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

              U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Idaho
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-ID
Issued February 2008
Idaho
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
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Idaho iii
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 Idaho by Resident and Nonresident Sportspersons: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2. Anglers and Hunters, Days of Participation, and Trips in Idaho by Type of Fishing
and Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3. Anglers and Hunters, Trips, and Days of Participation: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
4. Idaho Resident Anglers and Hunters by Place Fished or Hunted: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
5. Idaho 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 Idaho by Type of Fish: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
8. Great Lakes Anglers, Trips, and Days of Fishing in Idaho: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
9. Great Lakes Anglers and Days of Fishing in Idaho by Type of Fish: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
10. Saltwater Anglers, Trips, and Days of Fishing in Idaho: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
11. Saltwater Anglers and Days of Fishing in Idaho by Type of Fish: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
12. Hunters, Trips, and Days of Hunting in Idaho by Type of Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
13. Hunters and Days of Hunting in Idaho by Type of Game: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
14. Hunters and Days of Hunting in Idaho by Type of Land: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
15. Selected Characteristics of Idaho Resident Anglers and Hunters: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
16. Summary of Expenditures in Idaho by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for
Fishing and Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
17. Summary of Fishing Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Idaho by State Residents and
Nonresidents Combined by Type of Fishing: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
18. Summary of Hunting Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Idaho by State Residents and
Nonresidents Combined by Type of Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
19. Expenditures in Idaho by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for Fishing: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
20. Expenditures in Idaho by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
21. Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Idaho for Fishing and Hunting by Idaho Residents
and Nonresidents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
22. Summary of Idaho Residents’ Fishing and Hunting Expenditures Both Inside and Outside
Idaho: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
23. In-State and Out-of-State Expenditures by Idaho Residents for Fishing and Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Wildlife Watching
24. Wildlife Watching in Idaho by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
25. Participants, Trips, and Days of Participation in Away-From-Home Wildlife Watching in
Idaho: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
26. Away-From-Home Wildlife-Watching Participants by Wildlife Observed, Photographed, or
Fed in Idaho: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
List of Tables
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27. Participation in Wildlife-Watching Activities Around the Home in Idaho: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
28. Idaho Residents Participating in Wildlife Watching in the United States: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
29. Wild Bird Observers and Days of Observation in Idaho by State Residents and
Nonresidents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
30. Selected Characteristics of Idaho Residents Participating in Wildlife Watching: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
31. Expenditures in Idaho by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for Wildlife
Watching: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
32. Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Idaho for Wildlife Watching by Idaho Residents
and Nonresidents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
33. Wildlife-Watching Expenditures Both Inside and Outside Idaho by Idaho
Residents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
34. In-State and Out-of-State Expenditures by Idaho Residents for Wildlife Watching: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
35. Participation of Idaho Resident Wildlife-Watching Participants in Fishing and
Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
36. Participation of Idaho 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—Idaho 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—Idaho vii
Survey Background and Method
The National Survey of Fishing,
Hunting, and Wildlife-Asso ciated
Recreation (Survey) has been
conducted since 1955 and is one of
the oldest and most comprehensive
continuing recreation surveys. The
Survey collects information on the
number of anglers, hunters, and wild-life
watchers; how often they partici-pate;
and how much they spend on their
activities in the United States.
Preparations for the 2006 Survey began
in 2004 when the Association of Fish
and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA) recom-mended
that the Fish and Wildlife
Service conduct the 11th Survey of
wildlife-related recreation. Funding
came from the Multistate Conservation
Grant Programs, authorized by Sport
Fish and Wildlife Restoration Acts, as
amended.
We consulted with State and Federal
agencies and nongovernmental
o rganizations such as the Wildlife
Management Institute and American
Sportfi shing Association to determine
survey content. Other sportsper-sons’
organizations and conservation
groups, industry representatives, and
researchers also provided valuable
advice.
Four regional technical committees
were set up under the auspices of the
AFWA to ensure that State fi sh and
wildlife agencies had an opportunity to
participate in all phases of survey plan-ning
and design. The committees were
made up of agency representatives.
Data collection for the Survey was
carried out by the U.S. Census Bureau
in two phases. The fi rst phase was the
screen which began in April 2006.
During this phase, the Census Bureau
interviewed a sample of 85,000 house-holds
nationwide to determine who
in the household had fi shed, hunted,
or wildlife watched in 2005, and who
had engaged or planned to engage
in those activities in 2006. In most
cases, one adult household member
provided information for all members.
The screen primarily covered 2005
activities while the next, more in-depth
phase covered 2006 activities. For
more information on 2005 data, refer to
Appendix B.
The second phase of data collection
consisted of three detailed inter-view
waves. The fi rst began in April
2006 concurrent with the screen, the
second in September 2006, and the
last in January 2007. Interviews were
conducted with samples of likely
anglers, hunters, and wildlife watchers
who were identifi ed in the initial
screening phase. Interviews were
conducted primarily by phone, with
in-person interviews for respondents
who could not be reached by phone.
Respondents in the second survey
phase were limited to those who were
at least 16 years old. Each respondent
provided information pertaining only to
his or her activities and expenditures.
Sample sizes were designed to provide
statistically reliable results at the state
level. Information on sampling proce-dures,
sample sizes, and response rates
is found in Appendix D.
Comparability With Previous
Surveys
The 2006 Survey questions and meth-odology
were similar to those used
in the 2001, 1996, and 1991 Surveys.
Therefore, the estimates are compa-rable.
The methodology of these Surveys
did differ importantly from the 1985
and 1980 Surveys, so these estimates
are not directly comparable to those
of earlier surveys. Changes in meth-odology
included reducing the recall
period over which respondents had to
report their activities and expenditures.
Previous Surveys used a 12-month
recall period, which resulted in greater
reporting bias. Research found that the
amount of activity and expenditures
reported in 12-month recall surveys
was overestimated in comparison
with that reported using shorter recall
periods.
Highlights
2 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Idaho U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Introduction
The National Survey of Fishing,
Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated
Recreation reports results from inter-views
with U.S. residents about their
fi shing, hunting, and wildlife watching.
This report focuses on 2006 participa-tion
and expenditures of persons 16
years of age and older.
The Survey is a snapshot of one year.
The information it collected tells us
how many people participated and
how much they spent on their activi-ties
in the State in 2006. It does not
tell us how many anglers, hunters, and
wildlife watchers there were because
many do not participate every year.
For example, based on information
collected by the Survey’s household
screen and detailed phase, we can
estimate that about 33 percent more
anglers and hunters participated nation-ally
in at least 1 of the 4 years prior to
the survey year 2006.
In addition to 2006 estimates, we also
provide trend information in the High-lights
section and Appendix C of the
report. The 2006 numbers reported can
be compared with those in the 1991,
1996, and 2001 Survey reports because
they used similar methodologies. The
2006 estimates should not be directly
compared with results from Surveys
conducted earlier than 1991 because
of changes in methodology to improve
accuracy.
The report also provides information
on participation in wildlife recreation
in 2005, particularly of persons 6 to 15
years of age. The 2005 information is
provided in Appendix B. Information
about the Survey’s scope and coverage
is in Appendix D. The remainder of this
section defi nes important terms used in
the Survey.
This report does not provide infor-mation
about the State’s wildlife
resources. That, and additional infor-mation
on wildlife-related recreation,
may be obtained from State fi sh and
wildlife agencies. The Association of
Fish and Wildlife Agencies can provide
the addresses and telephone numbers of
those agencies. The Association’s Web
site is .
Wildlife-Associated Recreation
Wildlife-associated recreation is
fi shing, hunting, and wildlife-watching
activities. These categories are not
mutually exclusive because many indi-viduals
participated in more than one
activity. Wildlife-associated recreation
is reported in two major categories: (1)
fi shing and hunting and (2) wildlife
watching, which includes observing,
photographing, and feeding fi sh or
wildlife.
Fishing and Hunting
This Survey reports information about
residents of the United States who
fi shed or hunted in 2006, regardless of
whether they were licensed. The fi shing
and hunting sections report information
for three groups: (1) sportspersons, (2)
anglers, and (3) hunters.
Sportspersons
Sportspersons are those who fi shed
or hunted. Individuals who fi shed
or hunted commercially in 2006 are
reported as sportspersons only if they
also fi shed or hunted for recreation.
The sportspersons group is composed
of three subgroups, as shown in the
diagram on this page: (1) those that
fi shed and hunted, (2) those that only
fi shed, and (3) those that only hunted.
The total number of sportspersons is
equal to the sum of people who only
fi shed, only hunted, and both hunted
and fi shed. It is not the sum of all
anglers and all hunters because those
people who both fi shed and hunted are
included in both the angler and hunter
population and would be incorrectly
counted twice.
Anglers
Anglers are sportspersons who only
fi shed plus those who fi shed and
hunted. Anglers include not only
licensed hook and line anglers, but
also those who have no license and
those who use special methods such as
fi shing with spears.
Three types of fi shing are reported: (1)
freshwater, excluding the Great Lakes,
(2) Great Lakes, and (3) saltwater.
Since many anglers participated in
more than one type of fi shing, the total
number of anglers is less than the sum
of the three types of fi shing.
Hunters
Hunters are sportspersons who only
hunted plus those who hunted and
fi shed. Hunters include not only
licensed hunters using rifl es and shot-guns
but also those who had no license
and those who hunted with a bow and
arrow, primitive fi rearm, or pistol or
handgun.
Sportspersons
Anglers Hunters
Fished
only
Fished
and
hunted
Hunted
only
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Four types of hunting are reported: (1)
big game, (2) small game, (3) migra-tory
bird, and (4) other animals. Since
many hunters participated in more than
one type of hunting, the sum of hunters
for big game, small game, migratory
bird, and other animals exceeds the
total number of hunters.
Wildlife Watchers
Since 1980, the National Survey has
included information on wildlife-watching
activities in addition to
fi shing and hunting. The 1991, 1996,
2001, and 2006 Surveys, unlike the
1980 and 1985 Surveys, collected data
only for activities where the primary
purpose was wildlife watching. The
1980 and 1985 Surveys included esti-mates
of unplanned wildlife watching
around the home and while on trips
taken for another purpose.
The 2006 Survey uses a strict defi ni-tion
of wildlife watching. Participants
must either take a “special interest”
in w ildlife around their homes or take
a trip for the “primary purpose” of
wildlife watching. Secondary wild-life
watching, such as incidentally
observing wildlife while pleasure
driving, is not included.
Two types of wildlife watching
are reported: (1) away-from-home
(formerly nonresidential) activities and
(2) around-the-home (formerly residen-tial)
activities. Because some people
participated in more than one type of
wildlife watching, the sum of partici-pants
in each type will be greater than
the total number of wildlife watchers.
The two types of wildlife-watching
activity are explained next.
Away-From-Home Wildlife
Watching
This group includes persons who
took trips or outings of at least 1 mile
from home for the primary purpose of
observing, feeding, or photographing
fi sh and wildlife. Trips to fi sh, hunt,
or scout and trips to zoos, circuses,
aq uariums, and museums are not
considered wildlife-watching activities.
Around-the-Home Wildlife
Watching
This group includes those who
participated within 1 mile of home and
involves one or more of the following:
(1) closely observing or trying to iden-tify
birds or other wildlife; (2) photo-graphing
wildlife; (3) feeding birds or
other wildlife; (4) maintaining natural
areas of at least 1/4 acre where benefi t
to wildlife is the primary concern; (5)
maintaining plantings (shrubs, agri-cultural
crops, etc.) where benefi t to
wildlife is the primary concern; or (6)
visiting public parks within 1 mile
of home for the primary purpose of
observing, feeding, or photographing
wildlife.
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2006 Idaho Summary
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,301,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $282,972,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $173,993,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $108,979,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $800
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $40
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,117,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $259,718,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100,218,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $159,500,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,326
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $47
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . . . 754,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 506,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 395,000
Days of participation away from home . . . . . 5,165,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $265,383,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $193,468,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $71,915,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $334
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $37
Activities in Idaho by Residents and Nonresidents Activities in Idaho by Nonresidents
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 994,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $114,995,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $67,418,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $47,577,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $800
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $68
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 993,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $127,466,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $57,868,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $69,598,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,951
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $58
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . . . 326,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 326,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (X)
Days of participation away from home . . . . . 2,741,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $161,242,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $136,973,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $24,269,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $463
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50
(X) Not applicable.
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Activities in Idaho by Residents
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,307,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $167,977,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $106,575,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $61,402,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $814
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $32
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,125,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $132,252,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $42,350,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $89,902,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,085
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $38
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . . . 427,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 179,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 395,000
Days of participation away from home . . . . . 2,423,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $104,141,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $56,495,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $47,646,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $243
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $23
Activities by Idaho Residents Both Inside
and Outside Idaho
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,126,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $234,363,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $156,996,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $77,367,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,049
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $38
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,187,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $142,708,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $47,494,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $95,214,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,158
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $40
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . . . 432,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 183,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 395,000
Days of participation away from home . . . . . 2,975,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $137,856,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $87,351,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50,506,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $319
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $29
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Participation in Idaho
The 2006 Survey found that 1.0 million
Idaho residents and nonresidents 16
years old and older fi shed, hunted, or
wildlife watched in Idaho. Of the total
number of participants, 350 thousand
fi shed, 187 thousand hunted, and 754
thousand participated in wildlife-watching
activities, which include
observing, feeding, and photographing
wildlife. The sum of anglers, hunters,
and wildlife watchers exceeds the total
number of participants in wildlife -
related recreation because many indi-viduals
engaged in more than
one wildlife-related activity.
Participation by 6-to-15-Year-Old
Idaho 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 223 thousand resident anglers
16 years old and older, there were 63
thousand resident anglers 6 to 15 years
old. Also, in addition to the 123 thou-sand
residents 16 years old and older
who hunted, there were 16 thousand
6-to-15-year-old residents who hunted.
Finally, there were 432 thousand Idaho
residents 16 years old and older and
74 thousand 6- to 15-year-olds who
wildlife watched. Further information
on 6- to 15-year-olds is provided in
Appendix B.
Expenditures in Idaho
In 2006, state residents and nonresi-dents
spent $923 million on wildlife
recreation in Idaho. Of that total, trip-related
expenditures were $468 million
and equipment purchases totaled $385
million. The remaining $69 million was
spent on licenses, contributions, land
ownership and leasing, and other items.
Wildlife-Associated Recreation
Participants in Wildlife-Associated Recreation in Idaho: 2006
(U.S. residents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.0 million
Sportspersons
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440 thousand
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350 thousand
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 thousand
Wildlife Watchers
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 754 thousand
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 506 thousand
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Tables 3, 24, and 39.
Percent of Total Participants
by Activity
(Total: 1.0 million participants)
Wildlife
watching
Fishing Hunting
35%
19%
75%
Wildlife-Associated
Recreation Expenditures in Idaho
(Total: $923 million)
Equipment
42%
Trip-related
51%
Other
8%
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Idaho 7
Sportspersons
In 2006, 440 thousand state resident
and nonresident sportspersons 16 years
old and older fi shed or hunted in Idaho.
This group comprised 350 thousand
anglers (80 percent of all sportsper-sons)
and 187 thousand hunters
(43 percent of all sportspersons).
Among the 440 thousand sportspersons
who fi shed or hunted in the state, 253
thousand (57 percent) fi shed but did not
hunt in Idaho. Another 90 thousand
(20 percent) hunted but did not fi sh
there. The remaining 97 thousand (22
percent) fi shed and hunted in Idaho in
2006.
Sportspersons’ Participation in Idaho
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Sportspersons (fi shed or hunted) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440 thousand
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350 thousand
Fished only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253 thousand
Fished and hunted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 thousand
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 thousand
Hunted only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 thousand
Hunted and fi shed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 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, 350 thousand state residents
and nonresidents 16 years old and
older fi shed in Idaho. Of this total,
206 thousand anglers (59 percent)
were state residents and 144 thousand
anglers (41 percent) were nonresidents.
Anglers fi shed a total of 4.3 million
days in Idaho—an average of 12 days
per angler. State residents fi shed 3.3
million days—77 percent of all fi shing
days in Idaho. Nonresidents fi shed
994 thousand days in Idaho—23
percent of all fi shing days in the state.
A large majority of Idaho residents who
fi shed anywhere in the United States
did so in their resident state. There
were 223 thousand Idaho residents 16
years old and older who fi shed in the
United States in 2006 for a total of 4.1
million days. An estimated 92 percent
of all Idaho residents who fi shed did so
in their home state. Of all fi shing days
by Idaho residents, 80 percent or 3.3
million were in their home state.
Some state residents fi shed in states
other than Idaho. In 2006, 55 thousand
Idaho residents fi shed in other states—
25 percent of all residents fi shing in
any state. They fi shed 908 thousand
days as nonresidents, representing 22
percent of all days fi shed by Idaho resi-dents.
For further details about fi shing
in Idaho, see Table 3.
Anglers in Idaho
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350 thousand
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206 thousand
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 thousand
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.3 million
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.3 million
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 994 thousand
Source: Table 3.
In State/Out of State
(State residents 16 years old and older)
Idaho anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223 thousand
In Idaho . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206 thousand
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 thousand
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.1 million
In Idaho . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.3 million
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 908 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 3.
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Fishing Expenditures in Idaho
All fi shing-related expenditures in
Idaho totaled $283 million in 2006.
Trip-related expenditures, which
include food and lodging, transporta-tion,
and other trip expenses, totaled
$174 million—61 percent of all fi shing
expenditures. Expenditures for food
and lodging were $76 million and
transportation expenditures were $58
million. Other trip expenses, such as
equipment rental, bait, and cooking
fuel, totaled $40 million. Each angler
spent an average of $497 on trip-related
costs during 2006.
Anglers spent $90 million on equip-ment
in Idaho in 2006, 32 percent of all
fi shing expenditures. Fishing equip-ment
(rods, reels, line, etc.) spending
totaled $39 million—43 percent of the
equipment total. Auxiliary equipment
expenditures (tents, special fi shing
clothes, etc.) and special equip-ment
expenditures (boats, vans, etc.)
amounted to $52 million—57 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 $19 million—
7 percent of all fi shing expenditures.
For more details about fi shing expen-ditures
in Idaho, see Tables 19 and 21
through 23.
Fishing Expenditures in Idaho
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $283 million
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $174 million
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $90 million
Fishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $39 million
Auxiliary and special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $52 million
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $19 million
Source: Table 19.
