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

              U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Missouri
2006 National Survey
of Fishing, Hunting,
and Wildlife-Associated
Recreation
2006 National Survey of
Fishing, Hunting, and
Wildlife-Associated Recreation
FHW/06-MO
Issued March 2008
Missouri
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
John J. Sullivan,
Deputy Secretary
Economics and Statistics Administration
Cynthia A. Glassman,
Under Secretary for Economic Affairs
U.S. CENSUS BUREAU
Steve H. Murdock,
Director
The U.S. Department of the Interior protects and manages the Nation’s natural resources and cultural
heritage; provides scientifi c and other information about those resources; and honors its trust responsi-bilities
or special commitments to American Indians, Alaska Natives, and affi liated Island Communities.
The mission of the Department’s U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is working with others to conserve,
protect, and enhance fi sh, wildlife, and their habitats for the continuing benefi t of the American people.
The Service is responsible for national programs of vital importance to our natural resources, including
administration of the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs. These two programs provide fi nan-cial
assistance to the States for projects to enhance and protect fi sh and wildlife resources and to assure
their availability to the public for recreational purposes. Multistate grants from these programs fund the
National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation.
Suggested Citation
U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, and U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S.
Census Bureau. 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
H. Dale Hall,
Director
Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration
Rowan Gould,
Assistant Director
U.S. Department of the Interior
Dirk Kempthorne,
Secretary
U.S. CENSUS BUREAU
Steve H. Murdock,
Director
Economics and Statistics
Administration
Cynthia A. Glassman,
Under Secretary for Economic Affairs
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Contents
List of Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv
Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi
Survey Background and Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Highlights
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Wildlife-Associated Recreation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Sportspersons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Wildlife Watchers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
1996–2006 Comparisons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Tables
Guide to Statistical Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Fishing and Hunting Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Wildlife-Watching Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
National Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Appendixes
A. Defi nitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
B. 2005 Participation of 6- to 15-Year-Olds: Data From Screening Interviews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
C. Signifi cant Methodological Changes From Previous Surveys and Regional Trends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
D. Sample Design and Statistical Accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
iv 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Missouri U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Fishing and Hunting
1. Fishing and Hunting in Missouri by Resident and Nonresident Sportspersons: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2. Anglers and Hunters, Days of Participation, and Trips in Missouri by Type of Fishing
and Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3. Anglers and Hunters, Trips, and Days of Participation: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
4. Missouri Resident Anglers and Hunters by Place Fished or Hunted: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
5. Missouri 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 Missouri by Type of Fish: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
8. Great Lakes Anglers, Trips, and Days of Fishing in Missouri: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
9. Great Lakes Anglers and Days of Fishing in Missouri by Type of Fish: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
10. Saltwater Anglers, Trips, and Days of Fishing in Missouri: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
11. Saltwater Anglers and Days of Fishing in Missouri by Type of Fish: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
12. Hunters, Trips, and Days of Hunting in Missouri by Type of Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
13. Hunters and Days of Hunting in Missouri by Type of Game: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
14. Hunters and Days of Hunting in Missouri by Type of Land: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
15. Selected Characteristics of Missouri Resident Anglers and Hunters: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
16. Summary of Expenditures in Missouri by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for
Fishing and Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
17. Summary of Fishing Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Missouri by State Residents and
Nonresidents Combined by Type of Fishing: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
18. Summary of Hunting Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Missouri by State Residents and
Nonresidents Combined by Type of Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
19. Expenditures in Missouri by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for Fishing: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
20. Expenditures in Missouri by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
21. Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Missouri for Fishing and Hunting by Missouri Residents
and Nonresidents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
22. Summary of Missouri Residents’ Fishing and Hunting Expenditures Both Inside and Outside
Missouri: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
23. In-State and Out-of-State Expenditures by Missouri Residents for Fishing and Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Wildlife Watching
24. Wildlife Watching in Missouri by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
25. Participants, Trips, and Days of Participation in Away-From-Home Wildlife Watching in
Missouri: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
26. Away-From-Home Wildlife-Watching Participants by Wildlife Observed, Photographed, or
Fed in Missouri: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
List of Tables
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27. Participation in Wildlife-Watching Activities Around the Home in Missouri: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
28. Missouri Residents Participating in Wildlife Watching in the United States: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
29. Wild Bird Observers and Days of Observation in Missouri by State Residents and
Nonresidents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
30. Selected Characteristics of Missouri Residents Participating in Wildlife Watching: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
31. Expenditures in Missouri by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for Wildlife
Watching: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
32. Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Missouri for Wildlife Watching by Missouri Residents
and Nonresidents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
33. Wildlife-Watching Expenditures Both Inside and Outside Missouri by Missouri
Residents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
34. In-State and Out-of-State Expenditures by Missouri Residents for Wildlife Watching: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
35. Participation of Missouri Resident Wildlife-Watching Participants in Fishing and
Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
36. Participation of Missouri 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—Missouri 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—Missouri 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—Missouri 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.
4 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Missouri U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
2006 Missouri Summary
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,076,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,569,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,093,206,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $457,963,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $635,243,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,003
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $28
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 608,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,714,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,146,240,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $234,468,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $911,772,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,848
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $24
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . . 2,248,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 842,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . . 1,966,000
Days of participation away from home . . . . 14,757,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $869,075,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $219,932,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $649,143,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $351
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15
Activities in Missouri by Residents and Nonresidents Activities in Missouri by Nonresidents
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,306,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $137,280,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $92,585,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $44,695,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $668
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $71
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 544,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $253,790,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $55,132,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $198,658,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,689
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . $101
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . . . 231,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 231,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (X)
Days of participation away from home . . . . . 1,312,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $129,310,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $76,331,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $52,979,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $371
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $58
(X) Not applicable.
