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

              U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Kentucky
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-KY
Issued February 2008
Kentucky
The U.S. Department of the Interior protects and manages the Nation’s natural resources and cultural
heritage; provides scientifi c and other information about those resources; and honors its trust responsi-bilities
or special commitments to American Indians, Alaska Natives, and affi liated Island Communities.
The mission of the Department’s U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is working with others to conserve,
protect, and enhance fi sh, wildlife, and their habitats for the continuing benefi t of the American people.
The Service is responsible for national programs of vital importance to our natural resources, including
administration of the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs. These two programs provide fi nan-cial
assistance to the States for projects to enhance and protect fi sh and wildlife resources and to assure
their availability to the public for recreational purposes. Multistate grants from these programs fund the
National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation.
Suggested Citation
U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, and U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S.
Census Bureau. 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
H. Dale Hall,
Director
Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration
Rowan Gould,
Assistant Director
U.S. Department of the Interior
Dirk Kempthorne,
Secretary
U.S. CENSUS BUREAU
Steve H. Murdock,
Director
Economics and Statistics
Administration
Cynthia A. Glassman,
Under Secretary for Economic Affairs
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Contents
List of Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv
Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi
Survey Background and Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Highlights
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Wildlife-Associated Recreation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Sportspersons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Wildlife Watchers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
1996–2006 Comparisons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Tables
Guide to Statistical Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Fishing and Hunting Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Wildlife-Watching Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
National Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Appendixes
A. Defi nitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
B. 2005 Participation of 6- to 15-Year-Olds: Data From Screening Interviews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
C. Signifi cant Methodological Changes From Previous Surveys and Regional Trends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
D. Sample Design and Statistical Accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
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Fishing and Hunting
1. Fishing and Hunting in Kentucky by Resident and Nonresident Sportspersons: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2. Anglers and Hunters, Days of Participation, and Trips in Kentucky by Type of Fishing
and Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3. Anglers and Hunters, Trips, and Days of Participation: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
4. Kentucky Resident Anglers and Hunters by Place Fished or Hunted: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
5. Kentucky 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 Kentucky by Type of Fish: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
8. Great Lakes Anglers, Trips, and Days of Fishing in Kentucky: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
9. Great Lakes Anglers and Days of Fishing in Kentucky by Type of Fish: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
10. Saltwater Anglers, Trips, and Days of Fishing in Kentucky: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
11. Saltwater Anglers and Days of Fishing in Kentucky by Type of Fish: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
12. Hunters, Trips, and Days of Hunting in Kentucky by Type of Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
13. Hunters and Days of Hunting in Kentucky by Type of Game: 2006. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
14. Hunters and Days of Hunting in Kentucky by Type of Land: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
15. Selected Characteristics of Kentucky Resident Anglers and Hunters: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
16. Summary of Expenditures in Kentucky by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for
Fishing and Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
17. Summary of Fishing Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Kentucky by State Residents and
Nonresidents Combined by Type of Fishing: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
18. Summary of Hunting Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Kentucky by State Residents and
Nonresidents Combined by Type of Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
19. Expenditures in Kentucky by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for Fishing: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
20. Expenditures in Kentucky by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
21. Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Kentucky for Fishing and Hunting by Kentucky Residents
and Nonresidents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
22. Summary of Kentucky Residents’ Fishing and Hunting Expenditures Both Inside and Outside
Kentucky: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
23. In-State and Out-of-State Expenditures by Kentucky Residents for Fishing and Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Wildlife Watching
24. Wildlife Watching in Kentucky by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
25. Participants, Trips, and Days of Participation in Away-From-Home Wildlife Watching in
Kentucky: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
26. Away-From-Home Wildlife-Watching Participants by Wildlife Observed, Photographed, or
Fed in Kentucky: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
List of Tables
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27. Participation in Wildlife-Watching Activities Around the Home in Kentucky: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
28. Kentucky Residents Participating in Wildlife Watching in the United States: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
29. Wild Bird Observers and Days of Observation in Kentucky by State Residents and
Nonresidents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
30. Selected Characteristics of Kentucky Residents Participating in Wildlife Watching: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
31. Expenditures in Kentucky by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for Wildlife
Watching: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
32. Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Kentucky for Wildlife Watching by Kentucky Residents
and Nonresidents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
33. Wildlife-Watching Expenditures Both Inside and Outside Kentucky by Kentucky
Residents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
34. In-State and Out-of-State Expenditures by Kentucky Residents for Wildlife Watching: 2006. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
35. Participation of Kentucky Resident Wildlife-Watching Participants in Fishing and
Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
36. Participation of Kentucky 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—Kentucky 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—Kentucky vii
Survey Background and Method
The National Survey of Fishing,
Hunting, and Wildlife-Asso ciated
Recreation (Survey) has been
conducted since 1955 and is one of
the oldest and most comprehensive
continuing recreation surveys. The
Survey collects information on the
number of anglers, hunters, and wild-life
watchers; how often they partici-pate;
and how much they spend on their
activities in the United States.
Preparations for the 2006 Survey began
in 2004 when the Association of Fish
and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA) recom-mended
that the Fish and Wildlife
Service conduct the 11th Survey of
wildlife-related recreation. Funding
came from the Multistate Conservation
Grant Programs, authorized by Sport
Fish and Wildlife Restoration Acts, as
amended.
We consulted with State and Federal
agencies and nongovernmental
o rganizations such as the Wildlife
Management Institute and American
Sportfi shing Association to determine
survey content. Other sportsper-sons’
organizations and conservation
groups, industry representatives, and
researchers also provided valuable
advice.
Four regional technical committees
were set up under the auspices of the
AFWA to ensure that State fi sh and
wildlife agencies had an opportunity to
participate in all phases of survey plan-ning
and design. The committees were
made up of agency representatives.
Data collection for the Survey was
carried out by the U.S. Census Bureau
in two phases. The fi rst phase was the
screen which began in April 2006.
During this phase, the Census Bureau
interviewed a sample of 85,000 house-holds
nationwide to determine who
in the household had fi shed, hunted,
or wildlife watched in 2005, and who
had engaged or planned to engage
in those activities in 2006. In most
cases, one adult household member
provided information for all members.
The screen primarily covered 2005
activities while the next, more in-depth
phase covered 2006 activities. For
more information on 2005 data, refer to
Appendix B.
The second phase of data collection
consisted of three detailed inter-view
waves. The fi rst began in April
2006 concurrent with the screen, the
second in September 2006, and the
last in January 2007. Interviews were
conducted with samples of likely
anglers, hunters, and wildlife watchers
who were identifi ed in the initial
screening phase. Interviews were
conducted primarily by phone, with
in-person interviews for respondents
who could not be reached by phone.
Respondents in the second survey
phase were limited to those who were
at least 16 years old. Each respondent
provided information pertaining only to
his or her activities and expenditures.
Sample sizes were designed to provide
statistically reliable results at the state
level. Information on sampling proce-dures,
sample sizes, and response rates
is found in Appendix D.
Comparability With Previous
Surveys
The 2006 Survey questions and meth-odology
were similar to those used
in the 2001, 1996, and 1991 Surveys.
Therefore, the estimates are compa-rable.
The methodology of these Surveys
did differ importantly from the 1985
and 1980 Surveys, so these estimates
are not directly comparable to those
of earlier surveys. Changes in meth-odology
included reducing the recall
period over which respondents had to
report their activities and expenditures.
Previous Surveys used a 12-month
recall period, which resulted in greater
reporting bias. Research found that the
amount of activity and expenditures
reported in 12-month recall surveys
was overestimated in comparison
with that reported using shorter recall
periods.
Highlights
2 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Kentucky U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Introduction
The National Survey of Fishing,
Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated
Recreation reports results from inter-views
with U.S. residents about their
fi shing, hunting, and wildlife watching.
This report focuses on 2006 participa-tion
and expenditures of persons 16
years of age and older.
The Survey is a snapshot of one year.
The information it collected tells us
how many people participated and
how much they spent on their activi-ties
in the State in 2006. It does not
tell us how many anglers, hunters, and
wildlife watchers there were because
many do not participate every year.
For example, based on information
collected by the Survey’s household
screen and detailed phase, we can
estimate that about 33 percent more
anglers and hunters participated nation-ally
in at least 1 of the 4 years prior to
the survey year 2006.
In addition to 2006 estimates, we also
provide trend information in the High-lights
section and Appendix C of the
report. The 2006 numbers reported can
be compared with those in the 1991,
1996, and 2001 Survey reports because
they used similar methodologies. The
2006 estimates should not be directly
compared with results from Surveys
conducted earlier than 1991 because
of changes in methodology to improve
accuracy.
The report also provides information
on participation in wildlife recreation
in 2005, particularly of persons 6 to 15
years of age. The 2005 information is
provided in Appendix B. Information
about the Survey’s scope and coverage
is in Appendix D. The remainder of this
section defi nes important terms used in
the Survey.
This report does not provide infor-mation
about the State’s wildlife
resources. That, and additional infor-mation
on wildlife-related recreation,
may be obtained from State fi sh and
wildlife agencies. The Association of
Fish and Wildlife Agencies can provide
the addresses and telephone numbers of
those agencies. The Association’s Web
site is <www.fi shwildlife.org>.
Wildlife-Associated Recreation
Wildlife-associated recreation is
fi shing, hunting, and wildlife-watching
activities. These categories are not
mutually exclusive because many indi-viduals
participated in more than one
activity. Wildlife-associated recreation
is reported in two major categories: (1)
fi shing and hunting and (2) wildlife
watching, which includes observing,
photographing, and feeding fi sh or
wildlife.
Fishing and Hunting
This Survey reports information about
residents of the United States who
fi shed or hunted in 2006, regardless of
whether they were licensed. The fi shing
and hunting sections report information
for three groups: (1) sportspersons, (2)
anglers, and (3) hunters.
Sportspersons
Sportspersons are those who fi shed
or hunted. Individuals who fi shed
or hunted commercially in 2006 are
reported as sportspersons only if they
also fi shed or hunted for recreation.
The sportspersons group is composed
of three subgroups, as shown in the
diagram on this page: (1) those that
fi shed and hunted, (2) those that only
fi shed, and (3) those that only hunted.
The total number of sportspersons is
equal to the sum of people who only
fi shed, only hunted, and both hunted
and fi shed. It is not the sum of all
anglers and all hunters because those
people who both fi shed and hunted are
included in both the angler and hunter
population and would be incorrectly
counted twice.
Anglers
Anglers are sportspersons who only
fi shed plus those who fi shed and
hunted. Anglers include not only
licensed hook and line anglers, but
also those who have no license and
those who use special methods such as
fi shing with spears.
Three types of fi shing are reported: (1)
freshwater, excluding the Great Lakes,
(2) Great Lakes, and (3) saltwater.
Since many anglers participated in
more than one type of fi shing, the total
number of anglers is less than the sum
of the three types of fi shing.
Hunters
Hunters are sportspersons who only
hunted plus those who hunted and
fi shed. Hunters include not only
licensed hunters using rifl es and shot-guns
but also those who had no license
and those who hunted with a bow and
arrow, primitive fi rearm, or pistol or
handgun.
Sportspersons
Anglers Hunters
Fished
only
Fished
and
hunted
Hunted
only
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Four types of hunting are reported: (1)
big game, (2) small game, (3) migra-tory
bird, and (4) other animals. Since
many hunters participated in more than
one type of hunting, the sum of hunters
for big game, small game, migratory
bird, and other animals exceeds the
total number of hunters.
Wildlife Watchers
Since 1980, the National Survey has
included information on wildlife-watching
activities in addition to
fi shing and hunting. The 1991, 1996,
2001, and 2006 Surveys, unlike the
1980 and 1985 Surveys, collected data
only for activities where the primary
purpose was wildlife watching. The
1980 and 1985 Surveys included esti-mates
of unplanned wildlife watching
around the home and while on trips
taken for another purpose.
The 2006 Survey uses a strict defi ni-tion
of wildlife watching. Participants
must either take a “special interest”
in w ildlife around their homes or take
a trip for the “primary purpose” of
wildlife watching. Secondary wild-life
watching, such as incidentally
observing wildlife while pleasure
driving, is not included.
Two types of wildlife watching
are reported: (1) away-from-home
(formerly nonresidential) activities and
(2) around-the-home (formerly residen-tial)
activities. Because some people
participated in more than one type of
wildlife watching, the sum of partici-pants
in each type will be greater than
the total number of wildlife watchers.
The two types of wildlife-watching
activity are explained next.
Away-From-Home Wildlife
Watching
This group includes persons who
took trips or outings of at least 1 mile
from home for the primary purpose of
observing, feeding, or photographing
fi sh and wildlife. Trips to fi sh, hunt,
or scout and trips to zoos, circuses,
aq uariums, and museums are not
considered wildlife-watching activities.
Around-the-Home Wildlife
Watching
This group includes those who
participated within 1 mile of home and
involves one or more of the following:
(1) closely observing or trying to iden-tify
birds or other wildlife; (2) photo-graphing
wildlife; (3) feeding birds or
other wildlife; (4) maintaining natural
areas of at least 1/4 acre where benefi t
to wildlife is the primary concern; (5)
maintaining plantings (shrubs, agri-cultural
crops, etc.) where benefi t to
wildlife is the primary concern; or (6)
visiting public parks within 1 mile
of home for the primary purpose of
observing, feeding, or photographing
wildlife.
4 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Kentucky U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
2006 Kentucky Summary
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 721,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,231,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $855,417,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $237,430,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $617,987,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $833
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $26
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,429,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $423,439,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $83,591,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $339,848,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,390
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . . 1,475,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 572,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . . 1,235,000
Days of participation away from home . . . . . 4,155,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $542,060,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $116,113,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $425,947,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $345
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $28
Activities in Kentucky by Residents and Nonresidents Activities in Kentucky by Nonresidents
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 906,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $84,523,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $60,242,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $24,281,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $600
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $66
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 543,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $33,535,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,564,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $24,971,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $667
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $16
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . . . 173,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 173,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (X)
Days of participation away from home . . . . . . 890,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $79,206,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $55,643,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $23,563,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $321
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $63
(X) Not applicable.
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Activities in Kentucky by Residents
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 580,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,324,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $770,894,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $177,188,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $593,706,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,329
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $21
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,886,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $389,904,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $75,027,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $314,877,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,618
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . 1,301,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 398,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . 1,235,000
Days of participation away from home . . . . 3,265,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $462,854,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $60,470,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $402,384,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $355
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $19
Activities by Kentucky Residents Both Inside
and Outside Kentucky
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 622,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,874,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $963,254,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $317,586,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $645,668,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,549
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $32
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,108,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $507,473,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $86,978,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $420,495,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,947
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $17
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . 1,341,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 540,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . 1,235,000
Days of participation away from home . . . . 4,155,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $702,800,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $163,835,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $538,965,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $524
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $39
6 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Kentucky U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Participation in Kentucky
The 2006 Survey found that 1.9 million
Kentucky residents and nonresidents
16 years old and older fi shed, hunted,
or wildlife watched in Kentucky. Of
the total number of participants, 721
thousand fi shed, 291 thousand hunted,
and 1.5 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
Kentucky 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 622 thousand resident anglers
16 years old and older, there were
184 thousand resident anglers 6 to 15
years old. Also, in addition to the 261
thousand residents 16 years old and
older who hunted, there were 50 thou-sand
6-to-15-year-old residents who
hunted. Finally, there were 1.3 million
Kentucky residents 16 years old and
older and 234 thousand 6- to 15-year-olds
who wildlife watched. Further
information on 6- to 15-year-olds is
provided in Appendix B.
Expenditures in Kentucky
In 2006, state residents and nonresi-dents
spent $1.9 billion on wildlife
recreation in Kentucky. Of that total,
trip-related expenditures were $437
million and equipment purchases
totaled $1.2 billion. The remaining
$207 million was spent on licenses,
contributions, land ownership and
leasing, and other items.
Wildlife-Associated Recreation
Participants in Wildlife-Associated Recreation in Kentucky: 2006
(U.S. residents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.9 million
Sportspersons
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 820 thousand
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 721 thousand
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291 thousand
Wildlife Watchers
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.5 million
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 572 thousand
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2 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: 1.9 million participants)
Wildlife
watching
Fishing Hunting
38%
15%
77%
Wildlife-Associated
Recreation Expenditures in Kentucky
(Total: $1.9 billion)
Equipment
66%
Trip-related
23%
Other
11%
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Kentucky 7
Sportspersons
In 2006, 820 thousand state resident
and nonresident sportspersons 16
years old and older fi shed or hunted
in Kentucky. This group comprised
721 thousand anglers (88 percent of
all sportspersons) and 291 thousand
hunters (36 percent of all sportsper-sons).
Among the 820 thousand sports-persons
who fi shed or hunted in the
state, 528 thousand (64 percent) fi shed
but did not hunt in Kentucky. Another
98 thousand (12 percent) hunted but did
not fi sh there. The remaining 193 thou-sand
(24 percent) fi shed and hunted in
Kentucky in 2006.
Sportspersons�� Participation in Kentucky
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Sportspersons (fi shed or hunted) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 820 thousand
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 721 thousand
Fished only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 528 thousand
Fished and hunted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 thousand
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291 thousand
Hunted only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 thousand
Hunted and fi shed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 1.
8 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Kentucky U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Anglers
Participants and Days of Fishing
In 2006, 721 thousand state residents
and nonresidents 16 years old and
older fi shed in Kentucky. Of this total,
580 thousand anglers (80 percent)
were state residents and 141 thousand
anglers (20 percent) were nonresidents.
Anglers fi shed a total of 9.2 million
days in Kentucky—an average of 13
days per angler. State residents fi shed
8.3 million days—90 percent of all
fi shing days in Kentucky. Nonresi-dents
fi shed 906 thousand days in
Kentucky—10 percent of all fi shing
days in the state.
A large majority of Kentucky residents
who fi shed anywhere in the United
States did so in their resident state.
There were 622 thousand Kentucky
residents 16 years old and older who
fi shed in the United States in 2006 for a
total of 9.9 million days. An estimated
93 percent of all Kentucky residents
who fi shed did so in their home state.
Of all fi shing days by Kentucky
residents, 84 percent or 8.3 million
were in their home state.
Some state residents fi shed in states
other than Kentucky. In 2006, 118
thousand Kentucky residents fi shed in
other states—19 percent of all residents
fi shing in any state. They fi shed 1.9
million days as nonresidents, repre-senting
19 percent of all days fi shed by
Kentucky residents. For further details
about fi shing in Kentucky, see Table 3.
Anglers in Kentucky
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 721 thousand
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 580 thousand
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 thousand
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.2 million
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.3 million
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 906 thousand
Source: Table 3.
In State/Out of State
(State residents 16 years old and older)
Kentucky anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 622 thousand
In Kentucky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 580 thousand
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 thousand
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.9 million
In Kentucky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.3 million
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.9 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—Kentucky 9
Fishing Expenditures in Kentucky
All fi shing-related expenditures in
Kentucky totaled $855 million in
2006. Trip-related expenditures, which
include food and lodging, transporta-tion,
and other trip expenses, totaled
$237 million—28 percent of all fi shing
expenditures. Expenditures for food
and lodging were $97 million and
transportation expenditures were $67
million. Other trip expenses, such as
equipment rental, bait, and cooking
fuel, totaled $74 million. Each angler
spent an average of $329 on trip-related
costs during 2006.
Anglers spent $597 million on equip-ment
in Kentucky in 2006, 70 percent
of all fi shing expenditures. Fishing
equipment (rods, reels, line, etc.)
spending totaled $126 million—21
percent of the equipment total. Auxil-iary
equipment expenditures (tents,
special fi shing clothes, etc.) and special
equipment expenditures (boats, vans,
etc.) amounted to $471 million—79
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 $21 million—
3 percent of all fi shing expenditures.
For more details about fi shing expendi-tures
in Kentucky, see Tables 19 and 21
through 23.
Fishing Expenditures in Kentucky
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $855 million
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $237 million
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $597 million
Fishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $126 million
Auxiliary and special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $471 million
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $21 million
Source: Table 19.
Percent of Anglers by Residence
(Total: 721 thousand participants)
Residents Nonresidents
80%
20%
Fishing Expenditures in Kentucky
(Total: $855 million)
Trip-related
28%
Other
3%
Equipment
70%
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Hunters
Participants and Days of Hunting
In 2006, there were 291 thousand
residents and nonresidents 16 years
old and older who hunted in Kentucky.
Resident hunters numbered 241 thou-sand,
accounting for 83 percent of the
hunters in Kentucky. There were 50
thousand nonresidents who hunted in
Kentucky���17 percent of the state’s
hunters. Residents and nonresidents
hunted 5.4 million days in 2006, an
average of 19 days per hunter. Resi-dents
hunted 4.9 million days in
Kentucky or 90 percent of all hunting
days, while nonresidents spent 543
thousand days hunting in Kentucky or
10 percent of all hunting days.
There were 261 thousand Kentucky
residents 16 years old and older who
hunted in the United States in 2006
for a total of 5.1 million days. An
estimated 92 percent of all Kentucky
residents who hunted did so in their
home state. Of all hunting days by
Kentucky residents, 96 percent or
4.9 million were spent pursuing game
in their home state.
Some state residents hunted in states
other than Kentucky. Altogether, 36
thousand or 14 percent of all Kentucky
hunters hunted in other states. Their
233 thousand days of hunting in other
states represented 5 percent of all days
Kentucky residents spent hunting in
2006. For more information on hunting
activities by Kentucky residents, see
Table 3.
Hunters in Kentucky
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291 thousand
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241 thousand
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 thousand
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.4 million
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.9 million
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 543 thousand
Source: Table 3.
In State/Out of State
(State residents 16 years old and older)
Kentucky hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261 thousand
In Kentucky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241 thousand
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 thousand
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.1 million
In Kentucky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.9 million
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 3.
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Kentucky 11
Hunting Expenditures in Kentucky
All hunting-related expenditures in
Kentucky totaled $423 million in 2006.
Trip-related expenses, such as food
and lodging, transportation, and other
trip expenses, totaled $84 million—20
percent of total expenditures. Expen-ditures
for food and lodging were $38
million and transportation expenditures
were $42 million. Other trip expenses,
such as equipment rental, totaled $4
million for the year. The average trip-related
expenditure per hunter was
$287.
Hunters spent $208 million on equip-ment—
49 percent of all hunting expen-ditures.
Hunting equipment (guns,
ammunition, etc.) totaled $144 million
and made up 69 percent of all equip-ment
costs. Hunters spent $64 million
on auxiliary equipment (tents, special
hunting clothes, etc.) and special equip-ment
(boats, vans, etc.), accounting
for 31 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 $132 million—31
percent of all hunting expenditures. For
more details on hunting expenditures in
Kentucky, see Tables 20 through 23.
Hunting Expenditures in Kentucky
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $423 million
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $84 million
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $208 million
Hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $144 million
Auxiliary and special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $64 million
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $132 million
Source: Table 20.
Percent of Hunters by Residence
(Total: 291 thousand participants)
Residents Nonresidents
83%
17%
Hunting Expenditures in Kentucky
(Total: $423 million)
Trip-related
20%
Other
31%
Equipment
49%
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Wildlife Watchers
Participants and Days of Activity
In 2006, 1.5 million U.S. residents 16
years old and older fed, observed, or
photographed wildlife in Kentucky.
Most of them, 84 percent (1.2 million),
enjoyed their activities close to home
and are called “around-the-home”
participants. Those persons who
enjoyed wildlife at least 1 mile from
home are called “away-from-home”
participants. People participating in
away-from-home activities in Kentucky
in 2006 numbered 572 thousand—39
percent of all wildlife watchers in
Kentucky. Of the 572 thousand, 398
thousand were state residents and 173
thousand were nonresidents.
Kentucky residents 16 years old and
older who enjoyed away-from-home
wildlife watching within their state
totaled 398 thousand. Of this group,
383 thousand participants observed
wildlife, 190 thousand fed wildlife, and
130 thousand photographed wildlife.
Since some individuals engaged in
more than 1 of the 3 away-from-home
activities during the year, the sum of
wildlife observers, feeders, and photog-raphers
exceeds the total number of
away-from-home participants.
Kentucky residents spent 3.3 million
days engaged in away-from-home
wildlife-watching activities in their
state. They spent 2.9 million days
observing wildlife, 1.5 million days
feeding wildlife, and 431 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.
Kentucky residents also took an active
interest in wildlife around their homes.
In 2006, 1.2 million state residents
enjoyed observing, feeding, and photo-graphing
wildlife within 1 mile of their
homes. Among this around-the-home
group, 1.0 million fed, 794 thousand
observed, and 335 thousand photo-graphed
wildlife around their homes.
Another 157 thousand participants
maintained natural areas of 1/4 acre or
Wildlife-Watching Participants in Kentucky
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.5 million
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2 million
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 572 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 24.
Away-From-Home Wildlife-Watching Participation in Kentucky
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Participants, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 572 thousand
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 549 thousand
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260 thousand
Photograph wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206 thousand
Days, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.2 million
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.7 million
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.7 million
Photograph wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 680 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 25.
Around-the-Home Wildlife-Watching Participation in Kentucky
(State residents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2 million
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.0 million
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 794 thousand
Photograph wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335 thousand
Maintain natural areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 thousand
Maintain plantings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 thousand
Visit public areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 27.
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more for wildlife; 170 thousand partici-pants
maintained plantings for the
benefi t of wildlife; and 177 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 esti-mate
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, 35 percent of resident
around-the-home wildlife watchers also
enjoyed wildlife away from home. For
further details about Kentucky resi-dents
participating in around-the-home
wildlife -watching activities, see
Table 27.
Wild Bird Observers
Bird watching attracted many wildlife
enthusiasts in Kentucky. In 2006, 1.0
million people observed birds around
the home and on trips in the state.
Of these, 74 percent (772 thousand)
observed wild birds around the home
while 50 percent (525 thousand) took
trips away from home to watch birds.
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
in Kentucky
Wildlife watchers spent $542 million
on wildlife-watching activities in
Kentucky in 2006. Trip-related expen-ditures,
including food and lodging
($67 million), transportation ($47
million), and other trip expenses, such
as equipment rental, amounted to $116
million. This summation comprised 21
percent of all wildlife-watching expen-ditures
by participants. The average of
the trip-related expenditures for away-from-
home participants was $187 per
person in 2006.
Wildlife-watching participants spent
$374 million on equipment—69
percent of all their expenditures.
Specifi cally, wildlife-watching equip-ment
(binoculars, special clothing, etc.)
expenditures totaled $138 million, 37
percent of the equipment total.
Other items purchased by wildlife-watching
participants, such as maga-zines,
membership dues and contribu-tions,
land leasing and ownership, and
plantings, totaled $52 million—10
percent of all wildlife-watching expen-ditures.
For more details about wildlife-watching
expenditures in Kentucky, see
Table 31.
Wild Bird Observers in Kentucky
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Participants, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.0 million
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 772 thousand
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 525 thousand
Days, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111.5 million
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108.3 million
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.2 million
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 29.
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures in Kentucky
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $542 million
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $116 million
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $374 million
Wildlife watching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $138 million
Auxiliary and special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $52 million
… Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Source: Table 31.
Around-the-Home and Away-
From-Home Participation
by Kentucky Residents
(Total: 1.2 million participants)
Both around
the home and
away from
home
Around the
home only
65%
35%
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
in Kentucky
(Total: $542 million)
Trip-related
21%
Other
10%
Equipment
69%
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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 Kentucky. Only
the most general recreation compari-sons
are presented here.
The best way to compare estimates
from surveys is not to compare the
estimates themselves but to compare
the confi dence intervals around the
estimates. A 90-percent confi dence
interval around an estimate gives the
range of estimates that 90 percent of all
possible representative samples would
supply. If the 90-percent confi dence
intervals of two surveys’ estimates
overlap, it is not possible to say the two
estimates are statistically different.
The state resident estimates cover the
participation and expenditure activity
of Kentucky residents anywhere in
the United States. The in-state esti-mates
cover the participation, day, and
expenditure activity of U.S. residents in
Kentucky.
The expenditure estimates were made
comparable by adjusting the estimates
for infl ation—all estimates are in 2006
dollars.
Kentucky 1996 and 2006 Comparison
(Numbers in thousands)
1996 2006 Percent change
Fishing
Anglers in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 817 721 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,631 9,231 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $666,037 $855,417 *
State resident anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 681 622 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $925,085 $963,254 *
Hunting
Hunters in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377 291 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,454 5,429 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $441,683 $423,439 *
State resident hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355 261 –26
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $441,713 $507,473 *
Away-From-Home Wildlife Watching
Participants in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 463 572 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,811 4,155 *
State resident participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357 540 51
Around-the-Home Wildlife Watching
Total participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 923 1,235 34
Observers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 637 794 25
Feeders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 848 1,029 21
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
In-state expenditures by U.S. wildlife watchers . . . . . . . . . . $433,508 $542,060 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $449,432 $702,800 *
* Not different from zero at the 10 percent level of signifi cance.
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Kentucky 2001 and 2006 Comparison
(Numbers in thousands)
2001 2006 Percent change
Fishing
Anglers in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 780 721 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,394 9,231 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $620,912 $855,417 *
State resident anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 630 622 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $628,571 $963,254 *
Hunting
Hunters in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323 291 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,664 5,429 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $425,431 $423,439 *
State resident hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271 261 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $438,616 $507,473 *
Away-From-Home Wildlife Watching
Participants in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385 572 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,689 4,155 *
State resident participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329 540 64
Around-the-Home Wildlife Watching
Total participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,234 1,235 *
Observers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 703 794 *
Feeders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,126 1,029 *
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
In-state expenditures by U.S. wildlife watchers . . . . . . . . . . $685,767 $542,060 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $742,693 $702,800 *
* Not different from zero at the 10 percent level of signifi cance.
Number of People Who Hunted
and Fished in Kentucky: 1996–2006
(In thousands)
Hunters
Anglers
1996 2001 2006
377
817
323
780
291
721
Number of People Who Wildlife
Watched in Kentucky: 1996–2006
(In thousands)
Away from home
Around the home
1996 2001 2006
463
923
385
1,234
572
1,235
Total Expenditures by
Participants in Kentucky
(In millions of 2006 dollars)
Wildlife watchers
Hunters
Anglers
1996 2001 2006
666
442 434
621
425
686
855
423
542
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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 Kentucky 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) . . . . . . . . 820 100 632 100 188 100
Total anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 721 88 580 92 141 75
Fished only. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 528 64 391 62 137 73
Fished and hunted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 24 189 30 ... ...
Total hunters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291 36 241 38 *50 *27
Hunted only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 12 *52 *8 *47 *25
Hunted and fished . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 24 189 30 ... ...
* 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 Kentucky 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 721 100 9,231 100 7,729 100
Total, all freshwater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 721 100 9,231 100 7,729 100
Freshwater, except Great Lakes. . . . . . . . . . . . 721 100 9,231 100 7,729 100
Great Lakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
Saltwater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
HUNTING
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291 100 5,429 100 5,052 100
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242 83 3,832 71 3,230 64
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 36 1,385 26 1,179 23
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *34 *12 *285 *5 *120 *2
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *28 *10 *530 *10 *522 *10
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
18 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Kentucky U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Table 3. Anglers and Hunters, Trips, and Days of Participation: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Anglers and hunters, trips,
and days of participation
Activity in Kentucky Activity by Kentucky 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 721 100 580 80 141 20 622 100 580 93 118 19
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,729 100 7,227 94 502 6 8,717 100 7,227 83 1,490 17
Total days of fishing. . . . . . . . . 9,231 100 8,324 90 906 10 9,874 100 8,324 84 1,886 19
Average days of fishing . . . . . . 13 (X) 14 (X) 6 (X) 16 (X) 14 (X) 16 (X)
HUNTING
Total hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291 100 241 83 *50 *17 261 100 241 92 *36 *14
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,052 100 4,722 93 *330 *7 4,868 100 4,722 97 *146 *3
Total days of hunting . . . . . . . . 5,429 100 4,886 90 *543 *10 5,108 100 4,886 96 *233 *5
Average days of hunting . . . . . 19 (X) 20 (X) *11 (X) 20 (X) 20 (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. Kentucky 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 622 100 261 100
In-state only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 498 80 219 84
In-state and other states . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 13 ... ...
In other states only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *36 *6 ... ...
* 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. Kentucky 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 622 100 9,874 100 8,717 100
Total, all freshwater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 604 97 9,649 98 8,621 99
Freshwater, except Great Lakes. . . . . . . . . . . . 602 97 9,638 98 8,580 98
Great Lakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
Saltwater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *42 *7 *259 *3 *96 *1
HUNTING
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261 100 5,108 100 4,868 100
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214 82 3,634 71 3,038 62
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 41 1,425 28 1,206 25
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *18 *7 *134 *3 *102 *2
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *28 *11 *530 *10 *522 *11
* 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 Kentucky
Total, state
residents and nonresidents
State residents Nonresidents
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 721 100 580 80 141 20
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,729 100 7,227 94 502 6
Total days of fishing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,231 100 8,324 90 906 10
Average days of fishing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 (X) 14 (X) 6 (X)
ANGLERS
Total, all types of water. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 721 100 580 80 141 20
Ponds, lakes, or reservoirs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 648 100 531 82 117 18
Rivers or streams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217 100 184 85 *32 *15
DAYS
Total, all types of water. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,231 100 8,324 90 906 10
Ponds, lakes, or reservoirs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,071 100 6,417 91 654 9
Rivers or streams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,174 100 1,997 92 *177 *8
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. (X) Not applicable.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
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Table 7. Freshwater Anglers and Days of Fishing in Kentucky by Type of Fish: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Anglers and days of fishing
Activity in Kentucky
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 721 100 100 580 80 141 20
Crappie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252 35 100 215 85 *37 *15
Panfish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285 40 100 227 80 *58 *20
White bass, striped bass, striped bass hybrids . . . . . 206 29 100 178 86 *28 *14
Black bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344 48 100 287 84 *57 *16
Catfish, bullheads. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 38 100 244 89 *31 *11
Walleye, sauger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *28 *4 *100 ... ... ... ...
Northern pike, pickerel, muskie, muskie hybrids . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Steelhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Trout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *38 *5 *100 ... ... ... ...
Salmon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Anything1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 16 100 102 88 ... ...
Other freshwater fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
DAYS
Total, all types of fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,231 100 100 8,324 90 906 10
Crappie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,031 22 100 1,791 88 *240 *12
Panfish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,865 31 100 2,627 92 *237 *8
White bass, striped bass, striped bass hybrids . . . . . 1,538 17 100 1,402 91 *136 *9
Black bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,983 43 100 3,627 91 *356 *9
Catfish, bullheads. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,863 31 100 2,645 92 *219 *8
Walleye, sauger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *367 *4 *100 ... ... ... ...
Northern pike, pickerel, muskie, muskie hybrids . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Steelhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Trout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *336 *4 *100 ... ... ... ...
Salmon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Anything1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 972 11 100 932 96 ... ...
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 Kentucky: 2006
This table does not apply to this state.
Table 9. Great Lakes Anglers and Days of Fishing in Kentucky 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 Kentucky: 2006
This table does not apply to this state.
Table 11. Saltwater Anglers and Days of Fishing in Kentucky 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 Kentucky by Type of Hunting: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Hunters, trips, and days of hunting
Activity in Kentucky
Total, state
residents and nonresidents
State residents Nonresidents
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
HUNTERS
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291 100 241 83 *50 *17
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242 100 207 86 *35 *14
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 100 100 97 ... ...
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *34 *100 ... ... ... ...
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *28 *100 *28 *100 ... ...
TRIPS
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,052 100 4,722 93 *330 *7
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,230 100 2,942 91 *288 *9
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,179 100 1,176 100 ... ...
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *120 *100 ... ... ... ...
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *522 *100 *522 *100 ... ...
DAYS
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,429 100 4,886 90 *543 *10
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,832 100 3,469 91 *363 *9
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,385 100 1,381 100 ... ...
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *285 *100 ... ... ... ...
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *530 *100 *530 *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 Kentucky 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291 100 5,429 100
Big game, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242 83 3,832 71
Deer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238 82 3,287 61
Elk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Bear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Wild turkey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *76 *26 *423 *8
Other big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Small game, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 36 1,385 26
Rabbit, hare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *63 *22 *822 *15
Quail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *28 *10 *231 *4
Grouse/prairie chicken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Squirrel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *72 *25 *555 *10
Pheasant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Migratory birds, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *34 *12 *285 *5
Waterfowl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Geese . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Duck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Dove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other animals, total 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *28 *10 *530 *10
* 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 Kentucky 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291 100 241 100 *50 *100
Public land, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *64 *22 *56 *23 ... ...
Public land only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
Public and private land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *55 *19 *49 *20 ... ...
Private land, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281 96 233 97 *48 *96
Private land only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226 77 183 76 *42 *84
Private and public land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *55 *19 *49 *20 ... ...
DAYS
Total, all types of land. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,429 100 4,886 100 *543 *100
Public land1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *775 *14 *712 *15 ... ...
Private land2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,240 97 4,717 97 *523 *96
* 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 Kentucky 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,260 100 670 21 100 622 19 100 261 8 100
Population Density of Residence
Urban . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,950 60 289 15 43 272 14 44 94 5 36
Rural . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,310 40 381 29 57 350 27 56 167 13 64
Population Size of Residence
Metropolitan statistical area
(MSA). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,874 57 303 16 45 280 15 45 112 6 43
1,000,000 or more . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,159 36 171 15 25 161 14 26 *61 *5 *24
250,000 to 999,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . 471 14 *56 *12 *8 *55 *12 *9 ... ... ...
Less than 250,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244 7 76 31 11 *65 *26 *10 *30 *12 *12
Outside MSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,385 43 368 27 55 341 25 55 149 11 57
Sex
Male . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,531 47 490 32 73 445 29 72 253 17 97
Female . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,729 53 180 10 27 177 10 28 ... ... ...
Age
16 to 17 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 3 *25 *24 *4 *25 *24 *4 ... ... ...
18 to 24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333 10 *49 *15 *7 *44 *13 *7 ... ... ...
25 to 34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 578 18 169 29 25 157 27 25 *66 *11 *25
35 to 44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 550 17 137 25 20 123 22 20 *74 *14 *29
45 to 54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 640 20 116 18 17 110 17 18 *37 *6 *14
55 to 64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 478 15 99 21 15 92 19 15 *25 *5 *10
65 years and older . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 575 18 *76 *13 *11 *72 *12 *12 *28 *5 *11
Ethnicity
Hispanic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *37 *1 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Non-Hispanic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,222 99 667 21 100 619 19 99 261 8 100
Race
White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,017 93 631 21 94 582 19 94 258 9 99
Black. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181 6 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
All others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 2 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Annual Household Income
Under $10,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204 6 *29 *14 *4 *27 *13 *4 ... ... ...
$10,000 to $19,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323 10 *56 *17 *8 *56 *17 *9 ... ... ...
$20,000 to $29,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385 12 *85 *22 *13 *75 *19 *12 *36 *9 *14
$30,000 to $39,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305 9 *92 *30 *14 *86 *28 *14 *34 *11 *13
$40,000 to $49,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295 9 *58 *20 *9 *54 *18 *9 ... ... ...
$50,000 to $74,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 420 13 120 29 18 105 25 17 *64 *15 *25
$75,000 to $99,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 8 *59 *24 *9 *53 *21 *9 *30 *12 *12
$100,000 or more. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342 10 *84 *25 *13 *78 *23 *13 *30 *9 *11
Not reported . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 737 23 87 12 13 87 12 14 *28 *4 *11
Education
11 years or less . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 628 19 157 25 23 147 23 24 *63 *10 *24
12 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,220 37 243 20 36 219 18 35 127 10 49
1 to 3 years college . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 729 22 139 19 21 127 17 20 *50 *7 *19
4 years college or more . . . . . . . . . . . 683 21 132 19 20 129 19 21 ... ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses. 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 Kentucky by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for
Fishing and Hunting: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older)
Expenditure item
Amount
(thousands
of dollars)
Spenders
(thousands)
Average per
spender
(dollars)
Average per
sportsperson
(dollars)
FISHING AND HUNTING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,328,936 835 1,591 1,293
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134,625 605 223 164
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108,769 607 179 133
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77,626 552 141 95
Equipment (fishing, hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270,712 496 546 273
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47,350 166 285 55
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *534,100 *55 *9,690 *389
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,216 129 48 6
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *4,771 *48 *99 *3
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144,767 594 244 176
FISHING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 855,417 712 1,202 833
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96,607 519 186 134
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67,266 487 138 93
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73,557 525 140 102
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125,828 396 318 127
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *9,659 *52 *185 *11
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *2,767 *50 *55 *4
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,029 431 37 22
HUNTING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 423,439 313 1,351 1,390
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38,019 206 184 130
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41,503 234 177 142
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *4,069 *64 *64 *14
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143,802 208 691 432
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *29,785 *85 *352 *101
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,280 *50 *26 *4
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128,738 225 573 442
UNSPECIFIED5
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48,998 86 573 57
* 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 Kentucky 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 834,017 662 1,259 807
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96,607 519 186 134
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67,266 487 138 93
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73,557 525 140 102
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 596,587 404 1,477 478
ALL FRESHWATER
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 605,318 659 918 493
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96,607 519 186 134
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67,045 487 138 93
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73,557 525 140 102
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368,110 392 939 164
FRESHWATER, EXCEPT
GREAT LAKES
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 605,318 659 918 493
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96,607 519 186 134
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67,045 487 138 93
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73,557 525 140 102
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368,110 392 939 164
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 Kentucky 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291,861 307 949 939
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38,019 206 184 130
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41,503 234 177 142
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *4,069 *64 *64 *14
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208,270 219 950 652
BIG GAME
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211,221 248 851 860
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28,106 178 158 116
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31,085 194 160 128
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *2,523 *55 *46 *10
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149,506 162 924 605
SMALL GAME
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44,820 123 363 480
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *5,875 *72 *81 *197
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *6,426 *43 *150 *215
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31,863 86 370 45
MIGRATORY BIRD
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *20,616 *50 *411 *540
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *13,563 *31 *438 *108
OTHER ANIMALS
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses and nonresponse. See Table 20 for detailed listing of expenditure items.
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Table 19. Expenditures in Kentucky 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 855,417 833 712 99 1,202
TRIP-RELATED EXPENDITURES
Total trip-related. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237,430 329 620 86 383
Food and lodging, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96,607 134 583 81 166
Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71,318 99 519 72 137
Lodging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,288 35 108 15 235
Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67,266 93 487 67 138
Other trip costs, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73,557 102 525 73 140
Privilege and other fees1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,521 12 105 15 81
Boating costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29,609 41 162 23 182
Bait . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,721 36 463 64 56
Ice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,077 8 289 40 21
Heating and cooking fuel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *3,629 *5 *68 *9 *53
EQUIPMENT AND OTHER EXPENDITURES
PRIMARILY FOR FISHING
Fishing equipment, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125,828 127 396 55 318
Reels, rods, and rod-making components . . . . . . . . . . . 40,787 46 239 33 170
Lines, hooks, sinkers, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,171 21 351 49 49
Artificial lures and flies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,459 26 289 40 71
Creels, stringers, fish bags, landing nets, and gaff
hooks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *2,159 *3 *44 *6 *49
Minnow seines, traps, and bait containers. . . . . . . . . . . *1,375 *2 *32 *4 *43
Other fishing equipment3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43,877 29 115 16 382
Auxiliary equipment4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *9,659 *11 *52 *7 *185
Special equipment5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
Other fishing costs6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,400 26 449 62 48
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
1 Includes boat or equipment rental and fees for guides, pack trip (party and charter boats, etc.), public land use, and private land use.
2 Boat launching, mooring, storage, maintenance, insurance, pumpout fees, and fuel.
3 Includes electronic fishing devices (depth finders, fish finders, etc.), tackle boxes, ice fishing equipment, and other fishing equipment.
4 Includes tents, special fishing clothing, etc.
5 Includes boats, campers, 4x4 vehicles, cabins, etc.
6 Includes magazines and books, membership dues and contributions, land leasing and ownership, and licenses, stamps, tags, and permits.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses and nonresponse. Percent of anglers may be greater than 100 because spenders who did not fish in this
state are included.
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Table 20. Expenditures in Kentucky 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 423,439 1,390 313 108 1,351
TRIP-RELATED EXPENDITURES
Total trip-related. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83,591 287 254 87 329
Food and lodging, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38,019 130 251 86 152
Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34,049 117 206 71 165
Lodging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *3,970 *14 *28 *9 *144
Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41,503 142 234 80 177
Other trip costs, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *4,069 *14 *64 *22 *64
Privilege and other fees1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,653 *6 *32 *11 *52
Boating costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
Heating and cooking fuel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
EQUIPMENT AND OTHER EXPENDITURES
PRIMARILY FOR HUNTING
Hunting equipment, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143,802 432 208 71 691
Firearms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72,954 197 93 32 784
Ammunition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,841 39 175 60 68
Other hunting equipment2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59,007 195 130 45 452
Auxiliary equipment3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *29,785 *101 *85 *29 *352
Special equipment4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
Other hunting costs5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131,578 451 233 80 564
* 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 Kentucky for Fishing and Hunting by Kentucky Residents
and Nonresidents: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older)
Expenditure item
Amount
(thousands
of dollars)
Spenders
(thousands)
Average per
spender
(dollars)
Average per
sportsperson
(dollars)
STATE RESIDENTS AND NONRESIDENTS
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing and hunting,
total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,167,718 783 1,492 1,425
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing, total. . . . . . . . . . 834,017 662 1,259 1,157
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96,607 519 186 134
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67,266 487 138 93
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29,609 162 182 41
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43,948 516 85 61
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 596,587 404 1,477 827
Trip and equipment expenditures for hunting, total. . . . . . . . . 291,861 307 949 1,002
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38,019 206 184 130
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41,503 234 177 142
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *3,484 *61 *58 *12
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208,270 219 950 715
Unspecified equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *41,839 *36 *1,174 *51
STATE RESIDENTS
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing and hunting,
total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,047,747 589 1,778 1,658
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing, total. . . . . . . . . . 754,409 533 1,414 1,300
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67,468 413 163 116
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49,464 390 127 85
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23,569 129 183 41
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36,687 417 88 63
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 577,221 376 1,536 995
Trip and equipment expenditures for hunting, total. . . . . . . . . 261,132 237 1,100 1,083
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33,755 167 203 140
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37,424 188 199 155
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *3,263 *55 *59 *14
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186,106 193 963 772
Unspecified equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *32,206 *34 *955 *51
NONRESIDENTS
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing and hunting,
total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119,971 193 621 639
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing, total. . . . . . . . . . 79,608 129 618 565
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29,139 106 274 207
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,802 97 184 126
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *6,040 *33 *182 *43
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,261 99 73 52
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *19,366 *28 *693 *138
Trip and equipment expenditures for hunting, total. . . . . . . . . *30,729 *70 *440 *610
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *4,264 *40 *108 *85
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *4,079 *47 *88 *81
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *22,165 *26 *853 *440
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 Kentucky Residents’ Fishing and Hunting Expenditures Both Inside and Outside
Kentucky: 2006
(State population 16 years old and older)
Expenditure item
Amount
(thousands
of dollars)
Spenders
(thousands)
Average per
spender
(dollars)
Average per
sportsperson
(dollars)
FISHING AND HUNTING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,511,656 638 2,369 2,255
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173,642 496 350 259
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129,659 490 264 193
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101,262 475 213 151
Equipment (fishing, hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303,724 466 651 453
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53,666 171 314 80
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *538,625 *54 *9,941 *803
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,484 129 50 10
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *2,241 *47 *48 *3
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202,353 516 392 302
FISHING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 963,254 586 1,643 1,549
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134,212 445 302 216
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86,543 417 207 139
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96,831 457 212 156
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161,138 386 418 259
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *15,728 *61 *259 *25
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *3,074 *59 *52 *5
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,977 372 43 26
HUNTING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 507,473 249 2,038 1,947
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39,431 186 212 151
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43,116 201 214 165
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *4,431 *65 *68 *17
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141,343 198 714 542
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *29,687 *80 *373 *114
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,300 *48 *27 *5
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,316 *22 *60 *5
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186,376 216 861 715
UNSPECIFIED5
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39,687 83 479 59
* 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 Kentucky 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 KENTUCKY
Expenditures for fishing and hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,201,005 627 1,917 1,901
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252,214 554 455 399
Equipment (fishing and hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254,523 454 561 403
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46,946 156 301 74
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *499,425 *48 *10,328 *790
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147,896 518 285 234
Expenditures for fishing, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 770,894 573 1,345 1,329
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177,188 504 351 305
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122,185 371 329 211
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *9,659 *52 *185 *17
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,485 361 46 28
Expenditures for hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389,904 244 1,601 1,618
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75,027 206 365 311
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131,256 189 695 545
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *29,484 *78 *378 *122
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128,771 215 598 534
Unspecified expenditures for fishing and hunting, total4 . . . . . *38,922 *75 *521 *62
OUT OF STATE
Expenditures for fishing and hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309,369 166 1,865 2,254
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151,880 118 1,283 1,107
Equipment (fishing and hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48,386 82 590 353
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63,182 86 736 460
Expenditures for fishing, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191,400 128 1,494 1,621
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140,092 98 1,431 1,187
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *38,299 *62 *613 *324
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *2,847 *56 *51 *24
Expenditures for hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *117,407 *60 *1,956 *3,246
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *11,788 *35 *341 *326
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *10,087 *36 *281 *279
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *60,221 *32 *1,878 *1,665
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 Kentucky by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Participants Number Percent
Total participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,475 100
Away from home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 572 39
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 549 37
Photograph wildlife. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *206 *14
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *260 *18
Around the home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,235 84
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 794 54
Photograph wildlife. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335 23
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,029 70
Visit public parks1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *177 *12
Maintain plantings or natural areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *252 *17
* 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
Kentucky: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Participants, trips, and days
of participation
Activity in Kentucky
Total, state residents and
nonresidents
State
residents
Nonresidents
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
PARTICIPANTS
Total participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 572 100 398 100 *173 *100
Observe wildlife. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 549 96 383 96 *166 *96
Photograph wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *206 *36 *130 *33 ... ...
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *260 *45 *190 *48 ... ...
TRIPS
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,269 100 2,981 100 *288 *100
Average days per trip. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 (X) 1 (X) *3 (X)
DAYS
Total days . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,155 100 3,265 100 *890 *100
Observing wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,735 90 2,888 88 *846 *95
Photographing wildlife. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *680 *16 *431 *13 ... ...
Feeding wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,718 *41 *1,545 *47 ... ...
Average days per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 (X) 8 (X) *5 (X)
Observing wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 (X) 8 (X) *5 (X)
Photographing wildlife. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *3 (X) *3 (X) ... (X)
Feeding wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *7 (X) *8 (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 Kentucky: 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 572 100 398 70 *173 *30
Total birds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .