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

              U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Maryland
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-MD
Issued March 2008
Maryland
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 Maryland by Resident and Nonresident Sportspersons: 2006. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2. Anglers and Hunters, Days of Participation, and Trips in Maryland by Type of Fishing
and Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3. Anglers and Hunters, Trips, and Days of Participation: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
4. Maryland Resident Anglers and Hunters by Place Fished or Hunted: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
5. Maryland 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 Maryland by Type of Fish: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
8. Great Lakes Anglers, Trips, and Days of Fishing in Maryland: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
9. Great Lakes Anglers and Days of Fishing in Maryland by Type of Fish: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
10. Saltwater Anglers, Trips, and Days of Fishing in Maryland: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
11. Saltwater Anglers and Days of Fishing in Maryland by Type of Fish: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
12. Hunters, Trips, and Days of Hunting in Maryland by Type of Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
13. Hunters and Days of Hunting in Maryland by Type of Game: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
14. Hunters and Days of Hunting in Maryland by Type of Land: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
15. Selected Characteristics of Maryland Resident Anglers and Hunters: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
16. Summary of Expenditures in Maryland by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for
Fishing and Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
17. Summary of Fishing Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Maryland by State Residents and
Nonresidents Combined by Type of Fishing: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
18. Summary of Hunting Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Maryland by State Residents and
Nonresidents Combined by Type of Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
19. Expenditures in Maryland by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for Fishing: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
20. Expenditures in Maryland by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
21. Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Maryland for Fishing and Hunting by Maryland Residents
and Nonresidents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
22. Summary of Maryland Residents’ Fishing and Hunting Expenditures Both Inside and Outside
Maryland: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
23. In-State and Out-of-State Expenditures by Maryland Residents for Fishing and Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Wildlife Watching
24. Wildlife Watching in Maryland by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
25. Participants, Trips, and Days of Participation in Away-From-Home Wildlife Watching in
Maryland: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
26. Away-From-Home Wildlife-Watching Participants by Wildlife Observed, Photographed, or
Fed in Maryland: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
List of Tables
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27. Participation in Wildlife-Watching Activities Around the Home in Maryland: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
28. Maryland Residents Participating in Wildlife Watching in the United States: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
29. Wild Bird Observers and Days of Observation in Maryland by State Residents and
Nonresidents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
30. Selected Characteristics of Maryland Residents Participating in Wildlife Watching: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
31. Expenditures in Maryland by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for Wildlife
Watching: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
32. Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Maryland for Wildlife Watching by Maryland Residents
and Nonresidents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
33. Wildlife-Watching Expenditures Both Inside and Outside Maryland by Maryland
Residents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
34. In-State and Out-of-State Expenditures by Maryland Residents for Wildlife Watching: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
35. Participation of Maryland Resident Wildlife-Watching Participants in Fishing and
Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
36. Participation of Maryland 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—Maryland 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—Maryland 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.
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2006 Maryland Summary
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 645,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,223,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $568,211,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $292,638,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $275,573,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $875
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $36
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,262,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $210,087,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $62,343,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $147,744,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,259
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $28
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . . 1,491,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 419,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . . 1,322,000
Days of participation away from home . . . . . 4,782,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $633,699,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $70,457,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $563,242,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $415
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15
Activities in Maryland by Residents and Nonresidents Activities in Maryland by Nonresidents
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,470,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $131,518,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100,601,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $30,917,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $543
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $41
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 449,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $30,302,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,723,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $19,579,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,101
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $24
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . . . 166,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 166,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (X)
Days of participation away from home . . . . . . 658,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $30,135,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $18,705,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $11,430,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $114
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $28
(X) Not applicable.
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Activities in Maryland by Residents
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,753,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $436,693,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $192,037,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $244,656,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,083
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $33
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,813,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $179,785,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $51,620,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $128,165,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,352
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $28
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . . 1,325,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 253,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . . 1,322,000
Days of participation away from home . . . . . 4,124,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $603,564,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $51,752,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $551,812,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $455
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $13
Activities by Maryland Residents Both Inside
and Outside Maryland
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 475,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,571,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $661,078,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $282,142,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $378,936,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,391
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $43
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,213,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $228,492,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $75,852,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $152,640,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,514
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $34
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . . 1,334,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 305,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . . 1,322,000
Days of participation away from home . . . . . 4,919,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $726,774,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $103,265,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $623,510,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $545
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $21
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Participation in Maryland
The 2006 Survey found that 1.9 mil lion
Maryland residents and nonresidents
16 years old and older fi shed, hunted,
or wildlife watched in Maryland. Of
the total number of participants, 645
thousand fi shed, 161 thousand hunted,
and 1.5 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
Maryland 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 475 thousand resident anglers
16 years old and older, there were
137 thousand resident anglers 6 to 15
years old. Also, in addition to the 151
thousand residents 16 years old and
older who hunted, there were 22 thou-sand
6-to-15-year-old residents who
hunted. Finally, there were 1.3 million
Maryland residents 16 years old and
older and 219 thousand 6- to 15-year-olds
who wildlife watched. Further
information on 6- to 15-year-olds is
provided in Appendix B.
Expenditures in Maryland
In 2006, state residents and nonresi-dents
spent $1.6 billion on wildlife
recreation in Maryland. Of that total,
trip-related expenditures were $425
million and equipment purchases
totaled $1.0 billion. The remaining
$108 million was spent on licenses,
contributions, land ownership and
leasing, and other items.
Wildlife-Associated Recreation
Participants in Wildlife-Associated Recreation in Maryland: 2006
(U.S. residents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.9 million
Sportspersons
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 707 thousand
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 645 thousand
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 thousand
Wildlife Watchers
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.5 million
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 419 thousand
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.3 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: 1.9 million participants)
Wildlife
watching
Fishing Hunting
35%
9%
80%
Wildlife-Associated
Recreation Expenditures in Maryland
(Total: $1.6 billion)
Equipment
66%
Trip-related
27%
Other
7%
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Maryland 7
Sportspersons
In 2006, 707 thousand state resi-dent
and nonresident sportspersons
16 years old and older fi shed or
hunted in Maryland. This group
comprised 645 thousand anglers (91
percent of all sportspersons) and
161 thousand hunters (23 percent of
all sportspersons). Among the 707
thousand sportspersons who fi shed
or hunted in the state, 547 thousand
(77 percent) fi shed but did not hunt
in Maryland. Another 62 thousand
(9 percent) hunted but did not fi sh
there. The remaining 99 thousand (14
percent) fi shed and hunted in Maryland
in 2006.
Sportspersons’ Participation in Maryland
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Sportspersons (fi shed or hunted) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 707 thousand
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 645 thousand
Fished only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 547 thousand
Fished and hunted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 thousand
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 thousand
Hunted only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 thousand
Hunted and fi shed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 1.
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Anglers
Participants and Days of Fishing
In 2006, 645 thousand state residents
and nonresidents 16 years old and
older fi shed in Maryland. Of this total,
403 thousand anglers (62 percent)
were state residents and 242 thousand
anglers (38 percent) were nonresidents.
Anglers fi shed a total of 8.2 million
days in Maryland—an average of 13
days per angler. State residents fi shed
5.8 million days—70 percent of all
fi shing days in Maryland. Nonresidents
fi shed 2.5 million days in Maryland—
30 percent of all fi shing days in the
state.
A large majority of Maryland residents
who fi shed anywhere in the United
States did so in their resident state.
There were 475 thousand Maryland
residents 16 years old and older who
fi shed in the United States in 2006 for a
total of 6.6 million days. An estimated
85 percent of all Maryland residents
who fi shed did so in their home state.
Of all fi shing days by Maryland
residents, 88 percent or 5.8 million
were in their home state.
Some state residents fi shed in states
other than Maryland. In 2006, 156
thousand Maryland residents fi shed in
other states—33 percent of all residents
fi shing in any state. They fi shed 976
thousand days as nonresidents, repre-senting
15 percent of all days fi shed by
Maryland residents. For further details
about fi shing in Maryland, see Table 3.
Anglers in Maryland
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 645 thousand
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403 thousand
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242 thousand
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.2 million
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.8 million
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.5 million
Source: Table 3.
In State/Out of State
(State residents 16 years old and older)
Maryland anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 475 thousand
In Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403 thousand
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 thousand
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.6 million
In Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.8 million
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 976 thousand
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—Maryland 9
Fishing Expenditures in Maryland
All fi shing-related expenditures in
Maryland totaled $568 million in
2006. Trip-related expenditures, which
include food and lodging, transporta-tion,
and other trip expenses, totaled
$293 million—52 percent of all fi shing
expenditures. Expenditures for food
and lodging were $88 million and
transportation expenditures were $59
million. Other trip expenses, such as
equipment rental, bait, and cooking
fuel, totaled $145 million. Each angler
spent an average of $453 on trip-related
costs during 2006.
Anglers spent $254 million on equip-ment
in Maryland in 2006, 45 percent
of all fi shing expenditures. Fishing
equipment (rods, reels, line, etc.)
spending totaled $98 million—38
percent of the equipment total. Auxil-iary
equipment expenditures (tents,
special fi shing clothes, etc.) and special
equipment expenditures (boats, vans,
etc.) amounted to $156 million—62
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 $22 million—4
percent of all fi shing expenditures. For
more details about fi shing expenditures
in Maryland, see Tables 19 and 21
through 23.
Fishing Expenditures in Maryland
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $568 million
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $293 million
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $254 million
Fishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $98 million
Auxiliary and special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $156 million
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $22 million
Source: Table 19.
Percent of Anglers by Residence
(Total: 645 thousand participants)
Residents Nonresidents
62%
38%
Fishing Expenditures in Maryland
(Total: $568 million)
Trip-related
52%
Other
4%
Equipment
45%
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Hunters
Participants and Days of Hunting
In 2006, there were 161 thousand
residents and nonresidents 16 years
old and older who hunted in Maryland.
Resident hunters numbered 133 thou-sand,
accounting for 83 percent of the
hunters in Maryland. There were 28
thousand nonresidents who hunted in
Maryland—17 percent of the state’s
hunters. Residents and nonresidents
hunted 2.3 million days in 2006, an
average of 14 days per hunter. Resi-dents
hunted 1.8 million days in
Maryland or 80 percent of all hunting
days, while nonresidents spent 449
thousand days hunting in Maryland or
20 percent of all hunting days.
There were 151 thousand Maryland
residents 16 years old and older who
hunted in the United States in 2006
for a total of 2.2 million days. An
estimated 88 percent of all Maryland
residents who hunted did so in their
home state. Of all hunting days by
Maryland residents, 82 percent or
1.8 million were spent pursuing game
in their home state.
Some state residents hunted in states
other than Maryland. Altogether, 46
thousand or 31 percent of all Maryland
hunters hunted in other states. Their
415 thousand days of hunting in other
states represented 19 percent of all days
Maryland residents spent hunting in
2006. For more information on hunting
activities by Maryland residents, see
Table 3.
Hunters in Maryland
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 thousand
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 thousand
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 thousand
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.3 million
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.8 million
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 449 thousand
Source: Table 3.
In State/Out of State
(State residents 16 years old and older)
Maryland hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 thousand
In Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 thousand
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 thousand
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.2 million
In Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.8 million
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 415 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 3.
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Hunting Expenditures in Maryland
All hunting-related expenditures in
Maryland totaled $210 million in 2006.
Trip-related expenses, such as food
and lodging, transportation, and other
trip expenses, totaled $62 million—30
percent of total expenditures. Expen-ditures
for food and lodging were $23
million and transportation expenditures
were $24 million. Other trip expenses,
such as equipment rental, totaled $16
million for the year. The average trip-related
expenditure per hunter was
$388.
Hunters spent $113 million on
equipment—54 percent of all hunting
expenditures. Hunting equipment
(guns, ammunition, etc.) totaled $67
million and made up 59 percent of
all equipment costs. Hunters spent
$47 million on auxiliary equipment
(tents, special hunting clothes, etc.)
and special equipment (boats, vans,
etc.), accounting for 41 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 $34 million—16
percent of all hunting expenditures. For
more details on hunting expenditures in
Maryland, see Tables 20 through 23.
Hunting Expenditures in Maryland
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $210 million
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $62 million
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $113 million
Hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $67 million
Auxiliary and special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $47 million
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $34 million
Source: Table 20.
Percent of Hunters by Residence
(Total: 161 thousand participants)
Residents Nonresidents
83%
17%
Hunting Expenditures in Maryland
(Total: $210 million)
Trip-related
30%
Other
16%
Equipment
54%
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Wildlife Watchers
Participants and Days of Activity
In 2006, 1.5 million U.S. residents 16
years old and older fed, observed, or
photographed wildlife in Maryland.
Most of them, 89 percent (1.3 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 Maryland
in 2006 numbered 419 thousand—28
percent of all wildlife watchers in
Maryland. Of the 419 thousand, 253
thousand were state residents and 166
thousand were nonresidents.
Maryland residents 16 years old and
older who enjoyed away-from-home
wildlife watching within their state
totaled 253 thousand. Of this group,
236 thousand participants observed
wildlife, 59 thousand fed wildlife, and
136 thousand 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 photog-raphers
exceeds the total number of
away-from-home participants.
Maryland residents spent 4.1 million
days engaged in away-from-home
wildlife-watching activities in their
state. They spent 3.9 million days
observing wildlife, 553 thousand days
feeding wildlife, and 871 thousand 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.
Maryland residents also took an active
interest in wildlife around their homes.
In 2006, 1.3 million state residents
enjoyed observing, feeding, and photo-graphing
wildlife within 1 mile of their
homes. Among this around-the-home
group, 1.1 million fed, 813 thousand
observed, and 372 thousand photo-graphed
wildlife around their homes.
Another 163 thousand participants
maintained natural areas of 1/4 acre or
Wildlife-Watching Participants in Maryland
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.5 million
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.3 million
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 419 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 24.
Away-From-Home Wildlife-Watching Participation in Maryland
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Participants, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 419 thousand
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391 thousand
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 thousand
Photograph wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232 thousand
Days, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.8 million
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.5 million
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 594 thousand
Photograph wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1 million
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 25.
Around-the-Home Wildlife-Watching Participation in Maryland
(State residents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.3 million
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1 million
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 813 thousand
Photograph wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372 thousand
Maintain natural areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 thousand
Maintain plantings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 thousand
Visit public areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 27.
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more for wildlife; 188 thousand partici-pants
maintained plantings for the
benefi t of wildlife; and 222 thousand
participants visited public parks within
a mile of home because of the wildlife.
Summing the number of participants in
these six activities results in an esti-mate
that exceeds the total number of
around-the-home participants because
many people participated in more than
one type of around-the-home activity.
In addition, 22 percent of resident
around-the-home wildlife watchers
also enjoyed wildlife away from home.
For further details about Maryland
residents participating in around-the-home
wildlife -watching activities, see
Table 27.
Wild Bird Observers
Bird watching attracted many wildlife
enthusiasts in Maryland. In 2006, 980
thousand people observed birds around
the home and on trips in the state. A
majority, 78 percent (760 thousand)
observed wild birds around the home
while 40 percent (388 thousand) took
trips away from home to watch birds.
