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

              U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Washington
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-WA
Issued May 2008
Washington
The U.S. Department of the Interior protects and manages the Nation’s natural resources and cultural
heritage; provides scientifi c and other information about those resources; and honors its trust responsi-bilities
or special commitments to American Indians, Alaska Natives, and affi liated Island Communities.
The mission of the Department’s U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is working with others to conserve,
protect, and enhance fi sh, wildlife, and their habitats for the continuing benefi t of the American people.
The Service is responsible for national programs of vital importance to our natural resources, including
administration of the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs. These two programs provide fi nan-cial
assistance to the States for projects to enhance and protect fi sh and wildlife resources and to assure
their availability to the public for recreational purposes. Multistate grants from these programs fund the
National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation.
Suggested Citation
U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, and U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S.
Census Bureau. 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
H. Dale Hall,
Director
Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration
Rowan Gould,
Assistant Director
U.S. Department of the Interior
Dirk Kempthorne,
Secretary
U.S. CENSUS BUREAU
Steve H. Murdock,
Director
Economics and Statistics
Administration
Cynthia A. Glassman,
Under Secretary for Economic Affairs
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Contents
List of Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv
Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi
Survey Background and Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Highlights
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Wildlife-Associated Recreation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Sportspersons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Wildlife Watchers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
1996–2006 Comparisons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Tables
Guide to Statistical Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Fishing and Hunting Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Wildlife-Watching Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
National Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Appendixes
A. Defi nitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
B. 2005 Participation of 6- to 15-Year-Olds: Data From Screening Interviews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
C. Signifi cant Methodological Changes From Previous Surveys and Regional Trends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
D. Sample Design and Statistical Accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
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Fishing and Hunting
1. Fishing and Hunting in Washington by Resident and Nonresident Sportspersons: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2. Anglers and Hunters, Days of Participation, and Trips in Washington by Type of Fishing
and Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3. Anglers and Hunters, Trips, and Days of Participation: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
4. Washington Resident Anglers and Hunters by Place Fished or Hunted: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
5. Washington 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 Washington by Type of Fish: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
8. Great Lakes Anglers, Trips, and Days of Fishing in Washington: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
9. Great Lakes Anglers and Days of Fishing in Washington by Type of Fish: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
10. Saltwater Anglers, Trips, and Days of Fishing in Washington: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
11. Saltwater Anglers and Days of Fishing in Washington by Type of Fish: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
12. Hunters, Trips, and Days of Hunting in Washington by Type of Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
13. Hunters and Days of Hunting in Washington by Type of Game: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
14. Hunters and Days of Hunting in Washington by Type of Land: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
15. Selected Characteristics of Washington Resident Anglers and Hunters: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
16. Summary of Expenditures in Washington by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for
Fishing and Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
17. Summary of Fishing Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Washington by State Residents and
Nonresidents Combined by Type of Fishing: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
18. Summary of Hunting Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Washington by State Residents and
Nonresidents Combined by Type of Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
19. Expenditures in Washington by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for Fishing: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
20. Expenditures in Washington by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
21. Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Washington for Fishing and Hunting by Washington Residents
and Nonresidents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
22. Summary of Washington Residents’ Fishing and Hunting Expenditures Both Inside and Outside
Washington: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
23. In-State and Out-of-State Expenditures by Washington Residents for Fishing and Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Wildlife Watching
24. Wildlife Watching in Washington by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
25. Participants, Trips, and Days of Participation in Away-From-Home Wildlife Watching in
Washington: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
26. Away-From-Home Wildlife-Watching Participants by Wildlife Observed, Photographed, or
Fed in Washington: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
List of Tables
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27. Participation in Wildlife-Watching Activities Around the Home in Washington: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
28. Washington Residents Participating in Wildlife Watching in the United States: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
29. Wild Bird Observers and Days of Observation in Washington by State Residents and
Nonresidents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
30. Selected Characteristics of Washington Residents Participating in Wildlife Watching: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
31. Expenditures in Washington by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for Wildlife
Watching: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
32. Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Washington for Wildlife Watching by Washington Residents
and Nonresidents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
33. Wildlife-Watching Expenditures Both Inside and Outside Washington by Washington
Residents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
34. In-State and Out-of-State Expenditures by Washington Residents for Wildlife Watching: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
35. Participation of Washington Resident Wildlife-Watching Participants in Fishing and
Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
36. Participation of Washington 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—Washington U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
I fi nd duck hunting with friends in
a bottomland hardwood swamp or
fi shing with my kids on an Oregon
river bolsters my spirit and reminds me
why I care about conservation and our
wildlife heritage.
But wildlife-associated and vital
recreation—activities such as hunting,
fi shing, and birding—also provide
signifi cant fi nancial support for wildlife
conservation in our Nation’s economy.
According to information from the
newest National Survey of Fishing,
Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated
Recreation, 87.5 million Americans
spent more than $122 billion in 2006
on wildlife-related recreation. And
this spending supports hundreds of
thousands of jobs in industries and
businesses.
The Survey is conducted every fi ve
years at the request of State fi sh and
wildlife agencies to measure the impor-tance
of wildlife-based recreation to the
American people. The 2006 Survey
represents the 11th in a series that
began in 1955. Developed in collabo-ration
with the States, the Association
of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, and
national conservation organizations,
the Survey has become one of the most
important sources of information on
fi sh and wildlife-related recreation in
the United States.
In the 75-year history of the Sport Fish
and Wildlife Restoration Programs,
excise taxes on fi rearms, ammunition,
archery, and angling equipment have
generated a cumulative total of more
than $10 billion for wildlife conserva-tion
efforts by State and Territorial
wildlife agencies for fi sh and wildlife
management.
My thanks go to the men and women
who took time to participate in the
survey, as well as to the State fi sh and
wildlife agencies for their fi nancial
support through the Multistate Conser-vation
Grant Programs. Without that
support, the 2006 Survey would never
have been possible.
I am comforted to know that my chil-dren
and all Americans will have the
opportunity to appreciate our Nation’s
rich wildlife tradition. Along with
a record number of Americans, we
continue to enjoy wildlife. We are
laying the foundation for conservation’s
future.
H. Dale Hall
Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Foreword
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Survey Background and Method
The National Survey of Fishing,
Hunting, and Wildlife-Asso ciated
Recreation (Survey) has been
conducted since 1955 and is one of
the oldest and most comprehensive
continuing recreation surveys. The
Survey collects information on the
number of anglers, hunters, and wild-life
watchers; how often they partici-pate;
and how much they spend on their
activities in the United States.
Preparations for the 2006 Survey began
in 2004 when the Association of Fish
and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA) recom-mended
that the Fish and Wildlife
Service conduct the 11th Survey of
wildlife-related recreation. Funding
came from the Multistate Conservation
Grant Programs, authorized by Sport
Fish and Wildlife Restoration Acts, as
amended.
We consulted with State and Federal
agencies and nongovernmental
o rganizations such as the Wildlife
Management Institute and American
Sportfi shing Association to determine
survey content. Other sportsper-sons’
organizations and conservation
groups, industry representatives, and
researchers also provided valuable
advice.
Four regional technical committees
were set up under the auspices of the
AFWA to ensure that State fi sh and
wildlife agencies had an opportunity to
participate in all phases of survey plan-ning
and design. The committees were
made up of agency representatives.
Data collection for the Survey was
carried out by the U.S. Census Bureau
in two phases. The fi rst phase was the
screen which began in April 2006.
During this phase, the Census Bureau
interviewed a sample of 85,000 house-holds
nationwide to determine who
in the household had fi shed, hunted,
or wildlife watched in 2005, and who
had engaged or planned to engage
in those activities in 2006. In most
cases, one adult household member
provided information for all members.
The screen primarily covered 2005
activities while the next, more in-depth
phase covered 2006 activities. For
more information on 2005 data, refer to
Appendix B.
The second phase of data collection
consisted of three detailed inter-view
waves. The fi rst began in April
2006 concurrent with the screen, the
second in September 2006, and the
last in January 2007. Interviews were
conducted with samples of likely
anglers, hunters, and wildlife watchers
who were identifi ed in the initial
screening phase. Interviews were
conducted primarily by phone, with
in-person interviews for respondents
who could not be reached by phone.
Respondents in the second survey
phase were limited to those who were
at least 16 years old. Each respondent
provided information pertaining only to
his or her activities and expenditures.
Sample sizes were designed to provide
statistically reliable results at the state
level. Information on sampling proce-dures,
sample sizes, and response rates
is found in Appendix D.
Comparability With Previous
Surveys
The 2006 Survey questions and meth-odology
were similar to those used
in the 2001, 1996, and 1991 Surveys.
Therefore, the estimates are compa-rable.
The methodology of these Surveys
did differ importantly from the 1985
and 1980 Surveys, so these estimates
are not directly comparable to those
of earlier surveys. Changes in meth-odology
included reducing the recall
period over which respondents had to
report their activities and expenditures.
Previous Surveys used a 12-month
recall period, which resulted in greater
reporting bias. Research found that the
amount of activity and expenditures
reported in 12-month recall surveys
was overestimated in comparison
with that reported using shorter recall
periods.
Highlights
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Introduction
The National Survey of Fishing,
Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated
Recreation reports results from inter-views
with U.S. residents about their
fi shing, hunting, and wildlife watching.
This report focuses on 2006 participa-tion
and expenditures of persons 16
years of age and older.
The Survey is a snapshot of one year.
The information it collected tells us
how many people participated and
how much they spent on their activi-ties
in the State in 2006. It does not
tell us how many anglers, hunters, and
wildlife watchers there were because
many do not participate every year.
For example, based on information
collected by the Survey’s household
screen and detailed phase, we can
estimate that about 33 percent more
anglers and hunters participated nation-ally
in at least 1 of the 4 years prior to
the survey year 2006.
In addition to 2006 estimates, we also
provide trend information in the High-lights
section and Appendix C of the
report. The 2006 numbers reported can
be compared with those in the 1991,
1996, and 2001 Survey reports because
they used similar methodologies. The
2006 estimates should not be directly
compared with results from Surveys
conducted earlier than 1991 because
of changes in methodology to improve
accuracy.
The report also provides information
on participation in wildlife recreation
in 2005, particularly of persons 6 to 15
years of age. The 2005 information is
provided in Appendix B. Information
about the Survey’s scope and coverage
is in Appendix D. The remainder of this
section defi nes important terms used in
the Survey.
This report does not provide infor-mation
about the State’s wildlife
resources. That, and additional infor-mation
on wildlife-related recreation,
may be obtained from State fi sh and
wildlife agencies. The Association of
Fish and Wildlife Agencies can provide
the addresses and telephone numbers of
those agencies. The Association’s Web
site is .
Wildlife-Associated Recreation
Wildlife-associated recreation is
fi shing, hunting, and wildlife-watching
activities. These categories are not
mutually exclusive because many indi-viduals
participated in more than one
activity. Wildlife-associated recreation
is reported in two major categories: (1)
fi shing and hunting and (2) wildlife
watching, which includes observing,
photographing, and feeding fi sh or
wildlife.
Fishing and Hunting
This Survey reports information about
residents of the United States who
fi shed or hunted in 2006, regardless of
whether they were licensed. The fi shing
and hunting sections report information
for three groups: (1) sportspersons, (2)
anglers, and (3) hunters.
Sportspersons
Sportspersons are those who fi shed
or hunted. Individuals who fi shed
or hunted commercially in 2006 are
reported as sportspersons only if they
also fi shed or hunted for recreation.
The sportspersons group is composed
of three subgroups, as shown in the
diagram on this page: (1) those that
fi shed and hunted, (2) those that only
fi shed, and (3) those that only hunted.
The total number of sportspersons is
equal to the sum of people who only
fi shed, only hunted, and both hunted
and fi shed. It is not the sum of all
anglers and all hunters because those
people who both fi shed and hunted are
included in both the angler and hunter
population and would be incorrectly
counted twice.
Anglers
Anglers are sportspersons who only
fi shed plus those who fi shed and
hunted. Anglers include not only
licensed hook and line anglers, but
also those who have no license and
those who use special methods such as
fi shing with spears.
Three types of fi shing are reported: (1)
freshwater, excluding the Great Lakes,
(2) Great Lakes, and (3) saltwater.
Since many anglers participated in
more than one type of fi shing, the total
number of anglers is less than the sum
of the three types of fi shing.
Hunters
Hunters are sportspersons who only
hunted plus those who hunted and
fi shed. Hunters include not only
licensed hunters using rifl es and shot-guns
but also those who had no license
and those who hunted with a bow and
arrow, primitive fi rearm, or pistol or
handgun.
Sportspersons
Anglers Hunters
Fished
only
Fished
and
hunted
Hunted
only
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Four types of hunting are reported: (1)
big game, (2) small game, (3) migra-tory
bird, and (4) other animals. Since
many hunters participated in more than
one type of hunting, the sum of hunters
for big game, small game, migratory
bird, and other animals exceeds the
total number of hunters.
Wildlife Watchers
Since 1980, the National Survey has
included information on wildlife-watching
activities in addition to
fi shing and hunting. The 1991, 1996,
2001, and 2006 Surveys, unlike the
1980 and 1985 Surveys, collected data
only for activities where the primary
purpose was wildlife watching. The
1980 and 1985 Surveys included esti-mates
of unplanned wildlife watching
around the home and while on trips
taken for another purpose.
The 2006 Survey uses a strict defi ni-tion
of wildlife watching. Participants
must either take a “special interest”
in w ildlife around their homes or take
a trip for the “primary purpose” of
wildlife watching. Secondary wild-life
watching, such as incidentally
observing wildlife while pleasure
driving, is not included.
Two types of wildlife watching
are reported: (1) away-from-home
(formerly nonresidential) activities and
(2) around-the-home (formerly residen-tial)
activities. Because some people
participated in more than one type of
wildlife watching, the sum of partici-pants
in each type will be greater than
the total number of wildlife watchers.
The two types of wildlife-watching
activity are explained next.
Away-From-Home Wildlife
Watching
This group includes persons who
took trips or outings of at least 1 mile
from home for the primary purpose of
observing, feeding, or photographing
fi sh and wildlife. Trips to fi sh, hunt,
or scout and trips to zoos, circuses,
aq uariums, and museums are not
considered wildlife-watching activities.
Around-the-Home Wildlife
Watching
This group includes those who
participated within 1 mile of home and
involves one or more of the following:
(1) closely observing or trying to iden-tify
birds or other wildlife; (2) photo-graphing
wildlife; (3) feeding birds or
other wildlife; (4) maintaining natural
areas of at least 1/4 acre where benefi t
to wildlife is the primary concern; (5)
maintaining plantings (shrubs, agri-cultural
crops, etc.) where benefi t to
wildlife is the primary concern; or (6)
visiting public parks within 1 mile
of home for the primary purpose of
observing, feeding, or photographing
wildlife.
4 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Washington U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
2006 Washington Summary
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 736,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,882,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $904,796,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $354,880,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $549,916,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,210
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $40
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,126,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $313,134,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $74,233,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $238,901,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,688
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $35
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . . 2,331,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 959,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . . 1,927,000
Days of participation away from home . . . . . 9,104,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,502,311,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $441,652,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,060,659,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $563
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $49
Activities in Washington by Residents
and Nonresidents Activities in Washington by Nonresidents
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 633,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $65,418,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $44,604,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $20,814,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $691
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $70
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1$6,181,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . ...
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . . . 331,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 331,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (X)
Days of participation away from home . . . . . 1,109,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $278,025,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $257,464,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $20,561,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $779
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . $232
… Sample size too small to report data reliably.
(X) Not applicable.
1 Expenditures are reportable because nonresident anglers bought
hunting-related items in Washington but did not hunt there.
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Activities in Washington by Residents
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 641,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,249,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $839,378,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $310,276,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $529,102,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,309
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $38
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,124,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $306,953,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $71,196,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $235,757,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,712
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $34
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . . 2,000,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 628,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . . 1,927,000
Days of participation away from home . . . . . 7,995,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,224,286,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $184,188,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,040,098,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $612
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $23
Activities by Washington Residents
Both Inside and Outside Washington
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 690,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,111,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $967,520,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $385,570,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $581,950,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,403
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $42
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,385,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $389,792,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $92,328,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $297,464,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,080
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $39
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . . 2,007,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 686,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . . 1,927,000
Days of participation away from home . . . . . 9,475,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,434,839,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $314,680,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,120,159,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $715
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $33
6 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Washington U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Participation in Washington
The 2006 Survey found that 2.7 million
Washington residents and nonresidents
16 years old and older fi shed, hunted,
or wildlife watched in Washington. Of
the total number of participants, 736
thousand fi shed, 182 thousand hunted,
and 2.3 million participated in wildlife -
watching activities, which include
observing, feeding, and photographing
wildlife. The sum of anglers, hunters,
and wildlife watchers exceeds the total
number of participants in wildlife -
related recreation because many
individuals engaged in more than
one wildlife-related activity.
Participation by 6-to-15-Year-Old
Washington 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 690 thousand resident anglers
16 years old and older, there were
172 thousand resident anglers 6 to 15
years old. Also, in addition to the 187
thousand residents 16 years old and
older who hunted, there were 25 thou-sand
6-to-15-year-old residents who
hunted. Finally, there were 2 million
Washington residents 16 years old and
older and 303 thousand 6- to 15-year-olds
who wildlife watched. Further
information on 6- to 15-year-olds is
provided in Appendix B.
Expenditures in Washington
In 2006, state residents and nonresi-dents
spent $3.1 billion on wildlife
recreation in Washington. Of that
total, trip-related expenditures were
$871 million and equipment purchases
totaled $1.6 billion. The remaining
$585 million was spent on licenses,
contributions, land ownership and
leasing, and other items.
Wildlife-Associated Recreation
Participants in Wildlife-Associated Recreation in Washington: 2006
(U.S. residents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.7 million
Sportspersons
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 818 thousand
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 736 thousand
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182 thousand
Wildlife Watchers
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.3 million
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 959 thousand
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.9 million
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Tables 3, 24, and 39.
Percent of Total Participants
by Activity
(Total: 2.7 million participants)
Wildlife
watching
Fishing Hunting
27%
7%
85%
Wildlife-Associated Recreation
Expenditures in Washington
(Total: $3.1 billion)
Equipment
52%
Trip-related
28%
Other
19%
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Washington 7
Sportspersons
In 2006, 818 thousand state resident
and nonresident sportspersons 16
years old and older fi shed or hunted
in Washington. This group comprised
736 thousand anglers (90 percent of
all sportspersons) and 182 thousand
hunters (22 percent of all sportsper-sons).
Among the 818 thousand
sportspersons who fi shed or hunted in
the state, 636 thousand (78 percent)
fi shed but did not hunt in Washington.
Another 82 thousand (10 percent)
hunted but did not fi sh there. The
remaining 100 thousand (12 percent)
fi shed and hunted in Washington
in 2006.
Sportspersons’ Participation in Washington
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Sportspersons (fi shed or hunted) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 818 thousand
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 736 thousand
Fished only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 636 thousand
Fished and hunted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 thousand
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182 thousand
Hunted only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 thousand
Hunted and fi shed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 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—Washington U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Anglers
Participants and Days of Fishing
In 2006, 736 thousand state residents
and nonresidents 16 years old and older
fi shed in Washington. Of this total, 641
thousand anglers (87 percent) were
state residents and 95 thousand anglers
(13 percent) were nonresidents. Anglers
fi shed a total of 8.9 million days in
Washington—an average of 12 days per
angler. State residents fi shed 8.2 million
days—93 percent of all fi shing days
in Washington. Nonresidents fi shed
633 thousand days in Washington—7
percent of all fi shing days in the state.
A large majority of Washington
residents who fi shed anywhere in the
United States did so in their resi-dent
state. There were 690 thousand
Washington residents 16 years old and
older who fi shed in the United States in
2006 for a total of 9.1 million days. An
estimated 93 percent of all Washington
residents who fi shed did so in their
home state. Of all fi shing days by
Washington residents, 91 percent or 8.2
million were in their home state.
Some state residents fi shed in states
other than Washington. In 2006, 140
thousand Washington residents fi shed
in other states—20 percent of all
residents fi shing in any state. They
fi shed 917 thousand days as nonresi-dents,
representing 10 percent of all
days fi shed by Washington residents.
For further details about fi shing in
Washington, see Table 3.
Anglers in Washington
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 736 thousand
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 641 thousand
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 thousand
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.9 million
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.2 million
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 633 thousand
Source: Table 3.
In State/Out of State
(State residents 16 years old and older)
Washington anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 690 thousand
In Washington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 641 thousand
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 thousand
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.1 million
In Washington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.2 million
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 917 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 3.
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Fishing Expenditures in
Washington
All fi shing-related expenditures in
Washington totaled $905 million in
2006. Trip-related expenditures, which
include food and lodging, transporta-tion,
and other trip expenses, totaled
$355 million—39 percent of all fi shing
expenditures. Expenditures for food
and lodging were $118 million and
transportation expenditures were $120
million. Other trip expenses, such as
equipment rental, bait, and cooking
fuel, totaled $117 million. Each angler
spent an average of $482 on trip-related
costs during 2006.
Anglers spent $486 million on equip-ment
in Washington in 2006, 54 percent
of all fi shing expenditures. Fishing
equipment (rods, reels, line, etc.)
spending totaled $139 million—29
percent of the equipment total. Auxil-iary
equipment expenditures (tents,
special fi shing clothes, etc.) and special
equipment expenditures (boats, vans,
etc.) amounted to $347 million—71
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 $64 million—7
percent of all fi shing expenditures. For
more details about fi shing expenditures
in Washington, see Tables 19 and 21
through 23.
Fishing Expenditures in Washington
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $905 million
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $355 million
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $486 million
Fishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $139 million
Auxiliary and special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $347 million
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $64 million
Source: Table 19.
Percent of Anglers by Residence
(Total: 736 thousand participants)
Residents Nonresidents
87%
13%
Fishing Expenditures
in Washington
(Total: $905 million)
Trip-related
39%
Other
7%
Equipment
54%
10 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Washington U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Hunters
Participants and Days of Hunting
In 2006, there were 182 thousand resi-dents
and nonresidents 16 years old and
older who hunted in Washington. Resi-dent
hunters numbered 179 thousand,
accounting for 98 percent of the hunters
in Washington. Residents and nonresi-dents
hunted 2.1 million days in 2006,
an average of 12 days per hunter.
There were 187 thousand Washington
residents 16 years old and older who
hunted in the United States in 2006 for
a total of 2.4 million days. An esti-mated
96 percent of all Washington
residents who hunted did so in their
home state. Of all hunting days by
Washington residents, 89 percent or 2.1
million were spent pursuing game in
their home state.
Some state residents hunted in states
other than Washington. Altogether,
38 thousand or 20 percent of all
Washington hunters hunted in other
states. Their 285 thousand days of
hunting in other states represented 12
percent of all days Washington resi-dents
spent hunting in 2006. For more
information on hunting activities by
Washington residents, see Table 3.
Hunters in Washington
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182 thousand
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 thousand
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.1 million
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.1 million
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
… Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Source: Table 3.
In State/Out of State
(State residents 16 years old and older)
Washington hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 thousand
In Washington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 thousand
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 thousand
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.4 million
In Washington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.1 million
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 3.
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Hunting Expenditures in
Washington
All hunting-related expenditures in
Washington totaled $313 million in
2006. Trip-related expenses, such
as food and lodging, transportation,
and other trip expenses, totaled $74
million—24 percent of total expen-ditures.
Expenditures for food and
lodging were $33 million and transpor-tation
expenditures were $37 million.
The average trip-related expenditure
per hunter was $407.
Hunters spent $189 million on equip-ment—
60 percent of all hunting expen-ditures.
Hunting equipment (guns,
ammunition, etc.) totaled $67 million
and made up 35 percent of all equip-ment
costs. Hunters spent $122 million
on auxiliary equipment (tents, special
hunting clothes, etc.) and special equip-ment
(boats, vans, etc.), accounting
for 65 percent of total equipment
expenditures for hunting. Special and
auxiliary equipment are items that were
purchased for hunting but could be
used in activities other than hunting.
The purchase of other items, such as
magazines, membership dues, licenses,
permits, and land leasing and owner-ship,
cost hunters $50 million—16
percent of all hunting expenditures. For
more details on hunting expenditures in
Washington, see Tables 20 through 23.
Hunting Expenditures in Washington
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $313 million
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $74 million
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $189 million
Hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $67 million
Auxiliary and special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $122 million
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50 million
Source: Table 20.
Hunting Expenditures
in Washington
(Total: $313 million)
Trip-related
24%
Other
16%
Equipment
60%
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Wildlife Watchers
Participants and Days of Activity
In 2006, 2.3 million U.S. residents 16
years old and older fed, observed, or
photographed wildlife in Washington.
Most of them, 83 percent (1.9 million),
enjoyed their activities close to home
and are called “around-the-home”
participants. Those persons who
enjoyed wildlife at least 1 mile from
home are called “away-from-home”
participants. People participating
in away-from-home activities in
Washington in 2006 numbered 959
thousand—41 percent of all wildlife
watchers in Washington. Of the 959
thousand, 628 thousand were state
residents and 331 thousand were
nonresidents.
Washington residents 16 years old and
older who enjoyed away-from-home
wildlife watching within their state
totaled 628 thousand. Of this group,
616 thousand participants observed
wildlife, 104 thousand fed wildlife, and
247 thousand photographed wildlife.
Since some individuals engaged in
more than 1 of the 3 away-from-home
activities during the year, the sum of
wildlife observers, feeders, and photog-raphers
exceeds the total number of
away-from-home participants.
Washington residents spent 8.0 million
days engaged in away-from-home
wildlife-watching activities in their
state. They spent 6.5 million days
observing wildlife, 1.3 million days
feeding wildlife, and 1.7 million days
photographing wildlife. The sum of
days observing, feeding, and photo-graphing
wildlife exceeds the total days
of wildlife-watching activity because
individuals engaged in more than one
activity on some days. For further
details about away-from-home activi-ties,
see Table 25.
Washington residents also took an
active interest in wildlife around their
homes. In 2006, 1.9 million state
residents enjoyed observing, feeding,
and photographing wildlife within
1 mile of their homes. Among this
around-the-home group, 1.5 million
fed, 1.4 million observed, and 588
thousand photographed wildlife around
their homes. Another 352 thousand
participants maintained natural areas
Wildlife-Watching Participants in Washington
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.3 million
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.9 million
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 959 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 24.
Away-From-Home Wildlife-Watching Participation
in Washington
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Participants, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 959 thousand
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 937 thousand
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 thousand
Photograph wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 485 thousand
Days, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.1 million
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.5 million
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.4 million
Photograph wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.4 million
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 25.
Around-the-Home Wildlife-Watching Participation
in Washington
(State residents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.9 million
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.5 million
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.4 million
Photograph wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 588 thousand
Maintain natural areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352 thousand
Maintain plantings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360 thousand
Visit public areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 27.
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of 1/4 acre or more for wildlife; 360
thousand participants maintained plant-ings
for the benefi t of wildlife; and 380
thousand participants visited public
parks within a mile of home because
of the wildlife. Summing the number
of participants in these six activities
results in an estimate that exceeds
the total number of around-the-home
participants because many people
participated in more than one type of
around-the-home activity. In addition,
31 percent of resident around-the-home
wildlife watchers also enjoyed wildlife
away from home. For further details
about Washington residents partici-pating
in around-the-home wildlife-watching
activities, see Table 27.
Wild Bird Observers
Bird watching attracted many wildlife
enthusiasts in Washington. In 2006,
1.9 million people observed birds
around the home and on trips in the
state. Seventy-six percent (1.4 million)
observed wild birds around the home
while 47 percent (875 thousand) took
trips away from home to watch birds.
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
in Washington
Wildlife watchers spent $1.5 billion
on wildlife-watching activities in
Washington in 2006. Trip-related
expenditures, including food and
lodging ($228 million), transportation
($157 million), and other trip expenses
($57 million), such as equipment
rental, amounted to $442 million. This
summation comprised 29 percent of
all wildlife-watching expenditures by
participants. The average of the
trip-related expenditures for away-from-
home participants was $452
per person in 2006.
Wildlife-watching participants spent
$595 million on equipment—40 percent
of all their expenditures. Specifi cally,
wildlife-watching equipment (binocu-lars,
special clothing, etc.) expenditures
totaled $262 million, 44 percent of
the equipment total. Auxiliary equip-ment
expenditures (tents, backpacking
equipment, etc.) and special equipment
expenditures (campers, trucks, etc.)
amounted to $332 million—56 percent
of all equipment costs. Special and
auxiliary equipment are items that were
purchased for wildlife-watching recre-ation
but can be used in activities other
than wildlife-watching activities.
Other items purchased by wildlife -
watching participants, such as
magazines, membership dues and
contributions, land leasing and owner-ship,
and plantings, totaled $466
million—31 percent of all wildlife-watching
expenditures. For more details
about wildlife-watching expenditures in
Washington, see Table 31.
Wild Bird Observers in Washington
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Participants, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.9 million
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.4 million
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 875 thousand
Days, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177.7 million
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169.9 million
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.8 million
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 29.
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures in Washington
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1.5 billion
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $442 million
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $595 million
Wildlife watching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $262 million
Auxiliary and special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $332 million
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $466 million
Source: Table 31.
Around-the-Home and Away-
From-Home Participation
by Washington Residents
(Total: 1.9 million participants)
Both around
the home and
away from
home
Around the
home only
69%
31%
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
in Washington
(Total: $1.5 billion)
Trip-related
29%
Other
31%
Equipment
40%
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1996–2006 Comparisons
Comparing the estimates from the
1996, 2001, and 2006 Surveys gives
a perspective on the state of wildlife-related
recreation in the late 1990s and
early-to-mid 2000s in Washington.
Only the most general recreation
comparisons are presented here.
The best way to compare estimates
from surveys is not to compare the
estimates themselves but to compare
the confi dence intervals around the
estimates. A 90-percent confi dence
interval around an estimate gives the
range of estimates that 90 percent of all
possible representative samples would
supply. If the 90-percent confi dence
intervals of two surveys’ estimates
overlap, it is not possible to say the two
estimates are statistically different.
The state resident estimates cover the
participation and expenditure activity
of Washington residents anywhere in
the United States. The in-state esti-mates
cover the participation, day, and
expenditure activity of U.S. residents in
Washington.
The expenditure estimates were made
comparable by adjusting the estimates
for infl ation—all estimates are in 2006
dollars.
Washington 1996 and 2006 Comparison
(Numbers in thousands)
1996 2006 Percent change
Fishing
Anglers in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,005 736 –27
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,860 8,882 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $907,403 $904,796 *
State resident anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 944 690 –27
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $873,326 $967,520 *
Hunting
Hunters in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271 182 –33
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,732 2,126 –55
In-state expenditures by U.S. hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $421,723 $313,134 *
State resident hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259 187 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $440,202 $389,792 *
Away-From-Home Wildlife Watching
Participants in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850 959 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,418 9,104 *
State resident participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 664 686 *
Around-the-Home Wildlife Watching
Total participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,564 1,927 23
Observers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,187 1,432 21
Feeders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,351 1,513 *
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
In-state expenditures by U.S. wildlife watchers . . . . . . . . . . $1,236,421 $1,502,311 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $916,557 $1,434,839 *
* Not different from zero at the 10 percent level of signifi cance.
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Washington 2001 and 2006 Comparison
(Numbers in thousands)
2001 2006 Percent change
Fishing
Anglers in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 938 736 –22
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,841 8,882 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $973,288 $904,796 *
State resident anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 873 690 –21
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,102,236 $967,520 *
Hunting
Hunters in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227 182 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,951 2,126 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $398,739 $313,134 *
State resident hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231 187 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $386,996 $389,792 *
Away-From-Home Wildlife Watching
Participants in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,065 959 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,256 9,104 *
State resident participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 874 686 –22
Around-the-Home Wildlife Watching
Total participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,105 1,927 –8
Observers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,476 1,432 *
Feeders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,583 1,513 *
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
In-state expenditures by U.S. wildlife watchers . . . . . . . . . . $1,116,892 $1,502,311 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,415,305 $1,434,839 *
* Not different from zero at the 10 percent level of signifi cance.
Number of People Who Hunted and
Fished in Washington: 1996–2006
(In thousands)
1996 2001 2006
271
1,005
227
938
182
736
Number of People Who Wildlife
Watched in Washington: 1996–2006
(In thousands)
1996 2001 2006
850
1,564
1,065
2,105
959
1,927
Total Expenditures by Participants
in Washington: 1996–2006
(In millions of 2006 dollars)
1996 2001 2006
907
422
1,236
973
399
1,117
905
313
1,502
Hunters
Anglers
Away from home
Around the home
Wildlife watchers
Hunters
Anglers
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Purpose and Coverage of Tables
The statistical tables of this report were
designed to meet a wide range of needs
for those interested in wildlife-related
recreation. Special terms used in these
tables are defi ned in Appendix A.
The tables are based on responses to
the 2006 Survey, which was designed
to collect data about participation in
wi ldlife-related recreation. To have
taken part in the Survey, a respondent
must have been a U.S. resident (a
resident of one of the 50 states or the
District of Columbia). No one residing
outside the United States (including
U.S. citizens) was eligible for inter-viewing.
Therefore, reported state and
national totals do not include partici-pation
by those who were not U.S.
residents or who were U.S. citizens
residing outside the United States.
Comparability With Previous
Surveys
The numbers reported can be compared
with those in the 1991, 1996, and 2001
Survey Reports. The methodology used
in 2006 was similar to that used in
those Surveys. These results should not
be directly compared to results from
Surveys earlier than 1991 since there
were major changes in methodology
in 1991. These changes were made to
improve accuracy in the estimates.
Coverage of an Individual Table
Since the Survey covers many activi-ties
in various places by participants
of different ages, all table titles,
headnotes, stubs, and footnotes are
designed to identify and articulate each
item being reported in the table. For
example, the title of Table 2 shows that
data about anglers and hunters, their
days of participation, and their number
of trips are reported by type of activity.
By contrast, the title of Table 7 indi-cates
that it contains data on freshwater
anglers and the days they fi shed for
different species.
Percentages Reported in the Tables
Percentages are reported in the tables
for the convenience of the user. When
exclusive groups are being reported, the
base of a percentage is apparent from
its context because the percents add to
100 percent (plus or minus a rounding
error). For example, Table 2 reports
the number of trips taken by big game
hunters, those taken by small game
hunters, those taken by migratory bird
hunters, and those taken by hunters
pursuing other animals. These comprise
100 percent because they are exclusive
categories.
Percents should not add to 100 when
nonexclusive groups are being reported.
Using Table 2 as an example again,
note that adding the percentages associ-ated
with the total number of big game
hunters, total small game hunters,
total migratory bird hunters, and total
hunters of other animals will not yield
total hunters because respondents could
hunt for more than one type of game.
When the base of the percentage is not
apparent in context, it is identifi ed in a
footnote. For example, Table 15 reports
two percentages with different bases:
one base being the number of total
participants at the head of the column
and the other base being the total popu-lation
who are described by the row
category. Footnotes are used to clarify
the bases of the reported percentages.
Footnotes to the Tables
Footnotes are used to clarify the infor-mation
or items that are being reported
in a table. Symbols in the body of a
table indicate important footnotes.
These symbols are used in the tables
to refer to the same footnote each time
they appear:
* Estimate based on a sample size of
10–29.
... Sample size too small to report data
reliably because there were fewer
than 10 responses.
W Less than .5 dollars.
Z Less than 0.5 percent.
X Not applicable.
NA Not asked.
Estimates based upon fewer than 10
responses are regarded as being based
on a sample size that is too small for
reliable reporting. An estimate based
upon at least 10 but fewer than 30
responses is treated as an estimate
based on a small sample size. Other
footnotes appear, as necessary, to
qualify or clarify the estimates reported
in the tables. In addition, these two
important footnotes appear frequently:
• Detail does not add to total because
of multiple responses.
• Detail does not add to total because
of multiple responses and nonre-sponse.
“Multiple responses” is a term used
to refl ect the fact that individuals or
their characteristics fall into more than
one category. Using Table 12 as an
example, those who hunt for big game,
small game, migratory birds, and other
animals are counted only once as a
hunter in the “Total, all hunting” row.
Another example is Table 15, where
total anglers and hunters add up to
more than total sportspersons. Totals
will be smaller than the sum of subcat-egories
when multiple responses exist.
“Nonresponse” exists because the
Survey questions were answered
voluntarily and some respondents did
not or could not answer all the ques-tions.
Totals are greater than the sum of
subcategories when nonresponses have
occurred. This occurs because some
respondents answered the question that
provided the category estimate but did
not answer the subcategory questions.
Guide to Statistical Tables
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Table 1. Fishing and Hunting in Washington 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) . . . . . . . . 818 100 721 100 97 100
Total anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 736 90 641 89 95 97
Fished only. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 636 78 541 75 94 97
Fished and hunted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 12 100 14 ... ...
Total hunters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182 22 179 25 ... ...
Hunted only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 10 80 11 ... ...
Hunted and fished . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 12 100 14 ... ...
... 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 Washington 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 736 100 8,882 100 7,612 100
Total, all freshwater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 538 73 7,524 85 6,377 84
Freshwater, except Great Lakes. . . . . . . . . . . . 538 73 7,524 85 6,377 84
Great Lakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
Saltwater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286 39 1,550 17 1,235 16
HUNTING
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182 100 2,126 100 1,579 100
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164 90 1,835 86 1,179 75
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *42 *23 *332 *16 *215 *14
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *20 *11 *166 *8 *160 *10
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
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Table 3. Anglers and Hunters, Trips, and Days of Participation: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Anglers and hunters, trips,
and days of participation
Activity in Washington Activity by Washington 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 736 100 641 87 95 13 690 100 641 93 140 20
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,612 100 7,179 94 433 6 7,664 100 7,179 94 484 6
Total days of fishing. . . . . . . . . 8,882 100 8,249 93 633 7 9,111 100 8,249 91 917 10
Average days of fishing . . . . . . 12 (X) 13 (X) 7 (X) 13 (X) 13 (X) 7 (X)
HUNTING
Total hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182 100 179 98 ... ... 187 100 179 96 *38 *20
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,579 100 1,578 100 ... ... 1,680 100 1,578 94 *103 *6
Total days of hunting . . . . . . . . 2,126 100 2,124 100 ... ... 2,385 100 2,124 89 *285 *12
Average days of hunting . . . . . 12 (X) 12 (X) ... (X) 13 (X) 12 (X) *7 (X)
(X) Not applicable. * Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Table 4. Washington 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 690 100 187 100
In-state only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 550 80 149 80
In-state and other states . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 13 *30 *16
In other states only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *49 *7 ... ...
* 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. Washington 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 690 100 9,111 100 7,664 100
Total, all freshwater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 525 76 7,782 85 6,382 83
Freshwater, except Great Lakes. . . . . . . . . . . . 525 76 7,782 85 6,382 83
Great Lakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
Saltwater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263 38 1,557 17 1,281 17
HUNTING
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 100 2,385 100 1,680 100
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 91 2,058 86 1,231 73
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *47 *25 *382 *16 *232 *14
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *27 *14 *206 *9 *193 *11
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 Washington
Total, state
residents and nonresidents
State residents Nonresidents
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 538 100 481 90 *56 *10
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,377 100 6,013 94 *365 *6
Total days of fishing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,524 100 7,076 94 *448 *6
Average days of fishing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 (X) 15 (X) *8 (X)
ANGLERS
Total, all types of water. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 538 100 481 90 *56 *10
Ponds, lakes, or reservoirs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367 100 335 91 *33 *9
Rivers or streams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306 100 257 84 *49 *16
DAYS
Total, all types of water. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,524 100 7,076 94 *448 *6
Ponds, lakes, or reservoirs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,068 100 3,880 95 *188 *5
Rivers or streams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,526 100 3,207 91 *319 *9
* 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 Washington by Type of Fish: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Anglers and days of fishing
Activity in Washington
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 538 100 100 481 90 *56 *10
Crappie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *15 *3 *100 ... ... ... ...
Panfish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *46 *8 *100 *39 *85 ... ...
White bass, striped bass, striped bass hybrids . . . . . *30 *6 *100 *29 *96 ... ...
Black bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 14 100 70 93 ... ...
Catfish, bullheads. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *23 *4 *100 *21 *94 ... ...
Walleye, sauger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *23 *4 *100 *18 *78 ... ...
Northern pike, pickerel, muskie, muskie hybrids . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Steelhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 21 100 93 82 ... ...
Trout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337 63 100 318 94 ... ...
Salmon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 26 100 113 79 *30 *21
Anything1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *29 *5 *100 *27 *94 ... ...
Other freshwater fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 9 100 42 89 ... ...
DAYS
Total, all types of fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,524 100 100 7,076 94 *448 *6
Crappie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *114 *2 *100 ... ... ... ...
Panfish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *574 *8 *100 *505 *88 ... ...
White bass, striped bass, striped bass hybrids . . . . . *292 *4 *100 *254 *87 ... ...
Black bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,087 14 100 1,045 96 ... ...
Catfish, bullheads. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *244 *3 *100 *236 *97 ... ...
Walleye, sauger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *78 *1 *100 *63 *81 ... ...
Northern pike, pickerel, muskie, muskie hybrids . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Steelhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,097 15 100 985 90 ... ...
Trout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,622 48 100 3,454 95 ... ...
Salmon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,763 23 100 1,596 91 *167 *9
Anything1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *203 *3 *100 *196 *96 ... ...
Other freshwater fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265 4 100 254 96 ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
1 Respondent fished for no specific species and identified ‘‘Anything’’ from a list of categories of fish.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
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Table 8. Great Lakes Anglers, Trips, and Days of Fishing in Washington: 2006
This table does not apply to this state.
Table 9. Great Lakes Anglers and Days of Fishing in Washington 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 Washington: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Anglers, trips, and days of fishing
Activity in Washington
Total, state
residents and nonresidents
State residents Nonresidents
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total anglers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286 100 244 85 *42 *15
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,235 100 1,167 94 *68 *6
Total days . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,550 100 1,383 89 *167 *11
Average days of fishing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 (X) 6 (X) *4 (X)
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. (X) Not applicable.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Table 11. Saltwater Anglers and Days of Fishing in Washington by Type of Fish: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Anglers and days of fishing
Activity in Washington
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286 100 100 244 85 *42 *15
Salmon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 53 100 136 89 *16 *11
Striped bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Bluefish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Flatfish (flounder, halibut). . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Red drum (redfish) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Sea trout (weakfish). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Mackerel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Mahi-mahi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Shellfish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 45 100 107 83 ... ...
Anything1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Other saltwater fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *44 *15 *100 *38 *87 ... ...
DAYS
Total, all types of fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,550 100 100 1,383 89 *167 *11
Salmon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 811 52 100 763 94 *48 *6
Striped bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Bluefish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Flatfish (flounder, halibut). . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Red drum (redfish) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Sea trout (weakfish). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Mackerel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Mahi-mahi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Shellfish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 547 35 100 455 83 ... ...
Anything1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Other saltwater fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *187 *12 *100 *166 *89 ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
1 Respondent fished for no specific species and identified ‘‘Anything’’ from a list of categories of fish.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
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Table 12. Hunters, Trips, and Days of Hunting in Washington by Type of Hunting: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Hunters, trips, and days of hunting
Activity in Washington
Total, state
residents and nonresidents
State residents Nonresidents
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
HUNTERS
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182 100 179 98 ... ...
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164 100 163 100 ... ...
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *42 *100 *41 *99 ... ...
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *20 *100 *20 *100 ... ...
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
TRIPS
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,579 100 1,578 100 ... ...
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,179 100 1,178 100 ... ...
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *215 *100 *215 *100 ... ...
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *160 *100 *160 *100 ... ...
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
DAYS
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,126 100 2,124 100 ... ...
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,835 100 1,833 100 ... ...
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *332 *100 *332 *100 ... ...
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *166 *100 *166 *100 ... ...
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
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Table 13. Hunters and Days of Hunting in Washington 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182 100 2,126 100
Big game, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164 90 1,835 86
Deer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 82 1,175 55
Elk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 46 666 31
Bear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *19 *10 *197 *9
Wild turkey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Small game, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *42 *23 *332 *16
Rabbit, hare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Quail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Grouse/prairie chicken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *23 *12 *192 *9
Squirrel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Pheasant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *23 *13 *78 *4
Other small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Migratory birds, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *20 *11 *166 *8
Waterfowl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *20 *11 *162 *8
Geese . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Duck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *18 *10 *157 *7
Dove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other animals, total 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
1 Includes groundhog, raccoon, fox, coyote, crow, prairie dog, etc.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Table 14. Hunters and Days of Hunting in Washington 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182 100 179 100 ... ...
Public land, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 73 132 74 ... ...
Public land only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 44 81 45 ... ...
Public and private land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 28 52 29 ... ...
Private land, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 53 97 54 ... ...
Private land only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *46 *25 *45 *25 ... ...
Private and public land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 28 52 29 ... ...
DAYS
Total, all types of land. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,126 100 2,124 100 ... ...
Public land1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,594 75 1,594 75 ... ...
Private land2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,005 47 1,003 47 ... ...
* 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 Washington 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,980 100 764 15 100 690 14 100 187 4 100
Population Density of Residence
Urban . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,106 82 569 14 74 521 13 76 126 3 67
Rural . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 874 18 195 22 26 169 19 24 62 7 33
Population Size of Residence
Metropolitan statistical area
(MSA). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,521 91 640 14 84 586 13 85 147 3 78
1,000,000 or more . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,819 57 356 13 47 330 12 48 67 2 36
250,000 to 999,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . 363 7 56 15 7 *42 *12 *6 *25 *7 *13
Less than 250,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,339 27 228 17 30 213 16 31 55 4 29
Outside MSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 459 9 124 27 16 104 23 15 *41 *9 *22
Sex
Male . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,455 49 563 23 74 499 20 72 173 7 92
Female . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,525 51 201 8 26 191 8 28 *15 *1 *8
Age
16 to 17 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 4 *40 *21 *5 *40 *21 *6 ... ... ...
18 to 24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 555 11 *33 *6 *4 *31 *6 *4 ... ... ...
25 to 34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 838 17 137 16 18 116 14 17 *40 *5 *21
35 to 44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,030 21 170 16 22 160 15 23 *41 *4 *22
45 to 54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 903 18 158 17 21 139 15 20 *44 *5 *23
55 to 64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 722 14 143 20 19 132 18 19 *32 *4 *17
65 years and older . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 741 15 83 11 11 73 10 11 *18 *2 *10
Ethnicity
Hispanic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371 7 *24 *6 *3 *23 *6 *3 ... ... ...
Non-Hispanic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,609 93 740 16 97 667 14 97 186 4 99
Race
White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,304 86 734 17 96 661 15 96 185 4 99
Black. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 3 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
All others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 509 10 *29 *6 *4 *27 *5 *4 ... ... ...
Annual Household Income
Under $10,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168 3 *14 *9 *2 *14 *9 *2 ... ... ...
$10,000 to $19,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288 6 *26 *9 *3 *19 *7 *3 ... ... ...
$20,000 to $29,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 442 9 55 13 7 51 12 7 ... ... ...
$30,000 to $39,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 573 12 98 17 13 94 16 14 *23 *4 *12
$40,000 to $49,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401 8 51 13 7 *43 *11 *6 *15 *4 *8
$50,000 to $74,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 900 18 168 19 22 157 17 23 *31 *3 *16
$75,000 to $99,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 579 12 113 19 15 88 15 13 *35 *6 *18
$100,000 or more. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 690 14 171 25 22 163 24 24 *49 *7 *26
Not reported . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 940 19 67 7 9 59 6 9 ... ... ...
Education
11 years or less . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 638 13 85 13 11 77 12 11 ... ... ...
12 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,510 30 259 17 34 241 16 35 74 5 40
1 to 3 years college . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,434 29 237 17 31 208 14 30 54 4 29
4 years college or more . . . . . . . . . . . 1,399 28 183 13 24 164 12 24 *40 *3 *22
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses. Percent who participated shows the percent of each row’s population who participated in the activity
named by the column (the percent of those living in urban areas who fished, etc.). Remaining percent columns show the percent of each column’s participants who
are described by the row heading (the percent of anglers who lived in urban areas, etc.).
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Table 16. Summary of Expenditures in Washington by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for
Fishing and Hunting: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older)
Expenditure item
Amount
(thousands
of dollars)
Spenders
(thousands)
Average per
spender
(dollars)
Average per
sportsperson
(dollars)
FISHING AND HUNTING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,553,838 838 1,855 1,850
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150,961 644 234 185
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156,659 653 240 192
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121,494 543 224 149
Equipment (fishing, hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224,910 498 452 268
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99,753 250 399 112
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 679,707 86 7,884 800
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,683 155 69 12
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,511 84 136 14
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98,161 620 158 120
FISHING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 904,796 722 1,252 1,210
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117,878 569 207 160
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120,130 568 211 163
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116,873 501 233 159
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139,299 422 330 184
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35,378 110 322 47
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311,267 52 5,971 409
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,205 73 71 7
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *3,304 *31 *108 *4
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55,462 524 106 75
HUNTING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313,134 196 1,596 1,688
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33,083 152 218 181
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36,528 173 211 200
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,622 71 65 25
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66,625 141 473 353
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44,120 87 505 237
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *2,473 *26 *96 *10
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *4,991 *21 *239 *27
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42,698 154 277 234
UNSPECIFIED5
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316,922 172 1,842 361
* 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 Washington 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 840,826 692 1,215 1,123
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117,878 569 207 160
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120,130 568 211 163
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116,873 501 233 159
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 485,945 449 1,082 641
ALL FRESHWATER
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 533,992 534 999 984
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76,628 446 172 142
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90,464 448 202 168
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67,679 390 174 126
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299,221 323 927 548
FRESHWATER, EXCEPT
GREAT LAKES
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 533,992 534 999 984
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76,628 446 172 142
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90,464 448 202 168
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67,679 390 174 126
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299,221 323 927 548
GREAT LAKES
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
SALTWATER
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238,940 262 911 774
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41,250 202 204 144
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29,666 198 150 104
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49,193 171 288 172
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118,830 103 1,151 354
... 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 Washington 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262,972 192 1,373 1,417
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33,083 152 218 181
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36,528 173 211 200
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,622 71 65 25
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188,739 149 1,269 1,011
BIG GAME
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224,904 173 1,303 1,325
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28,285 140 201 172
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30,642 157 195 187
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,172 63 66 25
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161,805 129 1,250 940
SMALL GAME
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *12,810 *46 *280 *579
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *3,750 *28 *134 *269
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *3,754 *35 *109 *270
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *4,924 *30 *166 *13
MIGRATORY BIRD
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *11,543 *22 *532 *1,073
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *758 *14 *56 *325
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,587 *15 *106 *681
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
OTHER ANIMALS
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses and nonresponse. See Table 20 for detailed listing of expenditure items.
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Table 19. Expenditures in Washington 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 904,796 1,210 722 98 1,252
TRIP-RELATED EXPENDITURES
Total trip-related. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354,880 482 656 89 541
Food and lodging, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117,878 160 628 85 188
Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92,833 126 565 77 164
Lodging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,045 34 122 17 205
Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120,130 163 568 77 211
Other trip costs, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116,873 159 501 68 233
Privilege and other fees1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,399 24 147 20 118
Boating costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73,619 100 175 24 422
Bait . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,320 24 347 47 50
Ice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,978 8 265 36 23
Heating and cooking fuel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,557 3 112 15 23
EQUIPMENT AND OTHER EXPENDITURES
PRIMARILY FOR FISHING
Fishing equipment, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139,299 184 422 57 330
Reels, rods, and rod-making components . . . . . . . . . . . 59,948 79 189 26 316
Lines, hooks, sinkers, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22,090 29 331 45 67
Artificial lures and flies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,199 24 320 44 57
Creels, stringers, fish bags, landing nets, and gaff
hooks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,257 2 52 7 24
Minnow seines, traps, and bait containers. . . . . . . . . . . *1,498 *2 *19 *3 *79
Other fishing equipment3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36,307 48 153 21 237
Auxiliary equipment4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35,378 47 110 15 322
Special equipment5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311,267 409 52 7 5,971
Other fishing costs6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63,971 87 543 74 118
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29.
1 Includes boat or equipment rental and fees for guides, pack trip (party and charter boats, etc.), public land use, and private land use.
2 Boat launching, mooring, storage, maintenance, insurance, pumpout fees, and fuel.
3 Includes electronic fishing devices (depth finders, fish finders, etc.), tackle boxes, ice fishing equipment, and other fishing equipment.
4 Includes tents, special fishing clothing, etc.
5 Includes boats, campers, 4x4 vehicles, cabins, etc.
6 Includes magazines and books, membership dues and contributions, land leasing and ownership, and licenses, stamps, tags, and permits.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses and nonresponse. Percent of anglers may be greater than 100 because spenders who did not fish in this
state are included.
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Table 20. Expenditures in Washington 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313,134 1,688 196 108 1,596
TRIP-RELATED EXPENDITURES
Total trip-related. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74,233 407 175 96 424
Food and lodging, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33,083 181 175 96 189
Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29,743 163 152 83 196
Lodging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *3,340 *18 *25 *14 *134
Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36,528 200 173 95 211
Other trip costs, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
Privilege and other fees1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
Boating costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
Heating and cooking fuel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
EQUIPMENT AND OTHER EXPENDITURES
PRIMARILY FOR HUNTING
Hunting equipment, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66,625 353 141 77 473
Firearms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *35,989 *193 *35 *19 *1,032
Ammunition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,545 52 105 57 91
Other hunting equipment2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,092 108 105 57 202
Auxiliary equipment3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44,120 237 87 48 505
Special equipment4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
Other hunting costs5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50,163 271 161 88 312
* 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 Washington for Fishing and Hunting by Washington
Residents and Nonresidents: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older)
Expenditure item
Amount
(thousands
of dollars)
Spenders
(thousands)
Average per
spender
(dollars)
Average per
sportsperson
(dollars)
STATE RESIDENTS AND NONRESIDENTS
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing and hunting,
total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,359,025 788 1,724 1,661
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing, total. . . . . . . . . . 840,826 692 1,215 1,143
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117,878 569 207 160
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120,130 568 211 163
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73,619 175 422 100
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43,253 472 92 59
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 485,945 449 1,082 661
Trip and equipment expenditures for hunting, total. . . . . . . . . 262,972 192 1,373 1,441
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33,083 152 218 181
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36,528 173 211 200
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,269 65 65 23
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188,739 149 1,269 1,034
Unspecified equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255,228 56 4,561 312
STATE RESIDENTS
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing and hunting,
total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,244,069 686 1,815 1,727
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing, total. . . . . . . . . . 777,745 602 1,291 1,213
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104,600 498 210 163
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97,508 504 193 152
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71,482 158 452 112
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36,686 416 88 57
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 467,469 416 1,124 729
Trip and equipment expenditures for hunting, total. . . . . . . . . 257,432 183 1,407 1,436
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32,935 151 218 184
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36,081 172 209 201
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,827 65 28 10
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186,236 141 1,323 1,039
Unspecified equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208,892 49 4,300 290
NONRESIDENTS
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing and hunting,
total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114,956 103 1,119 1,180
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing, total. . . . . . . . . . 63,081 90 703 667
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,278 70 189 140
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22,623 64 353 239
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,567 56 118 69
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *18,477 *33 *556 *195
Trip and equipment expenditures for hunting, total. . . . . . . . . *5,540 *9 *642 *1,760
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Unspecified equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
1 Includes boat launching, mooring, storage, maintenance, insurance, pumpout fees, and fuel.
2 Includes equipment rental, guide and access fees, ice and bait for fishing, and heating and cooking oil.
3 Respondent could not specify whether item was for hunting or fishing.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses and nonresponse.
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Table 22. Summary of Washington Residents’ Fishing and Hunting Expenditures Both Inside and
Outside Washington: 2006
(State population 16 years old and older)
Expenditure item
Amount
(thousands
of dollars)
Spenders
(thousands)
Average per
spender
(dollars)
Average per
sportsperson
(dollars)
FISHING AND HUNTING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,773,651 744 2,383 2,322
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180,164 621 290 236
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165,907 626 265 217
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131,827 514 257 173
Equipment (fishing, hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236,358 485 487 309
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98,257 247 397 129
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 827,402 93 8,934 1,083
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,686 150 71 14
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,029 93 130 16
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111,022 615 180 145
FISHING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 967,520 664 1,457 1,403
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138,566 550 252 201
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121,752 544 224 177
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125,252 472 265 182
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145,251 414 351 211
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36,848 112 330 53
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331,365 50 6,574 481
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,636 73 77 8
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *3,535 *36 *99 *5
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59,314 518 115 86
HUNTING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389,792 185 2,103 2,080
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41,598 168 248 222
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44,155 179 247 236
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,575 77 85 35
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72,418 139 520 386
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46,652 85 548 249
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *2,141 *25 *87 *11
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *5,283 *26 *205 *28
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51,709 161 321 276
UNSPECIFIED5
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397,651 163 2,442 520
* 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 Washington 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 WASHINGTON
Expenditures for fishing and hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,434,853 722 1,987 1,991
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381,473 658 580 529
Equipment (fishing and hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213,738 462 462 297
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92,329 233 397 128
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 630,159 79 7,980 875
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117,153 604 194 163
Expenditures for fishing, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 839,378 630 1,333 1,309
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310,276 576 539 484
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130,606 393 332 204
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34,795 102 342 54
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302,067 48 6,260 471
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61,633 500 123 96
Expenditures for hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306,953 184 1,668 1,712
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71,196 174 409 397
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64,743 135 478 361
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43,499 84 518 243
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49,521 158 314 276
Unspecified expenditures for fishing and hunting, total4 . . . . . 267,507 144 1,858 371
OUT OF STATE
Expenditures for fishing and hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329,332 202 1,631 2,001
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93,094 151 616 566
Equipment (fishing and hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,447 77 239 112
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *4,540 *24 *190 *28
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,475 143 115 100
Expenditures for fishing, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123,356 163 759 882
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71,992 124 580 515
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,188 60 219 94
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,825 114 60 49
Expenditures for hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78,750 52 1,527 2,059
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *21,102 *37 *568 *552
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *4,958 *20 *245 *130
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *9,589 *29 *325 *251
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 Washington by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Participants Number Percent
Total participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,331 100
Away from home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 959 41
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 937 40
Photograph wildlife. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .