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

              U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Massachusetts
2006 National Survey
of Fishing, Hunting,
and Wildlife-Associated
Recreation
U.S. Department of the Interior
Dirk Kempthorne,
Secretary
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
H. Dale Hall,
Director
U.S. Department of Commerce
Carlos M. Gutierrez,
Secretary
Economics and Statistics Administration
Cynthia A. Glassman,
Under Secretary for Economic Affairs
U.S. CENSUS BUREAU
Steve H. Murdock,
Director
2006 National Survey of
Fishing, Hunting, and
Wildlife-Associated Recreation
FHW/06-MA
Issued March 2008
Massachusetts
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 Massachusetts by Resident and Nonresident Sportspersons: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2. Anglers and Hunters, Days of Participation, and Trips in Massachusetts by Type of Fishing
and Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3. Anglers and Hunters, Trips, and Days of Participation: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
4. Massachusetts Resident Anglers and Hunters by Place Fished or Hunted: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
5. Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts by Type of Fish: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
8. Great Lakes Anglers, Trips, and Days of Fishing in Massachusetts: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
9. Great Lakes Anglers and Days of Fishing in Massachusetts by Type of Fish: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
10. Saltwater Anglers, Trips, and Days of Fishing in Massachusetts: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
11. Saltwater Anglers and Days of Fishing in Massachusetts by Type of Fish: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
12. Hunters, Trips, and Days of Hunting in Massachusetts by Type of Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
13. Hunters and Days of Hunting in Massachusetts by Type of Game: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
14. Hunters and Days of Hunting in Massachusetts by Type of Land: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
15. Selected Characteristics of Massachusetts Resident Anglers and Hunters: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
16. Summary of Expenditures in Massachusetts by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for
Fishing and Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
17. Summary of Fishing Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Massachusetts by State Residents and
Nonresidents Combined by Type of Fishing: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
18. Summary of Hunting Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Massachusetts by State Residents and
Nonresidents Combined by Type of Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
19. Expenditures in Massachusetts by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for Fishing: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . 29
20. Expenditures in Massachusetts by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . 30
21. Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Massachusetts for Fishing and Hunting by Massachusetts Residents
and Nonresidents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
22. Summary of Massachusetts Residents’ Fishing and Hunting Expenditures Both Inside and Outside
Massachusetts: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
23. In-State and Out-of-State Expenditures by Massachusetts Residents for Fishing and Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . 33
Wildlife Watching
24. Wildlife Watching in Massachusetts by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
25. Participants, Trips, and Days of Participation in Away-From-Home Wildlife Watching in
Massachusetts: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
26. Away-From-Home Wildlife-Watching Participants by Wildlife Observed, Photographed, or
Fed in Massachusetts: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
List of Tables
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27. Participation in Wildlife-Watching Activities Around the Home in Massachusetts: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
28. Massachusetts Residents Participating in Wildlife Watching in the United States: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
29. Wild Bird Observers and Days of Observation in Massachusetts by State Residents and
Nonresidents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
30. Selected Characteristics of Massachusetts Residents Participating in Wildlife Watching: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
31. Expenditures in Massachusetts by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for Wildlife
Watching: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
32. Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Massachusetts for Wildlife Watching by Massachusetts Residents
and Nonresidents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
33. Wildlife-Watching Expenditures Both Inside and Outside Massachusetts by Massachusetts
Residents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
34. In-State and Out-of-State Expenditures by Massachusetts Residents for Wildlife Watching: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
35. Participation of Massachusetts Resident Wildlife-Watching Participants in Fishing and
Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
36. Participation of Massachusetts 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—Massachusetts 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—Massachusetts 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.
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2006 Massachusetts Summary
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 497,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,847,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $769,631,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $297,312,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $472,319,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,527
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $38
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,149,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $70,824,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $36,675,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $34,149,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $943
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $32
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . . 1,919,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 655,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . 1,647,000
Days of participation away from home . . . . 8,461,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $754,965,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $148,779,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $606,186,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $373
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $18
Activities in Massachusetts by Residents
and Nonresidents Activities in Massachusetts by Nonresidents
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 588,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $135,284,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $51,316,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $83,968,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,364
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $87
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $16,105,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14,275,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,830,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,032
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . $216
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . . . 212,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 212,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (X)
Days of participation away from home . . . . . . 595,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $66,280,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $39,552,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $26,728,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $189
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $66
(X) Not applicable.
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Activities in Massachusetts by Residents
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,259,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $634,347,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $245,996,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $388,351,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,593
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $34
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,083,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $54,719,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $22,400,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $32,319,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $952
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $21
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . . 1,708,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 444,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . . 1,647,000
Days of participation away from home . . . . . 7,866,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $688,685,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $109,227,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $579,458,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $403
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14
Activities by Massachusetts Residents Both Inside
and Outside Massachusetts
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 452,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,309,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $954,647,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $446,200,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $508,447,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,113
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $48
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,629,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $238,670,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $54,031,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $184,639,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,606
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $33
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . 1,725,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 531,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . 1,647,000
Days of participation away from home . . . . . 9,863,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $885,526,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $249,979,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $635,547,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $513
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25
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Participation in Massachusetts
The 2006 Survey found that 2.2
million Massachusetts residents and
nonresidents 16 years old and older
fi shed, hunted, or wildlife watched in
Massachusetts. Of the total number
of participants, 497 thousand fi shed,
73 thousand hunted, and 1.9 million
participated in wildlife-watching activi-ties,
which include observing, feeding,
and photographing wildlife. The sum of
anglers, hunters, and wildlife watchers
exceeds the total number of participants
in wildlife-related recreation because
many individuals engaged in more than
one wildlife-related activity.
Participation by 6-to-15-Year-Old
Massachusetts 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 452 thousand resident anglers
16 years old and older, there were 128
thousand resident anglers 6 to 15 years
old. Also, in addition to the 66 thousand
residents 16 years old and older who
hunted, there were 4 thousand 6-to-15-
year-old residents who hunted. Finally,
there were 1.7 million Massachusetts
residents 16 years old and older and
299 thousand 6- to 15-year-olds who
wildlife watched. Further information
on 6- to 15-year-olds is provided in
Appendix B.
Expenditures in Massachusetts
In 2006, state residents and nonresi-dents
spent $1.6 billion on wildlife
recreation in Massachusetts. Of that
total, trip-related expenditures were
$483 million and equipment purchases
totaled $930 million. The remaining
$202 million was spent on licenses,
contributions, land ownership and
leasing, and other items.
Wildlife-Associated Recreation
Participants in Wildlife-Associated Recreation
in Massachusetts: 2006
(U.S. residents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.2 million
Sportspersons
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 532 thousand
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 497 thousand
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 thousand
Wildlife Watchers
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.9 million
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 655 thousand
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.6 million
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Tables 3, 24, and 39.
Percent of Total Participants
by Activity
(Total: 2.2 million participants)
Wildlife
watching
Fishing Hunting
23%
3%
87%
Wildlife-Associated Recreation
Expenditures in Massachusetts
(Total: $1.6 billion)
Equipment
58%
Trip-related
30%
Other
12%
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Sportspersons
In 2006, 532 thousand state resident
and nonresident sportspersons 16
years old and older fi shed or hunted in
Massachusetts. This group comprised
497 thousand anglers (94 percent of all
sportspersons) and 73 thousand hunters
(14 percent of all sportspersons).
Among the 532 thousand sportsper-sons
who fi shed or hunted in the state,
459 thousand (86 percent) fi shed but
did not hunt in Massachusetts. Another
34 thousand (6 percent) hunted but
did not fi sh there. The remaining 39
thousand (7 percent) fi shed and hunted
in Massachusetts in 2006.
Sportspersons’ Participation in Massachusetts
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Sportspersons (fi shed or hunted) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 532 thousand
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 497 thousand
Fished only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 459 thousand
Fished and hunted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 thousand
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 thousand
Hunted only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 thousand
Hunted and fi shed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 1.
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Anglers
Participants and Days of Fishing
In 2006, 497 thousand state residents
and nonresidents 16 years old and older
fi shed in Massachusetts. Of this total,
398 thousand anglers (80 percent) were
state residents and 99 thousand anglers
(20 percent) were nonresidents. Anglers
fi shed a total of 7.8 million days in
Massachusetts—an average of 16
days per angler. State residents fi shed
7.3 million days—93 percent of all
fi shing days in Massachusetts. Nonresi-dents
fi shed 588 thousand days in
Massachusetts—7 percent of all fi shing
days in the state.
A large majority of Massachusetts
residents who fi shed anywhere in the
United States did so in their resi-dent
state. There were 452 thousand
Massachusetts residents 16 years old
and older who fi shed in the United
States in 2006 for a total of 9.3 million
days. An estimated 88 percent of all
Massachusetts residents who fi shed did
so in their home state. Of all fi shing
days by Massachusetts residents,
78 percent or 7.3 million were in their
home state.
Some state residents fi shed in states
other than Massachusetts. In 2006,
208 thousand Massachusetts residents
fi shed in other states—46 percent of
all residents fi shing in any state. They
fi shed 3 million days as nonresidents,
representing 28 percent of all days
fi shed by Massachusetts residents.
For further details about fi shing in
Massachusetts, see Table 3.
Anglers in Massachusetts
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 497 thousand
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398 thousand
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 thousand
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.8 million
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.3 million
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 588 thousand
Source: Table 3.
In State/Out of State
(State residents 16 years old and older)
Massachusetts anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 452 thousand
In Massachusetts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398 thousand
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208 thousand
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.3 million
In Massachusetts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.3 million
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.6 million
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 3.
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Fishing Expenditures in
Massachusetts
All fi shing-related expenditures in
Massachusetts totaled $770 million in
2006. Trip-related expenditures, which
include food and lodging, transporta-tion,
and other trip expenses, totaled
$297 million—39 percent of all fi shing
expenditures. Expenditures for food
and lodging were $86 million and
transportation expenditures were $56
million. Other trip expenses, such as
equipment rental, bait, and cooking
fuel, totaled $155 million. Each angler
spent an average of $598 on trip-related
costs during 2006.
Anglers spent $397 million on equip-ment
in Massachusetts in 2006, 52
percent of all fi shing expenditures.
Fishing equipment (rods, reels, line,
etc.) spending totaled $99 million—25
percent of the equipment total. Auxil-iary
equipment expenditures (tents,
special fi shing clothes, etc.) and special
equipment expenditures (boats, vans,
etc.) amounted to $299 million—75
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 $75 million—
10 percent of all fi shing expenditures.
For more details about fi shing expen-ditures
in Massachusetts, see Tables 19
and 21 through 23.
Fishing Expenditures in Massachusetts
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $770 million
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $297 million
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $397 million
Fishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $99 million
Auxiliary and special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $299 million
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $75 million
Source: Table 19.
Percent of Anglers by Residence
(Total: 497 thousand participants)
Residents Nonresidents
80%
20%
Fishing Expenditures in Massachusetts
(Total: $770 million)
Trip-related
39%
Other
10%
Equipment
52%
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Hunters
Participants and Days of Hunting
In 2006, there were 73 thousand resi-dents
and nonresidents 16 years old and
older who hunted in Massachusetts.
Resident hunters numbered 57 thou-sand,
accounting for 79 percent of the
hunters in Massachusetts. There were
16 thousand nonresidents who hunted
in Massachusetts—21 percent of the
state’s hunters. Residents and nonresi-dents
hunted over 1.1 million days in
2006, an average of 16 days per hunter.
Residents hunted almost 1.1 million
days in Massachusetts or 94 percent
of all hunting days, while nonresi-dents
spent 66 thousand days hunting
in Massachusetts or 6 percent of all
hunting days.
There were 66 thousand Massachusetts
residents 16 years old and older who
hunted in the United States in 2006 for
a total of 1.6 million days. An esti-mated
87 percent of all Massachusetts
residents who hunted did so in their
home state. Of all hunting days by
Massachusetts residents, 66 percent or
1.1 million were spent pursuing game
in their home state.
Some state residents hunted in states
other than Massachusetts. Altogether,
26 thousand or 39 percent of all
Massachusetts hunters hunted in other
states. Their 739 thousand days of
hunting in other states represented 45
percent of all days Massachusetts resi-dents
spent hunting in 2006. For more
information on hunting activities by
Massachusetts residents, see Table 3.
Hunters in Massachusetts
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 thousand
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 thousand
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 thousand
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1 million
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1 million
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 thousand
Source: Table 3.
In State/Out of State
(State residents 16 years old and older)
Massachusetts hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 thousand
In Massachusetts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 thousand
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 thousand
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.6 million
In Massachusetts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1 million
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 739 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 3.
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Hunting Expenditures in
Massachusetts
All hunting-related expenditures in
Massachusetts totaled $71 million
in 2006. Trip-related expenses, such
as food and lodging, transportation,
and other trip expenses, totaled $37
million—52 percent of total expen-ditures.
Expenditures for food and
lodging were $11 million and transpor-tation
expenditures were $19 million.
Other trip expenses, such as equipment
rental, totaled $7 million for the year.
The average trip-related expenditure
per hunter was $502.
Hunters spent $24 million on equip-ment—
34 percent of all hunting expen-ditures.
Hunting equipment (guns,
ammunition, etc.) totaled $20 million
and made up 82 percent of all equip-ment
costs. Hunters spent $5 million
on auxiliary equipment (tents, special
hunting clothes, etc.) and special equip-ment
(boats, vans, etc.), accounting
for 18 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 $10 million—14
percent of all hunting expenditures. For
more details on hunting expenditures in
Massachusetts, see Tables 20 through
23.
Hunting Expenditures in Massachusetts
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $71 million
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $37 million
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $24 million
Hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $20 million
Auxiliary and special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5 million
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10 million
Source: Table 20.
Percent of Hunters by Residence
(Total: 73 thousand participants)
Residents Nonresidents
79%
21%
Hunting Expenditures in Massachusetts
(Total: $71 million)
Trip-related
52%
Other
14%
Equipment
34%
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Wildlife Watchers
Participants and Days of Activity
In 2006, 1.9 million U.S. resi-dents
16 years old and older fed,
observed, or photographed wildlife
in Massachusetts. Most of them, 86
percent (1.6 million), enjoyed their
activities close to home and are called
“around-the-home” participants. Those
persons who enjoyed wildlife at least 1
mile from home are called “away-from-home”
participants. People partici-pating
in away-from-home activities in
Massachusetts in 2006 numbered 655
thousand—34 percent of all wildlife
watchers in Massachusetts. Of the
655 thousand, 444 thousand were
state residents and 212 thousand were
nonresidents.
Massachusetts residents 16 years old
and older who enjoyed away-from-home
wildlife watching within their
state totaled 444 thousand. Of this
group, 410 thousand participants
observed wildlife, 112 thousand fed
wildlife, and 176 thousand photo-graphed
wildlife. Since some indi-viduals
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.
Massachusetts residents spent 7.9
million days engaged in away-from-home
wildlife-watching activities in
their state. They spent 6.8 million days
observing wildlife, 1.4 million days
feeding wildlife, and 880 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.
Massachusetts residents also took
an active interest in wildlife around
their homes. In 2006, 1.6 million state
residents enjoyed observing, feeding,
and photographing wildlife within
1 mile of their homes. Among this
around-the-home group, 1.3 million
fed, 1.2 million observed, and 464
thousand photographed wildlife around
their homes. Another 284 thousand
Wildlife-Watching Participants in Massachusetts
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.9 million
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.6 million
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 655 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 24.
Away-From-Home Wildlife-Watching Participation in Massachusetts
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Participants, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 655 thousand
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 609 thousand
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 thousand
Photograph wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 thousand
Days, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.5 million
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.3 million
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.4 million
Photograph wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.0 million
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 25.
Around-the-Home Wildlife-Watching Participation in Massachusetts
(State residents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.6 million
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.3 million
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2 million
Photograph wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 464 thousand
Maintain natural areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284 thousand
Maintain plantings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242 thousand
Visit public areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 27.
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participants maintained natural areas
of 1/4 acre or more for wildlife; 242
thousand participants maintained plant-ings
for the benefi t of wildlife; and 404
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,
28 percent of resident around-the-home
wildlife watchers also enjoyed wildlife
away from home. For further details
about Massachusetts residents partici-pating
in around-the-home wildlife-watching
activities, see Table 27.
Wild Bird Observers
Bird watching attracted many wild-life
enthusiasts in Massachusetts. In
2006, 1.4 million people observed
birds around the home and on trips in
the state. A majority, 82 percent (1.1
million) observed wild birds around the
home while 41 percent (568 thousand)
took trips away from home to watch
birds.
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
in Massachusetts
Wildlife watchers spent $755 million
on wildlife-watching activities in
Massachusetts in 2006. Trip-related
expenditures, including food and
lodging ($73 million), transportation
($65 million), and other trip expenses
($10 million), such as equipment
rental, amounted to $149 million. This
summation comprised 20 percent of
all wildlife-watching expenditures by
participants. The average of the trip-related
expenditures for away-from-home
participants was $207 per person
in 2006.
Wildlife-watching participants spent
$494 million on equipment—65 percent
of all their expenditures. Specifi cally,
wildlife-watching equipment (binocu-lars,
special clothing, etc.) expenditures
totaled $216 million, 44 percent of
the equipment total. Auxiliary equip-ment
expenditures (tents, backpacking
equipment, etc.) and special equipment
expenditures (campers, trucks, etc.)
amounted to $278 million—56 percent
of all equipment costs. Special and
auxiliary 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 $112
million—15 percent of all wildlife-watching
expenditures. For more details
about wildlife-watching expenditures in
Massachusetts, see Table 31.
Wild Bird Observers in Massachusetts
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Participants, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.4 million
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1 million
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 568 thousand
Days, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150.9 million
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143.4 million
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.6 million
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 29.
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures in Massachusetts
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $755 million
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $149 million
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $494 million
Wildlife watching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $216 million
Auxiliary and special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $278 million
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $112 million
Source: Table 31.
Around-the-Home and Away-
From-Home Participation
by Massachusetts Residents
(Total: 1.6 million participants)
Both around
the home and
away from
home
Around the
home only
72%
28%
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
in Massachusetts
(Total: $755 million)
Trip-related
20%
Other
15%
Equipment
65%
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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 Massachusetts.
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 Massachusetts residents anywhere in
the United States. The in-state esti-mates
cover the participation, day, and
expenditure activity of U.S. residents in
Massachusetts.
The expenditure estimates were made
comparable by adjusting the estimates
for infl ation—all estimates are in 2006
dollars.
Massachusetts 1996 and 2006 Comparison
(Numbers in thousands)
1996 2006 Percent change
Fishing
Anglers in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 704 497 –29
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,134 7,847 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $675,758 $769,631 *
State resident anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 601 452 –25
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $910,502 $954,647 *
Hunting
Hunters in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 73 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,261 1,149 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $136,550 $70,824 *
State resident hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 66 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $181,502 $238,670 *
Away-From-Home Wildlife Watching
Participants in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 834 655 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,192 8,461 *
State resident participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 698 531 *
Around-the-Home Wildlife Watching
Total participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,549 1,647 *
Observers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,091 1,167 *
Feeders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,436 1,259 *
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
In-state expenditures by U.S. wildlife watchers . . . . . . . . . . $766,865 $754,965 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,048,726 $885,526 *
* Not different from zero at the 10 percent level of signifi cance.
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Massachusetts 2001 and 2006 Comparison
(Numbers in thousands)
2001 2006 Percent change
Fishing
Anglers in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 615 497 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,685 7,847 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $530,090 $769,631 *
State resident anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500 452 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $524,636 $954,647 82
Hunting
Hunters in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 73 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,158 1,149 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $66,721 $70,824 *
State resident hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 66 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $129,346 $238,670 *
Away-From-Home Wildlife Watching
Participants in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 542 655 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,198 8,461 *
State resident participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 427 531 *
Around-the-Home Wildlife Watching
Total participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,443 1,647 14
Observers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,007 1,167 16
Feeders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,263 1,259 *
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
In-state expenditures by U.S. wildlife watchers . . . . . . . . . . $535,040 $754,965 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $525,816 $885,526 68
* Not different from zero at the 10 percent level of signifi cance.
Number of People Who Hunted and
Fished in Massachusetts: 1996–2006
(In thousands)
Hunters
Anglers
1996 2001 2006
84
704
66
615
73
497
Number of People Who Wildlife
Watched in Massachusetts: 1996–2006
(In thousands)
Away from home
Around the home
1996 2001 2006
834
1,549
542
1,443
655
1,647
Total Expenditures by
Participants in Massachusetts
(In millions of 2006 dollars)
Wildlife watchers
Hunters
Anglers
1996 2001 2006
676
137
767
530
67
535
770
71
755
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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 Massachusetts 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) . . . . . . . . 532 100 421 100 111 100
Total anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 497 94 398 95 99 89
Fished only. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 459 86 363 86 96 86
Fished and hunted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 7 *35 *8 ... ...
Total hunters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 14 57 14 *16 *14
Hunted only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *34 *6 *22 *5 ... ...
Hunted and fished . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 7 *35 *8 ... ...
* 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 Massachusetts 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 497 100 7,847 100 7,216 100
Total, all freshwater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292 59 5,345 68 4,650 64
Freshwater, except Great Lakes. . . . . . . . . . . . 292 59 5,345 68 4,650 64
Great Lakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
Saltwater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298 60 3,054 39 2,566 36
HUNTING
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 100 1,149 100 821 100
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 80 936 82 596 73
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *30 *41 *189 *16 *124 *15
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *14 *19 *102 *9 *98 *12
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
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Table 3. Anglers and Hunters, Trips, and Days of Participation: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Anglers and hunters, trips,
and days of participation
Activity in Massachusetts Activity by Massachusetts 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 497 100 398 80 99 20 452 100 398 88 208 46
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,216 100 6,770 94 446 6 7,717 100 6,770 88 947 12
Total days of fishing. . . . . . . . . 7,847 100 7,259 93 588 7 9,309 100 7,259 78 2,633 28
Average days of fishing . . . . . . 16 (X) 18 (X) 6 (X) 21 (X) 18 (X) 13 (X)
HUNTING
Total hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 100 57 79 *16 *21 66 100 57 87 *26 *39
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 821 100 774 94 *47 *6 1,844 100 774 42 *1,070 *58
Total days of hunting . . . . . . . . 1,149 100 1,083 94 *66 *6 1,629 100 1,083 66 *739 *45
Average days of hunting . . . . . 16 (X) 19 (X) *4 (X) 25 (X) 19 (X) *28 (X)
(X) Not applicable. * Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Table 4. Massachusetts 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 452 100 66 100
In-state only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244 54 *40 *61
In-state and other states . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 34 *17 *26
In other states only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 12 ... ...
* 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. Massachusetts 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 452 100 9,309 100 7,717 100
Total, all freshwater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305 67 6,740 72 5,202 67
Freshwater, except Great Lakes. . . . . . . . . . . . 304 67 6,739 72 5,198 67
Great Lakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
Saltwater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260 58 3,190 34 2,515 33
HUNTING
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 100 1,629 100 1,844 100
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 89 1,344 83 1,348 73
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *25 *37 *534 *33 *381 *21
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *15 *22 *144 *9 *104 *6
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Table 6. Freshwater Anglers, Trips, Days of Fishing, and Type of Water Fished: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Anglers, trips, and days of fishing
Activity in Massachusetts
Total, state
residents and nonresidents
State residents Nonresidents
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292 100 263 90 29 10
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,650 100 4,535 98 116 2
Total days of fishing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,345 100 5,186 97 159 3
Average days of fishing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 (X) 20 (X) 6 (X)
ANGLERS
Total, all types of water. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292 100 263 90 29 10
Ponds, lakes, or reservoirs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268 100 242 90 *26 *10
Rivers or streams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 100 88 91 ... ...
DAYS
Total, all types of water. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,345 100 5,186 97 159 3
Ponds, lakes, or reservoirs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,494 100 4,360 97 *134 *3
Rivers or streams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 978 100 935 96 ... ...
* 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 Massachusetts by Type of Fish: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Anglers and days of fishing
Activity in Massachusetts
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292 100 100 263 90 29 10
Crappie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Panfish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 15 100 *34 *79 ... ...
White bass, striped bass, striped bass hybrids . . . . . 71 24 100 63 89 ... ...
Black bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168 58 100 157 94 *10 *6
Catfish, bullheads. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *27 *9 *100 *27 *97 ... ...
Walleye, sauger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Northern pike, pickerel, muskie, muskie hybrids . . . *24 *8 *100 *23 *96 ... ...
Steelhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Trout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 53 100 143 92 *13 *8
Salmon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *15 *5 *100 ... ... ... ...
Anything1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 18 100 49 96 ... ...
Other freshwater fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *16 *5 *100 *16 *100 ... ...
DAYS
Total, all types of fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,345 100 100 5,186 97 159 3
Crappie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Panfish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406 8 100 *383 *94 ... ...
White bass, striped bass, striped bass hybrids . . . . . 1,880 35 100 1,842 98 ... ...
Black bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,443 64 100 3,389 98 *54 *2
Catfish, bullheads. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *275 *5 *100 *273 *99 ... ...
Walleye, sauger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Northern pike, pickerel, muskie, muskie hybrids . . . *362 *7 *100 *361 *100 ... ...
Steelhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Trout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,158 40 100 2,086 97 *72 *3
Salmon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *241 *5 *100 ... ... ... ...
Anything1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 470 9 100 461 98 ... ...
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 Massachusetts: 2006
This table does not apply to this state.
Table 9. Great Lakes Anglers and Days of Fishing in Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Anglers, trips, and days of fishing
Activity in Massachusetts
Total, state
residents and nonresidents
State residents Nonresidents
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total anglers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298 100 223 75 75 25
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,566 100 2,235 87 330 13
Total days . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,054 100 2,616 86 438 14
Average days of fishing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 (X) 12 (X) 6 (X)
(X) Not applicable.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Table 11. Saltwater Anglers and Days of Fishing in Massachusetts by Type of Fish: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Anglers and days of fishing
Activity in Massachusetts
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298 100 100 223 75 75 25
Salmon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Striped bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225 76 100 163 72 63 28
Bluefish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 44 100 94 72 36 28
Flatfish (flounder, halibut). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 23 100 59 87 ... ...
Red drum (redfish) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Sea trout (weakfish). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Mackerel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Mahi-mahi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Shellfish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *21 *7 *100 *20 *94 ... ...
Anything1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 19 100 *45 *79 *12 *21
Other saltwater fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 15 100 40 93 ... ...
DAYS
Total, all types of fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,054 100 100 2,616 86 438 14
Salmon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Striped bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,050 67 100 1,767 86 283 14
Bluefish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,122 37 100 966 86 156 14
Flatfish (flounder, halibut). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 429 14 100 403 94 ... ...
Red drum (redfish) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Sea trout (weakfish). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Mackerel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Mahi-mahi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Shellfish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *197 *6 *100 *192 *97 ... ...
Anything1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225 7 100 *181 *81 *44 *19
Other saltwater fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376 12 100 360 96 ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
1 Respondent fished for no specific species and identified ‘‘Anything’’ from a list of categories of fish.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
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Table 12. Hunters, Trips, and Days of Hunting in Massachusetts by Type of Hunting: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Hunters, trips, and days of hunting
Activity in Massachusetts
Total, state
residents and nonresidents
State residents Nonresidents
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
HUNTERS
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 100 57 79 *16 *21
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 100 53 91 ... ...
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *30 *100 *20 *65 ... ...
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *14 *100 *14 *96 ... ...
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
TRIPS
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 821 100 774 94 *47 *6
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 596 100 570 96 ... ...
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *124 *100 *103 *84 ... ...
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *98 *100 *97 *99 ... ...
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
DAYS
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,149 100 1,083 94 *66 *6
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 936 100 911 97 ... ...
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *189 *100 *150 *79 ... ...
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *102 *100 *101 *99 ... ...
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
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Table 13. Hunters and Days of Hunting in Massachusetts 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 100 1,149 100
Big game, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 80 936 82
Deer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 78 904 79
Elk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Bear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Wild turkey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *14 *19 *54 *5
Other big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Small game, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *30 *41 *189 *16
Rabbit, hare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Quail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Grouse/prairie chicken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Squirrel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Pheasant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *14 *19 *69 *6
Other small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Migratory birds, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *14 *19 *102 *9
Waterfowl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *14 *19 *91 *8
Geese . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Duck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *13 *18 *92 *8
Dove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other animals, total 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
1 Includes groundhog, raccoon, fox, coyote, crow, prairie dog, etc.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Table 14. Hunters and Days of Hunting in Massachusetts 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 100 57 100 *16 *100
Public land, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 68 *40 *70 ... ...
Public land only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *27 *37 *18 *32 ... ...
Public and private land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *22 *31 *22 *39 ... ...
Private land, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 60 *38 *66 ... ...
Private land only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *22 *30 *16 *28 ... ...
Private and public land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *22 *31 *22 *39 ... ...
DAYS
Total, all types of land. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,149 100 1,083 100 *66 *100
Public land1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332 29 *311 *29 ... ...
Private land2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 606 53 *562 *52 ... ...
* 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 Massachusetts 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,032 100 472 9 100 452 9 100 66 1 100
Population Density of Residence
Urban . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,585 91 409 9 87 391 9 87 53 1 79
Rural . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 447 9 62 14 13 60 14 13 ... ... ...
Population Size of Residence
Metropolitan statistical area
(MSA). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,021 100 466 9 99 446 9 99 63 1 95
1,000,000 or more . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,656 73 296 8 63 285 8 63 *36 *1 *54
250,000 to 999,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,081 21 116 11 25 110 10 24 *23 *2 *34
Less than 250,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284 6 54 19 11 51 18 11 ... ... ...
Outside MSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Sex
Male . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,360 47 374 16 79 354 15 78 62 3 93
Female . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,672 53 98 4 21 98 4 22 ... ... ...
Age
16 to 17 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 3 *21 *12 *4 *20 *12 *4 ... ... ...
18 to 24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 483 10 *32 *7 *7 *32 *7 *7 ... ... ...
25 to 34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 752 15 54 7 11 51 7 11 ... ... ...
35 to 44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,015 20 121 12 26 112 11 25 *18 *2 *27
45 to 54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 991 20 130 13 27 124 13 28 *26 *3 *40
55 to 64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 717 14 68 10 14 67 9 15 ... ... ...
65 years and older . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 906 18 46 5 10 46 5 10 ... ... ...
Ethnicity
Hispanic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284 6 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Non-Hispanic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,748 94 458 10 97 438 9 97 66 1 100
Race
White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,504 90 451 10 96 431 10 95 65 1 98
Black. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303 6 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
All others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225 4 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Annual Household Income
Under $10,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 4 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
$10,000 to $19,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265 5 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
$20,000 to $29,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299 6 *22 *7 *5 *22 *7 *5 ... ... ...
$30,000 to $39,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303 6 *21 *7 *4 *20 *7 *4 ... ... ...
$40,000 to $49,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280 6 *34 *12 *7 *34 *12 *8 ... ... ...
$50,000 to $74,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 794 16 76 10 16 73 9 16 ... ... ...
$75,000 to $99,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 556 11 79 14 17 72 13 16 *19 *3 *29
$100,000 or more. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 883 18 141 16 30 134 15 30 ... ... ...
Not reported . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,460 29 80 5 17 77 5 17 *13 *1 *19
Education
11 years or less . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 583 12 *42 *7 *9 *40 *7 *9 ... ... ...
12 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,550 31 141 9 30 129 8 29 *31 *2 *46
1 to 3 years college . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,022 20 123 12 26 117 11 26 *18 *2 *27
4 years college or more . . . . . . . . . . . 1,876 37 166 9 35 166 9 37 *15 *1 *22
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses. Percent who participated shows the percent of each row’s population who participated in the activity
named by the column (the percent of those living in urban areas who fished, etc.). Remaining percent columns show the percent of each column’s participants who
are described by the row heading (the percent of anglers who lived in urban areas, etc.).
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Table 16. Summary of Expenditures in Massachusetts 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 860,086 527 1,631 1,578
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96,339 359 268 181
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75,511 383 197 142
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162,138 347 468 305
Equipment (fishing, hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119,190 338 353 216
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27,339 116 236 42
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289,720 39 7,465 532
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,793 123 39 8
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,702 107 119 21
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72,354 208 348 131
FISHING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 769,631 479 1,608 1,527
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85,723 327 262 172
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56,248 349 161 113
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155,341 333 466 312
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98,524 312 316 187
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,957 78 191 29
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283,568 35 8,058 568
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,605 78 33 5
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,591 53 68 7
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69,074 154 448 134
HUNTING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70,824 86 825 944
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,616 52 203 145
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,263 63 304 264
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *6,796 *22 *309 *93
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,870 49 405 256
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *4,504 *24 *188 *60
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *910 *17 *53 *9
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *5,585 *22 *253 *73
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,280 56 59 44
UNSPECIFIED5
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,836 71 267 13
* 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 Massachusetts 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 694,362 465 1,492 1,381
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85,723 327 262 172
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56,248 349 161 113
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155,341 333 466 312
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397,049 326 1,217 783
ALL FRESHWATER
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197,643 298 664 656
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33,768 207 163 116
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30,268 214 141 104
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28,867 192 151 99
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104,741 196 535 337
FRESHWATER, EXCEPT
GREAT LAKES
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196,908 296 666 656
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33,768 207 163 116
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30,268 214 141 104
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28,867 192 151 99
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104,006 194 537 337
GREAT LAKES
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
SALTWATER
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 473,500 255 1,857 1,587
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51,955 188 277 175
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,980 198 131 87
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126,475 198 638 425
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269,090 134 2,008 900
... 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 Massachusetts 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61,049 79 775 818
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,616 52 203 145
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,263 63 304 264
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *6,796 *22 *309 *93
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24,374 54 454 315
BIG GAME
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34,909 63 552 585
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *6,275 *39 *163 *108
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,712 48 159 133
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *17,881 *42 *422 *293
SMALL GAME
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *20,904 *33 *643 *1,526
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *3,366 *28 *122 *302
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *10,766 *29 *374 *965
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
MIGRATORY BIRD
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *2,965 *14 *205 *676
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *865 *9 *96 *234
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *566 *9 *63 *153
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
OTHER ANIMALS
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses and nonresponse. See Table 20 for detailed listing of expenditure items.
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Table 19. Expenditures in Massachusetts 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 769,631 1,527 479 96 1,608
TRIP-RELATED EXPENDITURES
Total trip-related. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297,312 598 416 84 715
Food and lodging, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85,723 172 395 79 217
Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63,993 129 318 64 201
Lodging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,730 44 63 13 343
Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56,248 113 349 70 161
Other trip costs, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155,341 312 333 67 466
Privilege and other fees1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33,193 67 111 22 298
Boating costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92,920 187 102 20 914
Bait . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22,091 44 270 54 82
Ice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,674 13 136 27 49
Heating and cooking fuel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *463 *1 *22 *4 *21
EQUIPMENT AND OTHER EXPENDITURES
PRIMARILY FOR FISHING
Fishing equipment, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98,524 187 312 63 316
Reels, rods, and rod-making components . . . . . . . . . . . 40,430 75 186 37 218
Lines, hooks, sinkers, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,035 24 259 52 54
Artificial lures and flies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,509 22 230 46 50
Creels, stringers, fish bags, landing nets, and gaff
hooks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,227 2 34 7 36
Minnow seines, traps, and bait containers. . . . . . . . . . . *662 *1 *34 *7 *19
Other fishing equipment3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30,661 62 96 19 319
Auxiliary equipment4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,957 29 78 16 191
Special equipment5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283,568 568 35 7 8,058
Other fishing costs6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75,269 146 219 44 344
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29.
1 Includes boat or equipment rental and fees for guides, pack trip (party and charter boats, etc.), public land use, and private land use.
2 Boat launching, mooring, storage, maintenance, insurance, pumpout fees, and fuel.
3 Includes electronic fishing devices (depth finders, fish finders, etc.), tackle boxes, ice fishing equipment, and other fishing equipment.
4 Includes tents, special fishing clothing, etc.
5 Includes boats, campers, 4x4 vehicles, cabins, etc.
6 Includes magazines and books, membership dues and contributions, land leasing and ownership, and licenses, stamps, tags, and permits.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses and nonresponse. Percent of anglers may be greater than 100 because spenders who did not fish in this
state are included.
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Table 20. Expenditures in Massachusetts 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70,824 943 86 118 825
TRIP-RELATED EXPENDITURES
Total trip-related. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36,675 502 65 90 560
Food and lodging, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,616 145 65 90 162
Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,983 123 52 72 172
Lodging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,263 264 63 87 304
Other trip costs, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *6,796 *93 *22 *30 *309
Privilege and other fees1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
Boating costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
Heating and cooking fuel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
EQUIPMENT AND OTHER EXPENDITURES
PRIMARILY FOR HUNTING
Hunting equipment, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,870 256 49 67 405
Firearms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
Ammunition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,488 *20 *34 *46 *44
Other hunting equipment2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *9,542 *114 *32 *44 *299
Auxiliary equipment3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *4,504 *60 *24 *33 *188
Special equipment4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
Other hunting costs5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,775 125 67 91 147
* 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 Massachusetts for Fishing and Hunting by Massachusetts
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 756,604 501 1,510 1,422
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing, total. . . . . . . . . . 694,362 465 1,492 1,396
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85,723 327 262 172
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56,248 349 161 113
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92,920 102 914 187
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62,421 316 197 125
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397,049 326 1,217 798
Trip and equipment expenditures for hunting, total. . . . . . . . . 61,049 79 775 836
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,616 52 203 145
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,263 63 304 264
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24,374 54 454 334
Unspecified equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,194 *9 *132 *2
STATE RESIDENTS
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing and hunting,
total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 609,217 403 1,511 1,449
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing, total. . . . . . . . . . 562,487 384 1,464 1,412
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64,808 276 235 163
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47,343 295 160 119
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83,157 89 930 209
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50,688 265 191 127
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316,491 289 1,095 795
Trip and equipment expenditures for hunting, total. . . . . . . . . 45,682 57 808 795
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *8,135 *38 *216 *142
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,184 48 192 160
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23,282 46 508 405
Unspecified equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,048 *6 *189 *2
NONRESIDENTS
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing and hunting,
total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147,387 98 1,502 1,324
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing, total. . . . . . . . . . 131,875 81 1,623 1,330
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,915 51 411 211
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,905 54 166 90
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *9,763 *12 *792 *98
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,734 51 228 118
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80,558 37 2,153 813
Trip and equipment expenditures for hunting, total. . . . . . . . . *15,367 *22 *691 *986
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *2,480 *15 *170 *159
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *10,079 *16 *646 *646
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 Massachusetts Residents’ Fishing and Hunting Expenditures Both Inside and
Outside Massachusetts: 2006
(State population 16 years old and older)
Expenditure item
Amount
(thousands
of dollars)
Spenders
(thousands)
Average per
spender
(dollars)
Average per
sportsperson
(dollars)
FISHING AND HUNTING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,219,628 449 2,718 2,585
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198,428 357 556 421
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112,033 378 297 237
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189,771 345 550 402
Equipment (fishing, hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138,409 338 410 293
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56,517 131 433 120
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364,190 48 7,587 772
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,365 142 38 11
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,235 105 126 28
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141,679 221 641 300
FISHING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 954,647 428 2,232 2,113
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172,152 334 516 381
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91,303 352 260 202
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182,745 338 540 405
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106,816 314 340 236
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31,677 91 349 70
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230,244 41 5,570 510
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,168 94 34 7
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,692 54 68 8
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132,849 167 798 294
HUNTING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238,670 65 3,660 3,606
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26,276 52 505 397
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,730 57 361 313
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *7,025 *20 *346 *106
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30,888 47 661 467
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *10,970 *22 *490 *166
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *800 *18 *43 *12
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *5,356 *18 *294 *81
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,830 59 148 133
UNSPECIFIED5
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,606 75 342 54
* 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 Massachusetts 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 MASSACHUSETTS
Expenditures for fishing and hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 708,024 418 1,696 1,684
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268,396 371 722 638
Equipment (fishing and hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113,931 301 378 271
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26,776 108 248 64
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *213,530 *34 *6,355 *508
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85,391 266 321 203
Expenditures for fishing, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 634,347 391 1,621 1,593
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245,996 351 700 618
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94,298 280 336 237
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,815 76 196 37
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *207,378 *30 *6,917 *521
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71,860 201 357 180
Expenditures for hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54,719 59 920 952
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22,400 50 449 390
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,982 42 450 330
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *4,300 *20 *211 *75
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,037 56 162 157
Unspecified expenditures for fishing and hunting, total4 . . . . . 12,045 59 205 29
OUT OF STATE
Expenditures for fishing and hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 509,153 241 2,110 2,310
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236,452 197 1,202 1,073
Equipment (fishing and hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24,043 91 265 109
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *26,753 *39 *683 *121
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74,400 97 764 338
Expenditures for fishing, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314,277 216 1,454 1,511
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198,310 181 1,096 953
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,133 77 157 58
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *16,568 *21 *797 *80
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67,556 71 947 325
Expenditures for hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *187,695 *37 *5,019 *7,235
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *38,142 *26 *1,470 *1,470
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *11,906 *21 *558 *459
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *5,877 *23 *258 *227
Unspecified expenditures for fishing and hunting, total 4 . . . . *7,177 *22 *333 *33
* 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 Massachusetts by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Participants Number Percent
Total partici