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

              U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
North Dakota
2006 National Survey
of Fishing, Hunting,
and Wildlife-Associated
Recreation
2006 National Survey of
Fishing, Hunting, and
Wildlife-Associated Recreation
FHW/06-ND
Issued April 2008
North Dakota
U.S. Department of the Interior
Dirk Kempthorne,
Secretary
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
H. Dale Hall,
Director
U.S. Department of Commerce
Carlos M. Gutierrez,
Secretary
John J. Sullivan,
Deputy Secretary
Economics and Statistics Administration
Cynthia A. Glassman,
Under Secretary for Economic Affairs
U.S. CENSUS BUREAU
Steve H. Murdock,
Director
The U.S. Department of the Interior protects and manages the Nation’s natural resources and cultural
heritage; provides scientifi c and other information about those resources; and honors its trust responsi-bilities
or special commitments to American Indians, Alaska Natives, and affi liated Island Communities.
The mission of the Department’s U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is working with others to conserve,
protect, and enhance fi sh, wildlife, and their habitats for the continuing benefi t of the American people.
The Service is responsible for national programs of vital importance to our natural resources, including
administration of the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs. These two programs provide fi nan-cial
assistance to the States for projects to enhance and protect fi sh and wildlife resources and to assure
their availability to the public for recreational purposes. Multistate grants from these programs fund the
National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation.
Suggested Citation
U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, and U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S.
Census Bureau. 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
H. Dale Hall,
Director
Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration
Rowan Gould,
Assistant Director
U.S. Department of the Interior
Dirk Kempthorne,
Secretary
U.S. CENSUS BUREAU
Steve H. Murdock,
Director
Economics and Statistics
Administration
Cynthia A. Glassman,
Under Secretary for Economic Affairs
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—North Dakota iii
Contents
List of Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv
Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi
Survey Background and Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Highlights
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Wildlife-Associated Recreation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Sportspersons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Wildlife Watchers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
1996–2006 Comparisons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Tables
Guide to Statistical Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Fishing and Hunting Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Wildlife-Watching Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
National Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Appendixes
A. Defi nitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
B. 2005 Participation of 6- to 15-Year-Olds: Data From Screening Interviews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
C. Signifi cant Methodological Changes From Previous Surveys and Regional Trends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
D. Sample Design and Statistical Accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
iv 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—North Dakota U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Fishing and Hunting
1. Fishing and Hunting in North Dakota by Resident and Nonresident Sportspersons: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2. Anglers and Hunters, Days of Participation, and Trips in North Dakota by Type of Fishing
and Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3. Anglers and Hunters, Trips, and Days of Participation: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
4. North Dakota Resident Anglers and Hunters by Place Fished or Hunted: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
5. North Dakota 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 North Dakota by Type of Fish: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
8. Great Lakes Anglers, Trips, and Days of Fishing in North Dakota: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
9. Great Lakes Anglers and Days of Fishing in North Dakota by Type of Fish: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
10. Saltwater Anglers, Trips, and Days of Fishing in North Dakota: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
11. Saltwater Anglers and Days of Fishing in North Dakota by Type of Fish: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
12. Hunters, Trips, and Days of Hunting in North Dakota by Type of Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
13. Hunters and Days of Hunting in North Dakota by Type of Game: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
14. Hunters and Days of Hunting in North Dakota by Type of Land: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
15. Selected Characteristics of North Dakota Resident Anglers and Hunters: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
16. Summary of Expenditures in North Dakota by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for
Fishing and Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
17. Summary of Fishing Trip and Equipment Expenditures in North Dakota by State Residents and
Nonresidents Combined by Type of Fishing: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
18. Summary of Hunting Trip and Equipment Expenditures in North Dakota by State Residents and
Nonresidents Combined by Type of Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
19. Expenditures in North Dakota by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for Fishing: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
20. Expenditures in North Dakota by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . 30
21. Trip and Equipment Expenditures in North Dakota for Fishing and Hunting by North Dakota Residents
and Nonresidents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
22. Summary of North Dakota Residents’ Fishing and Hunting Expenditures Both Inside and Outside
North Dakota: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
23. In-State and Out-of-State Expenditures by North Dakota Residents for Fishing and Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . 33
Wildlife Watching
24. Wildlife Watching in North Dakota by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
25. Participants, Trips, and Days of Participation in Away-From-Home Wildlife Watching in
North Dakota: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
26. Away-From-Home Wildlife-Watching Participants by Wildlife Observed, Photographed, or
Fed in North Dakota: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
List of Tables
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27. Participation in Wildlife-Watching Activities Around the Home in North Dakota: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
28. North Dakota Residents Participating in Wildlife Watching in the United States: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
29. Wild Bird Observers and Days of Observation in North Dakota by State Residents and
Nonresidents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
30. Selected Characteristics of North Dakota Residents Participating in Wildlife Watching: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
31. Expenditures in North Dakota by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for Wildlife
Watching: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
32. Trip and Equipment Expenditures in North Dakota for Wildlife Watching by North Dakota Residents
and Nonresidents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
33. Wildlife-Watching Expenditures Both Inside and Outside North Dakota by North Dakota
Residents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
34. In-State and Out-of-State Expenditures by North Dakota Residents for Wildlife Watching: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
35. Participation of North Dakota Resident Wildlife-Watching Participants in Fishing and
Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
36. Participation of North Dakota 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—North Dakota U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
I fi nd duck hunting with friends in
a bottomland hardwood swamp or
fi shing with my kids on an Oregon
river bolsters my spirit and reminds me
why I care about conservation and our
wildlife heritage.
But wildlife-associated and vital
recreation—activities such as hunting,
fi shing, and birding—also provide
signifi cant fi nancial support for wildlife
conservation in our Nation’s economy.
According to information from the
newest National Survey of Fishing,
Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated
Recreation, 87.5 million Americans
spent more than $122 billion in 2006
on wildlife-related recreation. And
this spending supports hundreds of
thousands of jobs in industries and
businesses.
The Survey is conducted every fi ve
years at the request of State fi sh and
wildlife agencies to measure the impor-tance
of wildlife-based recreation to the
American people. The 2006 Survey
represents the 11th in a series that
began in 1955. Developed in collabo-ration
with the States, the Association
of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, and
national conservation organizations,
the Survey has become one of the most
important sources of information on
fi sh and wildlife-related recreation in
the United States.
In the 75-year history of the Sport Fish
and Wildlife Restoration Programs,
excise taxes on fi rearms, ammunition,
archery, and angling equipment have
generated a cumulative total of more
than $10 billion for wildlife conserva-tion
efforts by State and Territorial
wildlife agencies for fi sh and wildlife
management.
My thanks go to the men and women
who took time to participate in the
survey, as well as to the State fi sh and
wildlife agencies for their fi nancial
support through the Multistate Conser-vation
Grant Programs. Without that
support, the 2006 Survey would never
have been possible.
I am comforted to know that my chil-dren
and all Americans will have the
opportunity to appreciate our Nation’s
rich wildlife tradition. Along with
a record number of Americans, we
continue to enjoy wildlife. We are
laying the foundation for conservation’s
future.
H. Dale Hall
Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Foreword
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—North Dakota vii
Survey Background and Method
The National Survey of Fishing,
Hunting, and Wildlife-Asso ciated
Recreation (Survey) has been
conducted since 1955 and is one of
the oldest and most comprehensive
continuing recreation surveys. The
Survey collects information on the
number of anglers, hunters, and wild-life
watchers; how often they partici-pate;
and how much they spend on their
activities in the United States.
Preparations for the 2006 Survey began
in 2004 when the Association of Fish
and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA) recom-mended
that the Fish and Wildlife
Service conduct the 11th Survey of
wildlife-related recreation. Funding
came from the Multistate Conservation
Grant Programs, authorized by Sport
Fish and Wildlife Restoration Acts, as
amended.
We consulted with State and Federal
agencies and nongovernmental
o rganizations such as the Wildlife
Management Institute and American
Sportfi shing Association to determine
survey content. Other sportsper-sons’
organizations and conservation
groups, industry representatives, and
researchers also provided valuable
advice.
Four regional technical committees
were set up under the auspices of the
AFWA to ensure that State fi sh and
wildlife agencies had an opportunity to
participate in all phases of survey plan-ning
and design. The committees were
made up of agency representatives.
Data collection for the Survey was
carried out by the U.S. Census Bureau
in two phases. The fi rst phase was the
screen which began in April 2006.
During this phase, the Census Bureau
interviewed a sample of 85,000 house-holds
nationwide to determine who
in the household had fi shed, hunted,
or wildlife watched in 2005, and who
had engaged or planned to engage
in those activities in 2006. In most
cases, one adult household member
provided information for all members.
The screen primarily covered 2005
activities while the next, more in-depth
phase covered 2006 activities. For
more information on 2005 data, refer to
Appendix B.
The second phase of data collection
consisted of three detailed inter-view
waves. The fi rst began in April
2006 concurrent with the screen, the
second in September 2006, and the
last in January 2007. Interviews were
conducted with samples of likely
anglers, hunters, and wildlife watchers
who were identifi ed in the initial
screening phase. Interviews were
conducted primarily by phone, with
in-person interviews for respondents
who could not be reached by phone.
Respondents in the second survey
phase were limited to those who were
at least 16 years old. Each respondent
provided information pertaining only to
his or her activities and expenditures.
Sample sizes were designed to provide
statistically reliable results at the state
level. Information on sampling proce-dures,
sample sizes, and response rates
is found in Appendix D.
Comparability With Previous
Surveys
The 2006 Survey questions and meth-odology
were similar to those used
in the 2001, 1996, and 1991 Surveys.
Therefore, the estimates are compa-rable.
The methodology of these Surveys
did differ importantly from the 1985
and 1980 Surveys, so these estimates
are not directly comparable to those
of earlier surveys. Changes in meth-odology
included reducing the recall
period over which respondents had to
report their activities and expenditures.
Previous Surveys used a 12-month
recall period, which resulted in greater
reporting bias. Research found that the
amount of activity and expenditures
reported in 12-month recall surveys
was overestimated in comparison
with that reported using shorter recall
periods.
Highlights
2 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—North Dakota U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Introduction
The National Survey of Fishing,
Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated
Recreation reports results from inter-views
with U.S. residents about their
fi shing, hunting, and wildlife watching.
This report focuses on 2006 participa-tion
and expenditures of persons 16
years of age and older.
The Survey is a snapshot of one year.
The information it collected tells us
how many people participated and
how much they spent on their activi-ties
in the State in 2006. It does not
tell us how many anglers, hunters, and
wildlife watchers there were because
many do not participate every year.
For example, based on information
collected by the Survey’s household
screen and detailed phase, we can
estimate that about 33 percent more
anglers and hunters participated nation-ally
in at least 1 of the 4 years prior to
the survey year 2006.
In addition to 2006 estimates, we also
provide trend information in the High-lights
section and Appendix C of the
report. The 2006 numbers reported can
be compared with those in the 1991,
1996, and 2001 Survey reports because
they used similar methodologies. The
2006 estimates should not be directly
compared with results from Surveys
conducted earlier than 1991 because
of changes in methodology to improve
accuracy.
The report also provides information
on participation in wildlife recreation
in 2005, particularly of persons 6 to 15
years of age. The 2005 information is
provided in Appendix B. Information
about the Survey’s scope and coverage
is in Appendix D. The remainder of this
section defi nes important terms used in
the Survey.
This report does not provide infor-mation
about the State’s wildlife
resources. That, and additional infor-mation
on wildlife-related recreation,
may be obtained from State fi sh and
wildlife agencies. The Association of
Fish and Wildlife Agencies can provide
the addresses and telephone numbers of
those agencies. The Association’s Web
site is .
Wildlife-Associated Recreation
Wildlife-associated recreation is
fi shing, hunting, and wildlife-watching
activities. These categories are not
mutually exclusive because many indi-viduals
participated in more than one
activity. Wildlife-associated recreation
is reported in two major categories: (1)
fi shing and hunting and (2) wildlife
watching, which includes observing,
photographing, and feeding fi sh or
wildlife.
Fishing and Hunting
This Survey reports information about
residents of the United States who
fi shed or hunted in 2006, regardless of
whether they were licensed. The fi shing
and hunting sections report information
for three groups: (1) sportspersons, (2)
anglers, and (3) hunters.
Sportspersons
Sportspersons are those who fi shed
or hunted. Individuals who fi shed
or hunted commercially in 2006 are
reported as sportspersons only if they
also fi shed or hunted for recreation.
The sportspersons group is composed
of three subgroups, as shown in the
diagram on this page: (1) those that
fi shed and hunted, (2) those that only
fi shed, and (3) those that only hunted.
The total number of sportspersons is
equal to the sum of people who only
fi shed, only hunted, and both hunted
and fi shed. It is not the sum of all
anglers and all hunters because those
people who both fi shed and hunted are
included in both the angler and hunter
population and would be incorrectly
counted twice.
Anglers
Anglers are sportspersons who only
fi shed plus those who fi shed and
hunted. Anglers include not only
licensed hook and line anglers, but
also those who have no license and
those who use special methods such as
fi shing with spears.
Three types of fi shing are reported: (1)
freshwater, excluding the Great Lakes,
(2) Great Lakes, and (3) saltwater.
Since many anglers participated in
more than one type of fi shing, the total
number of anglers is less than the sum
of the three types of fi shing.
Hunters
Hunters are sportspersons who only
hunted plus those who hunted and
fi shed. Hunters include not only
licensed hunters using rifl es and shot-guns
but also those who had no license
and those who hunted with a bow and
arrow, primitive fi rearm, or pistol or
handgun.
Sportspersons
Anglers Hunters
Fished
only
Fished
and
hunted
Hunted
only
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Four types of hunting are reported: (1)
big game, (2) small game, (3) migra-tory
bird, and (4) other animals. Since
many hunters participated in more than
one type of hunting, the sum of hunters
for big game, small game, migratory
bird, and other animals exceeds the
total number of hunters.
Wildlife Watchers
Since 1980, the National Survey has
included information on wildlife-watching
activities in addition to
fi shing and hunting. The 1991, 1996,
2001, and 2006 Surveys, unlike the
1980 and 1985 Surveys, collected data
only for activities where the primary
purpose was wildlife watching. The
1980 and 1985 Surveys included esti-mates
of unplanned wildlife watching
around the home and while on trips
taken for another purpose.
The 2006 Survey uses a strict defi ni-tion
of wildlife watching. Participants
must either take a “special interest”
in w ildlife around their homes or take
a trip for the “primary purpose” of
wildlife watching. Secondary wild-life
watching, such as incidentally
observing wildlife while pleasure
driving, is not included.
Two types of wildlife watching
are reported: (1) away-from-home
(formerly nonresidential) activities and
(2) around-the-home (formerly residen-tial)
activities. Because some people
participated in more than one type of
wildlife watching, the sum of partici-pants
in each type will be greater than
the total number of wildlife watchers.
The two types of wildlife-watching
activity are explained next.
Away-From-Home Wildlife
Watching
This group includes persons who
took trips or outings of at least 1 mile
from home for the primary purpose of
observing, feeding, or photographing
fi sh and wildlife. Trips to fi sh, hunt,
or scout and trips to zoos, circuses,
aq uariums, and museums are not
considered wildlife-watching activities.
Around-the-Home Wildlife
Watching
This group includes those who
participated within 1 mile of home and
involves one or more of the following:
(1) closely observing or trying to iden-tify
birds or other wildlife; (2) photo-graphing
wildlife; (3) feeding birds or
other wildlife; (4) maintaining natural
areas of at least 1/4 acre where benefi t
to wildlife is the primary concern; (5)
maintaining plantings (shrubs, agri-cultural
crops, etc.) where benefi t to
wildlife is the primary concern; or (6)
visiting public parks within 1 mile
of home for the primary purpose of
observing, feeding, or photographing
wildlife.
4 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—North Dakota U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
2006 North Dakota Summary
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 953,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $93,729,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $39,076,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $54,653,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $587
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $41
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,344,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $129,114,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $72,445,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $56,669,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $996
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $54
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . . . 148,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . . 39,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 128,000
Days of participation away from home . . . . . . 264,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $22,913,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,952,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $17,960,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $134
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $19
Activities in North Dakota by Residents and Nonresidents Activities in North Dakota by Nonresidents
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1$23,038,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1$5,209,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $45,871,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $38,700,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,171,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,087
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . $147
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . . . . . . ...
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . (X)
Days of participation away from home . . . . . . . . . ...
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
… Sample size too small to report data reliably.
(X) Not applicable.
1 Expenditures are reportable because nonresident hunters bought
fi shing-related items in North Dakota but did not fi sh.
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Activities in North Dakota by Residents
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 905,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $70,691,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $33,867,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $36,824,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $800
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $37
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,081,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $83,243,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $33,745,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $49,498,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $973
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $31
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . . . 132,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . . 23,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 128,000
Days of participation away from home . . . . . . 168,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $20,155,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,583,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $16,572,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $152
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $21
Activities by North Dakota Residents Both Inside
and Outside North Dakota
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,150,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $96,908,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $44,610,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $52,298,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $917
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $39
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,125,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $92,576,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $38,853,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $53,723,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,073
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $35
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . . . 134,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . . 30,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 128,000
Days of participation away from home . . . . . . 284,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $28,099,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,290,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $19,809,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $210
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $29
6 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—North Dakota U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Participation in North Dakota
The 2006 Survey found that 279
thousand North Dakota residents and
nonresidents 16 years old and older
fi shed, hunted, or wildlife watched in
North Dakota. Of the total number of
participants, 106 thousand fi shed, 128
thousand hunted, and 148 thousand
participated in wildlife-watching activi-ties,
which include observing, feeding,
and photographing wildlife. The sum of
anglers, hunters, and wildlife watchers
exceeds the total number of participants
in wildlife-related recreation because
many individuals engaged in more than
one wildlife-related activity.
Participation by 6-to-15-Year-Old
North Dakota 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 106 thousand resident anglers
16 years old and older, there were 23
thousand resident anglers 6 to 15 years
old. Also, in addition to the 86 thou-sand
residents 16 years old and older
who hunted, there were 9 thousand
6-to-15-year-old residents who hunted.
Finally, there were 134 thousand North
Dakota residents 16 years old and older
and 22 thousand 6- to 15-year-olds who
wildlife watched. Further information
on 6- to 15-year-olds is provided in
Appendix B.
Expenditures in North Dakota
In 2006, state residents and nonresi-dents
spent $269 million on wildlife
recreation in North Dakota. Of that
total, trip-related expenditures were
$116 million and equipment purchases
totaled $137 million. The remaining
$15 million was spent on licenses,
contributions, land ownership and
leasing, and other items.
Wildlife-Associated Recreation
Participants in Wildlife-Associated Recreation in North Dakota: 2006
(U.S. residents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279 thousand
Sportspersons
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 thousand
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 thousand
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 thousand
Wildlife Watchers
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 thousand
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 thousand
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 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: 279 thousand participants)
Wildlife
watching
Fishing Hunting
38%
46%
53%
Wildlife-Associated Recreation
Expenditures in North Dakota
(Total: $269 million)
Equipment
51%
Trip-related
43%
Other
6%
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—North Dakota 7
Sportspersons
In 2006, 190 thousand state resi-dent
and nonresident sportspersons
16 years old and older fi shed or
hunted in North Dakota. This group
comprised 106 thousand anglers (56
percent of all sportspersons) and
128 thousand hunters (67 percent of
all sportspersons). Among the 190
thousand sportspersons who fi shed or
hunted in the state, 62 thousand (33
percent) fi shed but did not hunt in
North Dakota. Another 84 thousand
(44 percent) hunted but did not fi sh
there. The remaining 44 thousand (23
percent) fi shed and hunted in North
Dakota in 2006.
Sportspersons’ Participation in North Dakota
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Sportspersons (fi shed or hunted) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 thousand
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 thousand
Fished only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 thousand
Fished and hunted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 thousand
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 thousand
Hunted only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 thousand
Hunted and fi shed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 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—North Dakota U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Anglers
Participants and Days of Fishing
In 2006, 106 thousand state residents
and nonresidents 16 years old and
older fi shed in North Dakota. Of this
total, 88 thousand anglers (84 percent)
were state residents. Anglers fi shed a
total of 953 thousand days in North
Dakota—an average of 9 days per
angler. State residents fi shed 905 thou-sand
days—95 percent of all fi shing
days in North Dakota.
A large majority of North Dakota
residents who fi shed anywhere in the
United States did so in their resident
state. There were 106 thousand North
Dakota residents 16 years old and
older who fi shed in the United States
in 2006 for a total of 1.2 million days.
An estimated 84 percent of all North
Dakota residents who fi shed did so in
their home state. Of all fi shing days by
North Dakota residents, 79 percent or
905 thousand were in their home state.
Some state residents fi shed in states
other than North Dakota. In 2006, 30
thousand North Dakota residents fi shed
in other states—28 percent of all resi-dents
fi shing in any state. They fi shed
247 thousand days as nonresidents,
representing 21 percent of all days
fi shed by North Dakota residents. For
further details about fi shing in North
Dakota, see Table 3.
Anglers in North Dakota
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 thousand
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 thousand
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 953 thousand
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 905 thousand
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
… Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Source: Table 3.
In State/Out of State
(State residents 16 years old and older)
North Dakota anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 thousand
In North Dakota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 thousand
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 thousand
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2 million
In North Dakota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 905 thousand
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247 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—North Dakota 9
Fishing Expenditures in
North Dakota
All fi shing-related expenditures in
North Dakota totaled $94 million in
2006. Trip-related expenditures, which
include food and lodging, transporta-tion,
and other trip expenses, totaled
$39 million—42 percent of all fi shing
expenditures. Expenditures for food
and lodging were $14 million and
transportation expenditures were $19
million. Other trip expenses, such as
equipment rental, bait, and cooking
fuel, totaled $6 million. Each angler
spent an average of $369 on trip-related
costs during 2006.
Anglers spent $52 million on equip-ment
in North Dakota in 2006, 56
percent of all fi shing expenditures.
Fishing equipment (rods, reels, line,
etc.) spending totaled $16 million—30
percent of the equipment total. Auxil-iary
equipment expenditures (tents,
special fi shing clothes, etc.) and special
equipment expenditures (boats, vans,
etc.) amounted to $37 million—70
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 $2 million—2
percent of all fi shing expenditures. For
more details about fi shing expenditures
in North Dakota, see Tables 19 and 21
through 23.
Fishing Expenditures in North Dakota
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $94 million
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $39 million
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $52 million
Fishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $16 million
Auxiliary and special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $37 million
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2 million
Source: Table 19.
Fishing Expenditures
in North Dakota
(Total: $94 million)
Trip-related
42%
Other
2%
Equipment
56%
10 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—North Dakota U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Hunters
Participants and Days of Hunting
In 2006, there were 128 thousand
residents and nonresidents 16 years old
and older who hunted in North Dakota.
Resident hunters numbered 86 thou-sand,
accounting for 67 percent of the
hunters in North Dakota. There were 42
thousand nonresidents who hunted in
North Dakota—33 percent of the state’s
hunters. Residents and nonresidents
hunted 1.3 million days in 2006, an
average of 11 days per hunter. Resi-dents
hunted 1.1 million days in
North Dakota or 80 percent of all
hunting days, while nonresidents
spent 263 thousand days hunting in
North Dakota or 20 percent of all
hunting days.
There were 86 thousand North Dakota
residents 16 years old and older who
hunted in the United States in 2006 for
a total of 1.1 million days. An esti-mated
99 percent of all North Dakota
residents who hunted did so in their
home state. Of all hunting days by
North Dakota residents, 96 percent
were spent pursuing game in their
home state.
Some state residents hunted in states
other than North Dakota. Altogether,
7 thousand or 8 percent of all North
Dakota hunters hunted in other states.
Their 44 thousand days of hunting in
other states represented 4 percent of
all days North Dakota residents spent
hunting in 2006. For more information
on hunting activities by North Dakota
residents, see Table 3.
Hunters in North Dakota
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 thousand
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 thousand
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 thousand
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.3 million
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1 million
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263 thousand
Source: Table 3.
In State/Out of State
(State residents 16 years old and older)
North Dakota hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 thousand
In North Dakota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 thousand
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 thousand
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1 million
In North Dakota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1 million
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 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—North Dakota 11
Hunting Expenditures in
North Dakota
All hunting-related expenditures in
North Dakota totaled $129 million
in 2006. Trip-related expenses, such
as food and lodging, transportation,
and other trip expenses, totaled $72
million—56 percent of total expen-ditures.
Expenditures for food and
lodging were $28 million and transpor-tation
expenditures were $32 million.
The average trip-related expenditure
per hunter was $567.
Hunters spent $45 million on equip-ment—
35 percent of all hunting expen-ditures.
Hunting equipment (guns,
ammunition, etc.) totaled $24 million
and made up 53 percent of all equip-ment
costs. Hunters spent $21 million
on auxiliary equipment (tents, special
hunting clothes, etc.) and special equip-ment
(boats, vans, etc.), accounting
for 47 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 $11 million—9
percent of all hunting expenditures.
For more details on hunting expendi-tures
in North Dakota, see Tables 20
through 23.
Hunting Expenditures in North Dakota
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $129 million
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $72 million
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $45 million
Hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $24 million
Auxiliary and special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $21 million
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $11 million
Source: Table 20.
Percent of Hunters by Residence
(Total: 128 thousand participants)
Residents Nonresidents
67%
33%
Hunting Expenditures
in North Dakota
(Total: $129 million)
Trip-related
56%
Other
9%
Equipment
35%
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Wildlife Watchers
Participants and Days of Activity
In 2006, 148 thousand U.S. residents
16 years old and older fed, observed,
or photographed wildlife in North
Dakota. Most of them, 86 percent (128
thousand), 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 partici-pating
in away-from-home activities
in North Dakota in 2006 numbered 39
thousand—26 percent of all wildlife
watchers in North Dakota.
North Dakota residents 16 years old
and older who enjoyed away-from-home
wildlife watching within their
state totaled 23 thousand. All 23
thousand away-from-home participants
engaged in observing wildlife and some
fed and photographed wildlife. Resi-dents
spent 168 thousand days engaged
in away-from-home wildlife-watching
activities in their state. For further
details about away-from-home activi-ties,
see Table 25.
North Dakota residents also took an
active interest in wildlife around their
homes. In 2006, 128 thousand state
residents enjoyed observing, feeding,
and photographing wildlife within
1 mile of their homes. Among this
around-the-home group, 114 thousand
fed, 56 thousand observed, and 30
thousand photographed wildlife around
their homes. Summing the number of
participants in these activities results
in an estimate that exceeds the total
number of around-the-home partici-pants
because many people participated
in more than one type of around-the-home
activity. In addition, 19 percent
of resident around-the-home wildlife
watchers also enjoyed wildlife away
from home. For further details about
North Dakota residents participating
in around-the-home wildlife-watching
activities, see Table 27.
Wildlife-Watching Participants in North Dakota
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 thousand
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 thousand
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 24.
Away-From-Home Wildlife-Watching Participation in North Dakota
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Participants, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 thousand
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 thousand
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Photograph wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Days, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264 thousand
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Photograph wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
… Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 25.
Around-the-Home Wildlife-Watching Participation in North Dakota
(State residents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 thousand
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 thousand
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 thousand
Photograph wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 thousand
Maintain natural areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Maintain plantings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Visit public areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
… Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 27.
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Wild Bird Observers
Bird watching attracted many wildlife
enthusiasts in North Dakota. In 2006,
83 thousand people observed birds
around the home and on trips in the
state. Of these, 67 percent (56 thou-sand)
observed wild birds around the
home while 43 percent (36 thousand)
took trips away from home to watch
birds.
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
in North Dakota
Wildlife watchers spent $23 million on
wildlife-watching activities in North
Dakota in 2006. Trip-related expen-ditures,
including food and lodging,
transportation, and other trip expenses,
such as equipment rental, amounted to
$5 million. This comprised 22 percent
of all wildlife-watching expenditures
by participants. The average of the trip-related
expenditures for away-from-home
participants was $88 per person
in 2006.
Wildlife-watching participants spent
$17 million on equipment—74 percent
of all their expenditures. Specifi cally,
wildlife-watching equipment (binocu-lars,
special clothing, etc.) expenditures
totaled $10 million, 59 percent of the
equipment total.
Other items purchased by wildlife -
watching participants, such as
magazines, membership dues and
contributions, land leasing and owner-ship,
and plantings, totaled $982
thousand—4 percent of all wildlife-watching
expenditures. For more details
about wildlife-watching expenditures in
North Dakota, see Table 31.
Wild Bird Observers in North Dakota
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Participants, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 thousand
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 thousand
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 thousand
Days, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.7 million
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.5 million
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 29.
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures in North Dakota
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $23 million
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5 million
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $17 million
Wildlife watching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10 million
Auxiliary and special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $982 thousand
… Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Source: Table 31.
Around-the-Home and
Away-From-Home Participation
by North Dakota Residents
(Total: 128 thousand participants)
Both around
the home and
away from
home
Around the
home only
81%
19%
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
in North Dakota
(Total: $23 million)
Trip-related
22%
Other
4%
Equipment
74%
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1996–2006 Comparisons
Comparing the estimates from the
1996, 2001, and 2006 Surveys gives
a perspective on the state of wildlife-related
recreation in the late 1990s and
early-to-mid 2000s in North Dakota.
Only the most general recreation
comparisons are presented here.
The best way to compare estimates
from surveys is not to compare the
estimates themselves but to compare
the confi dence intervals around the
estimates. A 90-percent confi dence
interval around an estimate gives the
range of estimates that 90 percent of all
possible representative samples would
supply. If the 90-percent confi dence
intervals of two surveys’ estimates
overlap, it is not possible to say the two
estimates are statistically different.
The state resident estimates cover the
participation and expenditure activity
of North Dakota residents anywhere in
the United States. The in-state esti-mates
cover the participation, day, and
expenditure activity of U.S. residents in
North Dakota.
The expenditure estimates were made
comparable by adjusting the estimates
for infl ation—all estimates are in 2006
dollars.
North Dakota 1996 and 2006 Comparison
(Numbers in thousands)
1996 2006 Percent change
Fishing
Anglers in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 106 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,321 953 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $107,455 $93,729 *
State resident anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 106 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $176,617 $96,908 –45
Hunting
Hunters in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 128 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,033 1,344 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $74,382 $129,114 *
State resident hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 86 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $117,419 $92,576 *
Away-From-Home Wildlife Watching
Participants in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 39 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 411 264 *
State resident participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 30 *
Around-the-Home Wildlife Watching
Total participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 128 *
Observers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 56 *
Feeders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 114 *
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
In-state expenditures by U.S. wildlife watchers . . . . . . . . . . $46,355 $22,913 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $31,387 $28,099 *
* Not different from zero at the 10 percent level of signifi cance.
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North Dakota 2001 and 2006 Comparison
(Numbers in thousands)
2001 2006 Percent change
Fishing
Anglers in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 106 –41
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,186 953 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $181,286 $93,729 *
State resident anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 106 –25
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $208,330 $96,908 –53
Hunting
Hunters in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 128 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,635 1,344 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $117,822 $129,114 *
State resident hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 86 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $89,769 $92,576 *
Away-From-Home Wildlife Watching
Participants in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 39 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 523 264 *
State resident participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 30 *
Around-the-Home Wildlife Watching
Total participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 128 *
Observers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 56 –33
Feeders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 114 *
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
In-state expenditures by U.S. wildlife watchers . . . . . . . . . . $30,894 $22,913 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $30,858 $28,099 *
* Not different from zero at the 10 percent level of signifi cance.
1996 2001 2006 1996 2001 2006 1996 2001 2006
Number of People Who Hunted and
Fished in North Dakota: 1996–2006
(In thousands)
88
98
139
179
128
106
Number of People Who Wildlife Watched
in North Dakota: 1996–2006
(In thousands)
63
106
93
125
39
128
Total Expenditures by Participants
in North Dakota: 1996–2006
(In millions of 2006 dollars)
107
74
46
181
118
31
94
129
23
Hunters
Anglers
Away from home
Around the home
Wildlife watchers
Hunters
Anglers
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Purpose and Coverage of Tables
The statistical tables of this report were
designed to meet a wide range of needs
for those interested in wildlife-related
recreation. Special terms used in these
tables are defi ned in Appendix A.
The tables are based on responses to
the 2006 Survey, which was designed
to collect data about participation in
wi ldlife-related recreation. To have
taken part in the Survey, a respondent
must have been a U.S. resident (a
resident of one of the 50 states or the
District of Columbia). No one residing
outside the United States (including
U.S. citizens) was eligible for inter-viewing.
Therefore, reported state and
national totals do not include partici-pation
by those who were not U.S.
residents or who were U.S. citizens
residing outside the United States.
Comparability With Previous
Surveys
The numbers reported can be compared
with those in the 1991, 1996, and 2001
Survey Reports. The methodology used
in 2006 was similar to that used in
those Surveys. These results should not
be directly compared to results from
Surveys earlier than 1991 since there
were major changes in methodology
in 1991. These changes were made to
improve accuracy in the estimates.
Coverage of an Individual Table
Since the Survey covers many activi-ties
in various places by participants
of different ages, all table titles,
headnotes, stubs, and footnotes are
designed to identify and articulate each
item being reported in the table. For
example, the title of Table 2 shows that
data about anglers and hunters, their
days of participation, and their number
of trips are reported by type of activity.
By contrast, the title of Table 7 indi-cates
that it contains data on freshwater
anglers and the days they fi shed for
different species.
Percentages Reported in the Tables
Percentages are reported in the tables
for the convenience of the user. When
exclusive groups are being reported, the
base of a percentage is apparent from
its context because the percents add to
100 percent (plus or minus a rounding
error). For example, Table 2 reports
the number of trips taken by big game
hunters, those taken by small game
hunters, those taken by migratory bird
hunters, and those taken by hunters
pursuing other animals. These comprise
100 percent because they are exclusive
categories.
Percents should not add to 100 when
nonexclusive groups are being reported.
Using Table 2 as an example again,
note that adding the percentages associ-ated
with the total number of big game
hunters, total small game hunters,
total migratory bird hunters, and total
hunters of other animals will not yield
total hunters because respondents could
hunt for more than one type of game.
When the base of the percentage is not
apparent in context, it is identifi ed in a
footnote. For example, Table 15 reports
two percentages with different bases:
one base being the number of total
participants at the head of the column
and the other base being the total popu-lation
who are described by the row
category. Footnotes are used to clarify
the bases of the reported percentages.
Footnotes to the Tables
Footnotes are used to clarify the infor-mation
or items that are being reported
in a table. Symbols in the body of a
table indicate important footnotes.
These symbols are used in the tables
to refer to the same footnote each time
they appear:
* Estimate based on a sample size of
10–29.
... Sample size too small to report data
reliably because there were fewer
than 10 responses.
W Less than .5 dollars.
Z Less than 0.5 percent.
X Not applicable.
NA Not asked.
Estimates based upon fewer than 10
responses are regarded as being based
on a sample size that is too small for
reliable reporting. An estimate based
upon at least 10 but fewer than 30
responses is treated as an estimate
based on a small sample size. Other
footnotes appear, as necessary, to
qualify or clarify the estimates reported
in the tables. In addition, these two
important footnotes appear frequently:
• Detail does not add to total because
of multiple responses.
• Detail does not add to total because
of multiple responses and nonre-sponse.
“Multiple responses” is a term used
to refl ect the fact that individuals or
their characteristics fall into more than
one category. Using Table 12 as an
example, those who hunt for big game,
small game, migratory birds, and other
animals are counted only once as a
hunter in the “Total, all hunting” row.
Another example is Table 15, where
total anglers and hunters add up to
more than total sportspersons. Totals
will be smaller than the sum of subcat-egories
when multiple responses exist.
“Nonresponse” exists because the
Survey questions were answered
voluntarily and some respondents did
not or could not answer all the ques-tions.
Totals are greater than the sum of
subcategories when nonresponses have
occurred. This occurs because some
respondents answered the question that
provided the category estimate but did
not answer the subcategory questions.
Guide to Statistical Tables
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Table 1. Fishing and Hunting in North Dakota 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) . . . . . . . . 190 100 132 100 *58 *100
Total anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 56 88 67 ... ...
Fished only. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 33 47 35 ... ...
Fished and hunted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 23 42 31 ... ...
Total hunters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 67 86 65 *42 *73
Hunted only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 44 44 33 *40 *70
Hunted and fished . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 23 42 31 ... ...
* 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 North Dakota 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 100 953 100 796 100
Total, all freshwater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 100 953 100 796 100
Freshwater, except Great Lakes. . . . . . . . . . . . 106 100 953 100 796 100
Great Lakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
Saltwater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
HUNTING
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 100 1,344 100 1,107 100
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 60 561 42 449 41
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 60 644 48 483 44
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 18 *187 *14 *101 *9
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *15 *11 *85 *6 *75 *7
* 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.
18 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—North Dakota 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 North Dakota Activity by North Dakota 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 100 88 84 ... ... 106 100 88 84 30 28
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 796 100 778 98 ... ... 903 100 778 86 126 14
Total days of fishing. . . . . . . . . 953 100 905 95 ... ... 1,150 100 905 79 247 21
Average days of fishing . . . . . . 9 (X) 10 (X) ... (X) 11 (X) 10 (X) 8 (X)
HUNTING
Total hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 100 86 67 *42 *33 86 100 86 99 *7 *8
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,107 100 1,009 91 *98 *9 1,016 100 1,009 99 *7 *1
Total days of hunting . . . . . . . . 1,344 100 1,081 80 *263 *20 1,125 100 1,081 96 *44 *4
Average days of hunting . . . . . 11 (X) 13 (X) *6 (X) 13 (X) 13 (X) *6 (X)
(X) Not applicable. * Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Table 4. North Dakota 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 100 86 100
In-state only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 72 79 92
In-state and other states . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *13 *12 *6 *7
In other states only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 16 ... ...
* 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. North Dakota 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 100 1,150 100 903 100
Total, all freshwater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 98 1,131 98 903 100
Freshwater, except Great Lakes. . . . . . . . . . . . 104 98 1,129 98 902 100
Great Lakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
Saltwater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
HUNTING
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 100 1,125 100 1,016 100
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 84 556 49 445 44
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 53 488 43 417 41
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *11 *13 *92 *8 *83 *8
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *13 *15 *82 *7 *71 *7
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Table 6. Freshwater Anglers, Trips, Days of Fishing, and Type of Water Fished: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Anglers, trips, and days of fishing
Activity in North Dakota
Total, state
residents and nonresidents
State residents Nonresidents
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 100 88 84 ... ...
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 796 100 778 98 ... ...
Total days of fishing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 953 100 905 95 ... ...
Average days of fishing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 (X) 10 (X) ... (X)
ANGLERS
Total, all types of water. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 100 88 84 ... ...
Ponds, lakes, or reservoirs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 100 76 81 ... ...
Rivers or streams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 100 28 87 ... ...
DAYS
Total, all types of water. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 953 100 905 95 ... ...
Ponds, lakes, or reservoirs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 756 100 708 94 ... ...
Rivers or streams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 100 176 95 ... ...
... Sample size too small to report data reliably. (X) Not applicable.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
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Table 7. Freshwater Anglers and Days of Fishing in North Dakota by Type of Fish: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Anglers and days of fishing
Activity in North Dakota
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 100 100 88 84 ... ...
Crappie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Panfish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *14 *13 *100 *13 *96 ... ...
White bass, striped bass, striped bass hybrids . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Black bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Catfish, bullheads. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Walleye, sauger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 81 100 77 90 ... ...
Northern pike, pickerel, muskie, muskie hybrids . . . 40 38 100 29 72 ... ...
Steelhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Trout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Salmon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Anything1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *9 *9 *100 *6 *72 ... ...
Other freshwater fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
DAYS
Total, all types of fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 953 100 100 905 95 ... ...
Crappie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Panfish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *103 *11 *100 *103 *100 ... ...
White bass, striped bass, striped bass hybrids . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Black bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Catfish, bullheads. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Walleye, sauger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 765 80 100 741 97 ... ...
Northern pike, pickerel, muskie, muskie hybrids . . . 197 21 100 172 87 ... ...
Steelhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Trout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Salmon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Anything1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *46 *5 *100 *40 *89 ... ...
Other freshwater fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
1 Respondent fished for no specific species and identified ‘‘Anything’’ from a list of categories of fish.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
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Table 8. Great Lakes Anglers, Trips, and Days of Fishing in North Dakota: 2006
This table does not apply to this state.
Table 9. Great Lakes Anglers and Days of Fishing in North Dakota by Type of Fish: 2006
This table does not apply to this state.
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Table 10. Saltwater Anglers, Trips, and Days of Fishing in North Dakota: 2006
This table does not apply to this state.
Table 11. Saltwater Anglers and Days of Fishing in North Dakota by Type of Fish: 2006
This table does not apply to this state.
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Table 12. Hunters, Trips, and Days of Hunting in North Dakota by Type of Hunting: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Hunters, trips, and days of hunting
Activity in North Dakota
Total, state
residents and nonresidents
State residents Nonresidents
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
HUNTERS
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 100 86 67 *42 *33
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 100 72 93 ... ...
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 100 45 59 *32 *41
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 100 *11 *46 ... ...
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *15 *100 *13 *88 ... ...
TRIPS
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,107 100 1,009 91 *98 *9
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 449 100 441 98 ... ...
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 483 100 415 86 *68 *14
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *101 *100 *83 *82 ... ...
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *75 *100 *71 *95 ... ...
DAYS
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,344 100 1,081 80 *263 *20
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 561 100 525 94 ... ...
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 644 100 480 74 *165 *26
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *187 *100 *92 *49 ... ...
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *85 *100 *77 *91 ... ...
* 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 North Dakota 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 100 1,344 100
Big game, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 60 561 42
Deer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 58 522 39
Elk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Bear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Wild turkey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *7 *6 *22 *2
Other big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Small game, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 60 644 48
Rabbit, hare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Quail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Grouse/prairie chicken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *10 *8 *63 *5
Squirrel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Pheasant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 55 580 43
Other small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Migratory birds, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 18 *187 *14
Waterfowl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *22 *17 *164 *12
Geese . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *13 *10 *73 *5
Duck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *20 *16 *136 *10
Dove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other animals, total 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *15 *11 *85 *6
* 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 North Dakota 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 100 86 100 *42 *100
Public land, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 48 44 52 ... ...
Public land only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *11 *8 *9 *10 ... ...
Public and private land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 39 36 42 ... ...
Private land, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 91 77 89 *40 *95
Private land only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 52 41 48 *26 *61
Private and public land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 39 36 42 ... ...
DAYS
Total, all types of land. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,344 100 1,081 100 *263 *100
Public land1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 425 32 337 31 ... ...
Private land2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,133 84 897 83 *236 *90
* 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 North Dakota 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 507 100 145 29 100 106 21 100 86 17 100
Population Density of Residence
Urban . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288 57 72 25 49 61 21 58 36 12 41
Rural . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219 43 74 34 51 44 20 42 51 23 59
Population Size of Residence
Metropolitan statistical area
(MSA). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229 45 61 27 42 51 22 48 34 15 40
1,000,000 or more . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
250,000 to 999,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Less than 250,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229 45 61 27 42 51 22 48 34 15 40
Outside MSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279 55 84 30 58 55 20 52 52 19 60
Sex
Male . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247 49 107 43 74 72 29 69 79 32 91
Female . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260 51 38 15 26 33 13 31 *8 *3 *9
Age
16 to 17 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 3 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
18 to 24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 11 *24 *41 *16 *18 *32 *17 *13 *23 *16
25 to 34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 15 22 30 15 *17 *22 *16 *13 *17 *15
35 to 44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 16 25 30 17 21 26 20 *12 *14 *14
45 to 54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 19 37 37 25 27 27 26 24 24 28
55 to 64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 14 18 26 12 *12 *17 *11 *12 *17 *14
65 years and older . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 22 *17 *16 *12 *10 *9 *9 *10 *9 *12
Ethnicity
Hispanic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Non-Hispanic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 507 100 145 29 100 106 21 100 86 17 100
Race
White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 468 92 129 28 89 91 19 86 82 17 95
Black. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *9 *2 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
All others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 6 *16 *55 *11 *15 *49 *14 ... ... ...
Annual Household Income
Under $10,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 5 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
$10,000 to $19,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 7 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
$20,000 to $29,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 13 *15 *24 *10 *11 *17 *10 *8 *13 *10
$30,000 to $39,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 8 16 38 11 *12 *28 *11 *9 *20 *10
$40,000 to $49,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 9 *12 *28 *9 *10 *22 *9 *5 *12 *6
$50,000 to $74,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 17 32 37 22 24 27 22 22 26 26
$75,000 to $99,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 11 21 38 15 17 31 16 *15 *26 *17
$100,000 or more. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 6 *11 *38 *8 *10 *32 *9 *6 *20 *7
Not reported . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 25 24 20 17 *12 *9 *11 18 15 21
Education
11 years or less . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 12 *13 *23 *9 *8 *14 *8 *8 *13 *9
12 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 33 51 30 35 39 24 37 29 17 33
1 to 3 years college . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 31 52 33 36 37 24 35 29 19 34
4 years college or more . . . . . . . . . . . 125 25 29 23 20 21 16 19 20 16 23
* 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 North Dakota 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246,343 233 1,055 1,102
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42,637 163 261 224
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50,670 165 307 267
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,214 97 188 96
Equipment (fishing, hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42,057 137 308 187
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,479 56 260 71
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *63,804 *17 *3,850 *184
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 647 16 40 3
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,222 21 57 6
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,614 158 80 64
FISHING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93,729 130 721 587
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,367 91 158 136
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,762 92 205 177
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,948 79 75 56
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,745 80 196 101
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,007 *6 *167 *10
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *35,594 *10 *3,602 *87
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,177 54 41 20
HUNTING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129,114 141 915 995
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28,270 110 258 221
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31,908 114 280 250
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *12,266 *20 *628 *96
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24,228 79 305 181
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,561 35 244 63
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *657 *9 *70 *5
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,437 119 88 79
UNSPECIFIED5
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,417 37 583 97
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
1 Includes boating costs, equipment rental, guide fees, access fees, heating and cooking fuel, and ice and bait (for fishing only).
2 Includes tents, special clothing, etc.
3 Includes boats, campers, 4x4 vehicles, cabins, etc.
4 Includes land leasing and ownership, licenses, stamps, tags, and permits.
5 Respondent could not specify whether expenditure was primarily for either fishing or hunting.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses and nonresponse. See Tables 19–20 for a detailed listing of expenditure items.
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Table 17. Summary of Fishing Trip and Equipment Expenditures in North Dakota 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91,423 125 732 566
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,367 91 158 136
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,762 92 205 177
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,948 79 75 56
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52,346 89 586 197
ALL FRESHWATER
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87,701 122 720 552
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,367 91 158 136
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,762 92 205 177
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,948 79 75 56
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48,624 84 576 183
FRESHWATER, EXCEPT
GREAT LAKES
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87,701 122 720 552
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,367 91 158 136
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,762 92 205 177
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,948 79 75 56
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48,624 84 576 183
GREAT LAKES
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
SALTWATER
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses and nonresponse. See Table 19 for detailed listing of expenditure items.
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Table 18. Summary of Hunting Trip and Equipment Expenditures in North Dakota 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117,918 130 906 910
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28,270 110 258 221
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31,908 114 280 250
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *12,266 *20 *628 *96
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45,473 81 565 344
BIG GAME
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61,822 84 732 777
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,527 65 116 98
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,516 70 192 176
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30,887 56 550 375
SMALL GAME
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38,638 74 519 744
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,673 64 259 381
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,282 66 187 281
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,498 26 286 32
MIGRATORY BIRD
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,770 27 395 1,580
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *3,432 *19 *178 *573
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,983 20 246 832
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *2,166 *11 *195 *144
OTHER ANIMALS
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *3,016 *12 *255 *1,469
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *637 *7 *89 *530
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,128 *8 *134 *938
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,251 *5 *272 *0
* 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 North Dakota 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93,729 587 130 123 721
TRIP-RELATED EXPENDITURES
Total trip-related. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39,076 369 100 95 390
Food and lodging, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,367 136 99 93 145
Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,305 116 90 85 136
Lodging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *2,061 *19 *15 *14 *141
Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,762 177 92 87 205
Other trip costs, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,948 56 79 75 75
Privilege and other fees1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
Boating costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,421 23 30 28 81
Bait . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,784 26 78 73 36
Ice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394 4 22 21 18
Heating and cooking fuel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *159 *2 *11 *11 *14
EQUIPMENT AND OTHER EXPENDITURES
PRIMARILY FOR FISHING
Fishing equipment, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,745 101 80 76 196
Reels, rods, and rod-making components . . . . . . . . . . . 5,207 26 36 34 146
Lines, hooks, sinkers, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,184 19 59 56 37
Artificial lures and flies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,615 15 42 40 39
Creels, stringers, fish bags, landing nets, and gaff
hooks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *111 *1 *4 *4 *25
Minnow seines, traps, and bait containers. . . . . . . . . . . *69 *1 *6 *6 *11
Other fishing equipment3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,559 40 27 25 245
Auxiliary equipment4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,007 *10 *6 *6 *167
Special equipment5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
Other fishing costs6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,306 21 57 54 41
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
1 Includes boat or equipment rental and fees for guides, pack trip (party and charter boats, etc.), public land use, and private land use.
2 Boat launching, mooring, storage, maintenance, insurance, pumpout fees, and fuel.
3 Includes electronic fishing devices (depth finders, fish finders, etc.), tackle boxes, ice fishing equipment, and other fishing equipment.
4 Includes tents, special fishing clothing, etc.
5 Includes boats, campers, 4x4 vehicles, cabins, etc.
6 Includes magazines and books, membership dues and contributions, land leasing and ownership, and licenses, stamps, tags, and permits.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses and nonresponse. Percent of anglers may be greater than 100 because spenders who did not fish in this
state are included.
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Table 20. Expenditures in North Dakota 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129,114 996 141 110 915
TRIP-RELATED EXPENDITURES
Total trip-related. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72,445 567 119 93 607
Food and lodging, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28,270 221 119 93 237
Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,866 132 110 86 154
Lodging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,404 89 44 35 257
Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31,908 250 114 89 280
Other trip costs, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
Privilege and other fees1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
Boating costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
Heating and cooking fuel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
EQUIPMENT AND OTHER EXPENDITURES
PRIMARILY FOR HUNTING
Hunting equipment, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24,228 181 79 62 305
Firearms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,192 72 13 10 710
Ammunition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,572 42 73 57 77
Other hunting equipment2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,463 67 28 22 334
Auxiliary equipment3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,561 63 35 27 244
Special equipment4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
Other hunting costs5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,196 86 119 93 94
... 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 North Dakota for Fishing and Hunting by North Dakota
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219,756 211 1,040 1,156
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing, total. . . . . . . . . . 91,423 125 732 863
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,367 91 158 136
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,762 92 205 177
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,421 30 81 23
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,527 79 45 33
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52,346 89 586 494
Trip and equipment expenditures for hunting, total. . . . . . . . . 117,918 130 906 923
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28,270 110 258 221
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31,908 114 280 250
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45,473 81 565 356
Unspecified equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,416 13 822 55
STATE RESIDENTS
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing and hunting,
total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156,116 129 1,208 1,179
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing, total. . . . . . . . . . 68,484 89 765 775
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,425 76 164 141
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,603 77 203 176
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,410 29 82 27
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,429 71 48 39
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34,617 64 541 392
Trip and equipment expenditures for hunting, total. . . . . . . . . 77,266 82 948 903
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,302 72 172 144
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,336 78 272 249
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43,521 65 675 509
Unspecified equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,366 12 853 78
NONRESIDENTS
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing and hunting,
total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63,640 82 775 1,104
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing, total. . . . . . . . . . *22,939 *35 *647 *1,313
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,942 *15 *130 *111
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *3,159 *15 *212 *181
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Trip and equipment expenditures for hunting, total. . . . . . . . . *40,652 *49 *835 *963
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *15,968 *38 *418 *378
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *10,572 *36 *296 *250
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,952 *16 *122 *46
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 North Dakota Residents’ Fishing and Hunting Expenditures Both Inside and
Outside North Dakota: 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214,201 144 1,490 1,474
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32,100 122 264 221
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42,143 124 339 290
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,741 83 93 53
Equipment (fishing, hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39,751 106 375 273
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,679 50 313 108
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *55,582 *9 *5,905 *382
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 682 17 40 5
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,243 19 66 9
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,280 124 155 133
FISHING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96,908 104 930 917
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,210 88 206 172
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,876 89 213 179
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,524 82 91 71
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,352 66 187 117
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,081 *6 *170 *10
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *26,162 *3 *8,532 *247
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,560 65 194 119
HUNTING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92,576 85 1,083 1,073
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,890 72 193 161
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23,267 79 295 270
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,661 66 389 297
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,342 33 286 108
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *680 *10 *69 *8
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,720 80 84 78
UNSPECIFIED5
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22,979 30 754 158
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
1 Includes boating costs, equipment rental, guide fees, access fees, heating and cooking fuel, and ice and bait (for fishing only).
2 Includes tents, special clothing, etc.
3 Includes boats, campers, 4x4 vehicles, cabins, etc.
4 Includes land leasing and ownership, licenses, stamps, tags, and permits.
5 Respondent could not specify whether expenditure was primarily for either fishing or hunting.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses and nonresponse. See Tables 19–20 for a detailed listing of expenditure items.
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Table 23. In-State and Out-of-State Expenditures by North Dakota 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 NORTH DAKOTA
Expenditures for fishing and hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176,847 136 1,303 1,336
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67,612 126 537 511
Equipment (fishing and hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35,302 103 344 267
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,909 47 294 105
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *50,917 *9 *5,409 *385
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,109 117 78 69
Expenditures for fishing, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70,691 93 761 800
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33,867 85 398 383
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,903 62 175 123
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,007 *6 *167 *11
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,208 52 43 25
Expenditures for hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83,243 85 978 973
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33,745 81 418 394
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22,777 63 360 266
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,059 31 260 94
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,978 80 75 70
Unspecified expenditures for fishing and hunting, total4 . . . . . 11,860 23 514 90
OUT OF STATE
Expenditures for fishing and hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38,765 44 877 1,116
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,784 30 533 454
Equipment (fishing and hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,450 19 232 128
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,770 *8 *220 *51
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,096 25 475 348
Expenditures for fishing, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26,149 30 863 876
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,676 25 424 358
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,449 12 125 49
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,494 20 523 352
Expenditures for hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,812 19 558 1,595
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *5,108 *5 *931 *753
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *2,884 *10 *289 *425
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,283 *6 *225 *189
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,536 *7 *213 *227
Unspecified expenditures for fishing and hunting, total 4 . . . . *1,677 *3 *523 *48
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
1 Includes tents, special hunting or fishing clothing, etc.
2 Includes boats, campers, 4x4 vehicles, cabins, etc.
3 Includes magazines, books, membership dues, contributions, land leasing and ownership, stamps, tags, and licenses.
4 Respondent could not specify whether expenditure was primarily for either fishing or hunting.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses and nonresponse.
34 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—North Dakota U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Table 24. Wildlife Watching in North Dakota by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Participants Number Percent
Total participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 100
Away from home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *39 *26
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *39 *26
Photograph wildlife. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ...
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ...
Around the home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 86
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *56 *38
Photograph wildlife. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *30 *20
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 77
Visit public parks1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ...
Maintain plantings or natural areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
1 Includes visits only to parks or publicly owned areas within 1 mile of home.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Table 25. Participants, Trips, and Days of Participation in Away-From-Home Wildlife Watching in
North Dakota: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Participants, trips, and days
of participation
Activity in North Dakota
Total, state residents and
nonresidents
State
residents
Nonresidents
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
PARTICIPANTS
Total participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *39 *100 *23 *100 ... ...
Observe wildlife. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *39 *100 *23 *100 ... ...
Photograph wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
TRIPS
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *172 *100 *166 *100 ... ...
Average days per trip. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *2 (X) *1 (X) ... (X)
DAYS
Total days . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *264 *100 *168 *100 ... ...
Observing wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
Photographing wildlife. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
Feeding wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
Average days per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *7 (X) *7 (X) ... (X)
Observing wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... (X) ... (X) ... (X)
Photographing wildlife. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... (X) ... (X) ... (X)
Feeding wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... (X) ... (X) ... (X)
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably. (X) Not applicable.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses and nonresponse.
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Table 26. Away-From-Home Wildlife-Watching Participants by Wildlife Observed, Photographed, or Fed
in North Dakota: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Wildlife observed, photographed, or fed
Total, state residents and
nonresidents
State residents Nonresidents
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total all wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *39 *100 *23 *60 ... ...
Total birds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *36 *100 *22 *61 ... ...
Songbirds (cardinals, robins, warblers, etc.). . . . . . . . . . *31 *100 ... ... ... ...
Birds of prey (hawks, owls, eagles, etc.) . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
Waterfowl (ducks, geese, swan, etc.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
Other water birds (shorebirds, herons, cranes, etc.) . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
Other birds (pheasants, turkeys, road runners, etc.) . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
Total land mammals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
Large land mammals (bears, bison, etc.) . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
Small land mammals (prairie dogs, squirrels, etc.) . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
Fish (salmon, shark, etc.). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
Marine mammals (whales, dolphins, etc.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
Other wildlife (butterflies, turtles, etc.). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ...