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

              U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Florida
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-FL
Issued January 2008
Florida
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 Florida by Resident and Nonresident Sportspersons: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2. Anglers and Hunters, Days of Participation, and Trips in Florida by Type of Fishing
and Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3. Anglers and Hunters, Trips, and Days of Participation: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
4. Florida Resident Anglers and Hunters by Place Fished or Hunted: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
5. Florida 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 Florida by Type of Fish: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
8. Great Lakes Anglers, Trips, and Days of Fishing in Florida: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
9. Great Lakes Anglers and Days of Fishing in Florida by Type of Fish: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
10. Saltwater Anglers, Trips, and Days of Fishing in Florida: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
11. Saltwater Anglers and Days of Fishing in Florida by Type of Fish: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
12. Hunters, Trips, and Days of Hunting in Florida by Type of Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
13. Hunters and Days of Hunting in Florida by Type of Game: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
14. Hunters and Days of Hunting in Florida by Type of Land: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
15. Selected Characteristics of Florida Resident Anglers and Hunters: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
16. Summary of Expenditures in Florida by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for
Fishing and Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
17. Summary of Fishing Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Florida by State Residents and
Nonresidents Combined by Type of Fishing: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
18. Summary of Hunting Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Florida by State Residents and
Nonresidents Combined by Type of Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
19. Expenditures in Florida by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for Fishing: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
20. Expenditures in Florida by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
21. Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Florida for Fishing and Hunting by Florida Residents
and Nonresidents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
22. Summary of Florida Residents��� Fishing and Hunting Expenditures Both Inside and Outside
Florida: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
23. In-State and Out-of-State Expenditures by Florida Residents for Fishing and Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Wildlife Watching
24. Wildlife Watching in Florida by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
25. Participants, Trips, and Days of Participation in Away-From-Home Wildlife Watching in
Florida: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
26. Away-From-Home Wildlife-Watching Participants by Wildlife Observed, Photographed, or
Fed in Florida: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
List of Tables
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27. Participation in Wildlife-Watching Activities Around the Home in Florida: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
28. Florida Residents Participating in Wildlife Watching in the United States: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
29. Wild Bird Observers and Days of Observation in Florida by State Residents and
Nonresidents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
30. Selected Characteristics of Florida Residents Participating in Wildlife Watching: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
31. Expenditures in Florida by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for Wildlife
Watching: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
32. Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Florida for Wildlife Watching by Florida Residents
and Nonresidents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
33. Wildlife-Watching Expenditures Both Inside and Outside Florida by Florida
Residents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
34. In-State and Out-of-State Expenditures by Florida Residents for Wildlife Watching: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
35. Participation of Florida Resident Wildlife-Watching Participants in Fishing and
Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
36. Participation of Florida 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—Florida 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—Florida 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—Florida U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
2006 Florida Summary
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,767,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46,311,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$4,308,583,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,973,985,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,334,598,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,536
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $43
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,769,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $377,394,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $155,116,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $222,278,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,442
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $41
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . . 4,240,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . 1,560,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . . 3,274,000
Days of participation away from home . . . . 16,551,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3,081,496,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $887,942,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,193,554,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $720
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $54
Activities in Florida by Residents and Nonresidents Activities in Florida by Nonresidents
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 885,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,804,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,029,770,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $653,894,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $375,876,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,164
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . $136
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $27,810,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $22,889,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,921,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,256
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . $327
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . . . 746,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 746,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (X)
Days of participation away from home . . . . 6,102,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $653,278,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $632,953,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $20,325,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $858
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . $104
(X) Not applicable.
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Activities in Florida by Residents
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,881,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41,507,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3,278,813,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,320,091,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,958,722,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,743
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $32
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,699,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $349,584,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $132,227,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $217,357,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,633
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $36
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . 3,493,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 813,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . 3,274,000
Days of participation away from home . . . 10,449,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,428,218,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $254,989,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,173,229,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $695
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $24
Activities by Florida Residents Both Inside and Outside
Florida
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,950,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43,026,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3,618,499,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,487,385,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,131,114,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,856
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $35
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,723,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $870,391,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $326,560,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $543,831,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,676
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $57
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . . 3,520,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 988,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . . 3,274,000
Days of participation away from home . . . . 14,451,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3,238,334,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $455,521,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,782,814,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $920
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $32
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Participation in Florida
The 2006 Survey found that 5.9 million
Florida residents and nonresidents 16
years old and older fi shed, hunted,
or wildlife watched in Florida. Of
the total number of participants, 2.8
million fi shed, 236 thousand hunted,
and 4.2 million participated in wildlife -
watching activities, which include
observing, feeding, and photographing
wildlife. The sum of anglers, hunters,
and wildlife watchers exceeds the total
number of participants in wildlife -
related recreation because many
individuals engaged in more than one
wildlife-related activity.
Participation by 6-to-15-Year-Old
Florida 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 2.0 million resident anglers 16
years old and older, there were 404
thousand resident anglers 6 to 15 years
old. Also, in addition to the 325 thou-sand
residents 16 years old and older
who hunted, there were 37 thousand
6-to-15-year-old residents who hunted.
Finally, there were 3.5 million Florida
residents 16 years old and older and
539 thousand 6- to 15-year-olds who
wildlife watched. Further information
on 6- to 15-year-olds is provided in
Appendix B.
Expenditures in Florida
In 2006, state residents and nonresi-dents
spent $8.1 billion on wildlife
recreation in Florida. Of that total, trip-related
expenditures were $3.0 billion
and equipment purchases totaled $4.2
billion. The remaining $909 million
was spent on licenses, contributions,
land ownership and leasing, and other
items.
Wildlife-Associated Recreation
Participants in Wildlife-Associated Recreation in Florida: 2006
(U.S. residents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.9 million
Sportspersons
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.8 million
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.8 million
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236 thousand
Wildlife Watchers
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.2 million
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.6 million
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.3 million
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Tables 3, 24, and 39.
Percent of Total Participants
by Activity
(Total: 5.9 million participants)
Wildlife
watching
Fishing Hunting
47%
4%
72%
Wildlife-Associated
Recreation Expenditures in Florida
(Total: $8.1 billion)
Equipment
52%
Trip-related
37%
Other
11%
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Florida 7
Sportspersons
In 2006, 2.8 million state resident
and nonresident sportspersons 16
years old and older fi shed or hunted
in Florida. This group comprised
2.8 million anglers (98 percent of
all sportspersons) and 236 thousand
hunters (8 percent of all sportspersons).
Among the 2.8 million sportspersons
who fi shed or hunted in the state, 2.6
million (92 percent) fi shed but did not
hunt in Florida. Another 48 thousand
(2 percent) hunted but did not fi sh
there. The remaining 188 thousand (7
percent) fi shed and hunted in Florida in
2006.
Sportspersons’ Participation in Florida
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Sportspersons (fi shed or hunted) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.8 million
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.8 million
Fished only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.6 million
Fished and hunted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 thousand
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236 thousand
Hunted only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 thousand
Hunted and fi shed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 1.
8 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Florida U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Anglers
Participants and Days of Fishing
In 2006, 2.8 million state residents and
nonresidents 16 years old and older
fi shed in Florida. Of this total, 1.9
million anglers (68 percent) were state
residents and 885 thousand anglers (32
percent) were nonresidents. Anglers
fi shed a total of 46.3 million days in
Florida—an average of 17 days per
angler. State residents fi shed 41.5
million days—90 percent of all fi shing
days in Florida. Nonresidents fi shed
4.8 million days in Florida—10 percent
of all fi shing days in the state.
A large majority of Florida residents
who fi shed anywhere in the United
States did so in their resident state.
There were 2.0 million Florida resi-dents
16 years old and older who fi shed
in the United States in 2006 for a total
of 43.0 million days. An estimated 96
percent of all Florida residents who
fi shed did so in their home state. Of
all fi shing days by Florida residents,
96 percent or 41.5 million were in their
home state.
Some state residents fi shed in states
other than Florida. In 2006, 283
thousand Florida residents fi shed in
other states—15 percent of all residents
fi shing in any state. They fi shed 2.1
million days as nonresidents, repre-senting
5 percent of all days fi shed by
Florida residents. For further details
about fi shing in Florida, see Table 3.
Anglers in Florida
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.8 million
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.9 million
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 885 thousand
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46.3 million
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41.5 million
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.8 million
Source: Table 3.
In State/Out of State
(State residents 16 years old and older)
Florida anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.0 million
In Florida . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.9 million
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283 thousand
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43.0 million
In Florida . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41.5 million
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.1 million
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 3.
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Florida 9
Fishing Expenditures in Florida
All fi shing-related expenditures in
Florida totaled $4.3 billion in 2006.
Trip-related expenditures, which
include food and lodging, transporta-tion,
and other trip expenses totaled
$2.0 billion—46 percent of all fi shing
expenditures. Expenditures for food
and lodging were $680 million and
transportation expenditures were $420
million. Other trip expenses, such as
equipment rental, bait, and cooking
fuel, totaled $874 million. Each angler
spent an average of $714 on trip-related
costs during 2006.
Anglers spent $1.9 billion on equip-ment
in Florida in 2006, 45 percent of
all fi shing expenditures. Fishing equip-ment
(rods, reels, line, etc.) spending
totaled $523 million—27 percent of
the equipment total. Auxiliary equip-ment
expenditures (tents, special
fi shing clothes, etc.) and special equip-ment
expenditures (boats, vans, etc.)
amounted to $1.4 billion—73 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 $390 million—
9 percent of all fi shing expenditures.
For more details about fi shing expen-ditures
in Florida, see Tables 19 and 21
through 23.
Fishing Expenditures in Florida
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4.3 billion
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2.0 billion
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1.9 billion
Fishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $523 million
Auxiliary and special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1.4 billion
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $390 million
Source: Table 19.
Percent of Anglers by Residence
(Total: 2.8 million participants)
Residents Nonresidents
68%
32%
Fishing Expenditures in Florida
(Total: $4.3 billion)
Trip-related
46%
Other
9%
Equipment
45%
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Hunters
Participants and Days of Hunting
In 2006, there were 236 thousand
residents and nonresidents 16 years old
and older who hunted in Florida. Resi-dent
hunters numbered 214 thousand,
accounting for 91 percent of the hunters
in Florida. There were 22 thousand
nonresidents who hunted in Florida—9
percent of the state’s hunters. Resi-dents
and nonresidents hunted 3.8
million days in 2006, an average of 16
days per hunter. Residents hunted 3.7
million days in Florida or 98 percent
of all hunting days, while nonresidents
spent 70 thousand days hunting in
Florida or 2 percent of all hunting days.
There were 325 thousand Florida
residents 16 years old and older who
hunted in the United States in 2006 for
a total of 5.7 million days. An esti-mated
66 percent of all Florida resi-dents
who hunted did so in their home
state. Of all hunting days by Florida
residents, 65 percent or 3.7 million
were spent pursuing game in their
home state.
Some state residents hunted in states
other than Florida. Altogether, 183
thousand or 56 percent of all Florida
hunters hunted in other states. Their
2.3 million days of hunting in other
states represented 39 percent of all days
Florida residents spent hunting in 2006.
For more information on hunting activi-ties
by Florida residents, see Table 3.
Hunters in Florida
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236 thousand
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214 thousand
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 thousand
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.8 million
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.7 million
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 thousand
Source: Table 3.
In State/Out of State
(State residents 16 years old and older)
Florida hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325 thousand
In Florida . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214 thousand
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183 thousand
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.7 million
In Florida . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.7 million
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.3 million
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 3.
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Florida 11
Hunting Expenditures in Florida
All hunting-related expenditures in
Florida totaled $377 million in 2006.
Trip-related expenses, such as food and
lodging, transportation, and other trip
expenses, totaled $155 million—41
percent of total expenditures. Expen-ditures
for food and lodging were $43
million and transportation expenditures
were $60 million. Other trip expenses,
such as equipment rental, totaled $53
million for the year. The average
trip-related expenditure per hunter was
$656.
Hunters spent $174 million on equip-ment—
46 percent of all hunting expen-ditures.
Hunting equipment (guns,
ammunition, etc.) totaled $125 million
and made up 72 percent of all equip-ment
costs. Hunters spent $48 million
on auxiliary equipment (tents, special
hunting clothes, etc.) and special equip-ment
(boats, vans, etc.), accounting
for 28 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 $49 million—13
percent of all hunting expendi-tures.
For more details on hunting
expenditures in Florida, see Tables 20
through 23.
Hunting Expenditures in Florida
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $377 million
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $155 million
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $174 million
Hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $125 million
Auxiliary and special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $48 million
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $49 million
Source: Table 20.
Percent of Hunters by Residence
(Total: 236 thousand participants)
Residents Nonresidents
91%
9%
Hunting Expenditures in Florida
(Total: $377 million)
Trip-related
41%
Other
13%
Equipment
46%
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Wildlife Watchers
Participants and Days of Activity
In 2006, 4.2 million U.S. residents
16 years old and older fed, observed,
or photographed wildlife in Florida.
Most of them, 77 percent (3.3 million),
enjoyed their activities close to home
and are called “around-the-home”
participants. Those persons who
enjoyed wildlife at least 1 mile from
home are called “away-from-home”
participants. People participating in
away-from-home activities in Florida
in 2006 numbered 1.6 million—37
percent of all wildlife watchers in
Florida. Of the 1.6 million, 813
thousand were state residents and 746
thousand were nonresidents.
Florida residents 16 years old and older
who enjoyed away-from-home wildlife
watching within their state totaled 813
thousand. Of this group, 813 thousand
participants observed wildlife, 383
thousand fed wildlife, and 448 thou-sand
photographed wildlife. Since
some individuals engaged in more than
1 of the 3 away-from-home activities
during the year, the sum of wildlife
observers, feeders, and photographers
exceeds the total number of away-from-home
participants.
Florida residents spent 10.4 million
days engaged in away-from-home
wildlife-watching activities in their
state. They spent 9.7 million days
observing wildlife, 5.4 million days
feeding wildlife, and 4.6 million days
photographing wildlife. The sum of
days observing, feeding, and photo-graphing
wildlife exceeds the total days
of wildlife-watching activity because
individuals engaged in more than one
activity on some days. For further
details about away-from-home activi-ties,
see Table 25.
Florida residents also took an active
interest in wildlife around their homes.
In 2006, 3.3 million state residents
enjoyed observing, feeding, and photo-graphing
wildlife within 1 mile of their
homes. Among this around-the-home
group, 2.5 million fed, 2.4 million
observed, and 1.2 million photographed
wildlife around their homes. Another
423 thousand participants maintained
natural areas of 1/4 acre or more for
wildlife; 448 thousand participants
Wildlife-Watching Participants in Florida
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.2 million
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.3 million
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.6 million
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 24.
Away-From-Home Wildlife-Watching Participation in Florida
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Participants, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.6 million
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.5 million
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 549 thousand
Photograph wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.0 million
Days, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.6 million
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.6 million
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.9 million
Photograph wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.0 million
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 25.
Around-the-Home Wildlife-Watching Participation in Florida
(State residents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.3 million
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.5 million
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.4 million
Photograph wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2 million
Maintain natural areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 423 thousand
Maintain plantings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 448 thousand
Visit public areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 624 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 27.
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maintained plantings for the benefi t of
wildlife; and 624 thousand participants
visited public parks within a mile of
home because of the wildlife. Summing
the number of participants in these six
activities results in an estimate that
exceeds the total number of around-the-home
participants because many people
participated in more than one type of
around-the-home activity. In addition,
23 percent of resident around-the-home
wildlife watchers also enjoyed wildlife
away from home. For further details
about Florida residents participating
in around-the-home wildlife-watching
activities, see Table 27.
Wild Bird Observers
Bird watching attracted many wildlife
enthusiasts in Florida. In 2006, 3.1
million people observed birds around
the home and on trips in the state. A
majority, 68 percent (2.1 million)
observed wild birds around the home
while 44 percent (1.4 million) took
trips away from home to watch birds.
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
in Florida
Wildlife watchers spent $3.1 billion on
wildlife-watching activities in Florida
in 2006. Trip-related expenditures,
including food and lodging ($565
million), transportation ($264 million),
and other trip expenses ($59 million),
such as equipment rental, amounted
to $888 million. This summation
comprised 29 percent of all wildlife-watching
expenditures by participants.
The average of the trip-related expendi-tures
for away-from-home participants
was $560 per person in 2006.
Wildlife-watching participants spent
$1.7 billion on equipment—56 percent
of all their expenditures. Specifi cally,
wildlife-watching equipment (binocu-lars,
special clothing, etc.) expenditures
totaled $353 million, 20 percent of
the equipment total. Auxiliary equip-ment
expenditures (tents, backpacking
equipment, etc.) and special equipment
expenditures (campers, trucks, etc.)
amounted to $1.4 billion—80 percent
of all equipment costs. Special and
auxiliary equipment are items that were
purchased for wildlife-watching recre-ation
but can be used in activities other
than wildlife-watching activities.
Other items purchased by wildlife -
watching participants, such as
magazines, membership dues and
contributions, land leasing and owner-ship,
and plantings, totaled $463
million—15 percent of all wildlife-watching
expenditures. For more
details about wildlife-watching expen-ditures
in Florida, see Table 31.
Wild Bird Observers in Florida
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Participants, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.1 million
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.1 million
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.4 million
Days, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245.9 million
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231.6 million
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.3 million
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 29.
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures in Florida
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3.1 billion
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $888 million
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1.7 billion
Wildlife watching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $353 million
Auxiliary and special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1.4 billion
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $463 million
Source: Table 31.
Around-the-Home and Away-
From-Home Participation
by Florida Residents
(Total: 3.3 million participants)
Both around
the home and
away from
home
Around the
home only
77%
23%
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
in Florida
(Total: $3.1 billion)
Trip-related
29%
Other
15%
Equipment
56%
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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 Florida. Only the
most general recreation comparisons
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 Florida residents anywhere in the
United States. The in-state estimates
cover the participation, day, and
expenditure activity of U.S. residents in
Florida.
The expenditure estimates were made
comparable by adjusting the estimates
for infl ation—all estimates are in 2006
dollars.
Florida 1996 and 2006 Comparison
(Numbers in thousands)
1996 2006 Percent change
Fishing
Anglers in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,864 2,767 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45,465 46,311 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,236,689 $4,308,583 *
State resident anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,949 1,950 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,586,099 $3,618,499 *
Hunting
Hunters in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 236 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,446 3,769 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $439,677 $377,394 *
State resident hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234 325 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $607,518 $870,391 *
Away-From-Home Wildlife Watching
Participants in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,846 1,560 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,658 16,551 *
State resident participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,088 988 *
Around-the-Home Wildlife Watching
Total participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,744 3,274 19
Observers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,093 2,364 *
Feeders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,420 2,474 *
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
In-state expenditures by U.S. wildlife watchers . . . . . . . . . . $2,160,530 $3,081,496 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,003,170 $3,238,334 *
* Not different from zero at the 10 percent level of signifi cance.
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Florida 2001 and 2006 Comparison
(Numbers in thousands)
2001 2006 Percent change
Fishing
Anglers in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,104 2,767 –11
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48,417 46,311 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,655,086 $4,308,583 *
State resident anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,109 1,950 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,906,546 $3,618,499 *
Hunting
Hunters in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226 236 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,693 3,769 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $449,421 $377,394 *
State resident hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270 325 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $622,015 $870,391 *
Away-From-Home Wildlife Watching
Participants in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,503 1,560 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,388 16,551 *
State resident participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,279 988 *
Around-the-Home Wildlife Watching
Total participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,635 3,274 24
Observers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,663 2,364 42
Feeders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,092 2,474 *
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
In-state expenditures by U.S. wildlife watchers . . . . . . . . . . $1,796,048 $3,081,496 72
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,646,184 $3,238,334 97
* Not different from zero at the 10 percent level of signifi cance.
Number of People Who Hunted
and Fished in Florida: 1996–2006
(In thousands)
Hunters
Anglers
1996 2001 2006
184
2,864
226
3,104
236
2,767
Number of People Who Wildlife
Watched in Florida: 1996–2006
(In thousands)
Away from home
Around the home
1996 2001 2006
1,846
2,744
1,503
2,635
1,560
3,274
Total Expenditures by
Participants in Florida
(In millions of 2006 dollars)
Wildlife watchers
Hunters
Anglers
1996 2001 2006
4,237
440
2,161
4,655
449
1,796
4,309
377
3,081
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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 Florida 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) . . . . . . . . 2,815 100 1,910 100 905 100
Total anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,767 98 1,881 98 885 98
Fished only. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,579 92 1,696 89 883 98
Fished and hunted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 7 185 10 ... ...
Total hunters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236 8 214 11 *22 *2
Hunted only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *48 *2 *29 *2 ... ...
Hunted and fished . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 7 185 10 ... ...
* 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 Florida 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,767 100 46,311 100 37,938 100
Total, all freshwater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,417 51 24,512 53 20,317 54
Freshwater, except Great Lakes. . . . . . . . . . . . 1,417 51 24,512 53 20,317 54
Great Lakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
Saltwater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,002 72 23,077 50 17,620 46
HUNTING
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236 100 3,769 100 3,217 100
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 81 2,875 76 2,293 71
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *96 *41 *1,054 *28 *558 *17
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *42 *18 *217 *6 *152 *5
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
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Table 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 Florida Activity by Florida 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,767 100 1,881 68 885 32 1,950 100 1,881 96 283 15
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37,938 100 35,273 93 2,664 7 36,524 100 35,273 97 1,251 3
Total days of fishing. . . . . . . . . 46,311 100 41,507 90 4,804 10 43,026 100 41,507 96 2,125 5
Average days of fishing . . . . . . 17 (X) 22 (X) 5 (X) 22 (X) 22 (X) 8 (X)
HUNTING
Total hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236 100 214 91 *22 *9 325 100 214 66 183 56
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,217 100 3,190 99 *27 *1 4,094 100 3,190 78 904 22
Total days of hunting . . . . . . . . 3,769 100 3,699 98 *70 *2 5,723 100 3,699 65 2,256 39
Average days of hunting . . . . . 16 (X) 17 (X) *3 (X) 18 (X) 17 (X) 12 (X)
(X) Not applicable. * Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Table 4. Florida Resident Anglers and Hunters by Place Fished or Hunted: 2006
(State population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Place fished or hunted
Anglers Hunters
Number Percent Number Percent
Total, all places. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,950 100 325 100
In-state only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,666 85 142 44
In-state and other states . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215 11 *72 *22
In other states only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *69 *4 111 34
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29.
Note: Detail may not add to total because of multiple responses and nonresponse.
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Table 5. Florida Resident Anglers and Hunters, Days of Participation, and Trips in the United States
by Type of Fishing and Hunting: 2006
(State population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Type of fishing and hunting
Participants Days of participation Trips
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
FISHING
Total, all fishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,950 100 43,026 100 36,524 100
Total, all freshwater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,287 66 24,475 57 20,311 56
Freshwater, except Great Lakes. . . . . . . . . . . . 1,287 66 24,470 57 20,294 56
Great Lakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
Saltwater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,286 66 19,904 46 16,213 44
HUNTING
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325 100 5,723 100 4,094 100
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265 81 4,603 80 2,947 72
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 39 1,366 24 696 17
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *47 *14 *376 *7 *232 *6
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Table 6. Freshwater Anglers, Trips, Days of Fishing, and Type of Water Fished: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Anglers, trips, and days of fishing
Activity in Florida
Total, state
residents and nonresidents
State residents Nonresidents
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,417 100 1,155 82 262 18
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,317 100 19,337 95 980 5
Total days of fishing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24,512 100 23,031 94 1,482 6
Average days of fishing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 (X) 20 (X) 6 (X)
ANGLERS
Total, all types of water. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,417 100 1,155 82 262 18
Ponds, lakes, or reservoirs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,156 100 950 82 206 18
Rivers or streams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 608 100 554 91 *54 *9
DAYS
Total, all types of water. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24,512 100 23,031 94 1,482 6
Ponds, lakes, or reservoirs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,562 100 17,404 94 1,159 6
Rivers or streams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,727 100 7,420 96 *307 *4
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. (X) Not applicable.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
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Table 7. Freshwater Anglers and Days of Fishing in Florida by Type of Fish: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Anglers and days of fishing
Activity in Florida
Total, state
residents and nonresidents
State residents Nonresidents
Number
Percent of
total
types
Percent of
anglers/
days Number
Percent of
anglers/
days Number
Percent of
anglers/
days
ANGLERS
Total, all types of fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,417 100 100 1,155 82 262 18
Crappie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290 20 100 240 83 *50 *17
Panfish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 432 31 100 392 91 *40 *9
White bass, striped bass, striped bass hybrids . . . . . 181 13 100 146 80 *36 *20
Black bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 822 58 100 700 85 122 15
Catfish, bullheads. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389 27 100 355 91 *35 *9
Walleye, sauger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Northern pike, pickerel, muskie, muskie hybrids . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Steelhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Trout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *70 *5 *100 *57 *82 ... ...
Salmon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Anything1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268 19 100 232 87 *36 *13
Other freshwater fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183 13 100 147 81 *35 *19
DAYS
Total, all types of fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24,512 100 100 23,031 94 1,482 6
Crappie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,628 15 100 3,232 89 *396 *11
Panfish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,967 16 100 3,836 97 *132 *3
White bass, striped bass, striped bass hybrids . . . . . 3,713 15 100 3,495 94 *218 *6
Black bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,688 60 100 14,226 97 462 3
Catfish, bullheads. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,660 23 100 5,579 99 *81 *1
Walleye, sauger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Northern pike, pickerel, muskie, muskie hybrids . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Steelhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Trout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *703 *3 *100 *638 *91 ... ...
Salmon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Anything1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,143 9 100 2,034 95 *109 *5
Other freshwater fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,155 9 100 1,832 85 *323 *15
* 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 Florida: 2006
This table does not apply to this state.
Table 9. Great Lakes Anglers and Days of Fishing in Florida 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 Florida: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Anglers, trips, and days of fishing
Activity in Florida
Total, state
residents and nonresidents
State residents Nonresidents
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total anglers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,002 100 1,286 64 716 36
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,620 100 15,936 90 1,684 10
Total days . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23,077 100 19,553 85 3,524 15
Average days of fishing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 (X) 15 (X) 5 (X)
(X) Not applicable.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Table 11. Saltwater Anglers and Days of Fishing in Florida by Type of Fish: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Anglers and days of fishing
Activity in Florida
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,002 100 100 1,286 64 716 36
Salmon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Striped bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 5 100 *60 *66 *31 *34
Bluefish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 7 100 *94 *69 *41 *31
Flatfish (flounder, halibut). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232 12 100 173 74 *59 *26
Red drum (redfish) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 517 26 100 387 75 130 25
Sea trout (weakfish). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347 17 100 268 77 79 23
Mackerel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 12 100 177 71 73 29
Mahi-mahi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318 16 100 233 73 *85 *27
Shellfish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *80 *4 *100 *64 *80 ... ...
Anything1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 920 46 100 630 68 291 32
Other saltwater fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 760 38 100 496 65 264 35
DAYS
Total, all types of fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23,077 100 100 19,553 85 3,524 15
Salmon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Striped bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 985 4 100 *822 *83 *163 *17
Bluefish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,002 9 100 *1,901 *95 *101 *5
Flatfish (flounder, halibut). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,826 17 100 3,624 95 *202 *5
Red drum (redfish) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,107 26 100 5,365 88 743 12
Sea trout (weakfish). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,759 21 100 4,245 89 514 11
Mackerel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,603 16 100 3,094 86 509 14
Mahi-mahi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,082 9 100 1,627 78 *455 *22
Shellfish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *745 *3 *100 *725 *97 ... ...
Anything1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,940 39 100 7,677 86 1,263 14
Other saltwater fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,524 50 100 10,001 87 1,523 13
* 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 Florida by Type of Hunting: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Hunters, trips, and days of hunting
Activity in Florida
Total, state
residents and nonresidents
State residents Nonresidents
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
HUNTERS
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236 100 214 91 *22 *9
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 100 177 92 ... ...
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *96 *100 *91 *95 ... ...
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *42 *100 *42 *100 ... ...
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
TRIPS
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,217 100 3,190 99 *27 *1
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,293 100 2,278 99 ... ...
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *558 *100 *548 *98 ... ...
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *152 *100 *152 *100 ... ...
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
DAYS
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,769 100 3,699 98 *70 *2
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,875 100 2,822 98 ... ...
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,054 *100 *1,040 *99 ... ...
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *217 *100 *217 *100 ... ...
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
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Table 13. Hunters and Days of Hunting in Florida 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236 100 3,769 100
Big game, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 81 2,875 76
Deer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168 71 2,372 63
Elk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Bear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Wild turkey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *82 *35 *935 *25
Other big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *38 *16 ... ...
Small game, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *96 *41 *1,054 *28
Rabbit, hare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Quail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *32 *14 *155 *4
Grouse/prairie chicken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Squirrel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *49 *21 *635 *17
Pheasant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Migratory birds, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *42 *18 *217 *6
Waterfowl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Geese . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Duck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Dove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other animals, total 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
1 Includes groundhog, raccoon, fox, coyote, crow, prairie dog, etc.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Table 14. Hunters and Days of Hunting in Florida 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236 100 214 100 *22 *100
Public land, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *103 *44 *97 *45 ... ...
Public land only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *58 *25 *57 *27 ... ...
Public and private land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *45 *19 *40 *19 ... ...
Private land, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 73 151 71 ... ...
Private land only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 54 111 52 ... ...
Private and public land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *45 *19 *40 *19 ... ...
DAYS
Total, all types of land. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,769 100 3,699 100 *70 *100
Public land1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,363 *36 *1,357 *37 ... ...
Private land2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,037 81 2,974 80 ... ...
* 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 Florida 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,233 100 2,004 14 100 1,950 14 100 325 2 100
Population Density of Residence
Urban . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,309 86 1,501 12 75 1,460 12 75 204 2 63
Rural . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,924 14 503 26 25 490 25 25 122 6 37
Population Size of Residence
Metropolitan statistical area
(MSA). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,238 93 1,716 13 86 1,670 13 86 279 2 86
1,000,000 or more . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,717 61 883 10 44 864 10 44 156 2 48
250,000 to 999,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,479 24 611 18 31 593 17 30 *77 *2 *24
Less than 250,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,042 7 222 21 11 213 20 11 *46 *4 *14
Outside MSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 995 7 287 29 14 280 28 14 *46 *5 *14
Sex
Male . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,775 48 1,415 21 71 1,381 20 71 295 4 91
Female . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,458 52 589 8 29 569 8 29 *31 *(Z) *9
Age
16 to 17 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 410 3 *49 *12 *2 *49 *12 *3 ... ... ...
18 to 24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,167 8 154 13 8 146 13 7 ... ... ...
25 to 34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,217 16 385 17 19 381 17 20 *79 *4 *24
35 to 44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,634 19 406 15 20 395 15 20 *64 *2 *20
45 to 54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,853 20 471 17 24 453 16 23 *75 *3 *23
55 to 64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,043 14 340 17 17 330 16 17 *40 *2 *12
65 years and older . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,910 20 199 7 10 196 7 10 *38 *1 *12
Ethnicity
Hispanic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,550 18 163 6 8 163 6 8 ... ... ...
Non-Hispanic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,683 82 1,840 16 92 1,786 15 92 320 3 98
Race
White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,033 85 1,802 15 90 1,750 15 90 305 3 94
Black. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,802 13 *145 *8 *7 *145 *8 *7 ... ... ...
All others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399 3 *57 *14 *3 *55 *14 *3 ... ... ...
Annual Household Income
Under $10,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 492 3 *41 *8 *2 *38 *8 *2 ... ... ...
$10,000 to $19,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 891 6 *89 *10 *4 *86 *10 *4 ... ... ...
$20,000 to $29,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,339 9 171 13 9 169 13 9 ... ... ...
$30,000 to $39,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,318 9 147 11 7 144 11 7 ... ... ...
$40,000 to $49,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,125 8 204 18 10 202 18 10 ... ... ...
$50,000 to $74,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,797 13 401 22 20 388 22 20 *68 *4 *21
$75,000 to $99,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,223 9 304 25 15 295 24 15 *56 *5 *17
$100,000 or more. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,484 10 312 21 16 304 20 16 *62 *4 *19
Not reported . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,565 32 335 7 17 325 7 17 *55 *1 *17
Education
11 years or less . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,989 14 249 13 12 244 12 13 ... ... ...
12 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,067 36 697 14 35 675 13 35 108 2 33
1 to 3 years college . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,174 22 548 17 27 535 17 27 *79 *3 *24
4 years college or more . . . . . . . . . . . 4,003 28 510 13 25 495 12 25 *100 *2 *31
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably. (Z) Less than 0.5 percent.
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 Florida 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,034,110 2,770 1,818 1,739
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 723,159 2,172 333 257
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 479,272 2,005 239 170
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 926,670 2,097 442 329
Equipment (fishing, hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 688,687 1,485 464 243
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82,818 361 229 26
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,687,950 162 10,446 574
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,914 447 38 6
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,518 220 98 8
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407,120 1,132 360 127
FISHING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,308,583 2,635 1,635 1,536
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 680,147 2,116 321 246
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 419,711 1,929 218 152
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 874,127 2,084 419 316
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 523,433 1,407 372 188
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37,035 202 184 12
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,384,330 136 10,157 500
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,744 317 34 4
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,732 127 77 4
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369,323 1,071 345 115
HUNTING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377,394 308 1,224 1,443
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43,013 174 248 182
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59,561 170 350 252
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *52,543 *81 *647 *222
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125,342 225 557 457
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28,308 96 295 100
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *2,665 *52 *51 *6
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *8,067 *41 *195 *34
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37,796 111 340 156
UNSPECIFIED5
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308,220 209 1,474 82
* 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 Florida 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,918,783 2,540 1,543 1,414
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 680,147 2,116 321 246
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 419,711 1,929 218 152
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 874,127 2,084 419 316
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,944,798 1,451 1,341 700
ALL FRESHWATER
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,133,163 1,268 893 796
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167,541 1,010 166 118
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175,912 873 201 124
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201,313 938 215 142
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 588,396 699 842 411
FRESHWATER, EXCEPT
GREAT LAKES
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,131,855 1,262 897 795
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167,541 1,010 166 118
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175,081 873 200 124
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201,313 938 215 142
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 587,920 690 852 411
GREAT LAKES
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
SALTWATER
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,443,801 1,802 1,356 1,215
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 512,606 1,530 335 256
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243,799 1,363 179 122
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 672,814 1,492 451 336
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,014,583 758 1,339 501
... 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 Florida 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328,866 282 1,166 1,246
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43,013 174 248 182
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59,561 170 350 252
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *52,543 *81 *647 *222
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173,749 237 734 590
BIG GAME
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236,976 218 1,088 1,078
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36,556 146 250 191
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44,643 133 336 233
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *42,898 *67 *643 *224
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112,880 173 653 430
SMALL GAME
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65,236 107 612 1,347
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *5,493 *56 *98 *190
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *12,485 *62 *202 *432
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *38,162 *91 *421 *411
MIGRATORY BIRD
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *21,072 *28 *758 *1,264
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
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 Florida 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,308,583 1,536 2,635 95 1,635
TRIP-RELATED EXPENDITURES
Total trip-related. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,973,985 714 2,419 87 816
Food and lodging, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 680,147 246 2,282 82 298
Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 405,126 146 2,090 76 194
Lodging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275,021 99 521 19 528
Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 419,711 152 1,929 70 218
Other trip costs, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 874,127 316 2,084 75 419
Privilege and other fees1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244,748 88 752 27 325
Boating costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 453,525 164 788 28 576
Bait . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126,754 46 1,515 55 84
Ice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47,069 17 1,103 40 43
Heating and cooking fuel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,031 1 89 3 23
EQUIPMENT AND OTHER EXPENDITURES
PRIMARILY FOR FISHING
Fishing equipment, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 523,433 188 1,407 51 372
Reels, rods, and rod-making components . . . . . . . . . . . 217,311 78 829 30 262
Lines, hooks, sinkers, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90,819 33 1,187 43 77
Artificial lures and flies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78,492 28 945 34 83
Creels, stringers, fish bags, landing nets, and gaff
hooks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,303 3 222 8 37
Minnow seines, traps, and bait containers. . . . . . . . . . . 6,612 2 251 9 26
Other fishing equipment3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121,895 44 504 18 242
Auxiliary equipment4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37,035 12 202 7 184
Special equipment5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,384,330 500 136 5 10,157
Other fishing costs6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389,800 123 1,261 46 309
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 Florida 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377,394 1,442 308 130 1,224
TRIP-RELATED EXPENDITURES
Total trip-related. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155,116 656 193 82 802
Food and lodging, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43,013 182 191 81 225
Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39,561 167 171 72 231
Lodging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *3,452 *15 *27 *11 *130
Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59,561 252 170 72 350
Other trip costs, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *52,543 *222 *81 *34 *647
Privilege and other fees1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *43,521 *184 *54 *23 *813
Boating costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
Heating and cooking fuel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
EQUIPMENT AND OTHER EXPENDITURES
PRIMARILY FOR HUNTING
Hunting equipment, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125,342 457 225 95 557
Firearms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68,111 238 98 41 695
Ammunition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,360 60 192 81 91
Other hunting equipment2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39,871 159 113 48 352
Auxiliary equipment3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *28,308 *100 *96 *41 *295
Special equipment4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
Other hunting costs5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48,528 196 147 62 329
* 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 Florida for Fishing and Hunting by Florida 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,539,925 2,638 1,721 1,613
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing, total. . . . . . . . . . 3,918,783 2,540 1,543 1,417
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 680,147 2,116 321 246
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 419,711 1,929 218 152
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 453,525 788 576 164
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 420,602 1,976 213 152
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,944,798 1,451 1,341 703
Trip and equipment expenditures for hunting, total. . . . . . . . . 328,866 282 1,166 1,392
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43,013 174 248 182
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59,561 170 350 252
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *47,296 *71 *667 *200
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173,749 237 734 735
Unspecified equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292,276 73 3,997 104
STATE RESIDENTS
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing and hunting,
total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,747,794 1,785 2,099 1,962
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing, total. . . . . . . . . . 3,226,604 1,719 1,878 1,715
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 411,806 1,458 282 219
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225,889 1,321 171 120
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401,048 629 637 213
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281,348 1,347 209 150
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,906,512 1,202 1,586 1,014
Trip and equipment expenditures for hunting, total. . . . . . . . . 302,251 245 1,235 1,412
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40,902 162 253 191
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45,842 153 300 214
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *40,236 *68 *589 *188
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170,024 220 774 794
Unspecified equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218,940 66 3,310 115
NONRESIDENTS
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing and hunting,
total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 792,131 853 929 875
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing, total. . . . . . . . . . 692,179 822 842 782
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268,340 657 408 303
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193,823 609 319 219
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52,478 159 331 59
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139,253 628 222 157
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38,286 249 154 43
Trip and equipment expenditures for hunting, total. . . . . . . . . *26,615 *37 *716 *1,194
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 Florida Residents’ Fishing and Hunting Expenditures Both Inside and Outside
Florida: 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,874,060 1,897 2,569 2,432
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 594,196 1,599 372 297
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 422,387 1,477 286 211
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 797,363 1,520 525 398
Equipment (fishing, hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 687,987 1,303 528 343
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87,755 376 234 44
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,017,957 179 11,252 1,007
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,140 383 42 8
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22,953 232 99 11
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227,322 908 250 113
FISHING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,618,499 1,813 1,996 1,856
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 474,027 1,520 312 243
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303,464 1,386 219 156
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 709,894 1,495 475 364
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 504,927 1,219 414 259
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34,184 196 175 18
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,506,501 142 10,643 773
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,293 284 36 5
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,550 130 81 5
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64,658 800 81 33
HUNTING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 870,391 303 2,875 2,676
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120,168 256 469 369
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118,923 260 457 366
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87,469 137 637 269
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143,972 257 561 443
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37,107 119 311 114
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *2,628 *35 *75 *8
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *8,323 *44 *190 *26
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162,664 180 904 500
UNSPECIFIED5
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346,083 200 1,734 173
* 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 Florida 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 FLORIDA
Expenditures for fishing and hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,899,476 1,824 2,138 2,042
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,452,318 1,697 856 760
Equipment (fishing and hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 655,857 1,243 528 343
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72,860 318 229 38
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,612,206 152 10,584 844
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106,235 1,030 103 56
Expenditures for fishing, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,278,813 1,755 1,869 1,743
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,320,091 1,650 800 702
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 493,681 1,173 421 262
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31,516 177 178 17
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,381,315 132 10,499 734
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52,209 918 57 28
Expenditures for hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349,584 250 1,401 1,633
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132,227 173 763 618
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124,048 212 585 580
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *25,876 *86 *300 *121
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47,333 126 377 221
Unspecified expenditures for fishing and hunting, total4 . . . . . 229,559 157 1,465 120
OUT OF STATE
Expenditures for fishing and hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 993,020 360 2,756 2,479
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380,874 315 1,209 951
Equipment (fishing and hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31,572 120 263 79
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *14,734 *74 *199 *37
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160,089 188 849 400
Expenditures for fishing, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368,029 240 1,531 1,300
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196,232 215 911 693
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *10,688 *66 *161 *38
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *33,267 *110 *302 *117
Expenditures for hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 511,115 166 3,075 2,791
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184,642 156 1,187 1,008
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *19,924 *73 *274 *109
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *11,231 *40 *284 *61
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126,282 106 1,192 690
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 Florida by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Participants Number Percent
Total participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,240 100
Away from home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,560 37
Observe wildlife . . .