Percent of Anglers by Residence
(Total: 350 thousand participants)
Residents Nonresidents
59%
41%
Fishing Expenditures in Idaho
(Total: $283 million)
Trip-related
61%
Other
7%
Equipment
32%
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Hunters
Participants and Days of Hunting
In 2006, there were 187 thousand
residents and nonresidents 16 years old
and older who hunted in Idaho. Resi-dent
hunters numbered 122 thousand,
accounting for 65 percent of the hunters
in Idaho. There were 65 thousand
nonresidents who hunted in Idaho—35
percent of the state’s hunters. Resi-dents
and nonresidents hunted
2.1 million days in 2006, an average of
11 days per hunter. Residents hunted
1.1 million days in Idaho or 53 percent
of all hunting days, while nonresidents
spent 993 thousand days hunting in
Idaho or 47 percent of all hunting days.
There were 123 thousand Idaho
residents 16 years old and older who
hunted in the United States in 2006 for
a total of 1.2 million days. An esti-mated
99 percent of all Idaho residents
who hunted did so in their home state.
Of all hunting days by Idaho residents,
95 percent or 1.1 million were spent
pursuing game in their home state. For
more information on hunting activities
by Idaho residents, see Table 3.
Hunters in Idaho
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 thousand
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 thousand
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 thousand
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.1 million
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1 million
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 993 thousand
Source: Table 3.
In State/Out of State
(State residents 16 years old and older)
Idaho hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 thousand
In Idaho . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 thousand
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2 million
In Idaho . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1 million
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
… Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 3.
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Hunting Expenditures in Idaho
All hunting-related expenditures in
Idaho totaled $260 million in 2006.
Trip-related expenses, such as food and
lodging, transportation, and other trip
expenses, totaled $100 million—39
percent of total expenditures. Expen-ditures
for food and lodging were $38
million and transportation expenditures
were $41 million. Other trip expenses,
such as equipment rental, totaled $21
million for the year. The average trip-related
expenditure per hunter
was $536.
Hunters spent $122 million on equip-ment—
47 percent of all hunting expen-ditures.
Hunting equipment (guns,
ammunition, etc.) totaled $54 million
and made up 45 percent of all equip-ment
costs. Hunters spent $68 million
on auxiliary equipment (tents, special
hunting clothes, etc.) and special equip-ment
(boats, vans, etc.), accounting
for 55 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 $38 million—15
percent of all hunting expenditures.
For more details on hunting expendi-tures
in Idaho, see Tables 20 through
23.
Hunting Expenditures in Idaho
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $260 million
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100 million
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $122 million
Hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $54 million
Auxiliary and special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $68 million
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $38 million
Source: Table 20.
Percent of Hunters by Residence
(Total: 187 thousand participants)
Residents Nonresidents
65%
35%
Hunting Expenditures in Idaho
(Total: $260 million)
Trip-related
39%
Other
15%
Equipment
47%
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Wildlife Watchers
Participants and Days of Activity
In 2006, 754 thousand U.S. residents
16 years old and older fed, observed,
or photographed wildlife in Idaho.
Most of them, 52 percent (395 thou-sand),
enjoyed their activities close
to home and are called “around-the-home”
participants. Those persons who
enjoyed wildlife at least 1 mile from
home are called “away-from-home”
participants. People participating in
away-from-home activities in Idaho
in 2006 numbered 506 thousand—67
percent of all wildlife watchers in
Idaho. Of the 506 thousand, 179
thousand were state residents and 326
thousand were nonresidents.
Idaho residents 16 years old and older
who enjoyed away-from-home wildlife
watching within their state totaled 179
thousand. Of this group, 175 thousand
participants observed wildlife and 110
thousand photographed wildlife. Since
some individuals engaged in more than
one of the away-from-home activities
during the year, the sum of wildlife
observers, feeders, and photographers
exceeds the total number of away-from-home
participants.
Idaho residents spent 2.4 million days
engaged in away-from-home wildlife -
watching activities in their state. They
spent 1.4 million days observing
wildlife and 503 thousand days photo-graphing
wildlife. For further details
about away-from-home activities, see
Table 25.
Idaho residents also took an active
interest in wildlife around their homes.
In 2006, 395 thousand state residents
enjoyed observing, feeding, and photo-graphing
wildlife within 1 mile of their
homes. Among this around-the-home
group, 299 thousand fed, 280 thousand
observed, and 114 thousand photo-graphed
wildlife around their homes.
Another 72 thousand participants
visited public parks within a mile of
home because of the wildlife. Summing
the number of participants in these four
activities results in an estimate that
exceeds the total number of around-the-home
participants because many people
participated in more than one type of
around-the-home activity. In addition,
Wildlife-Watching Participants in Idaho
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 754 thousand
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395 thousand
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 506 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 24.
Away-From-Home Wildlife-Watching Participation in Idaho
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Participants, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 506 thousand
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 441 thousand
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 thousand
Photograph wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265 thousand
Days, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.2 million
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.4 million
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.0 million
Photograph wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 895 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 25.
Around-the-Home Wildlife-Watching Participation in Idaho
(State residents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395 thousand
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299 thousand
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280 thousand
Photograph wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 thousand
Maintain natural areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Maintain plantings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Visit public areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 thousand
… Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 27.
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37 percent of resident around-the-home
wildlife watchers also enjoyed wildlife
away from home. For further details
about Idaho residents participating in
around-the-home wildlife-watching
activities, see Table 27.
Wild Bird Observers
Bird watching attracted many wildlife
enthusiasts in Idaho. In 2006, 557
thousand people observed birds around
the home and on trips in the state.
Forty-seven percent (264 thousand)
observed wild birds around the home
while 72 percent (400 thousand) took
trips away from home to watch birds.
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
in Idaho
Wildlife watchers spent $265 million
on wildlife-watching activities in
Idaho in 2006. Trip-related expendi-tures,
including food and lodging ($82
million), transportation ($96 million),
and other trip expenses ($15 million),
such as equipment rental, amounted
to $193 million. This summation
comprised 73 percent of all wildlife-watching
expenditures by participants.
The average of the trip-related expendi-tures
for away-from-home participants
was $375 per person in 2006.
Wildlife-watching participants spent
$63 million on equipment—24 percent
of all their expenditures. Specifi -
cally, wildlife-watching equipment
(binoculars, special clothing, etc.)
expenditures totaled $60 million, 95
percent of the equipment total. Esti-mated
expenditures for special and
auxiliary equipment cannot be reported
because of small sample sizes. Special
and auxiliary equipment are items
purchased for wildlife-watching recre-ation
but can be used in activities other
than wildlife watching.
Other items purchased by wildlife -
watching participants, such as
magazines, membership dues and
contributions, land leasing and
ownership, and plantings, totaled $9
million—3 percent of all wildlife-watching
expenditures. For more
details about wildlife-watching expen-ditures
in Idaho, see Table 31.
Wild Bird Observers in Idaho
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Participants, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 557 thousand
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264 thousand
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400 thousand
Days, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30.4 million
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27.0 million
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.3 million
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 29.
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures in Idaho
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $265 million
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $193 million
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $63 million
Wildlife watching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $60 million
Auxiliary and special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9 million
… Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Source: Table 31.
Around-the-Home and Away-
From-Home Participation
by Idaho Residents
(Total: 395 thousand participants)
Both around
the home and
away from
home
Around the
home only
63%
37%
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
in Idaho
(Total: $265 million)
Trip-related
73%
Other
3%
Equipment
24%
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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 Idaho. Only the
most general recreation comparisons
are presented here.
The best way to compare estimates
from surveys is not to compare the
estimates themselves but to compare
the confi dence intervals around the
estimates. A 90-percent confi dence
interval around an estimate gives the
range of estimates that 90 percent of all
possible representative samples would
supply. If the 90-percent confi dence
intervals of two surveys’ estimates
overlap, it is not possible to say the two
estimates are statistically different.
The state resident estimates cover the
participation and expenditure activity of
Idaho residents anywhere in the United
States. The in-state estimates cover
the participation, day, and expenditure
activity of U.S. residents in Idaho.
The expenditure estimates were made
comparable by adjusting the estimates
for infl ation—all estimates are in 2006
dollars.
Idaho 1996 and 2006 Comparison
(Numbers in thousands)
1996 2006 Percent change
Fishing
Anglers in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 484 350 –28
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,411 4,301 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $360,632 $282,972 *
State resident anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281 223 –21
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $303,673 $234,363 *
Hunting
Hunters in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248 187 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,301 2,117 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $317,076 $259,718 *
State resident hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183 123 –33
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $236,872 $142,708 *
Away-From-Home Wildlife Watching
Participants in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304 506 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,107 5,165 *
State resident participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 183 *
Around-the-Home Wildlife Watching
Total participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320 395 *
Observers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224 280 *
Feeders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227 299 *
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
In-state expenditures by U.S. wildlife watchers . . . . . . . . . . $176,632 $265,383 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $162,542 $137,856 *
* Not different from zero at the 10 percent level of signifi cance.
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Idaho 2001 and 2006 Comparison
(Numbers in thousands)
2001 2006 Percent change
Fishing
Anglers in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416 350 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,070 4,301 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $354,394 $282,972 *
State resident anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261 223 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $262,207 $234,363 *
Hunting
Hunters in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197 187 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,100 2,117 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $263,159 $259,718 *
State resident hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 123 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $191,620 $142,708 *
Away-From-Home Wildlife Watching
Participants in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 451 506 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,610 5,165 *
State resident participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214 183 *
Around-the-Home Wildlife Watching
Total participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333 395 *
Observers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240 280 *
Feeders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233 299 *
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
In-state expenditures by U.S. wildlife watchers . . . . . . . . . . $259,316 $265,383 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $194,565 $137,856 *
* Not different from zero at the 10 percent level of signifi cance.
Number of People Who Hunted
and Fished in Idaho: 1996–2006
(In thousands)
Hunters
Anglers
1996 2001 2006
248
484
197
416
187
350
Number of People Who Wildlife
Watched in Idaho: 1996–2006
(In thousands)
Away from home
Around the home
1996 2001 2006
320 304
451
333
506
395
Total Expenditures by
Participants in Idaho
(In millions of 2006 dollars)
Wildlife watchers
Hunters
Anglers
1996 2001 2006
361
317
177
354
263 259
283
260 265
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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 Idaho 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) . . . . . . . . 440 100 254 100 186 100
Total anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350 80 206 81 144 77
Fished only. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253 57 132 52 121 65
Fished and hunted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 22 74 29 *23 *12
Total hunters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 43 122 48 65 35
Hunted only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 20 *48 *19 *42 *23
Hunted and fished . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 22 74 29 *23 *12
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Table 2. Anglers and Hunters, Days of Participation, and Trips in Idaho 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350 100 4,301 100 2,938 100
Total, all freshwater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350 100 4,301 100 2,938 100
Freshwater, except Great Lakes. . . . . . . . . . . . 350 100 4,301 100 2,938 100
Great Lakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
Saltwater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
HUNTING
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 100 2,117 100 1,260 100
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 86 1,422 67 519 41
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 30 398 19 260 21
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *42 *22 *229 *11 *196 *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 Idaho Activity by Idaho 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350 100 206 59 144 41 223 100 206 92 *55 *25
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,938 100 2,429 83 509 17 3,073 100 2,429 79 *644 *21
Total days of fishing. . . . . . . . . 4,301 100 3,307 77 994 23 4,126 100 3,307 80 *908 *22
Average days of fishing . . . . . . 12 (X) 16 (X) 7 (X) 18 (X) 16 (X) *16 (X)
HUNTING
Total hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 100 122 65 65 35 123 100 122 99 ... ...
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,260 100 754 60 505 40 768 100 754 98 ... ...
Total days of hunting . . . . . . . . 2,117 100 1,125 53 993 47 1,187 100 1,125 95 ... ...
Average days of hunting . . . . . 11 (X) 9 (X) 15 (X) 10 (X) 9 (X) ... (X)
(X) Not applicable. * Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Table 4. Idaho 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223 100 123 100
In-state only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168 75 114 92
In-state and other states . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *38 *17 ... ...
In other states only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail may not add to total because of multiple responses and nonresponse.
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Table 5. Idaho 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223 100 4,126 100 3,073 100
Total, all freshwater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222 99 4,073 99 3,021 98
Freshwater, except Great Lakes. . . . . . . . . . . . 222 99 4,073 99 3,021 98
Great Lakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
Saltwater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
HUNTING
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 100 1,187 100 768 100
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 88 915 77 413 54
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *28 *23 *207 *17 *145 *19
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *22 *18 *155 *13 *157 *20
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Table 6. Freshwater Anglers, Trips, Days of Fishing, and Type of Water Fished: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Anglers, trips, and days of fishing
Activity in Idaho
Total, state
residents and nonresidents
State residents Nonresidents
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350 100 206 59 144 41
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,938 100 2,429 83 509 17
Total days of fishing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,301 100 3,307 77 994 23
Average days of fishing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 (X) 16 (X) 7 (X)
ANGLERS
Total, all types of water. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350 100 206 59 144 41
Ponds, lakes, or reservoirs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220 100 150 68 70 32
Rivers or streams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240 100 132 55 107 45
DAYS
Total, all types of water. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,301 100 3,307 77 994 23
Ponds, lakes, or reservoirs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,941 100 1,657 85 283 15
Rivers or streams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,302 100 1,577 68 726 32
(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 Idaho by Type of Fish: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Anglers and days of fishing
Activity in Idaho
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350 100 100 206 59 144 41
Crappie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *30 *9 *100 *21 *69 ... ...
Panfish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *29 *8 *100 *24 *82 ... ...
White bass, striped bass, striped bass hybrids . . . . . *22 *6 *100 ... ... ... ...
Black bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 15 100 *37 *68 *17 *32
Catfish, bullheads. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *25 *7 *100 *22 *89 ... ...
Walleye, sauger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Northern pike, pickerel, muskie, muskie hybrids . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Steelhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 13 100 *17 *38 *28 *62
Trout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258 74 100 162 63 96 37
Salmon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *36 *10 *100 *26 *72 ... ...
Anything1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *30 *9 *100 ... ... *18 *61
Other freshwater fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *19 *5 *100 ... ... ... ...
DAYS
Total, all types of fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,301 100 100 3,307 77 994 23
Crappie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *450 *10 *100 *389 *86 ... ...
Panfish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *486 *11 *100 *419 *86 ... ...
White bass, striped bass, striped bass hybrids . . . . . *117 *3 *100 ... ... ... ...
Black bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329 8 100 *227 *69 *102 *31
Catfish, bullheads. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *316 *7 *100 *291 *92 ... ...
Walleye, sauger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Northern pike, pickerel, muskie, muskie hybrids . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Steelhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 451 10 100 *280 *62 *171 *38
Trout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,671 62 100 2,008 75 663 25
Salmon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *210 *5 *100 *166 *79 ... ...
Anything1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *201 *5 *100 ... ... *67 *33
Other freshwater fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *146 *3 *100 ... ... ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
1 Respondent fished for no specific species and identified ‘‘Anything’’ from a list of categories of fish.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
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Table 8. Great Lakes Anglers, Trips, and Days of Fishing in Idaho: 2006
This table does not apply to this state.
Table 9. Great Lakes Anglers and Days of Fishing in Idaho 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 Idaho: 2006
This table does not apply to this state.
Table 11. Saltwater Anglers and Days of Fishing in Idaho by Type of Fish: 2006
This table does not apply to this state.
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Table 12. Hunters, Trips, and Days of Hunting in Idaho by Type of Hunting: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Hunters, trips, and days of hunting
Activity in Idaho
Total, state
residents and nonresidents
State residents Nonresidents
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
HUNTERS
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 100 122 65 65 35
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 100 108 67 *52 *33
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 100 *28 *51 *27 *49
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *42 *100 *22 *53 ... ...
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
TRIPS
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,260 100 754 60 505 40
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 519 100 404 78 *116 *22
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260 100 *140 *54 *120 *46
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *196 *100 *157 *80 ... ...
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
DAYS
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,117 100 1,125 53 993 47
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,422 100 876 62 *546 *38
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398 100 *183 *46 *214 *54
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *229 *100 *155 *68 ... ...
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 Idaho 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 100 2,117 100
Big game, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 86 1,422 67
Deer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 63 903 43
Elk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 55 789 37
Bear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Wild turkey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *25 *13 *63 *3
Other big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Small game, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 30 398 19
Rabbit, hare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Quail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *25 *13 *135 *6
Grouse/prairie chicken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *23 *12 *130 *6
Squirrel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Pheasant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *35 *19 *232 *11
Other small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Migratory birds, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *42 *22 *229 *11
Waterfowl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *27 *15 *151 *7
Geese . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Duck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *26 *14 *142 *7
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 Idaho 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 100 122 100 65 100
Public land, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 78 96 79 *50 *77
Public land only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 53 67 55 *33 *50
Public and private land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *47 *25 *30 *24 ... ...
Private land, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 36 *38 *31 *29 *45
Private land only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *20 *11 ... ... ... ...
Private and public land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *47 *25 *30 *24 ... ...
DAYS
Total, all types of land. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,117 100 1,125 100 993 100
Public land1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,673 79 831 74 *842 *85
Private land2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 473 22 *253 *23 *220 *22
* 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 Idaho 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,102 100 259 24 100 223 20 100 123 11 100
Population Density of Residence
Urban . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 715 65 152 21 59 138 19 62 59 8 48
Rural . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386 35 107 28 41 85 22 38 64 17 52
Population Size of Residence
Metropolitan statistical area
(MSA). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 698 63 160 23 62 143 20 64 69 10 56
1,000,000 or more . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
250,000 to 999,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . 431 39 105 24 41 94 22 42 *51 *12 *41
Less than 250,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266 24 55 21 21 49 18 22 *18 *7 *15
Outside MSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404 37 99 24 38 80 20 36 54 13 44
Sex
Male . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 545 49 202 37 78 177 32 79 109 20 89
Female . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 557 51 57 10 22 46 8 21 ... ... ...
Age
16 to 17 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 4 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
18 to 24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 11 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
25 to 34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183 17 *51 *28 *20 *40 *22 *18 *34 *19 *28
35 to 44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217 20 77 35 30 66 30 29 *33 *15 *27
45 to 54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181 16 48 26 18 46 25 20 *17 *9 *13
55 to 64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 16 44 25 17 *34 *20 *15 *26 *15 *21
65 years and older . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178 16 *20 *11 *8 *20 *11 *9 ... ... ...
Ethnicity
Hispanic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 9 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Non-Hispanic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 998 91 253 25 98 220 22 99 118 12 96
Race
White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,068 97 253 24 98 218 20 97 122 11 99
Black. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
All others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 2 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Annual Household Income
Under $10,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 4 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
$10,000 to $19,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 6 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
$20,000 to $29,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 13 *38 *26 *15 *36 *25 *16 ... ... ...
$30,000 to $39,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 12 *28 *21 *11 *15 *11 *7 *20 *15 *17
$40,000 to $49,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 8 *31 *34 *12 *30 *33 *14 ... ... ...
$50,000 to $74,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 15 44 27 17 37 23 17 *26 *16 *21
$75,000 to $99,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 7 *34 *42 *13 *31 *38 *14 *20 *25 *16
$100,000 or more. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 10 *30 *27 *12 *28 *25 *12 ... ... ...
Not reported . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256 23 48 19 18 *40 *16 *18 *26 *10 *21
Education
11 years or less . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 15 *30 *18 *11 *29 *17 *13 ... ... ...
12 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 402 36 100 25 38 79 20 36 *55 *14 *44
1 to 3 years college . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300 27 66 22 25 61 20 27 *28 *9 *23
4 years college or more . . . . . . . . . . . 234 21 64 27 25 54 23 24 *28 *12 *22
* 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 Idaho 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 657,324 456 1,442 1,392
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113,851 362 314 259
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99,241 390 254 226
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61,119 305 200 139
Equipment (fishing, hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94,675 264 358 207
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26,756 109 245 59
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *200,932 *32 *6,247 *365
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,390 49 49 5
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *9,198 *36 *256 *21
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49,162 334 147 111
FISHING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282,972 355 798 800
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75,877 277 274 217
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58,256 301 193 166
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39,860 239 167 114
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38,885 206 189 104
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *5,943 *33 *181 *16
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *513 *19 *26 *1
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,577 210 60 36
HUNTING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259,718 194 1,342 1,326
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37,974 164 232 203
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40,986 169 242 219
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,259 85 250 114
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54,161 128 422 275
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *11,431 *36 *315 *59
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *510 *11 *46 *3
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *698 *12 *58 *4
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36,584 151 243 194
UNSPECIFIED5
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113,005 73 1,556 183
* 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 Idaho 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264,418 343 771 747
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75,877 277 274 217
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58,256 301 193 166
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39,860 239 167 114
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90,425 209 433 250
ALL FRESHWATER
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256,355 341 752 725
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75,877 277 274 217
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57,959 301 192 166
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39,860 239 167 114
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82,660 203 407 229
FRESHWATER, EXCEPT
GREAT LAKES
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256,355 341 752 725
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75,877 277 274 217
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57,959 301 192 166
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39,860 239 167 114
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82,660 203 407 229
GREAT LAKES
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
SALTWATER
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
... 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 Idaho 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221,926 185 1,199 1,126
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37,974 164 232 203
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40,986 169 242 219
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,259 85 250 114
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121,708 136 898 590
BIG GAME
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169,960 155 1,095 1,001
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29,111 139 209 182
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31,197 144 217 195
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,748 78 268 130
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88,903 98 908 494
SMALL GAME
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29,608 61 483 1,527
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *5,248 *49 *107 *320
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *5,361 *42 *129 *327
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *18,827 *35 *545 *869
MIGRATORY BIRD
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *9,757 *37 *265 *863
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *2,192 *33 *66 *230
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,265 *17 *73 *133
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *5,960 *14 *424 *465
OTHER ANIMALS
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses and nonresponse. See Table 20 for detailed listing of expenditure items.
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Table 19. Expenditures in Idaho 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282,972 800 355 101 798
TRIP-RELATED EXPENDITURES
Total trip-related. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173,993 497 321 92 542
Food and lodging, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75,877 217 318 91 239
Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58,889 168 276 79 213
Lodging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,988 49 85 24 199
Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58,256 166 301 86 193
Other trip costs, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39,860 114 239 68 167
Privilege and other fees1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,511 56 63 18 309
Boating costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,059 32 63 18 175
Bait . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,638 13 172 49 27
Ice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,457 10 124 35 28
Heating and cooking fuel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,195 3 68 19 18
EQUIPMENT AND OTHER EXPENDITURES
PRIMARILY FOR FISHING
Fishing equipment, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38,885 104 206 59 189
Reels, rods, and rod-making components . . . . . . . . . . . 14,161 36 85 24 167
Lines, hooks, sinkers, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,961 22 157 45 51
Artificial lures and flies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,700 31 151 43 77
Creels, stringers, fish bags, landing nets, and gaff
hooks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *270 *1 *20 *6 *13
Minnow seines, traps, and bait containers. . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
Other fishing equipment3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,751 13 57 16 84
Auxiliary equipment4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *5,943 *16 *33 *9 *181
Special equipment5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
Other fishing costs6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,554 53 212 60 88
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
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 Idaho 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259,718 1,326 194 103 1,342
TRIP-RELATED EXPENDITURES
Total trip-related. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100,218 536 172 92 581
Food and lodging, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37,974 203 172 92 221
Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31,342 168 163 87 192
Lodging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *6,632 *35 *25 *13 *267
Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40,986 219 169 91 242
Other trip costs, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *21,259 *114 *85 *45 *250
Privilege and other fees1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *16,585 *89 *12 *6 *1,392
Boating costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
Heating and cooking fuel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
EQUIPMENT AND OTHER EXPENDITURES
PRIMARILY FOR HUNTING
Hunting equipment, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54,161 275 128 69 422
Firearms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *26,112 *135 *46 *24 *571
Ammunition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,459 44 105 56 90
Other hunting equipment2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,590 96 72 39 258
Auxiliary equipment3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *11,431 *59 *36 *19 *315
Special equipment4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
Other hunting costs5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37,792 201 151 81 250
* 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 Idaho for Fishing and Hunting by Idaho 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 546,707 437 1,251 1,243
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing, total. . . . . . . . . . 264,418 343 771 755
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75,877 277 274 217
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58,256 301 193 166
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,059 63 175 32
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28,801 232 124 82
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90,425 209 433 258
Trip and equipment expenditures for hunting, total. . . . . . . . . 221,926 185 1,199 1,186
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37,974 164 232 203
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40,986 169 242 219
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,777 84 248 111
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121,708 136 898 651
Unspecified equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60,362 27 2,276 137
STATE RESIDENTS
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing and hunting,
total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315,845 248 1,275 1,242
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing, total. . . . . . . . . . 164,022 200 820 794
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43,790 166 263 212
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38,293 177 217 185
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,940 42 215 43
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,551 149 105 75
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57,447 143 403 278
Trip and equipment expenditures for hunting, total. . . . . . . . . 123,447 119 1,035 1,012
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,957 109 156 139
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,974 115 192 180
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *3,159 *51 *62 *26
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81,097 103 787 665
Unspecified equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28,376 24 1,191 112
NONRESIDENTS
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing and hunting,
total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230,861 189 1,219 1,244
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing, total. . . . . . . . . . 100,396 143 703 699
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32,087 111 289 223
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,963 125 160 139
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *2,119 *22 *98 *15
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,250 83 159 92
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32,978 66 497 230
Trip and equipment expenditures for hunting, total. . . . . . . . . 98,479 66 1,496 1,512
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *21,016 *55 *380 *323
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *19,011 *55 *347 *292
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *17,619 *33 *536 *271
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *40,611 *33 *1,245 *624
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 Idaho Residents’ Fishing and Hunting Expenditures Both Inside and Outside
Idaho: 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 575,480 256 2,249 2,222
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77,047 225 343 298
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85,121 233 365 329
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42,321 196 216 163
Equipment (fishing, hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74,049 192 386 286
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26,326 91 289 102
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *247,311 *34 *7,287 *955
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,525 51 49 10
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *5,278 *41 *129 *20
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,500 222 70 60
FISHING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234,363 218 1,075 1,049
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57,278 187 307 256
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61,069 193 317 273
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38,649 167 232 173
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31,520 154 205 141
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *7,497 *28 *264 *34
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *556 *19 *30 *2
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,374 132 56 33
HUNTING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142,708 122 1,167 1,158
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,770 111 178 160
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24,052 116 207 195
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *3,672 *53 *69 *30
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40,578 99 411 329
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *10,054 *27 *374 *82
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *548 *12 *45 *4
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *765 *13 *61 *6
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,126 113 72 66
UNSPECIFIED5
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196,457 72 2,720 759
* 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.
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Idaho 33
Table 23. In-State and Out-of-State Expenditures by Idaho 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 IDAHO
Expenditures for fishing and hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382,144 256 1,493 1,503
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148,925 240 621 586
Equipment (fishing and hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69,573 184 377 274
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,925 84 237 78
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *126,685 *26 *4,815 *498
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,036 222 77 67
Expenditures for fishing, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167,977 206 816 814
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106,575 191 557 516
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29,797 140 212 144
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *3,445 *23 *153 *17
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,955 131 30 19
Expenditures for hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132,252 122 1,081 1,085
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42,350 116 366 347
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38,214 97 392 313
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *7,738 *26 *302 *63
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,805 112 79 72
Unspecified expenditures for fishing and hunting, total4 . . . . . 71,369 56 1,265 281
OUT OF STATE
Expenditures for fishing and hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196,586 68 2,889 3,339
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59,285 56 1,065 1,007
Equipment (fishing and hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *4,087 *29 *143 *69
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *6,402 *17 *378 *109
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *6,186 *38 *163 *105
Expenditures for fishing, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67,581 60 1,127 1,223
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *51,617 *52 *992 *934
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,723 *24 *71 *31
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *4,467 *32 *141 *81
Expenditures for hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *12,900 *17 *757 *1,394
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
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.
34 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Idaho U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Table 24. Wildlife Watching in Idaho by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Participants Number Percent
Total participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 754 100
Away from home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 506 67
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 441 58
Photograph wildlife. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265 35
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *68 *9
Around the home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395 52
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280 37
Photograph wildlife. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *114 *15
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299 40
Visit public parks1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *72 *10
Maintain plantings or natural areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *65 *9
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29.
1 Includes visits only to parks or publicly owned areas within 1 mile of home.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Table 25. Participants, Trips, and Days of Participation in Away-From-Home Wildlife Watching in
Idaho: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Participants, trips, and days
of participation
Activity in Idaho
Total, state residents and
nonresidents
State
residents
Nonresidents
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
PARTICIPANTS
Total participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 506 100 179 100 326 100
Observe wildlife. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 441 87 *175 *98 265 81
Photograph wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265 52 *110 *61 *156 *48
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *68 *13 ... ... ... ...
TRIPS
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,441 100 927 100 514 100
Average days per trip. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 (X) 3 (X) 5 (X)
DAYS
Total days . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,165 100 2,423 100 2,741 100
Observing wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,359 65 *1,375 *57 1,984 72
Photographing wildlife. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 895 17 *503 *21 *392 *14
Feeding wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,000 *19 ... ... ... ...
Average days per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 (X) 14 (X) 8 (X)
Observing wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 (X) *8 (X) 7 (X)
Photographing wildlife. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 (X) *5 (X) *3 (X)
Feeding wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *15 (X) ... (X) ... (X)
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably. (X) Not applicable.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses and nonresponse.
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Idaho 35
Table 26. Away-From-Home Wildlife-Watching Participants by Wildlife Observed, Photographed, or Fed
in Idaho: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Wildlife observed, photographed, or fed
Total, state residents and
nonresidents
State residents Nonresidents
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total all wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 506 100 179 35 326 65
Total birds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400 100 *157 *39 243 61
Songbirds (cardinals, robins, warblers, etc.). . . . . . . . . . 153 100 *74 *48 *79 *52
Birds of prey (hawks, owls, eagles, etc.) . . . . . . . . . . . . 333 100 *107 *32 226 68
Waterfowl (ducks, geese, swan, etc.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313 100 *120 *38 *194 *62
Other water birds (shorebirds, herons, cranes, etc.) . . . . 218 100 *68 *31 *150 *69
Other birds (pheasants, turkeys, road runners, etc.) . . . . *168 *100 *103 *61 *65 *39
Total land mammals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 419 100 *160 *38 259 62
Large land mammals (bears, bison, etc.) . . . . . . . . . . . . 366 100 *140 *38 225 62
Small land mammals (prairie dogs, squirrels, etc.) . . . . 272 100 *113 *41 *160 *59
Fish (salmon, shark, etc.). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *105 *100 ... ... ... ...
Marine mammals (whales, dolphins, etc.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
Other wildlife (butterflies, turtles, etc.)