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Missouri 5
Activities in Missouri by Residents
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 871,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,263,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $955,926,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $365,378,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $590,548,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,098
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $24
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 540,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,171,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $892,450,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $179,336,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $713,114,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,654
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $20
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . . 2,017,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 611,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . . 1,966,000
Days of participation away from home . . . . 13,445,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $739,765,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $143,601,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $596,164,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $367
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $11
Activities by Missouri Residents Both Inside
and Outside Missouri
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 931,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,227,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,032,407,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $431,857,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $600,550,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,109
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $27
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 560,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,685,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,027,698,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $249,595,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $778,103,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,836
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $26
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . . 2,059,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 709,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . . 1,966,000
Days of participation away from home . . . . 14,924,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $976,593,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $365,259,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $611,334,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $474
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $24
6 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Missouri U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Participation in Missouri
The 2006 Survey found that 2.9 million
Missouri residents and nonresidents
16 years old and older fi shed, hunted,
or wildlife watched in Missouri. Of
the total number of participants, 1.1
million fi shed, 608 thousand hunted,
and 2.2 million participated in wildlife -
watching activities, which include
observing, feeding, and photographing
wildlife. The sum of anglers, hunters,
and wildlife watchers exceeds the total
number of participants in wildlife -
related recreation because many
individuals engaged in more than
one wildlife-related activity.
Participation by 6-to-15-Year-Old
Missouri 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 931 thousand resident anglers
16 years old and older, there were 251
thousand resident anglers 6 to 15 years
old. Also, in addition to the 560 thou-sand
residents 16 years old and older
who hunted, there were 66 thousand
6-to-15-year-old residents who hunted.
Finally, there were 2.1 million Missouri
residents 16 years old and older and
341 thousand 6- to 15-year-olds who
wildlife watched. Further information
on 6- to 15-year-olds is provided in
Appendix B.
Expenditures in Missouri
In 2006, state residents and nonresi-dents
spent $3.4 billion on wildlife
recreation in Missouri. Of that total,
trip-related expenditures were $912
million and equipment purchases
totaled $1.7 billion. The remaining
$778 million was spent on licenses,
contributions, land ownership and
leasing, and other items.
Wildlife-Associated Recreation
Participants in Wildlife-Associated Recreation in Missouri: 2006
(U.S. residents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.9 million
Sportspersons
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.3 million
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1 million
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 608 thousand
Wildlife Watchers
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.2 million
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 842 thousand
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.0 million
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Tables 3, 24, and 39.
Percent of Total Participants
by Activity
(Total: 2.9 million participants)
Wildlife
watching
Fishing Hunting
37%
21%
78%
Wildlife-Associated
Recreation Expenditures in Missouri
(Total: $3.4 billion)
Equipment
50%
Trip-related
27%
Other
23%
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Missouri 7
Sportspersons
In 2006, 1.3 million state resident and
nonresident sportspersons 16 years old
and older fi shed or hunted in Missouri.
This group comprised 1.1 million
anglers (83 percent of all sportspersons)
and 608 thousand hunters (47 percent
of all sportspersons). Among the 1.3
million sportspersons who fi shed or
hunted in the state, 691 thousand (53
percent) fi shed but did not hunt in
Missouri. Another 223 thousand (17
percent) hunted but did not fi sh there.
The remaining 385 thousand (30
percent) fi shed and hunted in Missouri
in 2006.
Sportspersons’ Participation in Missouri
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Sportspersons (fi shed or hunted) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.3 million
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1 million
Fished only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 691 thousand
Fished and hunted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385 thousand
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 608 thousand
Hunted only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223 thousand
Hunted and fi shed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 1.
8 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Missouri U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Anglers
Participants and Days of Fishing
In 2006, 1.1 million state residents
and nonresidents 16 years old and
older fi shed in Missouri. Of this total,
871 thousand anglers (81 percent)
were state residents and 206 thousand
anglers (19 percent) were nonresidents.
Anglers fi shed a total of 16.6 million
days in Missouri—an average of 15
days per angler. State residents fi shed
15.3 million days—92 percent of all
fi shing days in Missouri. Nonresidents
fi shed 1.3 million days in Missouri—8
percent of all fi shing days in the state.
A large majority of Missouri residents
who fi shed anywhere in the United
States did so in their resident state.
There were 931 thousand Missouri resi-dents
16 years old and older who fi shed
in the United States in 2006 for a total
of 16.2 million days. An estimated 94
percent of all Missouri residents who
fi shed did so in their home state. Of all
fi shing days by Missouri residents,
94 percent or 15.3 million were in their
home state.
Some state residents fi shed in states
other than Missouri. In 2006, 179
thousand Missouri residents fi shed in
other states—19 percent of all residents
fi shing in any state. They fi shed 1.2
million days as nonresidents, repre-senting
7 percent of all days fi shed by
Missouri residents. For further details
about fi shing in Missouri, see Table 3.
Anglers in Missouri
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1 million
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 871 thousand
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206 thousand
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.6 million
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.3 million
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.3 million
Source: Table 3.
In State/Out of State
(State residents 16 years old and older)
Missouri anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 931 thousand
In Missouri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 871 thousand
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 thousand
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.2 million
In Missouri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.3 million
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2 million
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 3.
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Missouri 9
Fishing Expenditures in Missouri
All fi shing-related expenditures in
Missouri totaled $1.1 billion in 2006.
Trip-related expenditures, which
include food and lodging, transporta-tion,
and other trip expenses, totaled
$458 million—42 percent of all fi shing
expenditures. Expenditures for food
and lodging were $187 million and
transportation expenditures were $136
million. Other trip expenses, such as
equipment rental, bait, and cooking
fuel, totaled $135 million. Each angler
spent an average of $425 on trip-related
costs during 2006.
Anglers spent $517 million on equip-ment
in Missouri in 2006, 47 percent
of all fi shing expenditures. Fishing
equipment (rods, reels, line, etc.)
spending totaled $135 million—26
percent of the equipment total. Auxil-iary
equipment expenditures (tents,
special fi shing clothes, etc.) and special
equipment expenditures (boats, vans,
etc.) amounted to $382 million—74
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 $118 million—
11 percent of all fi shing expenditures.
