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

              U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Delaware
2006 National Survey
of Fishing, Hunting,
and Wildlife-Associated
Recreation
U.S. Department of the Interior
Dirk Kempthorne,
Secretary
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
H. Dale Hall,
Director
U.S. Department of Commerce
Carlos M. Gutierrez,
Secretary
Economics and Statistics Administration
Cynthia A. Glassman,
Under Secretary for Economic Affairs
U.S. CENSUS BUREAU
Steve H. Murdock,
Director
2006 National Survey of
Fishing, Hunting, and
Wildlife-Associated Recreation
FHW/06-DE
Issued January 2008
Delaware
The U.S. Department of the Interior protects and manages the Nation’s natural resources and cultural
heritage; provides scientifi c and other information about those resources; and honors its trust responsi-bilities
or special commitments to American Indians, Alaska Natives, and affi liated Island Communities.
The mission of the Department’s U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is working with others to conserve,
protect, and enhance fi sh, wildlife, and their habitats for the continuing benefi t of the American people.
The Service is responsible for national programs of vital importance to our natural resources, including
administration of the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs. These two programs provide fi nan-cial
assistance to the States for projects to enhance and protect fi sh and wildlife resources and to assure
their availability to the public for recreational purposes. Multistate grants from these programs fund the
National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation.
Suggested Citation
U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, and U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S.
Census Bureau. 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
H. Dale Hall,
Director
Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration
Rowan Gould,
Assistant Director
U.S. Department of the Interior
Dirk Kempthorne,
Secretary
U.S. CENSUS BUREAU
Steve H. Murdock,
Director
Economics and Statistics
Administration
Cynthia A. Glassman,
Under Secretary for Economic Affairs
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Contents
List of Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv
Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi
Survey Background and Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Highlights
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Wildlife-Associated Recreation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Sportspersons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Wildlife Watchers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
1996–2006 Comparisons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Tables
Guide to Statistical Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Fishing and Hunting Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Wildlife-Watching Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
National Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Appendixes
A. Defi nitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
B. 2005 Participation of 6- to 15-Year-Olds: Data From Screening Interviews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
C. Signifi cant Methodological Changes From Previous Surveys and Regional Trends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
D. Sample Design and Statistical Accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
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Fishing and Hunting
1. Fishing and Hunting in Delaware by Resident and Nonresident Sportspersons: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2. Anglers and Hunters, Days of Participation, and Trips in Delaware by Type of Fishing
and Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3. Anglers and Hunters, Trips, and Days of Participation: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
4. Delaware Resident Anglers and Hunters by Place Fished or Hunted: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
5. Delaware 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 Delaware by Type of Fish: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
8. Great Lakes Anglers, Trips, and Days of Fishing in Delaware: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
9. Great Lakes Anglers and Days of Fishing in Delaware by Type of Fish: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
10. Saltwater Anglers, Trips, and Days of Fishing in Delaware: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
11. Saltwater Anglers and Days of Fishing in Delaware by Type of Fish: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
12. Hunters, Trips, and Days of Hunting in Delaware by Type of Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
13. Hunters and Days of Hunting in Delaware by Type of Game: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
14. Hunters and Days of Hunting in Delaware by Type of Land: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
15. Selected Characteristics of Delaware Resident Anglers and Hunters: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
16. Summary of Expenditures in Delaware by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for
Fishing and Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
17. Summary of Fishing Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Delaware by State Residents and
Nonresidents Combined by Type of Fishing: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
18. Summary of Hunting Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Delaware by State Residents and
Nonresidents Combined by Type of Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
19. Expenditures in Delaware by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for Fishing: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
20. Expenditures in Delaware by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for Hunting: 2006. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
21. Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Delaware for Fishing and Hunting by Delaware Residents
and Nonresidents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
22. Summary of Delaware Residents’ Fishing and Hunting Expenditures Both Inside and Outside
Delaware: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
23. In-State and Out-of-State Expenditures by Delaware Residents for Fishing and Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Wildlife Watching
24. Wildlife Watching in Delaware by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
25. Participants, Trips, and Days of Participation in Away-From-Home Wildlife Watching in
Delaware: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
26. Away-From-Home Wildlife-Watching Participants by Wildlife Observed, Photographed, or
Fed in Delaware: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
List of Tables
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27. Participation in Wildlife-Watching Activities Around the Home in Delaware: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
28. Delaware Residents Participating in Wildlife Watching in the United States: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
29. Wild Bird Observers and Days of Observation in Delaware by State Residents and
Nonresidents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
30. Selected Characteristics of Delaware Residents Participating in Wildlife Watching: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
31. Expenditures in Delaware by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for Wildlife
Watching: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
32. Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Delaware for Wildlife Watching by Delaware Residents
and Nonresidents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
33. Wildlife-Watching Expenditures Both Inside and Outside Delaware by Delaware
Residents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
34. In-State and Out-of-State Expenditures by Delaware Residents for Wildlife Watching: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
35. Participation of Delaware Resident Wildlife-Watching Participants in Fishing and
Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
36. Participation of Delaware 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—Delaware 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—Delaware 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—Delaware U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Introduction
The National Survey of Fishing,
Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated
Recreation reports results from inter-views
with U.S. residents about their
fi shing, hunting, and wildlife watching.
This report focuses on 2006 participa-tion
and expenditures of persons 16
years of age and older.
The Survey is a snapshot of one year.
The information it collected tells us
how many people participated and
how much they spent on their activi-ties
in the State in 2006. It does not
tell us how many anglers, hunters, and
wildlife watchers there were because
many do not participate every year.
For example, based on information
collected by the Survey’s household
screen and detailed phase, we can
estimate that about 33 percent more
anglers and hunters participated nation-ally
in at least 1 of the 4 years prior to
the survey year 2006.
In addition to 2006 estimates, we also
provide trend information in the High-lights
section and Appendix C of the
report. The 2006 numbers reported can
be compared with those in the 1991,
1996, and 2001 Survey reports because
they used similar methodologies. The
2006 estimates should not be directly
compared with results from Surveys
conducted earlier than 1991 because
of changes in methodology to improve
accuracy.
The report also provides information
on participation in wildlife recreation
in 2005, particularly of persons 6 to 15
years of age. The 2005 information is
provided in Appendix B. Information
about the Survey’s scope and coverage
is in Appendix D. The remainder of this
section defi nes important terms used in
the Survey.
This report does not provide infor-mation
about the State’s wildlife
resources. That, and additional infor-mation
on wildlife-related recreation,
may be obtained from State fi sh and
wildlife agencies. The Association of
Fish and Wildlife Agencies can provide
the addresses and telephone numbers of
those agencies. The Association’s Web
site is <www.fi shwildlife.org>.
Wildlife-Associated Recreation
Wildlife-associated recreation is
fi shing, hunting, and wildlife-watching
activities. These categories are not
mutually exclusive because many indi-viduals
participated in more than one
activity. Wildlife-associated recreation
is reported in two major categories: (1)
fi shing and hunting and (2) wildlife
watching, which includes observing,
photographing, and feeding fi sh or
wildlife.
Fishing and Hunting
This Survey reports information about
residents of the United States who
fi shed or hunted in 2006, regardless of
whether they were licensed. The fi shing
and hunting sections report information
for three groups: (1) sportspersons, (2)
anglers, and (3) hunters.
Sportspersons
Sportspersons are those who fi shed
or hunted. Individuals who fi shed
or hunted commercially in 2006 are
reported as sportspersons only if they
also fi shed or hunted for recreation.
The sportspersons group is composed
of three subgroups, as shown in the
diagram on this page: (1) those that
fi shed and hunted, (2) those that only
fi shed, and (3) those that only hunted.
The total number of sportspersons is
equal to the sum of people who only
fi shed, only hunted, and both hunted
and fi shed. It is not the sum of all
anglers and all hunters because those
people who both fi shed and hunted are
included in both the angler and hunter
population and would be incorrectly
counted twice.
Anglers
Anglers are sportspersons who only
fi shed plus those who fi shed and
hunted. Anglers include not only
licensed hook and line anglers, but
also those who have no license and
those who use special methods such as
fi shing with spears.
Three types of fi shing are reported: (1)
freshwater, excluding the Great Lakes,
(2) Great Lakes, and (3) saltwater.
Since many anglers participated in
more than one type of fi shing, the total
number of anglers is less than the sum
of the three types of fi shing.
Hunters
Hunters are sportspersons who only
hunted plus those who hunted and
fi shed. Hunters include not only
licensed hunters using rifl es and shot-guns
but also those who had no license
and those who hunted with a bow and
arrow, primitive fi rearm, or pistol or
handgun.
Sportspersons
Anglers Hunters
Fished
only
Fished
and
hunted
Hunted
only
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Four types of hunting are reported: (1)
big game, (2) small game, (3) migra-tory
bird, and (4) other animals. Since
many hunters participated in more than
one type of hunting, the sum of hunters
for big game, small game, migratory
bird, and other animals exceeds the
total number of hunters.
Wildlife Watchers
Since 1980, the National Survey has
included information on wildlife-watching
activities in addition to
fi shing and hunting. The 1991, 1996,
2001, and 2006 Surveys, unlike the
1980 and 1985 Surveys, collected data
only for activities where the primary
purpose was wildlife watching. The
1980 and 1985 Surveys included esti-mates
of unplanned wildlife watching
around the home and while on trips
taken for another purpose.
The 2006 Survey uses a strict defi ni-tion
of wildlife watching. Participants
must either take a “special interest”
in w ildlife around their homes or take
a trip for the “primary purpose” of
wildlife watching. Secondary wild-life
watching, such as incidentally
observing wildlife while pleasure
driving, is not included.
Two types of wildlife watching
are reported: (1) away-from-home
(formerly nonresidential) activities and
(2) around-the-home (formerly residen-tial)
activities. Because some people
participated in more than one type of
wildlife watching, the sum of partici-pants
in each type will be greater than
the total number of wildlife watchers.
The two types of wildlife-watching
activity are explained next.
Away-From-Home Wildlife
Watching
This group includes persons who
took trips or outings of at least 1 mile
from home for the primary purpose of
observing, feeding, or photographing
fi sh and wildlife. Trips to fi sh, hunt,
or scout and trips to zoos, circuses,
aq uariums, and museums are not
considered wildlife-watching activities.
Around-the-Home Wildlife
Watching
This group includes those who
participated within 1 mile of home and
involves one or more of the following:
(1) closely observing or trying to iden-tify
birds or other wildlife; (2) photo-graphing
wildlife; (3) feeding birds or
other wildlife; (4) maintaining natural
areas of at least 1/4 acre where benefi t
to wildlife is the primary concern; (5)
maintaining plantings (shrubs, agri-cultural
crops, etc.) where benefi t to
wildlife is the primary concern; or (6)
visiting public parks within 1 mile
of home for the primary purpose of
observing, feeding, or photographing
wildlife.
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2006 Delaware Summary
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,821,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $96,775,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $48,536,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $48,239,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $555
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $27
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 590,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $41,381,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $13,638,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $27,743,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,188
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $23
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . . . 285,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 109,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 206,000
Days of participation away from home . . . . . . 855,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $130,832,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $13,128,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $117,704,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $409
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15
Activities in Delaware by Residents and Nonresidents Activities in Delaware by Nonresidents
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 637,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $36,352,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25,705,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,647,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $388
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $40
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . . . . 74,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . . 74,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (X)
Days of participation away from home . . . . . . 136,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $24,821,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,060,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14,761,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $149
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $74
… Sample size too small to report data reliably.
(X) Not applicable.
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Activities in Delaware by Residents
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,185,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $60,423,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $22,831,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $37,592,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $922
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $19
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 462,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $20,309,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,722,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $13,587,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,052
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . . . 211,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . . 35,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 206,000
Days of participation away from home . . . . . . 718,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $106,011,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,068,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $102,943,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $502
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4
Activities by Delaware Residents Both Inside
and Outside Delaware
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,521,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $138,601,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $56,134,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $82,467,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,812
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $37
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 512,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $32,723,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,654,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $22,069,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,530
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $21
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . . . 212,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . . 49,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 206,000
Days of participation away from home . . . . . . 847,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $117,962,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $12,490,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $105,472,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $557
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15
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Participation in Delaware
The 2006 Survey found that 395
thousand Delaware residents and
nonresidents 16 years old and older
fi shed, hunted, or wildlife watched
in Delaware. Of the total number of
participants, 159 thousand fi shed, 30
thousand hunted, and 285 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
Delaware 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 76 thousand resident anglers 16
years old and older, there were 21 thou-sand
resident anglers 6 to 15 years old.
Also, in addition to the 21 thousand
residents 16 years old and older who
hunted, there were 2 thousand 6-to-15-
year-old residents who hunted. Finally,
there were 212 thousand Delaware
residents 16 years old and older and
34 thousand 6- to 15-year- olds who
wildlife watched. Further information
on 6- to 15-year-olds is provided in
Appendix B.
Expenditures in Delaware
In 2006, state residents and nonresi-dents
spent $299 million on wildlife
recreation in Delaware. Of that total,
trip-related expenditures were $75
million and equipment purchases
totaled $204 million. The remaining
$20 million was spent on licenses,
contributions, land ownership and
leasing, and other items.
Wildlife-Associated Recreation
Participants in Wildlife-Associated Recreation in Delaware: 2006
(U.S. residents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395 thousand
Sportspersons
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 thousand
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 thousand
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 thousand
Wildlife Watchers
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285 thousand
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 thousand
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206 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: 395 million participants)
Wildlife
watching
Fishing Hunting
40%
8%
72%
Wildlife-Associated
Recreation Expenditures in Delaware
(Total: $299 million)
Equipment
68%
Trip-related
25%
Other
7%
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Delaware 7
Sportspersons
In 2006, 176 thousand state resident
and nonresident sportspersons 16
years old and older fi shed or hunted in
Delaware. This group comprised 159
thousand anglers (90 percent of all
sportspersons) and 30 thousand hunters
(17 percent of all sportspersons).
Among the 176 thousand sportspersons
who fi shed or hunted in the state, 147
thousand (83 percent) fi shed but did not
hunt in Delaware. Another 17 thousand
(10 percent) hunted but did not fi sh
there. The remaining 13 thousand (7
percent) fi shed and hunted in Delaware
in 2006.
Sportspersons’ Participation in Delaware
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Sportspersons (fi shed or hunted) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 thousand
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 thousand
Fished only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 thousand
Fished and hunted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 thousand
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 thousand
Hunted only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 thousand
Hunted and fi shed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 1.
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Anglers
Participants and Days of Fishing
In 2006, 159 thousand state residents
and nonresidents 16 years old and
older fi shed in Delaware. Of this total,
66 thousand anglers (41 percent) were
state residents and 94 thousand anglers
(59 percent) were nonresidents. Anglers
fi shed a total of 1.8 million days in
Delaware—an average of 11 days per
angler. State residents fi shed 1.2 million
days—65 percent of all fi shing days
in Delaware. Nonresidents fi shed
637 thousand days in Delaware—35
percent of all fi shing days in the state.
A large majority of Delaware residents
who fi shed anywhere in the United
States did so in their resident state.
There were 76 thousand Delaware resi-dents
16 years old and older who fi shed
in the United States in 2006 for a total
of 1.5 million days. An estimated 86
percent of all Delaware residents who
fi shed did so in their home state. Of
all fi shing days by Delaware residents,
78 percent or 1.2 million were in their
home state.
Some state residents fi shed in states
other than Delaware. In 2006, 32
thousand Delaware residents fi shed in
other states—42 percent of all residents
fi shing in any state. They fi shed 373
thousand days as nonresidents, repre-senting
25 percent of all days fi shed by
Delaware residents. For further details
about fi shing in Delaware, see Table 3.
Anglers in Delaware
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 thousand
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 thousand
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 thousand
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.8 million
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2 million
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 637 thousand
Source: Table 3.
In State/Out of State
(State residents 16 years old and older)
Delaware anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 thousand
In Delaware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 thousand
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 thousand
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.5 million
In Delaware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2 million
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 3.
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Fishing Expenditures in Delaware
All fi shing-related expenditures in
Delaware totaled $97 million in 2006.
Trip-related expenditures, including
food and lodging, transportation,
and other trip expenses, totaled $49
million��50 percent of all fi shing
expenditures. Expenditures for food
and lodging were $18 million and
transportation expenditures were $12
million. Other trip expenses, such as
equipment rental, bait, and cooking
fuel, totaled $18 million. Each angler
spent an average of $305 on trip-related
costs during 2006.
Anglers spent $39 million on equip-ment
in Delaware in 2006, 41 percent
of all fi shing expenditures. Fishing
equipment (rods, reels, line, etc.)
spending totaled $14 million—36
percent of the equipment total. Auxil-iary
equipment expenditures (tents,
special fi shing clothes, etc.) and special
equipment expenditures (boats, vans,
etc.) amounted to $25 million—64
percent of the equipment total. Special
and auxiliary equipment are items that
were purchased for fi shing but could be
used in activities other than fi shing.
The purchase of other items, such as
magazines, membership dues, licenses,
permits, stamps, and land leasing and
ownership, amounted to $9 million—9
percent of all fi shing expenditures. For
more details about fi shing expenditures
in Delaware, see Tables 19 and 21
through 23.
Fishing Expenditures in Delaware
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $97 million
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $49 million
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $39 million
Fishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14 million
Auxiliary and special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25 million
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9 million
Source: Table 19.
Percent of Anglers by Residence
(Total: 159 thousand participants)
Residents Nonresidents
42%
59%
Fishing Expenditures in Delaware
(Total: $97 million)
Trip-related
50%
Other
9%
Equipment
41%
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Hunters
Participants and Days of Hunting
In 2006, there were 30 thousand resi-dents
and nonresidents 16 years old and
older who hunted in Delaware. Resi-dent
hunters numbered 19 thousand,
accounting for 65 percent of the hunters
in Delaware. Residents and nonresi-dents
hunted 590 thousand days in
2006, an average of 20 days per hunter.
Residents hunted 462 thousand days in
Delaware or 78 percent of all hunting
days.
There were 21 thousand Delaware
residents 16 years old and older who
hunted in the United States in 2006
for a total of 512 thousand days. An
estimated 90 percent of all Delaware
residents who hunted did so in their
home state. Of all hunting days by
Delaware residents, 90 percent or 462
thousand were spent pursuing game in
their home state.
Some state residents hunted in states
other than Delaware. Altogether, 6
thousand or 27 percent of all Delaware
hunters hunted in other states. Their
50 thousand days of hunting in other
states represented 10 percent of all days
Delaware residents spent hunting in
2006. For more information on hunting
activities by Delaware residents, see
Table 3.
Hunters in Delaware
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 thousand
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 thousand
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 590 thousand
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 462 thousand
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
… Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Source: Table 3.
In State/Out of State
(State residents 16 years old and older)
Delaware hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 thousand
In Delaware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 thousand
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 thousand
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 512 thousand
In Delaware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 462 thousand
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 3.
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Hunting Expenditures in Delaware
All hunting-related expenditures in
Delaware totaled $41 million in 2006.
Trip-related expenses, such as food
and lodging, transportation, and other
trip expenses, totaled $14 million—33
percent of total expenditures. Expen-ditures
for food and lodging were $5
million and transportation expenditures
were $5 million. Other trip expenses,
such as equipment rental, totaled $3
million for the year. The average
trip-related expenditure per hunter was
$461.
Hunters spent $25 million on equip-ment—
60 percent of all hunting expen-ditures.
Hunting equipment (guns,
ammunition, etc.) totaled $16 million
and made up 65 percent of all equip-ment
costs. Hunters spent $9 million
on auxiliary equipment (tents, special
hunting clothes, etc.) and special equip-ment
(boats, vans, etc.), accounting
for 35 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 $3 million—7
percent of all hunting expenditures.
For more details on hunting expen-ditures
in Delaware, see Tables 20
through 23.
Hunting Expenditures in Delaware
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $41 million
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14 million
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25 million
Hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $16 million
Auxiliary and special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9 million
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3 million
Source: Table 20.
Hunting Expenditures in Delaware
(Total: $41 million)
Trip-related
33%
Other
7%
Equipment
60%
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Wildlife Watchers
Participants and Days of Activity
In 2006, 285 thousand U.S. residents
16 years old and older fed, observed,
or photographed wildlife in Delaware.
Most of them, 72 percent (206 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 Delaware
in 2006 numbered 109 thousand—38
percent of all wildlife watchers in
Delaware. Of the 109 thousand, 35
thousand were state residents and 74
thousand were nonresidents.
Delaware residents 16 years old and
older who enjoyed away-from-home
wildlife watching within their state
totaled 35 thousand. Of this group, 31
thousand participants observed wildlife
and 18 thousand photographed wild-life.
Since some individuals engaged in
more than one of the away-from-home
activities during the year, the sum of
wildlife observers and photographers
exceeds the total number of away-from-home
participants.
Delaware residents spent 718 thousand
days engaged in away-from-home
wildlife-watching activities in their
state. They spent 586 thousand days
observing wildlife and 81 thousand
days photographing wildlife. For
further details about away-from-home
activities, see Table 25.
Delaware residents also took an active
interest in wildlife around their homes.
In 2006, 206 thousand state residents
enjoyed observing, feeding, and photo-graphing
wildlife within 1 mile of their
homes. Among this around-the-home
group, 181 thousand fed, 123 thousand
observed, and 60 thousand photo-graphed
wildlife around their homes.
Another 31 thousand participants main-tained
natural areas of 1/4 acre or more
for wildlife; 20 thousand participants
maintained plantings for the benefi t of
wildlife; and 46 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
Wildlife-Watching Participants in Delaware
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285 thousand
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206 thousand
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 24.
Away-From-Home Wildlife-Watching Participation in Delaware
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Participants, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 thousand
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 thousand
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Photograph wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 thousand
Days, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 855 thousand
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 640 thousand
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Photograph wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 thousand
… Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 25.
Around-the-Home Wildlife-Watching Participation in Delaware
(State residents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206 thousand
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181 thousand
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 thousand
Photograph wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 thousand
Maintain natural areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 thousand
Maintain plantings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 thousand
Visit public areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 27.
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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,
21 percent of resident around-the-home
wildlife watchers also enjoyed wildlife
away from home. For further details
about Delaware residents participating
in around-the-home wildlife-watching
activities, see Table 27.
Wild Bird Observers
Bird watching attracted many wildlife
enthusiasts in Delaware. In 2006, 189
thousand people observed birds around
the home and on trips in the state. A
majority, 61 percent (116 thousand)
observed wild birds around the home
while 50 percent (95 thousand) took
trips away from home to watch birds.
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures in
Delaware
Wildlife watchers spent $131 million
on wildlife-watching activities in
Delaware in 2006. Trip-related expen-ditures,
including food and lodging ($6
million), transportation ($6 million),
and other trip expenses ($1 million),
such as equipment rental, amounted
to $13 million. This summation
comprised 10 percent of all wildlife-watching
expenditures by participants.
The average of the trip-related expendi-tures
for away-from-home participants
was $116 per person in 2006.
Wildlife-watching participants spent
$110 million on equipment—84
percent of all their expenditures.
Specifi cally, wildlife-watching equip-ment
(binoculars, special clothing,
etc.) expenditures totaled $32 million,
29 percent of the equipment total.
Auxiliary equipment expenditures
(tents, backpacking equipment, etc.)
and special equipment expenditures
(campers, trucks, etc.) amounted to $79
million—71 percent of all equipment
costs. Special and auxiliary equip-ment
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
ownership, and plantings, totaled $7
million—6 percent of all wildlife-watching
expenditures. For more
details about wildlife-watching expen-ditures
in Delaware, see Table 31.
Wild Bird Observers in Delaware
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Participants, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189 thousand
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 thousand
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 thousand
Days, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.8 million
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.0 million
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 772 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 29.
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures in Delaware
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $131 million
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $13 million
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $110 million
Wildlife watching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $32 million
Auxiliary and special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $79 million
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7 million
Source: Table 31.
Around-the-Home and Away-
From-Home Participation
by Delaware Residents
(Total: 206 thousand participants)
Both around
the home and
away from
home
Around the
home only
79%
21%
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
in Delaware
(Total: $131 million)
Trip-related
10%
Other
6%
Equipment
84%
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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 Delaware. 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 Delaware residents anywhere in
the United States. The in-state esti-mates
cover the participation, day, and
expenditure activity of U.S. residents in
Delaware.
The expenditure estimates were made
comparable by adjusting the estimates
for infl ation—all estimates are in 2006
dollars.
Delaware 1996 and 2006 Comparison
(Numbers in thousands)
1996 2006 Percent change
Fishing
Anglers in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196 159 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,510 1,821 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $356,487 $96,775 *
State resident anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 76 –30
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $231,792 $138,601 *
Hunting
Hunters in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 30 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 716 590 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $36,712 $41,381 *
State resident hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 21 –34
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $40,422 $32,723 *
Away-From-Home Wildlife Watching
Participants in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 109 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 958 855 *
State resident participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 49 –36
Around-the-Home Wildlife Watching
Total participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 206 *
Observers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 123 *
Feeders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 181 *
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
In-state expenditures by U.S. wildlife watchers . . . . . . . . . . $82,290 $130,832 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $88,890 $117,962 *
* Not different from zero at the 10 percent level of signifi cance.
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Delaware 2001 and 2006 Comparison
(Numbers in thousands)
2001 2006 Percent change
Fishing
Anglers in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 159 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,355 1,821 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $79,750 $96,775 *
State resident anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 76 –15
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $105,420 $138,601 *
Hunting
Hunters in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 30 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226 590 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $16,715 $41,381 *
State resident hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 21 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $21,003 $32,723 *
Away-From-Home Wildlife Watching
Participants in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 109 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 722 855 *
State resident participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 49 *
Around-the-Home Wildlife Watching
Total participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168 206 23
Observers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 123 *
Feeders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 181 28
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
In-state expenditures by U.S. wildlife watchers . . . . . . . . . . $48,265 $130,832 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $67,010 $117,962 *
* Not different from zero at the 10 percent level of signifi cance.
Number of People Who Hunted
and Fished in Delaware: 1996–2006
(In thousands)
Hunters
Anglers
1996 2001 2006
40
196
16
148
30
159
Number of People Who Wildlife
Watched in Delaware: 1996–2006
(In thousands)
Away from home
Around the home
1996 2001 2006
108
188
96
168
109
206
Total Expenditures by
Participants in Delaware
(In millions of 2006 dollars)
Wildlife watchers
Hunters
Anglers
1996 2001 2006
356
37
82 80
17
48
97
41
131
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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 Delaware 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) . . . . . . . . 176 100 74 100 102 100
Total anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 90 66 88 *94 *92
Fished only. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 83 55 74 *91 *90
Fished and hunted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 7 11 14 ... ...
Total hunters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 17 19 26 ... ...
Hunted only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *17 *10 *9 *12 ... ...
Hunted and fished . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 7 11 14 ... ...
* 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 Delaware 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 100 1,821 100 1,657 100
Total, all freshwater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 36 1,133 62 1,052 63
Freshwater, except Great Lakes. . . . . . . . . . . . 58 36 1,133 62 1,052 63
Great Lakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
Saltwater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 73 703 39 605 37
HUNTING
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 100 590 100 572 100
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 81 456 77 417 73
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *6 *22 *79 *13 *60 *10
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 42 *103 *18 87 15
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
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Table 3. Anglers and Hunters, Trips, and Days of Participation: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Anglers and hunters, trips,
and days of participation
Activity in Delaware Activity by Delaware 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 100 66 41 *94 *59 76 100 66 86 32 42
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,657 100 1,122 68 *536 *32 1,390 100 1,122 81 268 19
Total days of fishing. . . . . . . . . 1,821 100 1,185 65 *637 *35 1,521 100 1,185 78 373 25
Average days of fishing . . . . . . 11 (X) 18 (X) *7 (X) 20 (X) 18 (X) 12 (X)
HUNTING
Total hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 100 19 65 ... ... 21 100 19 90 *6 *27
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 572 100 463 81 ... ... 500 100 463 93 *36 *7
Total days of hunting . . . . . . . . 590 100 462 78 ... ... 512 100 462 90 *50 *10
Average days of hunting . . . . . 20 (X) 24 (X) ... (X) 24 (X) 24 (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. Delaware 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 100 21 100
In-state only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 58 16 73
In-state and other states . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 28 *4 *18
In other states only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 14 ... ...
* 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. Delaware 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 100 1,521 100 1,390 100
Total, all freshwater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 56 900 59 785 56
Freshwater, except Great Lakes. . . . . . . . . . . . 43 56 900 59 784 56
Great Lakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
Saltwater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 72 691 45 605 44
HUNTING
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 100 512 100 500 100
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 84 369 72 333 67
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *8 *37 *86 *17 *66 *13
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 50 *113 *22 92 18
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Table 6. Freshwater Anglers, Trips, Days of Fishing, and Type of Water Fished: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Anglers, trips, and days of fishing
Activity in Delaware
Total, state
residents and nonresidents
State residents Nonresidents
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 100 34 59 ... ...
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,052 100 720 68 ... ...
Total days of fishing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,133 100 780 69 ... ...
Average days of fishing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 (X) 23 (X) ... (X)
ANGLERS
Total, all types of water. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 100 34 59 ... ...
Ponds, lakes, or reservoirs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 100 30 72 ... ...
Rivers or streams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 100 19 71 ... ...
DAYS
Total, all types of water. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,133 100 780 69 ... ...
Ponds, lakes, or reservoirs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 764 100 715 94 ... ...
Rivers or streams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 770 100 490 64 ... ...
... 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 Delaware by Type of Fish: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Anglers and days of fishing
Activity in Delaware
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 100 100 34 59 ... ...
Crappie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 23 100 12 91 ... ...
Panfish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 22 100 12 100 ... ...
White bass, striped bass, striped bass hybrids . . . . . 10 18 100 9 88 ... ...
Black bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 48 100 16 57 ... ...
Catfish, bullheads. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *13 *23 *100 *5 *36 ... ...
Walleye, sauger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Northern pike, pickerel, muskie, muskie hybrids . . . *4 *7 *100 *4 *100 ... ...
Steelhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Trout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *14 *24 *100 *7 *54 ... ...
Salmon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Anything1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 24 100 12 85 ... ...
Other freshwater fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
DAYS
Total, all types of fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,133 100 100 780 69 ... ...
Crappie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 529 47 100 528 100 ... ...
Panfish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194 17 100 194 100 ... ...
White bass, striped bass, striped bass hybrids . . . . . 72 6 100 54 75 ... ...
Black bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 510 45 100 475 93 ... ...
Catfish, bullheads. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *174 *15 *100 *157 *90 ... ...
Walleye, sauger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Northern pike, pickerel, muskie, muskie hybrids . . . *122 *11 *100 *122 *100 ... ...
Steelhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Trout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *98 *9 *100 *55 *56 ... ...
Salmon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Anything1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 13 100 *131 *90 ... ...
Other freshwater fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
1 Respondent fished for no specific species and identified ‘‘Anything’’ from a list of categories of fish.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
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Table 8. Great Lakes Anglers, Trips, and Days of Fishing in Delaware: 2006
This table does not apply to this state.
Table 9. Great Lakes Anglers and Days of Fishing in Delaware 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 Delaware: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Anglers, trips, and days of fishing
Activity in Delaware
Total, state
residents and nonresidents
State residents Nonresidents
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total anglers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 100 45 39 *72 *61
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 605 100 402 66 *204 *34
Total days . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 703 100 444 63 *260 *37
Average days of fishing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 (X) 10 (X) *4 (X)
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. (X) Not applicable.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Table 11. Saltwater Anglers and Days of Fishing in Delaware by Type of Fish: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Anglers and days of fishing
Activity in Delaware
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 100 100 45 39 *72 *61
Salmon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Striped bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 18 100 18 86 ... ...
Bluefish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 15 100 *9 *50 ... ...
Flatfish (flounder, halibut). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 57 100 19 28 ... ...
Red drum (redfish) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Sea trout (weakfish). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *13 *11 *100 *6 *44 ... ...
Mackerel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Mahi-mahi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Shellfish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *6 *5 *100 *6 *100 ... ...
Anything1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 38 100 18 41 ... ...
Other saltwater fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *16 *13 *100 *7 *43 ... ...
DAYS
Total, all types of fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 703 100 100 444 63 *260 *37
Salmon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Striped bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 29 100 184 91 ... ...
Bluefish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182 26 100 *145 *80 ... ...
Flatfish (flounder, halibut). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362 51 100 237 66 ... ...
Red drum (redfish) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Sea trout (weakfish). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *111 *16 *100 *89 *80 ... ...
Mackerel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Mahi-mahi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Shellfish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *33 *5 *100 *33 *100 ... ...
Anything1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205 29 100 132 64 ... ...
Other saltwater fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *175 *25 *100 *138 *79 ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
1 Respondent fished for no specific species and identified ‘‘Anything’’ from a list of categories of fish.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
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Table 12. Hunters, Trips, and Days of Hunting in Delaware by Type of Hunting: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Hunters, trips, and days of hunting
Activity in Delaware
Total, state
residents and nonresidents
State residents Nonresidents
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
HUNTERS
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 100 19 65 ... ...
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 100 16 68 ... ...
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *6 *100 *6 *100 ... ...
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 100 *10 *79 ... ...
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
TRIPS
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 572 100 463 81 ... ...
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 417 100 315 75 ... ...
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *60 *100 *60 *100 ... ...
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 100 *80 *93 ... ...
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
DAYS
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 590 100 462 78 ... ...
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 456 100 335 73 ... ...
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *79 *100 *79 *100 ... ...
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *103 *100 *97 *94 ... ...
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
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Table 13. Hunters and Days of Hunting in Delaware 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 100 590 100
Big game, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 81 456 77
Deer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 80 429 73
Elk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Bear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Wild turkey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Small game, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *6 *22 *79 *13
Rabbit, hare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *5 *17 *39 *7
Quail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Grouse/prairie chicken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Squirrel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Pheasant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Migratory birds, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 42 *103 *18
Waterfowl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *12 *40 *94 *16
Geese . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *9 *29 *71 *12
Duck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *10 *35 *93 *16
Dove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *3 *11 ... ...
Other migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other animals, total 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
1 Includes groundhog, raccoon, fox, coyote, crow, prairie dog, etc.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Table 14. Hunters and Days of Hunting in Delaware 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 100 19 100 ... ...
Public land, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *11 *37 *11 *57 ... ...
Public land only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *5 *16 *5 *25 ... ...
Public and private land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *6 *21 *6 *32 ... ...
Private land, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 82 14 72 ... ...
Private land only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 61 *8 *40 ... ...
Private and public land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *6 *21 *6 *32 ... ...
DAYS
Total, all types of land. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 590 100 462 100 ... ...
Public land1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *166 *28 *166 *36 ... ...
Private land2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 460 78 335 72 ... ...
* 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 Delaware 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 669 100 85 13 100 76 11 100 21 3 100
Population Density of Residence
Urban . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 523 78 59 11 69 56 11 73 11 2 50
Rural . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 22 26 18 31 21 14 27 11 7 50
Population Size of Residence
Metropolitan statistical area
(MSA). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 506 76 65 13 76 60 12 78 16 3 73
1,000,000 or more . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407 61 45 11 52 42 10 54 11 3 50
250,000 to 999,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Less than 250,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 15 21 21 24 18 18 24 *5 *5 *24
Outside MSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 24 20 12 24 17 10 22 *6 *4 *27
Sex
Male . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311 47 63 20 74 55 18 71 21 7 96
Female . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357 53 22 6 26 22 6 29 ... ... ...
Age
16 to 17 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 2 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
18 to 24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 8 *6 *11 *7 *6 *11 *8 ... ... ...
25 to 34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 16 13 13 16 12 12 16 *3 *3 *15
35 to 44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 21 22 16 26 20 14 26 *7 *5 *34
45 to 54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 18 20 16 23 17 14 22 *5 *4 *24
55 to 64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 17 14 12 16 12 11 16 *4 *4 *18
65 years and older . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 18 *8 *6 *9 *7 *6 *10 ... ... ...
Ethnicity
Hispanic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 4 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Non-Hispanic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 641 96 84 13 99 76 12 99 21 3 99
Race
White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 529 79 80 15 94 71 14 93 21 4 99
Black. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 18 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
All others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 3 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Annual Household Income
Under $10,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 3 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
$10,000 to $19,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 5 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
$20,000 to $29,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 9 *8 *13 *9 *8 *12 *10 ... ... ...
$30,000 to $39,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 11 *7 *10 *8 *5 *8 *7 ... ... ...
$40,000 to $49,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 6 *7 *17 *8 *6 *15 *8 ... ... ...
$50,000 to $74,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 12 12 14 14 10 12 13 *3 *4 *14
$75,000 to $99,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 12 *8 *10 *9 *8 *10 *10 ... ... ...
$100,000 or more. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 12 23 28 27 22 26 29 *6 *8 *30
Not reported . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197 29 19 9 22 15 8 20 *5 *3 *25
Education
11 years or less . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 13 *12 *14 *14 *10 *11 *13 *4 *5 *20
12 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257 38 29 11 34 25 10 33 *7 *3 *34
1 to 3 years college . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 21 22 15 25 19 14 25 *6 *5 *30
4 years college or more . . . . . . . . . . . 185 28 23 12 27 22 12 29 *3 *2 *15
* 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 Delaware 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168,188 192 875 871
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23,263 109 213 132
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,309 114 152 98
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,602 127 170 123
Equipment (fishing, hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32,148 86 373 163
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,212 42 336 27
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *47,163 *6 *8,020 *258
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 959 19 51 5
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,496 17 89 8
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,035 42 240 57
FISHING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96,775 157 618 555
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,785 95 186 112
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,477 98 128 78
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,274 123 149 115
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,181 72 197 69
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *6,568 *11 *593 *10
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *18,497 *3 *6,066 *116
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 625 12 51 3
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *521 *5 *109 *3
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,848 23 345 49
HUNTING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41,381 44 934 1,188
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,477 22 244 185
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,832 24 198 163
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *3,329 *7 *451 *113
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,019 22 730 535
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *6,487 *23 *286 *76
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *255 *5 *52 *8
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *498 *6 *79 *16
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,188 24 91 73
UNSPECIFIED5
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28,084 19 1,469 158
* 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 Delaware 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87,782 155 568 499
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,785 95 186 112
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,477 98 128 78
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,274 123 149 115
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39,246 77 510 194
ALL FRESHWATER
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,345 56 346 330
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,171 38 188 124
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,872 29 99 50
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,954 41 121 86
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,348 26 168 70
FRESHWATER, EXCEPT
GREAT LAKES
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,345 56 346 330
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,171 38 188 124
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,872 29 99 50
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,954 41 121 86
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,348 26 168 70
GREAT LAKES
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
SALTWATER
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55,051 115 477 445
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,614 70 151 91
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,605 79 121 82
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,320 96 138 114
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,512 46 463 157
... 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 Delaware 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38,440 42 915 1,091
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,477 22 244 185
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,832 24 198 163
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *3,329 *7 *451 *113
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24,802 38 660 630
BIG GAME
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30,956 36 854 1,045
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,546 18 253 190
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,985 20 199 166
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *3,083 *5 *655 *129
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,342 33 592 560
SMALL GAME
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,935 *7 *267 *896
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *400 *4 *105 *517
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *227 *4 *54 *293
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,252 *3 *360 *13
MIGRATORY BIRD
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,469 11 312 478
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *532 *8 *64 *110
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *620 *9 *71 *128
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *2,128 *5 *395 *202
OTHER ANIMALS
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses and nonresponse. See Table 20 for detailed listing of expenditure items.
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Table 19. Expenditures in Delaware 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96,775 555 157 98 618
TRIP-RELATED EXPENDITURES
Total trip-related. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48,536 305 133 83 366
Food and lodging, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,785 112 112 70 159
Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,997 82 95 60 136
Lodging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *4,788 *30 *5 *3 *963
Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,477 78 98 61 128
Other trip costs, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,274 115 123 77 149
Privilege and other fees1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,523 28 34 21 135
Boating costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,941 37 20 13 297
Bait . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,853 37 95 60 61
Ice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,676 11 67 42 25
Heating and cooking fuel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
EQUIPMENT AND OTHER EXPENDITURES
PRIMARILY FOR FISHING
Fishing equipment, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,181 69 72 45 197
Reels, rods, and rod-making components . . . . . . . . . . . 6,493 39 31 20 207
Lines, hooks, sinkers, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,381 15 45 28 53
Artificial lures and flies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,776 11 48 30 37
Creels, stringers, fish bags, landing nets, and gaff
hooks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *85 *1 *4 *3 *21
Minnow seines, traps, and bait containers. . . . . . . . . . . *135 *1 *5 *3 *29
Other fishing equipment3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,312 3 19 12 170
Auxiliary equipment4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *6,568 *10 *11 *7 *593
Special equipment5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *18,497 *116 *3 *2 *6,066
Other fishing costs6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,994 56 33 21 272
* 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 Delaware 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41,381 1,188 44 150 934
TRIP-RELATED EXPENDITURES
Total trip-related. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,638 461 25 84 548
Food and lodging, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,477 185 25 84 220
Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,205 142 22 76 187
Lodging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,832 163 24 83 198
Other trip costs, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *3,329 *113 *7 *25 *451
Privilege and other fees1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
Boating costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *571 *19 *3 *11 *169
Heating and cooking fuel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
EQUIPMENT AND OTHER EXPENDITURES
PRIMARILY FOR HUNTING
Hunting equipment, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,019 535 22 74 730
Firearms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *5,567 *185 *9 *31 *602
Ammunition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,350 111 20 67 169
Other hunting equipment2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,102 240 14 48 495
Auxiliary equipment3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *6,487 *76 *23 *77 *286
Special equipment4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
Other hunting costs5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,941 97 25 85 116
* 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 Delaware for Fishing and Hunting by Delaware 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127,167 185 688 722
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing, total. . . . . . . . . . 87,782 155 568 551
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,785 95 186 112
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,477 98 128 78
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,941 20 297 37
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,333 121 102 77
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39,246 77 510 247
Trip and equipment expenditures for hunting, total. . . . . . . . . 38,440 42 915 1,299
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,477 22 244 185
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,832 24 198 163
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *571 *3 *169 *19
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *2,757 *4 *616 *93
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24,802 38 660 838
Unspecified equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *945 *8 *117 *5
STATE RESIDENTS
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing and hunting,
total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70,513 67 1,052 949
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing, total. . . . . . . . . . 51,649 58 889 788
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,688 38 149 87
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,082 43 141 93
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,995 10 521 76
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,066 41 146 93
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28,818 39 732 440
Trip and equipment expenditures for hunting, total. . . . . . . . . 18,495 19 949 958
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,143 14 220 163
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,857 16 176 148
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *571 *3 *169 *30
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *150 *1 *102 *8
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,773 18 668 610
Unspecified equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *369 *2 *163 *5
NONRESIDENTS
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing and hunting,
total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56,654 118 481 557
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing, total. . . . . . . . . . 36,133 97 374 386
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *12,097 *57 *211 *129
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *6,395 *54 *117 *68
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *6,267 *80 *79 *67
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *10,428 *38 *277 *111
Trip and equipment expenditures for hunting, total. . . . . . . . . *19,945 *23 *885 *1,940
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Unspecified equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
1 Includes boat launching, mooring, storage, maintenance, insurance, pumpout fees, and fuel.
2 Includes equipment rental, guide and access fees, ice and bait for fishing, and heating and cooking oil.
3 Respondent could not specify whether item was for hunting or fishing.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses and nonresponse.
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Table 22. Summary of Delaware Residents’ Fishing and Hunting Expenditures Both Inside and Outside
Delaware: 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230,955 79 2,923 2,704
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27,913 57 487 327
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,845 66 257 197
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22,031 57 388 258
Equipment (fishing, hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27,379 54 508 321
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,051 21 246 59
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *115,189 *7 *16,726 *1,349
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 906 16 56 11
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,443 16 89 17
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,198 37 385 166
FISHING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138,601 69 2,012 1,812
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23,096 50 459 302
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,731 57 222 166
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,307 55 370 265
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,155 43 282 159
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,751 *9 *204 *23
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *59,318 *3 *17,309 *776
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 559 9 60 7
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *541 *5 *113 *7
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,145 26 318 106
HUNTING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32,723 21 1,530 1,530
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,817 17 291 225
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,113 18 232 192
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,724 *5 *336 *81
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,371 18 649 532
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *2,607 *9 *293 *122
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *268 *5 *50 *13
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *409 *6 *74 *19
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,053 17 352 283
UNSPECIFIED5
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55,777 13 4,192 653
* 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 Delaware 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 DELAWARE
Expenditures for fishing and hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110,119 72 1,528 1,481
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29,552 62 480 398
Equipment (fishing and hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,807 48 409 266
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,250 19 222 57
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *45,421 *5 *8,925 *611
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,089 40 277 149
Expenditures for fishing, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60,423 60 1,007 922
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22,831 53 430 348
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,684 38 232 132
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,637 *8 *208 *25
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *18,497 *3 *6,066 *282
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,774 24 369 134
Expenditures for hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,309 21 987 1,052
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,722 17 402 348
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,175 17 530 475
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *2,045 *8 *249 *106
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,814 18 103 94
Unspecified expenditures for fishing and hunting, total4 . . . . . *27,214 *10 *2,647 *366
OUT OF STATE
Expenditures for fishing and hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119,455 38 3,122 3,362
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36,892 32 1,166 1,038
Equipment (fishing and hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,592 15 434 186
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *801 *4 *216 *23
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,403 16 328 152
Expenditures for fishing, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77,098 31 2,507 2,383
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33,003 28 1,159 1,020
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,701 10 265 83
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 459 12 39 14
Expenditures for hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,321 9 1,341 2,095
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *3,889 *5 *707 *661
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *2,148 *4 *478 *365
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *4,916 *6 *820 *836
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 Delaware by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Participants Number Percent
Total participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285 100
Away from home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 38
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 34
Photograph wildlife. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *43 *15
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ...
Around the home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206 72
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 43
Photograph wildlife. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 21
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181 64
Visit public parks1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 16
Maintain plantings or natural areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 13
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
1 Includes vis