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

              U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Illinois
2006 National Survey
of Fishing, Hunting,
and Wildlife-Associated
Recreation
U.S. Department of the Interior
Dirk Kempthorne,
Secretary
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
H. Dale Hall,
Director
U.S. Department of Commerce
Carlos M. Gutierrez,
Secretary
Economics and Statistics Administration
Cynthia A. Glassman,
Under Secretary for Economic Affairs
U.S. CENSUS BUREAU
Steve H. Murdock,
Director
2006 National Survey of
Fishing, Hunting, and
Wildlife-Associated Recreation
FHW/06-IL
Issued February 2008
Illinois
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 Illinois by Resident and Nonresident Sportspersons: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2. Anglers and Hunters, Days of Participation, and Trips in Illinois by Type of Fishing
and Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3. Anglers and Hunters, Trips, and Days of Participation: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
4. Illinois Resident Anglers and Hunters by Place Fished or Hunted: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
5. Illinois 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 Illinois by Type of Fish: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
8. Great Lakes Anglers, Trips, and Days of Fishing in Illinois: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
9. Great Lakes Anglers and Days of Fishing in Illinois by Type of Fish: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
10. Saltwater Anglers, Trips, and Days of Fishing in Illinois: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
11. Saltwater Anglers and Days of Fishing in Illinois by Type of Fish: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
12. Hunters, Trips, and Days of Hunting in Illinois by Type of Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
13. Hunters and Days of Hunting in Illinois by Type of Game: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
14. Hunters and Days of Hunting in Illinois by Type of Land: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
15. Selected Characteristics of Illinois Resident Anglers and Hunters: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
16. Summary of Expenditures in Illinois by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for
Fishing and Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
17. Summary of Fishing Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Illinois by State Residents and
Nonresidents Combined by Type of Fishing: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
18. Summary of Hunting Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Illinois by State Residents and
Nonresidents Combined by Type of Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
19. Expenditures in Illinois by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for Fishing: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
20. Expenditures in Illinois by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
21. Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Illinois for Fishing and Hunting by Illinois Residents
and Nonresidents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
22. Summary of Illinois Residents’ Fishing and Hunting Expenditures Both Inside and Outside
Illinois: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
23. In-State and Out-of-State Expenditures by Illinois Residents for Fishing and Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Wildlife Watching
24. Wildlife Watching in Illinois by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
25. Participants, Trips, and Days of Participation in Away-From-Home Wildlife Watching in
Illinois: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
26. Away-From-Home Wildlife-Watching Participants by Wildlife Observed, Photographed, or
Fed in Illinois: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
List of Tables
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27. Participation in Wildlife-Watching Activities Around the Home in Illinois: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
28. Illinois Residents Participating in Wildlife Watching in the United States: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
29. Wild Bird Observers and Days of Observation in Illinois by State Residents and
Nonresidents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
30. Selected Characteristics of Illinois Residents Participating in Wildlife Watching: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
31. Expenditures in Illinois by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for Wildlife
Watching: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
32. Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Illinois for Wildlife Watching by Illinois Residents
and Nonresidents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
33. Wildlife-Watching Expenditures Both Inside and Outside Illinois by Illinois
Residents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
34. In-State and Out-of-State Expenditures by Illinois Residents for Wildlife Watching: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
35. Participation of Illinois Resident Wildlife-Watching Participants in Fishing and
Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
36. Participation of Illinois 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—Illinois U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
I fi nd duck hunting with friends in
a bottomland hardwood swamp or
fi shing with my kids on an Oregon
river bolsters my spirit and reminds me
why I care about conservation and our
wildlife heritage.
But wildlife-associated and vital
recreation—activities such as hunting,
fi shing, and birding—also provide
signifi cant fi nancial support for wildlife
conservation in our Nation’s economy.
According to information from the
newest National Survey of Fishing,
Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated
Recreation, 87.5 million Americans
spent more than $122 billion in 2006
on wildlife-related recreation. And
this spending supports hundreds of
thousands of jobs in industries and
businesses.
The Survey is conducted every fi ve
years at the request of State fi sh and
wildlife agencies to measure the impor-tance
of wildlife-based recreation to the
American people. The 2006 Survey
represents the 11th in a series that
began in 1955. Developed in collabo-ration
with the States, the Association
of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, and
national conservation organizations,
the Survey has become one of the most
important sources of information on
fi sh and wildlife-related recreation in
the United States.
In the 75-year history of the Sport Fish
and Wildlife Restoration Programs,
excise taxes on fi rearms, ammunition,
archery, and angling equipment have
generated a cumulative total of more
than $10 billion for wildlife conserva-tion
efforts by State and Territorial
wildlife agencies for fi sh and wildlife
management.
My thanks go to the men and women
who took time to participate in the
survey, as well as to the State fi sh and
wildlife agencies for their fi nancial
support through the Multistate Conser-vation
Grant Programs. Without that
support, the 2006 Survey would never
have been possible.
I am comforted to know that my chil-dren
and all Americans will have the
opportunity to appreciate our Nation’s
rich wildlife tradition. Along with
a record number of Americans, we
continue to enjoy wildlife. We are
laying the foundation for conservation’s
future.
H. Dale Hall
Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Foreword
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation��Illinois vii
Survey Background and Method
The National Survey of Fishing,
Hunting, and Wildlife-Asso ciated
Recreation (Survey) has been
conducted since 1955 and is one of
the oldest and most comprehensive
continuing recreation surveys. The
Survey collects information on the
number of anglers, hunters, and wild-life
watchers; how often they partici-pate;
and how much they spend on their
activities in the United States.
Preparations for the 2006 Survey began
in 2004 when the Association of Fish
and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA) recom-mended
that the Fish and Wildlife
Service conduct the 11th Survey of
wildlife-related recreation. Funding
came from the Multistate Conservation
Grant Programs, authorized by Sport
Fish and Wildlife Restoration Acts, as
amended.
We consulted with State and Federal
agencies and nongovernmental
o rganizations such as the Wildlife
Management Institute and American
Sportfi shing Association to determine
survey content. Other sportsper-sons’
organizations and conservation
groups, industry representatives, and
researchers also provided valuable
advice.
Four regional technical committees
were set up under the auspices of the
AFWA to ensure that State fi sh and
wildlife agencies had an opportunity to
participate in all phases of survey plan-ning
and design. The committees were
made up of agency representatives.
Data collection for the Survey was
carried out by the U.S. Census Bureau
in two phases. The fi rst phase was the
screen which began in April 2006.
During this phase, the Census Bureau
interviewed a sample of 85,000 house-holds
nationwide to determine who
in the household had fi shed, hunted,
or wildlife watched in 2005, and who
had engaged or planned to engage
in those activities in 2006. In most
cases, one adult household member
provided information for all members.
The screen primarily covered 2005
activities while the next, more in-depth
phase covered 2006 activities. For
more information on 2005 data, refer to
Appendix B.
The second phase of data collection
consisted of three detailed inter-view
waves. The fi rst began in April
2006 concurrent with the screen, the
second in September 2006, and the
last in January 2007. Interviews were
conducted with samples of likely
anglers, hunters, and wildlife watchers
who were identifi ed in the initial
screening phase. Interviews were
conducted primarily by phone, with
in-person interviews for respondents
who could not be reached by phone.
Respondents in the second survey
phase were limited to those who were
at least 16 years old. Each respondent
provided information pertaining only to
his or her activities and expenditures.
Sample sizes were designed to provide
statistically reliable results at the state
level. Information on sampling proce-dures,
sample sizes, and response rates
is found in Appendix D.
Comparability With Previous
Surveys
The 2006 Survey questions and meth-odology
were similar to those used
in the 2001, 1996, and 1991 Surveys.
Therefore, the estimates are compa-rable.
The methodology of these Surveys
did differ importantly from the 1985
and 1980 Surveys, so these estimates
are not directly comparable to those
of earlier surveys. Changes in meth-odology
included reducing the recall
period over which respondents had to
report their activities and expenditures.
Previous Surveys used a 12-month
recall period, which resulted in greater
reporting bias. Research found that the
amount of activity and expenditures
reported in 12-month recall surveys
was overestimated in comparison
with that reported using shorter recall
periods.
Highlights
2 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Illinois U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Introduction
The National Survey of Fishing,
Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated
Recreation reports results from inter-views
with U.S. residents about their
fi shing, hunting, and wildlife watching.
This report focuses on 2006 participa-tion
and expenditures of persons 16
years of age and older.
The Survey is a snapshot of one year.
The information it collected tells us
how many people participated and
how much they spent on their activi-ties
in the State in 2006. It does not
tell us how many anglers, hunters, and
wildlife watchers there were because
many do not participate every year.
For example, based on information
collected by the Survey’s household
screen and detailed phase, we can
estimate that about 33 percent more
anglers and hunters participated nation-ally
in at least 1 of the 4 years prior to
the survey year 2006.
In addition to 2006 estimates, we also
provide trend information in the High-lights
section and Appendix C of the
report. The 2006 numbers reported can
be compared with those in the 1991,
1996, and 2001 Survey reports because
they used similar methodologies. The
2006 estimates should not be directly
compared with results from Surveys
conducted earlier than 1991 because
of changes in methodology to improve
accuracy.
The report also provides information
on participation in wildlife recreation
in 2005, particularly of persons 6 to 15
years of age. The 2005 information is
provided in Appendix B. Information
about the Survey’s scope and coverage
is in Appendix D. The remainder of this
section defi nes important terms used in
the Survey.
This report does not provide infor-mation
about the State’s wildlife
resources. That, and additional infor-mation
on wildlife-related recreation,
may be obtained from State fi sh and
wildlife agencies. The Association of
Fish and Wildlife Agencies can provide
the addresses and telephone numbers of
those agencies. The Association’s Web
site is <www.fi shwildlife.org>.
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—Illinois U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
2006 Illinois Summary
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 873,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,881,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $774,319,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $279,732,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $494,587,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $834
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $17
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,688,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $381,937,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $130,466,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $251,471,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,196
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $28
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . . 2,566,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 837,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . . 2,258,000
Days of participation away from home . . . . . 5,686,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,133,863,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $205,976,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $927,886,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $419
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $36
Activities in Illinois by Residents and Nonresidents Activities in Illinois by Nonresidents
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 723,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $51,901,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $26,875,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25,026,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $664
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $37
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 451,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $47,138,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $26,157,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $20,981,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $816
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $58
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . . . 291,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 291,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (X)
Days of participation away from home . . . . 1,174,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $103,412,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $62,397,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $41,014,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $243
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $53
(X) Not applicable.
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Activities in Illinois by Residents
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 795,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,159,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $722,418,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $252,857,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $469,561,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $909
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $16
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,238,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $334,799,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $104,309,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $230,490,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,299
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . 2,275,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 546,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . 2,258,000
Days of participation away from home . . . . 4,512,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,030,451,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $143,579,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $886,872,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $453
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $32
Activities by Illinois Residents Both Inside
and Outside Illinois
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,034,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,351,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,315,192,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $660,289,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $654,903,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,271
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $31
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,609,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $416,950,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $151,480,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $265,470,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,531
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $33
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . 2,355,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 756,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . 2,258,000
Days of participation away from home . . . . 7,720,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,365,886,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $431,477,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $934,409,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $580
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $56
6 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Illinois U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Participation in Illinois
The 2006 Survey found that 3.1 million
Illinois residents and nonresidents 16
years old and older fi shed, hunted,
or wildlife watched in Illinois. Of
the total number of participants, 873
thousand fi shed, 316 thousand hunted,
and 2.6 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 indi-viduals
engaged in more than
one wildlife-related activity.
Participation by 6-to-15-Year-Old
Illinois Residents
The focus of the National Survey is
on the activity of participants 16 years
old and older. However, the activity
of 6- to 15-year-olds can be calculated
using the screening data covering the
year 2005. It is assumed for estima-tion
purposes that the relative activity
levels of 6-to-15-year-old participants
and participants 16 years old and older
remained the same in 2005 and 2006.
Based on this assumption, in addition
to the 1.0 million resident anglers 16
years old and older, there were 325
thousand resident anglers 6 to 15 years
old. Also, in addition to the 272 thou-sand
residents 16 years old and older
who hunted, there were 45 thousand
6-to-15-year-old residents who hunted.
Finally, there were 2.4 million Illinois
residents 16 years old and older and
398 thousand 6- to 15-year-olds who
wildlife watched. Further information
on 6- to 15-year-olds is provided in
Appendix B.
Expenditures in Illinois
In 2006, state residents and nonresi-dents
spent $2.4 billion on wildlife
recreation in Illinois. Of that total, trip-related
expenditures were $616 million
and equipment purchases totaled $1.5
billion. The remaining $316 million
was spent on licenses, contributions,
land ownership and leasing, and other
items.
Wildlife-Associated Recreation
Participants in Wildlife-Associated Recreation in Illinois: 2006
(U.S. residents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.1 million
Sportspersons
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.0 million
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 873 thousand
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316 thousand
Wildlife Watchers
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.6 million
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 837 thousand
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.3 million
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Tables 3, 24, and 39.
Percent of Total Participants
by Activity
(Total: 3.1 million participants)
Wildlife
watching
Fishing Hunting
28%
10%
82%
Wildlife-Associated
Recreation Expenditures in Illinois
(Total: $2.4 billion)
Equipment
61%
Trip-related
26%
Other
13%
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Sportspersons
In 2006, 1.0 million state resident and
nonresident sportspersons 16 years old
and older fi shed or hunted in Illinois.
This group comprised 873 thousand
anglers (87 percent of all sportspersons)
and 316 thousand hunters (31 percent
of all sportspersons). Among the 1.0
million sportspersons who fi shed or
hunted in the state, 688 thousand (69
percent) fi shed but did not hunt in
Illinois. Another 131 thousand (13
percent) hunted but did not fi sh there.
The remaining 185 thousand (18
percent) fi shed and hunted in Illinois
in 2006.
Sportspersons’ Participation in Illinois
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Sportspersons (fi shed or hunted) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.0 million
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 873 thousand
Fished only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 688 thousand
Fished and hunted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 thousand
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316 thousand
Hunted only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 thousand
Hunted and fi shed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 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—Illinois U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Anglers
Participants and Days of Fishing
In 2006, 873 thousand state residents
and nonresidents 16 years old and
older fi shed in Illinois. Of this total,
795 thousand anglers (91 percent)
were state residents and 78 thousand
anglers (9 percent) were nonresidents.
Anglers fi shed a total of 16.9 million
days in Illinois—an average of 19
days per angler. State residents fi shed
16.2 million days—96 percent of all
fi shing days in Illinois. Nonresidents
fi shed 723 thousand days in Illinois—4
percent of all fi shing days in the state.
A large majority of Illinois residents
who fi shed anywhere in the United
States did so in their resident state.
There were 1.0 million Illinois resi-dents
16 years old and older who fi shed
in the United States in 2006 for a total
of 21.4 million days. An estimated 77
percent of all Illinois residents who
fi shed did so in their home state. Of
all fi shing days by Illinois residents,
76 percent or 16.2 million were in their
home state.
Some state residents fi shed in states
other than Illinois. In 2006, 461
thousand Illinois residents fi shed in
other states—45 percent of all residents
fi shing in any state. They fi shed 5.6
million days as nonresidents, repre-senting
26 percent of all days fi shed
by Illinois residents. For further details
about fi shing in Illinois, see Table 3.
Anglers in Illinois
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 873 thousand
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 795 thousand
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 thousand
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.9 million
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.2 million
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 723 thousand
Source: Table 3.
In State/Out of State
(State residents 16 years old and older)
Illinois anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.0 million
In Illinois . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 795 thousand
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 461 thousand
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21.4 million
In Illinois . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.2 million
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.6 million
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 3.
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Fishing Expenditures in Illinois
All fi shing-related expenditures in
Illinois totaled $774 million in 2006.
Trip-related expenditures, which
include food and lodging, transporta-tion,
and other trip expenses, totaled
$280 million—36 percent of all fi shing
expenditures. Expenditures for food
and lodging were $94 million and
transportation expenditures were $92
million. Other trip expenses, such as
equipment rental, bait, and cooking
fuel, totaled $93 million. Each angler
spent an average of $320 on trip-related
costs during 2006.
Anglers spent $455 million on equip-ment
in Illinois in 2006, 59 percent of
all fi shing expenditures. Fishing equip-ment
(rods, reels, line, etc.) spending
totaled $136 million—30 percent of
the equipment total. Auxiliary equip-ment
expenditures (tents, special
fi shing clothes, etc.) and special equip-ment
expenditures (boats, vans, etc.)
amounted to $319 million—70 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 $39 million—5
percent of all fi shing expenditures. For
more details about fi shing expenditures
in Illinois, see Tables 19 and 21 through
23.
Fishing Expenditures in Illinois
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $774 million
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $280 million
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $455 million
Fishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $136 million
Auxiliary and special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $319 million
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $39 million
Source: Table 19.
Percent of Anglers by Residence
(Total: 873 thousand participants)
Residents Nonresidents
91%
9%
Fishing Expenditures in Illinois
(Total: $774 million)
Trip-related
36%
Other
5%
Equipment
59%
10 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Illinois U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Hunters
Participants and Days of Hunting
In 2006, there were 316 thousand
residents and nonresidents 16 years
old and older who hunted in Illinois.
Resident hunters numbered 258
thousand, accounting for 82 percent
of the hunters in Illinois. There were
58 thousand nonresidents who hunted
in Illinois —18 percent of the state’s
hunters. Residents and nonresidents
hunted 4.7 million days in 2006, an
average of 15 days per hunter. Resi-dents
hunted 4.2 million days in Illinois
or 90 percent of all hunting days, while
nonresidents spent 451 thousand days
hunting in Illinois or 10 percent of all
hunting days.
There were 272 thousand Illinois
residents 16 years old and older who
hunted in the United States in 2006 for
a total of 4.6 million days. An esti-mated
95 percent of all Illinois resi-dents
who hunted did so in their home
state. Of all hunting days by Illinois
residents, 92 percent or 4.2 million
were spent pursuing game in their
home state.
Some state residents hunted in states
other than Illinois. Altogether, 57
thousand or 21 percent of all Illinois
hunters hunted in other states. Their
420 thousand days of hunting in other
states represented 9 percent of all days
Illinois residents spent hunting in 2006.
For more information on hunting activi-ties
by Illinois residents, see Table 3.
Hunters in Illinois
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316 thousand
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258 thousand
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 thousand
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.7 million
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.2 million
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 451 thousand
Source: Table 3.
In State/Out of State
(State residents 16 years old and older)
Illinois hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272 thousand
In Illinois . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258 thousand
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 thousand
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.6 million
In Illinois . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.2 million
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 420 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 3.
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Hunting Expenditures in Illinois
All hunting-related expenditures in
Illinois totaled $382 million in 2006.
Trip-related expenses, such as food and
lodging, transportation, and other trip
expenses, totaled $130 million—34
percent of total expenditures. Expen-ditures
for food and lodging were $47
million and transportation expenditures
were $48 million. Other trip expenses,
such as equipment rental, totaled $36
million for the year. The average trip-related
expenditure per hunter
was $413.
Hunters spent $129 million on equip-ment—
34 percent of all hunting expen-ditures.
Hunting equipment (guns,
ammunition, etc.) totaled $77 million
and made up 60 percent of all equip-ment
costs. Hunters spent $52 million
on auxiliary equipment (tents, special
hunting clothes, etc.) and special equip-ment
(boats, vans, etc.), accounting
for 40 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 $122 million—32
percent of all hunting expenditures.
For more details on hunting expendi-tures
in Illinois, see Tables 20 through
23.
Hunting Expenditures in Illinois
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $382 million
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $130 million
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $129 million
Hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $77 million
Auxiliary and special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $52 million
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $122 million
Source: Table 20.
Percent of Hunters by Residence
(Total: 316 thousand participants)
Residents Nonresidents
82%
18%
Hunting Expenditures in Illinois
(Total: $382 million)
Trip-related
34%
Other
32%
Equipment
34%
12 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Illinois U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Wildlife Watchers
Participants and Days of Activity
In 2006, 2.6 million U.S. residents
16 years old and older fed, observed,
or photographed wildlife in Illinois.
Most of them, 88 percent (2.3 million),
enjoyed their activities close to home
and are called “around-the-home”
participants. Those persons who
enjoyed wildlife at least 1 mile from
home are called “away-from-home”
participants. People participating in
away-from-home activities in Illinois
in 2006 numbered 837 thousand—33
percent of all wildlife watchers in
Illinois. Of the 837 thousand, 546
thousand were state residents and 291
thousand were nonresidents.
Illinois residents 16 years old and
older who enjoyed away-from-home
wildlife watching within their state
totaled 546 thousand. Of this group,
546 thousand participants observed
wildlife, 172 thousand fed wildlife, and
241 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.
Illinois residents spent 4.5 million
days engaged in away-from-home
wildlife-watching activities in their
state. They spent 4.3 million days
observing wildlife, 858 thousand days
feeding wildlife, and 1.6 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.
Illinois residents also took an active
interest in wildlife around their homes.
In 2006, 2.3 million state residents
enjoyed observing, feeding, and
photographing wildlife within 1 mile
of their homes. Among this around-the-
home group, 1.9 million fed, 1.5
million observed, and 688 thousand
photographed wildlife around their
homes. Another 271 thousand partici-pants
maintained natural areas of 1/4
acre or more for wildlife; 299 thousand
Wildlife-Watching Participants in Illinois
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.6 million
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.3 million
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 837 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 24.
Away-From-Home Wildlife-Watching Participation in Illinois
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Participants, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 837 thousand
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 819 thousand
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269 thousand
Photograph wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 432 thousand
Days, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.7 million
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.8 million
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 927 thousand
Photograph wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.7 million
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 25.
Around-the-Home Wildlife-Watching Participation in Illinois
(State residents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.3 million
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.9 million
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.5 million
Photograph wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 688 thousand
Maintain natural areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271 thousand
Maintain plantings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299 thousand
Visit public areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 552 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 27.
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participants maintained plantings
for the benefi t of wildlife; and 552
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,
29 percent of resident around-the-home
wildlife watchers also enjoyed wildlife
away from home. For further details
about Illinois residents participating
in around-the-home wildlife-watching
activities, see Table 27.
Wild Bird Observers
Bird watching attracted many wildlife
enthusiasts in Illinois. In 2006, 1.8
million people observed birds around
the home and on trips in the state. A
majority, 81 percent (1.4 million)
observed wild birds around the home
while 44 percent (777 thousand) took
trips away from home to watch birds.
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
in Illinois
Wildlife watchers spent $1.1 billion on
wildlife-watching activities in Illinois
in 2006. Trip-related expenditures,
including food and lodging ($99
million), transportation ($88 million),
and other trip expenses ($19 million),
such as equipment rental, amounted
to $206 million. This summation
comprised 18 percent of all wildlife-watching
expenditures by participants.
The average of the trip-related expendi-tures
for away-from-home participants
was $219 per person in 2006.
Wildlife-watching participants spent
$781 million on equipment—69 percent
of all their expenditures. Specifi cally,
wildlife-watching equipment (binocu-lars,
special clothing, etc.) expenditures
totaled $340 million, 44 percent of
the equipment total. Auxiliary equip-ment
expenditures (tents, backpacking
equipment, etc.) and special equipment
expenditures (campers, trucks, etc.)
amounted to $441 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 $147
million—13 percent of all wildlife-watching
expenditures. For more
details about wildlife-watching expen-ditures
in Illinois, see Table 31.
Wild Bird Observers in Illinois
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Participants, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.8 million
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.4 million
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 777 thousand
Days, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174.5 million
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169.3 million
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.2 million
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 29.
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures in Illinois
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1.1 billion
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $206 million
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $781 million
Wildlife watching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $340 million
Auxiliary and special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $441 million
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $147 million
Source: Table 31.
Around-the-Home and Away-
From-Home Participation
by Illinois Residents
(Total: 2.3 million participants)
Both around
the home and
away from
home
Around the
home only
71%
29%
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
in Illinois
(Total: $1.1 billion)
Trip-related
18%
Other
13%
Equipment
69%
14 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Illinois U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
1996–2006 Comparisons
Comparing the estimates from the
1996, 2001, and 2006 Surveys gives
a perspective on the state of wildlife-related
recreation in the late 1990s and
early-to-mid 2000s in Illinois. 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 Illinois residents anywhere in the
United States. The in-state estimates
cover the participation, day, and
expenditure activity of U.S. residents in
Illinois.
The expenditure estimates were made
comparable by adjusting the estimates
for infl ation—all estimates are in 2006
dollars.
Illinois 1996 and 2006 Comparison
(Numbers in thousands)
1996 2006 Percent change
Fishing
Anglers in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,351 873 –35
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,459 16,881 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,020,507 $774,319 –62
State resident anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,591 1,034 –35
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,534,531 $1,315,192 –48
Hunting
Hunters in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 432 316 –27
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,488 4,688 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $605,261 $381,937 *
State resident hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 443 272 –39
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $678,974 $416,950 *
Away-From-Home Wildlife Watching
Participants in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,246 837 –33
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,416 5,686 *
State resident participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,370 756 –45
Around-the-Home Wildlife Watching
Total participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,976 2,258 –24
Observers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,197 1,460 –34
Feeders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,663 1,945 –27
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
In-state expenditures by U.S. wildlife watchers . . . . . . . . . . $915,209 $1,133,863 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,693,349 $1,365,886 *
* Not different from zero at the 10 percent level of signifi cance.
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Illinois 2001 and 2006 Comparison
(Numbers in thousands)
2001 2006 Percent change
Fishing
Anglers in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,237 873 –29
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,133 16,881 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $682,149 $774,319 *
State resident anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,415 1,034 –27
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,307,950 $1,315,192 *
Hunting
Hunters in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310 316 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,522 4,688 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $513,986 $381,937 *
State resident hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340 272 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $601,665 $416,950 *
Away-From-Home Wildlife Watching
Participants in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 638 837 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,656 5,686 *
State resident participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 683 756 *
Around-the-Home Wildlife Watching
Total participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,385 2,258 *
Observers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,551 1,460 *
Feeders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,171 1,945 *
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
In-state expenditures by U.S. wildlife watchers . . . . . . . . . . $679,715 $1,133,863 67
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $857,359 $1,365,886 *
* Not different from zero at the 10 percent level of signifi cance.
Number of People Who Hunted
and Fished in Illinois: 1996–2006
(In thousands)
Hunters
Anglers
1996 2001 2006
432
1,351
310
1,237
316
873
Number of People Who Wildlife
Watched in Illinois: 1996–2006
(In thousands)
Away from home
Around the home
1996 2001 2006
1,246
2,976
638
2,385
837
2,258
Total Expenditures by
Participants in Illinois
(In millions of 2006 dollars)
Wildlife watchers
Hunters
Anglers
1996 2001 2006
2,021
605
915
682
514
680
774
382
1,134
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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 Illinois by Resident and Nonresident Sportspersons: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Sportspersons
Total, state
residents and nonresidents
State residents Nonresidents
Number
Percent of
sportspersons Number
Percent of
resident
sportspersons Number
Percent of
nonresident
sportspersons
Total sportspersons (fished or hunted) . . . . . . . . 1,004 100 871 100 133 100
Total anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 873 87 795 91 78 59
Fished only. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 688 69 614 70 75 56
Fished and hunted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 18 181 21 ... ...
Total hunters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316 31 258 30 *58 *44
Hunted only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 13 *76 *9 *55 *41
Hunted and fished . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 18 181 21 ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Table 2. Anglers and Hunters, Days of Participation, and Trips in Illinois 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 873 100 16,881 100 12,468 100
Total, all freshwater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 797 91 16,360 97 12,468 100
Freshwater, except Great Lakes. . . . . . . . . . . . 777 89 15,631 93 11,822 95
Great Lakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *56 *6 *728 *4 *646 *5
Saltwater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
HUNTING
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316 100 4,688 100 3,763 100
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216 69 2,728 58 1,869 50
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 46 1,600 34 862 23
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 29 1,111 24 955 25
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.
18 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Illinois U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Table 3. Anglers and Hunters, Trips, and Days of Participation: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Anglers and hunters, trips,
and days of participation
Activity in Illinois Activity by Illinois 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 873 100 795 91 78 9 1,034 100 795 77 461 45
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,468 100 12,194 98 274 2 13,949 100 12,194 87 1,755 13
Total days of fishing. . . . . . . . . 16,881 100 16,159 96 723 4 21,351 100 16,159 76 5,554 26
Average days of fishing . . . . . . 19 (X) 20 (X) 9 (X) 21 (X) 20 (X) 12 (X)
HUNTING
Total hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316 100 258 82 *58 *18 272 100 258 95 *57 *21
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,763 100 3,436 91 *327 *9 3,616 100 3,436 95 *180 *5
Total days of hunting . . . . . . . . 4,688 100 4,238 90 *451 *10 4,609 100 4,238 92 *420 *9
Average days of hunting . . . . . 15 (X) 16 (X) *8 (X) 17 (X) 16 (X) *7 (X)
(X) Not applicable. * Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Table 4. Illinois Resident Anglers and Hunters by Place Fished or Hunted: 2006
(State population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Place fished or hunted
Anglers Hunters
Number Percent Number Percent
Total, all places. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,034 100 272 100
In-state only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 573 55 215 79
In-state and other states . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222 21 *43 *16
In other states only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239 23 ... ...
* 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. Illinois Resident Anglers and Hunters, Days of Participation, and Trips in the United States
by Type of Fishing and Hunting: 2006
(State population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Type of fishing and hunting
Participants Days of participation Trips
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
FISHING
Total, all fishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,034 100 21,351 100 13,949 100
Total, all freshwater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 946 91 20,444 96 13,894 100
Freshwater, except Great Lakes. . . . . . . . . . . . 930 90 19,744 92 13,076 94
Great Lakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *77 *7 *974 *5 *818 *6
Saltwater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *46 *4 *521 *2 *56 *(Z)
HUNTING
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272 100 4,609 100 3,616 100
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197 73 2,619 57 1,712 47
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 55 1,701 37 906 25
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *83 *31 *1,086 *24 *905 *25
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably. (Z) Less than 0.5 percent.
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 Illinois
Total, state
residents and nonresidents
State residents Nonresidents
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 777 100 710 91 67 9
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,822 100 11,563 98 260 2
Total days of fishing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,631 100 14,968 96 663 4
Average days of fishing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 (X) 21 (X) 10 (X)
ANGLERS
Total, all types of water. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 777 100 710 91 67 9
Ponds, lakes, or reservoirs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 640 100 584 91 *56 *9
Rivers or streams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293 100 274 93 ... ...
DAYS
Total, all types of water. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,631 100 14,968 96 663 4
Ponds, lakes, or reservoirs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,318 100 9,910 96 *409 *4
Rivers or streams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,088 100 5,028 99 ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably. (X) Not applicable.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
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Table 7. Freshwater Anglers and Days of Fishing in Illinois by Type of Fish: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Anglers and days of fishing
Activity in Illinois
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 777 100 100 710 91 67 9
Crappie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279 36 100 254 91 *25 *9
Panfish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320 41 100 303 95 ... ...
White bass, striped bass, striped bass hybrids . . . . . 145 19 100 140 97 ... ...
Black bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373 48 100 351 94 *23 *6
Catfish, bullheads. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335 43 100 314 94 ... ...
Walleye, sauger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 15 100 112 96 ... ...
Northern pike, pickerel, muskie, muskie hybrids . . . *37 *5 *100 *37 *100 ... ...
Steelhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Trout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Salmon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Anything1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 17 100 120 92 ... ...
Other freshwater fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
DAYS
Total, all types of fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,631 100 100 14,968 96 663 4
Crappie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,466 35 100 4,989 91 *477 *9
Panfish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,362 28 100 4,234 97 ... ...
White bass, striped bass, striped bass hybrids . . . . . 2,781 18 100 2,769 100 ... ...
Black bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,282 47 100 7,143 98 *139 *2
Catfish, bullheads. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,445 35 100 5,360 98 ... ...
Walleye, sauger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,698 17 100 2,652 98 ... ...
Northern pike, pickerel, muskie, muskie hybrids . . . *967 *6 *100 *967 *100 ... ...
Steelhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Trout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Salmon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Anything1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,279 15 100 2,246 99 ... ...
Other freshwater fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
1 Respondent fished for no specific species and identified ‘‘Anything’’ from a list of categories of fish.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
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Table 8. Great Lakes Anglers, Trips, and Days of Fishing in Illinois: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Anglers, trips, and days of fishing
Activity in Illinois
Total, state
residents and nonresidents
State residents Nonresidents
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total anglers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *56 *100 *47 *84 ... ...
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *646 *100 *631 *98 ... ...
Total days . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *728 *100 *709 *97 ... ...
Average days of fishing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *13 (X) *15 (X) ... (X)
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably. (X) Not applicable.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Table 9. Great Lakes Anglers and Days of Fishing in Illinois by Type of Fish: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Anglers and days of fishing
Activity in Illinois
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *56 *100 *100 *47 *84 ... ...
Perch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Black bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Walleye, sauger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Northern pike, pickerel, muskie, muskie hybrids . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Salmon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *33 *59 *100 ... ... ... ...
Steelhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Lake trout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Other trout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Anything1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Other Great Lakes fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
DAYS
Total, all types of fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *728 *100 *100 *709 *97 ... ...
Perch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Black bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Walleye, sauger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Northern pike, pickerel, muskie, muskie hybrids . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Salmon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *146 *20 *100 ... ... ... ...
Steelhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Lake trout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Other trout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Anything1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Other Great Lakes fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
1 Respondent fished for no specific species and identified ‘‘Anything’’ from a list of categories of fish.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
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Table 10. Saltwater Anglers, Trips, and Days of Fishing in Illinois: 2006
This table does not apply to this state.
Table 11. Saltwater Anglers and Days of Fishing in Illinois by Type of Fish: 2006
This table does not apply to this state.
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Table 12. Hunters, Trips, and Days of Hunting in Illinois by Type of Hunting: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Hunters, trips, and days of hunting
Activity in Illinois
Total, state
residents and nonresidents
State residents Nonresidents
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
HUNTERS
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316 100 258 82 *58 *18
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216 100 172 80 *44 *20
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 100 137 94 ... ...
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 100 *77 *86 ... ...
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
TRIPS
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,763 100 3,436 91 *327 *9
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,869 100 1,650 88 *219 *12
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 862 100 835 97 ... ...
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 955 100 *874 *92 ... ...
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
DAYS
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,688 100 4,238 90 *451 *10
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,728 100 2,384 87 *345 *13
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,600 100 1,567 98 ... ...
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,111 100 *1,014 *91 ... ...
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 Illinois 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316 100 4,688 100
Big game, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216 69 2,728 58
Deer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204 65 2,362 50
Elk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Bear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Wild turkey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *61 *19 *422 *9
Other big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Small game, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 46 1,600 34
Rabbit, hare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *55 *17 *331 *7
Quail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *49 *16 *263 *6
Grouse/prairie chicken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Squirrel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *44 *14 *758 *16
Pheasant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 31 638 14
Other small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Migratory birds, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 29 1,111 24
Waterfowl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *71 *22 *851 *18
Geese . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *57 *18 *620 *13
Duck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *65 *20 *798 *17
Dove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *30 *9 *196 *4
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 Illinois 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316 100 258 100 *58 *100
Public land, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 26 *73 *28 ... ...
Public land only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *35 *11 *26 *10 ... ...
Public and private land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *48 *15 *47 *18 ... ...
Private land, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266 84 225 87 *40 *69
Private land only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218 69 179 69 *39 *67
Private and public land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *48 *15 *47 *18 ... ...
DAYS
Total, all types of land. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,688 100 4,238 100 *451 *100
Public land1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 696 15 *633 *15 ... ...
Private land2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,302 92 3,954 93 *348 *77
* 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 Illinois Resident Anglers and Hunters: 2006
(State population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Characteristic
Population
Sportspersons
(fished or hunted)
Anglers Hunters
Number Percent Number
Percent
who
partici-pated
Percent
of
sports-persons
Number
Percent
who
partici-pated
Percent
of
anglers Number
Percent
who
partici-pated
Percent
of
hunters
Total persons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,767 100 1,109 11 100 1,034 11 100 272 3 100
Population Density of Residence
Urban . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,622 88 827 10 75 770 9 74 175 2 64
Rural . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,145 12 282 25 25 264 23 26 97 9 36
Population Size of Residence
Metropolitan statistical area
(MSA). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,634 88 878 10 79 839 10 81 186 2 68
1,000,000 or more . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,962 71 606 9 55 585 8 57 122 2 45
250,000 to 999,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . 740 8 124 17 11 116 16 11 *31 *4 *11
Less than 250,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 931 10 147 16 13 138 15 13 ... ... ...
Outside MSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,133 12 231 20 21 196 17 19 87 8 32
Sex
Male . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,714 48 847 18 76 777 16 75 255 5 94
Female . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,053 52 262 5 24 257 5 25 ... ... ...
Age
16 to 17 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347 4 *42 *12 *4 *39 *11 *4 ... ... ...
18 to 24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,062 11 *96 *9 *9 *84 *8 *8 *34 *3 *12
25 to 34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,597 16 192 12 17 185 12 18 *44 *3 *16
35 to 44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,962 20 293 15 26 262 13 25 *77 *4 *28
45 to 54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,884 19 246 13 22 232 12 22 *69 *4 *25
55 to 64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,421 15 151 11 14 148 10 14 *32 *2 *12
65 years and older . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,494 15 89 6 8 85 6 8 ... ... ...
Ethnicity
Hispanic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,169 12 *41 *4 *4 ... ... ... ... ... ...
Non-Hispanic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,599 88 1,067 12 96 995 12 96 270 3 99
Race
White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,085 83 1,091 13 98 1,017 13 98 270 3 99
Black. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,235 13 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
All others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 448 5 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Annual Household Income
Under $10,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 419 4 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
$10,000 to $19,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 484 5 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
$20,000 to $29,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 792 8 *71 *9 *6 *71 *9 *7 ... ... ...
$30,000 to $39,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 777 8 *137 *18 *12 *125 *16 *12 ... ... ...
$40,000 to $49,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 699 7 103 15 9 99 14 10 *21 *3 *8
$50,000 to $74,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,274 13 217 17 20 198 16 19 *73 *6 *27
$75,000 to $99,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 884 9 195 22 18 174 20 17 *64 *7 *23
$100,000 or more. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,206 12 202 17 18 188 16 18 *38 *3 *14
Not reported . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,232 33 169 5 15 164 5 16 *30 *1 *11
Education
11 years or less . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,301 13 108 8 10 *105 *8 *10 ... ... ...
12 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,252 33 306 9 28 287 9 28 *74 *2 *27
1 to 3 years college . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,232 23 322 14 29 296 13 29 91 4 34
4 years college or more . . . . . . . . . . . 2,983 31 373 13 34 347 12 34 85 3 31
* 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 Illinois 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,259,839 1,171 1,076 1,203
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141,541 710 199 141
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140,086 749 187 139
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128,571 651 198 128
Equipment (fishing, hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216,677 803 270 186
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74,340 307 242 67
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389,320 103 3,784 375
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,690 188 41 7
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,298 152 121 17
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143,315 735 195 142
FISHING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 774,319 1,015 763 834
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94,413 564 167 108
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92,326 624 148 106
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92,994 616 151 106
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136,349 713 191 125
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,255 140 181 24
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *293,714 *51 *5,707 *321
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,979 95 42 4
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *3,471 *49 *71 *3
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31,820 540 59 36
HUNTING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381,937 333 1,147 1,196
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47,128 235 201 149
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47,761 257 186 151
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35,578 88 406 113
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77,291 212 365 235
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39,188 104 376 122
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,313 *31 *42 *4
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,482 56 169 29
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111,496 257 434 353
UNSPECIFIED5
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100,546 180 559 98
* 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 Illinois 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 728,064 954 763 783
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94,413 564 167 108
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92,326 624 148 106
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86,008 616 140 98
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 455,317 737 618 470
ALL FRESHWATER
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 694,852 922 754 816
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94,413 564 167 118
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89,862 624 144 113
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86,008 616 140 108
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 424,569 698 608 477
FRESHWATER, EXCEPT
GREAT LAKES
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 633,899 870 728 786
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83,234 545 153 107
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77,954 605 129 100
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82,619 592 140 106
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390,093 651 599 472
GREAT LAKES
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60,953 100 608 722
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . *11,179 *45 *246 *201
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *11,909 *47 *253 *214
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *3,389 *54 *63 *61
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *34,476 *64 *541 *246
SALTWATER
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 19 for detailed listing of expenditure items.
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Table 18. Summary of Hunting Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Illinois 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259,646 315 823 810
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47,128 235 201 149
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47,761 257 186 151
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35,578 88 406 113
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129,180 223 578 397
BIG GAME
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158,568 227 699 693
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33,570 157 214 155
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33,622 165 204 155
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *6,887 *27 *252 *32
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84,489 155 545 350
SMALL GAME
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33,970 162 210 311
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,553 102 84 121
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,358 116 55 90
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *3,011 *37 *82 *43
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,049 91 176 57
MIGRATORY BIRD
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58,866 83 707 1,578
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *4,942 *66 *75 *201
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *7,220 *75 *96 *294
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *25,680 *40 *642 *1,046
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *21,024 *46 *461 *37
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 Illinois 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 774,319 834 1,015 116 763
TRIP-RELATED EXPENDITURES
Total trip-related. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279,732 320 714 82 392
Food and lodging, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94,413 108 680 78 139
Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78,038 89 561 64 139
Lodging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *16,375 *19 *78 *9 *210
Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92,326 106 624 72 148
Other trip costs, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92,994 106 616 70 151
Privilege and other fees1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,417 14 107 12 116
Boating costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40,277 46 142 16 284
Bait . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28,735 33 545 62 53
Ice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,123 12 302 35 33
Heating and cooking fuel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,443 *2 *31 *4 *46
EQUIPMENT AND OTHER EXPENDITURES
PRIMARILY FOR FISHING
Fishing equipment, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136,349 125 713 82 191
Reels, rods, and rod-making components . . . . . . . . . . . 67,005 58 447 51 150
Lines, hooks, sinkers, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26,058 25 544 62 48
Artificial lures and flies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,821 20 473 54 44
Creels, stringers, fish bags, landing nets, and gaff
hooks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,984 *2 *71 *8 *28
Minnow seines, traps, and bait containers. . . . . . . . . . . *1,253 *1 *71 *8 *18
Other fishing equipment3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,227 19 194 22 99
Auxiliary equipment4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,255 24 140 16 181
Special equipment5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *293,714 *321 *51 *6 *5,707
Other fishing costs6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39,269 43 586 67 67
* 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 Illinois 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381,937 1,196 333 105 1,147
TRIP-RELATED EXPENDITURES
Total trip-related. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130,466 413 280 89 466
Food and lodging, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47,128 149 278 88 170
Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30,685 97 232 73 132
Lodging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *16,443 *52 *60 *19 *276
Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47,761 151 257 81 186
Other trip costs, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *35,578 *113 *88 *28 *406
Privilege and other fees1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *32,276 *102 *47 *15 *692
Boating costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
Heating and cooking fuel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
EQUIPMENT AND OTHER EXPENDITURES
PRIMARILY FOR HUNTING
Hunting equipment, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77,291 235 212 67 365
Firearms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *19,201 *56 *45 *14 *430
Ammunition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,376 57 167 53 110
Other hunting equipment2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39,714 121 129 41 307
Auxiliary equipment3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39,188 122 104 33 376
Special equipment4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
Other hunting costs5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122,290 387 269 85 455
* 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 Illinois for Fishing and Hunting by Illinois 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,083,192 1,100 985 1,079
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing, total. . . . . . . . . . 735,050 954 770 842
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94,413 564 167 108
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92,326 624 148 106
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40,277 142 284 46
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52,717 601 88 60
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 455,317 737 618 521
Trip and equipment expenditures for hunting, total. . . . . . . . . 259,646 315 823 822
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47,128 235 201 149
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47,761 257 186 151
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33,019 71 462 105
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129,180 223 578 409
Unspecified equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88,495 77 1,148 88
STATE RESIDENTS
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing and hunting,
total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,002,425 946 1,059 1,150
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing, total. . . . . . . . . . 684,152 858 798 860
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87,609 516 170 110
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76,875 570 135 97
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38,677 127 304 49
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49,696 566 88 63
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 431,295 693 622 542
Trip and equipment expenditures for hunting, total. . . . . . . . . 229,777 255 901 891
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37,476 189 198 145
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37,199 207 179 144
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *27,076 *61 *441 *105
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125,468 205 613 487
Unspecified equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88,495 77 1,148 102
NONRESIDENTS
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing and hunting,
total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80,767 154 526 608
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing, total. . . . . . . . . . 50,897 97 526 650
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *6,804 *48 *141 *87
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *15,451 *55 *283 *197
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *3,021 *35 *87 *39
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *24,022 *44 *548 *307
Trip and equipment expenditures for hunting, total. . . . . . . . . *29,870 *60 *494 *513
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *9,652 *45 *213 *166
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *10,562 *49 *215 *181
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *3,712 *19 *197 *64
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 Illinois Residents’ Fishing and Hunting Expenditures Both Inside and Outside
Illinois: 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,850,194 1,076 1,719 1,668
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348,788 869 402 315
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238,019 871 273 215
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224,962 799 281 203
Equipment (fishing, hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253,780 787 323 229
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79,680 316 252 72
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 424,630 120 3,534 383
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,462 207 41 8
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,470 152 135 18
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251,403 824 305 227
FISHING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,315,192 988 1,331 1,271
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293,922 767 383 284
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183,188 792 231 177
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183,179 767 239 177
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158,656 718 221 153
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27,304 151 181 26
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *315,296 *64 *4,914 *305
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,230 100 42 4
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *5,636 *46 *122 *5
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143,780 669 215 139
HUNTING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416,950 272 1,531 1,531
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54,866 215 255 201
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54,831 228 240 201
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41,783 102 411 153
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93,170 200 465 342
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41,120 104 395 151
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,596 *38 *42 *6
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,261 53 176 34
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107,623 236 456 395
UNSPECIFIED5
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116,098 184 630 105
* 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 Illinois 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 ILLINOIS
Expenditures for fishing and hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,158,976 997 1,163 1,330
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357,166 747 478 410
Equipment (fishing and hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204,429 746 274 235
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73,151 291 252 84
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373,197 101 3,685 428
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151,032 715 211 173
Expenditures for fishing, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 722,418 904 800 909
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252,857 654 386 318
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129,247 677 191 163
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24,456 132 186 31
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *277,592 *50 *5,568 *349
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38,266 538 71 48
Expenditures for hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334,799 266 1,258 1,299
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104,309 231 452 405
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73,725 195 379 286
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39,042 102 382 151
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105,022 222 474 407
Unspecified expenditures for fishing and hunting, total4 . . . . . 87,506 163 536 100
OUT OF STATE
Expenditures for fishing and hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 683,459 521 1,312 1,392
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 449,780 443 1,016 916
Equipment (fishing and hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48,016 181 266 98
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *5,267 *42 *126 *11
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128,963 334 387 263
Expenditures for fishing, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 588,798 462 1,275 1,277
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403,845 413 977 876
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29,021 144 202 63
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *2,847 *28 *101 *6
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115,381 302 382 250
Expenditures for hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78,368 84 938 1,366
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *45,936 *53 *868 *801
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *18,499 *48 *389 *322
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *13,117 *38 *344 *229
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 Illinois by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Participants Number Percent
Total participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .