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

              U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Ohio
2006 National Survey
of Fishing, Hunting,
and Wildlife-Associated
Recreation
2006 National Survey of
Fishing, Hunting, and
Wildlife-Associated Recreation
FHW/06-OH
Issued April 2008
Ohio
U.S. Department of the Interior
Dirk Kempthorne,
Secretary
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
H. Dale Hall,
Director
U.S. Department of Commerce
Carlos M. Gutierrez,
Secretary
John J. Sullivan,
Deputy Secretary
Economics and Statistics Administration
Cynthia A. Glassman,
Under Secretary for Economic Affairs
U.S. CENSUS BUREAU
Steve H. Murdock,
Director
The U.S. Department of the Interior protects and manages the Nation’s natural resources and cultural
heritage; provides scientifi c and other information about those resources; and honors its trust responsi-bilities
or special commitments to American Indians, Alaska Natives, and affi liated Island Communities.
The mission of the Department’s U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is working with others to conserve,
protect, and enhance fi sh, wildlife, and their habitats for the continuing benefi t of the American people.
The Service is responsible for national programs of vital importance to our natural resources, including
administration of the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs. These two programs provide fi nan-cial
assistance to the States for projects to enhance and protect fi sh and wildlife resources and to assure
their availability to the public for recreational purposes. Multistate grants from these programs fund the
National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation.
Suggested Citation
U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, and U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S.
Census Bureau. 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
H. Dale Hall,
Director
Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration
Rowan Gould,
Assistant Director
U.S. Department of the Interior
Dirk Kempthorne,
Secretary
U.S. CENSUS BUREAU
Steve H. Murdock,
Director
Economics and Statistics
Administration
Cynthia A. Glassman,
Under Secretary for Economic Affairs
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Contents
List of Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv
Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi
Survey Background and Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Highlights
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Wildlife-Associated Recreation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Sportspersons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Wildlife Watchers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
1996–2006 Comparisons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Tables
Guide to Statistical Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Fishing and Hunting Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Wildlife-Watching Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
National Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Appendixes
A. Defi nitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
B. 2005 Participation of 6- to 15-Year-Olds: Data From Screening Interviews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
C. Signifi cant Methodological Changes From Previous Surveys and Regional Trends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
D. Sample Design and Statistical Accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
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Fishing and Hunting
1. Fishing and Hunting in Ohio by Resident and Nonresident Sportspersons: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2. Anglers and Hunters, Days of Participation, and Trips in Ohio by Type of Fishing
and Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3. Anglers and Hunters, Trips, and Days of Participation: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
4. Ohio Resident Anglers and Hunters by Place Fished or Hunted: 2006. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
5. Ohio 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 Ohio by Type of Fish: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
8. Great Lakes Anglers, Trips, and Days of Fishing in Ohio: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
9. Great Lakes Anglers and Days of Fishing in Ohio by Type of Fish: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
10. Saltwater Anglers, Trips, and Days of Fishing in Ohio: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
11. Saltwater Anglers and Days of Fishing in Ohio by Type of Fish: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
12. Hunters, Trips, and Days of Hunting in Ohio by Type of Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
13. Hunters and Days of Hunting in Ohio by Type of Game: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
14. Hunters and Days of Hunting in Ohio by Type of Land: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
15. Selected Characteristics of Ohio Resident Anglers and Hunters: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
16. Summary of Expenditures in Ohio by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for
Fishing and Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
17. Summary of Fishing Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Ohio by State Residents and
Nonresidents Combined by Type of Fishing: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
18. Summary of Hunting Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Ohio by State Residents and
Nonresidents Combined by Type of Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
19. Expenditures in Ohio by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for Fishing: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
20. Expenditures in Ohio by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
21. Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Ohio for Fishing and Hunting by Ohio Residents
and Nonresidents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
22. Summary of Ohio Residents’ Fishing and Hunting Expenditures Both Inside and Outside
Ohio: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
23. In-State and Out-of-State Expenditures by Ohio Residents for Fishing and Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Wildlife Watching
24. Wildlife Watching in Ohio by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
25. Participants, Trips, and Days of Participation in Away-From-Home Wildlife Watching in
Ohio: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
26. Away-From-Home Wildlife-Watching Participants by Wildlife Observed, Photographed, or
Fed in Ohio: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
List of Tables
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27. Participation in Wildlife-Watching Activities Around the Home in Ohio: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
28. Ohio Residents Participating in Wildlife Watching in the United States: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
29. Wild Bird Observers and Days of Observation in Ohio by State Residents and
Nonresidents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
30. Selected Characteristics of Ohio Residents Participating in Wildlife Watching: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
31. Expenditures in Ohio by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for Wildlife
Watching: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
32. Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Ohio for Wildlife Watching by Ohio Residents
and Nonresidents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
33. Wildlife-Watching Expenditures Both Inside and Outside Ohio by Ohio
Residents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
34. In-State and Out-of-State Expenditures by Ohio Residents for Wildlife Watching: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
35. Participation of Ohio Resident Wildlife-Watching Participants in Fishing and
Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
36. Participation of Ohio 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—Ohio 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—Ohio vii
Survey Background and Method
The National Survey of Fishing,
Hunting, and Wildlife-Asso ciated
Recreation (Survey) has been
conducted since 1955 and is one of
the oldest and most comprehensive
continuing recreation surveys. The
Survey collects information on the
number of anglers, hunters, and wild-life
watchers; how often they partici-pate;
and how much they spend on their
activities in the United States.
Preparations for the 2006 Survey began
in 2004 when the Association of Fish
and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA) recom-mended
that the Fish and Wildlife
Service conduct the 11th Survey of
wildlife-related recreation. Funding
came from the Multistate Conservation
Grant Programs, authorized by Sport
Fish and Wildlife Restoration Acts, as
amended.
We consulted with State and Federal
agencies and nongovernmental
o rganizations such as the Wildlife
Management Institute and American
Sportfi shing Association to determine
survey content. Other sportsper-sons’
organizations and conservation
groups, industry representatives, and
researchers also provided valuable
advice.
Four regional technical committees
were set up under the auspices of the
AFWA to ensure that State fi sh and
wildlife agencies had an opportunity to
participate in all phases of survey plan-ning
and design. The committees were
made up of agency representatives.
Data collection for the Survey was
carried out by the U.S. Census Bureau
in two phases. The fi rst phase was the
screen which began in April 2006.
During this phase, the Census Bureau
interviewed a sample of 85,000 house-holds
nationwide to determine who
in the household had fi shed, hunted,
or wildlife watched in 2005, and who
had engaged or planned to engage
in those activities in 2006. In most
cases, one adult household member
provided information for all members.
The screen primarily covered 2005
activities while the next, more in-depth
phase covered 2006 activities. For
more information on 2005 data, refer to
Appendix B.
The second phase of data collection
consisted of three detailed inter-view
waves. The fi rst began in April
2006 concurrent with the screen, the
second in September 2006, and the
last in January 2007. Interviews were
conducted with samples of likely
anglers, hunters, and wildlife watchers
who were identifi ed in the initial
screening phase. Interviews were
conducted primarily by phone, with
in-person interviews for respondents
who could not be reached by phone.
Respondents in the second survey
phase were limited to those who were
at least 16 years old. Each respondent
provided information pertaining only to
his or her activities and expenditures.
Sample sizes were designed to provide
statistically reliable results at the state
level. Information on sampling proce-dures,
sample sizes, and response rates
is found in Appendix D.
Comparability With Previous
Surveys
The 2006 Survey questions and meth-odology
were similar to those used
in the 2001, 1996, and 1991 Surveys.
Therefore, the estimates are compa-rable.
The methodology of these Surveys
did differ importantly from the 1985
and 1980 Surveys, so these estimates
are not directly comparable to those
of earlier surveys. Changes in meth-odology
included reducing the recall
period over which respondents had to
report their activities and expenditures.
Previous Surveys used a 12-month
recall period, which resulted in greater
reporting bias. Research found that the
amount of activity and expenditures
reported in 12-month recall surveys
was overestimated in comparison
with that reported using shorter recall
periods.
Highlights
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Introduction
The National Survey of Fishing,
Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated
Recreation reports results from inter-views
with U.S. residents about their
fi shing, hunting, and wildlife watching.
This report focuses on 2006 participa-tion
and expenditures of persons 16
years of age and older.
The Survey is a snapshot of one year.
The information it collected tells us
how many people participated and
how much they spent on their activi-ties
in the State in 2006. It does not
tell us how many anglers, hunters, and
wildlife watchers there were because
many do not participate every year.
For example, based on information
collected by the Survey’s household
screen and detailed phase, we can
estimate that about 33 percent more
anglers and hunters participated nation-ally
in at least 1 of the 4 years prior to
the survey year 2006.
In addition to 2006 estimates, we also
provide trend information in the High-lights
section and Appendix C of the
report. The 2006 numbers reported can
be compared with those in the 1991,
1996, and 2001 Survey reports because
they used similar methodologies. The
2006 estimates should not be directly
compared with results from Surveys
conducted earlier than 1991 because
of changes in methodology to improve
accuracy.
The report also provides information
on participation in wildlife recreation
in 2005, particularly of persons 6 to 15
years of age. The 2005 information is
provided in Appendix B. Information
about the Survey’s scope and coverage
is in Appendix D. The remainder of this
section defi nes important terms used in
the Survey.
This report does not provide infor-mation
about the State’s wildlife
resources. That, and additional infor-mation
on wildlife-related recreation,
may be obtained from State fi sh and
wildlife agencies. The Association of
Fish and Wildlife Agencies can provide
the addresses and telephone numbers of
those agencies. The Association’s Web
site is .
Wildlife-Associated Recreation
Wildlife-associated recreation is
fi shing, hunting, and wildlife-watching
activities. These categories are not
mutually exclusive because many indi-viduals
participated in more than one
activity. Wildlife-associated recreation
is reported in two major categories: (1)
fi shing and hunting and (2) wildlife
watching, which includes observing,
photographing, and feeding fi sh or
wildlife.
Fishing and Hunting
This Survey reports information about
residents of the United States who
fi shed or hunted in 2006, regardless of
whether they were licensed. The fi shing
and hunting sections report information
for three groups: (1) sportspersons, (2)
anglers, and (3) hunters.
Sportspersons
Sportspersons are those who fi shed
or hunted. Individuals who fi shed
or hunted commercially in 2006 are
reported as sportspersons only if they
also fi shed or hunted for recreation.
The sportspersons group is composed
of three subgroups, as shown in the
diagram on this page: (1) those that
fi shed and hunted, (2) those that only
fi shed, and (3) those that only hunted.
The total number of sportspersons is
equal to the sum of people who only
fi shed, only hunted, and both hunted
and fi shed. It is not the sum of all
anglers and all hunters because those
people who both fi shed and hunted are
included in both the angler and hunter
population and would be incorrectly
counted twice.
Anglers
Anglers are sportspersons who only
fi shed plus those who fi shed and
hunted. Anglers include not only
licensed hook and line anglers, but
also those who have no license and
those who use special methods such as
fi shing with spears.
Three types of fi shing are reported: (1)
freshwater, excluding the Great Lakes,
(2) Great Lakes, and (3) saltwater.
Since many anglers participated in
more than one type of fi shing, the total
number of anglers is less than the sum
of the three types of fi shing.
Hunters
Hunters are sportspersons who only
hunted plus those who hunted and
fi shed. Hunters include not only
licensed hunters using rifl es and shot-guns
but also those who had no license
and those who hunted with a bow and
arrow, primitive fi rearm, or pistol or
handgun.
Sportspersons
Anglers Hunters
Fished
only
Fished
and
hunted
Hunted
only
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Four types of hunting are reported: (1)
big game, (2) small game, (3) migra-tory
bird, and (4) other animals. Since
many hunters participated in more than
one type of hunting, the sum of hunters
for big game, small game, migratory
bird, and other animals exceeds the
total number of hunters.
Wildlife Watchers
Since 1980, the National Survey has
included information on wildlife-watching
activities in addition to
fi shing and hunting. The 1991, 1996,
2001, and 2006 Surveys, unlike the
1980 and 1985 Surveys, collected data
only for activities where the primary
purpose was wildlife watching. The
1980 and 1985 Surveys included esti-mates
of unplanned wildlife watching
around the home and while on trips
taken for another purpose.
The 2006 Survey uses a strict defi ni-tion
of wildlife watching. Participants
must either take a “special interest”
in w ildlife around their homes or take
a trip for the “primary purpose” of
wildlife watching. Secondary wild-life
watching, such as incidentally
observing wildlife while pleasure
driving, is not included.
Two types of wildlife watching
are reported: (1) away-from-home
(formerly nonresidential) activities and
(2) around-the-home (formerly residen-tial)
activities. Because some people
participated in more than one type of
wildlife watching, the sum of partici-pants
in each type will be greater than
the total number of wildlife watchers.
The two types of wildlife-watching
activity are explained next.
Away-From-Home Wildlife
Watching
This group includes persons who
took trips or outings of at least 1 mile
from home for the primary purpose of
observing, feeding, or photographing
fi sh and wildlife. Trips to fi sh, hunt,
or scout and trips to zoos, circuses,
aq uariums, and museums are not
considered wildlife-watching activities.
Around-the-Home Wildlife
Watching
This group includes those who
participated within 1 mile of home and
involves one or more of the following:
(1) closely observing or trying to iden-tify
birds or other wildlife; (2) photo-graphing
wildlife; (3) feeding birds or
other wildlife; (4) maintaining natural
areas of at least 1/4 acre where benefi t
to wildlife is the primary concern; (5)
maintaining plantings (shrubs, agri-cultural
crops, etc.) where benefi t to
wildlife is the primary concern; or (6)
visiting public parks within 1 mile
of home for the primary purpose of
observing, feeding, or photographing
wildlife.
4 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Ohio U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
2006 Ohio Summary
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,256,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,318,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,062,036,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $558,793,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $503,243,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $769
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $34
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,633,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $841,556,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $148,609,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $692,947,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,672
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . 3,489,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . 1,055,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . 3,272,000
Days of participation away from home . . . . 7,816,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,187,703,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $207,253,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $980,449,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $301
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $27
Activities in Ohio by Residents and Nonresidents Activities in Ohio by Nonresidents
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,178,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $196,520,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $91,283,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $105,237,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,758
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $77
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1$67,638,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1$20,087,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . . . .132,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 132,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (X)
Days of participation away from home . . . . . 1,070,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $234,921,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $95,884,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $139,036,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $732
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $90
… Sample size too small to report data reliably.
(X) Not applicable.
1 Expenditures are reportable because nonresident anglers bought
hunting-related items in Ohio but did not hunt there.
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Ohio 5
Activities in Ohio by Residents
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,145,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,141,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $865,516,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $467,510,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $398,006,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $756
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $31
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 467,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,419,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $773,918,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $128,522,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $645,396,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,657
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $12
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . . 3,357,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 923,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . . 3,272,000
Days of participation away from home . . . . . 6,746,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $952,782,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $111,369,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $841,413,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $284
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $17
Activities by Ohio Residents Both Inside
and Outside Ohio
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,293,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,583,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,118,439,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $688,716,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $429,723,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $865
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $39
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 477,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,728,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $863,874,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $177,656,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $686,218,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,812
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $17
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . . 3,379,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . 1,174,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . . 3,272,000
Days of participation away from home . . . . . 9,522,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,235,640,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $365,635,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $870,005,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $366
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $38
6 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Ohio U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Participation in Ohio
The 2006 Survey found that 4.2 million
Ohio residents and nonresidents 16
years old and older fi shed, hunted, or
wildlife watched in Ohio. Of the total
number of participants, 1.3 million
fi shed, 500 thousand hunted, and
3.5 million participated in wildlife-watching
activities, which include
observing, feeding, and photographing
wildlife. The sum of anglers, hunters,
and wildlife watchers exceeds the total
number of participants in wildlife -
related recreation because many
individuals engaged in more than
one wildlife-related activity.
Participation by 6-to-15-Year-Old
Ohio 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 1.3 million resident anglers 16
years old and older, there were 428
thousand resident anglers 6 to 15 years
old. Also, in addition to the 477 thou-sand
residents 16 years old and older
who hunted, there were 49 thousand
6-to-15-year-old residents who hunted.
Finally, there were 3.4 million Ohio
residents 16 years old and older and
563 thousand 6- to 15-year-olds who
wildlife watched. Further information
on 6- to 15-year-olds is provided in
Appendix B.
Expenditures in Ohio
In 2006, state residents and nonresi-dents
spent $3.2 billion on wildlife
recreation in Ohio. Of that total,
trip-related expenditures were $915
million and equipment purchases
totaled $1.9 billion. The remaining
$384 million was spent on licenses,
contributions, land ownership and
leasing, and other items.
Wildlife-Associated Recreation
Participants in Wildlife-Associated Recreation in Ohio: 2006
(U.S. residents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.2 million
Sportspersons
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.5 million
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.3 million
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500 thousand
Wildlife Watchers
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.5 million
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1 million
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.3 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: 4.2 million participants)
Wildlife
watching
Fishing Hunting
30%
12%
82%
Wildlife-Associated Recreation
Expenditures in Ohio
(Total: $3.2 billion)
Equipment
59%
Trip-related
29%
Other
12%
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Ohio 7
Sportspersons
In 2006, 1.5 million state resident and
nonresident sportspersons 16 years old
and older fi shed or hunted in Ohio. This
group comprised 1.3 million anglers
(84 percent of all sportspersons) and
500 thousand hunters (34 percent of all
sportspersons). Among the 1.5 million
sportspersons who fi shed or hunted in
the state, 988 thousand (66 percent)
fi shed but did not hunt in Ohio. Another
232 thousand (16 percent) hunted but
did not fi sh there. The remaining 268
thousand (18 percent) fi shed and hunted
in Ohio in 2006.
Sportspersons’ Participation in Ohio
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Sportspersons (fi shed or hunted) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.5 million
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.3 million
Fished only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 988 thousand
Fished and hunted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268 thousand
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500 thousand
Hunted only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232 thousand
Hunted and fi shed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 1.
8 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Ohio U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Anglers
Participants and Days of Fishing
In 2006, 1.3 million state residents
and nonresidents 16 years old and
older fi shed in Ohio. Of this total, 1.1
million anglers (91 percent) were state
residents and 112 thousand anglers (9
percent) were nonresidents. Anglers
fi shed a total of 16.3 million days
in Ohio—an average of 13 days per
angler. State residents fi shed 15.1
million days—93 percent of all fi shing
days in Ohio. Nonresidents fi shed
1.2 million days in Ohio—7 percent of
all fi shing days in the state.
A large majority of Ohio residents who
fi shed anywhere in the United States
did so in their resident state. There
were 1.3 million Ohio residents 16
years old and older who fi shed in the
United States in 2006 for a total of 17.6
million days. An estimated 89 percent
of all Ohio residents who fi shed did so
in their home state. Of all fi shing days
by Ohio residents, 86 percent or 15.1
million were in their home state.
Some state residents fi shed in states
other than Ohio. In 2006, 352 thousand
Ohio residents fi shed in other states—
27 percent of all residents fi shing in any
state. They fi shed 2.5 million days as
nonresidents, representing 14 percent
of all days fi shed by Ohio residents. For
further details about fi shing in Ohio,
see Table 3.
Anglers in Ohio
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.3 million
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1 million
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 thousand
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.3 million
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.1 million
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2 million
Source: Table 3.
In State/Out of State
(State residents 16 years old and older)
Ohio anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.3 million
In Ohio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1 million
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352 thousand
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17.6 million
In Ohio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.1 million
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.5 million
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 3.
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Ohio 9
Fishing Expenditures in Ohio
All fi shing-related expenditures in
Ohio totaled $1.1 billion in 2006.
Trip-related expenditures, which
include food and lodging, transporta-tion,
and other trip expenses, totaled
$559 million—53 percent of all fi shing
expenditures. Expenditures for food
and lodging were $199 million and
transportation expenditures were $125
million. Other trip expenses, such as
equipment rental, bait, and cooking
fuel, totaled $234 million. Each angler
spent an average of $445 on trip-related
costs during 2006.
Anglers spent $462 million on equip-ment
in Ohio in 2006, 43 percent of all
fi shing expenditures. Fishing equip-ment
(rods, reels, line, etc.) spending
totaled $148 million—32 percent of
the equipment total. Auxiliary equip-ment
expenditures (tents, special
fi shing clothes, etc.) and special equip-ment
expenditures (boats, vans, etc.)
amounted to $314 million—68 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 $42 million—
4 percent of all fi shing expenditures.
For more details about fi shing expen-ditures
in Ohio, see Tables 19 and 21
through 23.
Fishing Expenditures in Ohio
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1.1 billion
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $559 million
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $462 million
Fishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $148 million
Auxiliary and special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $314 million
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $42 million
Source: Table 19.
Percent of Anglers by Residence
(Total: 1.3 million participants)
Residents Nonresidents
91%
9%
Fishing Expenditures
in Ohio
(Total: $1.1 billion)
Trip-related
53%
Other
4%
Equipment
43%
10 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Ohio U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Hunters
Participants and Days of Hunting
In 2006, there were 500 thousand
residents and nonresidents 16 years old
and older who hunted in Ohio. Resi-dent
hunters numbered 467 thousand,
accounting for 93 percent of the hunters
in Ohio. They hunted 10.6 million days
in 2006, an average of 21 days per
hunter. Resident hunters accounted for
98 percent of all hunting days in Ohio.
There were 477 thousand Ohio resi-dents
16 years old and older who
hunted in the United States in 2006 for
a total of 10.7 million days. An esti-mated
98 percent of all Ohio residents
who hunted did so in their home state.
Of all hunting days by Ohio residents,
97 percent or 10.4 million were spent
pursuing game in their home state.
Some state residents hunted in states
other than Ohio. Altogether, 47 thou-sand
or 10 percent of all Ohio hunters
hunted in other states. Their 338
thousand days of hunting in other states
represented 3 percent of all days Ohio
residents spent hunting in 2006. For
more information on hunting activities
by Ohio residents, see Table 3.
Hunters in Ohio
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500 thousand
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 467 thousand
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.6 million
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.4 million
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
… Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Source: Table 3.
In State/Out of State
(State residents 16 years old and older)
Ohio hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 477 thousand
In Ohio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 467 thousand
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 thousand
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.7 million
In Ohio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.4 million
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 3.
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Hunting Expenditures in Ohio
All hunting-related expenditures in
Ohio totaled $842 million in 2006.
Trip-related expenses, such as food and
lodging, transportation, and other trip
expenses, totaled $149 million—18
percent of total expenditures. Expen-ditures
for food and lodging were $73
million and transportation expenditures
were $67 million. The average trip-related
expenditure per hunter
was $297.
Hunters spent $600 million on equip-ment—
71 percent of all hunting
expenditures. Hunting equipment
(guns, ammunition, etc.) totaled $210
million and made up 35 percent of
all equipment costs. Hunters spent
$390 million on auxiliary equipment
(tents, special hunting clothes, etc.)
and special equipment (boats, vans,
etc.), accounting for 65 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 $93 million—11
percent of all hunting expenditures. For
more details on hunting expenditures in
Ohio, see Tables 20 through 23.
Hunting Expenditures in Ohio
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $842 million
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $149 million
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $600 million
Hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $210 million
Auxiliary and special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $390 million
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $93 million
Source: Table 20.
Hunting Expenditures
in Ohio
(Total: $842 million)
Trip-related
18%
Other
11%
Equipment
71%
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Wildlife Watchers
Participants and Days of Activity
In 2006, 3.5 million U.S. residents 16
years old and older fed, observed, or
photographed wildlife in Ohio. Most of
them, 94 percent (3.3 million), enjoyed
their activities close to home and are
called “around-the-home” participants.
Those persons who enjoyed wildlife
at least 1 mile from home are called
“away-from-home” participants. People
participating in away-from-home
activities in Ohio in 2006 numbered
1.1 million—30 percent of all wildlife
watchers in Ohio. Of the 1.1 million,
923 thousand were state residents and
132 thousand were nonresidents.
Ohio residents 16 years old and older
who enjoyed away-from-home wildlife
watching within their state totaled 923
thousand. Of this group, 863 thousand
participants observed wildlife, 309
thousand fed wildlife, and 222 thou-sand
photographed wildlife. Since
some individuals engaged in more than
1 of the 3 away-from-home activities
during the year, the sum of wildlife
observers, feeders, and photographers
exceeds the total number of away-from-home
participants.
Ohio residents spent 6.7 million days
engaged in away-from-home wildlife-watching
activities in their state. They
spent 6.1 million days observing wild-life,
1.8 million days feeding wildlife,
and 1.7 million days photographing
wildlife. The sum of days observing,
feeding, and photographing 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 activities, see
Table 25.
Ohio residents also took an active
interest in wildlife around their homes.
In 2006, 3.3 million state residents
enjoyed observing, feeding, and
photographing wildlife within 1 mile
of their homes. Among this around-the-
home group, 2.7 million fed, 2.2
million observed, and 833 thousand
photographed wildlife around their
homes. Another 613 thousand partici-pants
maintained natural areas of 1/4
acre or more for wildlife; 711 t housand
Wildlife-Watching Participants in Ohio
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.5 million
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.3 million
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1 million
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 24.
Away-From-Home Wildlife-Watching Participation in Ohio
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Participants, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1 million
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 990 thousand
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375 thousand
Photograph wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292 thousand
Days, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.8 million
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.1 million
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.5 million
Photograph wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.4 million
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 25.
Around-the-Home Wildlife-Watching Participation in Ohio
(State residents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.3 million
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.7 million
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.2 million
Photograph wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 833 thousand
Maintain natural areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 613 thousand
Maintain plantings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 711 thousand
Visit public areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 541 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 27.
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participants maintained plantings
for the benefi t of wildlife; and 541
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,
33 percent of resident around-the-home
wildlife watchers also enjoyed wildlife
away from home. For further details
about Ohio residents participating in
around-the-home wildlife-watching
activities, see Table 27.
Wild Bird Observers
Bird watching attracted many wild-life
enthusiasts in Ohio. In 2006, 2.4
million people observed birds around
the home and on trips in the state.
Eighty-four percent (2.0 million)
observed wild birds around the home
while 40 percent (954 thousand) took
trips away from home to watch birds.
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
in Ohio
Wildlife watchers spent $1.2 billion
on wildlife-watching activities in Ohio
in 2006. Trip-related expenditures,
including food and lodging ($119
million), transportation ($84 million),
and other trip expenses, such as equip-ment
rental, amounted to $207 million.
This summation comprised 17 percent
of all wildlife-watching expenditures
by participants. The average of the trip-related
expenditures for away-from-home
participants was $196 per person
in 2006.
Wildlife-watching participants spent
$738 million on equipment—62 percent
of all their expenditures. Specifi cally,
wildlife-watching equipment (binocu-lars,
special clothing, etc.) expenditures
totaled $372 million, 50 percent of
the equipment total. Auxiliary equip-ment
expenditures (tents, backpacking
equipment, etc.) and special equipment
expenditures (campers, trucks, etc.)
amounted to $366 million—50 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 $242
million—20 percent of all wildlife-watching
expenditures. For more
details about wildlife-watching expen-ditures
in Ohio, see Table 31.
Wild Bird Observers in Ohio
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Participants, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.4 million
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.0 million
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 954 thousand
Days, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289.8 million
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283.3 million
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.4 million
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 29.
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures in Ohio
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1.2 billion
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $207 million
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $738 million
Wildlife watching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $372 million
Auxiliary and special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $366 million
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $242 million
Source: Table 31.
Around-the-Home and
Away-From-Home Participation
by Ohio Residents
(Total: 3.3 million participants)
Both around
the home and
away from
home
Around the
home only
67%
33%
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
in Ohio
(Total: $1.2 billion)
Trip-related
17%
Other
20%
Equipment
62%
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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 Ohio. 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
Ohio residents anywhere in the United
States. The in-state estimates cover
the participation, day, and expenditure
activity of U.S. residents in Ohio.
The expenditure estimates were made
comparable by adjusting the estimates
for infl ation—all estimates are in 2006
dollars.
Ohio 1996 and 2006 Comparison
(Numbers in thousands)
1996 2006 Percent change
Fishing
Anglers in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,231 1,256 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,848 16,318 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,077,183 $1,062,036 *
State resident anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,108 1,293 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,230,558 $1,118,439 *
Hunting
Hunters in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 479 500 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,933 10,633 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $663,013 $841,556 *
State resident hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 453 477 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $630,307 $863,874 *
Away-From-Home Wildlife Watching
Participants in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 953 1,055 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,418 7,816 *
State resident participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 921 1,174 *
Around-the-Home Wildlife Watching
Total participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,714 3,272 21
Observers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,973 2,185 *
Feeders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,614 2,670 *
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
In-state expenditures by U.S. wildlife watchers . . . . . . . . . . $586,020 $1,187,703 103
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $717,802 $1,235,640 *
* Not different from zero at the 10 percent level of signifi cance.
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Ohio 2001 and 2006 Comparison
(Numbers in thousands)
2001 2006 Percent change
Fishing
Anglers in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,371 1,256 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,882 16,318 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $868,246 $1,062,036 *
State resident anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,390 1,293 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,032,441 $1,118,439 *
Hunting
Hunters in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 490 500 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,233 10,633 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $725,601 $841,556 *
State resident hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 481 477 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $736,298 $863,874 *
Away-From-Home Wildlife Watching
Participants in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 898 1,055 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,814 7,816 –61
State resident participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 887 1,174 32
Around-the-Home Wildlife Watching
Total participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,653 3,272 23
Observers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,626 2,185 34
Feeders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,364 2,670 *
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
In-state expenditures by U.S. wildlife watchers . . . . . . . . . . $710,278 $1,187,703 67
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,003,065 $1,235,640 *
* Not different from zero at the 10 percent level of signifi cance.
1996 2001 2006 1996 2001 2006 1996 2001 2006
Number of People Who Hunted and
Fished in Ohio: 1996–2006
(In thousands)
479
1,231
490
1,371
500
1,256
Number of People Who Wildlife Watched
in Ohio: 1996–2006
(In thousands)
953
2,714
898
2,653
1,055
3,272
Total Expenditures by Participants
in Ohio: 1996–2006
(In millions of 2006 dollars)
1,077
663
586
868
726 710
1,062
842
1,188
Hunters
Anglers
Away from home
Around the home
Wildlife watchers
Hunters
Anglers
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Purpose and Coverage of Tables
The statistical tables of this report were
designed to meet a wide range of needs
for those interested in wildlife-related
recreation. Special terms used in these
tables are defi ned in Appendix A.
The tables are based on responses to
the 2006 Survey, which was designed
to collect data about participation in
wi ldlife-related recreation. To have
taken part in the Survey, a respondent
must have been a U.S. resident (a
resident of one of the 50 states or the
District of Columbia). No one residing
outside the United States (including
U.S. citizens) was eligible for inter-viewing.
Therefore, reported state and
national totals do not include partici-pation
by those who were not U.S.
residents or who were U.S. citizens
residing outside the United States.
Comparability With Previous
Surveys
The numbers reported can be compared
with those in the 1991, 1996, and 2001
Survey Reports. The methodology used
in 2006 was similar to that used in
those Surveys. These results should not
be directly compared to results from
Surveys earlier than 1991 since there
were major changes in methodology
in 1991. These changes were made to
improve accuracy in the estimates.
Coverage of an Individual Table
Since the Survey covers many activi-ties
in various places by participants
of different ages, all table titles,
headnotes, stubs, and footnotes are
designed to identify and articulate each
item being reported in the table. For
example, the title of Table 2 shows that
data about anglers and hunters, their
days of participation, and their number
of trips are reported by type of activity.
By contrast, the title of Table 7 indi-cates
that it contains data on freshwater
anglers and the days they fi shed for
different species.
Percentages Reported in the Tables
Percentages are reported in the tables
for the convenience of the user. When
exclusive groups are being reported, the
base of a percentage is apparent from
its context because the percents add to
100 percent (plus or minus a rounding
error). For example, Table 2 reports
the number of trips taken by big game
hunters, those taken by small game
hunters, those taken by migratory bird
hunters, and those taken by hunters
pursuing other animals. These comprise
100 percent because they are exclusive
categories.
Percents should not add to 100 when
nonexclusive groups are being reported.
Using Table 2 as an example again,
note that adding the percentages associ-ated
with the total number of big game
hunters, total small game hunters,
total migratory bird hunters, and total
hunters of other animals will not yield
total hunters because respondents could
hunt for more than one type of game.
When the base of the percentage is not
apparent in context, it is identifi ed in a
footnote. For example, Table 15 reports
two percentages with different bases:
one base being the number of total
participants at the head of the column
and the other base being the total popu-lation
who are described by the row
category. Footnotes are used to clarify
the bases of the reported percentages.
Footnotes to the Tables
Footnotes are used to clarify the infor-mation
or items that are being reported
in a table. Symbols in the body of a
table indicate important footnotes.
These symbols are used in the tables
to refer to the same footnote each time
they appear:
* Estimate based on a sample size of
10–29.
... Sample size too small to report data
reliably because there were fewer
than 10 responses.
W Less than .5 dollars.
Z Less than 0.5 percent.
X Not applicable.
NA Not asked.
Estimates based upon fewer than 10
responses are regarded as being based
on a sample size that is too small for
reliable reporting. An estimate based
upon at least 10 but fewer than 30
responses is treated as an estimate
based on a small sample size. Other
footnotes appear, as necessary, to
qualify or clarify the estimates reported
in the tables. In addition, these two
important footnotes appear frequently:
• Detail does not add to total because
of multiple responses.
• Detail does not add to total because
of multiple responses and nonre-sponse.
“Multiple responses” is a term used
to refl ect the fact that individuals or
their characteristics fall into more than
one category. Using Table 12 as an
example, those who hunt for big game,
small game, migratory birds, and other
animals are counted only once as a
hunter in the “Total, all hunting” row.
Another example is Table 15, where
total anglers and hunters add up to
more than total sportspersons. Totals
will be smaller than the sum of subcat-egories
when multiple responses exist.
“Nonresponse” exists because the
Survey questions were answered
voluntarily and some respondents did
not or could not answer all the ques-tions.
Totals are greater than the sum of
subcategories when nonresponses have
occurred. This occurs because some
respondents answered the question that
provided the category estimate but did
not answer the subcategory questions.
Guide to Statistical Tables
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Table 1. Fishing and Hunting in Ohio by Resident and Nonresident Sportspersons: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Sportspersons
Total, state
residents and nonresidents
State residents Nonresidents
Number
Percent of
sportspersons Number
Percent of
resident
sportspersons Number
Percent of
nonresident
sportspersons
Total sportspersons (fished or hunted) . . . . . . . . 1,488 100 1,350 100 138 100
Total anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,256 84 1,145 85 112 81
Fished only. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 988 66 883 65 105 76
Fished and hunted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268 18 261 19 ... ...
Total hunters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500 34 467 35 ... ...
Hunted only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232 16 206 15 ... ...
Hunted and fished . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268 18 261 19 ... ...
... 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 Ohio by Type of Fishing and Hunting:
2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Type of fishing and hunting
Participants Days of participation Trips
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
FISHING
Total, all fishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,256 100 16,318 100 14,886 100
Total, all freshwater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,124 90 15,634 96 14,886 100
Freshwater, except Great Lakes. . . . . . . . . . . . 982 78 12,827 79 12,593 85
Great Lakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328 26 2,807 17 2,293 15
Saltwater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
HUNTING
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500 100 10,633 100 7,936 100
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 432 86 6,796 64 4,423 56
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213 43 2,908 27 2,318 29
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *74 *15 *1,586 *15 *1,017 *13
* 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 Ohio Activity by Ohio residents in United States
Total, state
residents and
nonresidents
State residents Nonresidents
Total, in state
of residence and
in other states
In state
of residence
In other
states
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
FISHING
Total anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,256 100 1,145 91 112 9 1,293 100 1,145 89 352 27
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,886 100 14,083 95 803 5 15,021 100 14,083 94 938 6
Total days of fishing. . . . . . . . . 16,318 100 15,141 93 1,178 7 17,583 100 15,141 86 2,487 14
Average days of fishing . . . . . . 13 (X) 13 (X) 11 (X) 14 (X) 13 (X) 7 (X)
HUNTING
Total hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500 100 467 93 ... ... 477 100 467 98 *47 *10
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,936 100 7,760 98 ... ... 8,015 100 7,760 97 *255 *3
Total days of hunting . . . . . . . . 10,633 100 10,419 98 ... ... 10,728 100 10,419 97 *338 *3
Average days of hunting . . . . . 21 (X) 22 (X) ... (X) 23 (X) 22 (X) *7 (X)
(X) Not applicable. * Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Table 4. Ohio 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,293 100 477 100
In-state only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 931 72 429 90
In-state and other states . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213 17 ... ...
In other states only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *139 *11 ... ...
* 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. Ohio 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,293 100 17,583 100 15,021 100
Total, all freshwater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,146 89 16,402 93 14,927 99
Freshwater, except Great Lakes. . . . . . . . . . . . 1,031 80 13,931 79 12,692 84
Great Lakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295 23 2,770 16 2,235 15
Saltwater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *95 *7 *472 *3 *94 *1
HUNTING
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 477 100 10,728 100 8,015 100
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 413 87 6,852 64 4,456 56
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215 45 2,970 28 2,322 29
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *77 *16 *1,632 *15 *1,066 *13
* 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 Ohio
Total, state
residents and nonresidents
State residents Nonresidents
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 982 100 929 95 *53 *5
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,593 100 11,990 95 *603 *5
Total days of fishing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,827 100 12,064 94 *763 *6
Average days of fishing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 (X) 13 (X) *14 (X)
ANGLERS
Total, all types of water. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 982 100 929 95 *53 *5
Ponds, lakes, or reservoirs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 861 100 819 95 *42 *5
Rivers or streams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318 100 297 93 ... ...
DAYS
Total, all types of water. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,827 100 12,064 94 *763 *6
Ponds, lakes, or reservoirs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,781 100 9,420 96 *361 *4
Rivers or streams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,710 100 3,183 86 ... ...
* 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 Ohio by Type of Fish: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Anglers and days of fishing
Activity in Ohio
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 982 100 100 929 95 *53 *5
Crappie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242 25 100 240 99 ... ...
Panfish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 420 43 100 407 97 ... ...
White bass, striped bass, striped bass hybrids . . . . . 164 17 100 155 94 ... ...
Black bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 447 46 100 436 97 ... ...
Catfish, bullheads. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288 29 100 262 91 ... ...
Walleye, sauger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *124 *13 *100 *112 *90 ... ...
Northern pike, pickerel, muskie, muskie hybrids . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Steelhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Trout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *62 *6 *100 *58 *93 ... ...
Salmon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Anything1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256 26 100 252 99 ... ...
Other freshwater fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
DAYS
Total, all types of fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,827 100 100 12,064 94 *763 *6
Crappie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,149 17 100 2,143 100 ... ...
Panfish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,026 31 100 3,930 98 ... ...
White bass, striped bass, striped bass hybrids . . . . . 1,184 9 100 1,105 93 ... ...
Black bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,829 45 100 5,737 98 ... ...
Catfish, bullheads. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,192 33 100 3,628 87 ... ...
Walleye, sauger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,347 *10 *100 *1,115 *83 ... ...
Northern pike, pickerel, muskie, muskie hybrids . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Steelhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Trout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *473 *4 *100 *465 *98 ... ...
Salmon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Anything1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,727 13 100 1,689 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 Ohio: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Anglers, trips, and days of fishing
Activity in Ohio
Total, state
residents and nonresidents
State residents Nonresidents
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total anglers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328 100 275 84 *53 *16
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,293 100 2,094 91 *199 *9
Total days . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,807 100 2,432 87 *375 *13
Average days of fishing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 (X) 9 (X) *7 (X)
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. (X) Not applicable.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Table 9. Great Lakes Anglers and Days of Fishing in Ohio by Type of Fish: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Anglers and days of fishing
Activity in Ohio
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328 100 100 275 84 *53 *16
Perch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 44 100 *130 *89 ... ...
Black bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Walleye, sauger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240 73 100 192 80 *47 *20
Northern pike, pickerel, muskie, muskie hybrids . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Salmon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Steelhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Lake trout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Other trout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Anything1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Other Great Lakes fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
DAYS
Total, all types of fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,807 100 100 2,432 87 *375 *13
Perch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,052 37 100 *934 *89 ... ...
Black bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Walleye, sauger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,656 59 100 1,367 83 *289 *17
Northern pike, pickerel, muskie, muskie hybrids . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Salmon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Steelhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Lake trout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Other trout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Anything1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Other Great Lakes 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 10. Saltwater Anglers, Trips, and Days of Fishing in Ohio: 2006
This table does not apply to this state.
Table 11. Saltwater Anglers and Days of Fishing in Ohio by Type of Fish: 2006
This table does not apply to this state.
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Table 12. Hunters, Trips, and Days of Hunting in Ohio by Type of Hunting: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Hunters, trips, and days of hunting
Activity in Ohio
Total, state
residents and nonresidents
State residents Nonresidents
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
HUNTERS
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500 100 467 93 ... ...
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 432 100 406 94 ... ...
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213 100 205 96 ... ...
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *74 *100 *73 *99 ... ...
TRIPS
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,936 100 7,760 98 ... ...
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,423 100 4,282 97 ... ...
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,318 100 2,298 99 ... ...
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,017 *100 *1,009 *99 ... ...
DAYS
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,633 100 10,419 98 ... ...
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,796 100 6,607 97 ... ...
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,908 100 2,882 99 ... ...
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,586 *100 *1,575 *99 ... ...
* 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 Ohio 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500 100 10,633 100
Big game, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 432 86 6,796 64
Deer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 426 85 6,291 59
Elk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Bear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Wild turkey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *96 *19 *668 *6
Other big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Small game, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213 43 2,908 27
Rabbit, hare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *127 *26 *2,001 *19
Quail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Grouse/prairie chicken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Squirrel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *115 *23 *1,839 *17
Pheasant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *86 *17 *527 *5
Other small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Migratory birds, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Waterfowl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Geese . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Duck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Dove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other animals, total 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *74 *15 *1,586 *15
* 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 Ohio 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500 100 467 100 ... ...
Public land, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *127 *25 *108 *23 ... ...
Public land only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
Public and private land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *95 *19 *92 *20 ... ...
Private land, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 455 91 438 94 ... ...
Private land only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360 72 346 74 ... ...
Private and public land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *95 *19 *92 *20 ... ...
DAYS
Total, all types of land. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,633 100 10,419 100 ... ...
Public land1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *982 *9 *909 *9 ... ...
Private land2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,059 85 8,902 85 ... ...
* 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 Ohio 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,889 100 1,488 17 100 1,293 15 100 477 5 100
Population Density of Residence
Urban . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,618 74 873 13 59 821 12 64 170 3 36
Rural . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,270 26 614 27 41 471 21 36 307 14 64
Population Size of Residence
Metropolitan statistical area
(MSA). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,825 77 1,037 15 70 949 14 73 251 4 53
1,000,000 or more . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,899 44 623 16 42 598 15 46 *123 *3 *26
250,000 to 999,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,643 30 328 12 22 280 11 22 *108 *4 *23
Less than 250,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283 3 *85 *30 *6 *72 *26 *6 ... ... ...
Outside MSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,064 23 451 22 30 343 17 27 226 11 47
Sex
Male . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,318 49 1,097 25 74 934 22 72 419 10 88
Female . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,570 51 391 9 26 359 8 28 *58 *1 *12
Age
16 to 17 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340 4 *79 *23 *5 *76 *22 *6 ... ... ...
18 to 24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 891 10 *117 *13 *8 *104 *12 *8 ... ... ...
25 to 34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,485 17 309 21 21 262 18 20 *101 *7 *21
35 to 44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,775 20 331 19 22 306 17 24 *87 *5 *18
45 to 54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,762 20 378 21 25 312 18 24 126 7 26
55 to 64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,277 14 182 14 12 166 13 13 *53 *4 *11
65 years and older . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,359 15 *92 *7 *6 *66 *5 *5 *57 *4 *12
Ethnicity
Hispanic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178 2 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Non-Hispanic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,711 98 1,484 17 100 1,289 15 100 477 5 100
Race
White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,689 87 1,396 18 94 1,201 16 93 477 6 100
Black. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,007 11 *83 *8 *6 *83 *8 *6 ... ... ...
All others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 2 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Annual Household Income
Under $10,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 427 5 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
$10,000 to $19,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 512 6 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
$20,000 to $29,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 769 9 154 20 10 *131 *17 *10 ... ... ...
$30,000 to $39,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 831 9 201 24 14 179 22 14 *73 *9 *15
$40,000 to $49,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 886 10 123 14 8 *84 *10 *7 *63 *7 *13
$50,000 to $74,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,599 18 303 19 20 278 17 21 *98 *6 *21
$75,000 to $99,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 904 10 170 19 11 137 15 11 *54 *6 *11
$100,000 or more. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 883 10 219 25 15 202 23 16 *66 *7 *14
Not reported . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,077 23 215 10 14 190 9 15 *63 *3 *13
Education
11 years or less . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,238 14 250 20 17 219 18 17 *73 *6 *15
12 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,492 39 592 17 40 470 13 36 242 7 51
1 to 3 years college . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,992 22 326 16 22 304 15 24 *87 *4 *18
4 years college or more . . . . . . . . . . . 2,167 24 320 15 21 300 14 23 *74 *3 *16
* 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 Ohio by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for Fishing
and Hunting: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older)
Expenditure item
Amount
(thousands
of dollars)
Spenders
(thousands)
Average per
spender
(dollars)
Average per
sportsperson
(dollars)
FISHING AND HUNTING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,970,620 1,462 1,348 1,243
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272,227 922 295 183
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192,424 949 203 129
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242,751 846 287 163
Equipment (fishing, hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359,022 954 376 236
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91,392 435 210 51
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *670,924 *112 *6,007 *386
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,107 266 34 6
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,783 130 98 8
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119,990 916 131 81
FISHING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,062,036 1,218 872 769
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198,886 795 250 158
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125,429 792 158 100
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234,478 802 292 187
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147,939 771 192 115
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,790 158 138 15
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *291,963 *79 *3,704 *161
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *2,783 *110 *25 *2
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *5,073 *61 *83 *4
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33,695 733 46 27
HUNTING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 841,556 456 1,846 1,672
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73,341 276 266 147
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66,995 292 229 134
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *8,273 *69 *120 *17
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210,082 345 610 413
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41,726 177 236 81
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *2,905 *69 *42 *5
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *4,005 *33 *122 *6
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86,294 341 253 173
UNSPECIFIED5
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66,026 226 292 30
* 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 Ohio 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 884,388 1,171 755 628
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198,886 795 250 158
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125,429 792 158 100
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98,381 802 123 78
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 461,692 823 561 291
ALL FRESHWATER
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 756,897 1,133 668 527
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198,886 795 250 177
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124,384 792 157 111
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98,381 802 123 87
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335,246 729 460 152
FRESHWATER, EXCEPT
GREAT LAKES
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440,074 977 451 398
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98,263 634 155 100
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81,630 641 127 83
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79,281 648 122 81
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180,901 622 291 135
GREAT LAKES
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316,823 335 945 614
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100,624 293 344 307
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42,754 280 153 130
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,100 296 65 58
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154,346 132 1,173 119
SALTWATER
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses and nonresponse. See Table 19 for detailed listing of expenditure items.
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Table 18. Summary of Hunting Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Ohio 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 748,352 413 1,814 1,488
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73,341 276 266 147
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66,995 292 229 134
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *8,273 *69 *120 *17
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 599,743 351 1,711 1,190
BIG GAME
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 640,098 330 1,940 1,470
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57,319 239 240 133
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52,325 249 210 121
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 526,672 273 1,926 1,208
SMALL GAME
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50,054 205 244 667
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *13,637 *133 *103 *241
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,835 120 107 227
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,746 151 131 132
MIGRATORY BIRD
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
OTHER ANIMALS
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *4,649 *33 *140 *265
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 Ohio by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for Fishing: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older)
Expenditure item
Expenditures Spenders
Amount
(thousands
of dollars)
Average per
angler
(dollars)
Number
(thousands)
Percent of
anglers
Average per
spender
(dollars)
Total, all items. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,062,036 769 1,218 97 872
TRIP-RELATED EXPENDITURES
Total trip-related. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 558,793 445 946 75 591
Food and lodging, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198,886 158 878 70 227
Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152,307 121 792 63 192
Lodging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46,579 37 166 13 280
Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125,429 100 792 63 158
Other trip costs, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234,478 187 802 64 292
Privilege and other fees1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51,651 41 193 15 268
Boating costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127,156 101 161 13 792
Bait . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43,576 35 713 57 61
Ice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,191 8 329 26 31
Heating and cooking fuel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,904 *2 *70 *6 *27
EQUIPMENT AND OTHER EXPENDITURES
PRIMARILY FOR FISHING
Fishing equipment, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147,939 115 771 61 192
Reels, rods, and rod-making components . . . . . . . . . . . 63,084 49 436 35 145
Lines, hooks, sinkers, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29,264 23 647 51 45
Artificial lures and flies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28,868 23 519 41 56
Creels, stringers, fish bags, landing nets, and gaff
hooks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *2,811 *2 *123 *10 *23
Minnow seines, traps, and bait containers. . . . . . . . . . . *2,912 *2 *126 *10 *23
Other fishing equipment3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,001 15 278 22 76
Auxiliary equipment4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,790 15 158 13 138
Special equipment5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *291,963 *161 *79 *6 *3,704
Other fishing costs6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41,552 33 757 60 55
* 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 Ohio 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 841,556 1,672 456 91 1,846
TRIP-RELATED EXPENDITURES
Total trip-related. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148,609 297 317 64 468
Food and lodging, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73,341 147 317 64 231
Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66,318 133 276 55 240
Lodging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66,995 134 292 58 229
Other trip costs, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
Privilege and other fees1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
Boating costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
Heating and cooking fuel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
EQUIPMENT AND OTHER EXPENDITURES
PRIMARILY FOR HUNTING
Hunting equipment, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210,082 413 345 69 610
Firearms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *90,035 *175 *117 *23 *772
Ammunition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,479 50 294 59 87
Other hunting equipment2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94,568 189 198 40 478
Auxiliary equipment3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41,726 81 177 35 236
Special equipment4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
Other hunting costs5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93,204 184 366 73 254
* 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 Ohio for Fishing and Hunting by Ohio Residents and
Nonresidents: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older)
Expenditure item
Amount
(thousands
of dollars)
Spenders
(thousands)
Average per
spender
(dollars)
Average per
sportsperson
(dollars)
STATE RESIDENTS AND NONRESIDENTS
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing and hunting,
total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,808,723 1,364 1,326 1,215
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing, total. . . . . . . . . . 1,020,485 1,171 871 812
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198,886 795 250 158
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125,429 792 158 100
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127,156 161 792 101
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107,322 781 137 85
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 461,692 823 561 367
Trip and equipment expenditures for hunting, total. . . . . . . . . 748,352 413 1,814 1,497
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73,341 276 266 147
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66,995 292 229 134
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *8,237 *65 *126 *16
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 599,743 351 1,711 1,200
Unspecified equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39,886 22 1,831 27
STATE RESIDENTS
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing and hunting,
total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,570,361 1,212 1,296 1,163
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing, total. . . . . . . . . . 826,169 1,059 780 722
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155,546 725 214 136
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99,213 716 139 87
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122,798 142 865 107
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89,954 708 127 79
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358,659 762 471 313
Trip and equipment expenditures for hunting, total. . . . . . . . . 718,455 363 1,979 1,539
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61,852 243 254 132
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60,096 260 232 129
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *6,538 *59 *111 *14
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 589,933 327 1,802 1,263
Unspecified equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *25,737 *20 *1,316 *19
NONRESIDENTS
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing and hunting,
total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238,362 152 1,570 1,726
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing, total. . . . . . . . . . 194,316 112 1,739 1,738
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43,340 69 624 388
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26,216 76 345 234
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,368 73 237 155
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *103,034 *61 *1,693 *922
Trip and equipment expenditures for hunting, total. . . . . . . . . *29,896 *49 *605 *910
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *11,489 *33 *350 *350
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *6,898 *33 *210 *210
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *9,810 *23 *425 *299
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 Ohio Residents’ Fishing and Hunting Expenditures Both Inside and Outside Ohio:
2006
(State population 16 years old and older)
Expenditure item
Amount
(thousands
of dollars)
Spenders
(thousands)
Average per
spender
(dollars)
Average per
sportsperson
(dollars)
FISHING AND HUNTING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,048,424 1,335 1,535 1,377
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346,456 984 352 233
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231,165 946 244 155
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288,751 884 327 194
Equipment (fishing, hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379,437 965 393 255
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98,438 430 229 66
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *577,644 *100 *5,791 *388
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,276 265 35 6
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,218 154 79 8
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105,038 910 115 71
FISHING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,118,439 1,165 960 865
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269,822 884 305 209
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159,312 827 193 123
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259,582 847 306 201
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153,586 790 194 119
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *20,411 *156 *131 *16
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *202,539 *66 *3,067 *157
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *2,694 *106 *26 *2
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *5,073 *61 *83 *4
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45,420 750 61 35
HUNTING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 863,874 406 2,126 1,812
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76,634 257 299 161
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71,853 269 267 151
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *29,169 *66 *442 *61
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225,621 340 664 473
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46,167 176 262 97
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *2,897 *67 *44 *6
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *3,978 *43 *93 *8
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59,618 323 185 125
UNSPECIFIED5
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65,881 246 268 44
* 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 Ohio 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 OHIO
Expenditures for fishing and hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,690,728 1,276 1,325 1,252
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 596,032 996 598 441
Equipment (fishing and hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339,211 895 379 251
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79,768 420 190 59
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *574,586 *97 *5,943 *426
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101,132 903 112 75
Expenditures for fishing, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 865,516 1,079 802 756
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 467,510 868 538 408
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136,346 725 188 119
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *19,773 *149 *133 *17
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *202,539 *66 *3,067 *177
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39,347 673 58 34
Expenditures for hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 773,918 400 1,935 1,657
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128,522 285 452 275
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202,644 324 625 434
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39,353 173 228 84
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55,463 332 167 119
Unspecified expenditures for fishing and hunting, total4 . . . . . 49,017 199 246 36
OUT OF STATE
Expenditures for fishing and hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353,819 430 823 961
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267,266 323 828 726
Equipment (fishing and hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40,226 176 228 109
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24,599 235 105 67
Expenditures for fishing, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250,521 380 660 711
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218,846 307 713 621
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,240 138 125 49
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,797 204 68 39
Expenditures for hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *88,839 *86 *1,030 *1,872
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *48,420 *47 *1,020 *1,020
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *22,976 *43 *540 *484
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Unspecified expenditures for fishing and hunting, total 4 . . . . ... ... ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
1 Includes tents, special hunting or fishing clothing, etc.
2 Includes boats, campers, 4x4 vehicles, cabins, etc.
3 Includes magazines, books, membership dues, contributions, land leasing and ownership, stamps, tags, and licenses.
4 Respondent could not specify whether expenditure was primarily for either fishing or hunting.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses and nonresponse.
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Table 24. Wildlife Watching in Ohio by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Participants Number Percent
Total participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,489 100
Away from home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,055 30
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 990 28
Photograph wildlife. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *292 *8
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *375 *11
Around the home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,272 94
Observe wildlife . . . . . . .