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

              U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Louisiana
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-LA
Issued March 2008
Louisiana
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
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Fishing and Hunting
1. Fishing and Hunting in Louisiana by Resident and Nonresident Sportspersons: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2. Anglers and Hunters, Days of Participation, and Trips in Louisiana by Type of Fishing
and Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3. Anglers and Hunters, Trips, and Days of Participation: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
4. Louisiana Resident Anglers and Hunters by Place Fished or Hunted: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
5. Louisiana 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 Louisiana by Type of Fish: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
8. Great Lakes Anglers, Trips, and Days of Fishing in Louisiana: 2006. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
9. Great Lakes Anglers and Days of Fishing in Louisiana by Type of Fish: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
10. Saltwater Anglers, Trips, and Days of Fishing in Louisiana: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
11. Saltwater Anglers and Days of Fishing in Louisiana by Type of Fish: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
12. Hunters, Trips, and Days of Hunting in Louisiana by Type of Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
13. Hunters and Days of Hunting in Louisiana by Type of Game: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
14. Hunters and Days of Hunting in Louisiana by Type of Land: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
15. Selected Characteristics of Louisiana Resident Anglers and Hunters: 2006. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
16. Summary of Expenditures in Louisiana by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for
Fishing and Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
17. Summary of Fishing Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Louisiana by State Residents and
Nonresidents Combined by Type of Fishing: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
18. Summary of Hunting Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Louisiana by State Residents and
Nonresidents Combined by Type of Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
19. Expenditures in Louisiana by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for Fishing: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
20. Expenditures in Louisiana by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
21. Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Louisiana for Fishing and Hunting by Louisiana Residents
and Nonresidents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
22. Summary of Louisiana Residents’ Fishing and Hunting Expenditures Both Inside and Outside
Louisiana: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
23. In-State and Out-of-State Expenditures by Louisiana Residents for Fishing and Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Wildlife Watching
24. Wildlife Watching in Louisiana by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
25. Participants, Trips, and Days of Participation in Away-From-Home Wildlife Watching in
Louisiana: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
26. Away-From-Home Wildlife-Watching Participants by Wildlife Observed, Photographed, or
Fed in Louisiana: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
List of Tables
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27. Participation in Wildlife-Watching Activities Around the Home in Louisiana: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
28. Louisiana Residents Participating in Wildlife Watching in the United States: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
29. Wild Bird Observers and Days of Observation in Louisiana by State Residents and
Nonresidents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
30. Selected Characteristics of Louisiana Residents Participating in Wildlife Watching: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
31. Expenditures in Louisiana by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for Wildlife
Watching: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
32. Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Louisiana for Wildlife Watching by Louisiana Residents
and Nonresidents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
33. Wildlife-Watching Expenditures Both Inside and Outside Louisiana by Louisiana
Residents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
34. In-State and Out-of-State Expenditures by Louisiana Residents for Wildlife Watching: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
35. Participation of Louisiana Resident Wildlife-Watching Participants in Fishing and
Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
36. Participation of Louisiana 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—Louisiana 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—Louisiana 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
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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.
4 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Louisiana U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
2006 Louisiana Summary
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 702,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,204,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,006,136,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $337,363,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $668,773,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,416
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $30
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,979,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $525,505,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $205,355,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $320,150,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,904
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $34
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . . . 738,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 225,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 671,000
Days of participation away from home . . . . . 3,199,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $312,430,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $61,822,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $250,608,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $422
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $19
Activities in Louisiana by Residents and Nonresidents Activities in Louisiana by Nonresidents
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 640,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $249,337,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $78,434,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $170,903,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,233
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . $123
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1$37,125,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . . . . . ...
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Days of participation away from home . . . . . . . . ...
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
1 Expenditures are reportable because nonresident anglers bought
hunting-related items in Louisiana but did not hunt there.
… Sample size too small to report data reliably.
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Activities in Louisiana by Residents
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 590,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,564,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $756,799,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $258,929,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $497,870,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,283
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,847,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $488,380,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $193,365,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $295,015,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,027
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $33
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . . . 706,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 193,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 671,000
Days of participation away from home . . . . . 3,076,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $276,145,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $26,859,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $249,286,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $391
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9
Activities by Louisiana Residents Both Inside
and Outside Louisiana
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 598,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,075,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $807,063,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $289,431,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $517,632,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,350
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $26
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,155,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $618,264,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $273,863,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $344,401,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,244
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $38
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . . . 712,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 234,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 671,000
Days of participation away from home . . . . . 3,905,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $420,881,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $118,317,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $302,564,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $591
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $30
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Participation in Louisiana
The 2006 Survey found that 1.2 million
Louisiana residents and nonresidents
16 years old and older fi shed, hunted,
or wildlife watched in Louisiana.
Of the total number of participants,
702 thousand fi shed, 270 thousand
hunted, and 738 thousand partici-pated
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 individuals engaged in more than
one wildlife-related activity.
Participation by 6-to-15-Year-Old
Louisiana 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 598 thousand resident anglers
16 years old and older, there were 133
thousand resident anglers 6 to 15 years
old. Also, in addition to the 275 thou-sand
residents 16 years old and older
who hunted, there were 43 thousand
6-to-15-year-old residents who hunted.
Finally, there were 712 thousand
Louisiana residents 16 years old and
older and 127 thousand 6- to 15-year-olds
who wildlife watched. Further
information on 6- to 15-year-olds is
provided in Appendix B.
Expenditures in Louisiana
In 2006, state residents and nonresi-dents
spent $2.0 billion on wildlife
recreation in Louisiana. Of that total,
trip-related expenditures were $605
million and equipment purchases
totaled $990 million. The remaining
$429 million was spent on licenses,
contributions, land ownership and
leasing, and other items.
Wildlife-Associated Recreation
Participants in Wildlife-Associated Recreation in Louisiana: 2006
(U.S. residents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2 million
Sportspersons
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 769 thousand
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 702 thousand
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270 thousand
Wildlife Watchers
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 738 thousand
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225 thousand
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 671 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Tables 3, 24, and 39.
Percent of Total Participants
by Activity
(Total: 1.2 million participants)
Wildlife
watching
Fishing Hunting
57%
22%
60%
Wildlife-Associated
Recreation Expenditures in Louisiana
(Total: $2.0 billion)
Equipment
49%
Trip-related
30%
Other
21%
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Louisiana 7
Sportspersons
In 2006, 769 thousand state resident
and nonresident sportspersons 16
years old and older fi shed or hunted
in Louisiana. This group comprised
702 thousand anglers (91 percent of
all sportspersons) and 270 thousand
hunters (35 percent of all sportsper-sons).
Among the 769 thousand sports-persons
who fi shed or hunted in the
state, 499 thousand (65 percent) fi shed
but did not hunt in Louisiana. Another
68 thousand (9 percent) hunted but did
not fi sh there. The remaining 203 thou-sand
(26 percent) fi shed and hunted in
Louisiana in 2006.
Sportspersons’ Participation in Louisiana
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Sportspersons (fi shed or hunted) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 769 thousand
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 702 thousand
Fished only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 499 thousand
Fished and hunted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 thousand
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270 thousand
Hunted only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 thousand
Hunted and fi shed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 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, 702 thousand state residents
and nonresidents 16 years old and
older fi shed in Louisiana. Of this total,
590 thousand anglers (84 percent)
were state residents and 112 thousand
anglers (16 percent) were nonresi-dents.
Anglers fi shed a total of 11.2
million days in Louisiana—an average
of 16 days per angler. State residents
fi shed 10.6 million days—94 percent
of all fi shing days in Louisiana.
Nonresidents fi shed 640 thousand days
in Louisiana—6 percent of all fi shing
days in the state.
A large majority of Louisiana residents
who fi shed anywhere in the United
States did so in their resident state.
There were 598 thousand Louisiana
residents 16 years old and older who
fi shed in the United States in 2006 for a
total of 11.1 million days. An estimated
99 percent of all Louisiana residents
who fi shed did so in their home state.
Of all fi shing days by Louisiana resi-dents,
95 percent or 10.6 million were
in their home state.
Some state residents fi shed in states
other than Louisiana. In 2006, 64
thousand Louisiana residents fi shed in
other states—11 percent of all residents
fi shing in any state. They fi shed 641
thousand days as nonresidents, repre-senting
6 percent of all days fi shed by
Louisiana residents. For further details
about fi shing in Louisiana, see Table 3.
Anglers in Louisiana
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 702 thousand
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 590 thousand
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 thousand
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.2 million
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.6 million
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 640 thousand
Source: Table 3.
In State/Out of State
(State residents 16 years old and older)
Louisiana anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 598 thousand
In Louisiana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 590 thousand
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 thousand
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.1 million
In Louisiana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.6 million
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 641 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 3.
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Fishing Expenditures in Louisiana
All fi shing-related expenditures in
Louisiana totaled $1.0 billion in 2006.
Trip-related expenditures, which
include food and lodging, transporta-tion,
and other trip expenses, totaled
$337 million—34 percent of all fi shing
expenditures. Expenditures for food
and lodging were $97 million and
transportation expenditures were $87
million. Other trip expenses, such as
equipment rental, bait, and cooking
fuel, totaled $153 million. Each angler
spent an average of $481 on trip-related
costs during 2006.
Anglers spent $425 million on equip-ment
in Louisiana in 2006, 42 percent
of all fi shing expenditures. Fishing
equipment (rods, reels, line, etc.)
spending totaled $122 million—29
percent of the equipment total. Auxil-iary
equipment expenditures (tents,
special fi shing clothes, etc.) and special
equipment expenditures (boats, vans,
etc.) amounted to $302 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 $244 million—
24 percent of all fi shing expenditures.
For more details about fi shing expendi-tures
in Louisiana, see Tables 19 and 21
through 23.
Fishing Expenditures in Louisiana
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1.0 billion
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $337 million
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $425 million
Fishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $122 million
Auxiliary and special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $302 million
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $244 million
Source: Table 19.
Percent of Anglers by Residence
(Total: 702 thousand participants)
Residents Nonresidents
84%
16%
Fishing Expenditures in Louisiana
(Total: $1.0 billion)
Trip-related
34%
Other
24%
Equipment
42%
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Hunters
Participants and Days of Hunting
In 2006, there were 270 thousand
residents and nonresidents 16 years old
and older who hunted in Louisiana.
Resident hunters numbered 241 thou-sand,
accounting for 89 percent of the
hunters in Louisiana. Residents and
nonresidents hunted 6.0 million days
in 2006, an average of 22 days per
hunter. Residents hunted 5.8 million
days in Louisiana or 98 percent of all
hunting days.
There were 275 thousand Louisiana
residents 16 years old and older who
hunted in the United States in 2006
for a total of 7.2 million days. An
estimated 87 percent of all Louisiana
residents who hunted did so in their
home state. Of all hunting days by
Louisiana residents, 82 percent or 5.8
million were spent pursuing game in
their home state.
Some state residents hunted in states
other than Louisiana. Altogether, 75
thousand or 27 percent of all Louisiana
hunters hunted in other states. Their
1.4 million days of hunting in other
states represented 20 percent of all days
Louisiana residents spent hunting in
2006. For more information on hunting
activities by Louisiana residents, see
Table 3.
Hunters in Louisiana
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270 thousand
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241 thousand
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.0 million
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.8 million
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
… Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Source: Table 3.
In State/Out of State
(State residents 16 years old and older)
Louisiana hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 thousand
In Louisiana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241 thousand
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 thousand
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.2 million
In Louisiana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.8 million
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.4 million
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 3.
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Hunting Expenditures in Louisiana
All hunting-related expenditures in
Louisiana totaled $526 million in 2006.
Trip-related expenses, such as food and
lodging, transportation, and other trip
expenses, totaled $205 million—39
percent of total expenditures. Expen-ditures
for food and lodging were $83
million and transportation expenditures
were $74 million. Other trip expenses,
such as equipment rental, totaled $48
million for the year. The average trip-related
expenditure per hunter was
$759.
Hunters spent $206 million on equip-ment—
39 percent of all hunting expen-ditures.
Hunting equipment (guns,
ammunition, etc.) totaled $115 million
and made up 56 percent of all equip-ment
costs. Hunters spent $91 million
on auxiliary equipment (tents, special
hunting clothes, etc.) and special equip-ment
(boats, vans, etc.), accounting
for 44 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 $114 million—22
percent of all hunting expenditures. For
more details on hunting expenditures in
Louisiana, see Tables 20 through 23.
Hunting Expenditures in Louisiana
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $526 million
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $205 million
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $206 million
Hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $115 million
Auxiliary and special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $91 million
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $114 million
Source: Table 20.
Hunting Expenditures in Louisiana
(Total: $526 million)
Trip-related
39%
Other
22%
Equipment
39%
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Wildlife Watchers
Participants and Days of Activity
In 2006, 738 thousand U.S. residents
16 years old and older fed, observed,
or photographed wildlife in Louisiana.
Most of them, 91 percent (671 thou-sand),
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 Louisiana
in 2006 numbered 225 thousand—30
percent of all wildlife watchers in
Louisiana. Of the 225 thousand, 193
thousand were state residents.
Louisiana residents 16 years old and
older who enjoyed away-from-home
wildlife watching within their state
totaled 193 thousand. Of this group,
168 thousand participants observed
wildlife and 106 thousand fed wildlife.
Since some individuals engaged in
more than one of the away-from-home
activities during the year, the sum of
wildlife observers and feeders exceeds
the total number of away-from-home
participants.
Louisiana residents spent 3.1 million
days engaged in away-from-home
wildlife -watching activities in their
state. They spent 1.5 million days
observing wildlife, and additional days
were spent feeding and photographing
wildlife. For further details about away-from-
home activities, see Table 25.
Louisiana residents also took an active
interest in wildlife around their homes.
In 2006, 671 thousand state residents
enjoyed observing, feeding, and photo-graphing
wildlife within 1 mile of their
homes. Among this around-the-home
group, 598 thousand fed, 491 thousand
observed, and 125 thousand photo-graphed
wildlife around their homes.
Another 162 thousand participants
maintained natural areas of 1/4 acre or
more for wildlife, and 155 thousand
participants maintained plantings for
the benefi t of wildlife. Summing the
number of participants in these around-the-
home activities results in an esti-mate
that exceeds the total number of
around-the-home participants because
many people participated in more than
Wildlife-Watching Participants in Louisiana
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 738 thousand
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 671 thousand
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 24.
Away-From-Home Wildlife-Watching Participation in Louisiana
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Participants, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225 thousand
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 thousand
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 thousand
Photograph wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 thousand
Days, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.2 million
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.6 million
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1 million
Photograph wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 814 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 25.
Around-the-Home Wildlife-Watching Participation in Louisiana
(State residents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 671 thousand
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 598 thousand
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 491 thousand
Photograph wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 thousand
Maintain natural areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 thousand
Maintain plantings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 thousand
Visit public areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
… Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 27.
