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

              U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Iowa
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-IA
Issued February 2008
Iowa
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
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation��Iowa iii
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 Iowa by Resident and Nonresident Sportspersons: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2. Anglers and Hunters, Days of Participation, and Trips in Iowa by Type of Fishing
and Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3. Anglers and Hunters, Trips, and Days of Participation: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
4. Iowa Resident Anglers and Hunters by Place Fished or Hunted: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
5. Iowa 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 Iowa by Type of Fish: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
8. Great Lakes Anglers, Trips, and Days of Fishing in Iowa: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
9. Great Lakes Anglers and Days of Fishing in Iowa by Type of Fish: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
10. Saltwater Anglers, Trips, and Days of Fishing in Iowa: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
11. Saltwater Anglers and Days of Fishing in Iowa by Type of Fish: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
12. Hunters, Trips, and Days of Hunting in Iowa by Type of Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
13. Hunters and Days of Hunting in Iowa by Type of Game: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
14. Hunters and Days of Hunting in Iowa by Type of Land: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
15. Selected Characteristics of Iowa Resident Anglers and Hunters: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
16. Summary of Expenditures in Iowa by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for
Fishing and Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
17. Summary of Fishing Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Iowa by State Residents and
Nonresidents Combined by Type of Fishing: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
18. Summary of Hunting Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Iowa by State Residents and
Nonresidents Combined by Type of Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
19. Expenditures in Iowa by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for Fishing: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
20. Expenditures in Iowa by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
21. Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Iowa for Fishing and Hunting by Iowa Residents
and Nonresidents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
22. Summary of Iowa Residents’ Fishing and Hunting Expenditures Both Inside and Outside
Iowa: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
23. In-State and Out-of-State Expenditures by Iowa Residents for Fishing and Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Wildlife Watching
24. Wildlife Watching in Iowa by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
25. Participants, Trips, and Days of Participation in Away-From-Home Wildlife Watching in
Iowa: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
26. Away-From-Home Wildlife-Watching Participants by Wildlife Observed, Photographed, or
Fed in Iowa: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
List of Tables
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27. Participation in Wildlife-Watching Activities Around the Home in Iowa: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
28. Iowa Residents Participating in Wildlife Watching in the United States: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
29. Wild Bird Observers and Days of Observation in Iowa by State Residents and
Nonresidents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
30. Selected Characteristics of Iowa Residents Participating in Wildlife Watching: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
31. Expenditures in Iowa by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for Wildlife
Watching: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
32. Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Iowa for Wildlife Watching by Iowa Residents
and Nonresidents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
33. Wildlife-Watching Expenditures Both Inside and Outside Iowa by Iowa
Residents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
34. In-State and Out-of-State Expenditures by Iowa Residents for Wildlife Watching: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
35. Participation of Iowa Resident Wildlife-Watching Participants in Fishing and
Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
36. Participation of Iowa 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—Iowa 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—Iowa vii
Survey Background and Method
The National Survey of Fishing,
Hunting, and Wildlife-Asso ciated
Recreation (Survey) has been
conducted since 1955 and is one of
the oldest and most comprehensive
continuing recreation surveys. The
Survey collects information on the
number of anglers, hunters, and wild-life
watchers; how often they partici-pate;
and how much they spend on their
activities in the United States.
Preparations for the 2006 Survey began
in 2004 when the Association of Fish
and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA) recom-mended
that the Fish and Wildlife
Service conduct the 11th Survey of
wildlife-related recreation. Funding
came from the Multistate Conservation
Grant Programs, authorized by Sport
Fish and Wildlife Restoration Acts, as
amended.
We consulted with State and Federal
agencies and nongovernmental
o rganizations such as the Wildlife
Management Institute and American
Sportfi shing Association to determine
survey content. Other sportsper-sons’
organizations and conservation
groups, industry representatives, and
researchers also provided valuable
advice.
Four regional technical committees
were set up under the auspices of the
AFWA to ensure that State fi sh and
wildlife agencies had an opportunity to
participate in all phases of survey plan-ning
and design. The committees were
made up of agency representatives.
Data collection for the Survey was
carried out by the U.S. Census Bureau
in two phases. The fi rst phase was the
screen which began in April 2006.
During this phase, the Census Bureau
interviewed a sample of 85,000 house-holds
nationwide to determine who
in the household had fi shed, hunted,
or wildlife watched in 2005, and who
had engaged or planned to engage
in those activities in 2006. In most
cases, one adult household member
provided information for all members.
The screen primarily covered 2005
activities while the next, more in-depth
phase covered 2006 activities. For
more information on 2005 data, refer to
Appendix B.
The second phase of data collection
consisted of three detailed inter-view
waves. The fi rst began in April
2006 concurrent with the screen, the
second in September 2006, and the
last in January 2007. Interviews were
conducted with samples of likely
anglers, hunters, and wildlife watchers
who were identifi ed in the initial
screening phase. Interviews were
conducted primarily by phone, with
in-person interviews for respondents
who could not be reached by phone.
Respondents in the second survey
phase were limited to those who were
at least 16 years old. Each respondent
provided information pertaining only to
his or her activities and expenditures.
Sample sizes were designed to provide
statistically reliable results at the state
level. Information on sampling proce-dures,
sample sizes, and response rates
is found in Appendix D.
Comparability With Previous
Surveys
The 2006 Survey questions and meth-odology
were similar to those used
in the 2001, 1996, and 1991 Surveys.
Therefore, the estimates are compa-rable.
The methodology of these Surveys
did differ importantly from the 1985
and 1980 Surveys, so these estimates
are not directly comparable to those
of earlier surveys. Changes in meth-odology
included reducing the recall
period over which respondents had to
report their activities and expenditures.
Previous Surveys used a 12-month
recall period, which resulted in greater
reporting bias. Research found that the
amount of activity and expenditures
reported in 12-month recall surveys
was overestimated in comparison
with that reported using shorter recall
periods.
Highlights
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Introduction
The National Survey of Fishing,
Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated
Recreation reports results from inter-views
with U.S. residents about their
fi shing, hunting, and wildlife watching.
This report focuses on 2006 participa-tion
and expenditures of persons 16
years of age and older.
The Survey is a snapshot of one year.
The information it collected tells us
how many people participated and
how much they spent on their activi-ties
in the State in 2006. It does not
tell us how many anglers, hunters, and
wildlife watchers there were because
many do not participate every year.
For example, based on information
collected by the Survey’s household
screen and detailed phase, we can
estimate that about 33 percent more
anglers and hunters participated nation-ally
in at least 1 of the 4 years prior to
the survey year 2006.
In addition to 2006 estimates, we also
provide trend information in the High-lights
section and Appendix C of the
report. The 2006 numbers reported can
be compared with those in the 1991,
1996, and 2001 Survey reports because
they used similar methodologies. The
2006 estimates should not be directly
compared with results from Surveys
conducted earlier than 1991 because
of changes in methodology to improve
accuracy.
The report also provides information
on participation in wildlife recreation
in 2005, particularly of persons 6 to 15
years of age. The 2005 information is
provided in Appendix B. Information
about the Survey’s scope and coverage
is in Appendix D. The remainder of this
section defi nes important terms used in
the Survey.
This report does not provide infor-mation
about the State’s wildlife
resources. That, and additional infor-mation
on wildlife-related recreation,
may be obtained from State fi sh and
wildlife agencies. The Association of
Fish and Wildlife Agencies can provide
the addresses and telephone numbers of
those agencies. The Association’s Web
site is <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.
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2006 Iowa Summary
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 438,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,215,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $322,648,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $140,617,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $182,031,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $694
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $23
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,849,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $288,324,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $110,756,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $177,568,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,140
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $29
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . . 1,205,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 404,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . . 1,059,000
Days of participation away from home . . . . . 4,013,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $318,006,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $54,411,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $263,595,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $255
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14
Activities in Iowa by Residents and Nonresidents Activities in Iowa by Nonresidents
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $28,019,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9,783,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $18,236,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $696
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $64
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $60,109,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $37,122,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $22,987,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,380
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . $167
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . . . 112,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 112,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (X)
Days of participation away from home . . . . . . 358,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $33,615,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $28,486,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,129,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $254
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $80
(X) Not applicable.
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Activities in Iowa by Residents
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,063,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $294,629,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $130,834,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $163,795,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $742
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $22
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,627,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $228,215,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $73,634,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $154,581,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,098
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $20
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . . 1,093,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 292,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . . 1,059,000
Days of participation away from home . . . . . 3,655,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $284,391,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25,925,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $258,466,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $260
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7
Activities by Iowa Residents Both Inside
and Outside Iowa
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 449,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,017,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $398,654,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $215,265,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $183,389,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $888
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $31
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,734,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $260,147,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $92,479,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $167,668,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,237
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . . 1,111,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 344,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . . 1,059,000
Days of participation away from home . . . . . 4,436,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $397,672,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $104,542,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $293,130,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $358
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $24
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Participation in Iowa
The 2006 Survey found that 1.5 million
Iowa residents and nonresidents 16
years old and older fi shed, hunted, or
wildlife watched in Iowa. Of the total
number of participants, 438 thousand
fi shed, 251 thousand hunted, and
1.2 million participated in wildlife-watching
activities, which include
observing, feeding, and photographing
wildlife. The sum of anglers, hunters,
and wildlife watchers exceeds the total
number of participants in wildlife -
related recreation because many
individuals engaged in more than
one wildlife-related activity.
Participation by 6-to-15-Year-Old
Iowa 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 449 thousand resident anglers
16 years old and older, there were 123
thousand resident anglers 6 to 15 years
old. Also, in addition to the 210 thou-sand
residents 16 years old and older
who hunted, there were 23 thousand
6-to-15-year-old residents who hunted.
Finally, there were 1.1 million Iowa
residents 16 years old and older and
170 thousand 6- to 15-year-olds who
wildlife watched. Further information
on 6- to 15-year-olds is provided in
Appendix B.
Expenditures in Iowa
In 2006, state residents and nonresi-dents
spent $1.0 billion on wildlife
recreation in Iowa. Of that total, trip-related
expenditures were $306 million
and equipment purchases totaled $595
million. The remaining $133 million
was spent on licenses, contributions,
land ownership and leasing, and other
items.
Wildlife-Associated Recreation
Participants in Wildlife-Associated Recreation in Iowa: 2006
(U.S. residents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.5 million
Sportspersons
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 552 thousand
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 438 thousand
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251 thousand
Wildlife Watchers
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2 million
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404 thousand
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1 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: 1.5 million participants)
Wildlife
watching
Fishing Hunting
30%
17%
83%
Wildlife-Associated
Recreation Expenditures in Iowa
(Total: $1.0 billion)
Equipment
58%
Trip-related
30%
Other
13%
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Iowa 7
Sportspersons
In 2006, 552 thousand state resident
and nonresident sportspersons 16 years
old and older fi shed or hunted in Iowa.
This group comprised 438 thousand
anglers (79 percent of all sportspersons)
and 251 thousand hunters (46 percent
of all sportspersons). Among the 552
thousand sportspersons who fi shed or
hunted in the state, 301 thousand (54
percent) fi shed but did not hunt in Iowa.
Another 115 thousand (21 percent)
hunted but did not fi sh there. The
remaining 137 thousand (25 percent)
fi shed and hunted in Iowa in 2006.
Sportspersons’ Participation in Iowa
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Sportspersons (fi shed or hunted) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 552 thousand
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 438 thousand
Fished only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301 thousand
Fished and hunted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 thousand
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251 thousand
Hunted only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 thousand
Hunted and fi shed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 1.
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Anglers
Participants and Days of Fishing
In 2006, 438 thousand state residents
and nonresidents 16 years old and
older fi shed in Iowa. Of this total,
397 thousand anglers (91 percent)
were state residents and 40 thousand
anglers (9 percent) were nonresidents.
Anglers fi shed a total of 6.2 million
days in Iowa—an average of 14 days
per angler. State residents fi shed 6.1
million days—98 percent of all fi shing
days in Iowa. Nonresidents fi shed
152 thousand days in Iowa—2 percent
of all fi shing days in the state.
A large majority of Iowa residents who
fi shed anywhere in the United States
did so in their resident state. There
were 449 thousand Iowa residents 16
years old and older who fi shed in the
United States in 2006 for a total of 7.0
million days. An estimated 89 percent
of all Iowa residents who fi shed did so
in their home state. Of all fi shing days
by Iowa residents, 86 percent or 6.1
million were in their home state.
Some state residents fi shed in states
other than Iowa. In 2006, 124 thousand
Iowa residents fi shed in other states—
28 percent of all residents fi shing in any
state. They fi shed 1.1 million days as
nonresidents, representing 16 percent
of all days fi shed by Iowa residents. For
further details about fi shing in Iowa,
see Table 3.
Anglers in Iowa
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 438 thousand
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397 thousand
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 thousand
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.2 million
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.1 million
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 thousand
Source: Table 3.
In State/Out of State
(State residents 16 years old and older)
Iowa anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 449 thousand
In Iowa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397 thousand
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 thousand
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.0 million
In Iowa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.1 million
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1 million
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 3.
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Iowa 9
Fishing Expenditures in Iowa
All fi shing-related expenditures in
Iowa totaled $323 million in 2006.
Trip-related expenditures, which
include food and lodging, transporta-tion,
and other trip expenses, totaled
$141 million—44 percent of all fi shing
expenditures. Expenditures for food
and lodging were $46 million and
transportation expenditures were $41
million. Other trip expenses, such as
equipment rental, bait, and cooking
fuel, totaled $54 million. Each angler
spent an average of $321 on trip-related
costs during 2006.
Anglers spent $163 million on equip-ment
in Iowa in 2006, 51 percent of all
fi shing expenditures. Fishing equip-ment
(rods, reels, line, etc.) spending
totaled $59 million—36 percent of the
equipment total. Auxiliary equipment
expenditures (tents, special fi shing
clothes, etc.) and special equip-ment
expenditures (boats, vans, etc.)
amounted to $104 million—64 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 $19 million—6
percent of all fi shing expenditures. For
more details about fi shing expenditures
in Iowa, see Tables 19 and 21 through
23.
Fishing Expenditures in Iowa
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $323 million
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $141 million
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $163 million
Fishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $59 million
Auxiliary and special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $104 million
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $19 million
Source: Table 19.
Percent of Anglers by Residence
(Total: 438 thousand participants)
Residents Nonresidents
91%
9%
Fishing Expenditures in Iowa
(Total: $323 million)
Trip-related
44%
Other
6%
Equipment
51%
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Hunters
Participants and Days of Hunting
In 2006, there were 251 thousand
residents and nonresidents 16 years old
and older who hunted in Iowa. Resi-dent
hunters numbered 208 thousand,
accounting for 83 percent of the hunters
in Iowa. There were 44 thousand
nonresidents who hunted in Iowa—17
percent of the state’s hunters. Residents
and nonresidents hunted 3.8 million
days in 2006, an average of 15 days per
hunter. Residents hunted 3.6 million
days in Iowa or 94 percent of all
hunting days, while nonresidents spent
222 thousand days hunting in Iowa or 6
percent of all hunting days.
There were 210 thousand Iowa resi-dents
16 years old and older who
hunted in the United States in 2006 for
a total of 3.7 million days. An esti-mated
99 percent of all Iowa residents
who hunted did so in their home state.
Of all hunting days by Iowa residents,
97 percent or 3.6 million were spent
pursuing game in their home state.
Some state residents hunted in states
other than Iowa. Altogether, 19 thou-sand
or 9 percent of all Iowa hunters
hunted in other states. Their 118
thousand days of hunting in other states
represented 3 percent of all days Iowa
residents spent hunting in 2006. For
more information on hunting activities
by Iowa residents, see Table 3.
Hunters in Iowa
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251 thousand
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208 thousand
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 thousand
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.8 million
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.6 million
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222 thousand
Source: Table 3.
In State/Out of State
(State residents 16 years old and older)
Iowa hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210 thousand
In Iowa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208 thousand
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 thousand
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.7 million
In Iowa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.6 million
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 3.
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Hunting Expenditures in Iowa
All hunting-related expenditures in
Iowa totaled $288 million in 2006.
Trip-related expenses, such as food and
lodging, transportation, and other trip
expenses, totaled $111 million—38
percent of total expenditures. Expen-ditures
for food and lodging were $44
million and transportation expenditures
were $50 million. The average trip-related
expenditure per hunter was
$441.
Hunters spent $131 million on equip-ment—
45 percent of all hunting expen-ditures.
Hunting equipment (guns,
ammunition, etc.) totaled $100 million
and made up 76 percent of all equip-ment
costs. Hunters spent $32 million
on auxiliary equipment (tents, special
hunting clothes, etc.) and special equip-ment
(boats, vans, etc.), accounting
for 24 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 $46 million—16
percent of all hunting expenditures. For
more details on hunting expenditures in
Iowa, see Tables 20 through 23.
Hunting Expenditures in Iowa
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $288 million
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $111 million
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $131 million
Hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100 million
Auxiliary and special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $32 million
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $46 million
Source: Table 20.
Percent of Hunters by Residence
(Total: 251 thousand participants)
Residents Nonresidents
83%
17%
Hunting Expenditures in Iowa
(Total: $288 million)
Trip-related
38%
Other
16%
Equipment
45%
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Wildlife Watchers
Participants and Days of Activity
In 2006, 1.2 million U.S. residents 16
years old and older fed, observed, or
photographed wildlife in Iowa. Most of
them, 88 percent (1.1 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 activi-ties
in Iowa in 2006 numbered 404
thousand—34 percent of all wildlife
watchers in Iowa. Of the 404 thousand,
292 thousand were state residents and
112 thousand were nonresidents.
Iowa residents 16 years old and older
who enjoyed away-from-home wildlife
watching within their state totaled 292
thousand. Of this group, 292 thousand
participants observed wildlife, 58 thou-sand
fed wildlife, and 124 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 photographers exceeds
the total number of away-from-home
participants.
Iowa residents spent 3.7 million days
engaged in away-from-home wildlife -
watching activities in their state. They
spent 3.3 million days observing
wildlife, 752 thousand days feeding
wildlife, and 784 thousand 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.
Iowa residents also took an active
interest in wildlife around their homes.
In 2006, 1.1 million state residents
enjoyed observing, feeding, and photo-graphing
wildlife within 1 mile of their
homes. Among this around-the-home
group, 922 thousand fed, 804 thousand
observed, and 240 thousand photo-graphed
wildlife around their homes.
Another 70 thousand participants main-tained
natural areas of 1/4 acre or more
for wildlife; 104 thousand participants
Wildlife-Watching Participants in Iowa
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2 million
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1 million
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 24.
Away-From-Home Wildlife-Watching Participation in Iowa
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Participants, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404 thousand
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356 thousand
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 thousand
Photograph wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 thousand
Days, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.0 million
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.6 million
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 789 million
Photograph wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 841 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 25.
Around-the-Home Wildlife-Watching Participation in Iowa
(State residents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1 million
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 922 thousand
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 804 thousand
Photograph wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240 thousand
Maintain natural areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 thousand
Maintain plantings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 thousand
Visit public areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 27.
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maintained plantings for the benefi t of
wildlife; and 130 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,
28 percent of resident around-the-home
wildlife watchers also enjoyed wildlife
away from home. For further details
about Iowa residents participating in
around-the-home wildlife-watching
activities, see Table 27.
Wild Bird Observers
Bird watching attracted many wild-life
enthusiasts in Iowa. In 2006, 842
thousand people observed birds around
the home and on trips in the state. A
majority, 86 percent (727 thousand)
observed wild birds around the home
while 39 percent (328 thousand) took
trips away from home to watch birds.
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
in Iowa
Wildlife watchers spent $318 million
on wildlife-watching activities in
Iowa in 2006. Trip-related expendi-tures,
including food and lodging ($27
million), transportation ($26 million),
and other trip expenses, such as equip-ment
rental, amounted to $54 million.
This summation comprised 17 percent
of all wildlife-watching expenditures
by participants. The average of the trip-related
expenditures for away-from-home
participants was $122 per person
in 2006.
Wildlife-watching participants spent
$199 million on equipment—63
percent of all their expenditures.
Specifi cally, wildlife-watching equip-ment
(binoculars, special clothing, etc.)
expenditures totaled $132 million, 66
percent of the equipment total.
Other items purchased by wildlife -
watching participants, such as
magazines, membership dues and
contributions, land leasing and owner-ship,
and plantings, totaled $64
million—20 percent of all wildlife-watching
expenditures. For more
details about wildlife -watching expen-ditures
in Iowa, see Table 31.
Wild Bird Observers in Iowa
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Participants, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 842 thousand
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 727 thousand
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328 thousand
Days, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96.1 million
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92.5 million
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.6 million
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 29.
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures in Iowa
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $318 million
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $54 million
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $199 million
Wildlife watching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $132 million
Auxiliary and special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $64 million
… Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Source: Table 31.
Around-the-Home and Away-
From-Home Participation
by Iowa Residents
(Total: 1.1 million participants)
Both around
the home and
away from
home
Around the
home only
72%
28%
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
in Iowa
(Total: $318 million)
Trip-related
17%
Other
20%
Equipment
63%
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1996–2006 Comparisons
Comparing the estimates from the
1996, 2001, and 2006 Surveys gives
a perspective on the state of wildlife-related
recreation in the late 1990s and
early-to-mid 2000s in Iowa. 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
Iowa residents anywhere in the United
States. The in-state estimates cover
the participation, day, and expenditure
activity of U.S. residents in Iowa.
The expenditure estimates were made
comparable by adjusting the estimates
for infl ation—all estimates are in 2006
dollars.
Iowa 1996 and 2006 Comparison
(Numbers in thousands)
1996 2006 Percent change
Fishing
Anglers in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 497 438 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,062 6,215 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $436,660 $322,648 *
State resident anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 512 449 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $540,497 $398,654 *
Hunting
Hunters in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368 251 –32
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,182 3,849 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $274,195 $288,324 *
State resident hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300 210 –30
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $287,396 $260,147 *
Away-From-Home Wildlife Watching
Participants in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500 404 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,816 4,013 *
State resident participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367 344 *
Around-the-Home Wildlife Watching
Total participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 782 1,059 35
Observers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 608 804 32
Feeders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 668 922 38
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
In-state expenditures by U.S. wildlife watchers . . . . . . . . . . $245,683 $318,006 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $330,541 $397,672 *
* Not different from zero at the 10 percent level of signifi cance.
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Iowa 2001 and 2006 Comparison
(Numbers in thousands)
2001 2006 Percent change
Fishing
Anglers in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 542 438 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,485 6,215 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $382,901 $322,648 *
State resident anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 524 449 –14
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $363,759 $398,654 *
Hunting
Hunters in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243 251 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,989 3,849 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $190,789 $288,324 *
State resident hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 210 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $210,993 $260,147 *
Away-From-Home Wildlife Watching
Participants in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310 404 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,393 4,013 *
State resident participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354 344 *
Around-the-Home Wildlife Watching
Total participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 933 1,059 *
Observers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 699 804 *
Feeders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 878 922 *
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
In-state expenditures by U.S. wildlife watchers . . . . . . . . . . $214,766 $318,006 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $272,666 $397,672 *
* Not different from zero at the 10 percent level of signifi cance.
Number of People Who Hunted
and Fished in Iowa: 1996–2006
(In thousands)
Hunters
Anglers
1996 2001 2006
368
497
243
542
251
438
Number of People Who Wildlife
Watched in Iowa: 1996–2006
(In thousands)
Away from home
Around the home
1996 2001 2006
500
782
310
933
404
1,059
Total Expenditures by
Participants in Iowa
(In millions of 2006 dollars)
Wildlife watchers
Hunters
Anglers
1996 2001 2006
437
274
246
383
191
215
323
288
318
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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 Iowa 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) . . . . . . . . 552 100 474 100 78 100
Total anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 438 79 397 84 *40 *52
Fished only. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301 54 266 56 *35 *44
Fished and hunted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 25 131 28 ... ...
Total hunters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251 46 208 44 *44 *56
Hunted only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 21 77 16 *38 *48
Hunted and fished . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 25 131 28 ... ...
* 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 Iowa 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 438 100 6,215 100 5,336 100
Total, all freshwater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 438 100 6,215 100 5,336 100
Freshwater, except Great Lakes. . . . . . . . . . . . 438 100 6,215 100 5,336 100
Great Lakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
Saltwater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
HUNTING
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251 100 3,849 100 4,045 100
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 70 2,333 61 2,105 52
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 57 1,427 37 1,251 31
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *22 *9 *182 *5 *177 *4
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *36 *14 *529 *14 *512 *13
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
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Table 3. Anglers and Hunters, Trips, and Days of Participation: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Anglers and hunters, trips,
and days of participation
Activity in Iowa Activity by Iowa 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 438 100 397 91 *40 *9 449 100 397 89 124 28
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,336 100 5,292 99 *45 *1 5,734 100 5,292 92 442 8
Total days of fishing. . . . . . . . . 6,215 100 6,063 98 *152 *2 7,017 100 6,063 86 1,125 16
Average days of fishing . . . . . . 14 (X) 15 (X) *4 (X) 16 (X) 15 (X) 9 (X)
HUNTING
Total hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251 100 208 83 *44 *17 210 100 208 99 *19 *9
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,045 100 3,946 98 *99 *2 3,992 100 3,946 99 *46 *1
Total days of hunting . . . . . . . . 3,849 100 3,627 94 *222 *6 3,734 100 3,627 97 *118 *3
Average days of hunting . . . . . 15 (X) 17 (X) *5 (X) 18 (X) 17 (X) *6 (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. Iowa 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 449 100 210 100
In-state only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325 72 191 91
In-state and other states . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 16 *16 *8
In other states only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 11 ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail may not add to total because of multiple responses and nonresponse.
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Table 5. Iowa 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 449 100 7,017 100 5,734 100
Total, all freshwater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 446 99 7,000 100 5,726 100
Freshwater, except Great Lakes. . . . . . . . . . . . 446 99 6,935 99 5,690 99
Great Lakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
Saltwater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
HUNTING
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210 100 3,734 100 3,992 100
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 81 2,351 63 2,118 53
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 52 1,309 35 1,200 30
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *24 *11 *165 *4 *153 *4
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *35 *17 *544 *15 *521 *13
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Table 6. Freshwater Anglers, Trips, Days of Fishing, and Type of Water Fished: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Anglers, trips, and days of fishing
Activity in Iowa
Total, state
residents and nonresidents
State residents Nonresidents
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 438 100 397 91 *40 *9
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,336 100 5,292 99 *45 *1
Total days of fishing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,215 100 6,063 98 *152 *2
Average days of fishing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 (X) 15 (X) *4 (X)
ANGLERS
Total, all types of water. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 438 100 397 91 *40 *9
Ponds, lakes, or reservoirs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339 100 318 94 *22 *6
Rivers or streams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189 100 177 93 ... ...
DAYS
Total, all types of water. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,215 100 6,063 98 *152 *2
Ponds, lakes, or reservoirs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,495 100 4,402 98 *93 *2
Rivers or streams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,998 100 1,969 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 Iowa by Type of Fish: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Anglers and days of fishing
Activity in Iowa
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 438 100 100 397 91 *40 *9
Crappie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 36 100 149 94 ... ...
Panfish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 39 100 169 99 ... ...
White bass, striped bass, striped bass hybrids . . . . . 56 13 100 *49 *88 ... ...
Black bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 40 100 167 95 ... ...
Catfish, bullheads. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214 49 100 202 94 ... ...
Walleye, sauger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 20 100 85 95 ... ...
Northern pike, pickerel, muskie, muskie hybrids . . . *31 *7 *100 *30 *97 ... ...
Steelhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Trout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *34 *8 *100 *33 *96 ... ...
Salmon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Anything1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 12 100 *42 *81 ... ...
Other freshwater fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
DAYS
Total, all types of fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,215 100 100 6,063 98 *152 *2
Crappie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,991 32 100 1,954 98 ... ...
Panfish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,669 27 100 1,663 100 ... ...
White bass, striped bass, striped bass hybrids . . . . . 660 11 100 *603 *91 ... ...
Black bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,998 32 100 1,950 98 ... ...
Catfish, bullheads. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,471 40 100 2,425 98 ... ...
Walleye, sauger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,427 23 100 1,415 99 ... ...
Northern pike, pickerel, muskie, muskie hybrids . . . *260 *4 *100 *258 *99 ... ...
Steelhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Trout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *215 *3 *100 *211 *98 ... ...
Salmon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Anything1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 697 11 100 *675 *97 ... ...
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 Iowa: 2006
This table does not apply to this state.
Table 9. Great Lakes Anglers and Days of Fishing in Iowa by Type of Fish: 2006
This table does not apply to this state.
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Table 10. Saltwater Anglers, Trips, and Days of Fishing in Iowa: 2006
This table does not apply to this state.
Table 11. Saltwater Anglers and Days of Fishing in Iowa 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 Iowa by Type of Hunting: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Hunters, trips, and days of hunting
Activity in Iowa
Total, state
residents and nonresidents
State residents Nonresidents
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
HUNTERS
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251 100 208 83 *44 *17
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 100 170 97 ... ...
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 100 107 74 *37 *26
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *22 *100 *21 *97 ... ...
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *36 *100 *35 *98 ... ...
TRIPS
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,045 100 3,946 98 *99 *2
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,105 100 2,099 100 ... ...
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,251 100 1,186 95 *65 *5
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *177 *100 *149 *84 ... ...
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *512 *100 *511 *100 ... ...
DAYS
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,849 100 3,627 94 *222 *6
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,333 100 2,305 99 ... ...
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,427 100 1,261 88 *166 *12
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *182 *100 *154 *85 ... ...
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *529 *100 *529 *100 ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
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Table 13. Hunters and Days of Hunting in Iowa 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251 100 3,849 100
Big game, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 70 2,333 61
Deer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165 65 2,071 54
Elk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Bear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Wild turkey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 20 335 9
Other big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Small game, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 57 1,427 37
Rabbit, hare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *32 *13 *328 *9
Quail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *29 *11 *195 *5
Grouse/prairie chicken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Squirrel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *23 *9 *191 *5
Pheasant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 52 1,125 29
Other small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Migratory birds, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *22 *9 *182 *5
Waterfowl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *22 *9 *179 *5
Geese . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *19 *7 *169 *4
Duck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Dove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other animals, total 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *36 *14 *529 *14
* 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 Iowa 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251 100 208 100 *44 *100
Public land, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 23 55 26 ... ...
Public land only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
Public and private land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *40 *16 *39 *19 ... ...
Private land, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230 91 187 90 *43 *99
Private land only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 75 148 71 *41 *95
Private and public land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *40 *16 *39 *19 ... ...
DAYS
Total, all types of land. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,849 100 3,627 100 *222 *100
Public land1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 702 18 698 19 ... ...
Private land2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,762 98 3,564 98 *198 *89
* 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 Iowa 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,339 100 518 22 100 449 19 100 210 9 100
Population Density of Residence
Urban . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,435 61 237 17 46 211 15 47 84 6 40
Rural . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 904 39 282 31 54 238 26 53 127 14 60
Population Size of Residence
Metropolitan statistical area
(MSA). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,294 55 249 19 48 213 16 47 94 7 45
1,000,000 or more . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
250,000 to 999,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . 622 27 107 17 21 88 14 20 *42 *7 *20
Less than 250,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 671 29 142 21 27 125 19 28 52 8 25
Outside MSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,045 45 270 26 52 236 23 53 117 11 55
Sex
Male . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,121 48 398 35 77 342 31 76 193 17 92
Female . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,218 52 121 10 23 107 9 24 *18 *1 *8
Age
16 to 17 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 3 *21 *29 *4 *16 *22 *4 ... ... ...
18 to 24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302 13 64 21 12 *56 *18 *12 *23 *8 *11
25 to 34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330 14 77 23 15 69 21 15 *35 *11 *17
35 to 44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 426 18 137 32 26 123 29 27 54 13 26
45 to 54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 421 18 97 23 19 76 18 17 50 12 24
55 to 64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297 13 55 19 11 52 18 12 *16 *5 *8
65 years and older . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 489 21 67 14 13 57 12 13 *20 *4 *10
Ethnicity
Hispanic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 4 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Non-Hispanic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,240 96 510 23 98 440 20 98 210 9 100
Race
White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,251 96 513 23 99 444 20 99 209 9 99
Black. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 2 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
All others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *42 *2 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Annual Household Income
Under $10,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 6 *20 *14 *4 ... ... ... ... ... ...
$10,000 to $19,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 6 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
$20,000 to $29,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253 11 *55 *22 *11 *42 *16 *9 *30 *12 *14
$30,000 to $39,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265 11 54 20 10 *46 *17 *10 *19 *7 *9
$40,000 to $49,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225 10 69 31 13 65 29 14 *25 *11 *12
$50,000 to $74,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 422 18 129 31 25 108 26 24 44 10 21
$75,000 to $99,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 8 60 32 11 56 30 12 *31 *16 *15
$100,000 or more. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208 9 44 21 9 *42 *20 *9 *15 *7 *7
Not reported . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 493 21 75 15 14 65 13 14 *36 *7 *17
Education
11 years or less . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289 12 59 20 11 *45 *16 *10 *30 *11 *14
12 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 867 37 189 22 36 169 19 38 73 8 35
1 to 3 years college . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 590 25 158 27 31 130 22 29 70 12 33
4 years college or more . . . . . . . . . . . 593 25 113 19 22 105 18 23 *37 *6 *18
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses. Percent who participated shows the percent of each row’s population who participated in the activity
named by the column (the percent of those living in urban areas who fished, etc.). Remaining percent columns show the percent of each column’s participants who
are described by the row heading (the percent of anglers who lived in urban areas, etc.).
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Table 16. Summary of Expenditures in Iowa 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 716,213 575 1,246 1,255
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90,166 404 223 163
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90,189 462 195 163
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71,019 320 222 129
Equipment (fishing, hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164,854 423 390 284
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44,838 156 287 79
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *186,531 *47 *3,982 *314
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,860 114 34 7
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,120 72 140 18
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54,637 406 135 98
FISHING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322,648 445 724 694
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46,271 301 154 106
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40,607 335 121 93
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53,740 313 172 123
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59,311 311 190 123
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,215 54 246 30
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *90,578 *27 *3,361 *177
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,567 *40 *39 *3
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *780 *12 *64 *2
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,580 278 60 37
HUNTING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288,324 250 1,155 1,140
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43,895 181 242 175
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49,582 219 226 197
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *17,279 *18 *941 *69
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99,548 185 538 390
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23,535 74 318 93
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,044 *37 *29 *4
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,283 31 237 29
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38,057 192 199 151
UNSPECIFIED5
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99,246 96 1,033 177
* 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 Iowa 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303,721 430 706 652
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46,271 301 154 106
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40,607 335 121 93
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53,740 313 172 123
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163,104 319 511 330
ALL FRESHWATER
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255,726 427 599 542
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46,271 301 154 106
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39,523 335 118 90
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53,740 313 172 123
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116,192 313 372 223
FRESHWATER, EXCEPT
GREAT LAKES
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255,150 427 598 542
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46,271 301 154 106
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39,523 335 118 90
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53,740 313 172 123
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115,617 311 371 223
GREAT LAKES
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
SALTWATER
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses and nonresponse. See Table 19 for detailed listing of expenditure items.
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Table 18. Summary of Hunting Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Iowa 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241,940 245 988 956
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43,895 181 242 175
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49,582 219 226 197
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *17,279 *18 *941 *69
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131,184 188 699 515
BIG GAME
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122,511 167 734 695
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,526 123 208 146
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24,373 151 162 139
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55,703 117 475 315
SMALL GAME
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70,524 140 504 806
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,145 98 175 238
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,144 118 171 279
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32,877 75 439 284
MIGRATORY BIRD
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *20,922 *42 *500 *1,308
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *558 *14 *41 *311
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,672 *20 *82 *932
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *18,684 *26 *713 *61
OTHER ANIMALS
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *7,231 *39 *185 *1,951
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *666 *18 *38 *320
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *3,393 *24 *142 *1,629
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 Iowa 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322,648 694 445 102 724
TRIP-RELATED EXPENDITURES
Total trip-related. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140,617 321 374 85 376
Food and lodging, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46,271 106 364 83 127
Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34,220 78 299 68 114
Lodging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,051 28 67 15 181
Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40,607 93 335 77 121
Other trip costs, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53,740 123 313 72 172
Privilege and other fees1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *4,157 *10 *22 *5 *189
Boating costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31,806 73 76 17 416
Bait . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,001 27 288 66 42
Ice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,747 9 142 32 26
Heating and cooking fuel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *2,028 *5 *45 *10 *45
EQUIPMENT AND OTHER EXPENDITURES
PRIMARILY FOR FISHING
Fishing equipment, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59,311 123 311 71 190
Reels, rods, and rod-making components . . . . . . . . . . . 27,211 54 159 36 172
Lines, hooks, sinkers, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,946 20 236 54 42
Artificial lures and flies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,626 28 235 54 54
Creels, stringers, fish bags, landing nets, and gaff
hooks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *882 *2 *49 *11 *18
Minnow seines, traps, and bait containers. . . . . . . . . . . *669 *2 *45 *10 *15
Other fishing equipment3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,977 18 79 18 101
Auxiliary equipment4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,215 30 54 12 246
Special equipment5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *90,578 *177 *27 *6 *3,361
Other fishing costs6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,927 42 282 65 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 Iowa 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288,324 1,140 250 99 1,155
TRIP-RELATED EXPENDITURES
Total trip-related. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110,756 441 231 92 479
Food and lodging, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43,895 175 231 92 190
Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30,250 120 181 72 167
Lodging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *13,645 *54 *24 *9 *572
Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49,582 197 219 87 226
Other trip costs, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
Privilege and other fees1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
Boating costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
Heating and cooking fuel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
EQUIPMENT AND OTHER EXPENDITURES
PRIMARILY FOR HUNTING
Hunting equipment, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99,548 390 185 74 538
Firearms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48,694 193 49 19 1,003
Ammunition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,739 58 156 62 95
Other hunting equipment2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36,115 139 105 42 344
Auxiliary equipment3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23,535 93 74 29 318
Special equipment4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
Other hunting costs5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46,384 184 193 77 240
* 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 Iowa for Fishing and Hunting by Iowa 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 624,156 550 1,135 1,131
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing, total. . . . . . . . . . 303,721 430 706 694
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46,271 301 154 106
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40,607 335 121 93
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31,806 76 416 73
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,934 309 71 50
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163,104 319 511 373
Trip and equipment expenditures for hunting, total. . . . . . . . . 241,940 245 988 962
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43,895 181 242 175
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49,582 219 226 197
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *7,875 *13 *620 *31
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131,184 188 699 522
Unspecified equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *78,495 *35 *2,252 *142
STATE RESIDENTS
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing and hunting,
total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 540,137 456 1,184 1,140
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing, total. . . . . . . . . . 276,161 380 726 695
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43,314 284 152 109
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36,269 312 116 91
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31,562 73 434 79
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,689 288 68 50
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145,328 289 503 366
Trip and equipment expenditures for hunting, total. . . . . . . . . 185,480 198 938 892
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26,239 143 183 126
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37,280 177 211 179
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111,846 171 653 538
Unspecified equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *78,495 *35 *2,252 *166
NONRESIDENTS
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing and hunting,
total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84,019 94 893 1,077
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing, total. . . . . . . . . . 27,559 50 549 686
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *2,957 *16 *182 *74
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *4,338 *23 *185 *108
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *2,245 *21 *109 *56
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *17,776 *30 *595 *442
Trip and equipment expenditures for hunting, total. . . . . . . . . 56,460 47 1,193 1,297
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *17,656 *38 *460 *406
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *12,302 *43 *289 *283
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *19,338 *16 *1,180 *444
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 Iowa Residents’ Fishing and Hunting Expenditures Both Inside and Outside Iowa:
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 766,606 499 1,535 1,479
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119,364 401 298 230
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102,635 449 228 198
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85,745 342 251 165
Equipment (fishing, hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160,329 395 406 309
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46,346 154 301 89
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *176,239 *46 *3,859 *340
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,157 121 34 8
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,272 77 146 22
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60,518 401 151 117
FISHING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398,654 424 941 888
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85,549 341 251 191
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61,232 367 167 136
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68,484 338 203 153
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62,334 311 201 139
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,407 56 259 32
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *80,285 *27 *2,962 *179
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,701 *45 *38 *4
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *881 *13 *66 *2
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23,781 299 80 53
HUNTING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260,147 202 1,287 1,237
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33,815 148 228 161
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41,403 180 230 197
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *17,261 *20 *863 *82
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91,645 169 543 436
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22,089 68 326 105
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,171 *37 *31 *6
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,923 30 260 38
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36,737 172 214 175
UNSPECIFIED5
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101,456 101 1,001 196
* 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 Iowa 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 IOWA
Expenditures for fishing and hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 627,314 473 1,326 1,323
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204,468 427 479 431
Equipment (fishing and hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142,667 375 381 301
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42,129 146 289 89
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *173,572 *46 *3,800 *366
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64,478 389 166 136
Expenditures for fishing, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294,629 395 747 742
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130,834 350 374 329
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54,704 284 193 138
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *13,005 *52 *251 *33
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *77,619 *26 *3,011 *195
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,468 269 69 46
Expenditures for hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228,215 201 1,136 1,098
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73,634 188 393 354
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82,680 169 490 398
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,064 66 317 101
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42,735 172 248 206
Unspecified expenditures for fishing and hunting, total4 . . . . . 90,881 75 1,218 192
OUT OF STATE
Expenditures for fishing and hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138,669 169 821 1,003
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103,647 130 795 750
Equipment (fishing and hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,080 63 271 124
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,058 103 107 80
Expenditures for fishing, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102,317 138 740 827
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82,883 117 709 670
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,470 46 163 60
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,895 93 85 64
Expenditures for hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *33,427 *39 *857 *1,769
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *20,763 *17 *1,258 *1,099
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *8,542 *20 *428 *452
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *3,097 *13 *239 *164
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 Iowa by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Participants Number Percent
Total participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,205 100
Away from home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404 34
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356 30
Photograph wildlife. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *145 *12
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *87 *7
Around the home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,059 88
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 804 67
Photograph wildlife. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240 20
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 922 76
Visit public parks1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *130 *11
Maintain plantings or natural areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *133 *11
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29.
1 Includes visits only to parks or publicly owned areas within 1 mile of home.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Table 25. Participants, Trips, and Days of Participation in Away-From-Home Wildlife Watching in
Iowa: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Participants, trips, and days
of participation
Activity in Iowa
Total, state residents and
nonresidents
State
residents
Nonresidents
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
PARTICIPANTS
Total participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404 100 292 100 *112 *100
Observe wildlife. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356 88 292 100 *64 *57
Photograph wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *145 *36 *124 *43 ... ...
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *87 *22 *58 *20 ... ...
TRIPS
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,656 100 3,236 100 *419 *100
Average days per trip. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 (X) 1 (X) *1 (X)
DAYS
Total days . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,013 100 3,655 100 *358 *100
Observing wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,601 90 3,334 91 *267 *75
Photographing wildlife. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *841 *21 *784 *21 ... ...
Feeding wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *789 *20 *752 *21 ... ...
Average days per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 (X) 13 (X) *3 (X)
Observing wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 (X) 11 (X) *4 (X)
Photographing wildlife. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *6 (X) *6 (X) ... (X)
Feeding wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *9 (X) *13 (X) ... (X)
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably. (X) Not applicable.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses and nonresponse.
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Table 26. Away-From-Home Wildlife-Watching Participants by Wildlife Observed, Photographed, or Fed
in Iowa: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Wildlife observed, photographed, or fed
Total, state residents and
nonresidents
State residents Nonresidents
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total all wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404 100 292 72 *112 *28
Total birds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328 100 265 81 *63 *19
Songbirds (cardinals, robins, warblers, etc.). . . . . . . . . . 246 100 209 85 *37 *15
Birds of prey (hawks, owls, eagles, etc.) . . . . . . . . . . . . 277 100 229 82 *49 *18
Waterfowl (ducks, geese, swan, etc.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274 100 240 88 *34 *12
Other water birds (shorebirds, herons, cranes, etc.) . . . . 172 100 *130 *75 *42 *25
Other birds (pheasants, turkeys, road runners, etc.) . . . . 199 100 *143 *72 *56 *28
Total land mammals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276 100 222 80 *54 *20
Large land mammals (bears, bison, etc.) . . . . . . . . . . . . 243 100 188 78 *54 *22
Small land mammals (prairie dogs, squirrels, etc.) . . . . 220 100 177 81 *43 *19
Fish (salmon, shark, etc.). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .