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

              U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Vermont
2006 National Survey
of Fishing, Hunting,
and Wildlife-Associated
Recreation
U.S. Department of the Interior
Dirk Kempthorne,
Secretary
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
H. Dale Hall,
Director
U.S. Department of Commerce
Carlos M. Gutierrez,
Secretary
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
2006 National Survey of
Fishing, Hunting, and
Wildlife-Associated Recreation
FHW/06-VT
Issued May 2008
Vermont
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
iv 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Vermont U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Fishing and Hunting
1. Fishing and Hunting in Vermont by Resident and Nonresident Sportspersons: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2. Anglers and Hunters, Days of Participation, and Trips in Vermont by Type of Fishing
and Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3. Anglers and Hunters, Trips, and Days of Participation: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
4. Vermont Resident Anglers and Hunters by Place Fished or Hunted: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
5. Vermont 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 Vermont by Type of Fish: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
8. Great Lakes Anglers, Trips, and Days of Fishing in Vermont: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
9. Great Lakes Anglers and Days of Fishing in Vermont by Type of Fish: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
10. Saltwater Anglers, Trips, and Days of Fishing in Vermont: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
11. Saltwater Anglers and Days of Fishing in Vermont by Type of Fish: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
12. Hunters, Trips, and Days of Hunting in Vermont by Type of Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
13. Hunters and Days of Hunting in Vermont by Type of Game: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
14. Hunters and Days of Hunting in Vermont by Type of Land: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
15. Selected Characteristics of Vermont Resident Anglers and Hunters: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
16. Summary of Expenditures in Vermont by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for
Fishing and Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
17. Summary of Fishing Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Vermont by State Residents and
Nonresidents Combined by Type of Fishing: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
18. Summary of Hunting Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Vermont by State Residents and
Nonresidents Combined by Type of Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
19. Expenditures in Vermont by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for Fishing: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
20. Expenditures in Vermont by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
21. Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Vermont for Fishing and Hunting by Vermont Residents
and Nonresidents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
22. Summary of Vermont Residents’ Fishing and Hunting Expenditures Both Inside and Outside
Vermont: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
23. In-State and Out-of-State Expenditures by Vermont Residents for Fishing and Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Wildlife Watching
24. Wildlife Watching in Vermont by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
25. Participants, Trips, and Days of Participation in Away-From-Home Wildlife Watching in
Vermont: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
26. Away-From-Home Wildlife-Watching Participants by Wildlife Observed, Photographed, or
Fed in Vermont: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
List of Tables
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27. Participation in Wildlife-Watching Activities Around the Home in Vermont: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
28. Vermont Residents Participating in Wildlife Watching in the United States: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
29. Wild Bird Observers and Days of Observation in Vermont by State Residents and
Nonresidents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
30. Selected Characteristics of Vermont Residents Participating in Wildlife Watching: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
31. Expenditures in Vermont by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for Wildlife
Watching: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
32. Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Vermont for Wildlife Watching by Vermont Residents
and Nonresidents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
33. Wildlife-Watching Expenditures Both Inside and Outside Vermont by Vermont
Residents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
34. In-State and Out-of-State Expenditures by Vermont Residents for Wildlife Watching: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
35. Participation of Vermont Resident Wildlife-Watching Participants in Fishing and
Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
36. Participation of Vermont 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—Vermont U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
I fi nd duck hunting with friends in
a bottomland hardwood swamp or
fi shing with my kids on an Oregon
river bolsters my spirit and reminds me
why I care about conservation and our
wildlife heritage.
But wildlife-associated and vital
recreation—activities such as hunting,
fi shing, and birding—also provide
signifi cant fi nancial support for wildlife
conservation in our Nation’s economy.
According to information from the
newest National Survey of Fishing,
Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated
Recreation, 87.5 million Americans
spent more than $122 billion in 2006
on wildlife-related recreation. And
this spending supports hundreds of
thousands of jobs in industries and
businesses.
The Survey is conducted every fi ve
years at the request of State fi sh and
wildlife agencies to measure the impor-tance
of wildlife-based recreation to the
American people. The 2006 Survey
represents the 11th in a series that
began in 1955. Developed in collabo-ration
with the States, the Association
of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, and
national conservation organizations,
the Survey has become one of the most
important sources of information on
fi sh and wildlife-related recreation in
the United States.
In the 75-year history of the Sport Fish
and Wildlife Restoration Programs,
excise taxes on fi rearms, ammunition,
archery, and angling equipment have
generated a cumulative total of more
than $10 billion for wildlife conserva-tion
efforts by State and Territorial
wildlife agencies for fi sh and wildlife
management.
My thanks go to the men and women
who took time to participate in the
survey, as well as to the State fi sh and
wildlife agencies for their fi nancial
support through the Multistate Conser-vation
Grant Programs. Without that
support, the 2006 Survey would never
have been possible.
I am comforted to know that my chil-dren
and all Americans will have the
opportunity to appreciate our Nation’s
rich wildlife tradition. Along with
a record number of Americans, we
continue to enjoy wildlife. We are
laying the foundation for conservation’s
future.
H. Dale Hall
Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Foreword
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Vermont vii
Survey Background and Method
The National Survey of Fishing,
Hunting, and Wildlife-Asso ciated
Recreation (Survey) has been
conducted since 1955 and is one of
the oldest and most comprehensive
continuing recreation surveys. The
Survey collects information on the
number of anglers, hunters, and wild-life
watchers; how often they partici-pate;
and how much they spend on their
activities in the United States.
Preparations for the 2006 Survey began
in 2004 when the Association of Fish
and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA) recom-mended
that the Fish and Wildlife
Service conduct the 11th Survey of
wildlife-related recreation. Funding
came from the Multistate Conservation
Grant Programs, authorized by Sport
Fish and Wildlife Restoration Acts, as
amended.
We consulted with State and Federal
agencies and nongovernmental
o rganizations such as the Wildlife
Management Institute and American
Sportfi shing Association to determine
survey content. Other sportsper-sons’
organizations and conservation
groups, industry representatives, and
researchers also provided valuable
advice.
Four regional technical committees
were set up under the auspices of the
AFWA to ensure that State fi sh and
wildlife agencies had an opportunity to
participate in all phases of survey plan-ning
and design. The committees were
made up of agency representatives.
Data collection for the Survey was
carried out by the U.S. Census Bureau
in two phases. The fi rst phase was the
screen which began in April 2006.
During this phase, the Census Bureau
interviewed a sample of 85,000 house-holds
nationwide to determine who
in the household had fi shed, hunted,
or wildlife watched in 2005, and who
had engaged or planned to engage
in those activities in 2006. In most
cases, one adult household member
provided information for all members.
The screen primarily covered 2005
activities while the next, more in-depth
phase covered 2006 activities. For
more information on 2005 data, refer to
Appendix B.
The second phase of data collection
consisted of three detailed inter-view
waves. The fi rst began in April
2006 concurrent with the screen, the
second in September 2006, and the
last in January 2007. Interviews were
conducted with samples of likely
anglers, hunters, and wildlife watchers
who were identifi ed in the initial
screening phase. Interviews were
conducted primarily by phone, with
in-person interviews for respondents
who could not be reached by phone.
Respondents in the second survey
phase were limited to those who were
at least 16 years old. Each respondent
provided information pertaining only to
his or her activities and expenditures.
Sample sizes were designed to provide
statistically reliable results at the state
level. Information on sampling proce-dures,
sample sizes, and response rates
is found in Appendix D.
Comparability With Previous
Surveys
The 2006 Survey questions and meth-odology
were similar to those used
in the 2001, 1996, and 1991 Surveys.
Therefore, the estimates are compa-rable.
The methodology of these Surveys
did differ importantly from the 1985
and 1980 Surveys, so these estimates
are not directly comparable to those
of earlier surveys. Changes in meth-odology
included reducing the recall
period over which respondents had to
report their activities and expenditures.
Previous Surveys used a 12-month
recall period, which resulted in greater
reporting bias. Research found that the
amount of activity and expenditures
reported in 12-month recall surveys
was overestimated in comparison
with that reported using shorter recall
periods.
Highlights
2 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Vermont U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Introduction
The National Survey of Fishing,
Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated
Recreation reports results from inter-views
with U.S. residents about their
fi shing, hunting, and wildlife watching.
This report focuses on 2006 participa-tion
and expenditures of persons 16
years of age and older.
The Survey is a snapshot of one year.
The information it collected tells us
how many people participated and
how much they spent on their activi-ties
in the State in 2006. It does not
tell us how many anglers, hunters, and
wildlife watchers there were because
many do not participate every year.
For example, based on information
collected by the Survey’s household
screen and detailed phase, we can
estimate that about 33 percent more
anglers and hunters participated nation-ally
in at least 1 of the 4 years prior to
the survey year 2006.
In addition to 2006 estimates, we also
provide trend information in the High-lights
section and Appendix C of the
report. The 2006 numbers reported can
be compared with those in the 1991,
1996, and 2001 Survey reports because
they used similar methodologies. The
2006 estimates should not be directly
compared with results from Surveys
conducted earlier than 1991 because
of changes in methodology to improve
accuracy.
The report also provides information
on participation in wildlife recreation
in 2005, particularly of persons 6 to 15
years of age. The 2005 information is
provided in Appendix B. Information
about the Survey’s scope and coverage
is in Appendix D. The remainder of this
section defi nes important terms used in
the Survey.
This report does not provide infor-mation
about the State’s wildlife
resources. That, and additional infor-mation
on wildlife-related recreation,
may be obtained from State fi sh and
wildlife agencies. The Association of
Fish and Wildlife Agencies can provide
the addresses and telephone numbers of
those agencies. The Association’s Web
site is .
Wildlife-Associated Recreation
Wildlife-associated recreation is
fi shing, hunting, and wildlife-watching
activities. These categories are not
mutually exclusive because many indi-viduals
participated in more than one
activity. Wildlife-associated recreation
is reported in two major categories: (1)
fi shing and hunting and (2) wildlife
watching, which includes observing,
photographing, and feeding fi sh or
wildlife.
Fishing and Hunting
This Survey reports information about
residents of the United States who
fi shed or hunted in 2006, regardless of
whether they were licensed. The fi shing
and hunting sections report information
for three groups: (1) sportspersons, (2)
anglers, and (3) hunters.
Sportspersons
Sportspersons are those who fi shed
or hunted. Individuals who fi shed
or hunted commercially in 2006 are
reported as sportspersons only if they
also fi shed or hunted for recreation.
The sportspersons group is composed
of three subgroups, as shown in the
diagram on this page: (1) those that
fi shed and hunted, (2) those that only
fi shed, and (3) those that only hunted.
The total number of sportspersons is
equal to the sum of people who only
fi shed, only hunted, and both hunted
and fi shed. It is not the sum of all
anglers and all hunters because those
people who both fi shed and hunted are
included in both the angler and hunter
population and would be incorrectly
counted twice.
Anglers
Anglers are sportspersons who only
fi shed plus those who fi shed and
hunted. Anglers include not only
licensed hook and line anglers, but
also those who have no license and
those who use special methods such as
fi shing with spears.
Three types of fi shing are reported: (1)
freshwater, excluding the Great Lakes,
(2) Great Lakes, and (3) saltwater.
Since many anglers participated in
more than one type of fi shing, the total
number of anglers is less than the sum
of the three types of fi shing.
Hunters
Hunters are sportspersons who only
hunted plus those who hunted and
fi shed. Hunters include not only
licensed hunters using rifl es and shot-guns
but also those who had no license
and those who hunted with a bow and
arrow, primitive fi rearm, or pistol or
handgun.
Sportspersons
Anglers Hunters
Fished
only
Fished
and
hunted
Hunted
only
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Four types of hunting are reported: (1)
big game, (2) small game, (3) migra-tory
bird, and (4) other animals. Since
many hunters participated in more than
one type of hunting, the sum of hunters
for big game, small game, migratory
bird, and other animals exceeds the
total number of hunters.
Wildlife Watchers
Since 1980, the National Survey has
included information on wildlife-watching
activities in addition to
fi shing and hunting. The 1991, 1996,
2001, and 2006 Surveys, unlike the
1980 and 1985 Surveys, collected data
only for activities where the primary
purpose was wildlife watching. The
1980 and 1985 Surveys included esti-mates
of unplanned wildlife watching
around the home and while on trips
taken for another purpose.
The 2006 Survey uses a strict defi ni-tion
of wildlife watching. Participants
must either take a “special interest”
in w ildlife around their homes or take
a trip for the “primary purpose” of
wildlife watching. Secondary wild-life
watching, such as incidentally
observing wildlife while pleasure
driving, is not included.
Two types of wildlife watching
are reported: (1) away-from-home
(formerly nonresidential) activities and
(2) around-the-home (formerly residen-tial)
activities. Because some people
participated in more than one type of
wildlife watching, the sum of partici-pants
in each type will be greater than
the total number of wildlife watchers.
The two types of wildlife-watching
activity are explained next.
Away-From-Home Wildlife
Watching
This group includes persons who
took trips or outings of at least 1 mile
from home for the primary purpose of
observing, feeding, or photographing
fi sh and wildlife. Trips to fi sh, hunt,
or scout and trips to zoos, circuses,
aq uariums, and museums are not
considered wildlife-watching activities.
Around-the-Home Wildlife
Watching
This group includes those who
participated within 1 mile of home and
involves one or more of the following:
(1) closely observing or trying to iden-tify
birds or other wildlife; (2) photo-graphing
wildlife; (3) feeding birds or
other wildlife; (4) maintaining natural
areas of at least 1/4 acre where benefi t
to wildlife is the primary concern; (5)
maintaining plantings (shrubs, agri-cultural
crops, etc.) where benefi t to
wildlife is the primary concern; or (6)
visiting public parks within 1 mile
of home for the primary purpose of
observing, feeding, or photographing
wildlife.
4 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Vermont U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
2006 Vermont Summary
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,665,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $63,749,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $40,535,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $23,214,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $516
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $24
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,111,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $189,707,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $20,928,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $168,779,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,591
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $19
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . . . 468,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 265,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 274,000
Days of participation away from home . . . . . 2,459,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $122,841,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $58,219,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $64,622,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $259
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $24
Activities in Vermont by Residents and Nonresidents Activities in Vermont by Nonresidents
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $27,977,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $21,414,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,563,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $563
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $81
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $139,015,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,056,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $131,959,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$7,977
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $37
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . . . 188,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 188,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (X)
Days of participation away from home . . . . . . 968,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $56,088,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $47,772,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,316,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $292
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $49
(X) Not applicable.
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Activities in Vermont by Residents
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,400,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $35,772,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $19,121,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $16,651,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $557
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 922,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50,692,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $13,872,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $36,820,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $913
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . . . 280,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . . 77,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 274,000
Days of participation away from home . . . . . 1,491,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $66,753,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,447,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $56,306,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $239
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7
Activities by Vermont Residents
Both Inside and Outside Vermont
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,506,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $59,132,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $36,991,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $22,141,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $832
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,068,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $69,059,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $18,764,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50,295,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,212
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $18
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . . . 279,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . . 82,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 274,000
Days of participation away from home . . . . . 2,053,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $91,674,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25,689,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $65,985,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $328
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $13
6 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Vermont U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Participation in Vermont
The 2006 Survey found that 545 thou-sand
Vermont residents and nonresi-dents
16 years old and older fi shed,
hunted, or wildlife watched in Vermont.
Of the total number of participants,
114 thousand fi shed, 73 thousand
hunted, and 468 thousand 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
Vermont 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 71 thousand resident anglers 16
years old and older, there were 23 thou-sand
resident anglers 6 to 15 years old.
Also, in addition to the 57 thousand
residents 16 years old and older who
hunted, there were 7 thousand 6-to-15-
year-old residents who hunted. Finally,
there were 279 thousand Vermont
residents 16 years old and older and
40 thousand 6- to 15-year-olds who
wildlife watched. Further information
on 6- to 15-year-olds is provided in
Appendix B.
Expenditures in Vermont
In 2006, state residents and nonresi-dents
spent $383 million on wildlife
recreation in Vermont. Of that total,
trip-related expenditures were $120
million and equipment purchases
totaled $206 million. The remaining
$58 million was spent on licenses,
contributions, land ownership and
leasing, and other items.
Wildlife-Associated Recreation
Participants in Wildlife-Associated Recreation in Vermont: 2006
(U.S. residents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 545 thousand
Sportspersons
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 thousand
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 thousand
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 thousand
Wildlife Watchers
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 468 thousand
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265 thousand
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Tables 3, 24, and 39.
Percent of Total Participants
by Activity
(Total: 545 thousand participants)
Wildlife
watching
Fishing Hunting
21%
13%
86%
Wildlife-Associated Recreation
Expenditures in Vermont
(Total: $383 million)
Equipment
54%
Trip-related
31%
Other
15%
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Vermont 7
Sportspersons
In 2006, 150 thousand state resident
and nonresident sportspersons 16
years old and older fi shed or hunted in
Vermont. This group comprised 114
thousand anglers (76 percent of all
sportspersons) and 73 thousand hunters
(49 percent of all sportspersons).
Among the 150 thousand sportspersons
who fi shed or hunted in the state, 77
thousand (51 percent) fi shed but did not
hunt in Vermont. Another 36 thousand
(24 percent) hunted but did not fi sh
there. The remaining 37 thousand (25
percent) fi shed and hunted in Vermont
in 2006.
Sportspersons’ Participation in Vermont
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Sportspersons (fi shed or hunted) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 thousand
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 thousand
Fished only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 thousand
Fished and hunted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 thousand
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 thousand
Hunted only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 thousand
Hunted and fi shed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 1.
8 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Vermont U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Anglers
Participants and Days of Fishing
In 2006, 114 thousand state residents
and nonresidents 16 years old and
older fi shed in Vermont. Of this total,
64 thousand anglers (56 percent) were
state residents and 50 thousand anglers
(44 percent) were nonresidents. Anglers
fi shed a total of 1.7 million days in
Vermont—an average of 15 days
per angler. State residents fi shed 1.4
million days—84 percent of all fi shing
days in Vermont. Nonresidents fi shed
265 thousand days in Vermont—16
percent of all fi shing days in the state.
A large majority of Vermont residents
who fi shed anywhere in the United
States did so in their resident state.
There were 71 thousand Vermont
residents 16 years old and older who
fi shed in the United States in 2006 for a
total of 1.5 million days. An estimated
90 percent of all Vermont residents who
fi shed did so in their home state. Of
all fi shing days by Vermont residents,
93 percent or 1.4 million were in their
home state.
Some state residents fi shed in states
other than Vermont. In 2006, 21
thousand Vermont residents fi shed in
other states—29 percent of all residents
fi shing in any state. They fi shed 127
thousand days as nonresidents, repre-senting
8 percent of all days fi shed by
Vermont residents. For further details
about fi shing in Vermont, see Table 3.
Anglers in Vermont
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 thousand
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 thousand
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 thousand
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.7 million
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.4 million
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265 thousand
Source: Table 3.
In State/Out of State
(State residents 16 years old and older)
Vermont anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 thousand
In Vermont . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 thousand
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 thousand
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.5 million
In Vermont . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.4 million
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 3.
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Vermont 9
Fishing Expenditures in Vermont
All fi shing-related expenditures in
Vermont totaled $64 million in 2006.
Trip-related expenditures, which
include food and lodging, transporta-tion,
and other trip expenses, totaled
$41 million—64 percent of all fi shing
expenditures. Expenditures for food
and lodging were $18 million and
transportation expenditures were $10
million. Other trip expenses, such as
equipment rental, bait, and cooking
fuel, totaled $13 million. Each angler
spent an average of $356 on trip-related
costs during 2006.
Anglers spent $19 million on equip-ment
in Vermont in 2006, 30 percent of
all fi shing expenditures. Fishing equip-ment
(rods, reels, line, etc.) spending
totaled $8 million—42 percent of the
equipment total. Auxiliary equipment
expenditures (tents, special fi shing
clothes, etc.) and special equip-ment
expenditures (boats, vans, etc.)
amounted to $11 million—58 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 $4 million—7
percent of all fi shing expenditures. For
more details about fi shing expendi-tures
in Vermont, see Tables 19 and 21
through 23.
Fishing Expenditures in Vermont
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $64 million
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $41 million
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $19 million
Fishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8 million
Auxiliary and special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $11 million
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4 million
Source: Table 19.
Percent of Anglers by Residence
(Total: 114 thousand participants)
Residents Nonresidents
56%
44%
Fishing Expenditures
in Vermont
(Total: $64 million)
Trip-related
64%
Other
7%
Equipment
30%
10 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Vermont U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Hunters
Participants and Days of Hunting
In 2006, there were 73 thousand resi-dents
and nonresidents 16 years old and
older who hunted in Vermont. Resi-dent
hunters numbered 56 thousand,
accounting for 76 percent of the hunters
in Vermont. There were 17 thousand
nonresidents who hunted in Vermont—
24 percent of the state’s hunters.
Residents and nonresidents hunted 1.1
million days in 2006, an average of 15
days per hunter. Residents hunted 922
thousand days in Vermont or 83 percent
of all hunting days, while nonresidents
spent 190 thousand days hunting in
Vermont or 17 percent of all hunting
days.
There were 57 thousand Vermont
residents 16 years old and older who
hunted in the United States in 2006 for
a total of 1.1 million days. An estimated
97 percent of all Vermont residents who
hunted did so in their home state. Of
all hunting days by Vermont residents,
86 percent or 922 thousand were spent
pursuing game in their home state.
Some state residents hunted in states
other than Vermont. Altogether, 12
thousand or 21 percent of all Vermont
hunters hunted in other states. Their
152 thousand days of hunting in other
states represented 14 percent of all days
Vermont residents spent hunting in
2006. For more information on hunting
activities by Vermont residents, see
Table 3.
Hunters in Vermont
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 thousand
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 thousand
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 thousand
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1 million
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 922 thousand
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 thousand
Source: Table 3.
In State/Out of State
(State residents 16 years old and older)
Vermont hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 thousand
In Vermont . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 thousand
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 thousand
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1 million
In Vermont . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 922 thousand
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 3.
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Vermont 11
Hunting Expenditures in Vermont
All hunting-related expenditures in
Vermont totaled $190 million in 2006.
Trip-related expenses, such as food
and lodging, transportation, and other
trip expenses, totaled $21 million—
11 percent of total expenditures.
Expenditures for food and lodging
were $11 million and transportation
expenditures were $9 million. The
average trip-related expenditure per
hunter was $287.
Hunters spent $151 million on equip-ment—
80 percent of all hunting expen-ditures.
Hunting equipment (guns,
ammunition, etc.) totaled $18 million
and made up 12 percent of all equip-ment
costs. Hunters spent $133 million
on auxiliary equipment (tents, special
hunting clothes, etc.) and special equip-ment
(boats, vans, etc.), accounting
for 88 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 $18 million—9
percent of all hunting expenditures. For
more details on hunting expenditures in
Vermont, see Tables 20 through 23.
Hunting Expenditures in Vermont
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $190 million
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $21 million
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $151 million
Hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $18 million
Auxiliary and special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $133 million
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $18 million
Source: Table 20.
Percent of Hunters by Residence
(Total: 73 thousand participants)
Residents Nonresidents
76%
24%
Hunting Expenditures
in Vermont
(Total: $190 million)
Trip-related
11%
Other
9%
Equipment
80%
12 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Vermont U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Wildlife Watchers
Participants and Days of Activity
In 2006, 468 thousand U.S. residents
16 years old and older fed, observed,
or photographed wildlife in Vermont.
Of these, 59 percent (274 thousand),
enjoyed their activities close to home
and are called “around-the-home”
participants. Those persons who
enjoyed wildlife at least 1 mile from
home are called “away-from-home”
participants. People participating in
away-from-home activities in Vermont
in 2006 numbered 265 thousand—57
percent of all wildlife watchers in
Vermont. Of the 265 thousand, 77
thousand were state residents and 188
thousand were nonresidents.
Vermont residents 16 years old and
older who enjoyed away-from-home
wildlife watching within their state
totaled 77 thousand. Of this group, 73
thousand participants observed wildlife
and 19 thousand photographed wild-life.
Since some individuals engaged
in more than one away-from-home
activity during the year, the sum of
wildlife observers, feeders, and photog-raphers
exceeds the total number of
away-from-home participants.
Vermont residents spent 1.5 million
days engaged in away-from-home
wildlife -watching activities in their
state. They spent 1.4 million days
observing wildlife and 214 thousand
days photographing wildlife. The sum
of days observing and photographing
wildlife exceeds the total days of
wildlife -watching activity because
individuals engaged in more than one
activity on some days. For further
details about away-from-home activi-ties,
see Table 25.
Vermont residents also took an active
interest in wildlife around their homes.
In 2006, 274 thousand state residents
enjoyed observing, feeding, and photo-graphing
wildlife within 1 mile of their
homes. Among this around-the-home
group, 215 thousand fed, 193 thousand
observed, and 82 thousand photo-graphed
wildlife around their homes.
Another 57 thousand participants main-tained
natural areas of 1/4 acre or more
for wildlife; 49 thousand participants
maintained plantings for the benefi t of
wildlife; and 33 thousand participants
visited public parks within a mile of
Wildlife-Watching Participants in Vermont
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 468 thousand
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274 thousand
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 24.
Away-From-Home Wildlife-Watching Participation
in Vermont
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Participants, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265 thousand
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261 thousand
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Photograph wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 thousand
Days, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.5 million
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.0 million
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Photograph wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 545 thousand
… Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 25.
Around-the-Home Wildlife-Watching Participation
in Vermont
(State residents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274 thousand
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215 thousand
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 thousand
Photograph wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 thousand
Maintain natural areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 thousand
Maintain plantings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 thousand
Visit public areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 27.
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home because of the wildlife. Summing
the number of participants in these six
activities results in an estimate that
exceeds the total number of around-the-home
participants because many people
participated in more than one type of
around-the-home activity. In addition,
28 percent of resident around-the-home
wildlife watchers also enjoyed wildlife
away from home. For further details
about Vermont residents participating
in around-the-home wildlife-watching
activities, see Table 27.
Wild Bird Observers
Bird watching attracted many wildlife
enthusiasts in Vermont. In 2006, 364
thousand people observed birds around
the home and on trips in the state.
Forty-eight percent (174 thousand)
observed wild birds around the home
while 67 percent (242 thousand) took
trips away from home to watch birds.
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
in Vermont
Wildlife watchers spent $123 million
on wildlife-watching activities in
Vermont in 2006. Trip-related expendi-tures,
including food and lodging ($37
million), transportation ($19 million),
and other trip expenses, such as equip-ment
rental, amounted to $58 million.
This summation comprised 47 percent
of all wildlife-watching expenditures
by participants. The average of the trip-related
expenditures for away-from-home
participants was $218 per person
in 2006.
Wildlife-watching participants spent
$30 million on equipment—25 percent
of all their expenditures. Specifi cally,
wildlife-watching equipment (binocu-lars,
special clothing, etc.) expenditures
totaled $28 million, 91 percent of
the equipment total. Auxiliary equip-ment
expenditures (tents, backpacking
equipment, etc.) and special equipment
expenditures (campers, trucks, etc.)
amounted to $3 million—9 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 $34
million—28 percent of all wildlife-watching
expenditures. For more
details about wildlife-watching expen-ditures
in Vermont, see Table 31.
Wild Bird Observers in Vermont
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Participants, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364 thousand
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 thousand
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242 thousand
Days, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25.0 million
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22.9 million
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.1 million
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 29.
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures in Vermont
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $123 million
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $58 million
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $30 million
Wildlife watching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $28 million
Auxiliary and special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3 million
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $34 million
Source: Table 31.
Around-the-Home and
Away-From-Home Participation
by Vermont Residents
(Total: 274 thousand participants)
Both around
the home and
away from
home
Around the
home only
72%
28%
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
in Vermont
(Total: $123 million)
Trip-related
47%
Other
28%
Equipment
25%
14 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Vermont 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 Vermont. Only
the most general recreation compari-sons
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 Vermont residents anywhere in
the United States. The in-state esti-mates
cover the participation, day, and
expenditure activity of U.S. residents in
Vermont.
The expenditure estimates were made
comparable by adjusting the estimates
for infl ation—all estimates are in 2006
dollars.
Vermont 1996 and 2006 Comparison
(Numbers in thousands)
1996 2006 Percent change
Fishing
Anglers in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 114 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,951 1,665 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $133,306 $63,749 *
State resident anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 71 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $175,221 $59,132 –66
Hunting
Hunters in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 73 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,642 1,111 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $149,953 $189,707 *
State resident hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 57 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $123,712 $69,059 –44
Away-From-Home Wildlife Watching
Participants in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248 265 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,340 2,459 *
State resident participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 82 *
Around-the-Home Wildlife Watching
Total participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 274 30
Observers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 193 *
Feeders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178 215 21
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
In-state expenditures by U.S. wildlife watchers . . . . . . . . . . $119,715 $122,841 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $83,697 $91,674 *
* Not different from zero at the 10 percent level of signifi cance.
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Vermont 2001 and 2006 Comparison
(Numbers in thousands)
2001 2006 Percent change
Fishing
Anglers in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 114 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,321 1,665 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $105,491 $63,749 *
State resident anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 71 –32
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $82,452 $59,132 *
Hunting
Hunters in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 73 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,510 1,111 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $59,995 $189,707 *
State resident hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 57 –24
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $61,338 $69,059 *
Away-From-Home Wildlife Watching
Participants in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307 265 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,717 2,459 *
State resident participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 82 *
Around-the-Home Wildlife Watching
Total participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280 274 *
Observers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207 193 *
Feeders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243 215 *
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
In-state expenditures by U.S. wildlife watchers . . . . . . . . . . $232,235 $122,841 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $125,033 $91,674 *
* 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 Vermont: 1996–2006
(In thousands)
106
188
100
171
73
114
Number of People Who Wildlife Watched
in Vermont: 1996–2006
(In thousands)
248
211
307
280 265
274
Total Expenditures by Participants
in Vermont: 1996–2006
(In millions of 2006 dollars)
133
150
120
105
60
232
64
190
123
Hunters
Anglers
Away from home
Around the home
Wildlife watchers
Hunters
Anglers
16 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Vermont U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
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 Vermont 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) . . . . . . . . 150 100 85 100 64 100
Total anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 76 64 75 50 77
Fished only. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 51 30 35 *47 *73
Fished and hunted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 25 34 40 ... ...
Total hunters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 49 56 65 *17 *27
Hunted only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 24 21 25 *15 *23
Hunted and fished . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 25 34 40 ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Table 2. Anglers and Hunters, Days of Participation, and Trips in Vermont 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 100 1,665 100 1,800 100
Total, all freshwater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 100 1,665 100 1,800 100
Freshwater, except Great Lakes. . . . . . . . . . . . 114 100 1,665 100 1,800 100
Great Lakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
Saltwater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
HUNTING
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 100 1,111 100 1,083 100
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 90 827 74 751 69
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 31 315 28 218 20
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *10 *13 *94 *8 *52 *5
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *7 *9 *70 *6 *61 *6
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
18 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Vermont U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Table 3. Anglers and Hunters, Trips, and Days of Participation: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Anglers and hunters, trips,
and days of participation
Activity in Vermont Activity by Vermont 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 100 64 56 50 44 71 100 64 90 21 29
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,800 100 1,640 91 159 9 1,752 100 1,640 94 112 6
Total days of fishing. . . . . . . . . 1,665 100 1,400 84 265 16 1,506 100 1,400 93 127 8
Average days of fishing . . . . . . 15 (X) 22 (X) 5 (X) 21 (X) 22 (X) 6 (X)
HUNTING
Total hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 100 56 76 *17 *24 57 100 56 97 *12 *21
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,083 100 913 84 *170 *16 975 100 913 94 *62 *6
Total days of hunting . . . . . . . . 1,111 100 922 83 *190 *17 1,068 100 922 86 *152 *14
Average days of hunting . . . . . 15 (X) 17 (X) *11 (X) 19 (X) 17 (X) *12 (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. Vermont 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 100 57 100
In-state only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 71 45 79
In-state and other states . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *14 *20 *11 *19
In other states only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
* 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. Vermont 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 100 1,506 100 1,752 100
Total, all freshwater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 94 1,469 98 1,732 99
Freshwater, except Great Lakes. . . . . . . . . . . . 67 94 1,458 97 1,729 99
Great Lakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
Saltwater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *9 *12 *41 *3 *20 *1
HUNTING
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 100 1,068 100 975 100
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 98 825 77 718 74
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *17 *30 *243 *23 *185 *19
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Table 6. Freshwater Anglers, Trips, Days of Fishing, and Type of Water Fished: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Anglers, trips, and days of fishing
Activity in Vermont
Total, state
residents and nonresidents
State residents Nonresidents
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 100 64 56 50 44
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,800 100 1,640 91 159 9
Total days of fishing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,665 100 1,400 84 265 16
Average days of fishing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 (X) 22 (X) 5 (X)
ANGLERS
Total, all types of water. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 100 64 56 50 44
Ponds, lakes, or reservoirs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 100 54 60 *37 *40
Rivers or streams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 100 36 57 *27 *43
DAYS
Total, all types of water. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,665 100 1,400 84 265 16
Ponds, lakes, or reservoirs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,264 100 1,097 87 *167 *13
Rivers or streams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 453 100 340 75 *113 *25
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. (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 Vermont by Type of Fish: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Anglers and days of fishing
Activity in Vermont
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 100 100 64 56 50 44
Crappie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Panfish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 27 100 26 85 ... ...
White bass, striped bass, striped bass hybrids . . . . . *15 *13 *100 ... ... ... ...
Black bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 41 100 21 47 *25 *53
Catfish, bullheads. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Walleye, sauger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *8 *7 *100 *7 *84 ... ...
Northern pike, pickerel, muskie, muskie hybrids . . . 22 19 100 *15 *68 ... ...
Steelhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Trout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 53 100 37 62 *23 *38
Salmon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Anything1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *17 *15 *100 *11 *64 ... ...
Other freshwater fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *8 *7 *100 ... ... ... ...
DAYS
Total, all types of fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,665 100 100 1,400 84 265 16
Crappie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Panfish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 431 26 100 405 94 ... ...
White bass, striped bass, striped bass hybrids . . . . . *92 *6 *100 ... ... ... ...
Black bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 532 32 100 386 73 *146 *27
Catfish, bullheads. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Walleye, sauger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *50 *3 *100 *41 *82 ... ...
Northern pike, pickerel, muskie, muskie hybrids . . . 409 25 100 *379 *93 ... ...
Steelhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Trout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 572 34 100 480 84 *92 *16
Salmon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Anything1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *65 *4 *100 *50 *77 ... ...
Other freshwater fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *44 *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 Vermont: 2006
This table does not apply to this state.
Table 9. Great Lakes Anglers and Days of Fishing in Vermont by Type of Fish: 2006
This table does not apply to this state.
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Table 10. Saltwater Anglers, Trips, and Days of Fishing in Vermont: 2006
This table does not apply to this state.
Table 11. Saltwater Anglers and Days of Fishing in Vermont 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 Vermont by Type of Hunting: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Hunters, trips, and days of hunting
Activity in Vermont
Total, state
residents and nonresidents
State residents Nonresidents
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
HUNTERS
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 100 56 76 *17 *24
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 100 54 83 *11 *17
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 100 *16 *70 ... ...
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *10 *100 ... ... ... ...
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *7 *100 ... ... ... ...
TRIPS
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,083 100 913 84 *170 *16
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 751 100 662 88 *89 *12
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218 100 *182 *83 ... ...
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *52 *100 ... ... ... ...
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *61 *100 ... ... ... ...
DAYS
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,111 100 922 83 *190 *17
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 827 100 702 85 *124 *15
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315 100 *232 *73 ... ...
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *94 *100 ... ... ... ...
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *70 *100 ... ... ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
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Table 13. Hunters and Days of Hunting in Vermont by Type of Game: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Type of game
Hunters, state
residents and nonresidents
Days of hunting
Number Percent Number Percent
Total, all types of game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 100 1,111 100
Big game, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 90 827 74
Deer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 86 687 62
Elk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Bear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *8 *12 *86 *8
Wild turkey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *15 *20 *122 *11
Other big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Small game, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 31 315 28
Rabbit, hare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Quail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Grouse/prairie chicken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *17 *23 *161 *14
Squirrel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Pheasant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Migratory birds, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *10 *13 *94 *8
Waterfowl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *5 *7 *44 *4
Geese . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Duck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Dove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other animals, total 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *7 *9 *70 *6
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
1 Includes groundhog, raccoon, fox, coyote, crow, prairie dog, etc.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Table 14. Hunters and Days of Hunting in Vermont by Type of Land: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Hunters and days of hunting
Total, state
residents and nonresidents
State residents Nonresidents
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
HUNTERS
Total, all types of land. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 100 56 100 *17 *100
Public land, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 31 19 35 ... ...
Public land only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
Public and private land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 25 *17 *30 ... ...
Private land, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 91 50 91 *16 *90
Private land only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 65 34 61 *14 *79
Private and public land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 25 *17 *30 ... ...
DAYS
Total, all types of land. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,111 100 922 100 *190 *100
Public land1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228 21 198 22 ... ...
Private land2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,006 91 721 78 *285 *150
* 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 Vermont 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 506 100 91 18 100 71 14 100 57 11 100
Population Density of Residence
Urban . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204 40 29 14 32 24 12 34 *14 *7 *24
Rural . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302 60 62 21 68 47 15 66 43 14 76
Population Size of Residence
Metropolitan statistical area
(MSA). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168 33 29 17 31 23 13 32 21 12 37
1,000,000 or more . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
250,000 to 999,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Less than 250,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168 33 29 17 31 23 13 32 21 12 37
Outside MSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338 67 63 19 69 48 14 68 36 11 63
Sex
Male . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244 48 72 30 79 53 22 75 52 21 92
Female . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263 52 *19 *7 *21 *18 *7 *25 ... ... ...
Age
16 to 17 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 4 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
18 to 24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 9 *6 *12 *6 ... ... ... ... ... ...
25 to 34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 13 *17 *25 *18 *14 *21 *20 *9 *13 *15
35 to 44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 18 27 30 30 22 25 32 *15 *17 *26
45 to 54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 22 27 24 29 20 18 29 19 17 33
55 to 64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 14 *12 *16 *13 *9 *12 *12 *8 *11 *14
65 years and older . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 20 *3 *3 *4 ... ... ... ... ... ...
Ethnicity
Hispanic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *4 *1 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Non-Hispanic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 502 99 90 18 99 71 14 99 56 11 98
Race
White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 486 96 90 18 98 70 14 98 56 11 98
Black. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *6 *1 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
All others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 3 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Annual Household Income
Under $10,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *12 *2 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
$10,000 to $19,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 7 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
$20,000 to $29,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 9 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
$30,000 to $39,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 10 *13 *24 *14 *10 *18 *13 *8 *15 *13
$40,000 to $49,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 9 *11 *22 *12 *8 *17 *12 *7 *14 *12
$50,000 to $74,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 15 23 29 25 20 26 28 *13 *16 *22
$75,000 to $99,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 10 *9 *18 *10 *9 *17 *12 *6 *11 *10
$100,000 or more. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 9 *12 *27 *13 *9 *21 *13 *8 *18 *14
Not reported . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 27 *17 *12 *18 *8 *6 *12 *13 *9 *23
Education
11 years or less . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 12 *9 *15 *10 ... ... ... ... ... ...
12 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 35 33 19 36 23 13 32 25 14 45
1 to 3 years college . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 22 26 24 29 22 20 31 *16 *14 *27
4 years college or more . . . . . . . . . . . 156 31 23 15 25 20 13 28 *9 *6 *15
* 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 Vermont 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260,601 170 1,532 1,686
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28,909 109 266 193
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,813 114 166 126
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,742 81 169 92
Equipment (fishing, hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,986 86 301 156
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,114 38 212 34
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *141,582 *13 *10,571 *934
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,485 30 49 10
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,909 25 75 9
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,062 100 201 133
FISHING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63,749 119 537 516
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,916 78 230 157
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,858 85 116 87
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,762 74 173 112
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,023 58 139 53
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,591 *5 *309 *4
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *785 *14 *58 *7
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *599 *13 *45 *5
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,922 47 62 25
HUNTING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189,707 75 2,534 2,590
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,993 51 214 151
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,954 54 166 123
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *981 *13 *76 *13
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,658 44 398 235
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *2,587 *14 *179 *35
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *184 *7 *27 *2
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *402 *5 *89 *5
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,140 60 286 234
UNSPECIFIED5
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,840 29 233 30
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
1 Includes boating costs, equipment rental, guide fees, access fees, heating and cooking fuel, and ice and bait (for fishing only).
2 Includes tents, special clothing, etc.
3 Includes boats, campers, 4x4 vehicles, cabins, etc.
4 Includes land leasing and ownership, licenses, stamps, tags, and permits.
5 Respondent could not specify whether expenditure was primarily for either fishing or hunting.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses and nonresponse. See Tables 19–20 for a detailed listing of expenditure items.
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Table 17. Summary of Fishing Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Vermont 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59,443 115 518 479
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,916 78 230 157
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,858 85 116 87
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,762 74 173 112
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,907 63 298 123
ALL FRESHWATER
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56,198 110 510 469
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,916 78 230 157
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,403 85 110 83
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,762 74 173 112
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,118 59 274 117
FRESHWATER, EXCEPT
GREAT LAKES
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56,096 110 509 469
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,916 78 230 157
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,403 85 110 83
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,762 74 173 112
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,016 59 272 117
GREAT LAKES
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
SALTWATER
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses and nonresponse. See Table 19 for detailed listing of expenditure items.
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Table 18. Summary of Hunting Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Vermont 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171,981 67 2,558 2,350
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,993 51 214 151
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,954 54 166 123
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *981 *13 *76 *13
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151,053 50 3,043 2,063
BIG GAME
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157,252 64 2,455 440
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,113 44 160 109
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,241 47 132 95
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *568 *9 *63 *9
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143,330 44 3,276 227
SMALL GAME
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,673 23 381 885
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *3,437 *14 *238 *521
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,981 *16 *123 *300
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *2,917 *8 *344 *13
MIGRATORY BIRD
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,733 *10 *176 *1,413
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,018 *9 *114 *248
OTHER ANIMALS
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses and nonresponse. See Table 20 for detailed listing of expenditure items.
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Table 19. Expenditures in Vermont 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63,749 516 119 104 537
TRIP-RELATED EXPENDITURES
Total trip-related. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40,535 356 97 85 420
Food and lodging, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,916 157 90 79 198
Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,810 77 78 68 113
Lodging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *9,105 *80 *19 *17 *476
Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,858 87 85 75 116
Other trip costs, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,762 112 74 65 173
Privilege and other fees1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *4,072 *36 *18 *16 *221
Boating costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,498 48 20 18 269
Bait . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,532 22 45 40 56
Ice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308 3 21 19 15
Heating and cooking fuel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *351 *3 *9 *8 *39
EQUIPMENT AND OTHER EXPENDITURES
PRIMARILY FOR FISHING
Fishing equipment, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,023 53 58 51 139
Reels, rods, and rod-making components . . . . . . . . . . . 4,059 20 30 26 136
Lines, hooks, sinkers, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,429 12 42 37 34
Artificial lures and flies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,184 10 32 28 37
Creels, stringers, fish bags, landing nets, and gaff
hooks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *132 *1 *8 *7 *16
Minnow seines, traps, and bait containers. . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
Other fishing equipment3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,161 10 19 16 62
Auxiliary equipment4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,591 *4 *5 *5 *309
Special equipment5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
Other fishing costs6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,306 37 58 51 74
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
1 Includes boat or equipment rental and fees for guides, pack trip (party and charter boats, etc.), public land use, and private land use.
2 Boat launching, mooring, storage, maintenance, insurance, pumpout fees, and fuel.
3 Includes electronic fishing devices (depth finders, fish finders, etc.), tackle boxes, ice fishing equipment, and other fishing equipment.
4 Includes tents, special fishing clothing, etc.
5 Includes boats, campers, 4x4 vehicles, cabins, etc.
6 Includes magazines and books, membership dues and contributions, land leasing and ownership, and licenses, stamps, tags, and permits.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses and nonresponse. Percent of anglers may be greater than 100 because spenders who did not fish in this
state are included.
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Table 20. Expenditures in Vermont 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189,707 2,591 75 103 2,534
TRIP-RELATED EXPENDITURES
Total trip-related. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,928 287 57 78 368
Food and lodging, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,993 151 57 78 193
Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,531 144 51 70 205
Lodging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,954 123 54 74 166
Other trip costs, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
Privilege and other fees1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
Boating costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
Heating and cooking fuel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
EQUIPMENT AND OTHER EXPENDITURES
PRIMARILY FOR HUNTING
Hunting equipment, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,658 235 44 61 398
Firearms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *8,700 *119 *13 *18 *659
Ammunition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,853 39 33 46 86
Other hunting equipment2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,105 77 27 37 224
Auxiliary equipment3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *2,587 *35 *14 *20 *179
Special equipment4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
Other hunting costs5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,726 241 61 83 292
* 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 Vermont for Fishing and Hunting by Vermont 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234,464 152 1,541 1,567
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing, total. . . . . . . . . . 59,443 115 518 522
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,916 78 230 157
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,858 85 116 87
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,498 20 269 48
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,264 65 111 64
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,907 63 298 166
Trip and equipment expenditures for hunting, total. . . . . . . . . 171,981 67 2,558 2,357
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,993 51 214 151
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,954 54 166 123
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *944 *12 *76 *13
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151,053 50 3,043 2,070
Unspecified equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *3,040 *10 *315 *20
STATE RESIDENTS
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing and hunting,
total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71,968 80 898 842
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing, total. . . . . . . . . . 32,988 59 563 514
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,404 44 124 84
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,193 46 112 81
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *5,070 *11 *448 *79
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,454 41 84 54
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,866 44 314 216
Trip and equipment expenditures for hunting, total. . . . . . . . . 35,980 49 741 648
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,786 38 178 122
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,496 41 159 117
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *554 *6 *88 *10
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22,108 39 569 398
Unspecified equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *3,000 *9 *342 *35
NONRESIDENTS
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing and hunting,
total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162,495 72 2,257 2,529
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing, total. . . . . . . . . . 26,455 56 471 533
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *12,512 *34 *366 *252
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *4,665 *39 *120 *94
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *3,810 *24 *159 *77
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *5,041 *19 *262 *102
Trip and equipment expenditures for hunting, total. . . . . . . . . *136,001 *19 *7,289 *7,800
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *4,207 *13 *316 *241
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *2,458 *13 *184 *141
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Unspecified equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
1 Includes boat launching, mooring, storage, maintenance, insurance, pumpout fees, and fuel.
2 Includes equipment rental, guide and access fees, ice and bait for fishing, and heating and cooking oil.
3 Respondent could not specify whether item was for hunting or fishing.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses and nonresponse.
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Table 22. Summary of Vermont Residents’ Fishing and Hunting Expenditures Both Inside and Outside
Vermont: 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151,471 90 1,678 1,657
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,624 70 365 280
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,531 71 248 192
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,600 53 238 138
Equipment (fishing, hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30,758 73 422 337
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,696 33 323 117
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *32,357 *10 *3,164 *354
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,497 27 55 16
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,163 17 67 13
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,245 71 272 211
FISHING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59,132 66 897 832
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,057 50 318 226
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,285 53 176 131
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,649 49 238 164
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,157 50 164 115
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *922 *7 *136 *13
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *9,352 *7 *1,392 *132
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *508 *8 *65 *7
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *280 *5 *56 *4
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,922 32 91 41
HUNTING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69,059 55 1,264 1,212
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,567 41 234 168
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,246 43 193 145
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *951 *11 *90 *17
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22,419 41 541 393
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,481 18 425 131
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *465 *11 *43 *8
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *522 *6 *95 *9
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,323 46 353 286
UNSPECIFIED5
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23,098 22 1,053 253
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
1 Includes boating costs, equipment rental, guide fees, access fees, heating and cooking fuel, and ice and bait (for fishing only).
2 Includes tents, special clothing, etc.
3 Includes boats, campers, 4x4 vehicles, cabins, etc.
4 Includes land leasing and ownership, licenses, stamps, tags, and permits.
5 Respondent could not specify whether expenditure was primarily for either fishing or hunting.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses and nonresponse. See Tables 19–20 for a detailed listing of expenditure items.
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Table 23. In-State and Out-of-State Expenditures by Vermont 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 VERMONT
Expenditures for fishing and hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91,139 86 1,059 1,067
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32,993 73 452 386
Equipment (fishing and hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22,863 63 364 268
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,998 25 204 59
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *11,955 *7 *1,743 *140
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,330 73 251 215
Expenditures for fishing, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35,772 61 585 557
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,121 54 351 298
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,961 43 139 93
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,784 34 82 43
Expenditures for hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50,692 54 941 913
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,872 44 318 250
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,720 35 471 301
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *2,374 *13 *190 *43
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,712 45 324 265
Unspecified expenditures for fishing and hunting, total4 . . . . . 4,020 18 227 47
OUT OF STATE
Expenditures for fishing and hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58,550 36 1,631 2,133
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,922 24 895 799
Equipment (fishing and hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,588 28 268 276
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *5,439 *13 *423 *198
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,199 21 152 117
Expenditures for fishing, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22,451 25 907 1,074
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,030 17 1,005 815
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *2,126 *15 *139 *102
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *926 *10 *94 *44
Expenditures for hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,526 18 950 1,441
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *4,892 *12 *402 *402
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *5,462 *14 *389 *449
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *4,849 *7 *717 *399
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *2,253 *12 *185 *185
Unspecified expenditures for fishing and hunting, total 4 . . . . ... ... ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
1 Includes tents, special hunting or fishing clothing, etc.
2 Includes boats, campers, 4x4 vehicles, cabins, etc.
3 Includes magazines, books, membership dues, contributions, land leasing and ownership, stamps, tags, and licenses.
4 Respondent could not specify whether expenditure was primarily for either fishing or hunting.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses and nonresponse.
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Table 24. Wildlife Watching in Vermont by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Participants Number Percent
Total participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 468 100
Away from home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265 57
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261 56
Photograph wildlife. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 29
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ...
Around the home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274 59
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 41
Photograph wildlife. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 18
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215 46
Visit public parks1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *33 *7
Maintain plantings or natural areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 16
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
1 Includes visits only to parks or publicly owned areas within 1 mile of home.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Table 25. Participants, Trips, and Days of Participation in Away-From-Home Wildlife Watching in
Vermont: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Participants, trips, and days
of participation
Activity in Vermont
Total, state residents and
nonresidents
State
residents
Nonresidents
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
PARTICIPANTS
Total participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265 100 77 100 188 100
Observe wildlife. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261 99 73 95 188 100
Photograph wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 52 *19 *25 *118 *62
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
TRIPS
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,911 100 1,421 100 490 100
Average days per trip. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 (X) 1 (X) 2 (X)
DAYS
Total days . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,459 100 1,491 100 968 100
Observing wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,034 83 1,360 91 673 70
Photographing wildlife. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *545 *22 *214 *14 *330 *34
Feeding wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
Average days per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 (X) 19 (X) 5 (X)
Observing wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 (X) 19 (X) 4 (X)
Photographing wildlife. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *4 (X) *11 (X) *3 (X)
Feeding wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... (X) ... (X) ... (X)
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably. (X) Not applicable.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses and nonresponse.
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Table 26. Away-From-Home Wildlife-Watching Participants by Wildlife Observed, Photographed, or Fed
in Vermont: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Wildlife observed, photographed, or fed
Total, state residents and
nonresidents
State residents Nonresidents
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total all wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265 100 77 29 188 71
Total birds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242 100 70 29 172 71
Songbirds (cardinals, robins, warblers, etc.). . . . . . . . . . 194 100 63 32 *132 *68
Birds of prey (hawks, owls, eagles, etc.) . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 100 *43 *29 *102 *71
Waterfowl (ducks, geese, swan, etc.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205 100 55 27 *150 *73
Other water birds (shorebirds, herons, cranes, etc.) . . . . 103 100 *41 *40 *62 *60
Other birds (pheasants, turkeys, road runners, etc.) . . . . 148 100 *43 *29 *105 *71
Total land mamm