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one type of around-the-home activity.
In addition, 29 percent of resident
around-the-home wildlife watchers also
enjoyed wildlife away from home. For
further details about Louisiana resi-dents
participating in around-the-home
wildlife-watching activities, see
Table 27.
Wild Bird Observers
Bird watching attracted many wildlife
enthusiasts in Louisiana. In 2006, 552
thousand people observed birds around
the home and on trips in the state.
Of these, 85 percent (467 thousand)
observed wild birds around the home
while 36 percent (197 thousand) took
trips away from home to watch birds.
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
in Louisiana
Wildlife watchers spent $312 million
on wildlife-watching activities in
Louisiana in 2006. Twenty percent,
$62 million, was for trip-related related
expenses, including food and lodging
($42 million) and transportation ($19
million). The average of the trip-related
expenditures for away-from-home
participants was $275 per person in
2006.
Wildlife-watching participants spent
$188 million on equipment—60
percent of all their expenditures.
Specifi cally, wildlife-watching equip-ment
(binoculars, special clothing, etc.)
expenditures totaled $102 million, 54
percent of the equipment total.
Other items purchased by wildlife-watching
participants, such as maga-zines,
membership dues and contribu-tions,
land leasing and ownership, and
plantings, totaled $62 million—20
percent of all wildlife-watching expen-ditures.
For more details about wildlife-watching
expenditures in Louisiana, see
Table 31.
Wild Bird Observers in Louisiana
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Participants, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 552 thousand
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 467 thousand
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197 thousand
Days, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68.3 million
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65.5 million
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.8 million
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 29.
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures in Louisiana
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $312 million
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $62 million
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $188 million
Wildlife watching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $102 million
Auxiliary and special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $62 million
… Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Source: Table 31.
Around-the-Home and Away-
From-Home Participation
by Louisiana Residents
(Total: 671 thousand participants)
Both around
the home and
away from
home
Around the
home only
71%
29%
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
in Louisiana
(Total: $312 million)
Trip-related
20%
Other
20%
Equipment
60%
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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 Louisiana. 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 Louisiana residents anywhere in
the United States. The in-state esti-mates
cover the participation, day, and
expenditure activity of U.S. residents in
Louisiana.
The expenditure estimates were made
comparable by adjusting the estimates
for infl ation—all estimates are in 2006
dollars.
Louisiana 1996 and 2006 Comparison
(Numbers in thousands)
1996 2006 Percent change
Fishing
Anglers in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,031 702 –32
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,987 11,204 –47
In-state expenditures by U.S. anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,061,915 $1,006,136 *
State resident anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 860 598 –30
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,155,357 $807,063 *
Hunting
Hunters in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352 270 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,756 5,979 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $743,409 $525,505 *
State resident hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366 275 –25
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $821,472 $618,264 *
Away-From-Home Wildlife Watching
Participants in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260 225 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,713 3,199 *
State resident participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306 234 *
Around-the-Home Wildlife Watching
Total participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 835 671 –20
Observers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 624 491 *
Feeders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 756 598 –21
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
In-state expenditures by U.S. wildlife watchers . . . . . . . . . . $255,938 $312,430 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $332,889 $420,881 *
* Not different from zero at the 10 percent level of signifi cance.
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Louisiana 2001 and 2006 Comparison
(Numbers in thousands)
2001 2006 Percent change
Fishing
Anglers in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 970 702 –28
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,637 11,204 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $801,845 $1,006,136 *
State resident anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 763 598 –22
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $739,045 $807,063 *
Hunting
Hunters in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333 270 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,442 5,979 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $508,673 $525,505 *
State resident hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316 275 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $602,097 $618,264 *
Away-From-Home Wildlife Watching
Participants in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314 225 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,432 3,199 *
State resident participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 234 *
Around-the-Home Wildlife Watching
Total participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 806 671 *
Observers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 505 491 *
Feeders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 714 598 *
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
In-state expenditures by U.S. wildlife watchers . . . . . . . . . . $191,999 $312,430 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $213,995 $420,881 *
* Not different from zero at the 10 percent level of signifi cance.
Number of People Who Hunted
and Fished in Louisiana: 1996–2006
(In thousands)
Hunters
Anglers
1996 2001 2006
352
1,031
333
970
270
702
Number of People Who Wildlife
Watched in Louisiana: 1996–2006
(In thousands)
Away from home
Around the home
1996 2001 2006
260
835
314
806
225
671
Total Expenditures by
Participants in Louisiana
(In millions of 2006 dollars)
Wildlife watchers
Hunters
Anglers
1996 2001 2006
1,062
743
256
802
509
192
1,006
526
312
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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 Louisiana 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) . . . . . . . . 769 100 651 100 119 100
Total anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 702 91 590 91 112 94
Fished only. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 499 65 410 63 *89 *75
Fished and hunted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 26 180 28 ... ...
Total hunters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270 35 241 37 ... ...
Hunted only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *68 *9 *61 *9 ... ...
Hunted and fished . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 26 180 28 ... ...
* 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 2. Anglers and Hunters, Days of Participation, and Trips in Louisiana 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 702 100 11,204 100 9,150 100
Total, all freshwater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 549 78 8,743 78 6,823 75
Freshwater, except Great Lakes. . . . . . . . . . . . 549 78 8,743 78 6,823 75
Great Lakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
Saltwater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289 41 2,975 27 2,327 25
HUNTING
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270 100 5,979 100 5,815 100
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204 76 4,013 67 2,883 50
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 47 1,447 24 1,407 24
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 37 1,419 24 1,286 22
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *32 *12 *487 *8 *238 *4
* 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 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 Louisiana Activity by Louisiana 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 702 100 590 84 112 16 598 100 590 99 *64 *11
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,150 100 8,815 96 335 4 9,133 100 8,815 97 *318 *3
Total days of fishing. . . . . . . . . 11,204 100 10,564 94 640 6 11,075 100 10,564 95 *641 *6
Average days of fishing . . . . . . 16 (X) 18 (X) 6 (X) 19 (X) 18 (X) *10 (X)
HUNTING
Total hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270 100 241 89 ... ... 275 100 241 87 *75 *27
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,815 100 5,764 99 ... ... 6,613 100 5,764 87 *849 *13
Total days of hunting . . . . . . . . 5,979 100 5,847 98 ... ... 7,155 100 5,847 82 *1,431 *20
Average days of hunting . . . . . 22 (X) 24 (X) ... (X) 26 (X) 24 (X) *19 (X)
(X) Not applicable. * 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 4. Louisiana 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 598 100 275 100
In-state only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 534 89 200 73
In-state and other states . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *56 *9 *40 *15
In other states only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... *35 *13
* 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. Louisiana 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 598 100 11,075 100 9,133 100
Total, all freshwater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 483 81 8,791 79 6,922 76
Freshwater, except Great Lakes. . . . . . . . . . . . 483 81 8,791 79 6,920 76
Great Lakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
Saltwater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261 44 2,601 23 2,211 24
HUNTING
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 100 7,155 100 6,613 100
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217 79 5,002 70 3,493 53
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 52 1,687 24 1,531 23
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 35 1,420 20 1,345 20
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *34 *12 *496 *7 *244 *4
* 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 Louisiana
Total, state
residents and nonresidents
State residents Nonresidents
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 549 100 472 86 *77 *14
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,823 100 6,659 98 *164 *2
Total days of fishing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,743 100 8,312 95 *431 *5
Average days of fishing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 (X) 18 (X) *6 (X)
ANGLERS
Total, all types of water. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 549 100 472 86 *77 *14
Ponds, lakes, or reservoirs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 471 100 406 86 *65 *14
Rivers or streams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240 100 220 92 ... ...
DAYS
Total, all types of water. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,743 100 8,312 95 *431 *5
Ponds, lakes, or reservoirs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,296 100 6,108 97 *188 *3
Rivers or streams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,161 100 3,002 95 ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably. (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 Louisiana by Type of Fish: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Anglers and days of fishing
Activity in Louisiana
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 549 100 100 472 86 *77 *14
Crappie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 27 100 127 86 ... ...
Panfish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215 39 100 206 96 ... ...
White bass, striped bass, striped bass hybrids . . . . . 159 29 100 132 83 ... ...
Black bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 34 100 146 78 ... ...
Catfish, bullheads. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207 38 100 201 97 ... ...
Walleye, sauger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Northern pike, pickerel, muskie, muskie hybrids . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Steelhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Trout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *72 *13 *100 *55 *76 ... ...
Salmon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Anything1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *67 *12 *100 *65 *96 ... ...
Other freshwater fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *81 *15 *100 *72 *89 ... ...
DAYS
Total, all types of fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,743 100 100 8,312 95 *431 *5
Crappie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,377 27 100 2,341 98 ... ...
Panfish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,642 42 100 3,600 99 ... ...
White bass, striped bass, striped bass hybrids . . . . . 2,138 24 100 2,073 97 ... ...
Black bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,193 37 100 3,101 97 ... ...
Catfish, bullheads. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,433 28 100 2,399 99 ... ...
Walleye, sauger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Northern pike, pickerel, muskie, muskie hybrids . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Steelhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Trout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *881 *10 *100 *829 *94 ... ...
Salmon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Anything1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *537 *6 *100 *534 *100 ... ...
Other freshwater fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,556 *18 *100 *1,538 *99 ... ...
* 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 Louisiana: 2006
This table does not apply to this state.
Table 9. Great Lakes Anglers and Days of Fishing in Louisiana 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 Louisiana: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Anglers, trips, and days of fishing
Activity in Louisiana
Total, state
residents and nonresidents
State residents Nonresidents
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total anglers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289 100 248 86 *42 *14
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,327 100 2,156 93 *171 *7
Total days . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,975 100 2,541 85 *433 *15
Average days of fishing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 (X) 10 (X) *10 (X)
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. (X) Not applicable.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Table 11. Saltwater Anglers and Days of Fishing in Louisiana by Type of Fish: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Anglers and days of fishing
Activity in Louisiana
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289 100 100 248 86 *42 *14
Salmon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Striped bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Bluefish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Flatfish (flounder, halibut). . . . . . . . . . . . . . *61 *21 *100 *49 *81 ... ...
Red drum (redfish) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196 68 100 170 87 *26 *13
Sea trout (weakfish). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 34 100 84 84 ... ...
Mackerel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Mahi-mahi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Shellfish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Anything1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *65 *22 *100 *55 *86 ... ...
Other saltwater fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *72 *25 *100 *59 *82 ... ...
DAYS
Total, all types of fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,975 100 100 2,541 85 *433 *15
Salmon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Striped bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Bluefish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Flatfish (flounder, halibut). . . . . . . . . . . . . . *713 *24 *100 *681 *95 ... ...
Red drum (redfish) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,124 71 100 1,777 84 *347 *16
Sea trout (weakfish). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,341 45 100 1,046 78 ... ...
Mackerel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Mahi-mahi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Shellfish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Anything1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *363 *12 *100 *333 *92 ... ...
Other saltwater fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *567 *19 *100 *477 *84 ... ...
* 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 Louisiana by Type of Hunting: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Hunters, trips, and days of hunting
Activity in Louisiana
Total, state
residents and nonresidents
State residents Nonresidents
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
HUNTERS
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270 100 241 89 ... ...
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204 100 182 89 ... ...
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 100 126 100 ... ...
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 100 93 93 ... ...
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *32 *100 *32 *100 ... ...
TRIPS
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,815 100 5,764 99 ... ...
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,883 100 2,851 99 ... ...
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,407 100 1,407 100 ... ...
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,286 100 1,268 99 ... ...
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *238 *100 *238 *100 ... ...
DAYS
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,979 100 5,847 98 ... ...
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,013 100 3,918 98 ... ...
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,447 100 1,447 100 ... ...
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,419 100 1,382 97 ... ...
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *487 *100 *487 *100 ... ...
* 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 Louisiana 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270 100 5,979 100
Big game, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204 76 4,013 67
Deer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 75 3,508 59
Elk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Bear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Wild turkey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *47 *17 *552 *9
Other big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Small game, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 47 1,447 24
Rabbit, hare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *86 *32 *949 *16
Quail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Grouse/prairie chicken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Squirrel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 33 1,066 18
Pheasant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Migratory birds, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 37 1,419 24
Waterfowl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 27 1,126 19
Geese . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Duck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *72 *27 *1,191 *20
Dove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *38 *14 *141 *2
Other migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other animals, total 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *32 *12 *487 *8
* 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 Louisiana 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270 100 241 100 ... ...
Public land, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *59 *22 *56 *23 ... ...
Public land only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
Public and private land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *47 *17 *43 *18 ... ...
Private land, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235 87 205 85 ... ...
Private land only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 69 162 67 ... ...
Private and public land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *47 *17 *43 *18 ... ...
DAYS
Total, all types of land. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,979 100 5,847 100 ... ...
Public land1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *819 *14 *807 *14 ... ...
Private land2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,512 92 5,407 92 ... ...
* 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 Louisiana 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,433 100 678 20 100 598 17 100 275 8 100
Population Density of Residence
Urban . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,322 68 356 15 52 318 14 53 127 5 46
Rural . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,110 32 322 29 48 280 25 47 149 13 54
Population Size of Residence
Metropolitan statistical area
(MSA). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,008 88 563 19 83 494 16 83 212 7 77
1,000,000 or more . . . . . . . . . . . . . 768 22 117 15 17 100 13 17 *43 *6 *16
250,000 to 999,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,000 29 180 18 27 164 16 27 *75 *7 *27
Less than 250,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,239 36 266 21 39 230 19 39 94 8 34
Outside MSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 425 12 115 27 17 104 24 17 *64 *15 *23
Sex
Male . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,613 47 505 31 74 428 27 72 260 16 95
Female . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,820 53 174 10 26 170 9 28 ... ... ...
Age
16 to 17 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 4 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
18 to 24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347 10 *55 *16 *8 *45 *13 *8 *40 *11 *14
25 to 34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 526 15 90 17 13 *80 *15 *13 *39 *7 *14
35 to 44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 599 17 183 31 27 163 27 27 *66 *11 *24
45 to 54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 647 19 122 19 18 115 18 19 *46 *7 *17
55 to 64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 547 16 136 25 20 127 23 21 *42 *8 *15
65 years and older . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 642 19 *75 *12 *11 *50 *8 *8 *37 *6 *14
Ethnicity
Hispanic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 2 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Non-Hispanic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,356 98 660 20 97 579 17 97 275 8 100
Race
White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,343 68 553 24 82 493 21 82 229 10 83
Black. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,017 30 120 12 18 *103 *10 *17 *43 *4 *16
All others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 2 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Annual Household Income
Under $10,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329 10 *60 *18 *9 *60 *18 *10 ... ... ...
$10,000 to $19,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313 9 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
$20,000 to $29,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329 10 *52 *16 *8 *50 *15 *8 ... ... ...
$30,000 to $39,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362 11 *67 *18 *10 *60 *17 *10 *34 *9 *12
$40,000 to $49,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256 7 93 36 14 *80 *31 *13 *28 *11 *10
$50,000 to $74,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 479 14 131 27 19 111 23 18 *58 *12 *21
$75,000 to $99,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317 9 94 30 14 80 25 13 *42 *13 *15
$100,000 or more. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 5 78 48 12 70 43 12 *44 *27 *16
Not reported . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 885 26 83 9 12 67 8 11 ... ... ...
Education
11 years or less . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 666 19 115 17 17 109 16 18 *42 *6 *15
12 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,338 39 281 21 41 245 18 41 106 8 38
1 to 3 years college . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 725 21 152 21 22 129 18 22 *64 *9 *23
4 years college or more . . . . . . . . . . . 703 20 131 19 19 115 16 19 *64 *9 *23
* 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 Louisiana 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,711,229 747 2,291 2,199
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180,224 601 300 234
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160,672 561 286 209
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201,822 564 358 262
Equipment (fishing, hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256,457 497 516 310
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67,185 161 417 86
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 477,742 91 5,239 620
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,991 140 43 8
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22,617 89 255 29
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338,519 458 740 440
FISHING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,006,136 650 1,548 1,416
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96,927 535 181 138
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87,043 473 184 124
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153,393 533 288 219
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122,194 411 297 156
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *7,633 *38 *200 *11
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *294,738 *45 *6,597 *420
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,622 *39 *42 *2
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,029 *28 *36 *1
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241,557 333 726 344
HUNTING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 525,505 283 1,859 1,904
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83,297 216 386 308
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73,628 199 369 272
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48,429 109 443 179
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114,697 193 596 391
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23,285 88 264 86
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *2,386 *36 *66 *9
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *14,731 *34 *430 *53
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96,962 180 539 354
UNSPECIFIED5
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160,023 114 1,398 206
* 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 Louisiana 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 761,927 625 1,220 1,068
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96,927 535 181 138
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87,043 473 184 124
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153,393 533 288 219
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 424,564 418 1,016 587
ALL FRESHWATER
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404,569 488 830 733
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60,208 414 145 110
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54,691 352 156 100
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86,930 427 204 158
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202,740 265 766 365
FRESHWATER, EXCEPT
GREAT LAKES
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403,899 488 828 732
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60,208 414 145 110
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54,021 352 154 98
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86,930 427 204 158
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202,740 265 766 365
GREAT LAKES
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
SALTWATER
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336,943 242 1,390 1,128
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36,719 221 166 127
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32,352 199 163 112
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66,463 206 323 230
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201,409 140 1,439 660
... 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 Louisiana 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 411,426 262 1,568 1,488
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83,297 216 386 308
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73,628 199 369 272
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48,429 109 443 179
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206,072 204 1,009 729
BIG GAME
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286,233 216 1,328 1,346
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60,488 170 356 296
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53,045 154 344 259
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34,278 74 465 168
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138,422 152 913 623
SMALL GAME
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35,602 96 370 844
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,161 75 83 270
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *7,221 *57 *126 *317
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *3,806 *28 *135 *167
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *18,414 *53 *345 *90
MIGRATORY BIRD
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58,883 82 718 1,699
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,121 76 212 555
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,898 74 174 444
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *9,716 *31 *313 *334
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *20,149 *39 *514 *366
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 Louisiana 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,006,136 1,416 650 93 1,548
TRIP-RELATED EXPENDITURES
Total trip-related. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337,363 481 588 84 574
Food and lodging, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96,927 138 557 79 174
Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84,624 121 532 76 159
Lodging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,303 18 66 9 186
Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87,043 124 473 67 184
Other trip costs, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153,393 219 533 76 288
Privilege and other fees1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22,905 33 146 21 156
Boating costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81,971 117 210 30 390
Bait . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34,118 49 438 62 78
Ice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,870 18 392 56 33
Heating and cooking fuel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,530 *2 *47 *7 *33
EQUIPMENT AND OTHER EXPENDITURES
PRIMARILY FOR FISHING
Fishing equipment, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122,194 156 411 59 297
Reels, rods, and rod-making components . . . . . . . . . . . 46,000 64 259 37 178
Lines, hooks, sinkers, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,959 31 344 49 64
Artificial lures and flies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,568 25 275 39 67
Creels, stringers, fish bags, landing nets, and gaff
hooks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,865 4 72 10 40
Minnow seines, traps, and bait containers. . . . . . . . . . . *2,888 *4 *59 *8 *49
Other fishing equipment3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29,914 28 156 22 192
Auxiliary equipment4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *7,633 *11 *38 *5 *200
Special equipment5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *294,738 *420 *45 *6 *6,597
Other fishing costs6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244,208 348 349 50 699
* 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 Louisiana 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 525,505 1,904 283 104 1,859
TRIP-RELATED EXPENDITURES
Total trip-related. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205,355 759 222 82 926
Food and lodging, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83,297 308 222 82 376
Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68,804 254 213 79 323
Lodging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *14,493 *54 *32 *12 *450
Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73,628 272 199 74 369
Other trip costs, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48,429 179 109 40 443
Privilege and other fees1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *29,417 *109 *78 *29 *377
Boating costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *13,516 *50 *44 *16 *306
Heating and cooking fuel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
EQUIPMENT AND OTHER EXPENDITURES
PRIMARILY FOR HUNTING
Hunting equipment, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114,697 391 193 71 596
Firearms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60,536 199 98 36 617
Ammunition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,088 51 167 62 84
Other hunting equipment2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40,073 141 108 40 369
Auxiliary equipment3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23,285 86 88 33 264
Special equipment4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
Other hunting costs5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114,078 416 195 72 584
* 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 Louisiana for Fishing and Hunting by Louisiana 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,301,562 701 1,858 1,692
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing, total. . . . . . . . . . 761,927 625 1,220 1,086
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96,927 535 181 138
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87,043 473 184 124
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81,971 210 390 117
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71,421 531 134 102
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 424,564 418 1,016 605
Trip and equipment expenditures for hunting, total. . . . . . . . . 411,426 262 1,568 1,521
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83,297 216 386 308
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73,628 199 369 272
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *13,516 *44 *306 *50
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34,914 95 367 129
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206,072 204 1,009 762
Unspecified equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128,209 43 3,012 167
STATE RESIDENTS
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing and hunting,
total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,115,224 585 1,907 1,714
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing, total. . . . . . . . . . 592,265 521 1,136 1,004
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71,952 441 163 122
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63,833 385 166 108
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72,817 187 390 123
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50,326 453 111 85
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333,335 388 859 565
Trip and equipment expenditures for hunting, total. . . . . . . . . 396,434 226 1,755 1,646
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76,951 187 412 319
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69,791 175 399 290
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *12,743 *40 *315 *53
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33,880 89 381 141
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203,070 197 1,033 843
Unspecified equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *126,525 *38 *3,336 *194
NONRESIDENTS
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing and hunting,
total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186,339 116 1,608 1,572
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing, total. . . . . . . . . . 169,663 103 1,641 1,520
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24,975 94 266 224
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *23,210 *89 *262 *208
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *9,154 *23 *390 *82
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *21,095 *78 *270 *189
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *91,229 *30 *3,057 *817
Trip and equipment expenditures for hunting, total. . . . . . . . . *14,992 *36 *411 *506
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
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 Louisiana Residents’ Fishing and Hunting Expenditures Both Inside and Outside
Louisiana: 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,602,726 644 2,490 2,362
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188,119 531 354 277
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163,532 503 325 241
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211,642 506 418 312
Equipment (fishing, hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264,841 469 565 390
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66,680 165 403 98
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 410,860 88 4,643 606
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,659 146 45 10
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26,162 95 277 39
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264,232 416 634 389
FISHING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 807,063 553 1,459 1,350
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88,009 454 194 147
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70,716 398 178 118
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130,706 466 280 219
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118,947 386 308 199
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *4,469 *34 *132 *7
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *228,641 *45 *5,067 *382
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,955 *42 *46 *3
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *860 *23 *38 *1
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162,761 287 568 272
HUNTING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 618,264 258 2,396 2,244
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100,110 221 454 363
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92,817 211 440 337
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80,936 118 686 294
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126,328 188 671 459
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26,766 99 270 97
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *2,731 *43 *63 *10
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *19,016 *43 *440 *69
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101,470 186 544 368
UNSPECIFIED5
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157,833 106 1,482 233
* 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 Louisiana 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 LOUISIANA
Expenditures for fishing and hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,421,937 630 2,258 2,185
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 452,294 550 823 695
Equipment (fishing and hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239,441 464 516 368
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62,764 151 417 96
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *403,263 *87 *4,651 *620
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264,174 434 609 406
Expenditures for fishing, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 756,799 546 1,387 1,283
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258,929 494 525 439
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108,179 382 283 183
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *4,111 *32 *128 *7
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *221,045 *43 *5,101 *375
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164,534 298 552 279
Expenditures for hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 488,380 240 2,038 2,027
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193,365 193 1,002 803
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111,695 185 604 464
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23,285 88 264 97
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91,946 167 552 382
Unspecified expenditures for fishing and hunting, total4 . . . . . 154,027 99 1,560 237
OUT OF STATE
Expenditures for fishing and hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178,372 126 1,421 1,465
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110,654 104 1,063 909
Equipment (fishing and hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *25,400 *40 *628 *209
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30,805 86 360 253
Expenditures for fishing, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49,920 63 796 783
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *30,157 *41 *731 *473
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,042 *21 *49 *16
Expenditures for hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127,810 76 1,675 1,702
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80,497 72 1,112 1,072
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *29,198 *57 *516 *389
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 Louisiana by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Participants Number Percent
Total participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 738 100
Away from home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *225 *30
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *200 *27
Photograph wildlife. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *82 *11
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *116 *16
Around the home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 671 91
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 491 66
Photograph wildlife. . . . . .