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
in Maryland
Wildlife watchers spent $634 million
on wildlife-watching activities in
Maryland in 2006. Trip-related expen-ditures,
including food and lodging
($36 million), transportation ($26
million), and other trip expenses ($9
million), such as equipment rental,
amounted to $70 million. This summa-tion
comprised 11 percent of all
wildlife-watching expenditures by
participants. The average of the trip-related
expenditures for away-from-home
participants was $162 per person
in 2006.
Wildlife-watching participants spent
$523 million on equipment—83 percent
of all their expenditures. Specifi cally,
wildlife-watching equipment (binocu-lars,
special clothing, etc.) expenditures
totaled $172 million, 33 percent of
the equipment total. Auxiliary equip-ment
expenditures (tents, backpacking
equipment, etc.) and special equipment
expenditures (campers, trucks, etc.)
amounted to $352 million—67 percent
of all equipment costs. Special and
auxiliary equipment are items that were
purchased for wildlife-watching recre-ation
but can be used in activities other
than wildlife-watching activities.
Other items purchased by wildlife -
watching participants, such as
magazines, membership dues and
contributions, land leasing and owner-ship,
and plantings, totaled $40
million—6 percent of all wildlife -
watching expenditures. For more
details about wildlife-watching expen-ditures
in Maryland, see Table 31.
Wild Bird Observers in Maryland
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Participants, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 980 thousand
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 760 thousand
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388 thousand
Days, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94.0 million
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90.4 million
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.6 million
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 29.
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures in Maryland
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $634 million
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $70 million
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $523 million
Wildlife watching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $172 million
Auxiliary and special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $352 million
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $40 million
Source: Table 31.
Around-the-Home and Away-
From-Home Participation
by Maryland Residents
(Total: 1.3 million participants)
Both around
the home and
away from
home
Around the
home only
78%
22%
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
in Maryland
(Total: $634 million)
Trip-related
11%
Other
6%
Equipment
83%
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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 Maryland. Only
the most general recreation compari-sons
are presented here.
The best way to compare estimates
from surveys is not to compare the
estimates themselves but to compare
the confi dence intervals around the
estimates. A 90-percent confi dence
interval around an estimate gives the
range of estimates that 90 percent of all
possible representative samples would
supply. If the 90-percent confi dence
intervals of two surveys’ estimates
overlap, it is not possible to say the two
estimates are statistically different.
The state resident estimates cover the
participation and expenditure activity
of Maryland residents anywhere in
the United States. The in-state esti-mates
cover the participation, day, and
expenditure activity of U.S. residents in
Maryland.
The expenditure estimates were made
comparable by adjusting the estimates
for infl ation—all estimates are in 2006
dollars.
Maryland 1996 and 2006 Comparison
(Numbers in thousands)
1996 2006 Percent change
Fishing
Anglers in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 715 645 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,195 8,223 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $612,239 $568,211 *
State resident anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 569 475 –17
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $858,056 $661,078 *
Hunting
Hunters in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 161 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,741 2,262 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $101,636 $210,087 *
State resident hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 151 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $125,884 $228,492 *
Away-From-Home Wildlife Watching
Participants in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 662 419 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,717 4,782 *
State resident participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 528 305 –42
Around-the-Home Wildlife Watching
Total participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,267 1,322 *
Observers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 930 813 *
Feeders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,137 1,134 *
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
In-state expenditures by U.S. wildlife watchers . . . . . . . . . . $651,201 $633,699 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $995,164 $726,774 *
* Not different from zero at the 10 percent level of signifi cance.
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Maryland 2001 and 2006 Comparison
(Numbers in thousands)
2001 2006 Percent change
Fishing
Anglers in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 701 645 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,471 8,223 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $547,411 $568,211 *
State resident anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 531 475 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $564,822 $661,078 *
Hunting
Hunters in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 161 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,799 2,262 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $145,143 $210,087 *
State resident hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 151 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $163,183 $228,492 *
Away-From-Home Wildlife Watching
Participants in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 533 419 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,809 4,782 *
State resident participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 413 305 *
Around-the-Home Wildlife Watching
Total participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,261 1,322 *
Observers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 865 813 *
Feeders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,077 1,134 *
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
In-state expenditures by U.S. wildlife watchers . . . . . . . . . . $983,463 $633,699 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $835,392 $726,774 *
* Not different from zero at the 10 percent level of signifi cance.
Number of People Who Hunted
and Fished in Maryland: 1996–2006
(In thousands)
Hunters
Anglers
1996 2001 2006
160
715
145
701
161
645
Number of People Who Wildlife
Watched in Maryland: 1996–2006
(In thousands)
Away from home
Around the home
1996 2001 2006
662
1,267
533
1,261
419
1,322
Total Expenditures by
Participants in Maryland
(In millions of 2006 dollars)
Wildlife watchers
Hunters
Anglers
1996 2001 2006
612
102
651
547
145
983
568
210
634
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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 Maryland 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) . . . . . . . . 707 100 451 100 256 100
Total anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 645 91 403 89 242 95
Fished only. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 547 77 318 71 228 89
Fished and hunted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 14 85 19 ... ...
Total hunters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 23 133 29 *28 *11
Hunted only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 9 48 11 *14 *5
Hunted and fished . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 14 85 19 ... ...
* 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 Maryland 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 645 100 8,223 100 5,569 100
Total, all freshwater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364 56 4,799 58 3,027 54
Freshwater, except Great Lakes. . . . . . . . . . . . 364 56 4,799 58 3,027 54
Great Lakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
Saltwater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372 58 3,114 38 2,542 46
HUNTING
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 100 2,262 100 2,040 100
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 80 1,811 80 1,381 68
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *42 *26 *264 *12 *237 *12
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 28 381 17 321 16
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 Maryland Activity by Maryland 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 645 100 403 62 242 38 475 100 403 85 156 33
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,569 100 4,587 82 982 18 5,245 100 4,587 87 658 13
Total days of fishing. . . . . . . . . 8,223 100 5,753 70 2,470 30 6,571 100 5,753 88 976 15
Average days of fishing . . . . . . 13 (X) 14 (X) 10 (X) 14 (X) 14 (X) 6 (X)
HUNTING
Total hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 100 133 83 *28 *17 151 100 133 88 46 31
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,040 100 1,603 79 *437 *21 1,889 100 1,603 85 286 15
Total days of hunting . . . . . . . . 2,262 100 1,813 80 *449 *20 2,213 100 1,813 82 415 19
Average days of hunting . . . . . 14 (X) 14 (X) *16 (X) 15 (X) 14 (X) 9 (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. Maryland 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 475 100 151 100
In-state only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314 66 104 69
In-state and other states . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 19 *29 *19
In other states only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 14 *17 *11
* 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. Maryland 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 475 100 6,571 100 5,245 100
Total, all freshwater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288 61 3,838 58 3,034 58
Freshwater, except Great Lakes. . . . . . . . . . . . 288 61 3,822 58 3,020 58
Great Lakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
Saltwater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276 58 2,856 43 2,211 42
HUNTING
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 100 2,213 100 1,889 100
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 88 1,809 82 1,294 69
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 28 283 13 248 13
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 22 354 16 317 17
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
... 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 Maryland
Total, state
residents and nonresidents
State residents Nonresidents
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364 100 244 67 119 33
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,027 100 2,637 87 390 13
Total days of fishing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,799 100 3,090 64 1,708 36
Average days of fishing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 (X) 13 (X) 14 (X)
ANGLERS
Total, all types of water. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364 100 244 67 119 33
Ponds, lakes, or reservoirs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 100 145 76 *45 *24
Rivers or streams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222 100 149 67 73 33
DAYS
Total, all types of water. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,799 100 3,090 64 1,708 36
Ponds, lakes, or reservoirs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,882 100 1,517 53 *1,364 *47
Rivers or streams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,379 100 2,029 85 350 15
* 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 Maryland by Type of Fish: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Anglers and days of fishing
Activity in Maryland
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364 100 100 244 67 119 33
Crappie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *33 *9 *100 *33 *99 ... ...
Panfish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 29 100 96 92 ... ...
White bass, striped bass, striped bass hybrids . . . . . 53 14 100 *34 *65 ... ...
Black bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 44 100 109 68 *51 *32
Catfish, bullheads. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 20 100 63 85 *11 *15
Walleye, sauger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Northern pike, pickerel, muskie, muskie hybrids . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Steelhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Trout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 21 100 69 89 ... ...
Salmon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Anything1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 19 100 *45 *65 *25 *35
Other freshwater fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *60 *16 *100 *39 *66 ... ...
DAYS
Total, all types of fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,799 100 100 3,090 64 1,708 36
Crappie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *469 *10 *100 *468 *100 ... ...
Panfish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 979 20 100 890 91 ... ...
White bass, striped bass, striped bass hybrids . . . . . 464 10 100 *264 *57 ... ...
Black bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,009 63 100 1,659 55 *1,350 *45
Catfish, bullheads. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,128 24 100 1,100 98 *27 *2
Walleye, sauger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Northern pike, pickerel, muskie, muskie hybrids . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Steelhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Trout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,036 22 100 988 95 ... ...
Salmon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Anything1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 431 9 100 *370 *86 *61 *14
Other freshwater fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *315 *7 *100 *244 *77 ... ...
* 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 Maryland: 2006
This table does not apply to this state.
Table 9. Great Lakes Anglers and Days of Fishing in Maryland 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 Maryland: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Anglers, trips, and days of fishing
Activity in Maryland
Total, state
residents and nonresidents
State residents Nonresidents
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total anglers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372 100 227 61 145 39
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,542 100 1,951 77 591 23
Total days . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,114 100 2,357 76 756 24
Average days of fishing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 (X) 10 (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 Maryland by Type of Fish: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Anglers and days of fishing
Activity in Maryland
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372 100 100 227 61 145 39
Salmon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Striped bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 45 100 108 65 59 35
Bluefish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *44 *12 *100 *29 *66 ... ...
Flatfish (flounder, halibut). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 26 100 40 41 *57 *59
Red drum (redfish) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Sea trout (weakfish). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *20 *5 *100 ... ... ... ...
Mackerel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Mahi-mahi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Shellfish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *21 *6 *100 *16 *73 ... ...
Anything1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 27 100 67 66 *35 *34
Other saltwater fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 25 100 64 70 *28 *30
DAYS
Total, all types of fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,114 100 100 2,357 76 756 24
Salmon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Striped bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,263 41 100 1,060 84 204 16
Bluefish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *291 *9 *100 *217 *75 ... ...
Flatfish (flounder, halibut). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 590 19 100 343 58 *248 *42
Red drum (redfish) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Sea trout (weakfish). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *95 *3 *100 ... ... ... ...
Mackerel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Mahi-mahi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Shellfish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *75 *2 *100 *54 *72 ... ...
Anything1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 754 24 100 614 81 *140 *19
Other saltwater fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 914 29 100 590 65 *324 *35
* 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 Maryland by Type of Hunting: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Hunters, trips, and days of hunting
Activity in Maryland
Total, state
residents and nonresidents
State residents Nonresidents
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
HUNTERS
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 100 133 83 *28 *17
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 100 116 90 ... ...
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *42 *100 *36 *85 ... ...
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 100 *32 *69 *14 *31
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
TRIPS
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,040 100 1,603 79 *437 *21
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,381 100 1,101 80 ... ...
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *237 *100 *194 *82 ... ...
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321 100 *283 *88 *38 *12
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
DAYS
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,262 100 1,813 80 *449 *20
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,811 100 1,478 82 ... ...
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *264 *100 *221 *84 ... ...
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381 100 *319 *84 *62 *16
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 Maryland 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 100 2,262 100
Big game, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 80 1,811 80
Deer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 78 1,682 74
Elk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Bear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Wild turkey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *25 *15 *89 *4
Other big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Small game, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *42 *26 *264 *12
Rabbit, hare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *17 *11 *178 *8
Quail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Grouse/prairie chicken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Squirrel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *28 *18 *181 *8
Pheasant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Migratory birds, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 28 381 17
Waterfowl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 27 295 13
Geese . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 22 233 10
Duck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 24 257 11
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 Maryland 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 100 133 100 *28 *100
Public land, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 41 58 44 ... ...
Public land only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *30 *19 *23 *17 ... ...
Public and private land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *36 *22 *35 *26 ... ...
Private land, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 77 104 78 *20 *71
Private land only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 55 69 52 *19 *69
Private and public land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *36 *22 *35 *26 ... ...
DAYS
Total, all types of land. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,262 100 1,813 100 *449 *100
Public land1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 477 21 446 25 ... ...
Private land2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,885 83 1,413 78 *472 *105
* 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 Maryland 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,333 100 521 12 100 475 11 100 151 3 100
Population Density of Residence
Urban . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,562 82 345 10 66 325 9 68 82 2 54
Rural . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 771 18 176 23 34 150 19 32 69 9 46
Population Size of Residence
Metropolitan statistical area
(MSA). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,943 91 429 11 82 394 10 83 123 3 81
1,000,000 or more . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,465 80 340 10 65 327 9 69 71 2 47
250,000 to 999,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Less than 250,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 478 11 90 19 17 68 14 14 52 11 35
Outside MSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390 9 92 24 18 81 21 17 *28 *7 *19
Sex
Male . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,016 47 418 21 80 376 19 79 146 7 97
Female . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,317 53 102 4 20 99 4 21 ... ... ...
Age
16 to 17 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 4 *26 *17 *5 *24 *15 *5 ... ... ...
18 to 24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 431 10 *26 *6 *5 *24 *6 *5 ... ... ...
25 to 34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 594 14 *63 *11 *12 *63 *11 *13 ... ... ...
35 to 44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 761 18 129 17 25 103 13 22 50 7 33
45 to 54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 942 22 160 17 31 153 16 32 *38 *4 *25
55 to 64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 681 16 69 10 13 65 9 14 *20 *3 *13
65 years and older . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 765 18 47 6 9 44 6 9 ... ... ...
Ethnicity
Hispanic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 4 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Non-Hispanic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,154 96 502 12 96 456 11 96 146 4 97
Race
White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,051 70 462 15 89 417 14 88 144 5 96
Black. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,072 25 *41 *4 *8 *41 *4 *9 ... ... ...
All others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209 5 *18 *8 *3 *18 *8 *4 ... ... ...
Annual Household Income
Under $10,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 4 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
$10,000 to $19,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182 4 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
$20,000 to $29,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304 7 *47 *15 *9 *44 *14 *9 ... ... ...
$30,000 to $39,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259 6 *33 *13 *6 *30 *11 *6 ... ... ...
$40,000 to $49,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282 7 *42 *15 *8 *40 *14 *8 ... ... ...
$50,000 to $74,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 653 15 91 14 18 75 12 16 *40 *6 *27
$75,000 to $99,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 479 11 76 16 15 74 16 16 *21 *4 *14
$100,000 or more. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 882 20 142 16 27 136 15 29 *29 *3 *19
Not reported . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,122 26 75 7 14 62 5 13 *23 *2 *15
Education
11 years or less . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 507 12 59 12 11 55 11 12 *19 *4 *13
12 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,447 33 192 13 37 170 12 36 67 5 44
1 to 3 years college . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 895 21 94 10 18 81 9 17 38 4 25
4 years college or more . . . . . . . . . . . 1,484 34 176 12 34 169 11 36 *27 *2 *18
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses. Percent who participated shows the percent of each row’s population who participated in the activity
named by the column (the percent of those living in urban areas who fished, etc.). Remaining percent columns show the percent of each column’s participants who
are described by the row heading (the percent of anglers who lived in urban areas, etc.).
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Table 16. Summary of Expenditures in Maryland 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 939,043 722 1,300 1,311
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111,332 507 220 157
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83,370 508 164 118
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160,278 486 330 227
Equipment (fishing, hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171,222 380 451 232
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51,593 150 345 70
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *293,252 *36 *8,249 *414
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,892 101 49 7
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,685 100 207 26
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42,417 329 129 60
FISHING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 568,211 619 917 875
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88,459 461 192 137
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59,475 435 137 92
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144,703 467 310 224
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97,600 311 314 147
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,691 48 139 10
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *149,280 *20 *7,351 *231
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,475 58 43 4
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,041 36 141 7
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,486 253 57 22
HUNTING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210,087 193 1,091 1,259
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22,873 119 193 142
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23,895 137 174 149
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,575 42 369 97
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66,578 112 595 385
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30,478 54 561 179
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *991 *17 *58 *6
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *5,445 *44 *124 *27
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27,931 132 211 172
UNSPECIFIED5
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153,702 96 1,606 214
* 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 Maryland 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 546,208 601 909 841
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88,459 461 192 137
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59,475 435 137 92
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144,703 467 310 224
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253,571 322 787 388
ALL FRESHWATER
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226,807 373 609 605
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45,550 265 172 125
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33,665 269 125 93
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50,507 273 185 139
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97,085 174 558 248
FRESHWATER, EXCEPT
GREAT LAKES
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225,802 372 608 605
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45,550 265 172 125
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33,665 269 125 93
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50,507 273 185 139
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96,080 173 556 248
GREAT LAKES
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
SALTWATER
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300,422 326 922 804
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42,910 261 165 115
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,810 237 109 69
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94,196 263 358 253
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137,507 142 969 366
... 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 Maryland 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175,719 173 1,017 1,053
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22,873 119 193 142
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23,895 137 174 149
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,575 42 369 97
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113,376 124 917 665
BIG GAME
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101,150 135 749 758
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,424 94 164 119
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,766 107 139 114
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *9,611 *31 *306 *74
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61,349 86 716 450
SMALL GAME
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,576 44 238 617
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,487 *18 *84 *142
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *2,664 *28 *96 *255
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *4,318 *29 *149 *18
MIGRATORY BIRD
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54,242 54 1,006 1,498
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,049 39 130 264
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,804 37 131 251
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *3,857 *15 *258 *201
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40,532 35 1,159 782
OTHER ANIMALS
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *2,767 *12 *229 *2,510
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 Maryland 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 568,211 875 619 96 917
TRIP-RELATED EXPENDITURES
Total trip-related. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292,638 453 550 85 532
Food and lodging, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88,459 137 509 79 174
Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62,233 96 460 71 135
Lodging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26,227 41 66 10 399
Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59,475 92 435 67 137
Other trip costs, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144,703 224 467 72 310
Privilege and other fees1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22,752 35 153 24 149
Boating costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89,715 139 160 25 560
Bait . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,432 39 352 55 72
Ice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,332 10 226 35 28
Heating and cooking fuel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *472 *1 *27 *4 *17
EQUIPMENT AND OTHER EXPENDITURES
PRIMARILY FOR FISHING
Fishing equipment, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97,600 147 311 48 314
Reels, rods, and rod-making components . . . . . . . . . . . 35,740 54 163 25 219
Lines, hooks, sinkers, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,197 21 241 37 59
Artificial lures and flies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,807 27 219 34 86
Creels, stringers, fish bags, landing nets, and gaff
hooks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,334 *2 *42 *7 *32
Minnow seines, traps, and bait containers. . . . . . . . . . . 1,095 2 49 8 22
Other fishing equipment3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26,427 41 110 17 240
Auxiliary equipment4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,691 10 48 7 139
Special equipment5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *149,280 *231 *20 *3 *7,351
Other fishing costs6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22,003 33 287 44 77
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29.
1 Includes boat or equipment rental and fees for guides, pack trip (party and charter boats, etc.), public land use, and private land use.
2 Boat launching, mooring, storage, maintenance, insurance, pumpout fees, and fuel.
3 Includes electronic fishing devices (depth finders, fish finders, etc.), tackle boxes, ice fishing equipment, and other fishing equipment.
4 Includes tents, special fishing clothing, etc.
5 Includes boats, campers, 4x4 vehicles, cabins, etc.
6 Includes magazines and books, membership dues and contributions, land leasing and ownership, and licenses, stamps, tags, and permits.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses and nonresponse. Percent of anglers may be greater than 100 because spenders who did not fish in this
state are included.
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Table 20. Expenditures in Maryland 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210,087 1,259 193 120 1,091
TRIP-RELATED EXPENDITURES
Total trip-related. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62,343 388 147 92 423
Food and lodging, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22,873 142 146 91 156
Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,917 118 119 74 159
Lodging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *3,956 *25 *17 *11 *231
Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23,895 149 137 85 174
Other trip costs, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,575 97 42 26 369
Privilege and other fees1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *8,400 *52 *28 *18 *298
Boating costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *6,551 *41 *14 *9 *460
Heating and cooking fuel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
EQUIPMENT AND OTHER EXPENDITURES
PRIMARILY FOR HUNTING
Hunting equipment, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66,578 385 112 70 595
Firearms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26,543 155 44 27 610
Ammunition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,531 49 93 58 92
Other hunting equipment2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31,504 180 65 40 487
Auxiliary equipment3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30,478 179 54 34 561
Special equipment4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
Other hunting costs5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34,367 206 150 94 228
* 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 Maryland for Fishing and Hunting by Maryland 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 844,666 677 1,247 1,194
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing, total. . . . . . . . . . 546,208 601 909 846
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88,459 461 192 137
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59,475 435 137 92
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89,715 160 560 139
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54,988 437 126 85
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253,571 322 787 393
Trip and equipment expenditures for hunting, total. . . . . . . . . 175,719 173 1,017 1,094
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22,873 119 193 142
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23,895 137 174 149
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *6,551 *14 *460 *41
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *9,024 *34 *268 *56
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113,376 124 917 706
Unspecified equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122,739 27 4,518 174
STATE RESIDENTS
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing and hunting,
total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 687,463 444 1,548 1,523
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing, total. . . . . . . . . . 416,790 393 1,059 1,034
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52,180 317 165 129
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32,676 267 122 81
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62,692 112 558 155
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44,489 315 141 110
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224,753 275 816 557
Trip and equipment expenditures for hunting, total. . . . . . . . . 148,979 133 1,123 1,120
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,137 93 205 144
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,437 114 162 139
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *6,551 *14 *460 *49
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *7,495 *27 *275 *56
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97,359 97 1,000 732
Unspecified equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121,693 19 6,249 270
NONRESIDENTS
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing and hunting,
total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157,203 233 674 614
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing, total. . . . . . . . . . 129,418 208 624 534
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36,280 144 252 150
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26,799 168 160 111
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27,023 48 563 112
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,499 123 86 43
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *28,817 *47 *617 *119
Trip and equipment expenditures for hunting, total. . . . . . . . . 26,740 40 665 967
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *3,735 *25 *148 *135
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *5,458 *23 *235 *197
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *16,017 *26 *609 *579
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 Maryland Residents’ Fishing and Hunting Expenditures Both Inside and Outside
Maryland: 2006
(State population 16 years old and older)
Expenditure item
Amount
(thousands
of dollars)
Spenders
(thousands)
Average per
spender
(dollars)
Average per
sportsperson
(dollars)
FISHING AND HUNTING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,047,994 502 2,089 2,012
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125,146 409 306 240
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87,556 387 227 168
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145,293 388 374 279
Equipment (fishing, hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170,166 351 485 327
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51,059 140 365 98
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *277,420 *30 *9,103 *533
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,843 94 52 9
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,920 84 238 38
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166,590 317 526 320
FISHING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 661,078 454 1,455 1,391
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95,382 373 256 201
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62,412 329 190 131
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124,348 370 336 262
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91,670 299 307 193
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,109 52 156 17
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *137,134 *19 *7,220 *289
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,311 52 44 5
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *4,580 *27 *171 *10
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135,131 246 549 284
HUNTING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228,492 147 1,553 1,514
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29,763 113 264 197
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,144 134 187 167
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,945 44 481 139
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73,298 104 705 486
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28,291 47 606 187
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *991 *17 *58 *7
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *4,975 *28 *178 *33
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31,460 129 244 208
UNSPECIFIED5
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153,225 96 1,601 294
* 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 Maryland 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 MARYLAND
Expenditures for fishing and hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 772,235 468 1,649 1,711
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243,657 401 608 540
Equipment (fishing and hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148,660 316 470 329
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42,846 127 338 95
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *275,020 *25 *11,224 *609
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62,053 312 199 138
Expenditures for fishing, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 436,693 411 1,062 1,083
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192,037 358 537 476
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81,765 266 308 203
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,513 47 139 16
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *136,475 *14 *9,881 *338
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,903 242 82 49
Expenditures for hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179,785 135 1,329 1,352
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51,620 120 429 388
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61,917 93 664 466
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23,558 40 585 177
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30,805 114 269 232
Unspecified expenditures for fishing and hunting, total4 . . . . . 141,616 74 1,918 314
OUT OF STATE
Expenditures for fishing and hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266,448 205 1,302 1,491
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108,466 168 645 607
Equipment (fishing and hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,656 80 247 110
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *6,964 *31 *222 *39
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129,022 90 1,439 722
Expenditures for fishing, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218,016 164 1,329 1,402
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84,340 141 596 542
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,361 64 146 60
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,596 *14 *114 *10
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122,120 59 2,078 785
Expenditures for hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46,046 60 765 999
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24,126 46 523 523
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *10,075 *24 *425 *219
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *3,484 *12 *287 *76
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,620 40 167 144
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 Maryland by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Participants Number Percent
Total participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,491 100
Away from home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 419 28
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391 26
Photograph wildlife. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232 16
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *74 *5
Around the home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,322 89
Observe wildl