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

              U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Mississippi
2006 National Survey
of Fishing, Hunting,
and Wildlife-Associated
Recreation
2006 National Survey of
Fishing, Hunting, and
Wildlife-Associated Recreation
FHW/06-MS
Issued March 2008
Mississippi
U.S. Department of the Interior
Dirk Kempthorne,
Secretary
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
H. Dale Hall,
Director
U.S. Department of Commerce
Carlos M. Gutierrez,
Secretary
John J. Sullivan,
Deputy Secretary
Economics and Statistics Administration
Cynthia A. Glassman,
Under Secretary for Economic Affairs
U.S. CENSUS BUREAU
Steve H. Murdock,
Director
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 Mississippi by Resident and Nonresident Sportspersons: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2. Anglers and Hunters, Days of Participation, and Trips in Mississippi by Type of Fishing
and Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3. Anglers and Hunters, Trips, and Days of Participation: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
4. Mississippi Resident Anglers and Hunters by Place Fished or Hunted: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
5. Mississippi 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 Mississippi by Type of Fish: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
8. Great Lakes Anglers, Trips, and Days of Fishing in Mississippi: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
9. Great Lakes Anglers and Days of Fishing in Mississippi by Type of Fish: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
10. Saltwater Anglers, Trips, and Days of Fishing in Mississippi: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
11. Saltwater Anglers and Days of Fishing in Mississippi by Type of Fish: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
12. Hunters, Trips, and Days of Hunting in Mississippi by Type of Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
13. Hunters and Days of Hunting in Mississippi by Type of Game: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
14. Hunters and Days of Hunting in Mississippi by Type of Land: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
15. Selected Characteristics of Mississippi Resident Anglers and Hunters: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
16. Summary of Expenditures in Mississippi by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for
Fishing and Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
17. Summary of Fishing Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Mississippi by State Residents and
Nonresidents Combined by Type of Fishing: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
18. Summary of Hunting Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Mississippi by State Residents and
Nonresidents Combined by Type of Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
19. Expenditures in Mississippi by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for Fishing: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
20. Expenditures in Mississippi by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
21. Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Mississippi for Fishing and Hunting by Mississippi Residents
and Nonresidents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
22. Summary of Mississippi Residents’ Fishing and Hunting Expenditures Both Inside and Outside
Mississippi: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
23. In-State and Out-of-State Expenditures by Mississippi Residents for Fishing and Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Wildlife Watching
24. Wildlife Watching in Mississippi by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
25. Participants, Trips, and Days of Participation in Away-From-Home Wildlife Watching in
Mississippi: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
26. Away-From-Home Wildlife-Watching Participants by Wildlife Observed, Photographed, or
Fed in Mississippi: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
List of Tables
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27. Participation in Wildlife-Watching Activities Around the Home in Mississippi: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
28. Mississippi Residents Participating in Wildlife Watching in the United States: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
29. Wild Bird Observers and Days of Observation in Mississippi by State Residents and
Nonresidents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
30. Selected Characteristics of Mississippi Residents Participating in Wildlife Watching: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
31. Expenditures in Mississippi by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for Wildlife
Watching: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
32. Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Mississippi for Wildlife Watching by Mississippi Residents
and Nonresidents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
33. Wildlife-Watching Expenditures Both Inside and Outside Mississippi by Mississippi
Residents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
34. In-State and Out-of-State Expenditures by Mississippi Residents for Wildlife Watching: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
35. Participation of Mississippi Resident Wildlife-Watching Participants in Fishing and
Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
36. Participation of Mississippi 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—Mississippi 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—Mississippi 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—Mississippi 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.
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2006 Mississippi Summary
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 546,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,648,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $240,332,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $105,618,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $134,714,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $434
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,835,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $519,808,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $149,362,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $370,446,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,694
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $22
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . . . 731,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 246,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 606,000
Days of participation away from home . . . . . 1,302,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $175,846,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $68,587,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $107,259,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $209
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $53
Activities in Mississippi by Residents and Nonresidents Activities in Mississippi by Nonresidents
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 514,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $23,119,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $19,718,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,401,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $288
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $38
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 786,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $87,729,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $62,349,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25,380,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,328
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $79
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . . . 120,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 120,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (X)
Days of participation away from home . . . . . . 339,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $38,342,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $23,618,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14,724,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $197
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $70
(X) Not applicable.
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Activities in Mississippi by Residents
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 465,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,134,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $217,213,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $85,900,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $131,313,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $467
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $12
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,050,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $432,079,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $87,013,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $345,066,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,819
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . . . 611,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 126,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 606,000
Days of participation away from home . . . . . . 962,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $137,504,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $44,969,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $92,535,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $225
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $47
Activities by Mississippi Residents Both Inside
and Outside Mississippi
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 479,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,515,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $280,529,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $132,651,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $147,878,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $586
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $18
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,227,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $446,639,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $94,997,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $351,642,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,828
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . . . 618,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 145,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 606,000
Days of participation away from home . . . . 1,408,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $203,964,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $77,767,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $126,196,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $330
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $55
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Participation in Mississippi
The 2006 Survey found that 1.1 million
Mississippi residents and nonresidents
16 years old and older fi shed, hunted,
or wildlife watched in Mississippi.
Of the total number of participants,
546 thousand fi shed, 304 thousand
hunted, and 731 thousand partici-pated
in wildlife -watching activities,
which include observing, feeding, and
photographing wildlife. The sum of
anglers, hunters, and wildlife watchers
exceeds the total number of participants
in wildlife-related recreation because
many individuals engaged in more than
one wildlife-related activity.
Participation by 6-to-15-Year-Old
Mississippi 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 479 thousand resident anglers
16 years old and older, there were 122
thousand resident anglers 6 to 15 years
old. Also, in addition to the 244 thou-sand
residents 16 years old and older
who hunted, there were 62 thousand
6-to-15-year-old residents who hunted.
Finally, there were 618 thousand
Mississippi residents 16 years old and
older and 89 thousand 6- to 15-year-olds
who wildlife watched. Further
information on 6- to 15-year-olds is
provided in Appendix B.
Expenditures in Mississippi
In 2006, state residents and nonresi-dents
spent $1.1 billion on wildlife
recreation in Mississippi. Of that total,
trip-related expenditures were $324
million and equipment purchases
totaled $491 million. The remaining
$257 million was spent on licenses,
contributions, land ownership and
leasing, and other items.
Wildlife-Associated Recreation
Participants in Wildlife-Associated Recreation in Mississippi: 2006
(U.S. residents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1 million
Sportspersons
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 656 thousand
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 546 thousand
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304 thousand
Wildlife Watchers
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 731 thousand
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246 thousand
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 606 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Tables 3, 24, and 39.
Percent of Total Participants
by Activity
(Total: 1.1 million participants)
Wildlife
watching
Fishing Hunting
48%
27%
64%
Wildlife-Associated
Recreation Expenditures in Mississippi
(Total: $1.1 billion)
Equipment
46%
Trip-related
30%
Other
24%
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Sportspersons
In 2006, 656 thousand state resident
and nonresident sportspersons 16
years old and older fi shed or hunted
in Mississippi. This group comprised
546 thousand anglers (83 percent of
all sportspersons) and 304 thousand
hunters (46 percent of all sportsper-sons).
Among the 656 thousand
sportspersons who fi shed or hunted in
the state, 352 thousand (54 percent)
fi shed but did not hunt in Mississippi.
Another 110 thousand (17 percent)
hunted but did not fi sh there. The
remaining 193 thousand (29 percent)
fi shed and hunted in Mississippi in
2006.
Sportspersons’ Participation in Mississippi
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Sportspersons (fi shed or hunted) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 656 thousand
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 546 thousand
Fished only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352 thousand
Fished and hunted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 thousand
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304 thousand
Hunted only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 thousand
Hunted and fi shed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 1.
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Anglers
Participants and Days of Fishing
In 2006, 546 thousand state residents
and nonresidents 16 years old and older
fi shed in Mississippi. Of this total, 465
thousand anglers (85 percent) were
state residents and 80 thousand anglers
(15 percent) were nonresidents. Anglers
fi shed a total of 7.6 million days in
Mississippi—an average of 14 days per
angler. State residents fi shed 7.1 million
days—93 percent of all fi shing days
in Mississippi. Nonresidents fi shed
514 thousand days in Mississippi—7
percent of all fi shing days in the state.
A large majority of Mississippi
residents who fi shed anywhere in the
United States did so in their resi-dent
state. There were 479 thousand
Mississippi residents 16 years old and
older who fi shed in the United States in
2006 for a total of 7.5 million days. An
estimated 97 percent of all Mississippi
residents who fi shed did so in their
home state. Of all fi shing days by
Mississippi residents, 95 percent or 7.1
million were in their home state.
Some state residents fi shed in states
other than Mississippi. In 2006, 72
thousand Mississippi residents fi shed in
other states—15 percent of all residents
fi shing in any state. They fi shed 467
thousand days as nonresidents, repre-senting
6 percent of all days fi shed
by Mississippi residents. For further
details about fi shing in Mississippi, see
Table 3.
Anglers in Mississippi
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 546 thousand
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 465 thousand
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 thousand
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.6 million
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.1 million
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 514 thousand
Source: Table 3.
In State/Out of State
(State residents 16 years old and older)
Mississippi anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 479 thousand
In Mississippi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 465 thousand
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 thousand
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.5 million
In Mississippi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.1 million
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 467 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 3.
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Fishing Expenditures in Mississippi
All fi shing-related expenditures in
Mississippi totaled $240 million in
2006. Trip-related expenditures, which
include food and lodging, transporta-tion,
and other trip expenses, totaled
$106 million—44 percent of all fi shing
expenditures. Expenditures for food
and lodging were $38 million and
transportation expenditures were $33
million. Other trip expenses, such as
equipment rental, bait, and cooking
fuel, totaled $34 million. Each angler
spent an average of $194 on trip-related
costs during 2006.
Anglers spent $120 million on equip-ment
in Mississippi in 2006, 50 percent
of all fi shing expenditures. Fishing
equipment (rods, reels, line, etc.)
spending totaled $51 million—42
percent of the equipment total. Auxil-iary
equipment expenditures (tents,
special fi shing clothes, etc.) and special
equipment expenditures (boats, vans,
etc.) amounted to $69 million—58
percent of the equipment total. Special
and auxiliary equipment are items that
were purchased for fi shing but could be
used in activities other than fi shing.
The purchase of other items, such as
magazines, membership dues, licenses,
permits, stamps, and land leasing and
ownership, amounted to $15 million—
6 percent of all fi shing expenditures.
For more details about fi shing expendi-tures
in Mississippi, see Tables 19 and
21 through 23.
Fishing Expenditures in Mississippi
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $240 million
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $106 million
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $120 million
Fishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $51 million
Auxiliary and special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $69 million
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15 million
Source: Table 19.
Percent of Anglers by Residence
(Total: 546 thousand participants)
Residents Nonresidents
85%
15%
Fishing Expenditures in Mississippi
(Total: $240 million)
Trip-related
44%
Other
6%
Equipment
50%
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Hunters
Participants and Days of Hunting
In 2006, there were 304 thousand
residents and nonresidents 16 years old
and older who hunted in Mississippi.
Resident hunters numbered 238
thousand, accounting for 78 percent
of the hunters in Mississippi. There
were 66 thousand nonresidents who
hunted in Mississippi—22 percent
of the state’s hunters. Residents and
nonresidents hunted 6.8 million days in
2006, an average of 23 days per hunter.
Residents hunted 6.1 million days in
Mississippi or 89 percent of all hunting
days, while nonresidents spent 786
thousand days hunting in Mississippi or
11 percent of all hunting days.
There were 244 thousand Mississippi
residents 16 years old and older who
hunted in the United States in 2006
for a total of 6.2 million days. An
estimated 97 percent of all Mississippi
residents who hunted did so in their
home state. Of all hunting days by
Mississippi residents, 97 percent or
6.1 million were spent pursuing game
in their home state.
Some state residents hunted in states
other than Mississippi. Altogether,
37 thousand or 15 percent of all
Mississippi hunters hunted in other
states. Their 209 thousand days of
hunting in other states represented 3
percent of all days Mississippi resi-dents
spent hunting in 2006. For more
information on hunting activities by
Mississippi residents, see Table 3.
Hunters in Mississippi
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304 thousand
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238 thousand
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 thousand
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.8 million
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.1 million
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 786 thousand
Source: Table 3.
In State/Out of State
(State residents 16 years old and older)
Mississippi hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244 thousand
In Mississippi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238 thousand
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 thousand
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.2 million
In Mississippi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.1 million
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 3.
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Hunting Expenditures in
Mississippi
All hunting-related expenditures in
Mississippi totaled $520 million in
2006. Trip-related expenses, such
as food and lodging, transportation,
and other trip expenses, totaled $149
million—29 percent of total expen-ditures.
Expenditures for food and
lodging were $68 million and transpor-tation
expenditures were $54 million.
Other trip expenses, such as equipment
rental, totaled $28 million for the year.
The average trip-related expenditure
per hunter was $492.
Hunters spent $153 million on equip-ment��
29 percent of all hunting expen-ditures.
Hunting equipment (guns,
ammunition, etc.) totaled $90 million
and made up 59 percent of all equip-ment
costs. Hunters spent $62 million
on auxiliary equipment (tents, special
hunting clothes, etc.) and special equip-ment
(boats, vans, etc.), accounting
for 41 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 $218 million—42
percent of all hunting expenditures. For
more details on hunting expenditures in
Mississippi, see Tables 20 through 23.
Hunting Expenditures in Mississippi
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $520 million
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $149 million
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $153 million
Hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $90 million
Auxiliary and special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $62 million
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $218 million
Source: Table 20.
Percent of Hunters by Residence
(Total: 304 thousand participants)
Residents Nonresidents
78%
22%
Hunting Expenditures in Mississippi
(Total: $520 million)
Trip-related
29%
Other
42%
Equipment
29%
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Wildlife Watchers
Participants and Days of Activity
In 2006, 731 thousand U.S. residents
16 years old and older fed, observed, or
photographed wildlife in Mississippi.
Most of them, 83 percent (606 thou-sand),
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
Mississippi in 2006 numbered 246
thousand—34 percent of all wildlife
watchers in Mississippi. Of the 246
thousand, 126 thousand were state
residents and 120 thousand were
nonresidents.
Mississippi residents 16 years old and
older who enjoyed away-from-home
wildlife watching within their state
totaled 126 thousand. Of this group,
122 thousand participants observed
wildlife.
Mississippi residents spent 962 thou-sand
days engaged in away-from-home
wildlife-watching activities in their
state. They spent 936 thousand of those
days observing wildlife. For further
details about away-from-home activi-ties,
see Table 25.
Mississippi residents also took an active
interest in wildlife around their homes.
In 2006, 606 thousand state residents
enjoyed observing, feeding, and photo-graphing
wildlife within 1 mile of their
homes. Among this around-the-home
group, 525 thousand fed, 402 thousand
observed, and 112 thousand photo-graphed
wildlife around their homes.
Another 55 thousand participants
maintained natural areas of 1/4 acre or
more for wildlife. Summing the number
of participants in these activities results
in an estimate that exceeds the total
number of around-the-home partici-pants
because many people participated
in more than one type of around-the-home
activity. In addition, 22 percent
of resident around-the-home wildlife
watchers also enjoyed wildlife away
from home. For further details about
Mississippi residents participating in
around-the-home wildlife -watching
activities, see Table 27.
Wildlife-Watching Participants in Mississippi
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 731 thousand
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 606 thousand
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 24.
Away-From-Home Wildlife-Watching Participation in Mississippi
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Participants, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246 thousand
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237 thousand
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 thousand
Photograph wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 thousand
Days, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.3 million
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2 million
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329 thousand
Photograph wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 25.
Around-the-Home Wildlife-Watching Participation in Mississippi
(State residents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 606 thousand
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 525 thousand
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 402 thousand
Photograph wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 thousand
Maintain natural areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 thousand
Maintain plantings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Visit public areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
… Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 27.
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Wild Bird Observers
Bird watching attracted many wildlife
enthusiasts in Mississippi. In 2006, 535
thousand people observed birds around
the home and on trips in the state. A
majority, 73 percent (389 thousand)
observed wild birds around the home
while 38 percent (204 thousand) took
trips away from home to watch birds.
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
in Mississippi
Wildlife watchers spent $176 million
on wildlife-watching activities in
Mississippi in 2006. Trip-related expen-ditures,
including food and lodging
($32 million), transportation ($31
million), and other trip expenses, such
as equipment rental, amounted to $69
million. This summation comprised 39
percent of all wildlife-watching expen-ditures
by participants. The average of
the trip-related expenditures for away-from-
home participants was $278 per
person in 2006.
Wildlife-watching participants spent
$87 million on equipment—49 percent
of all their expenditures. Wildlife-watching
equipment (binoculars,
special clothing, etc.) expenditures
totaled $85 million, 98 percent of the
equipment total.
Other items purchased by wildlife -
watching participants, such as
magazines, membership dues and
contributions, land leasing and
ownership, and plantings, totaled $21
million—12 percent of all wildlife -
watching expenditures. For more
details about wildlife-watching expen-ditures
in Mississippi, see Table 31.
Wild Bird Observers in Mississippi
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Participants, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 535 thousand
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389 thousand
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204 thousand
Days, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46.9 million
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45.8 million
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.0 million
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 29.
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures in Mississippi
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $176 million
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $69 million
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $87 million
Wildlife watching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $85 million
Auxiliary and special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $21 million
… Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Source: Table 31.
Around-the-Home and Away-
From-Home Participation
by Mississippi Residents
(Total: 606 thousand participants)
Both around
the home and
away from
home
Around the
home only
78%
22%
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
in Mississippi
(Total: $176 million)
Trip-related
39%
Other
12%
Equipment
49%
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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 Mississippi. 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 Mississippi residents anywhere in
the United States. The in-state esti-mates
cover the participation, day, and
expenditure activity of U.S. residents in
Mississippi.
The expenditure estimates were made
comparable by adjusting the estimates
for infl ation—all estimates are in 2006
dollars.
Mississippi 1996 and 2006 Comparison
(Numbers in thousands)
1996 2006 Percent change
Fishing
Anglers in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 579 546 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,732 7,648 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $771,637 $240,332 –69
State resident anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 431 479 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $690,859 $280,529 –59
Hunting
Hunters in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 433 304 –30
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,327 6,835 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $742,377 $519,808 *
State resident hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301 244 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $646,111 $446,639 *
Away-From-Home Wildlife Watching
Participants in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 246 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,914 1,302 *
State resident participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 145 *
Around-the-Home Wildlife Watching
Total participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 450 606 35
Observers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306 402 *
Feeders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 437 525 *
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
In-state expenditures by U.S. wildlife watchers . . . . . . . . . . $385,605 $175,846 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $386,403 $203,964 *
* Not different from zero at the 10 percent level of signifi cance.
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Mississippi 2001 and 2006 Comparison
(Numbers in thousands)
2001 2006 Percent change
Fishing
Anglers in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 586 546 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,461 7,648 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $240,195 $240,332 *
State resident anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 475 479 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $361,845 $280,529 *
Hunting
Hunters in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357 304 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,481 6,835 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $410,734 $519,808 *
State resident hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257 244 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $349,019 $446,639 *
Away-From-Home Wildlife Watching
Participants in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 246 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,288 1,302 *
State resident participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 145 *
Around-the-Home Wildlife Watching
Total participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 576 606 *
Observers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387 402 *
Feeders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 531 525 *
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
In-state expenditures by U.S. wildlife watchers . . . . . . . . . . $345,964 $175,846 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $318,796 $203,964 *
* Not different from zero at the 10 percent level of signifi cance.
Number of People Who Hunted
and Fished in Mississippi: 1996–2006
(In thousands)
Hunters
Anglers
1996 2001 2006
433
579
357
586
304
546
Number of People Who Wildlife
Watched in Mississippi: 1996–2006
(In thousands)
Away from home
Around the home
1996 2001 2006
162
450
131
576
246
606
Total Expenditures by
Participants in Mississippi
(In millions of 2006 dollars)
Wildlife watchers
Hunters
Anglers
1996 2001 2006
772 742
386
240
411
346
240
520
176
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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 Mississippi 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) . . . . . . . . 656 100 521 100 135 100
Total anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 546 83 465 89 80 60
Fished only. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352 54 284 54 *69 *51
Fished and hunted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 29 182 35 ... ...
Total hunters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304 46 238 46 *66 *49
Hunted only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 17 *56 *11 *55 *40
Hunted and fished . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 29 182 35 ... ...
* 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 Mississippi 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 546 100 7,648 100 7,468 100
Total, all freshwater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 508 93 7,095 93 6,875 92
Freshwater, except Great Lakes. . . . . . . . . . . . 508 93 7,095 93 6,875 92
Great Lakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
Saltwater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *66 *12 *590 *8 *593 *8
HUNTING
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304 100 6,835 100 6,360 100
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285 94 5,849 86 4,692 74
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 34 1,115 16 971 15
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *57 *19 *381 *6 *331 *5
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
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Table 3. Anglers and Hunters, Trips, and Days of Participation: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Anglers and hunters, trips,
and days of participation
Activity in Mississippi Activity by Mississippi 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 546 100 465 85 80 15 479 100 465 97 72 15
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,468 100 7,162 96 *306 *4 7,451 100 7,162 96 289 4
Total days of fishing. . . . . . . . . 7,648 100 7,134 93 514 7 7,515 100 7,134 95 467 6
Average days of fishing . . . . . . 14 (X) 15 (X) 6 (X) 16 (X) 15 (X) 6 (X)
HUNTING
Total hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304 100 238 78 *66 *22 244 100 238 97 *37 *15
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,360 100 5,940 93 *420 *7 6,028 100 5,940 99 *88 *1
Total days of hunting . . . . . . . . 6,835 100 6,050 89 *786 *11 6,227 100 6,050 97 *209 *3
Average days of hunting . . . . . 23 (X) 25 (X) *12 (X) 25 (X) 25 (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. Mississippi 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 479 100 244 100
In-state only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407 85 207 85
In-state and other states . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *59 *12 *30 *12
In other states only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail may not add to total because of multiple responses and nonresponse.
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Table 5. Mississippi 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 479 100 7,515 100 7,451 100
Total, all freshwater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 446 93 6,856 91 6,768 91
Freshwater, except Great Lakes. . . . . . . . . . . . 446 93 6,856 91 6,768 91
Great Lakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
Saltwater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 15 722 10 683 9
HUNTING
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244 100 6,227 100 6,028 100
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234 96 5,280 85 4,372 73
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 41 1,110 18 975 16
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *48 *19 *347 *6 *318 *5
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Table 6. Freshwater Anglers, Trips, Days of Fishing, and Type of Water Fished: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Anglers, trips, and days of fishing
Activity in Mississippi
Total, state
residents and nonresidents
State residents Nonresidents
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 508 100 439 86 *69 *14
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,875 100 6,578 96 *297 *4
Total days of fishing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,095 100 6,609 93 *486 *7
Average days of fishing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 (X) 15 (X) *7 (X)
ANGLERS
Total, all types of water. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 508 100 439 86 *69 *14
Ponds, lakes, or reservoirs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 466 100 402 86 *64 *14
Rivers or streams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 100 130 93 ... ...
DAYS
Total, all types of water. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,095 100 6,609 93 *486 *7
Ponds, lakes, or reservoirs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,193 100 5,821 94 *372 *6
Rivers or streams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,753 100 1,675 96 ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably. (X) Not applicable.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
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Table 7. Freshwater Anglers and Days of Fishing in Mississippi by Type of Fish: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Anglers and days of fishing
Activity in Mississippi
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 508 100 100 439 86 *69 *14
Crappie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165 33 100 144 87 ... ...
Panfish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216 42 100 193 90 ... ...
White bass, striped bass, striped bass hybrids . . . . . 87 17 100 79 90 ... ...
Black bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214 42 100 188 88 *26 *12
Catfish, bullheads. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215 42 100 181 84 *34 *16
Walleye, sauger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Northern pike, pickerel, muskie, muskie hybrids . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Steelhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Trout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Salmon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Anything1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 15 100 *58 *79 ... ...
Other freshwater fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *38 *7 *100 *32 *85 ... ...
DAYS
Total, all types of fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,095 100 100 6,609 93 *486 *7
Crappie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,753 25 100 1,610 92 ... ...
Panfish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,723 38 100 2,551 94 ... ...
White bass, striped bass, striped bass hybrids . . . . . 1,261 18 100 1,217 97 ... ...
Black bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,231 46 100 3,022 94 *208 *6
Catfish, bullheads. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,827 40 100 2,592 92 *236 *8
Walleye, sauger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Northern pike, pickerel, muskie, muskie hybrids . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Steelhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Trout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Salmon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Anything1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 415 6 100 *346 *83 ... ...
Other freshwater fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *181 *3 *100 *159 *88 ... ...
* 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 Mississippi: 2006
This table does not apply to this state.
Table 9. Great Lakes Anglers and Days of Fishing in Mississippi 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 Mississippi: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Anglers, trips, and days of fishing
Activity in Mississippi
Total, state
residents and nonresidents
State residents Nonresidents
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total anglers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *66 *100 *57 *87 ... ...
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *593 *100 *584 *99 ... ...
Total days . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *590 *100 *573 *97 ... ...
Average days of fishing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *9 (X) *10 (X) ... (X)
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably. (X) Not applicable.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Table 11. Saltwater Anglers and Days of Fishing in Mississippi by Type of Fish: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Anglers and days of fishing
Activity in Mississippi
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *66 *100 *100 *57 *87 ... ...
Salmon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Striped bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Bluefish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Flatfish (flounder, halibut). . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Red drum (redfish) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Sea trout (weakfish). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Mackerel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Mahi-mahi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Shellfish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Anything1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *35 *53 *100 *30 *86 ... ...
Other saltwater fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
DAYS
Total, all types of fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *590 *100 *100 *573 *97 ... ...
Salmon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Striped bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Bluefish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Flatfish (flounder, halibut). . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Red drum (redfish) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Sea trout (weakfish). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Mackerel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Mahi-mahi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Shellfish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Anything1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *290 *49 *100 *283 *98 ... ...
Other saltwater 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 12. Hunters, Trips, and Days of Hunting in Mississippi by Type of Hunting: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Hunters, trips, and days of hunting
Activity in Mississippi
Total, state
residents and nonresidents
State residents Nonresidents
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
HUNTERS
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304 100 238 78 *66 *22
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285 100 226 79 *59 *21
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 100 97 94 ... ...
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *57 *100 *45 *79 ... ...
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
TRIPS
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,360 100 5,940 93 *420 *7
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,692 100 4,303 92 *389 *8
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 971 100 965 99 ... ...
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *331 *100 *308 *93 ... ...
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
DAYS
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,835 100 6,050 89 *786 *11
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,849 100 5,111 87 *738 *13
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,115 100 1,098 98 ... ...
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *381 *100 *324 *85 ... ...
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
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Table 13. Hunters and Days of Hunting in Mississippi 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304 100 6,835 100
Big game, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285 94 5,849 86
Deer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276 91 5,317 78
Elk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Bear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Wild turkey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *67 *22 *630 *9
Other big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Small game, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 34 1,115 16
Rabbit, hare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *49 *16 *721 *11
Quail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Grouse/prairie chicken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Squirrel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *65 *21 *256 *4
Pheasant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Migratory birds, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *57 *19 *381 *6
Waterfowl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *41 *14 *265 *4
Geese . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Duck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *41 *14 *270 *4
Dove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *26 *9 *104 *2
Other migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other animals, total 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
1 Includes groundhog, raccoon, fox, coyote, crow, prairie dog, etc.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Table 14. Hunters and Days of Hunting in Mississippi 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304 100 238 100 *66 *100
Public land, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 30 85 36 ... ...
Public land only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
Public and private land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *74 *24 *72 *30 ... ...
Private land, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278 91 219 92 *59 *89
Private land only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204 67 147 62 *57 *86
Private and public land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *74 *24 *72 *30 ... ...
DAYS
Total, all types of land. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,835 100 6,050 100 *786 *100
Public land1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 900 13 838 14 ... ...
Private land2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,467 95 5,838 96 *629 *80
* 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 Mississippi Resident Anglers and Hunters: 2006
(State population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Characteristic
Population
Sportspersons
(fished or hunted)
Anglers Hunters
Number Percent Number
Percent
who
partici-pated
Percent
of
sports-persons
Number
Percent
who
partici-pated
Percent
of
anglers Number
Percent
who
partici-pated
Percent
of
hunters
Total persons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,214 100 537 24 100 479 22 100 244 11 100
Population Density of Residence
Urban . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 931 42 138 15 26 126 14 26 *46 *5 *19
Rural . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,282 58 399 31 74 353 28 74 198 15 81
Population Size of Residence
Metropolitan statistical area
(MSA). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 985 44 195 20 36 175 18 37 86 9 35
1,000,000 or more . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 8 *48 *27 *9 *40 *23 *8 *27 *15 *11
250,000 to 999,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . 421 19 87 21 16 79 19 17 *33 *8 *14
Less than 250,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389 18 *61 *16 *11 *56 *14 *12 *26 *7 *11
Outside MSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,229 56 342 28 64 304 25 63 158 13 65
Sex
Male . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,001 45 374 37 70 323 32 67 214 21 88
Female . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,212 55 163 13 30 156 13 33 *30 *2 *12
Age
16 to 17 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 4 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
18 to 24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232 10 *67 *29 *12 *62 *27 *13 ... ... ...
25 to 34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332 15 *74 *22 *14 *68 *21 *14 *33 *10 *13
35 to 44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 428 19 146 34 27 125 29 26 85 20 35
45 to 54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383 17 82 21 15 76 20 16 *43 *11 *18
55 to 64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318 14 84 26 16 73 23 15 *35 *11 *14
65 years and older . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 433 20 *66 *15 *12 *56 *13 *12 *25 *6 *10
Ethnicity
Hispanic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 3 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Non-Hispanic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,147 97 531 25 99 473 22 99 244 11 100
Race
White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,457 66 461 32 86 408 28 85 228 16 93
Black. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 701 32 *71 *10 *13 *70 *10 *15 ... ... ...
All others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 3 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Annual Household Income
Under $10,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281 13 *29 *10 *5 *29 *10 *6 ... ... ...
$10,000 to $19,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220 10 *43 *20 *8 *41 *19 *9 ... ... ...
$20,000 to $29,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300 14 *72 *24 *13 *63 *21 *13 *35 *12 *14
$30,000 to $39,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271 12 *69 *26 *13 *65 *24 *14 *33 *12 *14
$40,000 to $49,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 7 63 39 12 *52 *32 *11 *26 *16 *11
$50,000 to $74,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308 14 113 37 21 94 31 20 *55 *18 *23
$75,000 to $99,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 5 *32 *26 *6 *30 *25 *6 ... ... ...
$100,000 or more. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 6 *42 *31 *8 *41 *30 *8 *25 *19 *10
Not reported . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 415 19 *74 *18 *14 *64 *15 *13 *26 *6 *11
Education
11 years or less . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 544 25 119 22 22 99 18 21 *55 *10 *23
12 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 764 34 193 25 36 182 24 38 86 11 35
1 to 3 years college . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500 23 112 22 21 99 20 21 *60 *12 *25
4 years college or more . . . . . . . . . . . 406 18 114 28 21 100 25 21 *43 *11 *18
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses. Percent who participated shows the percent of each row’s population who participated in the activity
named by the column (the percent of those living in urban areas who fished, etc.). Remaining percent columns show the percent of each column’s participants who
are described by the row heading (the percent of anglers who lived in urban areas, etc.).
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Table 16. Summary of Expenditures in Mississippi 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 896,162 696 1,288 1,350
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106,002 497 213 162
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87,113 479 182 133
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61,866 411 151 94
Equipment (fishing, hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146,294 420 348 212
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42,758 150 285 63
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *215,666 *43 *4,958 *328
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,963 96 31 4
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,146 73 220 24
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217,355 388 560 330
FISHING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240,332 533 451 434
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38,357 361 106 70
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33,464 343 98 61
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33,798 372 91 62
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50,651 310 164 89
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *4,797 *37 *131 *9
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,345 *42 *32 *2
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *502 *12 *42 *1
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,729 196 65 22
HUNTING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 519,808 331 1,568 1,694
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67,646 242 280 223
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53,649 240 224 177
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28,068 84 333 92
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90,355 218 414 281
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,348 78 235 59
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *558 *17 *32 *2
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *12,609 *35 *364 *42
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204,626 225 911 674
UNSPECIFIED5
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130,733 116 1,124 197
* 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 Mississippi 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225,756 497 454 409
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38,357 361 106 70
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33,464 343 98 61
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33,798 372 91 62
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120,138 317 378 215
ALL FRESHWATER
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188,682 462 408 366
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26,239 332 79 52
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29,083 307 95 57
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27,262 344 79 54
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106,097 288 369 204
FRESHWATER, EXCEPT
GREAT LAKES
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188,108 461 408 366
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26,239 332 79 52
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29,083 307 95 57
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27,262 344 79 54
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105,522 286 368 204
GREAT LAKES
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
SALTWATER
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31,442 60 521 466
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . *12,117 *50 *245 *184
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *4,381 *46 *96 *67
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *6,535 *40 *164 *99
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *8,408 *35 *243 *115
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses and nonresponse. See Table 19 for detailed listing of expenditure items.
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Table 18. Summary of Hunting Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Mississippi 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302,016 315 958 977
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67,646 242 280 223
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53,649 240 224 177
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28,068 84 333 92
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152,654 229 667 485
BIG GAME
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233,621 277 842 803
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53,259 210 254 187
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45,070 212 213 158
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26,791 79 340 94
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108,502 181 598 364
SMALL GAME
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27,321 95 288 2,349
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *5,227 *55 *95 *1,045
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *4,840 *60 *81 *968
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *17,115 *50 *340 *308
MIGRATORY BIRD
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *30,796 *47 *653 *1,010
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *8,667 *35 *246 *723
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *2,699 *33 *81 *225
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *18,753 *30 *631 *5
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 Mississippi 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240,332 434 533 98 451
TRIP-RELATED EXPENDITURES
Total trip-related. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105,618 194 453 83 233
Food and lodging, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38,357 70 414 76 93
Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30,803 56 361 66 85
Lodging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *7,553 *14 *27 *5 *280
Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33,464 61 343 63 98
Other trip costs, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33,798 62 372 68 91
Privilege and other fees1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,760 7 102 19 37
Boating costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,492 28 110 20 141
Bait . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,898 20 304 56 36
Ice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,074 6 209 38 15
Heating and cooking fuel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *574 *1 *23 *4 *25
EQUIPMENT AND OTHER EXPENDITURES
PRIMARILY FOR FISHING
Fishing equipment, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50,651 89 310 57 164
Reels, rods, and rod-making components . . . . . . . . . . . 23,304 40 189 35 124
Lines, hooks, sinkers, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,015 16 229 42 39
Artificial lures and flies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,808 20 216 40 50
Creels, stringers, fish bags, landing nets, and gaff
hooks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,327 2 61 11 22
Minnow seines, traps, and bait containers. . . . . . . . . . . *987 *2 *54 *10 *18
Other fishing equipment3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,209 8 92 17 57
Auxiliary equipment4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *4,797 *9 *37 *7 *131
Special equipment5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
Other fishing costs6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,576 25 230 42 63
* 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 Mississippi 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 519,808 1,694 331 109 1,568
TRIP-RELATED EXPENDITURES
Total trip-related. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149,362 492 271 89 552
Food and lodging, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67,646 223 271 89 250
Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56,673 187 242 80 234
Lodging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *10,973 *36 *28 *9 *398
Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53,649 177 240 79 224
Other trip costs, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28,068 92 84 28 333
Privilege and other fees1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,465 84 54 18 468
Boating costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
Heating and cooking fuel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
EQUIPMENT AND OTHER EXPENDITURES
PRIMARILY FOR HUNTING
Hunting equipment, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90,355 281 218 72 414
Firearms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42,568 140 83 27 515
Ammunition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,312 37 174 57 65
Other hunting equipment2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36,475 104 130 43 281
Auxiliary equipment3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,348 59 78 26 235
Special equipment4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
Other hunting costs5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217,792 717 240 79 907
* 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 Mississippi for Fishing and Hunting by Mississippi
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 650,825 644 1,011 992
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing, total. . . . . . . . . . 225,756 497 454 414
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38,357 361 106 70
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33,464 343 98 61
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,492 110 141 28
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,306 360 51 34
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120,138 317 378 220
Trip and equipment expenditures for hunting, total. . . . . . . . . 302,016 315 958 995
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67,646 242 280 223
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53,649 240 224 177
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27,983 82 342 92
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152,654 229 667 503
Unspecified equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *123,052 *41 *3,028 *188
STATE RESIDENTS
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing and hunting,
total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 559,689 491 1,140 1,074
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing, total. . . . . . . . . . 203,887 424 480 438
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31,630 312 101 68
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24,527 291 84 53
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,782 95 156 32
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,961 305 49 32
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117,987 290 407 253
Trip and equipment expenditures for hunting, total. . . . . . . . . 232,750 226 1,031 980
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35,599 177 201 150
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37,526 177 212 158
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,802 71 195 58
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145,737 192 759 613
Unspecified equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *123,052 *41 *3,028 *236
NONRESIDENTS
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing and hunting,
total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91,136 153 597 676
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing, total. . . . . . . . . . 21,869 73 301 272
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *6,727 *49 *138 *84
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *8,937 *52 *173 *111
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *3,345 *55 *61 *42
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *2,151 *28 *77 *27
Trip and equipment expenditures for hunting, total. . . . . . . . . 69,267 90 774 1,048
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32,046 65 496 485
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,123 63 258 244
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *14,181 *11 *1,279 *214
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *6,917 *37 *187 *105
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 Mississippi Residents’ Fishing and Hunting Expenditures Both Inside and Outside
Mississippi: 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 862,922 513 1,683 1,606
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90,755 413 220 169
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82,733 393 210 154
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54,160 375 145 101
Equipment (fishing, hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143,776 370 389 268
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42,068 145 290 78
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *228,541 *48 *4,797 *425
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,258 97 34 6
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,734 62 220 26
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203,898 311 655 380
FISHING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280,529 440 638 586
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52,781 336 157 110
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43,292 317 136 90
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36,578 341 107 76
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50,853 286 178 106
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *4,893 *39 *127 *10
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,525 *45 *34 *3
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *731 *12 *61 *2
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,312 167 74 26
HUNTING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 446,639 242 1,846 1,828
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37,973 184 206 155
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39,441 186 212 161
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,583 82 214 72
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87,634 191 459 359
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,538 70 251 72
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *572 *17 *33 *2
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *10,361 *32 *327 *42
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191,586 184 1,041 784
UNSPECIFIED5
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130,465 115 1,135 243
* 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 Mississippi 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 MISSISSIPPI
Expenditures for fishing and hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 784,863 508 1,544 1,506
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172,913 462 374 332
Equipment (fishing and hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138,642 366 379 266
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41,342 142 291 79
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *215,666 *43 *4,958 *414
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216,300 351 617 415
Expenditures for fishing, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217,213 433 502 467
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85,900 388 222 185
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48,500 282 172 104
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *4,797 *37 *131 *10
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,326 188 71 29
Expenditures for hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 432,079 242 1,786 1,819
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87,013 205 425 366
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84,853 190 447 357
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,932 70 242 71
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199,329 193 1,032 839
Unspecified expenditures for fishing and hunting, total4 . . . . . 118,106 102 1,161 227
OUT OF STATE
Expenditures for fishing and hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76,715 99 775 816
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53,659 77 692 570
Equipment (fishing and hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *5,134 *30 *170 *55
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *4,366 *35 *124 *46
Expenditures for fishing, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62,251 75 829 860
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45,686 63 722 631
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *2,353 *21 *113 *33
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,242 *22 *56 *17
Expenditures for hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *14,439 *35 *413 *391
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *7,974 *24 *336 *216
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
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 Mississippi by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Participants Number Percent
Total participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 731 100
Away from home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246 34
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *237 *32
Photograph wildlife. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *118 *16
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *108 *15
Around the home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 606 83
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 402 55
Photograph wildlife. .