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

              U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Nevada
2006 National Survey
of Fishing, Hunting,
and Wildlife-Associated
Recreation
2006 National Survey of
Fishing, Hunting, and
Wildlife-Associated Recreation
FHW/06-NV
Issued April 2008
Nevada
U.S. Department of the Interior
Dirk Kempthorne,
Secretary
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
H. Dale Hall,
Director
U.S. Department of Commerce
Carlos M. Gutierrez,
Secretary
John J. Sullivan,
Deputy Secretary
Economics and Statistics Administration
Cynthia A. Glassman,
Under Secretary for Economic Affairs
U.S. CENSUS BUREAU
Steve H. Murdock,
Director
The U.S. Department of the Interior protects and manages the Nation’s natural resources and cultural
heritage; provides scientifi c and other information about those resources; and honors its trust responsi-bilities
or special commitments to American Indians, Alaska Natives, and affi liated Island Communities.
The mission of the Department’s U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is working with others to conserve,
protect, and enhance fi sh, wildlife, and their habitats for the continuing benefi t of the American people.
The Service is responsible for national programs of vital importance to our natural resources, including
administration of the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs. These two programs provide fi nan-cial
assistance to the States for projects to enhance and protect fi sh and wildlife resources and to assure
their availability to the public for recreational purposes. Multistate grants from these programs fund the
National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation.
Suggested Citation
U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, and U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S.
Census Bureau. 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
H. Dale Hall,
Director
Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration
Rowan Gould,
Assistant Director
U.S. Department of the Interior
Dirk Kempthorne,
Secretary
U.S. CENSUS BUREAU
Steve H. Murdock,
Director
Economics and Statistics
Administration
Cynthia A. Glassman,
Under Secretary for Economic Affairs
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Contents
List of Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv
Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi
Survey Background and Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Highlights
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Wildlife-Associated Recreation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Sportspersons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Wildlife Watchers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
1996–2006 Comparisons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Tables
Guide to Statistical Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Fishing and Hunting Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Wildlife-Watching Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
National Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Appendixes
A. Defi nitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
B. 2005 Participation of 6- to 15-Year-Olds: Data From Screening Interviews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
C. Signifi cant Methodological Changes From Previous Surveys and Regional Trends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
D. Sample Design and Statistical Accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
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Fishing and Hunting
1. Fishing and Hunting in Nevada by Resident and Nonresident Sportspersons: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2. Anglers and Hunters, Days of Participation, and Trips in Nevada by Type of Fishing
and Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3. Anglers and Hunters, Trips, and Days of Participation: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
4. Nevada Resident Anglers and Hunters by Place Fished or Hunted: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
5. Nevada 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 Nevada by Type of Fish: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
8. Great Lakes Anglers, Trips, and Days of Fishing in Nevada: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
9. Great Lakes Anglers and Days of Fishing in Nevada by Type of Fish: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
10. Saltwater Anglers, Trips, and Days of Fishing in Nevada: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
11. Saltwater Anglers and Days of Fishing in Nevada by Type of Fish: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
12. Hunters, Trips, and Days of Hunting in Nevada by Type of Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
13. Hunters and Days of Hunting in Nevada by Type of Game: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
14. Hunters and Days of Hunting in Nevada by Type of Land: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
15. Selected Characteristics of Nevada Resident Anglers and Hunters: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
16. Summary of Expenditures in Nevada by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for
Fishing and Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
17. Summary of Fishing Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Nevada by State Residents and
Nonresidents Combined by Type of Fishing: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
18. Summary of Hunting Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Nevada by State Residents and
Nonresidents Combined by Type of Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
19. Expenditures in Nevada by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for Fishing: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
20. Expenditures in Nevada by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
21. Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Nevada for Fishing and Hunting by Nevada Residents
and Nonresidents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
22. Summary of Nevada Residents’ Fishing and Hunting Expenditures Both Inside and Outside
Nevada: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
23. In-State and Out-of-State Expenditures by Nevada Residents for Fishing and Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Wildlife Watching
24. Wildlife Watching in Nevada by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
25. Participants, Trips, and Days of Participation in Away-From-Home Wildlife Watching in
Nevada: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
26. Away-From-Home Wildlife-Watching Participants by Wildlife Observed, Photographed, or
Fed in Nevada: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
List of Tables
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27. Participation in Wildlife-Watching Activities Around the Home in Nevada: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
28. Nevada Residents Participating in Wildlife Watching in the United States: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
29. Wild Bird Observers and Days of Observation in Nevada by State Residents and
Nonresidents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
30. Selected Characteristics of Nevada Residents Participating in Wildlife Watching: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
31. Expenditures in Nevada by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for Wildlife
Watching: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
32. Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Nevada for Wildlife Watching by Nevada Residents
and Nonresidents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
33. Wildlife-Watching Expenditures Both Inside and Outside Nevada by Nevada
Residents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
34. In-State and Out-of-State Expenditures by Nevada Residents for Wildlife Watching: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
35. Participation of Nevada Resident Wildlife-Watching Participants in Fishing and
Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
36. Participation of Nevada 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—Nevada 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—Nevada vii
Survey Background and Method
The National Survey of Fishing,
Hunting, and Wildlife-Asso ciated
Recreation (Survey) has been
conducted since 1955 and is one of
the oldest and most comprehensive
continuing recreation surveys. The
Survey collects information on the
number of anglers, hunters, and wild-life
watchers; how often they partici-pate;
and how much they spend on their
activities in the United States.
Preparations for the 2006 Survey began
in 2004 when the Association of Fish
and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA) recom-mended
that the Fish and Wildlife
Service conduct the 11th Survey of
wildlife-related recreation. Funding
came from the Multistate Conservation
Grant Programs, authorized by Sport
Fish and Wildlife Restoration Acts, as
amended.
We consulted with State and Federal
agencies and nongovernmental
o rganizations such as the Wildlife
Management Institute and American
Sportfi shing Association to determine
survey content. Other sportsper-sons’
organizations and conservation
groups, industry representatives, and
researchers also provided valuable
advice.
Four regional technical committees
were set up under the auspices of the
AFWA to ensure that State fi sh and
wildlife agencies had an opportunity to
participate in all phases of survey plan-ning
and design. The committees were
made up of agency representatives.
Data collection for the Survey was
carried out by the U.S. Census Bureau
in two phases. The fi rst phase was the
screen which began in April 2006.
During this phase, the Census Bureau
interviewed a sample of 85,000 house-holds
nationwide to determine who
in the household had fi shed, hunted,
or wildlife watched in 2005, and who
had engaged or planned to engage
in those activities in 2006. In most
cases, one adult household member
provided information for all members.
The screen primarily covered 2005
activities while the next, more in-depth
phase covered 2006 activities. For
more information on 2005 data, refer to
Appendix B.
The second phase of data collection
consisted of three detailed inter-view
waves. The fi rst began in April
2006 concurrent with the screen, the
second in September 2006, and the
last in January 2007. Interviews were
conducted with samples of likely
anglers, hunters, and wildlife watchers
who were identifi ed in the initial
screening phase. Interviews were
conducted primarily by phone, with
in-person interviews for respondents
who could not be reached by phone.
Respondents in the second survey
phase were limited to those who were
at least 16 years old. Each respondent
provided information pertaining only to
his or her activities and expenditures.
Sample sizes were designed to provide
statistically reliable results at the state
level. Information on sampling proce-dures,
sample sizes, and response rates
is found in Appendix D.
Comparability With Previous
Surveys
The 2006 Survey questions and meth-odology
were similar to those used
in the 2001, 1996, and 1991 Surveys.
Therefore, the estimates are compa-rable.
The methodology of these Surveys
did differ importantly from the 1985
and 1980 Surveys, so these estimates
are not directly comparable to those
of earlier surveys. Changes in meth-odology
included reducing the recall
period over which respondents had to
report their activities and expenditures.
Previous Surveys used a 12-month
recall period, which resulted in greater
reporting bias. Research found that the
amount of activity and expenditures
reported in 12-month recall surveys
was overestimated in comparison
with that reported using shorter recall
periods.
Highlights
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Introduction
The National Survey of Fishing,
Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated
Recreation reports results from inter-views
with U.S. residents about their
fi shing, hunting, and wildlife watching.
This report focuses on 2006 participa-tion
and expenditures of persons 16
years of age and older.
The Survey is a snapshot of one year.
The information it collected tells us
how many people participated and
how much they spent on their activi-ties
in the State in 2006. It does not
tell us how many anglers, hunters, and
wildlife watchers there were because
many do not participate every year.
For example, based on information
collected by the Survey’s household
screen and detailed phase, we can
estimate that about 33 percent more
anglers and hunters participated nation-ally
in at least 1 of the 4 years prior to
the survey year 2006.
In addition to 2006 estimates, we also
provide trend information in the High-lights
section and Appendix C of the
report. The 2006 numbers reported can
be compared with those in the 1991,
1996, and 2001 Survey reports because
they used similar methodologies. The
2006 estimates should not be directly
compared with results from Surveys
conducted earlier than 1991 because
of changes in methodology to improve
accuracy.
The report also provides information
on participation in wildlife recreation
in 2005, particularly of persons 6 to 15
years of age. The 2005 information is
provided in Appendix B. Information
about the Survey’s scope and coverage
is in Appendix D. The remainder of this
section defi nes important terms used in
the Survey.
This report does not provide infor-mation
about the State’s wildlife
resources. That, and additional infor-mation
on wildlife-related recreation,
may be obtained from State fi sh and
wildlife agencies. The Association of
Fish and Wildlife Agencies can provide
the addresses and telephone numbers of
those agencies. The Association’s Web
site is .
Wildlife-Associated Recreation
Wildlife-associated recreation is
fi shing, hunting, and wildlife-watching
activities. These categories are not
mutually exclusive because many indi-viduals
participated in more than one
activity. Wildlife-associated recreation
is reported in two major categories: (1)
fi shing and hunting and (2) wildlife
watching, which includes observing,
photographing, and feeding fi sh or
wildlife.
Fishing and Hunting
This Survey reports information about
residents of the United States who
fi shed or hunted in 2006, regardless of
whether they were licensed. The fi shing
and hunting sections report information
for three groups: (1) sportspersons, (2)
anglers, and (3) hunters.
Sportspersons
Sportspersons are those who fi shed
or hunted. Individuals who fi shed
or hunted commercially in 2006 are
reported as sportspersons only if they
also fi shed or hunted for recreation.
The sportspersons group is composed
of three subgroups, as shown in the
diagram on this page: (1) those that
fi shed and hunted, (2) those that only
fi shed, and (3) those that only hunted.
The total number of sportspersons is
equal to the sum of people who only
fi shed, only hunted, and both hunted
and fi shed. It is not the sum of all
anglers and all hunters because those
people who both fi shed and hunted are
included in both the angler and hunter
population and would be incorrectly
counted twice.
Anglers
Anglers are sportspersons who only
fi shed plus those who fi shed and
hunted. Anglers include not only
licensed hook and line anglers, but
also those who have no license and
those who use special methods such as
fi shing with spears.
Three types of fi shing are reported: (1)
freshwater, excluding the Great Lakes,
(2) Great Lakes, and (3) saltwater.
Since many anglers participated in
more than one type of fi shing, the total
number of anglers is less than the sum
of the three types of fi shing.
Hunters
Hunters are sportspersons who only
hunted plus those who hunted and
fi shed. Hunters include not only
licensed hunters using rifl es and shot-guns
but also those who had no license
and those who hunted with a bow and
arrow, primitive fi rearm, or pistol or
handgun.
Sportspersons
Anglers Hunters
Fished
only
Fished
and
hunted
Hunted
only
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Four types of hunting are reported: (1)
big game, (2) small game, (3) migra-tory
bird, and (4) other animals. Since
many hunters participated in more than
one type of hunting, the sum of hunters
for big game, small game, migratory
bird, and other animals exceeds the
total number of hunters.
Wildlife Watchers
Since 1980, the National Survey has
included information on wildlife-watching
activities in addition to
fi shing and hunting. The 1991, 1996,
2001, and 2006 Surveys, unlike the
1980 and 1985 Surveys, collected data
only for activities where the primary
purpose was wildlife watching. The
1980 and 1985 Surveys included esti-mates
of unplanned wildlife watching
around the home and while on trips
taken for another purpose.
The 2006 Survey uses a strict defi ni-tion
of wildlife watching. Participants
must either take a “special interest”
in w ildlife around their homes or take
a trip for the “primary purpose” of
wildlife watching. Secondary wild-life
watching, such as incidentally
observing wildlife while pleasure
driving, is not included.
Two types of wildlife watching
are reported: (1) away-from-home
(formerly nonresidential) activities and
(2) around-the-home (formerly residen-tial)
activities. Because some people
participated in more than one type of
wildlife watching, the sum of partici-pants
in each type will be greater than
the total number of wildlife watchers.
The two types of wildlife-watching
activity are explained next.
Away-From-Home Wildlife
Watching
This group includes persons who
took trips or outings of at least 1 mile
from home for the primary purpose of
observing, feeding, or photographing
fi sh and wildlife. Trips to fi sh, hunt,
or scout and trips to zoos, circuses,
aq uariums, and museums are not
considered wildlife-watching activities.
Around-the-Home Wildlife
Watching
This group includes those who
participated within 1 mile of home and
involves one or more of the following:
(1) closely observing or trying to iden-tify
birds or other wildlife; (2) photo-graphing
wildlife; (3) feeding birds or
other wildlife; (4) maintaining natural
areas of at least 1/4 acre where benefi t
to wildlife is the primary concern; (5)
maintaining plantings (shrubs, agri-cultural
crops, etc.) where benefi t to
wildlife is the primary concern; or (6)
visiting public parks within 1 mile
of home for the primary purpose of
observing, feeding, or photographing
wildlife.
4 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Nevada U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
2006 Nevada Summary
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,526,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $144,634,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $61,390,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $83,244,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $920
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $40
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 615,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $129,080,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $39,574,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $89,506,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,922
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $64
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . . . 686,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 416,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 371,000
Days of participation away from home . . . . . 2,298,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $362,229,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $158,935,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $203,294,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $526
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $69
Activities in Nevada by Residents and Nonresidents Activities in Nevada by Nonresidents
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $17,516,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,809,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,707,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $643
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . $120
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Total expenditures...
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . . . 283,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 283,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (X)
Days of participation away from home . . . . . 932,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $123,744,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $120,948,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,796,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $436
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . $130
… Sample size too small to report data reliably.
(X) Not applicable.
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Activities in Nevada by Residents
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,436,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $127,118,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50,581,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $76,537,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,111
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $35
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 578,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $119,132,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $32,244,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $86,888,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,223
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $56
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . . . 403,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 133,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 371,000
Days of participation away from home . . . . . 1,366,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $238,485,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $37,987,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $200,498,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $591
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $28
Activities by Nevada Residents Both Inside
and Outside Nevada
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,958,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $304,133,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $109,932,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $194,201,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,951
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $56
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 687,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $149,750,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $51,115,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $98,635,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,482
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $74
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . . . 420,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 168,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 371,000
Days of participation away from home . . . . . 1,935,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $463,929,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $108,053,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $355,877,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,104
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $56
6 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Nevada U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Participation in Nevada
The 2006 Survey found that 788 thou-sand
Nevada residents and nonresidents
16 years old and older fi shed, hunted,
or wildlife watched in Nevada. Of the
total number of participants, 142 thou-sand
fi shed, 63 thousand hunted, and
686 thousand participated in wildlife -
watching activities, which include
observing, feeding, and photographing
wildlife. The sum of anglers, hunters,
and wildlife watchers exceeds the total
number of participants in wildlife -
related recreation because many
individuals engaged in more than
one wildlife-related activity.
Participation by 6-to-15-Year-Old
Nevada 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 156 thousand resident anglers
16 years old and older, there were 43
thousand resident anglers 6 to 15 years
old. Also, in addition to the 60 thou-sand
residents 16 years old and older
who hunted, there were 7 thousand
6-to-15-year-old residents who hunted.
Finally, there were 420 thousand
Nevada residents 16 years old and older
and 77 thousand 6- to 15-year-olds who
wildlife watched. Further information
on 6- to 15-year-olds is provided in
Appendix B.
Expenditures in Nevada
In 2006, state residents and nonresi-dents
spent $917 million on wildlife
recreation in Nevada. Of that total, trip-related
expenditures were $260 million
and equipment purchases totaled $529
million. The remaining $127 million
was spent on licenses, contributions,
land ownership and leasing, and other
items.
Wildlife-Associated Recreation
Participants in Wildlife-Associated Recreation in Nevada: 2006
(U.S. residents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 788 thousand
Sportspersons
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 thousand
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 thousand
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 thousand
Wildlife Watchers
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 686 thousand
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416 thousand
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371 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: 788 thousand participants)
Wildlife
watching
Fishing Hunting
18%
8%
87%
Wildlife-Associated
Recreation Expenditures in Nevada
(Total: $917 million)
Equipment
58%
Trip-related
28%
Other
14%
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Nevada 7
Sportspersons
In 2006, 177 thousand state resident
and nonresident sportspersons 16
years old and older fi shed or hunted
in Nevada. This group comprised 142
thousand anglers (80 percent of all
sportspersons) and 63 thousand hunters
(36 percent of all sportspersons).
Among the 177 thousand sportspersons
who fi shed or hunted in the state, 114
thousand (64 percent) fi shed but did not
hunt in Nevada. Another 35 thousand
(20 percent) hunted but did not fi sh
there. The remaining 28 thousand (16
percent) fi shed and hunted in Nevada
in 2006.
Sportspersons’ Participation in Nevada
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Sportspersons (fi shed or hunted) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 thousand
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 thousand
Fished only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 thousand
Fished and hunted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 thousand
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 thousand
Hunted only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 thousand
Hunted and fi shed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 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—Nevada U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Anglers
Participants and Days of Fishing
In 2006, 142 thousand state residents
and nonresidents 16 years old and
older fi shed in Nevada. Of this total,
114 thousand anglers (81 percent)
were state residents and 27 thousand
anglers (19 percent) were nonresidents.
Anglers fi shed a total of 1.5 million
days in Nevada—an average of 11 days
per angler. State residents fi shed 1.4
million days—94 percent of all fi shing
days in Nevada. Nonresidents fi shed
90 thousand days in Nevada—6 percent
of all fi shing days in the state.
A large majority of Nevada residents
who fi shed anywhere in the United
States did so in their resident state.
There were 156 thousand Nevada
residents 16 years old and older who
fi shed in the United States in 2006 for a
total of 2.0 million days. An estimated
73 percent of all Nevada residents who
fi shed did so in their home state. Of
all fi shing days by Nevada residents,
73 percent or 1.4 million were in their
home state.
Some state residents fi shed in states
other than Nevada. In 2006, 75 thou-sand
Nevada residents fi shed in other
states—48 percent of all residents
fi shing in any state. They fi shed 563
thousand days as nonresidents, repre-senting
29 percent of all days fi shed by
Nevada residents. For further details
about fi shing in Nevada, see Table 3.
Anglers in Nevada
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 thousand
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 thousand
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 thousand
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.5 million
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.4 million
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 thousand
Source: Table 3.
In State/Out of State
(State residents 16 years old and older)
Nevada anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 thousand
In Nevada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 thousand
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 thousand
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.0 million
In Nevada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.4 million
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 563 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—Nevada 9
Fishing Expenditures in Nevada
All fi shing-related expenditures in
Nevada totaled $145 million in 2006.
Trip-related expenditures, which
include food and lodging, transporta-tion,
and other trip expenses, totaled
$61 million—42 percent of all fi shing
expenditures. Expenditures for food
and lodging were $26 million and
transportation expenditures were $23
million. Other trip expenses, such as
equipment rental, bait, and cooking
fuel, totaled $12 million. Each angler
spent an average of $433 on trip-related
costs during 2006.
Anglers spent $65 million on equip-ment
in Nevada in 2006, 45 percent of
all fi shing expenditures. Fishing equip-ment
(rods, reels, line, etc.) spending
totaled $27 million—41 percent of the
equipment total. Auxiliary equipment
expenditures (tents, special fi shing
clothes, etc.) and special equipment
expenditures (boats, vans, etc.)
amounted to $38 million—59 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 $18 million—
12 percent of all fi shing expenditures.
For more details about fi shing expendi-tures
in Nevada, see Tables 19 and 21
through 23.
Fishing Expenditures in Nevada
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $145 million
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $61 million
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $65 million
Fishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $27 million
Auxiliary and special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $38 million
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $18 million
Source: Table 19.
Percent of Anglers by Residence
(Total: 142 thousand participants)
Residents Nonresidents
81%
19%
Fishing Expenditures in Nevada
(Total: $145 million)
Trip-related
42%
Other
12%
Equipment
45%
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Hunters
Participants and Days of Hunting
In 2006, there were 63 thousand
residents and nonresidents 16 years
old and older who hunted in Nevada.
Resident hunters numbered 54 thou-sand,
accounting for 85 percent of
the hunters in Nevada. Residents and
nonresidents hunted 615 thousand days
in 2006, an average of 10 days per
hunter. Residents hunted 578 thousand
days in Nevada or 94 percent of all
hunting days.
There were 60 thousand Nevada
residents 16 years old and older who
hunted in the United States in 2006
for a total of 687 thousand days. An
estimated 89 percent of all Nevada resi-dents
who hunted did so in their home
state. Of all hunting days by Nevada
residents, 84 percent were spent
pursuing game in their home state.
Some state residents hunted in states
other than Nevada. Altogether, 17
thousand or 28 percent of all Nevada
hunters hunted in other states. Their
114 thousand days of hunting in other
states represented 17 percent of all days
Nevada residents spent hunting in 2006.
For more information on hunting activi-ties
by Nevada residents, see Table 3.
Hunters in Nevada
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 thousand
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 thousand
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 615 thousand
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 578 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)
Nevada hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 thousand
In Nevada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 thousand
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 thousand
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 687 thousand
In Nevada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 578 thousand
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 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—Nevada 11
Hunting Expenditures in Nevada
All hunting-related expenditures in
Nevada totaled $129 million in 2006.
Trip-related expenses, such as food
and lodging, transportation, and other
trip expenses, totaled $40 million—31
percent of total expenditures. Expen-ditures
for food and lodging were $18
million and transportation expenditures
were $16 million. The average trip-related
expenditure per hunter was
$628.
Hunters spent $76 million on equip-ment—
59 percent of all hunting expen-ditures.
Hunting equipment (guns,
ammunition, etc.) totaled $17 million
and made up 22 percent of all equip-ment
costs. Hunters spent $59 million
on auxiliary equipment (tents, special
hunting clothes, etc.) and special equip-ment
(boats, vans, etc.), accounting
for 78 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 $13 million—10
percent of all hunting expenditures. For
more details on hunting expenditures in
Nevada, see Tables 20 through 23.
Hunting Expenditures in Nevada
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $129 million
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $40 million
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $76 million
Hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $17 million
Auxiliary and special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $59 million
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $13 million
Source: Table 20.
Hunting Expenditures in Nevada
(Total: $129 million)
Trip-related
31%
Other
10%
Equipment
59%
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Wildlife Watchers
Participants and Days of Activity
In 2006, 686 thousand U.S. residents
16 years old and older fed, observed,
or photographed wildlife in Nevada.
Most of them, 54 percent (371 thou-sand),
enjoyed their activities close
to home and are called “around-the-home”
participants. Those persons who
enjoyed wildlife at least 1 mile from
home are called “away-from-home”
participants. People participating in
away-from-home activities in Nevada
in 2006 numbered 416 thousand—61
percent of all wildlife watchers in
Nevada. Of the 416 thousand, 133
thousand were state residents and 283
thousand were nonresidents.
Nevada residents 16 years old and older
who enjoyed away-from-home wildlife
watching within their state totaled 133
thousand. Of this group, 122 thousand
participants observed wildlife, 51
thousand fed wildlife, and 45 thousand
photographed wildlife. Since some
individuals engaged in more than 1 of
the 3 away-from-home activities during
the year, the sum of wildlife observers,
feeders, and photographers exceeds
the total number of away-from-home
participants.
Nevada residents spent 1.4 million
days engaged in away-from-home
wildlife-watching activities in their
state. They spent 1.0 million days
observing wildlife, 409 thousand days
feeding wildlife, and 231 thousand days
photographing wildlife. The sum of
days observing, feeding, and photo-graphing
wildlife exceeds the total days
of wildlife-watching activity because
individuals engaged in more than one
activity on some days. For further
details about away-from-home activi-ties,
see Table 25.
Nevada residents also took an active
interest in wildlife around their homes.
In 2006, 371 thousand state residents
enjoyed observing, feeding, and photo-graphing
wildlife within 1 mile of their
homes. Among this around-the-home
group, 283 thousand fed, 254 thousand
observed, and 78 thousand photo-graphed
wildlife around their homes.
Another 54 thousand participants main-tained
natural areas of 1/4 acre or more
Wildlife-Watching Participants in Nevada
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 686 thousand
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371 thousand
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 24.
Away-From-Home Wildlife-Watching Participation in Nevada
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Participants, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416 thousand
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390 thousand
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 thousand
Photograph wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241 thousand
Days, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.3 million
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.7 million
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 450 thousand
Photograph wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 589 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 25.
Around-the-Home Wildlife-Watching Participation in Nevada
(State residents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371 thousand
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283 thousand
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254 thousand
Photograph wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 thousand
Maintain natural areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 thousand
Maintain plantings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 thousand
Visit public areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 27.
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for wildlife; 71 thousand participants
maintained plantings for the benefi t of
wildlife; and 54 thousand participants
visited public parks within a mile of
home because of the wildlife. Summing
the number of participants in these six
activities results in an estimate that
exceeds the total number of around-the-home
participants because many people
participated in more than one type of
around-the-home activity. In addition,
32 percent of resident around-the-home
wildlife watchers also enjoyed wildlife
away from home. For further details
about Nevada residents participating
in around-the-home wildlife-watching
activities, see Table 27.
Wild Bird Observers
Bird watching attracted many wildlife
enthusiasts in Nevada. In 2006, 518
thousand people observed birds around
the home and on trips in the state. A
majority, 66 percent (341 thousand)
took trips away from home to watch
birds while 47 percent (243 thousand)
observed wild birds around the home.
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
in Nevada
Wildlife watchers spent $362 million
on wildlife-watching activities in
Nevada in 2006. Trip-related expendi-tures,
including food and lodging ($76
million), transportation ($46 million),
and other trip expenses ($37 million),
such as equipment rental, amounted
to $159 million. This summation
comprised 44 percent of all wildlife-watching
expenditures by participants.
The average of the trip-related expendi-tures
for away-from-home participants
was $379 per person in 2006.
Wildlife-watching participants spent
$110 million on equipment—30
percent of all their expenditures.
Specifi cally, wildlife-watching equip-ment
(binoculars, special clothing,
etc.) expenditures totaled $62 million,
56 percent of the equipment total.
Auxiliary equipment expenditures
(tents, backpacking equipment, etc.)
and special equipment expenditures
(campers, trucks, etc.) amounted to
$48 million—44 percent of all
equipment costs. Special and auxil-iary
equipment are items that were
purchased for wildlife-watching recre-ation
but can be used in activities other
than wildlife-watching activities.
Other items purchased by wildlife -
watching participants, such as
magazines, membership dues and
contributions, land leasing and owner-ship,
and plantings, totaled $93
million—26 percent of all wildlife-watching
expenditures. For more
details about wildlife-watching expen-ditures
in Nevada, see Table 31.
Wild Bird Observers in Nevada
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Participants, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 518 thousand
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243 thousand
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341 thousand
Days, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30.5 million
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28.8 million
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.7 million
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 29.
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures in Nevada
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $362 million
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $159 million
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $110 million
Wildlife watching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $62 million
Auxiliary and special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $48 million
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $93 million
Source: Table 31.
Around-the-Home and
Away-From-Home Participation
by Nevada Residents
(Total: 371 thousand participants)
Both around
the home and
away from
home
Around the
home only
68%
32%
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
in Nevada
(Total: $362 million)
Trip-related
44%
Other
26%
Equipment
30%
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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 Nevada. 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 Nevada residents anywhere in the
United States. The in-state estimates
cover the participation, day, and
expenditure activity of U.S. residents in
Nevada.
The expenditure estimates were made
comparable by adjusting the estimates
for infl ation—all estimates are in 2006
dollars.
Nevada 1996 and 2006 Comparison
(Numbers in thousands)
1996 2006 Percent change
Fishing
Anglers in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224 142 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,976 1,526 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $271,930 $144,634 *
State resident anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208 156 –25
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $419,326 $304,133 *
Hunting
Hunters in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 63 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 650 615 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $122,270 $129,080 *
State resident hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 60 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $146,843 $149,750 *
Away-From-Home Wildlife Watching
Participants in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271 416 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,394 2,298 *
State resident participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 168 *
Around-the-Home Wildlife Watching
Total participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233 371 59
Observers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 254 49
Feeders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186 283 52
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
In-state expenditures by U.S. wildlife watchers . . . . . . . . . . $338,536 $362,229 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $300,234 $463,929 *
* Not different from zero at the 10 percent level of signifi cance.
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Nevada 2001 and 2006 Comparison
(Numbers in thousands)
2001 2006 Percent change
Fishing
Anglers in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 142 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,575 1,526 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $247,062 $144,634 *
State resident anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 156 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $268,583 $304,133 *
Hunting
Hunters in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 63 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 490 615 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $152,876 $129,080 *
State resident hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 60 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $170,193 $149,750 *
Away-From-Home Wildlife Watching
Participants in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309 416 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,567 2,298 *
State resident participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 168 *
Around-the-Home Wildlife Watching
Total participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300 371 *
Observers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194 254 *
Feeders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229 283 *
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
In-state expenditures by U.S. wildlife watchers . . . . . . . . . . $285,165 $362,229 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $331,534 $463,929 *
* Not different from zero at the 10 percent level of signifi cance.
Number of People Who Hunted and
Fished in Nevada: 1996–2006
(In thousands)
1996 2001 2006
52
224
47
172
63
142
Number of People Who Wildlife
Watched in Nevada: 1996–2006
(In thousands)
1996 2001 2006
271
233
300 309
416
371
Total Expenditures by Participants
in Nevada: 1996–2006
(In millions of 2006 dollars)
1996 2001 2006
272
122
339
247
153
285
145
129
362
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 Nevada 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) . . . . . . . . 177 100 140 100 *37 *100
Total anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 80 114 82 *27 *74
Fished only. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 64 86 62 *27 *74
Fished and hunted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 16 28 20 ... ...
Total hunters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 36 54 38 ... ...
Hunted only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 20 *26 *18 ... ...
Hunted and fished . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 16 28 20 ... ...
* 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 Nevada 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 100 1,526 100 1,183 100
Total, all freshwater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 100 1,526 100 1,183 100
Freshwater, except Great Lakes. . . . . . . . . . . . 142 100 1,526 100 1,183 100
Great Lakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
Saltwater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
HUNTING
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 100 615 100 443 100
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 56 313 51 144 32
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 41 224 37 174 39
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *16 *25 *88 *14 *87 *20
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
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Table 3. Anglers and Hunters, Trips, and Days of Participation: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Anglers and hunters, trips,
and days of participation
Activity in Nevada Activity by Nevada 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 100 114 81 *27 *19 156 100 114 73 75 48
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,183 100 1,127 95 *56 *5 1,382 100 1,127 82 255 18
Total days of fishing. . . . . . . . . 1,526 100 1,436 94 *90 *6 1,958 100 1,436 73 563 29
Average days of fishing . . . . . . 11 (X) 13 (X) *3 (X) 13 (X) 13 (X) 7 (X)
HUNTING
Total hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 100 54 85 ... ... 60 100 54 89 *17 *28
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 443 100 411 93 ... ... 433 100 411 95 *22 *5
Total days of hunting . . . . . . . . 615 100 578 94 ... ... 687 100 578 84 *114 *17
Average days of hunting . . . . . 10 (X) 11 (X) ... (X) 11 (X) 11 (X) *7 (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. Nevada 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 100 60 100
In-state only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 52 44 72
In-state and other states . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 22 *10 *16
In other states only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 27 ... ...
* 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. Nevada 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 100 1,958 100 1,382 100
Total, all freshwater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 98 1,906 97 1,345 97
Freshwater, except Great Lakes. . . . . . . . . . . . 152 98 1,906 97 1,345 97
Great Lakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
Saltwater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *12 *8 *62 *3 *37 *3
HUNTING
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 100 687 100 433 100
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 63 392 57 157 36
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 47 245 36 177 41
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *9 *15 *73 *11 *59 *14
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
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 Nevada
Total, state
residents and nonresidents
State residents Nonresidents
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 100 114 81 *27 *19
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,183 100 1,127 95 *56 *5
Total days of fishing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,526 100 1,436 94 *90 *6
Average days of fishing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 (X) 13 (X) *3 (X)
ANGLERS
Total, all types of water. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 100 114 81 *27 *19
Ponds, lakes, or reservoirs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 100 99 84 ... ...
Rivers or streams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 100 36 78 ... ...
DAYS
Total, all types of water. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,526 100 1,436 94 *90 *6
Ponds, lakes, or reservoirs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,128 100 1,096 97 ... ...
Rivers or streams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353 100 293 83 ... ...
* 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.
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Table 7. Freshwater Anglers and Days of Fishing in Nevada by Type of Fish: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Anglers and days of fishing
Activity in Nevada
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 100 100 114 81 *27 *19
Crappie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Panfish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
White bass, striped bass, striped bass hybrids . . . . . *24 *17 *100 *21 *86 ... ...
Black bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 21 100 28 95 ... ...
Catfish, bullheads. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *23 *16 *100 *19 *83 ... ...
Walleye, sauger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Northern pike, pickerel, muskie, muskie hybrids . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Steelhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Trout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 75 100 89 84 ... ...
Salmon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Anything1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *11 *8 *100 *6 *59 ... ...
Other freshwater fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
DAYS
Total, all types of fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,526 100 100 1,436 94 *90 *6
Crappie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Panfish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
White bass, striped bass, striped bass hybrids . . . . . *258 *17 *100 *251 *97 ... ...
Black bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 423 28 100 420 99 ... ...
Catfish, bullheads. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *432 *28 *100 *425 *98 ... ...
Walleye, sauger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Northern pike, pickerel, muskie, muskie hybrids . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Steelhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Trout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 914 60 100 861 94 ... ...
Salmon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Anything1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *52 *3 *100 *26 *50 ... ...
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 Nevada: 2006
This table does not apply to this state.
Table 9. Great Lakes Anglers and Days of Fishing in Nevada 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 Nevada: 2006
This table does not apply to this state.
Table 11. Saltwater Anglers and Days of Fishing in Nevada 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 Nevada by Type of Hunting: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Hunters, trips, and days of hunting
Activity in Nevada
Total, state
residents and nonresidents
State residents Nonresidents
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
HUNTERS
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 100 54 85 ... ...
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 100 33 94 ... ...
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 100 26 100 ... ...
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *16 *100 ... ... ... ...
TRIPS
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 443 100 411 93 ... ...
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 100 141 99 ... ...
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 100 174 100 ... ...
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *87 *100 ... ... ... ...
DAYS
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 615 100 578 94 ... ...
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313 100 305 98 ... ...
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224 100 224 100 ... ...
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *88 *100 ... ... ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
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Table 13. Hunters and Days of Hunting in Nevada 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 100 615 100
Big game, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 56 313 51
Deer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *26 *41 *176 *29
Elk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Bear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Wild turkey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *11 *17 *92 *15
Small game, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 41 224 37
Rabbit, hare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *7 *12 *40 *7
Quail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *12 *19 *96 *16
Grouse/prairie chicken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *6 *10 *36 *6
Squirrel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Pheasant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Migratory birds, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Waterfowl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Geese . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Duck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Dove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other animals, total 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *16 *25 *88 *14
* 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 Nevada 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 100 54 100 ... ...
Public land, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 86 45 84 ... ...
Public land only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 79 41 76 ... ...
Public and private land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
Private land, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *11 *17 *11 *20 ... ...
Private land only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
Private and public land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
DAYS
Total, all types of land. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 615 100 578 100 ... ...
Public land1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 605 98 569 98 ... ...
Private land2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *68 *11 *68 *12 ... ...
* 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 Nevada Resident Anglers and Hunters: 2006
(State population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Characteristic
Population
Sportspersons
(fished or hunted)
Anglers Hunters
Number Percent Number
Percent
who
partici-pated
Percent
of
sports-persons
Number
Percent
who
partici-pated
Percent
of
anglers Number
Percent
who
partici-pated
Percent
of
hunters
Total persons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,895 100 182 10 100 156 8 100 60 3 100
Population Density of Residence
Urban . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,637 86 136 8 75 120 7 77 39 2 65
Rural . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258 14 46 18 25 35 14 23 *21 *8 *35
Population Size of Residence
Metropolitan statistical area
(MSA). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,701 90 125 7 68 109 6 70 40 2 66
1,000,000 or more . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,309 69 77 6 42 71 5 46 *14 *1 *24
250,000 to 999,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . 311 16 40 13 22 *32 *10 *21 *23 *7 *38
Less than 250,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 4 *8 *10 *5 ... ... ... ... ... ...
Outside MSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194 10 58 30 32 47 24 30 *21 *11 *34
Sex
Male . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 968 51 141 15 78 119 12 77 50 5 82
Female . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 927 49 41 4 22 36 4 23 *11 *1 *18
Age
16 to 17 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 3 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
18 to 24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210 11 *16 *8 *9 ... ... ... ... ... ...
25 to 34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348 18 *32 *9 *18 *25 *7 *16 *15 *4 *25
35 to 44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364 19 54 15 30 52 14 33 *19 *5 *31
45 to 54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361 19 34 9 18 *23 *6 *15 *15 *4 *25
55 to 64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249 13 28 11 15 27 11 17 ... ... ...
65 years and older . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304 16 *11 *4 *6 *10 *3 *6 ... ... ...
Ethnicity
Hispanic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382 20 *16 *4 *9 *16 *4 *10 ... ... ...
Non-Hispanic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,513 80 166 11 91 140 9 90 58 4 96
Race
White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,592 84 172 11 95 146 9 94 60 4 100
Black. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 8 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
All others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 8 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Annual Household Income
Under $10,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 3 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
$10,000 to $19,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 6 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
$20,000 to $29,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164 9 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
$30,000 to $39,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 9 *10 *6 *6 *10 *6 *7 ... ... ...
$40,000 to $49,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 8 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
$50,000 to $74,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285 15 41 14 23 39 14 25 *11 *4 *19
$75,000 to $99,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219 12 34 16 19 *26 *12 *16 *16 *7 *27
$100,000 or more. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243 13 53 22 29 41 17 27 *22 *9 *36
Not reported . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 473 25 *17 *3 *9 *12 *3 *8 *6 *1 *11
Education
11 years or less . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350 18 *25 *7 *14 *21 *6 *13 ... ... ...
12 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 649 34 59 9 32 54 8 35 *14 *2 *23
1 to 3 years college . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 464 24 61 13 34 50 11 32 *27 *6 *46
4 years college or more . . . . . . . . . . . 432 23 38 9 21 31 7 20 *11 *3 *18
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses. Percent who participated shows the percent of each row’s population who participated in the activity
named by the column (the percent of those living in urban areas who fished, etc.). Remaining percent columns show the percent of each column’s participants who
are described by the row heading (the percent of anglers who lived in urban areas, etc.).
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Table 16. Summary of Expenditures in Nevada 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 554,382 248 2,240 2,664
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44,363 150 297 251
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39,669 160 248 224
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,932 116 146 96
Equipment (fishing, hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46,730 140 334 177
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31,576 69 456 110
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *341,002 *25 *13,726 *1,653
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,918 47 41 9
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,858 41 117 23
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27,333 127 215 121
FISHING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144,634 185 783 920
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26,342 115 228 186
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23,476 127 185 166
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,572 106 109 82
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26,863 118 227 95
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *2,708 *26 *106 *15
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *394 *13 *30 *2
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,423 88 198 122
HUNTING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129,080 76 1,708 1,922
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,022 55 327 286
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,193 55 293 257
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *5,360 *20 *263 *85
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,082 40 424 263
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *12,631 *18 *697 *181
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *411 *10 *41 *6
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *2,773 *15 *185 *39
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,910 56 177 63
UNSPECIFIED5
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277,883 64 4,318 1,234
* 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 Nevada 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126,579 173 733 794
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26,342 115 228 186
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23,476 127 185 166
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,572 106 109 82
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65,190 120 545 361
ALL FRESHWATER
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120,436 167 722 772
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26,342 115 228 186
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22,574 127 178 159
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,572 106 109 82
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59,949 114 526 345
FRESHWATER, EXCEPT
GREAT LAKES
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120,191 165 730 772
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26,342 115 228 186
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22,574 127 178 159
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,572 106 109 82
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59,704 110 541 345
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 Nevada 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115,987 64 1,823 1,813
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,022 55 327 286
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,193 55 293 257
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *5,360 *20 *263 *85
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76,412 41 1,857 1,185
BIG GAME
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85,444 39 2,209 2,294
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,696 33 353 332
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,181 33 244 232
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *4,785 *15 *318 *136
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60,781 26 2,313 1,593
SMALL GAME
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,622 26 635 718
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *4,727 *19 *247 *305
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *5,011 *21 *234 *323
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *6,652 *12 *541 *76
MIGRATORY BIRD
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *6,158 *7 *893 *640
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
OTHER ANIMALS
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *4,980 *16 *303 *463
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses and nonresponse. See Table 20 for detailed listing of expenditure items.
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Table 19. Expenditures in Nevada 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144,634 920 185 130 783
TRIP-RELATED EXPENDITURES
Total trip-related. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61,390 433 133 94 461
Food and lodging, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26,342 186 133 94 198
Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,705 132 115 81 163
Lodging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *7,637 *54 *30 *21 *253
Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23,476 166 127 90 185
Other trip costs, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,572 82 106 75 109
Privilege and other fees1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,435 17 49 34 50
Boating costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *3,186 *22 *15 *11 *207
Bait . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,432 24 78 55 44
Ice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,209 9 66 46 18
Heating and cooking fuel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,309 9 40 28 33
EQUIPMENT AND OTHER EXPENDITURES
PRIMARILY FOR FISHING
Fishing equipment, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26,863 95 118 83 227
Reels, rods, and rod-making components . . . . . . . . . . . 13,566 42 68 48 201
Lines, hooks, sinkers, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,802 21 87 61 44
Artificial lures and flies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,242 20 80 57 53
Creels, stringers, fish bags, landing nets, and gaff
hooks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *434 *2 *19 *13 *23
Minnow seines, traps, and bait containers. . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
Other fishing equipment3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,815 10 33 23 146
Auxiliary equipment4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *2,708 *15 *26 *18 *106
Special equipment5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
Other fishing costs6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,054 126 94 67 191
* 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 Nevada 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129,080 1,922 76 120 1,708
TRIP-RELATED EXPENDITURES
Total trip-related. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39,574 628 59 93 676
Food and lodging, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,022 286 59 93 308
Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,727 218 54 86 255
Lodging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *4,294 *68 *9 *14 *492
Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,193 257 55 88 293
Other trip costs, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
Privilege and other fees1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
Boating costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
Heating and cooking fuel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
EQUIPMENT AND OTHER EXPENDITURES
PRIMARILY FOR HUNTING
Hunting equipment, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,082 263 40 64 424
Firearms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *5,199 *78 *6 *10 *816
Ammunition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,442 67 37 59 119
Other hunting equipment2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *7,441 *118 *19 *30 *395
Auxiliary equipment3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *12,631 *181 *18 *29 *697
Special equipment4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
Other hunting costs5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,094 109 61 97 213
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
1 Includes guide fees, pack trip or package fees, public and private land use access fees, and rental of equipment such as boats and hunting or camping equipment.
2 Includes bows, arrows, archery equipment, telescopic sights, decoys and game calls, handloading equipment and components, hunting dogs and associated costs, hunting
knives, and other hunting equipment.
3 Includes tents, special hunting clothing, etc.
4 Includes boats, campers, 4x4 vehicles, cabins, etc.
5 Includes magazines and books, membership dues and contributions, land leasing and ownership, and licenses, stamps, and permits.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses and nonresponse. Percent of hunters may be greater than 100 percent because spenders who did not hunt
in this state are included.
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Table 21. Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Nevada for Fishing and Hunting by Nevada
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 483,834 211 2,295 2,736
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing, total. . . . . . . . . . 126,579 173 733 893
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26,342 115 228 186
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23,476 127 185 166
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *3,186 *15 *207 *22
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,386 106 79 59
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65,190 120 545 460
Trip and equipment expenditures for hunting, total. . . . . . . . . 115,987 64 1,823 1,840
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,022 55 327 286
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,193 55 293 257
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *5,360 *20 *263 *85
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76,412 41 1,857 1,212
Unspecified equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241,268 22 10,764 1,364
STATE RESIDENTS
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing and hunting,
total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 457,907 153 2,993 3,269
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing, total. . . . . . . . . . 109,241 126 870 955
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,287 98 198 169
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,037 103 195 175
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *3,186 *15 *207 *28
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,071 91 88 71
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58,660 94 626 513
Trip and equipment expenditures for hunting, total. . . . . . . . . 107,398 52 2,074 2,004
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,181 46 332 283
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,213 47 302 265
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *2,850 *20 *146 *53
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75,154 39 1,939 1,402
Unspecified equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *241,268 *22 *10,764 *1,722
NONRESIDENTS
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing and hunting,
total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,927 58 448 706
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing, total. . . . . . . . . . *17,338 *47 *369 *635
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *7,055 *18 *393 *258
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *3,439 *25 *140 *126
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *6,530 *26 *252 *239
Trip and equipment expenditures for hunting, total. . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
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 Nevada Residents’ Fishing and Hunting Expenditures Both Inside and Outside
Nevada: 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 747,979 180 4,145 4,103
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69,236 162 428 380
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62,786 162 387 344
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29,025 135 214 159
Equipment (fishing, hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46,884 126 372 257
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32,982 59 555 181
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *357,342 *26 *13,872 *1,960
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,722 39 44 9
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,608 37 125 25
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143,394 145 990 786
FISHING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304,133 151 2,009 1,951
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47,599 136 351 305
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38,529 132 291 247
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23,804 122 195 153
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24,973 102 244 160
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,890 26 111 19
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *358 *12 *30 *2
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130,111 110 1,188 835
HUNTING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149,750 60 2,482 2,482
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,637 52 418 359
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24,257 54 450 402
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *5,221 *27 *190 *87
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,377 42 437 305
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *14,838 *18 *813 *246
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *411 *10 *41 *7
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *2,529 *11 *221 *42
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,284 54 244 220
UNSPECIFIED5
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290,562 50 5,837 1,594
* 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 Nevada 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 NEVADA
Expenditures for fishing and hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 525,376 162 3,237 3,750
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82,825 133 622 591
Equipment (fishing and hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40,260 113 355 287
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28,977 55 529 207
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *341,002 *25 *13,726 *2,434
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32,311 124 260 231
Expenditures for fishing, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127,118 132 960 1,111
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50,581 109 466 442
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,437 92 221 179
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *2,605 *22 *117 *23
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,877 86 208 156
Expenditures for hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119,132 56 2,114 2,223
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32,244 49 657 602
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,039 39 440 318
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *11,416 *17 *660 *213
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,734 53 222 219
Unspecified expenditures for fishing and hunting, total4 . . . . . 270,229 46 5,863 1,929
OUT OF STATE
Expenditures for fishing and hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219,818 88 2,495 2,555
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75,480 79 955 877
Equipment (fishing and hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,623 30 224 77
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *4,006 *7 *574 *47
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117,370 66 1,779 1,364
Expenditures for fishing, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175,593 74 2,369 2,338
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57,935 69 845 771
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *4,537 *24 *192 *60
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112,823 54 2,108 1,502
Expenditures for hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *29,293 *20 *1,456 *1,765
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *17,544 *16 *1,085 *1,057
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *4,489 *12 *362 *270
Unspecified expenditures for fishing and hunting, total 4 . . . . ... ... ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
1 Includes tents, special hunting or fishing clothing, etc.
2 Includes boats, campers, 4x4 vehicles, cabins, etc.
3 Includes magazines, books, membership dues, contributions, land leasing and ownership, stamps, tags, and licenses.
4 Respondent could not specify whether expenditure was primarily for either fishing or hunting.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses and nonresponse.
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Table 24. Wildlife Watching in Nevada by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Participants Number Percent
Total participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 686 100
Away from home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416 61
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390 57
Photograph wildlife. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241 35
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *79 *12
Around the home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371 54
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254 37
Photograph wildlife. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 11
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283 41
Visit public parks1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *54 *8
Maintain plantings or natural areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 13
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29.
1 Includes visits only to parks or publicly owned areas within 1 mile of home.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Table 25. Participants, Trips, and Days of Participation in Away-From-Home Wildlife Watching in
Nevada: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Participants, trips, and days
of participation
Activity in Nevada
Total, state residents and
nonresidents
State
residents
Nonresidents
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
PARTICIPANTS
Total participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416 100 133 100 283 100
Observe wildlife. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390 94 122 91 *268 *95
Photograph wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241 58 *45 *34 *196 *69
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *79 *19 *51 *39 ... ...
TRIPS
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,448 100 1,019 100 428 100
Average days per trip. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 (X) 1 (X) 2 (X)
DAYS
Total days . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,298 100 1,366 100 932 100
Observing wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,696 74 1,034 76 *662 *71
Photographing wildlife. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *589 *26 *231 *17 *358 *38
Feeding wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *450 *20 *409 *30 ... ...
Average days per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 (X) 10 (X) 3 (X)
Observing wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 (X) 9 (X) *2 (X)
Photographing wildlife. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *2 (X) *5 (X) *2 (X)
Feeding wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *6 (X) *8 (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 Nevada: 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416 100 133 32 283 68
Total birds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343 100 121 35 *223 *65
Songbirds (cardinals, robins, warblers, etc.). . . . . . . . . . 168 100 *80 *48 *88 *52
Birds of prey (hawks, owls, eagles, etc.) . . . . . . . . . . . . 220 100 *78 *35 *143 *65
Waterfowl (ducks, geese, swan, etc.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 100 *72 *38 *119 *62
Other water birds (shorebirds, herons, cranes, etc.) . . . . *122 *100 *37 *31 ... ...
Other birds (pheasants, turkeys, road runners, etc.) . . . . *123 *100 *51 *42 ... ...
Total land mammals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .