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

              U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Alabama
2006 National Survey
of Fishing, Hunting,
and Wildlife-Associated
Recreation
U.S. Department of the Interior
Dirk Kempthorne,
Secretary
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
H. Dale Hall,
Director
U.S. Department of Commerce
Carlos M. Gutierrez,
Secretary
Economics and Statistics Administration
Cynthia A. Glassman,
Under Secretary for Economic Affairs
U.S. CENSUS BUREAU
Charles Louis Kincannon,
Director
2006 National Survey of
Fishing, Hunting, and
Wildlife-Associated Recreation
FHW/06-AL
Issued November 2007
Alabama
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
Charles Louis Kincannon,
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—Alabama U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Fishing and Hunting
1. Fishing and Hunting in Alabama by Resident and Nonresident Sportspersons: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2. Anglers and Hunters, Days of Participation, and Trips in Alabama by Type of Fishing
and Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3. Anglers and Hunters, Trips, and Days of Participation: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
4. Alabama Resident Anglers and Hunters by Place Fished or Hunted: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
5. Alabama 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 Alabama by Type of Fish: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
8. Great Lakes Anglers, Trips, and Days of Fishing in Alabama: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
9. Great Lakes Anglers and Days of Fishing in Alabama by Type of Fish: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
10. Saltwater Anglers, Trips, and Days of Fishing in Alabama: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
11. Saltwater Anglers and Days of Fishing in Alabama by Type of Fish: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
12. Hunters, Trips, and Days of Hunting in Alabama by Type of Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
13. Hunters and Days of Hunting in Alabama by Type of Game: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
14. Hunters and Days of Hunting in Alabama by Type of Land: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
15. Selected Characteristics of Alabama Resident Anglers and Hunters: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
16. Summary of Expenditures in Alabama by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for
Fishing and Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
17. Summary of Fishing Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Alabama by State Residents and
Nonresidents Combined by Type of Fishing: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
18. Summary of Hunting Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Alabama by State Residents and
Nonresidents Combined by Type of Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
19. Expenditures in Alabama by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for Fishing: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
20. Expenditures in Alabama by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
21. Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Alabama for Fishing and Hunting by Alabama Residents
and Nonresidents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
22. Summary of Alabama Residents’ Fishing and Hunting Expenditures Both Inside and Outside
Alabama: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
23. In-State and Out-of-State Expenditures by Alabama Residents for Fishing and Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Wildlife Watching
24. Wildlife Watching in Alabama by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
25. Participants, Trips, and Days of Participation in Away-From-Home Wildlife Watching in
Alabama: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
26. Away-From-Home Wildlife-Watching Participants by Wildlife Observed, Photographed, or
Fed in Alabama: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
List of Tables
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27. Participation in Wildlife-Watching Activities Around the Home in Alabama: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
28. Alabama Residents Participating in Wildlife Watching in the United States: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
29. Wild Bird Observers and Days of Observation in Alabama by State Residents and
Nonresidents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
30. Selected Characteristics of Alabama Residents Participating in Wildlife Watching: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
31. Expenditures in Alabama by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for Wildlife
Watching: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
32. Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Alabama for Wildlife Watching by Alabama Residents
and Nonresidents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
33. Wildlife-Watching Expenditures Both Inside and Outside Alabama by Alabama
Residents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
34. In-State and Out-of-State Expenditures by Alabama Residents for Wildlife Watching: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
35. Participation of Alabama Resident Wildlife-Watching Participants in Fishing and
Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
36. Participation of Alabama 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—Alabama 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 State
Conservation 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
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Survey Background and Method
The National Survey of Fishing,
Hunting, and Wildlife-Asso ciated
Recreation (Survey) has been
conducted since 1955 and is one of
the oldest and most comprehensive
continuing recreation surveys. The
Survey collects information on the
number of anglers, hunters, and wild-life
watchers; how often they partici-pate;
and how much they spend on their
activities in the United States.
Preparations for the 2006 Survey began
in 2004 when the Association of Fish
and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA) recom-mended
that the Fish and Wildlife
Service conduct the 11th Survey of
wildlife-related recreation. Funding
came from the Multistate Conservation
Grant Programs, authorized by Sport
Fish and Wildlife Restoration Acts, as
amended.
We consulted with State and Federal
agencies and nongovernmental
o rganizations such as the Wildlife
Management Institute and American
Sportfi shing Association to determine
survey content. Other sportsper-sons’
organizations and conservation
groups, industry representatives, and
researchers also provided valuable
advice.
Four regional technical committees
were set up under the auspices of the
AFWA to ensure that State fi sh and
wildlife agencies had an opportunity to
participate in all phases of survey plan-ning
and design. The committees were
made up of agency representatives.
Data collection for the Survey was
carried out by the U.S. Census Bureau
in two phases. The fi rst phase was the
screen which began in April 2006.
During this phase the Census Bureau
interviewed a sample of 85,000 house-holds
nationwide to determine who
in the household had fi shed, hunted,
or wildlife watched in 2005, and who
had engaged or planned to engage
in those activities in 2006. In most
cases, one adult household member
provided information for all members.
The screen primarily covered 2005
activities while the next, more in-depth
phase covered 2006 activities. For
more information on 2005 data, refer to
Appendix B.
The second phase of data collection
consisted of three detailed inter-view
waves. The fi rst began in April
2006 concurrent with the screen, the
second in September 2006, and the
last in January 2007. Interviews were
conducted with samples of likely
anglers, hunters, and wildlife watchers
who were identifi ed in the initial
screening phase. Interviews were
conducted primarily by phone, with
in-person interviews for respondents
who could not be reached by phone.
Respondents in the second survey
phase were limited to those who were
at least 16 years old. Each respondent
provided information pertaining only to
his or her activities and expenditures.
Sample sizes were designed to provide
statistically reliable results at the state
level. Information on sampling proce-dures,
sample sizes, and response rates
is found in Appendix D.
Comparability With Previous
Surveys
The 2006 Survey questions and meth-odology
were similar to those used
in the 2001, 1996, and 1991 Surveys.
Therefore, the estimates are compa-rable.
The methodology of these Surveys
did differ importantly from the 1985
and 1980 Surveys, so these estimates
are not directly comparable to those
of earlier surveys. Changes in meth-odology
included reducing the recall
period over which respondents had to
report their activities and expenditures.
Previous Surveys used a 12-month
recall period, which resulted in greater
reporting bias. Research found that the
amount of activity and expenditures
reported in 12-month recall surveys
was overestimated in comparison
with that reported using shorter recall
periods.