For more details about fi shing expendi-tures
in Missouri, see Tables 19 and 21
through 23.
Fishing Expenditures in Missouri
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1.1 billion
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $458 million
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $517 million
Fishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $135 million
Auxiliary and special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $382 million
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $118 million
Source: Table 19.
Percent of Anglers by Residence
(Total: 1.1 million participants)
Residents Nonresidents
81%
19%
Fishing Expenditures in Missouri
(Total: $1.1 billion)
Trip-related
42%
Other
11%
Equipment
47%
10 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Missouri U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Hunters
Participants and Days of Hunting
In 2006, there were 608 thousand resi-dents
and nonresidents 16 years old and
older who hunted in Missouri. Resi-dent
hunters numbered 540 thousand,
accounting for 89 percent of the hunters
in Missouri. There were 69 thousand
nonresidents who hunted in Missouri—
11 percent of the state’s hunters.
Residents and nonresidents hunted 9.7
million days in 2006, an average of 16
days per hunter. Residents hunted 9.2
million days in Missouri or 94 percent
of all hunting days, while nonresidents
spent 544 thousand days hunting in
Missouri or 6 percent of all hunting
days.
There were 560 thousand Missouri
residents 16 years old and older who
hunted in the United States in 2006
for a total of 9.7 million days. An
estimated 96 percent of all Missouri
residents who hunted did so in their
home state. Of all hunting days by
Missouri residents, 95 percent or
9.2 million were spent pursuing game
in their home state.
Some state residents hunted in states
other than Missouri. Altogether, 79
thousand or 14 percent of all Missouri
hunters hunted in other states. Their
550 thousand days of hunting in other
states represented 6 percent of all days
Missouri residents spent hunting in
2006. For more information on hunting
activities by Missouri residents, see
Table 3.
Hunters in Missouri
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 608 thousand
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 540 thousand
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 thousand
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.7 million
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.2 million
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 544 thousand
Source: Table 3.
In State/Out of State
(State residents 16 years old and older)
Missouri hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 560 thousand
In Missouri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 540 thousand
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 thousand
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.7 million
In Missouri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.2 million
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 550 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 3.
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Missouri 11
Hunting Expenditures in Missouri
All hunting-related expenditures in
Missouri totaled $1.1 billion in 2006.
Trip-related expenses, such as food and
lodging, transportation, and other trip
expenses, totaled $234 million—20
percent of total expenditures. Expen-ditures
for food and lodging were $90
million and transportation expenditures
were $108 million. Other trip expenses,
such as equipment rental, totaled $36
million for the year. The average trip-related
expenditure per hunter was
$386.
Hunters spent $499 million on equip-ment—
44 percent of all hunting expen-ditures.
Hunting equipment (guns,
ammunition, etc.) totaled $284 million
and made up 57 percent of all equip-ment
costs. Hunters spent $215 million
on auxiliary equipment (tents, special
hunting clothes, etc.) and special equip-ment
(boats, vans, etc.), accounting
for 43 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 $413 million—36
percent of all hunting expenditures. For
more details on hunting expenditures in
Missouri, see Tables 20 through 23.
Hunting Expenditures in Missouri
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1.1 billion
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $234 million
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $499 million
Hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $284 million
Auxiliary and special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $215 million
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $413 million
Source: Table 20.
Percent of Hunters by Residence
(Total: 608 thousand participants)
Residents Nonresidents
89%
11%
Hunting Expenditures in Missouri
(Total: $1.1 million)
Trip-related
20%
Other
36%
Equipment
44%
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Wildlife Watchers
Participants and Days of Activity
In 2006, 2.2 million U.S. residents 16
years old and older fed, observed, or
photographed wildlife in Missouri.
Most of them, 87 percent (2.0 million),
enjoyed their activities close to home
and are called “around-the-home”
participants. Those persons who
enjoyed wildlife at least 1 mile from
home are called “away-from-home”
participants. People participating in
away-from-home activities in Missouri
in 2006 numbered 842 thousand—37
percent of all wildlife watchers in
Missouri. Of the 842 thousand, 611
thousand were state residents and 231
thousand were nonresidents.
Missouri residents 16 years old and
older who enjoyed away-from-home
wildlife watching within their state
totaled 611 thousand. Of this group,
597 thousand participants observed
wildlife, 202 thousand fed wildlife, and
285 thousand photographed wildlife.
Since some individuals engaged in
more than 1 of the 3 away-from-home
activities during the year, the sum of
wildlife observers, feeders, and photog-raphers
exceeds the total number of
away-from-home participants.
Missouri residents spent 13.4 million
days engaged in away-from-home
wildlife-watching activities in their
state. They spent 9.7 million days
observing wildlife, 1.5 million days
feeding wildlife, and 2.8 million days
photographing wildlife. The sum of
days observing, feeding, and photo-graphing
wildlife exceeds the total days
of wildlife-watching activity because
individuals engaged in more than one
activity on some days. For further
details about away-from-home activi-ties,
see Table 25.
Missouri residents also took an active
interest in wildlife around their homes.
In 2006, 2.0 million state residents
enjoyed observing, feeding, and photo-graphing
wildlife within 1 mile of their
homes. Among this around-the-home
group, 1.7 million fed, 1.3 million
observed, and 541 thousand photo-graphed
wildlife around their homes.
Another 439 thousand participants
maintained natural areas of 1/4 acre or
Wildlife-Watching Participants in Missouri
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.2 million
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.0 million
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 842 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 24.
Away-From-Home Wildlife-Watching Participation in Missouri
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Participants, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 842 thousand
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 814 thousand
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303 thousand
Photograph wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 413 thousand
Days, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.8 million
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.8 million
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.6 million
Photograph wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.4 million
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 25.
Around-the-Home Wildlife-Watching Participation in Missouri
(State residents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.0 million
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.7 million
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.3 million
Photograph wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 541 thousand
Maintain natural areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 439 thousand
Maintain plantings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340 thousand
Visit public areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 27.
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more for wildlife; 340 thousand partici-pants
maintained plantings for the
benefi t of wildlife; and 275 thousand
participants visited public parks within
a mile of home because of the wildlife.
Summing the number of participants in
these six activities results in an esti-mate
that exceeds the total number of
around-the-home participants because
many people participated in more than
one type of around-the-home activity.
In addition, 31 percent of resident
around-the-home wildlife watchers also
enjoyed wildlife away from home. For
further details about Missouri residents
participating in around-the-home
wildlife -watching activities, see
Table 27.
Wild Bird Observers
Bird watching attracted many wildlife
enthusiasts in Missouri. In 2006, 1.6
million people observed birds around
the home and on trips in the state.
A majority, 77 percent (1.2 million)
observed wild birds around the home
while 48 percent (750 thousand) took
trips away from home to watch birds.
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
in Missouri
Wildlife watchers spent $869 million
on wildlife-watching activities in
Missouri in 2006. Trip-related expendi-tures,
including food and lodging ($86
million), transportation ($121 million),
and other trip expenses ($13 million),
such as equipment rental, amounted
to $220 million. This summation
comprised 25 percent of all wildlife-watching
expenditures by participants.
The average of the trip-related expendi-tures
for away-from-home participants
was $232 per person in 2006.
Wildlife-watching participants spent
$411 million on equipment—47
percent of all their expenditures.
Specifi cally, wildlife-watching equip-ment
(binoculars, special clothing,
etc.) expenditures totaled $316 million,
77 percent of the equipment total.
Auxiliary equipment expenditures
(tents, backpacking equipment, etc.)
and special equipment expenditures
(campers, trucks, etc.) amounted to $95
million—23 percent of all equipment
costs. Special and auxiliary equipment
are items that were purchased for
wildlife-watching recreation but can be
used in activities other than wildlife-watching
activities.
Other items purchased by wildlife-watching
participants, such as maga-zines,
membership dues and contribu-tions,
land leasing and ownership, and
plantings, totaled $238 million—27
percent of all wildlife-watching expen-ditures.
For more details about wildlife-watching
expenditures in Missouri, see
Table 31.
Wild Bird Observers in Missouri
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Participants, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.6 million
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2 million
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 750 thousand
Days, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181.2 million
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171.3 million
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.9 million
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 29.
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures in Missouri
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $869 million
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $220 million
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $411 million
Wildlife watching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $316 million
Auxiliary and special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $95 million
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $238 million
Source: Table 31.
Around-the-Home and Away-
From-Home Participation
by Missouri Residents
(Total: 2.0 million participants)
Both around
the home and
away from
home
Around the
home only
69%
31%
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
in Missouri
(Total: $869 million)
Trip-related
25%
Other
27%
Equipment
47%
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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 Missouri. Only
the most general recreation compari-sons
are presented here.
The best way to compare estimates
from surveys is not to compare the
estimates themselves but to compare
the confi dence intervals around the
estimates. A 90-percent confi dence
interval around an estimate gives the
range of estimates that 90 percent of all
possible representative samples would
supply. If the 90-percent confi dence
intervals of two surveys’ estimates
overlap, it is not possible to say the two
estimates are statistically different.
The state resident estimates cover the
participation and expenditure activity
of Missouri residents anywhere in
the United States. The in-state esti-mates
cover the participation, day, and
expenditure activity of U.S. residents in
Missouri.
The expenditure estimates were made
comparable by adjusting the estimates
for infl ation—all estimates are in 2006
dollars.
Missouri 1996 and 2006 Comparison
(Numbers in thousands)
1996 2006 Percent change
Fishing
Anglers in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,209 1,076 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,682 16,569 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $905,576 $1,093,206 *
State resident anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 935 931 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $815,777 $1,032,407 *
Hunting
Hunters in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 552 608 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,508 9,714 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $880,048 $1,146,240 *
State resident hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 499 560 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $855,339 $1,027,698 *
Away-From-Home Wildlife Watching
Participants in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 791 842 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,598 14,757 *
State resident participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 528 709 *
Around-the-Home Wildlife Watching
Total participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,600 1,966 23
Observers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,278 1,300 *
Feeders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,480 1,684 *
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
In-state expenditures by U.S. wildlife watchers . . . . . . . . . . $654,312 $869,075 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $609,483 $976,593 *
* Not different from zero at the 10 percent level of signifi cance.
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Missouri 2001 and 2006 Comparison
(Numbers in thousands)
2001 2006 Percent change
Fishing
Anglers in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,215 1,076 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,279 16,569 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $849,886 $1,093,206 *
State resident anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 982 931 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $864,038 $1,032,407 *
Hunting
Hunters in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 489 608 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,606 9,714 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $484,215 $1,146,240 137
State resident hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 413 560 36
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $559,468 $1,027,698 84
Away-From-Home Wildlife Watching
Participants in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 738 842 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,448 14,757 *
State resident participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 581 709 *
Around-the-Home Wildlife Watching
Total participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,514 1,966 30
Observers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,003 1,300 30
Feeders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,372 1,684 23
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
In-state expenditures by U.S. wildlife watchers . . . . . . . . . . $511,582 $869,075 70
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $555,227 $976,593 *
* Not different from zero at the 10 percent level of signifi cance.
Number of People Who Hunted
and Fished in Missouri: 1996–2006
(In thousands)
Hunters
Anglers
1996 2001 2006
552
1,209
489
1,215
608
1,076
Number of People Who Wildlife
Watched in Missouri: 1996–2006
(In thousands)
Away from home
Around the home
1996 2001 2006
791
1,600
738
1,514
842
1,966
Total Expenditures by
Participants in Missouri
(In millions of 2006 dollars)
Wildlife watchers
Hunters
Anglers
1996 2001 2006
906 880
654
850
484 512
1,093
1,146
869
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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 Missouri by Resident and Nonresident Sportspersons: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Sportspersons
Total, state
residents and nonresidents
State residents Nonresidents
Number
Percent of
sportspersons Number
Percent of
resident
sportspersons Number
Percent of
nonresident
sportspersons
Total sportspersons (fished or hunted) . . . . . . . . 1,300 100 1,038 100 262 100
Total anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,076 83 871 84 206 78
Fished only. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 691 53 498 48 194 74
Fished and hunted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385 30 373 36 ... ...
Total hunters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 608 47 540 52 69 26
Hunted only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223 17 167 16 *56 *22
Hunted and fished . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385 30 373 36 ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Table 2. Anglers and Hunters, Days of Participation, and Trips in Missouri by Type of Fishing and
Hunting: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Type of fishing and hunting
Participants Days of participation Trips
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
FISHING
Total, all fishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,076 100 16,569 100 11,916 100
Total, all freshwater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,076 100 16,569 100 11,916 100
Freshwater, except Great Lakes. . . . . . . . . . . . 1,076 100 16,569 100 11,916 100
Great Lakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
Saltwater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
HUNTING
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 608 100 9,714 100 9,000 100
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 502 83 6,973 72 5,549 62
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237 39 2,078 21 1,921 21
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 14 892 9 739 8
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *39 *6 *844 *9 *791 *9
* 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 Missouri Activity by Missouri residents in United States
Total, state
residents and
nonresidents
State residents Nonresidents
Total, in state
of residence and
in other states
In state
of residence
In other
states
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
FISHING
Total anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,076 100 871 81 206 19 931 100 871 94 179 19
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,916 100 11,300 95 616 5 12,032 100 11,300 94 732 6
Total days of fishing. . . . . . . . . 16,569 100 15,263 92 1,306 8 16,227 100 15,263 94 1,152 7
Average days of fishing . . . . . . 15 (X) 18 (X) 6 (X) 17 (X) 18 (X) 6 (X)
HUNTING
Total hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 608 100 540 89 69 11 560 100 540 96 *79 *14
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,000 100 8,762 97 239 3 9,099 100 8,762 96 *337 *4
Total days of hunting . . . . . . . . 9,714 100 9,171 94 544 6 9,685 100 9,171 95 *550 *6
Average days of hunting . . . . . 16 (X) 17 (X) 8 (X) 17 (X) 17 (X) *7 (X)
(X) Not applicable. * Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Table 4. Missouri 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 931 100 560 100
In-state only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 745 80 480 86
In-state and other states . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 14 *59 *11
In other states only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *54 *6 ... ...
* 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. Missouri 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 931 100 16,227 100 12,032 100
Total, all freshwater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 917 99 16,198 100 12,003 100
Freshwater, except Great Lakes. . . . . . . . . . . . 917 99 16,198 100 12,003 100
Great Lakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
Saltwater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *27 *3 *38 *(Z) *29 *(Z)
HUNTING
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 560 100 9,685 100 9,099 100
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 466 83 6,922 71 5,537 61
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238 43 2,205 23 1,987 22
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *80 *14 *827 *9 *783 *9
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *38 *7 *879 *9 *793 *9
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably. (Z) Less than 0.5 percent.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
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 Missouri
Total, state
residents and nonresidents
State residents Nonresidents
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,076 100 871 81 206 19
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,916 100 11,300 95 616 5
Total days of fishing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,569 100 15,263 92 1,306 8
Average days of fishing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 (X) 18 (X) 6 (X)
ANGLERS
Total, all types of water. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,076 100 871 81 206 19
Ponds, lakes, or reservoirs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 896 100 733 82 163 18
Rivers or streams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 423 100 366 86 57 14
DAYS
Total, all types of water. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,569 100 15,263 92 1,306 8
Ponds, lakes, or reservoirs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,828 100 11,817 92 1,010 8
Rivers or streams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,575 100 3,367 94 207 6
(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 Missouri by Type of Fish: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Anglers and days of fishing
Activity in Missouri
Total, state
residents and nonresidents
State residents Nonresidents
Number
Percent of
total
types
Percent of
anglers/
days Number
Percent of
anglers/
days Number
Percent of
anglers/
days
ANGLERS
Total, all types of fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,076 100 100 871 81 206 19
Crappie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 431 40 100 380 88 *51 *12
Panfish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350 33 100 306 87 *44 *13
White bass, striped bass, striped bass hybrids . . . . . 208 19 100 181 87 *28 *13
Black bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376 35 100 296 79 80 21
Catfish, bullheads. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 448 42 100 373 83 75 17
Walleye, sauger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *29 *3 *100 ... ... ... ...
Northern pike, pickerel, muskie, muskie hybrids . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Steelhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Trout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 15 100 121 77 *36 *23
Salmon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Anything1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 15 100 145 91 *15 *9
Other freshwater fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
DAYS
Total, all types of fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,569 100 100 15,263 92 1,306 8
Crappie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,184 37 100 5,867 95 *317 *5
Panfish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,736 29 100 4,500 95 *236 *5
White bass, striped bass, striped bass hybrids . . . . . 3,061 18 100 2,910 95 *151 *5
Black bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,317 32 100 4,611 87 706 13
Catfish, bullheads. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,825 41 100 6,459 95 366 5
Walleye, sauger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *466 *3 *100 ... ... ... ...
Northern pike, pickerel, muskie, muskie hybrids . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Steelhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Trout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,177 7 100 1,048 89 *129 *11
Salmon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Anything1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,631 10 100 1,584 97 *48 *3
Other freshwater fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
1 Respondent fished for no specific species and identified ‘‘Anything’’ from a list of categories of fish.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
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Table 8. Great Lakes Anglers, Trips, and Days of Fishing in Missouri: 2006
This table does not apply to this state.
Table 9. Great Lakes Anglers and Days of Fishing in Missouri 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 Missouri: 2006
This table does not apply to this state.
Table 11. Saltwater Anglers and Days of Fishing in Missouri 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 Missouri by Type of Hunting: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Hunters, trips, and days of hunting
Activity in Missouri
Total, state
residents and nonresidents
State residents Nonresidents
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
HUNTERS
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 608 100 540 89 69 11
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 502 100 457 91 *45 *9
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237 100 215 91 *21 *9
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 100 *68 *78 ... ...
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *39 *100 *38 *97 ... ...
TRIPS
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,000 100 8,762 97 239 3
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,549 100 5,429 98 *120 *2
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,921 100 1,894 99 *28 *1
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 739 100 *650 *88 ... ...
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *791 *100 *789 *100 ... ...
DAYS
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,714 100 9,171 94 544 6
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,973 100 6,700 96 *273 *4
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,078 100 2,032 98 *46 *2
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 892 100 *660 *74 ... ...
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *844 *100 *842 *100 ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
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Table 13. Hunters and Days of Hunting in Missouri 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 608 100 9,714 100
Big game, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 502 83 6,973 72
Deer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 492 81 5,759 59
Elk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Bear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Wild turkey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 25 2,022 21
Other big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Small game, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237 39 2,078 21
Rabbit, hare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 17 782 8
Quail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *60 *10 *399 *4
Grouse/prairie chicken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Squirrel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 25 1,122 12
Pheasant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *40 *7 *279 *3
Other small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Migratory birds, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 14 892 9
Waterfowl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *42 *7 *701 *7
Geese . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Duck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *36 *6 *629 *6
Dove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *54 *9 *170 *2
Other migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other animals, total 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *39 *6 *844 *9
* 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 Missouri 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 608 100 540 100 69 100
Public land, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 31 175 32 ... ...
Public land only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *56 *9 *47 *9 ... ...
Public and private land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 22 128 24 ... ...
Private land, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 543 89 485 90 *58 *85
Private land only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 410 67 357 66 *53 *77
Private and public land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 22 128 24 ... ...
DAYS
Total, all types of land. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,714 100 9,171 100 544 100
Public land1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,329 24 2,256 25 ... ...
Private land2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,150 84 7,749 84 *401 *74
* 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 Missouri Resident Anglers and Hunters: 2006
(State population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Characteristic
Population
Sportspersons
(fished or hunted)
Anglers Hunters
Number Percent Number
Percent
who
partici-pated
Percent
of
sports-persons
Number
Percent
who
partici-pated
Percent
of
anglers Number
Percent
who
partici-pated
Percent
of
hunters
Total persons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,521 100 1,096 24 100 931 21 100 560 12 100
Population Density of Residence
Urban . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,043 67 543 18 50 462 15 50 211 7 38
Rural . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,479 33 553 37 50 469 32 50 349 24 62
Population Size of Residence
Metropolitan statistical area
(MSA). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,256 72 639 20 58 545 17 59 278 9 50
1,000,000 or more . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,386 53 436 18 40 371 16 40 173 7 31
250,000 to 999,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . 271 6 *54 *20 *5 *39 *15 *4 ... ... ...
Less than 250,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 599 13 150 25 14 135 23 14 *75 *13 *13
Outside MSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,265 28 457 36 42 386 30 41 282 22 50
Sex
Male . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,126 47 774 36 71 637 30 68 475 22 85
Female . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,395 53 322 13 29 294 12 32 *85 *4 *15
Age
16 to 17 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223 5 *52 *23 *5 *49 *22 *5 *41 *18 *7
18 to 24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341 8 *99 *29 *9 *82 *24 *9 *40 *12 *7
25 to 34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 774 17 167 22 15 147 19 16 *86 *11 *15
35 to 44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 926 20 261 28 24 207 22 22 149 16 27
45 to 54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 860 19 271 32 25 228 26 24 144 17 26
55 to 64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 662 15 137 21 12 128 19 14 *43 *7 *8
65 years and older . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 735 16 109 15 10 *90 *12 *10 *57 *8 *10
Ethnicity
Hispanic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 3 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Non-Hispanic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,405 97 1,078 24 98 920 21 99 550 12 98
Race
White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,959 88 1,062 27 97 896 23 96 558 14 100
Black. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 464 10 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
All others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 2 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Annual Household Income
Under $10,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269 6 *44 *16 *4 *37 *14 *4 ... ... ...
$10,000 to $19,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363 8 *67 *18 *6 *56 *15 *6 *39 *11 *7
$20,000 to $29,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 484 11 112 23 10 *95 *20 *10 *49 *10 *9
$30,000 to $39,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 454 10 93 20 8 *76 *17 *8 *40 *9 *7
$40,000 to $49,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366 8 *83 *23 *8 *67 *18 *7 *32 *9 *6
$50,000 to $74,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 718 16 231 32 21 192 27 21 138 19 25
$75,000 to $99,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 429 9 156 36 14 145 34 16 *81 *19 *14
$100,000 or more. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 479 11 150 31 14 128 27 14 *86 *18 *15
Not reported . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 960 21 161 17 15 135 14 14 *73 *8 *13
Education
11 years or less . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 787 17 161 20 15 146 18 16 91 12 16
12 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,573 35 405 26 37 322 20 35 217 14 39
1 to 3 years college . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,077 24 299 28 27 255 24 27 142 13 25
4 years college or more . . . . . . . . . . . 1,084 24 232 21 21 209 19 22 109 10 19
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses. 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 Missouri 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,507,785 1,402 1,789 1,896
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277,354 974 285 213
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243,978 1,001 244 188
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171,098 837 204 132
Equipment (fishing, hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 426,847 935 457 310
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130,681 424 308 96
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 717,503 103 6,979 542
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,549 203 47 7
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,775 118 134 12
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 514,999 953 540 395
FISHING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,093,206 1,110 985 1,003
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187,138 778 241 174
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135,593 786 173 126
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135,232 784 173 126
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134,910 706 191 118
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,514 100 186 16
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *363,815 *61 *5,984 *335
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *997 *49 *20 *1
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *2,383 *24 *99 *2
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114,624 631 182 105
HUNTING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,146,240 656 1,748 1,848
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90,216 442 204 148
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108,385 476 228 178
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35,866 120 298 59
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283,748 451 629 436
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57,023 239 239 89
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *4,091 *66 *62 *7
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *8,175 *62 *131 *13
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400,376 470 851 658
UNSPECIFIED5
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260,150 227 1,145 191
* 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 Missouri 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 975,202 1,055 924 895
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187,138 778 241 174
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135,593 786 173 126
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135,232 784 173 126
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 517,239 719 720 469
ALL FRESHWATER
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 954,981 1,045 913 878
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187,138 778 241 174
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135,593 786 173 126
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135,232 784 173 126
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 497,018 705 705 452
FRESHWATER, EXCEPT
GREAT LAKES
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 954,981 1,045 913 878
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187,138 778 241 174
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135,593 786 173 126
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135,232 784 173 126
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 497,018 705 705 452
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 Missouri 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 733,600 624 1,176 1,171
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90,216 442 204 148
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108,385 476 228 178
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35,866 120 298 59
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 499,132 492 1,015 785
BIG GAME
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 493,934 498 992 961
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62,174 355 175 124
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79,990 392 204 159
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,447 97 119 23
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340,324 357 952 655
SMALL GAME
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99,547 249 400 706
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,663 151 91 176
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,642 162 102 215
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66,649 161 413 282
MIGRATORY BIRD
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85,566 126 681 1,947
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *12,134 *65 *186 *531
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *9,332 *68 *138 *408
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *42,614 *88 *485 *68
OTHER ANIMALS
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *22,059 *55 *401 *1,485
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *2,421 *36 *67 *713
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *17,053 *31 *545 *10
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses and nonresponse. See Table 20 for detailed listing of expenditure items.
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Table 19. Expenditures in Missouri by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for Fishing: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older)
Expenditure item
Expenditures Spenders
Amount
(thousands
of dollars)
Average per
angler
(dollars)
Number
(thousands)
Percent of
anglers
Average per
spender
(dollars)
Total, all items. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,093,206 1,003 1,110 103 985
TRIP-RELATED EXPENDITURES
Total trip-related. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 457,963 425 949 88 483
Food and lodging, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187,138 174 880 82 213
Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122,986 114 772 72 159
Lodging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64,152 60 211 20 304
Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135,593 126 786 73 173
Other trip costs, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135,232 126 784 73 173
Privilege and other fees1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,378 12 194 18 64
Boating costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82,558 77 251 23 329
Bait . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28,656 27 611 57 47
Ice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,424 9 401 37 24
Heating and cooking fuel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,216 2 98 9 23
EQUIPMENT AND OTHER EXPENDITURES
PRIMARILY FOR FISHING
Fishing equipment, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134,910 118 706 66 191
Reels, rods, and rod-making components . . . . . . . . . . . 68,910 62 384 36 180
Lines, hooks, sinkers, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26,074 23 591 55 44
Artificial lures and flies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,377 21 459 43 55
Creels, stringers, fish bags, landing nets, and gaff
hooks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,314 2 98 9 24
Minnow seines, traps, and bait containers. . . . . . . . . . . 1,512 1 110 10 14
Other fishing equipment3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,724 8 185 17 58
Auxiliary equipment4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,514 16 100 9 186
Special equipment5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *363,815 *335 *61 *6 *5,984
Other fishing costs6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118,003 108 659 61 179
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29.
1 Includes boat or equipment rental and fees for guides, pack trip (party and charter boats, etc.), public land use, and private land use.
2 Boat launching, mooring, storage, maintenance, insurance, pumpout fees, and fuel.
3 Includes electronic fishing devices (depth finders, fish finders, etc.), tackle boxes, ice fishing equipment, and other fishing equipment.
4 Includes tents, special fishing clothing, etc.
5 Includes boats, campers, 4x4 vehicles, cabins, etc.
6 Includes magazines and books, membership dues and contributions, land leasing and ownership, and licenses, stamps, tags, and permits.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses and nonresponse. Percent of anglers may be greater than 100 because spenders who did not fish in this
state are included.
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Table 20. Expenditures in Missouri 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,146,240 1,848 656 108 1,748
TRIP-RELATED EXPENDITURES
Total trip-related. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234,468 386 510 84 460
Food and lodging, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90,216 148 510 84 177
Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77,401 127 439 72 176
Lodging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *12,815 *21 *60 *10 *215
Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108,385 178 476 78 228
Other trip costs, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *35,866 *59 *120 *20 *298
Privilege and other fees1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *31,773 *52 *39 *6 *806
Boating costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
Heating and cooking fuel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
EQUIPMENT AND OTHER EXPENDITURES
PRIMARILY FOR HUNTING
Hunting equipment, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283,748 436 451 74 629
Firearms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141,641 229 156 26 911
Ammunition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31,084 50 361 59 86
Other hunting equipment2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111,023 157 275 45 403
Auxiliary equipment3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57,023 89 239 39 239
Special equipment4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
Other hunting costs5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 412,641 677 491 81 841
* 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 Missouri for Fishing and Hunting by Missouri Residents
and Nonresidents: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older)
Expenditure item
Amount
(thousands
of dollars)
Spenders
(thousands)
Average per
spender
(dollars)
Average per
sportsperson
(dollars)
STATE RESIDENTS AND NONRESIDENTS
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing and hunting,
total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,854,978 1,324 1,401 1,427
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing, total. . . . . . . . . . 975,202 1,055 924 906
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187,138 778 241 174
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135,593 786 173 126
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82,558 251 329 77
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52,675 748 70 49
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 517,239 719 720 481
Trip and equipment expenditures for hunting, total. . . . . . . . . 733,600 624 1,176 1,206
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90,216 442 204 148
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108,385 476 228 178
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34,893 117 299 57
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 499,132 492 1,015 821
Unspecified equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146,176 86 1,709 112
STATE RESIDENTS
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing and hunting,
total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,643,020 981 1,675 1,584
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing, total. . . . . . . . . . 843,618 819 1,030 969
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136,103 616 221 156
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108,504 615 176 125
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77,287 212 364 89
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43,483 610 71 50
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 478,240 619 773 549
Trip and equipment expenditures for hunting, total. . . . . . . . . 654,679 504 1,299 1,213
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71,148 385 185 132
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97,465 415 235 181
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,749 98 99 18
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 475,344 414 1,149 881
Unspecified equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144,723 80 1,802 139
NONRESIDENTS
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing and hunting,
total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211,958 343 617 809
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing, total. . . . . . . . . . 131,584 236 558 640
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51,036 162 316 248
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27,089 170 159 132
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *5,270 *39 *135 *26
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,191 137 67 45
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38,998 100 390 190
Trip and equipment expenditures for hunting, total. . . . . . . . . 78,920 120 656 1,151
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,069 58 330 278
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,919 61 178 159
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23,788 78 304 347
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 Missouri Residents’ Fishing and Hunting Expenditures Both Inside and Outside
Missouri: 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,319,801 1,046 2,218 2,116
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260,530 819 318 238
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249,076 837 298 227
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171,849 725 237 157
Equipment (fishing, hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 417,604 798 523 381
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141,201 388 364 129
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 704,934 97 7,299 643
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,725 195 50 9
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,095 125 137 16
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347,787 817 426 317
FISHING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,032,407 881 1,172 1,109
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160,182 664 241 172
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128,924 666 194 139
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142,751 685 209 153
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113,243 624 182 122
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *17,182 *82 *209 *18
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *352,869 *55 *6,379 *379
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *824 *40 *21 *1
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *3,214 *26 *124 *3
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113,217 554 204 122
HUNTING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,027,698 529 1,944 1,836
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100,347 406 247 179
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120,151 439 274 215
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29,097 120 242 52
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294,846 388 760 527
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70,153 239 293 125
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *4,346 *70 *62 *8
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *8,179 *61 *133 *15
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234,570 427 549 419
UNSPECIFIED5
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250,180 223 1,124 228
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
1 Includes boating costs, equipment rental, guide fees, access fees, heating and cooking fuel, and ice and bait (for fishing only).
2 Includes tents, special clothing, etc.
3 Includes boats, campers, 4x4 vehicles, cabins, etc.
4 Includes land leasing and ownership, licenses, stamps, tags, and permits.
5 Respondent could not specify whether expenditure was primarily for either fishing or hunting.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses and nonresponse. See Tables 19–20 for a detailed listing of expenditure items.
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Table 23. In-State and Out-of-State Expenditures by Missouri 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 MISSOURI
Expenditures for fishing and hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,104,729 1,032 2,039 2,029
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 544,713 907 601 525
Equipment (fishing and hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379,984 791 481 366
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123,033 377 327 119
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 697,287 97 7,220 672
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359,712 830 433 347
Expenditures for fishing, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 955,926 862 1,109 1,098
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365,378 761 480 420
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108,416 616 176 125
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *16,956 *82 *206 *19
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *352,869 *55 *6,379 *405
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112,308 537 209 129
Expenditures for hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 892,450 529 1,688 1,654
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179,336 445 403 332
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263,508 388 679 488
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53,475 222 241 99
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237,771 440 541 441
Unspecified expenditures for fishing and hunting, total4 . . . . . 193,257 194 997 186
OUT OF STATE
Expenditures for fishing and hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209,762 267 786 914
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136,830 206 664 596
Equipment (fishing and hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *37,119 *71 *522 *162
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *14,306 *49 *289 *62
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,859 170 82 60
Expenditures for fishing, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74,725 190 392 416
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65,856 156 422 367
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *4,812 *41 *117 *27
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,058 126 32 23
Expenditures for hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131,901 109 1,210 1,667
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *70,975 *69 *1,027 *897
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *13,251 *42 *317 *167
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *9,175 *54 *169 *116
Unspecified expenditures for fishing and hunting, total 4 . . . . ... ... ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
1 Includes tents, special hunting or fishing clothing, etc.
2 Includes boats, campers, 4x4 vehicles, cabins, etc.
3 Includes magazines, books, membership dues, contributions, land leasing and ownership, stamps, tags, and licenses.
4 Respondent could not specify whether expenditure was primarily for either fishing or hunting.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses and nonresponse.
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Table 24. Wildlife Watching in Missouri by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Participants Number Percent
Total participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,248 100
Away from home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 842 37
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 814 36
Photograph wildlife. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 413 18
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *303 *13
Around the home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,966 87
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,300 58
Photograph wildlife. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 541 24
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,684 75
Visit public parks1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 12
Maintain plantings or natural areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 548 24
* 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
Missouri: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Participants, trips, and days
of participation
Activity in Missouri
Total, state residents and
nonresidents
State
residents
Nonresidents
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
PARTICIPANTS
Total participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 842 100 611 100 *231 *100
Observe wildlife. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 814 97 597 98 *217 *94
Photograph wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 413 49 *285 *47 *129 *56
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *303 *36 *202 *33 ... ...
TRIPS
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,694 100 5,800 100 *894 *100
Average days per trip. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 (X) 2 (X) *1 (X)
DAYS
Total days . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,757 100 13,445 100 *1,312 *100
Observing wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,790 73 9,715 72 *1,075 *82
Photographing wildlife. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,359 23 *2,833 *21 ... ...
Feeding wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,625 *11 *1,492 *11 ... ...
Average days per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 (X) 22 (X) *6 (X)
Observing wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 (X) 16 (X) *5 (X)
Photographing wildlife. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 (X) *10 (X) ... (X)
Feeding wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *5 (X) *7 (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.
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Table 26. Away-From-Home Wildlife-Watching Participants by Wildlife Observed, Photographed, o