Flatfish (flounder, halibut). . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Red drum (redfish) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Sea trout (weakfish). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *49 *34 *100 *43 *87 ... ...
Mackerel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Mahi-mahi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Shellfish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Anything1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *71 *49 *100 *61 *85 ... ...
Other saltwater fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
DAYS
Total, all types of fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,707 100 100 1,383 81 ... ...
Salmon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Striped bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Bluefish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Flatfish (flounder, halibut). . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Red drum (redfish) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Sea trout (weakfish). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *732 *43 *100 *715 *98 ... ...
Mackerel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Mahi-mahi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Shellfish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Anything1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *671 *39 *100 *449 *67 ... ...
Other saltwater fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
1 Respondent fished for no specific species and identified ‘‘Anything’’ from a list of categories of fish.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
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Table 12. Hunters, Trips, and Days of Hunting in Georgia by Type of Hunting: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Hunters, trips, and days of hunting
Activity in Georgia
Total, state
residents and nonresidents
State residents Nonresidents
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
HUNTERS
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 481 100 344 72 136 28
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 410 100 300 73 110 27
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 100 150 82 *34 *18
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 100 *86 *74 ... ...
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
TRIPS
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,682 100 5,045 89 637 11
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,043 100 3,547 88 496 12
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,058 100 977 92 *81 *8
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 554 100 *494 *89 ... ...
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
DAYS
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,228 100 6,783 82 1,445 18
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,959 100 5,669 81 1,289 19
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,549 100 1,422 92 *128 *8
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 664 100 *566 *85 ... ...
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
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Table 13. Hunters and Days of Hunting in Georgia by Type of Game: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Type of game
Hunters, state
residents and nonresidents
Days of hunting
Number Percent Number Percent
Total, all types of game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 481 100 8,228 100
Big game, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 410 85 6,959 85
Deer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 405 84 5,700 69
Elk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Bear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Wild turkey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *79 *16 *1,173 *14
Other big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Small game, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 38 1,549 19
Rabbit, hare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *65 *14 *591 *7
Quail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *75 *16 *308 *4
Grouse/prairie chicken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Squirrel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *86 *18 *691 *8
Pheasant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Migratory birds, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 24 664 8
Waterfowl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *29 *6 *124 *2
Geese . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Duck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Dove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 20 525 6
Other migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other animals, total 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
1 Includes groundhog, raccoon, fox, coyote, crow, prairie dog, etc.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Table 14. Hunters and Days of Hunting in Georgia by Type of Land: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Hunters and days of hunting
Total, state
residents and nonresidents
State residents Nonresidents
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
HUNTERS
Total, all types of land. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 481 100 344 100 136 100
Public land, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 23 *92 *27 ... ...
Public land only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *34 *7 ... ... ... ...
Public and private land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *76 *16 *72 *21 ... ...
Private land, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 418 87 307 89 111 82
Private land only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342 71 235 68 107 78
Private and public land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *76 *16 *72 *21 ... ...
DAYS
Total, all types of land. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,228 100 6,783 100 1,445 100
Public land1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,449 18 *1,332 *20 ... ...
Private land2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,479 79 5,194 77 1,285 89
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
1 Days of hunting on public land includes both days spent solely on public land and those spent on public and private land.
2 Days of hunting on private land includes both days spent solely on private land and those spent on private and public land.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses and nonresponse.
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Table 15. Selected Characteristics of Georgia Resident Anglers and Hunters: 2006
(State population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Characteristic
Population
Sportspersons
(fished or hunted)
Anglers Hunters
Number Percent Number
Percent
who
partici-pated
Percent
of
sports-persons
Number
Percent
who
partici-pated
Percent
of
anglers Number
Percent
who
partici-pated
Percent
of
hunters
Total persons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,910 100 1,161 17 100 1,060 15 100 356 5 100
Population Density of Residence
Urban . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,897 71 544 11 47 518 11 49 124 3 35
Rural . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,012 29 617 31 53 542 27 51 232 12 65
Population Size of Residence
Metropolitan statistical area
(MSA). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,770 84 859 15 74 786 14 74 262 5 73
1,000,000 or more . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,722 54 531 14 46 478 13 45 173 5 48
250,000 to 999,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,105 16 145 13 12 140 13 13 ... ... ...
Less than 250,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 944 14 183 19 16 168 18 16 *58 *6 *16
Outside MSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,139 16 302 27 26 274 24 26 *95 *8 *27
Sex
Male . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,203 46 830 26 71 736 23 69 318 10 89
Female . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,706 54 331 9 29 324 9 31 *38 *1 *11
Age
16 to 17 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261 4 *43 *16 *4 *40 *15 *4 ... ... ...
18 to 24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 656 9 *99 *15 *9 *95 *14 *9 ... ... ...
25 to 34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,297 19 195 15 17 179 14 17 *81 *6 *23
35 to 44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,514 22 339 22 29 299 20 28 *90 *6 *25
45 to 54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,356 20 243 18 21 228 17 22 *79 *6 *22
55 to 64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 843 12 141 17 12 130 15 12 *50 *6 *14
65 years and older . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 982 14 101 10 9 89 9 8 ... ... ...
Ethnicity
Hispanic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398 6 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Non-Hispanic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,512 94 1,150 18 99 1,049 16 99 356 5 100
Race
White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,838 70 1,000 21 86 899 19 85 333 7 94
Black. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,818 26 142 8 12 142 8 13 ... ... ...
All others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254 4 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Annual Household Income
Under $10,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367 5 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
$10,000 to $19,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 510 7 *64 *13 *6 *58 *11 *6 ... ... ...
$20,000 to $29,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 584 8 *110 *19 *10 *110 *19 *10 ... ... ...
$30,000 to $39,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 805 12 150 19 13 146 18 14 ... ... ...
$40,000 to $49,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 611 9 114 19 10 *100 *16 *9 *34 *6 *9
$50,000 to $74,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,093 16 178 16 15 171 16 16 *53 *5 *15
$75,000 to $99,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 564 8 165 29 14 *140 *25 *13 *66 *12 *19
$100,000 or more. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 873 13 190 22 16 159 18 15 *80 *9 *22
Not reported . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,503 22 160 11 14 152 10 14 *33 *2 *9
Education
11 years or less . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,224 18 217 18 19 204 17 19 *59 *5 *17
12 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,316 34 444 19 38 385 17 36 142 6 40
1 to 3 years college . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,664 24 230 14 20 220 13 21 *70 *4 *20
4 years college or more . . . . . . . . . . . 1,706 25 270 16 23 252 15 24 *85 *5 *24
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses. Percent who participated shows the percent of each row’s population who participated in the activity
named by the column (the percent of those living in urban areas who fished, etc.). Remaining percent columns show the percent of each column’s participants who
are described by the row heading (the percent of anglers who lived in urban areas, etc.).
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Table 16. Summary of Expenditures in Georgia by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for
Fishing and Hunting: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older)
Expenditure item
Amount
(thousands
of dollars)
Spenders
(thousands)
Average per
spender
(dollars)
Average per
sportsperson
(dollars)
FISHING AND HUNTING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,927,334 1,238 1,557 1,369
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249,506 915 273 191
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185,068 850 218 142
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173,330 847 205 133
Equipment (fishing, hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260,000 785 331 190
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65,557 309 212 49
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *567,614 *100 *5,651 *342
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,412 188 55 7
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,133 108 121 10
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 402,714 738 546 307
FISHING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,020,411 1,034 987 817
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152,886 744 206 138
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100,416 688 146 91
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117,441 769 153 106
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134,972 654 206 117
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *24,435 *112 *218 *22
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *300,519 *56 *5,338 *172
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *4,548 *90 *51 *4
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *2,499 *43 *58 *2
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182,695 528 346 165
HUNTING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 677,762 451 1,504 1,392
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96,620 352 275 201
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84,652 318 266 176
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55,890 168 333 116
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121,722 284 429 240
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30,372 121 251 62
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,693 *41 *41 *3
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *9,655 *53 *181 *20
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220,019 289 760 455
UNSPECIFIED5
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225,857 174 1,299 163
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
1 Includes boating costs, equipment rental, guide fees, access fees, heating and cooking fuel, and ice and bait (for fishing only).
2 Includes tents, special clothing, etc.
3 Includes boats, campers, 4x4 vehicles, cabins, etc.
4 Includes land leasing and ownership, licenses, stamps, tags, and permits.
5 Respondent could not specify whether expenditure was primarily for either fishing or hunting.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses and nonresponse. See Tables 19–20 for a detailed listing of expenditure items.
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Table 17. Summary of Fishing Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Georgia by State Residents and
Nonresidents Combined by Type of Fishing: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older)
Expenditure item
Amount
(thousands of dollars)
Spenders
(thousands)
Average per spender
(dollars)
Average per angler
(dollars)
ALL FISHING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 830,669 960 865 647
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152,886 744 206 138
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100,416 688 146 91
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117,441 769 153 106
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 459,927 668 688 312
ALL FRESHWATER
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 725,815 900 807 597
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138,755 711 195 135
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87,297 655 133 85
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90,525 722 125 88
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409,238 591 692 288
FRESHWATER, EXCEPT
GREAT LAKES
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 725,011 900 806 597
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138,755 711 195 135
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87,297 655 133 85
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90,525 722 125 88
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408,434 591 691 288
GREAT LAKES
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
SALTWATER
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71,565 124 576 460
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . *14,131 *74 *190 *96
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *13,119 *72 *181 *90
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *26,915 *91 *295 *184
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *17,399 *75 *232 *90
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses and nonresponse. See Table 19 for detailed listing of expenditure items.
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Table 18. Summary of Hunting Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Georgia by State Residents and
Nonresidents Combined by Type of Hunting: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older)
Expenditure item
Amount
(thousands of dollars)
Spenders
(thousands)
Average per spender
(dollars)
Average per hunter
(dollars)
ALL HUNTING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 446,395 434 1,028 914
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96,620 352 275 201
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84,652 318 266 176
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55,890 168 333 116
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209,233 315 665 421
BIG GAME
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306,710 364 841 735
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67,861 290 234 166
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63,494 255 249 155
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43,284 146 296 106
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132,072 243 544 309
SMALL GAME
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51,524 139 370 949
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,917 83 216 390
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,886 107 140 324
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *5,454 *26 *214 *119
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *13,267 *61 *217 *116
MIGRATORY BIRD
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86,191 87 994 3,275
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *10,808 *52 *209 *433
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *6,239 *55 *114 *250
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *61,992 *44 *1,408 *2,305
OTHER ANIMALS
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses and nonresponse. See Table 20 for detailed listing of expenditure items.
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Table 19. Expenditures in Georgia by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for Fishing: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older)
Expenditure item
Expenditures Spenders
Amount
(thousands
of dollars)
Average per
angler
(dollars)
Number
(thousands)
Percent of
anglers
Average per
spender
(dollars)
Total, all items. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,020,411 817 1,034 93 987
TRIP-RELATED EXPENDITURES
Total trip-related. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370,743 335 876 79 423
Food and lodging, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152,886 138 828 75 185
Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106,385 96 738 67 144
Lodging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46,501 42 131 12 356
Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100,416 91 688 62 146
Other trip costs, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117,441 106 769 69 153
Privilege and other fees1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,213 15 158 14 103
Boating costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45,659 41 221 20 207
Bait . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40,712 37 661 60 62
Ice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,244 11 432 39 28
Heating and cooking fuel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *2,612 *2 *96 *9 *27
EQUIPMENT AND OTHER EXPENDITURES
PRIMARILY FOR FISHING
Fishing equipment, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134,972 117 654 59 206
Reels, rods, and rod-making components . . . . . . . . . . . 61,330 54 395 36 155
Lines, hooks, sinkers, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26,858 23 527 48 51
Artificial lures and flies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30,695 27 458 41 67
Creels, stringers, fish bags, landing nets, and gaff
hooks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *3,265 *3 *99 *9 *33
Minnow seines, traps, and bait containers. . . . . . . . . . . *1,318 *1 *92 *8 *14
Other fishing equipment3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,507 9 199 18 58
Auxiliary equipment4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *24,435 *22 *112 *10 *218
Special equipment5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *300,519 *172 *56 *5 *5,338
Other fishing costs6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189,741 171 573 52 331
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29.
1 Includes boat or equipment rental and fees for guides, pack trip (party and charter boats, etc.), public land use, and private land use.
2 Boat launching, mooring, storage, maintenance, insurance, pumpout fees, and fuel.
3 Includes electronic fishing devices (depth finders, fish finders, etc.), tackle boxes, ice fishing equipment, and other fishing equipment.
4 Includes tents, special fishing clothing, etc.
5 Includes boats, campers, 4x4 vehicles, cabins, etc.
6 Includes magazines and books, membership dues and contributions, land leasing and ownership, and licenses, stamps, tags, and permits.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses and nonresponse. Percent of anglers may be greater than 100 because spenders who did not fish in this
state are included.
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Table 20. Expenditures in Georgia by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for Hunting: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older)
Expenditure item
Expenditures Spenders
Amount
(thousands
of dollars)
Average per
hunter
(dollars)
Number
(thousands)
Percent of
hunters
Average per
spender
(dollars)
Total, all items. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 677,762 1,392 451 94 1,504
TRIP-RELATED EXPENDITURES
Total trip-related. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237,162 493 382 79 621
Food and lodging, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96,620 201 379 79 255
Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75,418 157 351 73 215
Lodging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *21,201 *44 *52 *11 *412
Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84,652 176 318 66 266
Other trip costs, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55,890 116 168 35 333
Privilege and other fees1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50,685 105 106 22 477
Boating costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
Heating and cooking fuel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
EQUIPMENT AND OTHER EXPENDITURES
PRIMARILY FOR HUNTING
Hunting equipment, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121,722 240 284 59 429
Firearms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *47,671 *96 *80 *17 *595
Ammunition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,536 42 243 51 85
Other hunting equipment2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53,515 101 129 27 414
Auxiliary equipment3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30,372 62 121 25 251
Special equipment4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
Other hunting costs5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231,367 478 320 67 722
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
1 Includes guide fees, pack trip or package fees, public and private land use access fees, and rental of equipment such as boats and hunting or camping equipment.
2 Includes bows, arrows, archery equipment, telescopic sights, decoys and game calls, handloading equipment and components, hunting dogs and associated costs, hunting
knives, and other hunting equipment.
3 Includes tents, special hunting clothing, etc.
4 Includes boats, campers, 4x4 vehicles, cabins, etc.
5 Includes magazines and books, membership dues and contributions, land leasing and ownership, and licenses, stamps, and permits.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses and nonresponse. Percent of hunters may be greater than 100 percent because spenders who did not hunt
in this state are included.
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Table 21. Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Georgia for Fishing and Hunting by Georgia Residents
and Nonresidents: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older)
Expenditure item
Amount
(thousands
of dollars)
Spenders
(thousands)
Average
per spender
(dollars)
Average per
sportsperson
(dollars)
STATE RESIDENTS AND NONRESIDENTS
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing and hunting,
total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,493,798 1,147 1,302 1,142
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing, total. . . . . . . . . . 830,669 960 865 750
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152,886 744 206 138
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100,416 688 146 91
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45,659 221 207 41
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71,781 762 94 65
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 459,927 668 688 415
Trip and equipment expenditures for hunting, total. . . . . . . . . 446,395 434 1,028 929
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96,620 352 275 201
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84,652 318 266 176
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55,553 160 347 116
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209,233 315 665 435
Unspecified equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *216,734 *64 *3,362 *166
STATE RESIDENTS
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing and hunting,
total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,158,049 924 1,253 1,083
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing, total. . . . . . . . . . 660,776 839 788 680
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126,686 648 196 130
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78,238 610 128 81
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44,507 212 210 46
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64,629 682 95 67
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346,716 632 549 357
Trip and equipment expenditures for hunting, total. . . . . . . . . 291,967 315 928 848
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50,729 243 209 147
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40,628 216 188 118
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29,355 105 280 85
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170,918 254 672 496
Unspecified equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *205,306 *58 *3,554 *192
NONRESIDENTS
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing and hunting,
total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335,749 224 1,502 1,410
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing, total. . . . . . . . . . 169,893 122 1,395 1,248
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26,200 96 272 192
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22,178 78 286 163
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,152 80 89 53
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *113,210 *36 *3,128 *831
Trip and equipment expenditures for hunting, total. . . . . . . . . 154,428 120 1,290 1,134
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45,891 109 420 337
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44,024 102 431 323
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *26,198 *55 *474 *192
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *38,316 *60 *635 *281
Unspecified equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
1 Includes boat launching, mooring, storage, maintenance, insurance, pumpout fees, and fuel.
2 Includes equipment rental, guide and access fees, ice and bait for fishing, and heating and cooking oil.
3 Respondent could not specify whether item was for hunting or fishing.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses and nonresponse.
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Table 22. Summary of Georgia Residents’ Fishing and Hunting Expenditures Both Inside and Outside
Georgia: 2006
(State population 16 years old and older)
Expenditure item
Amount
(thousands
of dollars)
Spenders
(thousands)
Average per
spender
(dollars)
Average per
sportsperson
(dollars)
FISHING AND HUNTING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,770,986 1,045 1,695 1,525
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263,663 813 324 227
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200,429 777 258 173
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184,223 812 227 159
Equipment (fishing, hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255,537 754 339 220
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67,330 294 229 58
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *463,132 *94 *4,903 *399
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,105 177 57 9
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,319 110 121 11
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313,248 708 442 270
FISHING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,050,608 960 1,095 991
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193,468 726 266 182
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126,471 694 182 119
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139,830 776 180 132
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137,104 653 210 129
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *24,491 *114 *214 *23
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *231,579 *60 *3,863 *218
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *4,507 *87 *52 *4
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *2,620 *45 *58 *2
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190,538 546 349 180
HUNTING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 502,017 329 1,527 1,409
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70,194 257 273 197
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73,958 233 317 208
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44,394 122 363 125
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115,128 241 477 323
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31,631 104 305 89
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,594 *39 *41 *4
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *9,719 *55 *175 *27
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122,710 236 521 344
UNSPECIFIED5
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215,056 160 1,341 185
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
1 Includes boating costs, equipment rental, guide fees, access fees, heating and cooking fuel, and ice and bait (for fishing only).
2 Includes tents, special clothing, etc.
3 Includes boats, campers, 4x4 vehicles, cabins, etc.
4 Includes land leasing and ownership, licenses, stamps, tags, and permits.
5 Respondent could not specify whether expenditure was primarily for either fishing or hunting.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses and nonresponse. See Tables 19��20 for a detailed listing of expenditure items.
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Table 23. In-State and Out-of-State Expenditures by Georgia Residents for Fishing and Hunting: 2006
(State population 16 years old and older)
Expenditure item
Amount
(thousands
of dollars)
Spenders
(thousands)
Average per
spender
(dollars)
Average per
sportsperson
(dollars)
IN GEORGIA
Expenditures for fishing and hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,486,907 996 1,492 1,390
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 435,109 852 511 407
Equipment (fishing and hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244,640 723 338 229
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62,967 289 218 59
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *422,609 *84 *5,033 *395
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321,581 723 444 301
Expenditures for fishing, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850,020 909 935 875
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314,060 768 409 323
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131,225 625 210 135
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *24,435 *112 *218 *25
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *191,056 *49 *3,863 *197
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189,243 543 349 195
Expenditures for hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 419,414 327 1,284 1,218
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121,049 268 451 351
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110,110 237 465 320
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28,119 104 271 82
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127,447 257 496 370
Unspecified expenditures for fishing and hunting, total4 . . . . . 211,518 137 1,540 198
OUT OF STATE
Expenditures for fishing and hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272,594 352 774 730
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204,615 324 631 548
Equipment (fishing and hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *8,335 *76 *109 *22
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,994 172 87 40
Expenditures for fishing, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196,164 305 643 582
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141,284 288 491 419
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *5,879 *63 *94 *17
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,422 144 59 25
Expenditures for hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *75,543 *61 *1,228 *1,314
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *63,331 *55 *1,152 *1,101
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *6,479 *24 *270 *113
Unspecified expenditures for fishing and hunting, total 4 . . . . ... ... ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
1 Includes tents, special hunting or fishing clothing, etc.
2 Includes boats, campers, 4x4 vehicles, cabins, etc.
3 Includes magazines, books, membership dues, contributions, land leasing and ownership, stamps, tags, and licenses.
4 Respondent could not specify whether expenditure was primarily for either fishing or hunting.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses and nonresponse.
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Table 24. Wildlife Watching in Georgia by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Participants Number Percent
Total participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,987 100
Away from home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 438 22
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 438 22
Photograph wildlife. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *246 *12
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *150 *8
Around the home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,798 90
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .