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

              U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Nebraska
2006 National Survey
of Fishing, Hunting,
and Wildlife-Associated
Recreation
2006 National Survey of
Fishing, Hunting, and
Wildlife-Associated Recreation
FHW/06-NE
Issued March 2008
Nebraska
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
iv 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Nebraska U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Fishing and Hunting
1. Fishing and Hunting in Nebraska by Resident and Nonresident Sportspersons: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2. Anglers and Hunters, Days of Participation, and Trips in Nebraska by Type of Fishing
and Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3. Anglers and Hunters, Trips, and Days of Participation: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
4. Nebraska Resident Anglers and Hunters by Place Fished or Hunted: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
5. Nebraska 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 Nebraska by Type of Fish: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
8. Great Lakes Anglers, Trips, and Days of Fishing in Nebraska: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
9. Great Lakes Anglers and Days of Fishing in Nebraska by Type of Fish: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
10. Saltwater Anglers, Trips, and Days of Fishing in Nebraska: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
11. Saltwater Anglers and Days of Fishing in Nebraska by Type of Fish: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
12. Hunters, Trips, and Days of Hunting in Nebraska by Type of Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
13. Hunters and Days of Hunting in Nebraska by Type of Game: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
14. Hunters and Days of Hunting in Nebraska by Type of Land: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
15. Selected Characteristics of Nebraska Resident Anglers and Hunters: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
16. Summary of Expenditures in Nebraska by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for
Fishing and Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
17. Summary of Fishing Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Nebraska by State Residents and
Nonresidents Combined by Type of Fishing: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
18. Summary of Hunting Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Nebraska by State Residents and
Nonresidents Combined by Type of Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
19. Expenditures in Nebraska by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for Fishing: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
20. Expenditures in Nebraska by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
21. Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Nebraska for Fishing and Hunting by Nebraska Residents
and Nonresidents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
22. Summary of Nebraska Residents’ Fishing and Hunting Expenditures Both Inside and Outside
Nebraska: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
23. In-State and Out-of-State Expenditures by Nebraska Residents for Fishing and Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Wildlife Watching
24. Wildlife Watching in Nebraska by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
25. Participants, Trips, and Days of Participation in Away-From-Home Wildlife Watching in
Nebraska: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
26. Away-From-Home Wildlife-Watching Participants by Wildlife Observed, Photographed, or
Fed in Nebraska: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
List of Tables
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27. Participation in Wildlife-Watching Activities Around the Home in Nebraska: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
28. Nebraska Residents Participating in Wildlife Watching in the United States: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
29. Wild Bird Observers and Days of Observation in Nebraska by State Residents and
Nonresidents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
30. Selected Characteristics of Nebraska Residents Participating in Wildlife Watching: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
31. Expenditures in Nebraska by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for Wildlife
Watching: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
32. Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Nebraska for Wildlife Watching by Nebraska Residents
and Nonresidents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
33. Wildlife-Watching Expenditures Both Inside and Outside Nebraska by Nebraska
Residents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
34. In-State and Out-of-State Expenditures by Nebraska Residents for Wildlife Watching: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
35. Participation of Nebraska Resident Wildlife-Watching Participants in Fishing and
Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
36. Participation of Nebraska 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—Nebraska 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—Nebraska 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—Nebraska U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Introduction
The National Survey of Fishing,
Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated
Recreation reports results from inter-views
with U.S. residents about their
fi shing, hunting, and wildlife watching.
This report focuses on 2006 participa-tion
and expenditures of persons 16
years of age and older.
The Survey is a snapshot of one year.
The information it collected tells us
how many people participated and
how much they spent on their activi-ties
in the State in 2006. It does not
tell us how many anglers, hunters, and
wildlife watchers there were because
many do not participate every year.
For example, based on information
collected by the Survey’s household
screen and detailed phase, we can
estimate that about 33 percent more
anglers and hunters participated nation-ally
in at least 1 of the 4 years prior to
the survey year 2006.
In addition to 2006 estimates, we also
provide trend information in the High-lights
section and Appendix C of the
report. The 2006 numbers reported can
be compared with those in the 1991,
1996, and 2001 Survey reports because
they used similar methodologies. The
2006 estimates should not be directly
compared with results from Surveys
conducted earlier than 1991 because
of changes in methodology to improve
accuracy.
The report also provides information
on participation in wildlife recreation
in 2005, particularly of persons 6 to 15
years of age. The 2005 information is
provided in Appendix B. Information
about the Survey’s scope and coverage
is in Appendix D. The remainder of this
section defi nes important terms used in
the Survey.
This report does not provide infor-mation
about the State’s wildlife
resources. That, and additional infor-mation
on wildlife-related recreation,
may be obtained from State fi sh and
wildlife agencies. The Association of
Fish and Wildlife Agencies can provide
the addresses and telephone numbers of
those agencies. The Association’s Web
site is <www.fi shwildlife.org>.
Wildlife-Associated Recreation
Wildlife-associated recreation is
fi shing, hunting, and wildlife-watching
activities. These categories are not
mutually exclusive because many indi-viduals
participated in more than one
activity. Wildlife-associated recreation
is reported in two major categories: (1)
fi shing and hunting and (2) wildlife
watching, which includes observing,
photographing, and feeding fi sh or
wildlife.
Fishing and Hunting
This Survey reports information about
residents of the United States who
fi shed or hunted in 2006, regardless of
whether they were licensed. The fi shing
and hunting sections report information
for three groups: (1) sportspersons, (2)
anglers, and (3) hunters.
Sportspersons
Sportspersons are those who fi shed
or hunted. Individuals who fi shed
or hunted commercially in 2006 are
reported as sportspersons only if they
also fi shed or hunted for recreation.
The sportspersons group is composed
of three subgroups, as shown in the
diagram on this page: (1) those that
fi shed and hunted, (2) those that only
fi shed, and (3) those that only hunted.
The total number of sportspersons is
equal to the sum of people who only
fi shed, only hunted, and both hunted
and fi shed. It is not the sum of all
anglers and all hunters because those
people who both fi shed and hunted are
included in both the angler and hunter
population and would be incorrectly
counted twice.
Anglers
Anglers are sportspersons who only
fi shed plus those who fi shed and
hunted. Anglers include not only
licensed hook and line anglers, but
also those who have no license and
those who use special methods such as
fi shing with spears.
Three types of fi shing are reported: (1)
freshwater, excluding the Great Lakes,
(2) Great Lakes, and (3) saltwater.
Since many anglers participated in
more than one type of fi shing, the total
number of anglers is less than the sum
of the three types of fi shing.
Hunters
Hunters are sportspersons who only
hunted plus those who hunted and
fi shed. Hunters include not only
licensed hunters using rifl es and shot-guns
but also those who had no license
and those who hunted with a bow and
arrow, primitive fi rearm, or pistol or
handgun.
Sportspersons
Anglers Hunters
Fished
only
Fished
and
hunted
Hunted
only
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Four types of hunting are reported: (1)
big game, (2) small game, (3) migra-tory
bird, and (4) other animals. Since
many hunters participated in more than
one type of hunting, the sum of hunters
for big game, small game, migratory
bird, and other animals exceeds the
total number of hunters.
Wildlife Watchers
Since 1980, the National Survey has
included information on wildlife-watching
activities in addition to
fi shing and hunting. The 1991, 1996,
2001, and 2006 Surveys, unlike the
1980 and 1985 Surveys, collected data
only for activities where the primary
purpose was wildlife watching. The
1980 and 1985 Surveys included esti-mates
of unplanned wildlife watching
around the home and while on trips
taken for another purpose.
The 2006 Survey uses a strict defi ni-tion
of wildlife watching. Participants
must either take a “special interest”
in w ildlife around their homes or take
a trip for the “primary purpose” of
wildlife watching. Secondary wild-life
watching, such as incidentally
observing wildlife while pleasure
driving, is not included.
Two types of wildlife watching
are reported: (1) away-from-home
(formerly nonresidential) activities and
(2) around-the-home (formerly residen-tial)
activities. Because some people
participated in more than one type of
wildlife watching, the sum of partici-pants
in each type will be greater than
the total number of wildlife watchers.
The two types of wildlife-watching
activity are explained next.
Away-From-Home Wildlife
Watching
This group includes persons who
took trips or outings of at least 1 mile
from home for the primary purpose of
observing, feeding, or photographing
fi sh and wildlife. Trips to fi sh, hunt,
or scout and trips to zoos, circuses,
aq uariums, and museums are not
considered wildlife-watching activities.
Around-the-Home Wildlife
Watching
This group includes those who
participated within 1 mile of home and
involves one or more of the following:
(1) closely observing or trying to iden-tify
birds or other wildlife; (2) photo-graphing
wildlife; (3) feeding birds or
other wildlife; (4) maintaining natural
areas of at least 1/4 acre where benefi t
to wildlife is the primary concern; (5)
maintaining plantings (shrubs, agri-cultural
crops, etc.) where benefi t to
wildlife is the primary concern; or (6)
visiting public parks within 1 mile
of home for the primary purpose of
observing, feeding, or photographing
wildlife.
4 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Nebraska U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
2006 Nebraska Summary
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,096,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $181,280,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $60,992,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $120,288,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $848
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $20
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,611,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $231,032,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $46,027,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $185,005,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,607
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $29
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . . . 490,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 176,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 407,000
Days of participation away from home . . . . . . 906,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $141,910,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $22,741,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $119,169,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $268
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25
Activities in Nebraska by Residents and Nonresidents Activities in Nebraska by Nonresidents
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $26,684,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $11,743,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14,941,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $918
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $64
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1$71,394,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . . . . 61,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . . 61,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (X)
Days of participation away from home . . . . . . . 98,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $13,194,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,197,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,997,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $102
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $63
… Sample size too small to report data reliably.
(X) Not applicable.
1 Expenditures are reportable because nonresident anglers bought
hunting-related items in Nebraska but did not hunt there.
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Nebraska 5
Activities in Nebraska by Residents
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,913,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $154,596,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $49,249,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $105,347,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $916
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $17
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,559,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $159,638,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $42,332,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $117,306,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,567
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $27
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . . . 429,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 115,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 407,000
Days of participation away from home . . . . . . 808,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $128,716,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $16,544,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $112,172,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $300
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $20
Activities by Nebraska Residents Both Inside
and Outside Nebraska
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,208,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $217,437,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $80,061,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $137,376,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,133
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,647,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $176,456,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $49,556,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $129,900,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,682
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $30
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . . . 438,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 151,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 407,000
Days of participation away from home . . . . . 1,323,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $169,616,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $55,793,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $113,823,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $387
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $42
6 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Nebraska U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Participation in Nebraska
The 2006 Survey found that 650
thousand Nebraska residents and
nonresidents 16 years old and older
fi shed, hunted, or wildlife watched
in Nebraska. Of the total number of
participants, 198 thousand fi shed, 118
thousand hunted, and 490 thousand
participated in wildlife-watching activi-ties,
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
Nebraska 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 192 thousand resident anglers
16 years old and older, there were 63
thousand resident anglers 6 to 15 years
old. Also, in addition to the 105 thou-sand
residents 16 years old and older
who hunted, there were 17 thousand
6-to-15-year-old residents who hunted.
Finally, there were 438 thousand
Nebraska residents 16 years old and
older and 61 thousand 6- to 15-year-olds
who wildlife watched. Further
information on 6- to 15-year-olds is
provided in Appendix B.
Expenditures in Nebraska
In 2006, state residents and nonresi-dents
spent $640 million on wildlife
recreation in Nebraska. Of that total,
trip-related expenditures were $130
million and equipment purchases
totaled $413 million. The remaining
$98 million was spent on licenses,
contributions, land ownership and
leasing, and other items.
Wildlife-Associated Recreation
Participants in Wildlife-Associated Recreation in Nebraska: 2006
(U.S. residents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 650 thousand
Sportspersons
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259 thousand
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198 thousand
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 thousand
Wildlife Watchers
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 490 thousand
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 thousand
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407 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: 650 thousand participants)
Wildlife
watching
Fishing Hunting
30%
18%
75%
Wildlife-Associated Recreation
Expenditures in Nebraska
(Total: $640 million)
Equipment
64%
Trip-related
20%
Other
15%
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Nebraska 7
Sportspersons
In 2006, 259 thousand state resident
and nonresident sportspersons 16
years old and older fi shed or hunted
in Nebraska. This group comprised
198 thousand anglers (76 percent of
all sportspersons) and 118 thousand
hunters (46 percent of all sportsper-sons).
Among the 259 thousand
sportspersons who fi shed or hunted in
the state, 141 thousand (54 percent)
fi shed but did not hunt in Nebraska.
Another 61 thousand (24 percent)
hunted but did not fi sh there. The
remaining 57 thousand (22 percent)
fi shed and hunted in Nebraska in 2006.
Sportspersons’ Participation in Nebraska
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Sportspersons (fi shed or hunted) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259 thousand
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198 thousand
Fished only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 thousand
Fished and hunted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 thousand
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 thousand
Hunted only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 thousand
Hunted and fi shed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 1.
8 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Nebraska U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Anglers
Participants and Days of Fishing
In 2006, 198 thousand state residents
and nonresidents 16 years old and older
fi shed in Nebraska. Of this total, 169
thousand anglers (85 percent) were
state residents and 29 thousand anglers
(15 percent) were nonresidents. Anglers
fi shed a total of 3.1 million days in
Nebraska—an average of 16 days per
angler. State residents fi shed 2.9 million
days—94 percent of all fi shing days
in Nebraska. Nonresidents fi shed
183 thousand days in Nebraska—6
percent of all fi shing days in the state.
A large majority of Nebraska residents
who fi shed anywhere in the United
States did so in their resident state.
There were 192 thousand Nebraska
residents 16 years old and older who
fi shed in the United States in 2006 for a
total of 3.2 million days. An estimated
88 percent of all Nebraska residents
who fi shed did so in their home state.
Of all fi shing days by Nebraska
residents, 91 percent or 2.9 million
were in their home state.
Some state residents fi shed in states
other than Nebraska. In 2006, 55
thousand Nebraska residents fi shed in
other states—28 percent of all residents
fi shing in any state. They fi shed 322
thousand days as nonresidents, repre-senting
10 percent of all days fi shed by
Nebraska residents. For further details
about fi shing in Nebraska, see Table 3.
Anglers in Nebraska
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198 thousand
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169 thousand
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 thousand
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.1 million
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.9 million
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183 thousand
Source: Table 3.
In State/Out of State
(State residents 16 years old and older)
Nebraska anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192 thousand
In Nebraska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169 thousand
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 thousand
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.2 million
In Nebraska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.9 million
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 3.
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Nebraska 9
Fishing Expenditures in Nebraska
All fi shing-related expenditures in
Nebraska totaled $181 million in
2006. Trip-related expenditures, which
include food and lodging, transporta-tion,
and other trip expenses, totaled
$61 million—34 percent of all fi shing
expenditures. Expenditures for food
and lodging were $24 million and
transportation expenditures were $22
million. Other trip expenses, such as
equipment rental, bait, and cooking
fuel, totaled $15 million. Each angler
spent an average of $308 on trip-related
costs during 2006.
Anglers spent $84 million on equip-ment
in Nebraska in 2006, 46 percent
of all fi shing expenditures. Fishing
equipment (rods, reels, line, etc.)
spending totaled $32 million—38
percent of the equipment total. Auxil-iary
equipment expenditures (tents,
special fi shing clothes, etc.) and special
equipment expenditures (boats, vans,
etc.) amounted to $52 million—62
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 $37 million—
20 percent of all fi shing expenditures.
For more details about fi shing expendi-tures
in Nebraska, see Tables 19 and 21
through 23.
Fishing Expenditures in Nebraska
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $181 million
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $61 million
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $84 million
Fishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $32 million
Auxiliary and special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $52 million
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $37 million
Source: Table 19.
Percent of Anglers by Residence
(Total: 198 thousand participants)
Residents Nonresidents
85%
15%
Fishing Expenditures in Nebraska
(Total: $181 million)
Trip-related
34%
Other
20%
Equipment
46%
10 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Nebraska U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Hunters
Participants and Days of Hunting
In 2006, there were 118 thousand resi-dents
and nonresidents 16 years old and
older who hunted in Nebraska. Resi-dent
hunters numbered 102 thousand,
accounting for 86 percent of the hunters
in Nebraska. Residents and nonresi-dents
hunted over 1.6 million days in
2006, an average of 14 days per hunter.
Residents accounted for 97 percent of
all hunting days in Nebraska.
There were 105 thousand Nebraska
residents 16 years old and older who
hunted in the United States in 2006 for
over 1.6 million days. An estimated 97
percent of all Nebraska residents who
hunted did so in their home state. Of
all their hunting days, 95 percent were
spent pursuing game in Nebraska.
Some state residents hunted in states
other than Nebraska. Altogether, 11
thousand or 10 percent of all Nebraska
hunters hunted in other states. Their
93 thousand days of hunting in other
states represented 6 percent of all days
Nebraska residents spent hunting in
2006. For more information on hunting
activities by Nebraska residents, see
Table 3.
Hunters in Nebraska
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 thousand
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 thousand
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.6 million
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.6 million
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
… Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Source: Table 3.
In State/Out of State
(State residents 16 years old and older)
Nebraska hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 thousand
In Nebraska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 thousand
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 thousand
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.6 million
In Nebraska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.6 million
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 3.
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Hunting Expenditures in Nebraska
All hunting-related expenditures in
Nebraska totaled $231 million in 2006.
Trip-related expenses, such as food
and lodging, transportation, and other
trip expenses, totaled $46 million—20
percent of total expenditures. Expen-ditures
for food and lodging were $18
million and transportation expenditures
were $25 million. Other trip expenses,
such as equipment rental, totaled $3
million for the year. The average
trip-related expenditure per hunter
was $389.
Hunters spent $138 million on equip-ment—
60 percent of all hunting
expenditures. Hunting equipment
(guns, ammunition, etc.) totaled $76
million and made up 55 percent of
all equipment costs. Hunters spent
$62 million on auxiliary equipment
(tents, special hunting clothes, etc.)
and special equipment (boats, vans,
etc.), accounting for 45 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 $47 million—21
percent of all hunting expenditures. For
more details on hunting expenditures in
Nebraska, see Tables 20 through 23.
Hunting Expenditures in Nebraska
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $231 million
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $46 million
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $138 million
Hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $76 million
Auxiliary and special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $62 million
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $47 million
Source: Table 20.
Hunting Expenditures in Nebraska
(Total: $231 million)
Trip-related
20%
Other
21%
Equipment
60%
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Wildlife Watchers
Participants and Days of Activity
In 2006, 490 thousand U.S. residents
16 years old and older fed, observed,
or photographed wildlife in Nebraska.
Most of them, 83 percent (407 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 Nebraska
in 2006 numbered 176 thousand—36
percent of all wildlife watchers in
Nebraska. Of the 176 thousand, 115
thousand were state residents and 61
thousand were nonresidents.
Nebraska residents 16 years old and
older who enjoyed away-from-home
wildlife watching within their state
totaled 115 thousand. Of this group,
111 thousand participants observed
wildlife, 33 thousand fed wildlife, and
38 thousand photographed wildlife.
Since some individuals engaged in
more than 1 of the 3 away-from-home
activities during the year, the sum of
wildlife observers, feeders, and photog-raphers
exceeds the total number of
away-from-home participants.
Nebraska residents spent 808 thousand
days engaged in away-from-home
wildlife-watching activities in their
state. They spent 763 thousand days
observing wildlife, 207 thousand days
feeding wildlife, and 97 thousand days
photographing wildlife. The sum of
days observing, feeding, and photo-graphing
wildlife exceeds the total days
of wildlife-watching activity because
individuals engaged in more than one
activity on some days. For further
details about away-from-home activi-ties,
see Table 25.
Nebraska residents also took an active
interest in wildlife around their homes.
In 2006, 407 thousand state residents
enjoyed observing, feeding, and photo-graphing
wildlife within 1 mile of their
homes. Among this around-the-home
group, 325 thousand fed, 302 thousand
observed, and 95 thousand photo-graphed
wildlife around their homes.
Another 56 thousand participants main-tained
natural areas of 1/4 acre or more
Wildlife-Watching Participants in Nebraska
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 490 thousand
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407 thousand
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 24.
Away-From-Home Wildlife-Watching Participation in Nebraska
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Participants, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 thousand
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 thousand
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 thousand
Photograph wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 thousand
Days, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 906 thousand
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 816 thousand
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217 thousand
Photograph wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 25.
Around-the-Home Wildlife-Watching Participation in Nebraska
(State residents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407 thousand
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325 thousand
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302 thousand
Photograph wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 thousand
Maintain natural areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 thousand
Maintain plantings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 thousand
Visit public areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 27.
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for wildlife; 42 thousand participants
maintained plantings for the benefi t of
wildlife; and 89 thousand participants
visited public parks within a mile of
home because of the wildlife. Summing
the number of participants in these six
activities results in an estimate that
exceeds the total number of around-the-home
participants because many people
participated in more than one type of
around-the-home activity. In addition,
29 percent of resident around-the-home
wildlife watchers also enjoyed wildlife
away from home. For further details
about Nebraska residents participating
in around-the-home wildlife-watching
activities, see Table 27.
Wild Bird Observers
Bird watching attracted many wildlife
enthusiasts in Nebraska. In 2006, 364
thousand people observed birds around
the home and on trips in the state. A
majority, 78 percent (283 thousand)
observed wild birds around the home
while 43 percent (155 thousand) took
trips away from home to watch birds.
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
in Nebraska
Wildlife watchers spent $142 million
on wildlife-watching activities in
Nebraska in 2006. Trip-related expendi-tures,
including food and lodging ($11
million), transportation ($11 million),
and other trip expenses ($1 million),
such as equipment rental, amounted to
$23 million. This summation comprised
16 percent of all wildlife-watching
expenditures by participants. The
average of the trip-related expenditures
for away-from-home participants was
$116 per person in 2006.
Wildlife-watching participants spent
$108 million on equipment—76
percent of all their expenditures.
Specifi cally, wildlife-watching equip-ment
(binoculars, special clothing,
etc.) expenditures totaled $43 million,
39 percent of the equipment total.
Auxiliary equipment expenditures
(tents, backpacking equipment, etc.)
and special equipment expenditures
(campers, trucks, etc.) amounted to $66
million—61 percent of all equipment
costs. Special and auxiliary equipment
are items that were purchased for
wildlife-watching recreation but can be
used in activities other than wildlife-watching
activities.
Other items purchased by wildlife -
watching participants, such as
magazines, membership dues and
contributions, land leasing and owner-ship,
and plantings, totaled $11
million—8 percent of all wildlife -
watching expenditures. For more
details about wildlife-watching expen-ditures
in Nebraska, see Table 31.
Wild Bird Observers in Nebraska
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Participants, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364 thousand
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283 thousand
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 thousand
Days, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40.7 million
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39.9 million
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 29.
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures in Nebraska
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $142 million
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $23 million
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $108 million
Wildlife watching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $43 million
Auxiliary and special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 million
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $11 million
Source: Table 31.
Around-the-Home and Away-
From-Home Participation
by Nebraska Residents
(Total: 407 thousand participants)
Both around
the home and
away from
home
Around the
home only
71%
29%
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
in Nebraska
(Total: $142 million)
Trip-related
16%
Other
8%
Equipment
76%
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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 Nebraska. 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 Nebraska residents anywhere in
the United States. The in-state esti-mates
cover the participation, day, and
expenditure activity of U.S. residents in
Nebraska.
The expenditure estimates were made
comparable by adjusting the estimates
for infl ation—all estimates are in 2006
dollars.
Nebraska 1996 and 2006 Comparison
(Numbers in thousands)
1996 2006 Percent change
Fishing
Anglers in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269 198 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,004 3,096 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $303,777 $181,280 *
State resident anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239 192 –20
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $243,967 $217,437 *
Hunting
Hunters in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 118 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,264 1,611 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $243,590 $231,032 *
State resident hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 105 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $126,913 $176,456 *
Away-From-Home Wildlife Watching
Participants in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216 176 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,866 906 *
State resident participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192 151 *
Around-the-Home Wildlife Watching
Total participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407 407 *
Observers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276 302 *
Feeders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388 325 –16
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
In-state expenditures by U.S. wildlife watchers . . . . . . . . . . $119,125 $141,910 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $159,504 $169,616 *
* Not different from zero at the 10 percent level of signifi cance.
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Nebraska 2001 and 2006 Comparison
(Numbers in thousands)
2001 2006 Percent change
Fishing
Anglers in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296 198 –33
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,204 3,096 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $166,849 $181,280 *
State resident anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265 192 –28
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $205,061 $217,437 *
Hunting
Hunters in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 118 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,204 1,611 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $225,857 $231,032 *
State resident hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 105 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $154,005 $176,456 *
Away-From-Home Wildlife Watching
Participants in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186 176 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,240 906 *
State resident participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 151 *
Around-the-Home Wildlife Watching
Total participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 469 407 –13
Observers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306 302 *
Feeders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403 325 –19
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
In-state expenditures by U.S. wildlife watchers . . . . . . . . . . $147,912 $141,910 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $171,899 $169,616 *
* Not different from zero at the 10 percent level of signifi cance.
Number of People Who Hunted
and Fished in Nebraska: 1996–2006
(In thousands)
1996 2001 2006
176
269
173
296
118
198
Number of People Who Wildlife
Watched in Nebraska: 1996–2006
(In thousands)
1996 2001 2006
216
407
186
469
176
407
Total Expenditures by Participants
in Nebraska: 1996–2006
(In millions of 2006 dollars)
1996 2001 2006
304
244
119
167
226
148
181
231
142
Hunters
Anglers
Away from home
Around the home
Wildlife watchers
Hunters
Anglers
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Purpose and Coverage of Tables
The statistical tables of this report were
designed to meet a wide range of needs
for those interested in wildlife-related
recreation. Special terms used in these
tables are defi ned in Appendix A.
The tables are based on responses to
the 2006 Survey, which was designed
to collect data about participation in
wi ldlife-related recreation. To have
taken part in the Survey, a respondent
must have been a U.S. resident (a
resident of one of the 50 states or the
District of Columbia). No one residing
outside the United States (including
U.S. citizens) was eligible for inter-viewing.
Therefore, reported state and
national totals do not include partici-pation
by those who were not U.S.
residents or who were U.S. citizens
residing outside the United States.
Comparability With Previous
Surveys
The numbers reported can be compared
with those in the 1991, 1996, and 2001
Survey Reports. The methodology used
in 2006 was similar to that used in
those Surveys. These results should not
be directly compared to results from
Surveys earlier than 1991 since there
were major changes in methodology
in 1991. These changes were made to
improve accuracy in the estimates.
Coverage of an Individual Table
Since the Survey covers many activi-ties
in various places by participants
of different ages, all table titles,
headnotes, stubs, and footnotes are
designed to identify and articulate each
item being reported in the table. For
example, the title of Table 2 shows that
data about anglers and hunters, their
days of participation, and their number
of trips are reported by type of activity.
By contrast, the title of Table 7 indi-cates
that it contains data on freshwater
anglers and the days they fi shed for
different species.
Percentages Reported in the Tables
Percentages are reported in the tables
for the convenience of the user. When
exclusive groups are being reported, the
base of a percentage is apparent from
its context because the percents add to
100 percent (plus or minus a rounding
error). For example, Table 2 reports
the number of trips taken by big game
hunters, those taken by small game
hunters, those taken by migratory bird
hunters, and those taken by hunters
pursuing other animals. These comprise
100 percent because they are exclusive
categories.
Percents should not add to 100 when
nonexclusive groups are being reported.
Using Table 2 as an example again,
note that adding the percentages associ-ated
with the total number of big game
hunters, total small game hunters,
total migratory bird hunters, and total
hunters of other animals will not yield
total hunters because respondents could
hunt for more than one type of game.
When the base of the percentage is not
apparent in context, it is identifi ed in a
footnote. For example, Table 15 reports
two percentages with different bases:
one base being the number of total
participants at the head of the column
and the other base being the total popu-lation
who are described by the row
category. Footnotes are used to clarify
the bases of the reported percentages.
Footnotes to the Tables
Footnotes are used to clarify the infor-mation
or items that are being reported
in a table. Symbols in the body of a
table indicate important footnotes.
These symbols are used in the tables
to refer to the same footnote each time
they appear:
* Estimate based on a sample size of
10–29.
... Sample size too small to report data
reliably because there were fewer
than 10 responses.
W Less than .5 dollars.
Z Less than 0.5 percent.
X Not applicable.
NA Not asked.
Estimates based upon fewer than 10
responses are regarded as being based
on a sample size that is too small for
reliable reporting. An estimate based
upon at least 10 but fewer than 30
responses is treated as an estimate
based on a small sample size. Other
footnotes appear, as necessary, to
qualify or clarify the estimates reported
in the tables. In addition, these two
important footnotes appear frequently:
• Detail does not add to total because
of multiple responses.
• Detail does not add to total because
of multiple responses and nonre-sponse.
“Multiple responses” is a term used
to refl ect the fact that individuals or
their characteristics fall into more than
one category. Using Table 12 as an
example, those who hunt for big game,
small game, migratory birds, and other
animals are counted only once as a
hunter in the “Total, all hunting” row.
Another example is Table 15, where
total anglers and hunters add up to
more than total sportspersons. Totals
will be smaller than the sum of subcat-egories
when multiple responses exist.
“Nonresponse” exists because the
Survey questions were answered
voluntarily and some respondents did
not or could not answer all the ques-tions.
Totals are greater than the sum of
subcategories when nonresponses have
occurred. This occurs because some
respondents answered the question that
provided the category estimate but did
not answer the subcategory questions.
Guide to Statistical Tables
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Table 1. Fishing and Hunting in Nebraska 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) . . . . . . . . 259 100 214 100 *45 *100
Total anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198 76 169 79 *29 *65
Fished only. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 54 112 52 *29 *63
Fished and hunted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 22 56 26 ... ...
Total hunters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 46 102 48 ... ...
Hunted only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 24 46 21 ... ...
Hunted and fished . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 22 56 26 ... ...
* 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 Nebraska 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198 100 3,096 100 2,449 100
Total, all freshwater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198 100 3,096 100 2,449 100
Freshwater, except Great Lakes. . . . . . . . . . . . 198 100 3,096 100 2,449 100
Great Lakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
Saltwater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
HUNTING
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 100 1,611 100 1,630 100
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 57 572 36 382 23
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 54 653 41 613 38
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 37 396 25 360 22
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *26 *22 *298 *19 *275 *17
* 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 Nebraska Activity by Nebraska 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198 100 169 85 *29 *15 192 100 169 88 55 28
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,449 100 2,353 96 *96 *4 2,495 100 2,353 94 142 6
Total days of fishing. . . . . . . . . 3,096 100 2,913 94 *183 *6 3,208 100 2,913 91 322 10
Average days of fishing . . . . . . 16 (X) 17 (X) *6 (X) 17 (X) 17 (X) 6 (X)
HUNTING
Total hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 100 102 86 ... ... 105 100 102 97 *11 *10
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,630 100 1,604 98 ... ... 1,656 100 1,604 97 *52 *3
Total days of hunting . . . . . . . . 1,611 100 1,559 97 ... ... 1,647 100 1,559 95 *93 *6
Average days of hunting . . . . . 14 (X) 15 (X) ... (X) 16 (X) 15 (X) *9 (X)
(X) Not applicable. * Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Table 4. Nebraska 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192 100 105 100
In-state only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 72 94 90
In-state and other states . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 16 *8 *7
In other states only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *23 *12 ... ...
* 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. Nebraska 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192 100 3,208 100 2,495 100
Total, all freshwater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 99 3,201 100 2,491 100
Freshwater, except Great Lakes. . . . . . . . . . . . 190 99 3,196 100 2,485 100
Great Lakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
Saltwater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
HUNTING
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 100 1,647 100 1,656 100
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 64 597 36 387 23
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 54 657 40 609 37
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 36 400 24 381 23
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *26 *25 *305 *18 *279 *17
* 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 Nebraska
Total, state
residents and nonresidents
State residents Nonresidents
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198 100 169 85 *29 *15
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,449 100 2,353 96 *96 *4
Total days of fishing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,096 100 2,913 94 *183 *6
Average days of fishing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 (X) 17 (X) *6 (X)
ANGLERS
Total, all types of water. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198 100 169 85 *29 *15
Ponds, lakes, or reservoirs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 100 149 84 *29 *16
Rivers or streams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 100 56 94 ... ...
DAYS
Total, all types of water. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,096 100 2,913 94 *183 *6
Ponds, lakes, or reservoirs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,434 100 2,283 94 *151 *6
Rivers or streams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 462 100 434 94 ... ...
* 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 Nebraska by Type of Fish: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Anglers and days of fishing
Activity in Nebraska
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198 100 100 169 85 *29 *15
Crappie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 27 100 50 95 ... ...
Panfish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 20 100 38 93 ... ...
White bass, striped bass, striped bass hybrids . . . . . 39 20 100 34 88 ... ...
Black bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 34 100 53 81 ... ...
Catfish, bullheads. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 35 100 59 86 ... ...
Walleye, sauger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 20 100 33 84 ... ...
Northern pike, pickerel, muskie, muskie hybrids . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Steelhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Trout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *22 *11 *100 *14 *66 ... ...
Salmon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Anything1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 26 100 52 100 ... ...
Other freshwater fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *10 *5 *100 *8 *78 ... ...
DAYS
Total, all types of fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,096 100 100 2,913 94 *183 *6
Crappie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 774 25 100 764 99 ... ...
Panfish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 652 21 100 645 99 ... ...
White bass, striped bass, striped bass hybrids . . . . . 526 17 100 521 99 ... ...
Black bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,143 37 100 1,077 94 ... ...
Catfish, bullheads. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 822 27 100 734 89 ... ...
Walleye, sauger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 475 15 100 452 95 ... ...
Northern pike, pickerel, muskie, muskie hybrids . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Steelhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Trout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *146 *5 *100 *129 *88 ... ...
Salmon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Anything1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 520 17 100 520 100 ... ...
Other freshwater fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *60 *2 *100 *42 *71 ... ...
* 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 Nebraska: 2006
This table does not apply to this state.
Table 9. Great Lakes Anglers and Days of Fishing in Nebraska 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 Nebraska: 2006
This table does not apply to this state.
Table 11. Saltwater Anglers and Days of Fishing in Nebraska by Type of Fish: 2006
This table does not apply to this state.
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Table 12. Hunters, Trips, and Days of Hunting in Nebraska by Type of Hunting: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Hunters, trips, and days of hunting
Activity in Nebraska
Total, state
residents and nonresidents
State residents Nonresidents
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
HUNTERS
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 100 102 86 ... ...
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 100 66 98 ... ...
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 100 56 88 ... ...
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 100 36 83 ... ...
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *26 *100 *26 *100 ... ...
TRIPS
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,630 100 1,604 98 ... ...
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382 100 381 100 ... ...
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 613 100 596 97 ... ...
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360 100 352 98 ... ...
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *275 *100 *275 *100 ... ...
DAYS
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,611 100 1,559 97 ... ...
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 572 100 571 100 ... ...
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 653 100 631 97 ... ...
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396 100 367 93 ... ...
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *298 *100 *298 *100 ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
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Table 13. Hunters and Days of Hunting in Nebraska 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 100 1,611 100
Big game, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 57 572 36
Deer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 53 436 27
Elk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Bear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Wild turkey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *22 *19 *191 *12
Other big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Small game, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 54 653 41
Rabbit, hare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *11 *9 *112 *7
Quail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 22 317 20
Grouse/prairie chicken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *11 *9 *45 *3
Squirrel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Pheasant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 48 513 32
Other small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Migratory birds, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 37 396 25
Waterfowl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 29 288 18
Geese . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *24 *20 *238 *15
Duck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *28 *23 *242 *15
Dove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *17 *14 *101 *6
Other migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other animals, total 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *26 *22 *298 *19
* 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 Nebraska 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 100 102 100 ... ...
Public land, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *25 *21 *25 *25 ... ...
Public land only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
Public and private land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *22 *19 *22 *22 ... ...
Private land, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 97 99 97 ... ...
Private land only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 79 77 75 ... ...
Private and public land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *22 *19 *22 *22 ... ...
DAYS
Total, all types of land. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,611 100 1,559 100 ... ...
Public land1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *270 *17 *270 *17 ... ...
Private land2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,675 104 1,628 104 ... ...
* 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 Nebraska 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,359 100 234 17 100 192 14 100 105 8 100
Population Density of Residence
Urban . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 923 68 122 13 52 109 12 57 47 5 45
Rural . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 436 32 112 26 48 83 19 43 58 13 55
Population Size of Residence
Metropolitan statistical area
(MSA). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 784 58 109 14 47 97 12 51 40 5 38
1,000,000 or more . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
250,000 to 999,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . 702 52 101 14 43 91 13 47 36 5 34
Less than 250,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 6 *8 *10 *4 ... ... ... ... ... ...
Outside MSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 575 42 125 22 53 95 16 49 65 11 62
Sex
Male . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 661 49 171 26 73 135 20 70 93 14 89
Female . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 698 51 63 9 27 57 8 30 *11 *2 *11
Age
16 to 17 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 3 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
18 to 24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 10 *20 *15 *9 *15 *11 *8 *10 *7 *9
25 to 34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218 16 38 17 16 33 15 17 *18 *8 *17
35 to 44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242 18 58 24 25 53 22 28 *21 *9 *20
45 to 54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248 18 46 18 19 38 15 20 *20 *8 *19
55 to 64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214 16 44 21 19 28 13 14 25 12 24
65 years and older . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258 19 *19 *7 *8 *16 *6 *8 *6 *2 *6
Ethnicity
Hispanic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 9 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Non-Hispanic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,239 91 232 19 99 190 15 99 104 8 99
Race
White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,275 94 229 18 98 186 15 97 102 8 97
Black. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 4 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
All others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 3 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Annual Household Income
Under $10,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 4 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
$10,000 to $19,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 5 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
$20,000 to $29,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 12 *17 *10 *7 *13 *8 *7 *10 *7 *10
$30,000 to $39,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 13 *23 *13 *10 *20 *11 *11 *12 *7 *12
$40,000 to $49,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 9 35 28 15 32 25 17 *15 *12 *14
$50,000 to $74,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201 15 58 29 25 54 27 28 *19 *10 *19
$75,000 to $99,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 10 37 27 16 26 19 14 *19 *14 *18
$100,000 or more. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 8 *18 *17 *8 *14 *13 *7 *9 *8 *8
Not reported . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327 24 30 9 13 *20 *6 *10 *15 *4 *14
Education
11 years or less . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 13 *27 *16 *11 *25 *15 *13 ... ... ...
12 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 486 36 64 13 28 54 11 28 30 6 29
1 to 3 years college . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369 27 89 24 38 73 20 38 39 11 38
4 years college or more . . . . . . . . . . . 334 25 54 16 23 40 12 21 29 9 28
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses. 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 Nebraska 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 498,083 421 1,184 1,633
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42,050 198 213 162
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47,458 207 229 183
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,510 142 124 68
Equipment (fishing, hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109,348 274 399 296
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48,143 146 330 95
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *146,782 *17 *8,805 *496
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,618 56 46 9
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,332 39 111 17
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79,841 173 461 308
FISHING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181,280 255 711 848
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24,365 152 161 123
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22,042 154 143 111
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,584 132 110 74
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32,130 167 192 111
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,978 47 106 9
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *617 *19 *33 *3
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35,784 103 346 180
HUNTING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231,032 213 1,083 1,607
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,685 92 192 150
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,416 96 263 215
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,926 24 123 25
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75,814 137 552 446
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23,727 72 332 53
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *704 *11 *66 *4
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *2,617 *19 *141 *22
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44,057 91 486 371
UNSPECIFIED5
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84,367 66 1,275 244
* 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 Nebraska 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144,769 245 590 664
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24,365 152 161 123
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22,042 154 143 111
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,584 132 110 74
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83,777 187 448 356
ALL FRESHWATER
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138,757 229 605 649
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24,365 152 161 123
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,707 154 141 110
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,584 132 110 74
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78,101 168 465 342
FRESHWATER, EXCEPT
GREAT LAKES
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134,295 217 618 649
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24,365 152 161 123
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,707 154 141 110
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,584 132 110 74
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73,639 156 473 342
GREAT LAKES
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
SALTWATER
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses and nonresponse. See Table 19 for detailed listing of expenditure items.
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Table 18. Summary of Hunting Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Nebraska 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183,654 206 890 1,210
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,685 92 192 150
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,416 96 263 215
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,926 24 123 25
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137,627 170 812 820
BIG GAME
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67,494 134 502 446
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,580 53 125 98
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,242 58 159 138
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,046 *14 *73 *16
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50,626 115 441 195
SMALL GAME
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58,080 81 719 1,384
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,626 49 115 171
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,376 56 151 255
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *459 *12 *39 *14
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43,619 46 957 944
MIGRATORY BIRD
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,737 54 346 948
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,440 37 120 331
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,394 33 162 403
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,483 26 292 108
OTHER ANIMALS
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *6,082 *25 *242 *702
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,039 *16 *66 *210
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *2,404 *21 *113 *487
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *2,639 *10 *253 *5
* 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 Nebraska 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181,280 848 255 129 711
TRIP-RELATED EXPENDITURES
Total trip-related. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60,992 308 175 89 348
Food and lodging, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24,365 123 171 86 143
Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,612 99 150 76 131
Lodging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,754 24 27 14 173
Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22,042 111 154 78 143
Other trip costs, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,584 74 132 67 110
Privilege and other fees1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,222 11 39 20 58
Boating costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,145 31 28 14 218
Bait . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,361 22 119 60 37
Ice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,413 7 62 31 23
Heating and cooking fuel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *444 *2 *17 *9 *26
EQUIPMENT AND OTHER EXPENDITURES
PRIMARILY FOR FISHING
Fishing equipment, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32,130 111 167 84 192
Reels, rods, and rod-making components . . . . . . . . . . . 12,424 43 100 51 124
Lines, hooks, sinkers, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,441 19 105 53 42
Artificial lures and flies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,538 25 101 51 55
Creels, stringers, fish bags, landing nets, and gaff
hooks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *435 *2 *12 *6 *35
Minnow seines, traps, and bait containers. . . . . . . . . . . *298 *1 *18 *9 *17
Other fishing equipment3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,993 21 48 24 186
Auxiliary equipment4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,978 9 47 24 106
Special equipment5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
Other fishing costs6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36,511 184 112 57 326
* 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 Nebraska 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231,032 1,607 213 180 1,083
TRIP-RELATED EXPENDITURES
Total trip-related. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46,027 389 109 92 422
Food and lodging, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,685 150 108 92 163
Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,289 138 92 78 178
Lodging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,396 *12 *8 *7 *175
Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,416 215 96 82 263
Other trip costs, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *2,926 *25 *24 *20 *123
Privilege and other fees1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *2,484 *21 *16 *13 *160
Boating costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
Heating and cooking fuel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
EQUIPMENT AND OTHER EXPENDITURES
PRIMARILY FOR HUNTING
Hunting equipment, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75,814 446 137 116 552
Firearms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37,794 262 41 35 918
Ammunition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,048 77 85 72 142
Other hunting equipment2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,973 106 91 77 286
Auxiliary equipment3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23,727 53 72 61 332
Special equipment4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
Other hunting costs5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47,378 397 95 81 496
* 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 Nebraska for Fishing and Hunting by Nebraska 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383,277 397 965 1,479
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing, total. . . . . . . . . . 144,769 245 590 732
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24,365 152 161 123
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22,042 154 143 111
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,145 28 218 31
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,439 131 65 43
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83,777 187 448 424
Trip and equipment expenditures for hunting, total. . . . . . . . . 183,654 206 890 1,553
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,685 92 192 150
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,416 96 263 215
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,920 24 122 25
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137,627 170 812 1,164
Unspecified equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54,855 27 2,029 212
STATE RESIDENTS
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing and hunting,
total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284,299 208 1,369 1,327
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing, total. . . . . . . . . . 118,643 161 738 703
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,345 132 147 115
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,594 136 122 98
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,097 26 238 36
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,213 113 64 43
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69,394 112 620 411
Trip and equipment expenditures for hunting, total. . . . . . . . . 113,077 101 1,119 1,110
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,848 80 197 156
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23,558 89 264 231
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,920 24 122 29
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70,745 75 939 695
Unspecified equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *52,580 *18 *2,916 *245
NONRESIDENTS
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing and hunting,
total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98,978 189 522 2,204
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing, total. . . . . . . . . . 26,126 84 309 899
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *5,020 *20 *254 *173
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *5,448 *18 *300 *188
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,227 *18 *69 *42
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,383 75 192 495
Trip and equipment expenditures for hunting, total. . . . . . . . . 70,577 105 670 4,305
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66,882 94 709 4,080
Unspecified equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *2,274 *9 *253 *51
* 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 Nebraska Residents’ Fishing and Hunting Expenditures Both Inside and Outside
Nebraska: 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 481,114 229 2,102 2,055
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52,974 187 283 226
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52,303 202 259 223
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24,339 147 166 104
Equipment (fishing, hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82,984 165 503 354
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37,996 72 528 162
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *133,267 *16 *8,368 *569
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,396 51 47 10
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,654 42 160 28
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88,201 163 540 377
FISHING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217,437 186 1,172 1,133
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33,045 156 212 172
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26,554 160 166 138
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,462 137 149 107
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23,321 121 193 122
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *10,362 *21 *493 *54
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *59,560 *8 *7,930 *310
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *545 *15 *37 *3
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43,455 104 418 226
HUNTING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176,456 104 1,704 1,682
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,930 82 243 190
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,749 92 281 245
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,877 25 155 37
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59,026 78 756 563
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,201 33 249 78
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *478 *9 *56 *5
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *2,769 *20 *140 *26
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44,746 83 540 427
UNSPECIFIED5
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86,583 57 1,511 370
* 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 Nebraska 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 NEBRASKA
Expenditures for fishing and hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396,313 216 1,832 1,849
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91,581 200 459 427
Equipment (fishing and hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74,445 151 492 347
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24,517 66 371 114
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *120,377 *15 *7,878 *562
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85,394 157 546 398
Expenditures for fishing, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154,596 168 922 916
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49,249 155 318 292
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,051 110 192 125
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,674 *18 *94 *10
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35,953 90 397 213
Expenditures for hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159,638 102 1,560 1,567
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42,332 97 438 416
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52,833 73 724 519
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,231 31 202 61
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46,562 84 551 457
Unspecified expenditures for fishing and hunting, total4 . . . . . 81,063 49 1,656 378
OUT OF STATE
Expenditures for fishing and hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74,783 80 939 1,178
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37,460 60 626 590
Equipment (fishing and hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,278 31 270 130
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,788 43 277 186
Expenditures for fishing, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54,021 59 921 988
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30,476 52 590 558
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,270 20 114 42
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,181 33 250 150
Expenditures for hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,697 19 810 1,478
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *6,984 *10 *699 *657
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *5,932 *11 *520 *558
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,409 *9 *165 *133
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 Nebraska by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Participants Number Percent
Total participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 490 100
Away from home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 36
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 35
Photograph wildlife. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *87 *18
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *64 *13
Around the home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407 83
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302 62
Photograph wildlife. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 19
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325 66
Visit public parks1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 18
Maintain plantings or natural areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *71 *15
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29.
1 Includes visits only to parks or publicly owned areas within 1 mile of home.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Table 25. Participants, Trips, and Days of Participation in Away-From-Home Wildlife Watching in
Nebraska: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Participants, trips, and days
of participation
Activity in Nebraska
Total, state residents and
nonresidents
State
residents
Nonresidents
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
PARTICIPANTS
Total participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 100 115 100 *61 *100
Observe wildlife. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 98 111 97 *61 *100
Photograph wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *87 *50 *38 *33 ... ...
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *64 *36 *33 *28 ... ...
TRIPS
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 871 100 781 100 *90 *100
Average days per trip. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 (X) 1 (X) *1 (X)
DAYS
Total days . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 906 100 808 100 *98 *100
Observing wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 816 90 763 94 ... ...
Photographing wildlife. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *127 *14 *97 *12 ... ...
Feeding wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *217 *24 *207 *26 ... ...
Average days per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 (X) 7 (X) *2 (X)
Observing wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 (X) 7 (X) ... (X)
Photographing wildlife. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1 (X) *3 (X) ... (X)
Feeding wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *3 (X) *6 (X) ... (X)
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably. (X) Not applicable.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses and nonresponse.
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Table 26. Away-From-Home Wildlife-Watching Participants by Wildlife Observed, Photographed, or Fed
in Nebraska: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Wildlife observed, photographed, or fed
Total, state residents and
nonresidents
State residents Nonresidents
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total all wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 100 115 65 *61 *35
Total birds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 100 108 70 ... ...
Songbirds (cardinals, robins, warblers, etc.). . . . . . . . . . 76 100