Highlights
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Introduction
The National Survey of Fishing,
Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated
Recreation reports results from inter-views
with U.S. residents about their
fi shing, hunting, and wildlife watching.
This report focuses on 2006 participa-tion
and expenditures of persons 16
years of age and older.
The Survey is a snapshot of one year.
The information it collected tells us
how many people participated and
how much they spent on their activi-ties
in the State in 2006. It does not
tell us how many anglers, hunters, and
wildlife watchers there were because
many do not participate every year.
For example, based on information
collected by the Survey���s household
screen and detailed phase, we can
estimate that about 33 percent more
anglers and hunters participated nation-ally
in at least 1 of the 4 years prior to
the survey year 2006.
In addition to 2006 estimates, we also
provide trend information in the High-lights
section and Appendix C of the
report. The 2006 numbers reported can
be compared with those in the 1991,
1996, and 2001 Survey reports because
they used similar methodologies. The
2006 estimates should not be directly
compared with results from Surveys
conducted earlier than 1991 because
of changes in methodology to improve
accuracy.
The report also provides information
on participation in wildlife recreation
in 2005, particularly of persons 6 to 15
years of age. The 2005 information is
provided in Appendix B. Information
about the Survey’s scope and coverage
is in Appendix D. The remainder of this
section defi nes important terms used in
the Survey.
This report does not provide infor-mation
about the State’s wildlife
resources. That, and additional infor-mation
on wildlife-related recreation,
may be obtained from State fi sh and
wildlife agencies. The Association of
Fish and Wildlife Agencies can provide
the addresses and telephone numbers of
those agencies. The Association’s Web
site is .
Wildlife-Associated Recreation
Wildlife-associated recreation is
fi shing, hunting, and wildlife-watching
activities. These categories are not
mutually exclusive because many indi-viduals
participated in more than one
activity. Wildlife-associated recreation
is reported in two major categories: (1)
fi shing and hunting and (2) wildlife
watching, which includes observing,
photographing, and feeding fi sh or
wildlife.
Fishing and Hunting
This Survey reports information about
residents of the United States who
fi shed or hunted in 2006, regardless of
whether they were licensed. The fi shing
and hunting sections report information
for three groups: (1) sportspersons, (2)
anglers, and (3) hunters.
Sportspersons
Sportspersons are those who fi shed
or hunted. Individuals who fi shed
or hunted commercially in 2006 are
reported as sportspersons only if they
also fi shed or hunted for recreation.
The sportspersons group is composed
of three subgroups, as shown in the
diagram on this page: (1) those that
fi shed and hunted, (2) those that only
fi shed, and (3) those that only hunted.
The total number of sportspersons is
equal to the sum of people who only
fi shed, only hunted, and both hunted
and fi shed. It is not the sum of all
anglers and all hunters because those
people who both fi shed and hunted are
included in both the angler and hunter
population and would be incorrectly
counted twice.
Anglers
Anglers are sportspersons who only
fi shed plus those who fi shed and
hunted. Anglers include not only
licensed hook and line anglers, but
also those who have no license and
those who use special methods such as
fi shing with spears.
Three types of fi shing are reported: (1)
freshwater, excluding the Great Lakes,
(2) Great Lakes, and (3) saltwater.
Since many anglers participated in
more than one type of fi shing, the total
number of anglers is less than the sum
of the three types of fi shing.
Hunters
Hunters are sportspersons who only
hunted plus those who hunted and
fi shed. Hunters include not only
licensed hunters using rifl es and shot-guns
but also those who had no license
and those who hunted with a bow and
arrow, primitive fi rearm, or pistol or
handgun.
Sportspersons
Anglers Hunters
Fished
only
Fished
and
hunted
Hunted
only
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Four types of hunting are reported: (1)
big game, (2) small game, (3) migra-tory
bird, and (4) other animals. Since
many hunters participated in more than
one type of hunting, the sum of hunters
for big game, small game, migratory
bird, and other animals exceeds the
total number of hunters.
Wildlife Watchers
Since 1980, the National Survey has
included information on wildlife-watching
activities in addition to
fi shing and hunting. The 1991, 1996,
2001, and 2006 Surveys, unlike the
1980 and 1985 Surveys, collected data
only for activities where the primary
purpose was wildlife watching. The
1980 and 1985 Surveys included esti-mates
of unplanned wildlife watching
around the home and while on trips
taken for another purpose.
The 2006 Survey uses a strict defi ni-tion
of wildlife watching. Participants
must either take a “special interest”
in w ildlife around their homes or take
a trip for the “primary purpose” of
wildlife watching. Secondary wild-life
watching, such as incidentally
observing wildlife while pleasure
driving, is not included.
Two types of wildlife watching
are reported: (1) away-from-home
(formerly nonresidential) activities and
(2) around-the-home (formerly residen-tial)
activities. Because some people
participated in more than one type of
wildlife watching, the sum of partici-pants
in each type will be greater than
the total number of wildlife watchers.
The two types of wildlife-watching
activity are explained next.
Away-From-Home Wildlife
Watching
This group includes persons who
took trips or outings of at least 1 mile
from home for the primary purpose of
observing, feeding, or photographing
fi sh and wildlife. Trips to fi sh, hunt,
or scout and trips to zoos, circuses,
aq uariums, and museums are not
considered wildlife-watching activities.
Around-the-Home Wildlife
Watching
This group includes those who
participated within 1 mile of home and
involves one or more of the following:
(1) closely observing or trying to iden-tify
birds or other wildlife; (2) photo-graphing
wildlife; (3) feeding birds or
other wildlife; (4) maintaining natural
areas of at least 1/4 acre where benefi t
to wildlife is the primary concern; (5)
maintaining plantings (shrubs, agri-cultural
crops, etc.) where benefi t to
wildlife is the primary concern; or (6)
visiting public parks within 1 mile
of home for the primary purpose of
observing, feeding, or photographing
wildlife.
4 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Alabama U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
2006 Alabama Summary
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 806,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,708,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $699,532,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $417,279,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $282,253,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $864
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $30
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,649,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $678,024,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $239,398,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $438,626,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,724
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $28
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . . 1,161,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 471,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 989,000
Days of participation away from home . . . . . 4,023,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $450,004,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $151,665,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $298,339,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $377
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $38
Activities in Alabama by Residents and Nonresidents Activities in Alabama by Nonresidents
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,022,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $129,540,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $123,311,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,229,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $628
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . $121
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,039,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $163,638,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $88,144,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $75,494,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,019
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $85
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . . . 156,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 156,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (X)
Days of participation away from home . . . . . . 659,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $64,908,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $58,245,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,663,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $374
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $88
(X) Not applicable.
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Alabama 5
Activities in Alabama by Residents
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 600,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,686,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $569,992,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $293,968,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $276,024,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $950
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $23
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,609,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $514,386,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $151,254,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $363,132,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,660
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $20
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . . 1,005,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 315,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 989,000
Days of participation away from home . . . . . 3,365,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $385,096,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $93,420,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $291,676,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $383
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $28
Activities by Alabama Residents Both Inside and
Outside Alabama
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 628,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,164,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $791,187,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $360,565,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $430,622,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,260
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $27
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,032,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $596,485,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $214,012,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $382,473,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,912
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $27
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . . 1,006,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 348,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 989,000
Days of participation away from home . . . . . 7,488,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $493,849,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $198,132,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $295,717,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $491
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $26
6 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Alabama U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Participation in Alabama
The 2006 Survey found that 1.7 million
Alabama residents and nonresidents
16 years old and older fi shed, hunted,
or wildlife watched in Alabama. Of
the total number of participants, 806
thousand fi shed, 391 thousand hunted,
and 1.2 million participated in wil dlife-watching
activities, which includes
observing, feeding, and photographing
wildlife. The sum of anglers, hunters,
and wildlife watchers exceeds the total
number of participants in wil dlife-related
recreation because many
individuals engaged in more than one
wildlife-related activity.
Participation by 6-to-15-Year-Old
Alabama 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 628,000 resident anglers 16 years
old and older in Alabama, there were
155,000 resident anglers 6 to 15 years
old. Also, there were 312,000 Alabam-ians
16 years old and older and 66,000
Alabamians 6 to 15 years old who
hunted. Finally, there were 1.0 million
Alabamians 16 years old and older and
162,000 Alabamians 6 to 15 years old
who wildlife watched. Further informa-tion
on 6- to 15-year-olds is provided in
Appendix B.
Expenditures in Alabama
In 2006, state residents and nonresi-dents
spent $2.2 billion on wildlife
recreation in Alabama. Of that total,
trip-related expenditures were $808
million and equipment purchases
totaled $1.1 billion. The remaining
$231 million was spent on licenses,
contributions, land ownership and
leasing, and other items.
Wildlife-Associated Recreation
Participants in Wildlife-Associated Recreation in Alabama: 2006
(U.S. residents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.7 million
Sportspersons
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 962 thousand
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 806 thousand
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391 thousand
Wildlife Watchers
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2 million
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 471 thousand
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 989 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Tables 3, 24, and 39.
Percent of Total Participants
by Activity
(Total: 1.7 million participants)
Wildlife
watching
Fishing Hunting
47%
23%
68%
Wildlife-Associated
Recreation Expenditures in Alabama
(Total: $2.2 billion)
Equipment
53%
Trip-related
37%
Other
11%
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Alabama 7
Sportspersons
In 2006, 962 thousand state resident
and nonresident sportspersons 16
years old and older fi shed or hunted
in Alabama. This group comprised
806 thousand anglers (84 percent of
all sportspersons) and 391 thousand
hunters (41 percent of all sportsper-sons).
Among the 962 thousand sport-spersons
who fi shed or hunted in the
state, 571 thousand (59 percent) fi shed
but did not hunt in Alabama. Another
156 thousand (16 percent) hunted but
did not fi sh there. The remaining 235
thousand (24 percent) fi shed and hunted
in Alabama in 2006.
Sportspersons’ Participation in Alabama
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Sportspersons (fi shed or hunted) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 962 thousand
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 806 thousand
Fished only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 571 thousand
Fished and hunted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235 thousand
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391 thousand
Hunted only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 thousand
Hunted and fi shed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235 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—Alabama U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Anglers
Participants and Days of Fishing
In 2006, 806 thousand state residents
and nonresidents 16 years old and
older fi shed in Alabama. Of this total,
600 thousand anglers (74 percent)
were state residents and 206 thousand
anglers (26 percent) were nonresidents.
Anglers fi shed a total of 13.7 million
days in Alabama—an average of 17
days per angler. State residents fi shed
12.7 million days—93 percent of all
fi shing days in Alabama. Nonresidents
fi shed 1 million days in Alabama—7
percent of all fi shing days in the state.
A large majority of Alabama residents
who fi shed anywhere in the United
States did so in their resident state.
There were 628 thousand Alabama resi-dents
16 years old and older who fi shed
in the United States in 2006 for a total
of 13.2 million days. An estimated 96
percent of all Alabama residents who
fi shed did so in their home state. Of all
fi shing days by Alabama residents, 96
percent or 12.7 million were in their
home state.
Some state residents fi shed in states
other than Alabama. In 2006, 107
thousand Alabama residents fi shed in
other states—17 percent of all residents
fi shing in any state. They fi shed 600
thousand days as nonresidents, repre-senting
5 percent of all days fi shed by
Alabama residents. For further details
about fi shing in Alabama, see Table 3.
Anglers in Alabama
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 806 thousand
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 600 thousand
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206 thousand
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.7 million
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.7 million
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.0 million
Source: Table 3.
In State/Out of State
(State residents 16 years old and older)
Alabama anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 628 thousand
In Alabama . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 600 thousand
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 thousand
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.2 million
In Alabama . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.7 million
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 600 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—Alabama 9
Fishing Expenditures in Alabama
All fi shing-related expenditures in
Alabama totaled $700 million in 2006.
Trip-related expenditures, including
food and lodging, transportation, and
other expenses totaled $417 million—
60 percent of all fi shing expenditures.
Expenditures for food and lodging
were $126 million and transportation
expenditures were $101 million. Other
trip expenses, such as equipment rental,
bait, and cooking fuel, totaled $190
million. Each angler spent an average
of $518 on trip-related costs during
2006.
Anglers spent $222 million on equip-ment
in Alabama in 2006, 32 percent of
all fi shing expenditures. Fishing equip-ment
(rods, reels, line, etc.) spending
totaled $140 million—63 percent of
the equipment total. Auxiliary equip-ment
expenditures (tents, special
fi shing clothes, etc.) and special equip-ment
expenditures (boats, vans, etc.)
amounted to $82 million—37 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 $60 million—9
percent of all fi shing expenditures. For
more details about fi shing expendi-tures
in Alabama, see Tables 19 and 21
through 23.
Fishing Expenditures in Alabama
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $700 million
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $417 million
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $222 million
Fishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $140 million
Auxiliary and special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $82 million
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $60 million
Source: Table 19.
Percent of Anglers by Residence
(Total: 806 thousand participants)
Residents Nonresidents
74%
26%
Fishing Expenditures in Alabama
(Total: $700 million)
Trip-related
60%
Other
9%
Equipment
32%
10 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Alabama U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Hunters
Participants and Days of Hunting
In 2006, there were 391 thousand resi-dents
and nonresidents 16 years old and
older who hunted in Alabama. Resi-dent
hunters numbered 310 thousand,
accounting for 79 percent of the hunters
in Alabama. There were 81 thousand
nonresidents who hunted in Alabama—
21 percent of the State’s hunters.
Residents and nonresidents hunted 8.6
million days in 2006, an average of 22
days per hunter. Residents hunted 7.6
million days in Alabama or 88 percent
of all hunting days, while n onresidents
spent 1 million days hunting in
Alabama or 12 percent of all hunting
days.
There were 312 thousand Alabama
residents 16 years old and older who
hunted in the United States in 2006
for a total of 8.0 million days. An
estimated 99 percent of all Alabama
residents who hunted did so in their
home state. Of all hunting days by
Alabama residents, 95 percent or 7.6
million were spent pursuing game in
their home state.
Some state residents hunted in states
other than Alabama. Altogether, 40
thousand or 13 percent of all Alabama
hunters hunted in other states. Their
427 thousand days of hunting in other
states represented 5 percent of all days
Alabama residents spent hunting in
2006. For more information on hunting
activities by Alabama residents, see
Table 3.
Hunters in Alabama
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391 thousand
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310 thousand
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 thousand
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.6 million
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.6 million
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.0 million
Source: Table 3.
In State/Out of State
(State residents 16 years old and older)
Alabama hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312 thousand
In Alabama . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310 thousand
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 thousand
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.0 million
In Alabama . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.6 million
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 427 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—Alabama 11
Hunting Expenditures in Alabama
All hunting-related expenditures in
Alabama totaled $678 million in 2006.
Trip-related expenses, such as food and
lodging, transportation, and other trip
expenses, totaled $239 million—35
percent of total expenditures. Expen-ditures
for food and lodging were $83
million and transportation expenditures
were $85 million. Other trip expenses,
such as equipment rental, totaled $72
million for the year. The average
trip-related expenditure per hunter was
$612.
Hunters spent $316 million on equip-ment—
47 percent of all hunting expen-ditures.
Hunting equipment (guns,
ammunition, etc.) totaled $151 million
and made up 48 percent of all equip-ment
costs. Hunters spent $165 million
on auxiliary equipment (tents, special
hunting clothes, etc.) and special equip-ment
(boats, vans, etc.), accounting
for 52 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 $123 million—18
percent of all hunting expenditures.
For more details on hunting expendi-tures
in Alabama, see Tables 20 thr ough
23.
Hunting Expenditures in Alabama
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $678 million
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $239 million
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $316 million
Hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $151 million
Auxiliary and special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $165 million
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $123 million
Source: Table 20.
Percent of Hunters by Residence
(Total: 391 thousand participants)
Residents Nonresidents
79%
21%
Hunting Expenditures in Alabama
(Total: $678 million)
Trip-related
35%
Other
18%
Equipment
47%
12 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Alabama U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Wildlife Watchers
Participants and Days of Activity
In 2006, 1.2 million U.S. residents 16
years old and older fed, observed, or
photographed wildlife in Alabama.
Most of them, 85 percent (989 thou-sand),
enjoyed their activities close
to home and are called “around-the-home”
participants. Those persons who
enjoyed wildlife at least 1 mile from
home are called “away-from-home”
participants. People participating in
away-from-home activities in Alabama
in 2006 numbered 471 thousand—41
percent of all wildlife watchers in
Alabama. Of the 471 thousand, 315
thousand were state residents and 156
thousand were nonresidents.
Alabamians 16 years old and older
who enjoyed away-from-home wildlife
watching within their state totaled 315
thousand. Of this group, 290 thousand
participants observed wildlife, 144
thousand fed wildlife, and 133 thou-sand
photographed wildlife. Since
some individuals engaged in more than
1 of the 3 away-from-home activities
during the year, the sum of wildlife
observers, feeders, and photographers
exceeds the total number of away-from-home
participants.
Alabamians spent nearly 3.4 million
days engaged in away-from-home
wildlife-watching activities in their
state. They spent 2.3 million days
observing wildlife, 1.5 million days
feeding wildlife, and 644 thousand days
photographing wildlife. The sum of
days observing, feeding, and photo-graphing
wildlife exceeds the total days
of wildlife-watching activity because
individuals may have engaged in more
than one activity on some days. For
further details about away-from-home
activities, see Table 25.
Alabama residents also took an active
interest in wildlife around their homes.
In 2006, 989 thousand state residents
enjoyed observing, feeding, and photo-graphing
wildlife within 1 mile of their
homes. Among this around-the-home
group, 924 thousand fed, 676 thousand
observed, and 258 thousand photo-graphed
wildlife around their homes.
Another 167 thousand participants
maintained natural areas of ¼ acre or
more for wildlife; 96 thousand partici-pants
maintained plantings for the
benefi t of wildlife; and 115 thousand
Wildlife-Watching Participants in Alabama
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2 million
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 989 thousand
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 471 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source Table 24.
Away-From-Home Wildlife-Watching Participation in Alabama
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Participants, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 471 thousand
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 445 thousand
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181 thousand
Photograph wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257 thousand
Days, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.0 million
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.8 million
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.8 million
Photograph wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.0 million
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source Table 25.
Around-the-Home Wildlife-Watching Participation in Alabama
(State residents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 989 thousand
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 924 thousand
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 676 thousand
Photograph wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258 thousand
Maintain natural areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 thousand
Maintain plantings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 thousand
Visit public areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source Table 27.
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Alabama 13
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, 33 percent of Alabamian
around-the-home wildlife watchers also
enjoyed wildlife away from home. For
further details about Alabama resi-dents
participating in around-the-home
wildlif e-watching activities, see Table
27.
Wild Bird Observers
Bird watching attracted many wildlife
enthusiasts in Alabama. In 2006, 828
thousand people observed birds around
the home and on trips in the state. A
majority, 76 percent (633 thousand),
observed wild birds around the home
while 49 percent (404 thousand) took
trips away from home to watch birds.
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures in
Alabama
Wildlife watchers spent $450 million
on wildlife-watching activities in
Alabama in 2006. Trip-related expen-ditures,
including food and lodging
($78 million), transportation ($47
million), and other trip expenses ($27
million), such as equipment rental,
amounted to nearly $152 million. This
summation comprised 34 percent of
all wildlife-watching expenditures by
participants. The average of the trip-related
expenditures for away-from-home
participants was $309 per person
in 2006.
Wildlife-watching participants spent
nearly $259 million on equipment—57
percent of all their expenditures.
Specifi cally, wildlife-watching equip-ment
(binoculars, special clothing,
etc.) expenditures totaled $138 million,
53 percent of the equipment total.
Auxiliary equipment expenditures
(tents, backpacking equipment, etc.)
and special equipment expenditures
(campers, trucks, etc.) amounted to
$121 million—47 percent of all equip-ment
costs. Special and auxiliary equip-ment
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 $40 million—9
percent of all wildlife-watching
expenditures. For more details about
w ildlife-watching expenditures in
Alabama, see Table 31.
Wild Bird Observers in Alabama
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Participants, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 828 thousand
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 633 thousand
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404 thousand
Days, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85.6 million
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82.5 million
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.1 million
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source Table 29.
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures in Alabama
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $450 million
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $152 million
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $259 million
Wildlife watching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $138 million
Auxiliary and special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $121 million
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $40 million
Source: Table 31.
Around-the-Home and Away-
From-Home Participation
by Alabama Residents
(Total: 989 thousand participants)
Both around
the home and
away from
home
Around the
home only
67%
33%
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
|in Alabama
(Total: $450 million)
Trip-related
34%
Other
9%
Equipment
57%
14 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Alabama U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
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 Alabama. 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
e stimates. 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 Alabama residents anywhere in
the United States. The in-state esti-mates
cover the participation, day, and
expenditure activity of U.S. residents in
Alabama.
The expenditure estimates were made
comparable by adjusting the estimates
for infl ation—all estimates are in 2006
dollars.
Alabama 1996 and 2006 Comparison
(Numbers in thousands)
1996 2006 Percent change
Fishing
Anglers in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 984 806 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,553 13,708 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,077,945 $699,532 *
State resident anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 698 628 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $970,930 $791,187 *
Hunting
Hunters in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347 391 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,181 8,649 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $787,299 $678,024 *
State resident hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265 312 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $684,735 $596,485 *
Away-From-Home Wildlife Watching
Participants in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336 471 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,105 4,023 *
State resident participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259 348 *
Around-the-Home Wildlife Watching
Total participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 970 989 *
Observers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 633 676 *
Feeders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 924 924 *
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
In-state expenditures by U.S. wildlife watchers . . . . . . . . . . $359,838 $450,004 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $356,423 $493,849 *
*Not different from zero at the 10 percent level of signifi cance.
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Alabama 2001 and 2006 Comparison
(Numbers in thousands)
2001 2006 Percent change
Fishing
Anglers in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 851 806 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,275 13,708 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $824,752 $699,532 *
State resident anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 634 628 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $684,415 $791,187 *
Hunting
Hunters in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 423 391 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,616 8,649 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $756,477 $678,024 *
State resident hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316 312 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $744,243 $596,485 *
Away-From-Home Wildlife Watching
Participants in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276 471 71
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,643 4,023 *
State resident participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280 348 *
Around-the-Home Wildlife Watching
Total participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 925 989 *
Observers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 634 676 *
Feeders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 835 924 *
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
In-state expenditures by U.S. wildlife watchers . . . . . . . . . . $714,096 $450,004 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $755,334 $493,849 *
*Not different from zero at the 10 percent level of signifi cance.
Number of People Who Hunted
and Fished in Alabama: 1996–2006
(In thousands)
Anglers
Hunters
1996 2001 2006
984
347
851
423
806
391
Number of People Who Wildlife
Watched in Alabama: 1996–2006
(In thousands)
Around the home
Away from home
1996 2001 2006
970
336
925
276
989
471
Total Expenditures by
Participants in Alabama
(In millions of 2006 dollars)
Wildlife
Watchers
Hunters
Anglers
1996 2001 2006
1,078
787
360
825
756
714 700 678
450
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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
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Alabama 17
Table 1. Fishing and Hunting in Alabama 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) . . . . . . . . 962 100 689 100 273 100
Total anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 806 84 600 87 206 75
Fished only. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 571 59 379 55 192 70
Fished and hunted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235 24 221 32 ... ...
Total hunters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391 41 310 45 81 30
Hunted only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 16 89 13 *67 *25
Hunted and fished . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235 24 221 32 ... ...
* 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 Alabama 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 806 100 13,708 100 11,331 100
Total, all freshwater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 714 89 12,987 95 10,713 95
Freshwater, except Great Lakes. . . . . . . . . . . . 714 89 12,987 95 10,713 95
Great Lakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
Saltwater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 19 758 6 618 5
HUNTING
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391 100 8,649 100 7,804 100
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352 90 7,685 89 6,097 78
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 32 1,311 15 1,150 15
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 19 401 5 278 4
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
18 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Alabama U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
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 Alabama Activity by Alabama 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 806 100 600 74 206 26 628 100 600 96 107 17
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,331 100 10,757 95 574 5 11,169 100 10,757 96 412 4
Total days of fishing. . . . . . . . . 13,708 100 12,686 93 1,022 7 13,164 100 12,686 96 600 5
Average days of fishing . . . . . . 17 (X) 21 (X) 5 (X) 21 (X) 21 (X) 6 (X)
HUNTING
Total hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391 100 310 79 81 21 312 100 310 99 *40 *13
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,804 100 7,291 93 513 7 7,503 100 7,291 97 *212 *3
Total days of hunting . . . . . . . . 8,649 100 7,609 88 1,039 12 8,032 100 7,609 95 *427 *5
Average days of hunting . . . . . 22 (X) 25 (X) 13 (X) 26 (X) 25 (X) *11 (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. Alabama 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 628 100 312 100
In-state only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 521 83 272 87
In-state and other states . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 13 *37 *12
In other states only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *28 *4 ... ...
* 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. Alabama 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 628 100 13,164 100 11,169 100
Total, all freshwater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 579 92 12,540 95 10,548 94
Freshwater, except Great Lakes. . . . . . . . . . . . 579 92 12,540 95 10,540 94
Great Lakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
Saltwater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 21 757 6 621 6
HUNTING
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312 100 8,032 100 7,503 100
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288 92 7,251 90 5,918 79
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 33 1,062 13 1,008 13
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 20 425 5 300 4
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Table 6. Freshwater Anglers, Trips, Days of Fishing, and Type of Water Fished: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Anglers, trips, and days of fishing
Activity in Alabama
Total, state
residents and nonresidents
State residents Nonresidents
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 714 100 567 79 147 21
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,713 100 10,288 96 425 4
Total days of fishing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,987 100 12,202 94 785 6
Average days of fishing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 (X) 22 (X) 5 (X)
ANGLERS
Total, all types of water. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 714 100 567 79 147 21
Ponds, lakes or reservoirs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 518 100 405 78 113 22
Rivers or streams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 436 100 380 87 *56 *13
DAYS
Total, all types of water. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,987 100 12,202 94 785 6
Ponds, lakes or reservoirs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,939 100 6,316 91 623 9
Rivers or streams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,020 100 7,816 97 *205 *3
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. (X) Not applicable.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
20 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Alabama U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Table 7. Freshwater Anglers and Days of Fishing in Alabama by Type of Fish: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Anglers and days of fishing
Activity in Alabama
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 714 100 100 567 79 147 21
Crappie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295 41 100 252 86 *43 *14
Panfish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 21 100 115 77 *35 *23
White bass, striped bass, striped bass hybrids . . . . . 191 27 100 149 78 *42 *22
Black bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399 56 100 312 78 *87 *22
Catfish, bullheads. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245 34 100 229 94 ... ...
Walleye, sauger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Northern pike, pickerel, muskie, muskie hybrids . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Steelhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Trout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Salmon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Anything1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 16 100 105 91 ... ...
Other freshwater fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *66 *9 *100 *52 *78 ... ...
DAYS
Total, all types of fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,987 100 100 12,202 94 785 6
Crappie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,184 32 100 4,010 96 *174 *4
Panfish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,949 15 100 1,803 93 *145 *7
White bass, striped bass, striped bass hybrids . . . . . 2,938 23 100 2,658 90 *280 *10
Black bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,371 64 100 7,836 94 *536 *6
Catfish, bullheads. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,962 31 100 3,878 98 ... ...
Walleye, sauger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Northern pike, pickerel, muskie, muskie hybrids . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Steelhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Trout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Salmon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Anything1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 869 7 100 848 98 ... ...
Other freshwater fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *763 *6 *100 *746 *98 ... ...
* 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 Alabama: 2006
This table does not apply to this state.
Table 9. Great Lakes Anglers and Days of Fishing in Alabama by Type of Fish: 2006
This table does not apply to this state.
22 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Alabama U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Table 10. Saltwater Anglers, Trips, and Days of Fishing in Alabama: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Anglers, trips, and days of fishing
Activity in Alabama
Total, state
residents and nonresidents
State residents Nonresidents
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total anglers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 100 89 59 *63 *41
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 618 100 469 76 *149 *24
Total days . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 758 100 530 70 *229 *30
Average days of fishing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 (X) 6 (X) *4 (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.
Table 11. Saltwater Anglers and Days of Fishing in Alabama by Type of Fish: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Anglers and days of fishing
Activity in Alabama
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 100 100 89 59 *63 *41
Salmon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Striped bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Bluefish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Flatfish (flounder, halibut). . . . . . . . . . . . . . *47 *31 *100 *27 *58 ... ...
Red drum (redfish) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *64 *42 *100 *27 *41 *38 *59
Sea trout (weakfish). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *35 *23 *100 ... ... ... ...
Mackerel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Mahi-mahi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Shellfish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Anything1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *61 *40 *100 *30 *50 ... ...
Other saltwater fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *48 *32 *100 *25 *52 ... ...
DAYS
Total, all types of fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 758 100 100 530 70 *229 *30
Salmon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Striped bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Bluefish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Flatfish (flounder, halibut). . . . . . . . . . . . . . *268 *35 *100 *202 *75 ... ...
Red drum (redfish) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *304 *40 *100 *194 *64 *110 *36
Sea trout (weakfish). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *132 *17 *100 ... ... ... ...
Mackerel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Mahi-mahi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Shellfish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Anything1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *273 *36 *100 *178 *65 ... ...
Other saltwater fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *214 *28 *100 *152 *71 ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
1 Respondent fished for no specific species and identified ‘‘Anything’’ from a list of categories of fish.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
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Table 12. Hunters, Trips, and Days of Hunting in Alabama by Type of Hunting: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Hunters, trips, and days of hunting
Activity in Alabama
Total, state
residents and nonresidents
State residents Nonresidents
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
HUNTERS
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391 100 310 79 81 21
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352 100 282 80 *70 *20
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 100 102 81 ... ...
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 100 62 85 ... ...
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
TRIPS
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,804 100 7,291 93 513 7
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,097 100 5,757 94 *340 *6
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,150 100 998 87 ... ...
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278 100 260 93 ... ...
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
DAYS
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,649 100 7,609 88 1,039 12
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,685 100 6,928 90 *757 *10
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,311 100 1,050 80 ... ...
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401 100 337 84 ... ...
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
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Table 13. Hunters and Days of Hunting in Alabama 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391 100 8,649 100
Big game, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352 90 7,685 89
Deer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334 86 6,860 79
Elk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Bear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Wild turkey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 25 1,482 17
Other big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Small game, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 32 1,311 15
Rabbit, hare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *66 *17 *671 *8
Quail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *31 *8 *159 *2
Grouse/prairie chicken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Squirrel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 22 834 10
Pheasant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Migratory birds, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 19 401 5
Waterfowl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *24 *6 *162 *2
Geese . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Duck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *24 *6 *157 *2
Dove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *59 *15 *215 *2
Other migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other animals, total 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
1 Includes groundhog, raccoon, fox, coyote, crow, prairie dog, etc.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Table 14. Hunters and Days of Hunting in Alabama 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391 100 310 100 81 100
Public land, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 24 86 28 ... ...
Public land only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *26 *7 ... ... ... ...
Public and private land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 18 67 22 ... ...
Private land, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355 91 286 92 *69 *85
Private land only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286 73 219 71 *67 *83
Private and public land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 18 67 22 ... ...
DAYS
Total, all types of land. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,649 100 7,609 100 1,039 100
Public land1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,276 15 1,207 16 ... ...
Private land2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,905 91 7,029 92 *877 *84
* 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 Alabama Resident Anglers and Hunters: 2006
(State population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Characteristic
Population
Sportspersons
(fished or hunted)
Anglers Hunters
Number Percent Number
Percent
who
partici-pated
Percent
of
sports-persons
Number
Percent
who
partici-pated
Percent
of
anglers Number
Percent
who
partici-pated
Percent
of
hunters
Total persons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,550 100 707 20 100 628 18 100 312 9 100
Population Density of Residence
Urban . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,931 54 297 15 42 269 14 43 91 5 29
Rural . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,620 46 410 25 58 358 22 57 221 14 71
Population Size of Residence
Metropolitan statistical area
(MSA). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,598 73 530 20 75 472 18 75 221 9 71
1,000,000 or more . . . . . . . . . . . . . 981 28 210 21 30 190 19 30 90 9 29
250,000 to 999,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . 946 27 170 18 24 151 16 24 *55 *6 *18
Less than 250,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 671 19 150 22 21 131 19 21 76 11 24
Outside MSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 952 27 177 19 25 156 16 25 91 10 29
Sex
Male . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,658 47 544 33 77 467 28 74 278 17 89
Female . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,892 53 163 9 23 160 8 26 *34 *2 *11
Age
16 to 17 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 4 *47 *34 *7 *42 *31 *7 ... ... ...
18 to 24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307 9 *57 *19 *8 *57 *19 *9 *35 *11 *11
25 to 34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 513 14 111 22 16 99 19 16 *41 *8 *13
35 to 44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 592 17 139 24 20 115 19 18 74 13 24
45 to 54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 806 23 166 21 23 150 19 24 75 9 24
55 to 64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 531 15 97 18 14 81 15 13 *40 *8 *13
65 years and older . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 664 19 89 13 13 83 12 13 *29 *4 *9
Ethnicity
Hispanic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 2 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Non-Hispanic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,485 98 697 20 99 618 18 98 308 9 99
Race
White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,649 75 625 24 88 554 21 88 295 11 95
Black. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 845 24 70 8 10 *61 *7 *10 ... ... ...
All others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *57 *2 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Annual Household Income
Under $10,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259 7 *27 *10 *4 *27 *10 *4 ... ... ...
$10,000 to $19,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304 9 *31 *10 *4 *31 *10 *5 ... ... ...
$20,000 to $29,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 454 13 107 24 15 98 21 16 *44 *10 *14
$30,000 to $39,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376 11 111 29 16 104 28 17 *54 *14 *17
$40,000 to $49,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350 10 91 26 13 73 21 12 *53 *15 *17
$50,000 to $74,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 511 14 120 23 17 105 20 17 *59 *12 *19
$75,000 to $99,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251 7 *58 *23 *8 *52 *21 *8 *17 *7 *5
$100,000 or more. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292 8 87 30 12 73 25 12 *42 *14 *13
Not reported . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 753 21 75 10 11 65 9 10 *34 *5 *11
Education
11 years or less . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 775 22 149 19 21 133 17 21 *61 *8 *20
12 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,238 35 293 24 41 270 22 43 130 10 42
1 to 3 years college . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 865 24 170 20 24 142 16 23 78 9 25
4 years college or more . . . . . . . . . . . 672 19 95 14 13 83 12 13 *43 *6 *14
* 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 Alabama by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for
Fishing and Hunting: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older)
Expenditure item
Amount
(thousands
of dollars)
Spenders
(thousands)
Average per
spender
(dollars)
Average per
sportsperson
(dollars)
FISHING AND HUNTING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,738,540 937 1,856 1,801
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208,940 739 283 217
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186,191 727 256 194
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261,547 636 412 272
Equipment (fishing, hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293,251 545 538 302
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73,097 210 347 76
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 524,225 85 6,180 544
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,346 162 45 7
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,698 91 194 17
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166,244 481 346 173
FISHING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 699,532 744 940 864
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126,363 587 215 157
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101,414 549 185 126
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189,502 577 329 235
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139,540 434 321 172
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *11,462 *51 *226 *14
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *70,830 *50 *1,420 *87
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,665 *38 *44 *2
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,026 *28 *37 *1
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57,730 311 186 71
HUNTING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 678,024 396 1,714 1,724
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82,577 303 273 211
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84,777 324 261 217
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72,045 123 585 184
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151,297 246 616 380
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40,510 134 302 103
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *124,087 *20 *6,316 *317
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,479 *46 *32 *4
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *12,739 *32 *400 *29
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108,514 248 438 278
UNSPECIFIED5
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358,569 158 2,264 372
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29.
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 Alabama 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 639,111 695 920 791
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126,363 587 215 157
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101,414 549 185 126
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189,502 577 329 235
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221,832 446 497 273
ALL FRESHWATER
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 492,788 622 792 688
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72,922 530 138 102
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84,152 493 171 118
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140,040 516 271 196
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195,674 389 503 272
FRESHWATER, EXCEPT
GREAT LAKES
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 492,746 621 794 688
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72,922 530 138 102
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84,152 493 171 118
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140,040 516 271 196
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195,632 387 505 272
GREAT LAKES
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
SALTWATER
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131,290 132 992 856
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53,441 107 501 350
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,262 98 176 113
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49,462 108 456 324
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *11,125 *55 *201 *68
* 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 19 for detailed listing of expenditure items.
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Table 18. Summary of Hunting Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Alabama 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 555,293 381 1,459 1,413
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82,577 303 273 211
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84,777 324 261 217
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72,045 123 585 184
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315,894 266 1,187 800
BIG GAME
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 458,081 336 1,365 1,297
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66,567 270 247 189
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63,588 285 223 181
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61,042 111 552 174
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266,883 224 1,189 753
SMALL GAME
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50,344 106 476 1,585
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,302 68 137 395
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,378 71 230 695
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *9,059 *30 *306 *384
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *15,605 *59 *266 *111
MIGRATORY BIRD
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *18,011 *56 *324 *992
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *6,627 *36 *182 *423
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *4,776 *35 *135 *305
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *4,920 *27 *180 *157
OTHER ANIMALS
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses and nonresponse. See Table 20 for detailed listing of expenditure items.
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Table 19. Expenditures in Alabama 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 699,532 864 744 92 940
TRIP-RELATED EXPENDITURES
Total trip-related. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 417,279 518 665 82 628
Food and lodging, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126,363 157 646 80 196
Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84,271 105 587 73 144
Lodging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42,093 52 79 10 535
Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101,414 126 549 68 185
Other trip costs, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189,502 235 577 72 329
Privilege and other fees1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50,644 63 158 20 320
Boating costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101,870 126 228 28 447
Bait . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,859 32 474 59 55
Ice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,794 11 349 43 25
Heating and cooking fuel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *2,335 *3 *37 *5 *62
EQUIPMENT AND OTHER EXPENDITURES
PRIMARILY FOR FISHING
Fishing equipment, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139,540 172 434 54 321
Reels, rods, and rod-making components . . . . . . . . . . . 66,470 82 283 35 235
Lines, hooks, sinkers, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23,393 29 383 48 61
Artificial lures and flies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29,182 36 296 37 98
Creels, stringers, fish bags, landing nets, and gaff
hooks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,821 2 80 10 23
Minnow seines, traps, and bait containers. . . . . . . . . . . 2,556 3 113 14 23
Other fishing equipment3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,118 20 138 17 117
Auxiliary equipment4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *11,462 *14 *51 *6 *226
Special equipment5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *70,830 *87 *50 *6 *1,420
Other fishing costs6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60,421 74 347 43 174
* 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 Alabama 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 678,024 1,724 396 101 1,714
TRIP-RELATED EXPENDITURES
Total trip-related. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239,398 612 355 91 675
Food and lodging, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82,577 211 352 90 234
Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71,476 183 303 77 236
Lodging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *11,101 *28 *54 *14 *206
Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84,777 217 324 83 261
Other trip costs, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72,045 184 123 32 585
Privilege and other fees1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64,540 165 95 24 682
Boating costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
Heating and cooking fuel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
EQUIPMENT AND OTHER EXPENDITURES
PRIMARILY FOR HUNTING
Hunting equipment, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151,297 380 246 63 616
Firearms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79,121 198 99 25 802
Ammunition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,235 44 202 52 85
Other hunting equipment2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54,941 138 144 37 382
Auxiliary equipment3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40,510 103 134 34 302
Special equipment4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *124,087 *317 *20 *5 *6,316
Other hunting costs5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122,731 311 263 67 467
* 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 Alabama for Fishing and Hunting by Alabama 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,532,350 869 1,764 1,593
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing, total. . . . . . . . . . 639,111 695 920 793
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126,363 587 215 157
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101,414 549 185 126
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101,870 228 447 126
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87,632 562 156 109
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221,832 446 497 275
Trip and equipment expenditures for hunting, total. . . . . . . . . 555,293 381 1,459 1,421
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82,577 303 273 211
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84,777 324 261 217
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69,965 118 592 179
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315,894 266 1,187 808
Unspecified equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337,946 62 5,476 351
STATE RESIDENTS
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing and hunting,
total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,304,981 633 2,062 1,894
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing, total. . . . . . . . . . 512,096 531 964 854
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64,723 441 147 108
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73,788 408 181 123
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94,897 194 490 158
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60,560 435 139 101
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218,128 397 549 364
Trip and equipment expenditures for hunting, total. . . . . . . . . 454,939 297 1,531 1,469
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52,989 239 222 171
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59,999 254 236 194
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36,186 84 429 117
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303,685 240 1,268 980
Unspecified equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337,946 62 5,476 491
NONRESIDENTS
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing and hunting,
total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227,369 236 963 832
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing, total. . . . . . . . . . 127,015 164 775 616
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61,640 146 423 299
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27,626 141 196 134
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *6,974 *34 *204 *34
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27,072 127 213 131
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *3,704 *49 *76 *18
Trip and equipment expenditures for hunting, total. . . . . . . . . 100,354 83 1,203 1,238
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29,588 64 461 365
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24,778 70 354 306
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *33,779 *34 *996 *417
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *12,209 *27 *461 *151
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 Alabama Residents’ Fishing and Hunting Expenditures Both Inside and Outside
Alabama: 2006
(State population 16 years old and older)
Expenditure item
Amount
(thousands
of dollars)
Spenders
(thousands)
Average per
spender
(dollars)
Average per
sportsperson
(dollars)
FISHING AND HUNTING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,761,753 685 2,570 2,492
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170,608 566 301 241
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169,959 552 308 240
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234,010 505 463 331
Equipment (fishing, hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301,001 501 601 426
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69,389 202 344 98
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 607,941 87 7,021 860
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,796 152 45 10
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,892 75 213 22
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186,156 399 466 263
FISHING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 791,187 585 1,353 1,261
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91,562 481 191 146
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91,060 447 204 145
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177,943 476 374 284
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142,476 405 352 227
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *11,469 *51 *225 *18
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *143,455 *49 *2,954 *229
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,546 *39 *40 *2
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *724 *20 *37 *1
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130,952 274 479 209
HUNTING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 596,485 310 1,926 1,911
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79,046 248 318 253
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78,899 260 303 253
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56,067 98 570 180
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154,852 236 657 496
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35,779 121 296 115
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *124,087 *20 *6,316 *398
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,076 *35 *30 *3
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *11,475 *29 *402 *37
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55,205 214 258 177
UNSPECIFIED5
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370,408 162 2,288 524
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29.
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 Alabama 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 ALABAMA
Expenditures for fishing and hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,444,965 666 2,171 2,098
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 445,222 616 723 646
Equipment (fishing and hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284,622 479 594 413
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66,769 188 354 97
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 523,157 82 6,368 759
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125,195 439 285 182
Expenditures for fishing, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 569,992 557 1,023 950
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293,968 510 576 490
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137,166 388 353 229
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *11,201 *48 *233 *19
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *69,762 *47 *1,477 *116
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57,896 271 213 97
Expenditures for hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 514,386 310 1,661 1,660
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151,254 282 536 488
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145,155 224 647 469
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34,443 115 300 111
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *124,087 *20 *6,316 *401
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59,447 217 274 192
Unspecified expenditures for fishing and hunting, total4 . . . . . 357,906 141 2,540 520
OUT OF STATE
Expenditures for fishing and hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318,155 158 2,015 2,372
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131,914 122 1,085 984
Equipment (fishing and hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *16,221 *57 *287 *121
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83,363 75 1,107 622
Expenditures for fishing, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222,726 121 1,842 2,087
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68,567 93 740 642
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *5,263 *43 *123 *49
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *75,039 *50 *1,499 *703
Expenditures for hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *82,481 *47 *1,740 *2,072
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *63,347 *40 *1,591 *1,591
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *9,663 *21 *471 *243
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Unspecified expenditures for fishing and hunting, total 4 . . . . ... ... ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
1 Includes tents, special hunting or fishing clothing, etc.
2 Includes boats, campers, 4x4 vehicles, cabins, etc.
3 Includes magazines, books, membership dues, contributions, land leasing and ownership, stamps, tags, and licenses.
4 Respondent could not specify whether expenditure was primarily for either fishing or hunting.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses and nonresponse.
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Table 24. Wildlife Watching in Alabama by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Participants Number Percent
Total participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,161 100
Away from home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 471 41
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 445 38
Photograph wildlife. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *257 *22
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *181 *16
Around the home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .