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

              U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Pennsylvania
2006 National Survey
of Fishing, Hunting,
and Wildlife-Associated
Recreation
2006 National Survey of
Fishing, Hunting, and
Wildlife-Associated Recreation
FHW/06-PA
Issued April 2008
Pennsylvania
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 Pennsylvania by Resident and Nonresident Sportspersons: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2. Anglers and Hunters, Days of Participation, and Trips in Pennsylvania by Type of Fishing
and Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3. Anglers and Hunters, Trips, and Days of Participation: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
4. Pennsylvania Resident Anglers and Hunters by Place Fished or Hunted: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
5. Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania by Type of Fish: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
8. Great Lakes Anglers, Trips, and Days of Fishing in Pennsylvania: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
9. Great Lakes Anglers and Days of Fishing in Pennsylvania by Type of Fish: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
10. Saltwater Anglers, Trips, and Days of Fishing in Pennsylvania: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
11. Saltwater Anglers and Days of Fishing in Pennsylvania by Type of Fish: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
12. Hunters, Trips, and Days of Hunting in Pennsylvania by Type of Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
13. Hunters and Days of Hunting in Pennsylvania by Type of Game: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
14. Hunters and Days of Hunting in Pennsylvania by Type of Land: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
15. Selected Characteristics of Pennsylvania Resident Anglers and Hunters: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
16. Summary of Expenditures in Pennsylvania by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for
Fishing and Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
17. Summary of Fishing Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Pennsylvania by State Residents and
Nonresidents Combined by Type of Fishing: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
18. Summary of Hunting Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Pennsylvania by State Residents and
Nonresidents Combined by Type of Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
19. Expenditures in Pennsylvania by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for Fishing: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
20. Expenditures in Pennsylvania by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . 30
21. Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Pennsylvania for Fishing and Hunting by Pennsylvania Residents
and Nonresidents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
22. Summary of Pennsylvania Residents’ Fishing and Hunting Expenditures Both Inside and Outside
Pennsylvania: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
23. In-State and Out-of-State Expenditures by Pennsylvania Residents for Fishing and Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Wildlife Watching
24. Wildlife Watching in Pennsylvania by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
25. Participants, Trips, and Days of Participation in Away-From-Home Wildlife Watching in
Pennsylvania: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
26. Away-From-Home Wildlife-Watching Participants by Wildlife Observed, Photographed, or
Fed in Pennsylvania: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
List of Tables
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27. Participation in Wildlife-Watching Activities Around the Home in Pennsylvania: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
28. Pennsylvania Residents Participating in Wildlife Watching in the United States: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
29. Wild Bird Observers and Days of Observation in Pennsylvania by State Residents and
Nonresidents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
30. Selected Characteristics of Pennsylvania Residents Participating in Wildlife Watching: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
31. Expenditures in Pennsylvania by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for Wildlife
Watching: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
32. Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Pennsylvania for Wildlife Watching by Pennsylvania Residents
and Nonresidents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
33. Wildlife-Watching Expenditures Both Inside and Outside Pennsylvania by Pennsylvania
Residents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
34. In-State and Out-of-State Expenditures by Pennsylvania Residents for Wildlife Watching: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
35. Participation of Pennsylvania Resident Wildlife-Watching Participants in Fishing and
Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
36. Participation of Pennsylvania 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—Pennsylvania 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
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Survey Background and Method
The National Survey of Fishing,
Hunting, and Wildlife-Asso ciated
Recreation (Survey) has been
conducted since 1955 and is one of
the oldest and most comprehensive
continuing recreation surveys. The
Survey collects information on the
number of anglers, hunters, and wild-life
watchers; how often they partici-pate;
and how much they spend on their
activities in the United States.
Preparations for the 2006 Survey began
in 2004 when the Association of Fish
and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA) recom-mended
that the Fish and Wildlife
Service conduct the 11th Survey of
wildlife-related recreation. Funding
came from the Multistate Conservation
Grant Programs, authorized by Sport
Fish and Wildlife Restoration Acts, as
amended.
We consulted with State and Federal
agencies and nongovernmental
o rganizations such as the Wildlife
Management Institute and American
Sportfi shing Association to determine
survey content. Other sportsper-sons’
organizations and conservation
groups, industry representatives, and
researchers also provided valuable
advice.
Four regional technical committees
were set up under the auspices of the
AFWA to ensure that State fi sh and
wildlife agencies had an opportunity to
participate in all phases of survey plan-ning
and design. The committees were
made up of agency representatives.
Data collection for the Survey was
carried out by the U.S. Census Bureau
in two phases. The fi rst phase was the
screen which began in April 2006.
During this phase, the Census Bureau
interviewed a sample of 85,000 house-holds
nationwide to determine who
in the household had fi shed, hunted,
or wildlife watched in 2005, and who
had engaged or planned to engage
in those activities in 2006. In most
cases, one adult household member
provided information for all members.
The screen primarily covered 2005
activities while the next, more in-depth
phase covered 2006 activities. For
more information on 2005 data, refer to
Appendix B.
The second phase of data collection
consisted of three detailed inter-view
waves. The fi rst began in April
2006 concurrent with the screen, the
second in September 2006, and the
last in January 2007. Interviews were
conducted with samples of likely
anglers, hunters, and wildlife watchers
who were identifi ed in the initial
screening phase. Interviews were
conducted primarily by phone, with
in-person interviews for respondents
who could not be reached by phone.
Respondents in the second survey
phase were limited to those who were
at least 16 years old. Each respondent
provided information pertaining only to
his or her activities and expenditures.
Sample sizes were designed to provide
statistically reliable results at the state
level. Information on sampling proce-dures,
sample sizes, and response rates
is found in Appendix D.
Comparability With Previous
Surveys
The 2006 Survey questions and meth-odology
were similar to those used
in the 2001, 1996, and 1991 Surveys.
Therefore, the estimates are compa-rable.
The methodology of these Surveys
did differ importantly from the 1985
and 1980 Surveys, so these estimates
are not directly comparable to those
of earlier surveys. Changes in meth-odology
included reducing the recall
period over which respondents had to
report their activities and expenditures.
Previous Surveys used a 12-month
recall period, which resulted in greater
reporting bias. Research found that the
amount of activity and expenditures
reported in 12-month recall surveys
was overestimated in comparison
with that reported using shorter recall
periods.
Highlights
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Introduction
The National Survey of Fishing,
Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated
Recreation reports results from inter-views
with U.S. residents about their
fi shing, hunting, and wildlife watching.
This report focuses on 2006 participa-tion
and expenditures of persons 16
years of age and older.
The Survey is a snapshot of one year.
The information it collected tells us
how many people participated and
how much they spent on their activi-ties
in the State in 2006. It does not
tell us how many anglers, hunters, and
wildlife watchers there were because
many do not participate every year.
For example, based on information
collected by the Survey’s household
screen and detailed phase, we can
estimate that about 33 percent more
anglers and hunters participated nation-ally
in at least 1 of the 4 years prior to
the survey year 2006.
In addition to 2006 estimates, we also
provide trend information in the High-lights
section and Appendix C of the
report. The 2006 numbers reported can
be compared with those in the 1991,
1996, and 2001 Survey reports because
they used similar methodologies. The
2006 estimates should not be directly
compared with results from Surveys
conducted earlier than 1991 because
of changes in methodology to improve
accuracy.
The report also provides information
on participation in wildlife recreation
in 2005, particularly of persons 6 to 15
years of age. The 2005 information is
provided in Appendix B. Information
about the Survey’s scope and coverage
is in Appendix D. The remainder of this
section defi nes important terms used in
the Survey.
This report does not provide infor-mation
about the State’s wildlife
resources. That, and additional infor-mation
on wildlife-related recreation,
may be obtained from State fi sh and
wildlife agencies. The Association of
Fish and Wildlife Agencies can provide
the addresses and telephone numbers of
those agencies. The Association’s Web
site is .
Wildlife-Associated Recreation
Wildlife-associated recreation is
fi shing, hunting, and wildlife-watching
activities. These categories are not
mutually exclusive because many indi-viduals
participated in more than one
activity. Wildlife-associated recreation
is reported in two major categories: (1)
fi shing and hunting and (2) wildlife
watching, which includes observing,
photographing, and feeding fi sh or
wildlife.
Fishing and Hunting
This Survey reports information about
residents of the United States who
fi shed or hunted in 2006, regardless of
whether they were licensed. The fi shing
and hunting sections report information
for three groups: (1) sportspersons, (2)
anglers, and (3) hunters.
Sportspersons
Sportspersons are those who fi shed
or hunted. Individuals who fi shed
or hunted commercially in 2006 are
reported as sportspersons only if they
also fi shed or hunted for recreation.
The sportspersons group is composed
of three subgroups, as shown in the
diagram on this page: (1) those that
fi shed and hunted, (2) those that only
fi shed, and (3) those that only hunted.
The total number of sportspersons is
equal to the sum of people who only
fi shed, only hunted, and both hunted
and fi shed. It is not the sum of all
anglers and all hunters because those
people who both fi shed and hunted are
included in both the angler and hunter
population and would be incorrectly
counted twice.
Anglers
Anglers are sportspersons who only
fi shed plus those who fi shed and
hunted. Anglers include not only
licensed hook and line anglers, but
also those who have no license and
those who use special methods such as
fi shing with spears.
Three types of fi shing are reported: (1)
freshwater, excluding the Great Lakes,
(2) Great Lakes, and (3) saltwater.
Since many anglers participated in
more than one type of fi shing, the total
number of anglers is less than the sum
of the three types of fi shing.
Hunters
Hunters are sportspersons who only
hunted plus those who hunted and
fi shed. Hunters include not only
licensed hunters using rifl es and shot-guns
but also those who had no license
and those who hunted with a bow and
arrow, primitive fi rearm, or pistol or
handgun.
Sportspersons
Anglers Hunters
Fished
only
Fished
and
hunted
Hunted
only
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Four types of hunting are reported: (1)
big game, (2) small game, (3) migra-tory
bird, and (4) other animals. Since
many hunters participated in more than
one type of hunting, the sum of hunters
for big game, small game, migratory
bird, and other animals exceeds the
total number of hunters.
Wildlife Watchers
Since 1980, the National Survey has
included information on wildlife-watching
activities in addition to
fi shing and hunting. The 1991, 1996,
2001, and 2006 Surveys, unlike the
1980 and 1985 Surveys, collected data
only for activities where the primary
purpose was wildlife watching. The
1980 and 1985 Surveys included esti-mates
of unplanned wildlife watching
around the home and while on trips
taken for another purpose.
The 2006 Survey uses a strict defi ni-tion
of wildlife watching. Participants
must either take a “special interest”
in w ildlife around their homes or take
a trip for the “primary purpose” of
wildlife watching. Secondary wild-life
watching, such as incidentally
observing wildlife while pleasure
driving, is not included.
Two types of wildlife watching
are reported: (1) away-from-home
(formerly nonresidential) activities and
(2) around-the-home (formerly residen-tial)
activities. Because some people
participated in more than one type of
wildlife watching, the sum of partici-pants
in each type will be greater than
the total number of wildlife watchers.
The two types of wildlife-watching
activity are explained next.
Away-From-Home Wildlife
Watching
This group includes persons who
took trips or outings of at least 1 mile
from home for the primary purpose of
observing, feeding, or photographing
fi sh and wildlife. Trips to fi sh, hunt,
or scout and trips to zoos, circuses,
aq uariums, and museums are not
considered wildlife-watching activities.
Around-the-Home Wildlife
Watching
This group includes those who
participated within 1 mile of home and
involves one or more of the following:
(1) closely observing or trying to iden-tify
birds or other wildlife; (2) photo-graphing
wildlife; (3) feeding birds or
other wildlife; (4) maintaining natural
areas of at least 1/4 acre where benefi t
to wildlife is the primary concern; (5)
maintaining plantings (shrubs, agri-cultural
crops, etc.) where benefi t to
wildlife is the primary concern; or (6)
visiting public parks within 1 mile
of home for the primary purpose of
observing, feeding, or photographing
wildlife.
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2006 Pennsylvania Summary
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 994,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,967,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,291,211,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $298,610,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $992,601,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,247
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $17
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,044,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,863,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,609,045,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $274,158,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,334,887,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,530
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $16
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . . 3,947,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . 1,168,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . . 3,502,000
Days of participation away from home . . . . 11,972,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,442,582,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $324,990,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,117,592,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $343
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $27
Activities in Pennsylvania by Residents
and Nonresidents Activities in Pennsylvania by Nonresidents
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 839,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $151,572,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $52,828,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $98,744,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $924
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $63
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 706,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Total expenditures.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $161,830,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $67,176,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $94,654,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,455
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $95
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . . . 310,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 310,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (X)
Days of participation away from home . . . . 1,410,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $154,664,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $88,110,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $66,554,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $295
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $62
(X) Not applicable.
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Activities in Pennsylvania by Residents
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 830,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,128,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,139,639,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $245,782,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $893,857,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,374
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 933,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,157,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,447,215,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $206,982,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,240,233,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,551
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $13
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . . 3,637,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 858,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . . 3,502,000
Days of participation away from home . . . . 10,562,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,287,918,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $236,880,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,051,038,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $354
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $22
Activities by Pennsylvania Residents Both
Inside and Outside Pennsylvania
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 990,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,592,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,625,022,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $471,148,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,153,874,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,641
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $23
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 933,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,401,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,566,640,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $261,298,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,305,342,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,679
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . . 3,638,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . 1,038,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . . 3,502,000
Days of participation away from home . . . . 13,157,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,708,239,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $587,806,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,120,433,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $470
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $45
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Participation in Pennsylvania
The 2006 Survey found that 4.7
million Pennsylvania residents and
nonresidents 16 years old and older
fi shed, hunted, or wildlife watched in
Pennsylvania. Of the total number of
participants, 994 thousand fi shed, 1.0
million hunted, and 3.9 million partici-pated
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
Pennsylvania 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 990 thousand resident anglers
16 years old and older, there were
345 thousand resident anglers 6 to 15
years old. Also, in addition to the 933
thousand residents 16 years old and
older who hunted, there were 67 thou-sand
6-to-15-year-old residents who
hunted. Finally, there were 3.6 million
P ennsylvania residents 16 years old and
older and 627 thousand 6- to 15-year-olds
who wildlife watched. Further
information on 6- to 15-year-olds is
provided in Appendix B.
Expenditures in Pennsylvania
In 2006, state residents and nonresi-dents
spent $5.4 billion on wildlife
recreation in Pennsylvania. Of that
total, trip-related expenditures were
$898 million and equipment purchases
totaled $3.9 billion. The remaining
$592 million was spent on licenses,
contributions, land ownership and
leasing, and other items.
Wildlife-Associated Recreation
Participants in Wildlife-Associated Recreation
in Pennsylvania: 2006
(U.S. residents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.7 million
Sportspersons
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.5 million
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 994 thousand
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.0 million
Wildlife Watchers
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.9 million
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2 million
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.5 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: 4.7 million participants)
Wildlife
watching
Fishing Hunting
21% 22%
85%
Wildlife-Associated Recreation
Expenditures in Pennsylvania
(Total: $5.4 billion)
Equipment
72%
Trip-related
17%
Other
11%
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Sportspersons
In 2006, 1.5 million state resident and
nonresident sportspersons 16 years
old and older fi shed or hunted in
Pen nsylvania. This group comprised
994 thousand anglers (65 percent of all
sportspersons) and 1.0 million hunters
(69 percent of all sportspersons).
Among the 1.5 million sportspersons
who fi shed or hunted in the state, 476
thousand (31 percent) fi shed but did
not hunt in Pennsylvania. Another 526
thousand (35 percent) hunted but did
not fi sh there. The remaining 518 thou-sand
(34 percent) fi shed and hunted in
Pennsylvania in 2006.
Sportspersons’ Participation in Pennsylvania
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Sportspersons (fi shed or hunted) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.5 million
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 994 thousand
Fished only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 476 thousand
Fished and hunted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 518 thousand
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.0 million
Hunted only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 526 thousand
Hunted and fi shed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 518 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 1.
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Anglers
Participants and Days of Fishing
In 2006, 994 thousand state residents
and nonresidents 16 years old and older
fi shed in Pennsylvania. Of this total,
830 thousand anglers (83 percent)
were state residents and 164 thousand
anglers (17 percent) were nonresidents.
Anglers fi shed a total of 18.0 million
days in Pennsylvania—an average
of 18 days per angler. State residents
fi shed 17.1 million days—95 percent
of all fi shing days in Pennsylvania.
Nonresidents fi shed 839 thousand
days in Pennsylvania—5 percent of all
fi shing days in the state.
A large majority of Pennsylvania
residents who fi shed anywhere in the
United States did so in their resi-dent
state. There were 990 thousand
Pennsylvania residents 16 years old and
older who fi shed in the United States
in 2006 for a total of 20.6 million
days. An estimated 84 percent of all
Pennsylvania residents who fi shed did
so in their home state. Of all fi shing
days by Pennsylvania residents,
83 percent or 17.1 million were in their
home state.
Some state residents fi shed in states
other than Pennsylvania. In 2006, 356
thousand Pennsylvania residents fi shed
in other states—36 percent of all resi-dents
fi shing in any state. They fi shed
3.8 million days as nonresidents, repre-senting
19 percent of all days fi shed
by Pennsylvania residents. For further
details about fi shing in Pennsylvania,
see Table 3.
Anglers in Pennsylvania
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 994 thousand
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 830 thousand
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164 thousand
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18.0 million
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17.1 million
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 839 thousand
Source: Table 3.
In State/Out of State
(State residents 16 years old and older)
Pennsylvania anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 990 thousand
In Pennsylvania . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 830 thousand
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356 thousand
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.6 million
In Pennsylvania . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17.1 million
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.8 million
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 3.
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Fishing Expenditures
in Pennsylvania
All fi shing-related expenditures in
Pennsylvania totaled $1.3 billion in
2006. Trip-related expenditures, which
include food and lodging, transporta-tion,
and other trip expenses, totaled
$299 million—23 percent of all fi shing
expenditures. Expenditures for food
and lodging were $114 million and
transportation expenditures were $107
million. Other trip expenses, such as
equipment rental, bait, and cooking
fuel, totaled $77 million. Each angler
spent an average of $300 on trip-related
costs during 2006.
Anglers spent $896 million on equip-ment
in Pennsylvania in 2006, 69
percent of all fi shing expenditures.
Fishing equipment (rods, reels, line,
etc.) spending totaled $153 million—17
percent of the equipment total. Auxil-iary
equipment expenditures (tents,
special fi shing clothes, etc.) and special
equipment expenditures (boats, vans,
etc.) amounted to $743 million—83
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 $97 million—7
percent of all fi shing expenditures. For
more details about fi shing expenditures
in Pennsylvania, see Tables 19 and 21
through 23.
Fishing Expenditures in Pennsylvania
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1.3 billion
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $299 million
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $896 million
Fishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $153 million
Auxiliary and special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $743 million
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $97 million
Source: Table 19.
Percent of Anglers by Residence
(Total: 994 thousand participants)
Residents Nonresidents
83%
17%
Fishing Expenditures
in Pennsylvania
(Total: $1.3 billion)
Trip-related
23%
Other
7%
Equipment
69%
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Hunters
Participants and Days of Hunting
In 2006, there were 1.0 million resi-dents
and nonresidents 16 years old
and older who hunted in Pennsylvania.
Resident hunters numbered 933
thousand, accounting for 89 percent
of the hunters in Pennsylvania. There
were 111 thousand nonresidents who
hunted in Pennsylvania—11 percent
of the state’s hunters. Residents and
nonresidents hunted 16.9 million days
in 2006, an average of 16 days per
hunter. Residents hunted 16.2 million
days in Pennsylvania or 96 percent of
all hunting days, while nonresidents
spent 706 thousand days hunting
in Pennsylvania or 4 percent of all
hunting days.
There were 933 thousand Pennsylvania
residents 16 years old and older who
hunted in the United States in 2006 for
a total of 17.4 million days. An esti-mated
100 percent of all Pennsylvania
residents who hunted did so in their
home state. Of all hunting days by
Pennsylvania residents, 93 percent or
16.2 million were spent pursuing game
in their home state.
Some state residents hunted in states
other than Pennsylvania. Altogether,
94 thousand or 10 percent of all
Pennsylvania hunters hunted in other
states. Their 1.2 million days of hunting
in other states represented 7 percent of
all days Pennsylvania residents spent
hunting in 2006. For more information
on hunting activities by Pennsylvania
residents, see Table 3.
Hunters in Pennsylvania
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.0 million
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 933 thousand
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 thousand
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.9 million
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.2 million
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 706 thousand
Source: Table 3.
In State/Out of State
(State residents 16 years old and older)
Pennsylvania hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 933 thousand
In Pennsylvania . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 933 thousand
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 thousand
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17.4 million
In Pennsylvania . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.2 million
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2 million
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 3.
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Hunting Expenditures
in Pennsylvania
All hunting-related expenditures in
Pennsylvania totaled $1.6 billion in
2006. Trip-related expenses, such
as food and lodging, transportation,
and other trip expenses, totaled $274
million—17 percent of total expen-ditures.
Expenditures for food and
lodging were $125 million and trans-portation
expenditures were $123
million. Other trip expenses, such as
equipment rental, totaled $25 million
for the year. The average trip-related
expenditure per hunter was $263.
Hunters spent $1.0 billion on equip-ment—
65 percent of all hunting expen-ditures.
Hunting equipment (guns,
ammunition, etc.) totaled $391 million
and made up 38 percent of all equip-ment
costs. Hunters spent $647 million
on auxiliary equipment (tents, special
hunting clothes, etc.) and special equip-ment
(boats, vans, etc.), accounting
for 62 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 $297 million—18
percent of all hunting expenditures. For
more details on hunting expenditures in
Pennsylvania, see Tables 20 through 23.
Hunting Expenditures in Pennsylvania
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1.6 billion
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $274 million
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1.0 billion
Hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $391 million
Auxiliary and special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $647 million
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $297 million
Source: Table 20.
Percent of Hunters by Residence
(Total: 1.0 million participants)
Residents Nonresidents
89%
11%
Hunting Expenditures
in Pennsylvania
(Total: $1.6 billion)
Trip-related
17%
Other
18%
Equipment
65%
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Wildlife Watchers
Participants and Days of Activity
In 2006, 3.9 million U.S. residents 16
years old and older fed, observed, or
photographed wildlife in Pennsylvania.
Most of them, 89 percent (3.5 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
Pennsylvania in 2006 numbered 1.2
million—30 percent of all wildlife
watchers in Pennsylvania. Of the
1.2 million, 858 thousand were state
residents and 310 thousand were
nonresidents.
Pennsylvania residents 16 years old and
older who enjoyed away-from-home
wildlife watching within their state
totaled 858 thousand. Of this group,
790 thousand participants observed
wildlife, 343 thousand fed wildlife, and
408 thousand photographed wildlife.
Since some individuals engaged in
more than 1 of the 3 away-from-home
activities during the year, the sum of
wildlife observers, feeders, and photog-raphers
exceeds the total number of
away-from-home participants.
Pennsylvania residents spent 10.6
million days engaged in away-from-home
wildlife-watching activities in
their state. They spent 8.0 million days
observing wildlife, 2.7 million days
feeding wildlife, and 3.4 million days
photographing wildlife. The sum of
days observing, feeding, and photo-graphing
wildlife exceeds the total days
of wildlife-watching activity because
individuals engaged in more than one
activity on some days. For further
details about away-from-home activi-ties,
see Table 25.
Pennsylvania residents also took an
active interest in wildlife around their
homes. In 2006, 3.5 million state
residents enjoyed observing, feeding,
and photographing wildlife within
1 mile of their homes. Among this
around-the-home group, 2.9 million
fed, 2.3 million observed, and 713
thousand photographed wildlife around
their homes. Another 706 thousand
Wildlife-Watching Participants in Pennsylvania
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.9 million
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.5 million
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2 million
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 24.
Away-From-Home Wildlife-Watching Participation in Pennsylvania
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Participants, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2 million
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1 million
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 430 thousand
Photograph wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 584 thousand
Days, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.0 million
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.2 million
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.1 million
Photograph wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.1 million
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 25.
Around-the-Home Wildlife-Watching Participation in Pennsylvania
(State residents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.5 million
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.9 million
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.3 million
Photograph wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 713 thousand
Maintain natural areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 706 thousand
Maintain plantings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 605 thousand
Visit public areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 533 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 27.
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participants maintained natural areas
of 1/4 acre or more for wildlife; 605
thousand participants maintained plant-ings
for the benefi t of wildlife; and 533
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,
26 percent of resident around-the-home
wildlife watchers also enjoyed wildlife
away from home. For further details
about Pennsylvania residents partici-pating
in around-the-home wildlife-watching
activities, see Table 27.
Wild Bird Observers
Bird watching attracted many wildlife
enthusiasts in Pennsylvania. In 2006,
2.7 million people observed birds
around the home and on trips in the
state. Eighty-three percent (2.2 million)
observed wild birds around the home
while 36 percent (961 thousand) took
trips away from home to watch birds.
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
in Pennsylvania
Wildlife watchers spent $1.4 billion
on wildlife-watching activities in
Pennsylvania in 2006. Trip-related
expenditures, including food and
lodging ($177 million), transportation
($132 million), and other trip expenses
($17 million), such as equipment
rental, amounted to $325 million. This
summation comprised 23 percent of
all wildlife-watching expenditures by
participants. The average of the trip-related
expenditures for away-from-home
participants was $257 per person
in 2006.
Wildlife-watching participants spent
$929 million on equipment—64 percent
of all their expenditures. Specifi cally,
wildlife-watching equipment (binocu-lars,
special clothing, etc.) expenditures
totaled $432 million, 47 percent of the
equipment total. Auxiliary equipment
expenditures (tents, backpacking
equipment, etc.) and special equipment
expenditures (campers, trucks, etc.)
amounted to $497 million—53 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 $189
million—13 percent of all wildlife-watching
expenditures. For more details
about wildlife-watching expenditures
in Pennsylvania, see Table 31.
Wild Bird Observers in Pennsylvania
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Participants, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.7 million
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.2 million
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 961 thousand
Days, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281.4 million
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271.5 million
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.9 million
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 29.
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures in Pennsylvania
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1.4 billion
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $325 million
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $929 million
Wildlife watching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $432 million
Auxiliary and special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $497 million
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $189 million
Source: Table 31.
Around-the-Home and
Away-From-Home Participation
by Pennsylvania Residents
(Total: 3.5 million participants)
Both around
the home and
away from
home
Around the
home only
74%
26%
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
in Pennsylvania
(Total: $1.4 billion)
Trip-related
23%
Other
13%
Equipment
64%
14 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Pennsylvania U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
1996–2006 Comparisons
Comparing the estimates from the
1996, 2001, and 2006 Surveys gives
a perspective on the state of wildlife-related
recreation in the late 1990s and
early-to-mid 2000s in Pennsylvania.
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 Pennsylvania residents anywhere in
the United States. The in-state esti-mates
cover the participation, day, and
expenditure activity of U.S. residents in
Pennsylvania.
The expenditure estimates were made
comparable by adjusting the estimates
for infl ation—all estimates are in 2006
dollars.
Pennsylvania 1996 and 2006 Comparison
(Numbers in thousands)
1996 2006 Percent change
Fishing
Anglers in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,355 994 –27
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,901 17,967 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $837,026 $1,291,211 54
State resident anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,346 990 –26
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,214,712 $1,625,022 *
Hunting
Hunters in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 879 1,044 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,173 16,863 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $890,850 $1,609,045 81
State resident hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 752 933 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $835,070 $1,566,640 88
Away-From-Home Wildlife Watching
Participants in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,559 1,168 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,123 11,972 *
State resident participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,310 1,038 *
Around-the-Home Wildlife Watching
Total participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,383 3,502 *
Observers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,406 2,349 *
Feeders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,914 2,938 *
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
In-state expenditures by U.S. wildlife watchers . . . . . . . . . . $1,105,733 $1,442,582 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,207,894 $1,708,239 *
* Not different from zero at the 10 percent level of signifi cance.
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Pennsylvania 2001 and 2006 Comparison
(Numbers in thousands)
2001 2006 Percent change
Fishing
Anglers in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,266 994 –21
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,313 17,967 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $661,600 $1,291,211 95
State resident anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,270 990 –22
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $868,956 $1,625,022 87
Hunting
Hunters in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,000 1,044 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,955 16,863 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,072,781 $1,609,045 50
State resident hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 867 933 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,027,337 $1,566,640 *
Away-From-Home Wildlife Watching
Participants in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,279 1,168 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,990 11,972 *
State resident participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,173 1,038 *
Around-the-Home Wildlife Watching
Total participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,371 3,502 *
Observers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,325 2,349 *
Feeders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,812 2,938 *
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
In-state expenditures by U.S. wildlife watchers . . . . . . . . . . $1,096,451 $1,442,582 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,399,397 $1,708,239 *
* 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 Pennsylvania: 1996–2006
(In thousands)
879
1,355
1,000
1,266
994 1,044
Number of People Who Wildlife Watched
in Pennsylvania: 1996–2006
(In thousands)
1,559
3,383
1,279
3,371
1,168
3,502
Total Expenditures by Participants
in Pennsylvania 1996–2006
(In millions of 2006 dollars)
837 891
1,106
662
1,073 1,096
1,291
1,609
1,443
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 Pennsylvania 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) . . . . . . . . 1,520 100 1,284 100 235 100
Total anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 994 65 830 65 164 70
Fished only. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 476 31 352 27 124 53
Fished and hunted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 518 34 478 37 *40 *17
Total hunters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,044 69 933 73 111 47
Hunted only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 526 35 455 35 71 30
Hunted and fished . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 518 34 478 37 *40 *17
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Table 2. Anglers and Hunters, Days of Participation, and Trips in Pennsylvania 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 994 100 17,967 100 15,253 100
Total, all freshwater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 930 94 15,055 84 15,253 100
Freshwater, except Great Lakes. . . . . . . . . . . . 914 92 14,456 80 14,846 97
Great Lakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *85 *9 *598 *3 *407 *3
Saltwater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
HUNTING
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,044 100 16,863 100 13,250 100
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,000 96 13,609 81 9,461 71
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354 34 3,379 20 2,090 16
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *71 *7 *434 *3 *424 *3
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *148 *14 *1,469 *9 *1,275 *10
* 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 Pennsylvania Activity by Pennsylvania 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 994 100 830 83 164 17 990 100 830 84 356 36
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,253 100 14,843 97 410 3 16,538 100 14,843 90 1,695 10
Total days of fishing. . . . . . . . . 17,967 100 17,128 95 839 5 20,592 100 17,128 83 3,829 19
Average days of fishing . . . . . . 18 (X) 21 (X) 5 (X) 21 (X) 21 (X) 11 (X)
HUNTING
Total hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,044 100 933 89 111 11 933 100 933 100 *94 *10
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,250 100 12,888 97 362 3 13,642 100 12,888 94 *728 *5
Total days of hunting . . . . . . . . 16,863 100 16,157 96 706 4 17,401 100 16,157 93 *1,183 *7
Average days of hunting . . . . . 16 (X) 17 (X) 6 (X) 19 (X) 17 (X) *13 (X)
(X) Not applicable. * Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Table 4. Pennsylvania 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 990 100 933 100
In-state only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 635 64 839 90
In-state and other states . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195 20 *94 *10
In other states only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *161 *16 ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail may not add to total because of multiple responses and nonresponse.
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Table 5. Pennsylvania 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 990 100 20,592 100 16,538 100
Total, all freshwater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 819 83 16,765 81 15,678 95
Freshwater, except Great Lakes. . . . . . . . . . . . 809 82 16,118 78 14,869 90
Great Lakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *98 *10 *1,052 *5 *809 *5
Saltwater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213 21 1,226 6 860 5
HUNTING
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 933 100 17,401 100 13,642 100
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 906 97 14,135 81 9,840 72
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334 36 3,413 20 2,113 15
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *141 *15 *1,457 *8 *1,267 *9
* 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 Pennsylvania
Total, state
residents and nonresidents
State residents Nonresidents
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 914 100 770 84 143 16
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,846 100 14,500 98 345 2
Total days of fishing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,456 100 13,754 95 703 5
Average days of fishing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 (X) 18 (X) 5 (X)
ANGLERS
Total, all types of water. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 914 100 770 84 143 16
Ponds, lakes, or reservoirs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 638 100 578 91 60 9
Rivers or streams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 642 100 551 86 91 14
DAYS
Total, all types of water. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,456 100 13,754 95 703 5
Ponds, lakes, or reservoirs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,507 100 7,167 95 339 5
Rivers or streams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,998 100 6,614 95 384 5
(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 Pennsylvania by Type of Fish: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Anglers and days of fishing
Activity in Pennsylvania
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 914 100 100 770 84 143 16
Crappie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *146 *16 *100 *136 *94 ... ...
Panfish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237 26 100 221 93 *16 *7
White bass, striped bass, striped bass hybrids . . . . . 145 16 100 *114 *79 *31 *21
Black bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416 46 100 370 89 *46 *11
Catfish, bullheads. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *143 *16 *100 *139 *97 ... ...
Walleye, sauger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *156 *17 *100 *145 *93 ... ...
Northern pike, pickerel, muskie, muskie hybrids . . . *81 *9 *100 *71 *88 ... ...
Steelhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Trout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610 67 100 553 91 *57 *9
Salmon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Anything1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *61 *7 *100 ... ... *21 *34
Other freshwater fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *53 *6 *100 ... ... ... ...
DAYS
Total, all types of fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,456 100 100 13,754 95 703 5
Crappie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *2,697 *19 *100 *2,645 *98 ... ...
Panfish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,133 22 100 3,066 98 *67 *2
White bass, striped bass, striped bass hybrids . . . . . 1,884 13 100 *1,744 *93 *140 *7
Black bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,671 39 100 5,417 96 *254 *4
Catfish, bullheads. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *2,017 *14 *100 *1,984 *98 ... ...
Walleye, sauger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *3,085 *21 *100 *3,061 *99 ... ...
Northern pike, pickerel, muskie, muskie hybrids . . . *1,944 *13 *100 *1,923 *99 ... ...
Steelhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Trout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,090 42 100 5,801 95 *288 *5
Salmon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Anything1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *779 *5 *100 ... ... *106 *14
Other freshwater fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *393 *3 *100 ... ... ... ...
* 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 Pennsylvania: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Anglers, trips, and days of fishing
Activity in Pennsylvania
Total, state
residents and nonresidents
State residents Nonresidents
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total anglers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *85 *100 *75 *88 ... ...
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *407 *100 *343 *84 ... ...
Total days . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *598 *100 *522 *87 ... ...
Average days of fishing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *7 (X) *7 (X) ... (X)
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably. (X) Not applicable.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Table 9. Great Lakes Anglers and Days of Fishing in Pennsylvania by Type of Fish: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Anglers and days of fishing
Activity in Pennsylvania
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *85 *100 *100 *75 *88 ... ...
Perch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Black bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Walleye, sauger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Northern pike, pickerel, muskie, muskie hybrids . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Salmon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Steelhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *29 *34 *100 ... ... ... ...
Lake trout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Other trout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Anything1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Other Great Lakes fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
DAYS
Total, all types of fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *598 *100 *100 *522 *87 ... ...
Perch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Black bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Walleye, sauger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Northern pike, pickerel, muskie, muskie hybrids . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Salmon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Steelhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *178 *30 *100 ... ... ... ...
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 Pennsylvania: 2006
This table does not apply to this state.
Table 11. Saltwater Anglers and Days of Fishing in Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania by Type of Hunting: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Hunters, trips, and days of hunting
Activity in Pennsylvania
Total, state
residents and nonresidents
State residents Nonresidents
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
HUNTERS
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,044 100 933 89 111 11
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,000 100 903 90 98 10
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354 100 327 93 *26 *7
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *71 *100 ... ... ... ...
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *148 *100 *141 *96 ... ...
TRIPS
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,250 100 12,888 97 362 3
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,461 100 9,169 97 292 3
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,090 100 2,050 98 *40 *2
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *424 *100 ... ... ... ...
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,275 *100 *1,264 *99 ... ...
DAYS
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,863 100 16,157 96 706 4
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,609 100 12,939 95 670 5
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,379 100 3,324 98 *55 *2
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *434 *100 ... ... ... ...
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,469 *100 *1,453 *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 Pennsylvania 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,044 100 16,863 100
Big game, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,000 96 13,609 81
Deer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 978 94 11,055 66
Elk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Bear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *103 *10 *382 *2
Wild turkey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369 35 2,722 16
Other big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Small game, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354 34 3,379 20
Rabbit, hare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235 22 2,270 13
Quail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Grouse/prairie chicken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *152 *15 *1,055 *6
Squirrel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *203 *19 *1,003 *6
Pheasant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *132 *13 *630 *4
Other small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Migratory birds, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *71 *7 *434 *3
Waterfowl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Geese . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Duck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Dove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other animals, total 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *148 *14 *1,469 *9
* 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 Pennsylvania 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,044 100 933 100 111 100
Public land, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 491 47 448 48 *44 *39
Public land only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215 21 *183 *20 *32 *29
Public and private land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276 26 265 28 ... ...
Private land, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 812 78 738 79 74 66
Private land only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 536 51 474 51 62 56
Private and public land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276 26 265 28 ... ...
DAYS
Total, all types of land. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,863 100 16,157 100 706 100
Public land1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,122 30 4,969 31 *154 *22
Private land2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,473 80 12,905 80 568 80
* 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 Pennsylvania 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,793 100 1,415 14 100 990 10 100 933 10 100
Population Density of Residence
Urban . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,274 74 730 10 52 574 8 58 368 5 39
Rural . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,520 26 685 27 48 416 17 42 565 22 61
Population Size of Residence
Metropolitan statistical area
(MSA). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,015 82 896 11 63 700 9 71 454 6 49
1,000,000 or more . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,872 50 477 10 34 396 8 40 230 5 25
250,000 to 999,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,798 29 323 12 23 253 9 26 151 5 16
Less than 250,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346 4 *96 *28 *7 ... ... ... *73 *21 *8
Outside MSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,778 18 520 29 37 290 16 29 479 27 51
Sex
Male . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,719 48 1,182 25 83 803 17 81 854 18 92
Female . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,074 52 234 5 17 187 4 19 *79 *2 *8
Age
16 to 17 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327 3 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
18 to 24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,054 11 *110 *10 *8 *89 *8 *9 *59 *6 *6
25 to 34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,370 14 *178 *13 *13 *92 *7 *9 *129 *9 *14
35 to 44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,978 20 405 20 29 268 14 27 280 14 30
45 to 54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,873 19 294 16 21 229 12 23 213 11 23
55 to 64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,442 15 241 17 17 *185 *13 *19 *137 *9 *15
65 years and older . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,750 18 146 8 10 *103 *6 *10 *90 *5 *10
Ethnicity
Hispanic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264 3 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Non-Hispanic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,529 97 1,415 15 100 990 10 100 933 10 100
Race
White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,815 90 1,398 16 99 977 11 99 929 11 100
Black. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 722 7 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
All others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257 3 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Annual Household Income
Under $10,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 430 4 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
$10,000 to $19,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 570 6 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
$20,000 to $29,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 919 9 *104 *11 *7 *77 *8 *8 *66 *7 *7
$30,000 to $39,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,018 10 *177 *17 *12 *50 *5 *5 *162 *16 *17
$40,000 to $49,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 725 7 *147 *20 *10 *101 *14 *10 *90 *12 *10
$50,000 to $74,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,669 17 311 19 22 206 12 21 219 13 23
$75,000 to $99,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 918 9 136 15 10 *111 *12 *11 *73 *8 *8
$100,000 or more. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,197 12 221 18 16 193 16 19 *114 *10 *12
Not reported . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,347 24 194 8 14 155 7 16 *141 *6 *15
Education
11 years or less . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,118 11 187 17 13 *159 *14 *16 *135 *12 *14
12 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,453 45 675 15 48 446 10 45 443 10 47
1 to 3 years college . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,791 18 235 13 17 *135 *8 *14 *183 *10 *20
4 years college or more . . . . . . . . . . . 2,432 25 319 13 23 250 10 25 172 7 18
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses. Percent who participated shows the percent of each row’s population who participated in the activity
named by the column (the percent of those living in urban areas who fished, etc.). Remaining percent columns show the percent of each column’s participants who
are described by the row heading (the percent of anglers who lived in urban areas, etc.).
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Table 16. Summary of Expenditures in Pennsylvania 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,959,365 1,658 2,388 2,151
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239,460 1,123 213 158
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230,850 1,246 185 152
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102,458 792 129 67
Equipment (fishing, hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 561,512 1,180 476 349
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231,543 631 367 103
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,190,837 156 14,080 1,064
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,560 382 38 8
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,086 289 59 10
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371,059 1,240 299 239
FISHING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,291,211 1,059 1,219 1,247
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113,989 661 172 115
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107,453 734 146 108
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77,168 685 113 78
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153,021 706 217 133
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37,226 197 189 35
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *705,829 *79 *8,943 *689
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,206 140 30 4
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *4,752 *88 *54 *4
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87,568 708 124 81
HUNTING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,609,045 1,083 1,485 1,530
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125,470 735 171 120
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123,397 826 149 118
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,290 191 132 24
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390,810 767 510 367
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96,587 347 278 91
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,789 167 35 5
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,733 145 53 7
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283,491 887 319 271
UNSPECIFIED5
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,041,427 290 3,597 274
* 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 Pennsylvania 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,186,680 1,016 1,168 1,150
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113,989 661 172 115
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107,453 734 146 108
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69,162 685 101 70
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 896,076 745 1,202 858
ALL FRESHWATER
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,082,022 985 1,099 1,148
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113,989 661 172 123
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106,298 734 145 114
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69,162 685 101 74
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 792,572 681 1,163 837
FRESHWATER, EXCEPT
GREAT LAKES
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 981,308 955 1,027 1,065
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91,241 637 143 100
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95,373 699 136 104
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59,013 645 92 65
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 735,681 655 1,122 796
GREAT LAKES
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100,714 114 883 1,109
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . *22,748 *69 *330 *266
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *10,925 *71 *153 *128
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *10,149 *77 *132 *119
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *56,891 *55 *1,031 *595
SALTWATER
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *2,730 *26 *107 ...
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,576 *26 *62 ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses and nonresponse. See Table 19 for detailed listing of expenditure items.
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Table 18. Summary of Hunting Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Pennsylvania 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,312,033 1,031 1,273 1,247
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125,470 735 171 120
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123,397 826 149 118
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,290 191 132 24
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,037,875 814 1,275 984
BIG GAME
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,033,122 980 1,055 1,009
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104,959 716 147 105
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93,434 803 116 93
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,819 163 128 21
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 813,909 677 1,202 790
SMALL GAME
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191,938 377 509 1,648
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,564 199 53 407
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,717 267 63 644
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162,703 240 679 522
MIGRATORY BIRD
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *42,321 *64 *663 *7,099
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *5,994 *37 *163 *1,150
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *6,414 *54 *119 *1,231
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
OTHER ANIMALS
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *19,775 *127 *156 *920
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *3,954 *66 *60 *314
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *6,831 *93 *73 *543
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 Pennsylvania 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,291,211 1,247 1,059 107 1,219
TRIP-RELATED EXPENDITURES
Total trip-related. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298,610 300 869 87 344
Food and lodging, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113,989 115 812 82 140
Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87,840 88 643 65 137
Lodging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26,149 26 113 11 231
Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107,453 108 734 74 146
Other trip costs, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77,168 78 685 69 113
Privilege and other fees1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *6,735 *7 *116 *12 *58
Boating costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *32,746 *33 *121 *12 *270
Bait . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28,454 29 554 56 51
Ice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,891 6 204 21 29
Heating and cooking fuel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *3,342 *3 *70 *7 *48
EQUIPMENT AND OTHER EXPENDITURES
PRIMARILY FOR FISHING
Fishing equipment, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153,021 133 706 71 217
Reels, rods, and rod-making components . . . . . . . . . . . 77,509 62 333 33 233
Lines, hooks, sinkers, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29,802 28 562 57 53
Artificial lures and flies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26,566 25 473 48 56
Creels, stringers, fish bags, landing nets, and gaff
hooks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *2,435 *2 *82 *8 *30
Minnow seines, traps, and bait containers. . . . . . . . . . . *1,351 *1 *53 *5 *25
Other fishing equipment3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,357 15 171 17 90
Auxiliary equipment4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37,226 35 197 20 189
Special equipment5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *705,829 *689 *79 *8 *8,943
Other fishing costs6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96,526 89 755 76 128
* 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 Pennsylvania 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,609,045 1,530 1,083 104 1,485
TRIP-RELATED EXPENDITURES
Total trip-related. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274,158 263 902 86 304
Food and lodging, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125,470 120 902 86 139
Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103,115 99 731 70 141
Lodging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *22,355 *21 *100 *10 *223
Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123,397 118 826 79 149
Other trip costs, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *25,290 *24 *191 *18 *132
Privilege and other fees1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *9,259 *9 *71 *7 *131
Boating costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
Heating and cooking fuel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
EQUIPMENT AND OTHER EXPENDITURES
PRIMARILY FOR HUNTING
Hunting equipment, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390,810 367 767 73 510
Firearms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196,700 186 205 20 959
Ammunition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30,283 29 563 54 54
Other hunting equipment2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163,826 152 472 45 347
Auxiliary equipment3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96,587 91 347 33 278
Special equipment4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
Other hunting costs5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297,013 284 913 87 325
* 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 Pennsylvania for Fishing and Hunting by Pennsylvania
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,457,384 1,570 2,202 2,275
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing, total. . . . . . . . . . 1,194,685 1,016 1,176 1,202
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113,989 661 172 115
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107,453 734 146 108
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *32,746 *121 *270 *33
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44,422 623 71 45
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 896,076 745 1,202 901
Trip and equipment expenditures for hunting, total. . . . . . . . . 1,312,033 1,031 1,273 1,256
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125,470 735 171 120
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123,397 826 149 118
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,064 181 94 16
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,037,875 814 1,275 994
Unspecified equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 950,666 182 5,226 626
STATE RESIDENTS
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing and hunting,
total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,043,304 1,259 2,416 2,369
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing, total. . . . . . . . . . 1,048,359 818 1,281 1,263
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87,335 553 158 105
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88,036 617 143 106
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *30,945 *118 *263 *37
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39,466 533 74 48
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 802,577 637 1,260 967
Trip and equipment expenditures for hunting, total. . . . . . . . . 1,180,729 875 1,350 1,266
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99,246 648 153 106
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97,096 724 134 104
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,991 152 59 10
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 973,747 730 1,334 1,044
Unspecified equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 814,217 171 4,755 634
NONRESIDENTS
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing and hunting,
total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 414,080 311 1,331 1,759
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing, total. . . . . . . . . . 146,327 198 739 891
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26,655 108 246 162
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,416 118 165 118
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,956 89 55 30
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93,498 108 864 569
Trip and equipment expenditures for hunting, total. . . . . . . . . 131,304 156 841 1,178
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26,224 87 302 235
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26,301 101 259 236
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *8,073 *29 *279 *72
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64,128 84 762 575
Unspecified equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *136,449 *11 *12,776 *580
* 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.
32 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Pennsylvania U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Table 22. Summary of Pennsylvania Residents’ Fishing and Hunting Expenditures Both Inside and
Outside Pennsylvania: 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,111,971 1,378 2,985 2,905
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292,598 1,037 282 207
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283,438 1,177 241 200
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156,411 789 198 111
Equipment (fishing, hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 533,541 1,055 506 377
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213,085 564 378 151
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *2,226,848 *156 *14,245 *1,573
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,638 393 45 12
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,118 286 67 14
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369,295 1,131 326 261
FISHING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,625,022 949 1,713 1,641
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174,000 668 260 176
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166,884 737 226 169
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130,264 700 186 132
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145,298 674 216 147
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35,352 163 217 36
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *877,116 *82 *10,634 *886
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *4,073 *127 *32 *4
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *4,070 *80 *51 *4
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87,964 653 135 89
HUNTING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,566,640 925 1,693 1,679
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118,597 658 180 127
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116,554 731 159 125
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26,147 169 155 28
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370,618 692 536 397
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86,136 327 263 92
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,863 181 49 10
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,722 145 60 9
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281,330 827 340 302
UNSPECIFIED5
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 902,684 278 3,243 638
* 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.
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Pennsylvania 33
Table 23. In-State and Out-of-State Expenditures by Pennsylvania 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 PENNSYLVANIA
Expenditures for fishing and hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,499,094 1,298 2,696 2,724
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 452,764 1,178 384 352
Equipment (fishing and hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 494,125 1,029 480 385
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199,278 553 361 155
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,986,527 *140 *14,167 *1,547
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366,399 1,152 318 285
Expenditures for fishing, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,139,639 838 1,359 1,374
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245,782 737 334 296
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130,364 625 209 157
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *34,752 *160 *218 *42
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *637,461 *70 *9,145 *768
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91,280 633 144 110
Expenditures for hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,447,215 925 1,564 1,551
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206,982 797 260 222
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348,201 688 506 373
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75,873 320 237 81
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266,486 843 316 286
Unspecified expenditures for fishing and hunting, total4 . . . . . 888,945 237 3,754 692
OUT OF STATE
Expenditures for fishing and hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 607,221 486 1,250 1,384
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277,595 394 705 633
Equipment (fishing and hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38,927 159 245 89
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *13,807 *55 *252 *31
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36,572 233 157 83
Expenditures for fishing, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 484,771 362 1,340 1,363
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224,754 311 723 632
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *14,933 *129 *116 *42
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *4,828 *124 *39 *14
Expenditures for hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *114,512 *160 *714 *1,215
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *52,841 *90 *584 *560
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *29,479 *106 *279 *313
Unspecified expenditures for fishing and hunting, total 4 . . . . ... ... ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to