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

              U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Oklahoma
2006 National Survey
of Fishing, Hunting,
and Wildlife-Associated
Recreation
2006 National Survey of
Fishing, Hunting, and
Wildlife-Associated Recreation
FHW/06-OK
Issued April 2008
Oklahoma
U.S. Department of the Interior
Dirk Kempthorne,
Secretary
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
H. Dale Hall,
Director
U.S. Department of Commerce
Carlos M. Gutierrez,
Secretary
John J. Sullivan,
Deputy Secretary
Economics and Statistics Administration
Cynthia A. Glassman,
Under Secretary for Economic Affairs
U.S. CENSUS BUREAU
Steve H. Murdock,
Director
The U.S. Department of the Interior protects and manages the Nation’s natural resources and cultural
heritage; provides scientifi c and other information about those resources; and honors its trust responsi-bilities
or special commitments to American Indians, Alaska Natives, and affi liated Island Communities.
The mission of the Department’s U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is working with others to conserve,
protect, and enhance fi sh, wildlife, and their habitats for the continuing benefi t of the American people.
The Service is responsible for national programs of vital importance to our natural resources, including
administration of the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs. These two programs provide fi nan-cial
assistance to the States for projects to enhance and protect fi sh and wildlife resources and to assure
their availability to the public for recreational purposes. Multistate grants from these programs fund the
National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation.
Suggested Citation
U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, and U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S.
Census Bureau. 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
H. Dale Hall,
Director
Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration
Rowan Gould,
Assistant Director
U.S. Department of the Interior
Dirk Kempthorne,
Secretary
U.S. CENSUS BUREAU
Steve H. Murdock,
Director
Economics and Statistics
Administration
Cynthia A. Glassman,
Under Secretary for Economic Affairs
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Contents
List of Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv
Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi
Survey Background and Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Highlights
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Wildlife-Associated Recreation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Sportspersons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Wildlife Watchers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
1996–2006 Comparisons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Tables
Guide to Statistical Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Fishing and Hunting Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Wildlife-Watching Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
National Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Appendixes
A. Defi nitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
B. 2005 Participation of 6- to 15-Year-Olds: Data From Screening Interviews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
C. Signifi cant Methodological Changes From Previous Surveys and Regional Trends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
D. Sample Design and Statistical Accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
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Fishing and Hunting
1. Fishing and Hunting in Oklahoma by Resident and Nonresident Sportspersons: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2. Anglers and Hunters, Days of Participation, and Trips in Oklahoma by Type of Fishing
and Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3. Anglers and Hunters, Trips, and Days of Participation: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
4. Oklahoma Resident Anglers and Hunters by Place Fished or Hunted: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
5. Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma by Type of Fish: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
8. Great Lakes Anglers, Trips, and Days of Fishing in Oklahoma: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
9. Great Lakes Anglers and Days of Fishing in Oklahoma by Type of Fish: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
10. Saltwater Anglers, Trips, and Days of Fishing in Oklahoma: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
11. Saltwater Anglers and Days of Fishing in Oklahoma by Type of Fish: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
12. Hunters, Trips, and Days of Hunting in Oklahoma by Type of Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
13. Hunters and Days of Hunting in Oklahoma by Type of Game: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
14. Hunters and Days of Hunting in Oklahoma by Type of Land: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
15. Selected Characteristics of Oklahoma Resident Anglers and Hunters: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
16. Summary of Expenditures in Oklahoma by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for
Fishing and Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
17. Summary of Fishing Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Oklahoma by State Residents and
Nonresidents Combined by Type of Fishing: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
18. Summary of Hunting Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Oklahoma by State Residents and
Nonresidents Combined by Type of Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
19. Expenditures in Oklahoma by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for Fishing: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
20. Expenditures in Oklahoma by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
21. Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Oklahoma for Fishing and Hunting by Oklahoma Residents
and Nonresidents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
22. Summary of Oklahoma Residents’ Fishing and Hunting Expenditures Both Inside and Outside
Oklahoma: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
23. In-State and Out-of-State Expenditures by Oklahoma Residents for Fishing and Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Wildlife Watching
24. Wildlife Watching in Oklahoma by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
25. Participants, Trips, and Days of Participation in Away-From-Home Wildlife Watching in
Oklahoma: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
26. Away-From-Home Wildlife-Watching Participants by Wildlife Observed, Photographed, or
Fed in Oklahoma: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
List of Tables
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27. Participation in Wildlife-Watching Activities Around the Home in Oklahoma: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
28. Oklahoma Residents Participating in Wildlife Watching in the United States: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
29. Wild Bird Observers and Days of Observation in Oklahoma by State Residents and
Nonresidents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
30. Selected Characteristics of Oklahoma Residents Participating in Wildlife Watching: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
31. Expenditures in Oklahoma by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for Wildlife
Watching: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
32. Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Oklahoma for Wildlife Watching by Oklahoma Residents
and Nonresidents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
33. Wildlife-Watching Expenditures Both Inside and Outside Oklahoma by Oklahoma
Residents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
34. In-State and Out-of-State Expenditures by Oklahoma Residents for Wildlife Watching: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
35. Participation of Oklahoma Resident Wildlife-Watching Participants in Fishing and
Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
36. Participation of Oklahoma 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—Oklahoma 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—Oklahoma 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—Oklahoma U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Introduction
The National Survey of Fishing,
Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated
Recreation reports results from inter-views
with U.S. residents about their
fi shing, hunting, and wildlife watching.
This report focuses on 2006 participa-tion
and expenditures of persons 16
years of age and older.
The Survey is a snapshot of one year.
The information it collected tells us
how many people participated and
how much they spent on their activi-ties
in the State in 2006. It does not
tell us how many anglers, hunters, and
wildlife watchers there were because
many do not participate every year.
For example, based on information
collected by the Survey’s household
screen and detailed phase, we can
estimate that about 33 percent more
anglers and hunters participated nation-ally
in at least 1 of the 4 years prior to
the survey year 2006.
In addition to 2006 estimates, we also
provide trend information in the High-lights
section and Appendix C of the
report. The 2006 numbers reported can
be compared with those in the 1991,
1996, and 2001 Survey reports because
they used similar methodologies. The
2006 estimates should not be directly
compared with results from Surveys
conducted earlier than 1991 because
of changes in methodology to improve
accuracy.
The report also provides information
on participation in wildlife recreation
in 2005, particularly of persons 6 to 15
years of age. The 2005 information is
provided in Appendix B. Information
about the Survey’s scope and coverage
is in Appendix D. The remainder of this
section defi nes important terms used in
the Survey.
This report does not provide infor-mation
about the State’s wildlife
resources. That, and additional infor-mation
on wildlife-related recreation,
may be obtained from State fi sh and
wildlife agencies. The Association of
Fish and Wildlife Agencies can provide
the addresses and telephone numbers of
those agencies. The Association’s Web
site is <www.fi shwildlife.org>.
Wildlife-Associated Recreation
Wildlife-associated recreation is
fi shing, hunting, and wildlife-watching
activities. These categories are not
mutually exclusive because many indi-viduals
participated in more than one
activity. Wildlife-associated recreation
is reported in two major categories: (1)
fi shing and hunting and (2) wildlife
watching, which includes observing,
photographing, and feeding fi sh or
wildlife.
Fishing and Hunting
This Survey reports information about
residents of the United States who
fi shed or hunted in 2006, regardless of
whether they were licensed. The fi shing
and hunting sections report information
for three groups: (1) sportspersons, (2)
anglers, and (3) hunters.
Sportspersons
Sportspersons are those who fi shed
or hunted. Individuals who fi shed
or hunted commercially in 2006 are
reported as sportspersons only if they
also fi shed or hunted for recreation.
The sportspersons group is composed
of three subgroups, as shown in the
diagram on this page: (1) those that
fi shed and hunted, (2) those that only
fi shed, and (3) those that only hunted.
The total number of sportspersons is
equal to the sum of people who only
fi shed, only hunted, and both hunted
and fi shed. It is not the sum of all
anglers and all hunters because those
people who both fi shed and hunted are
included in both the angler and hunter
population and would be incorrectly
counted twice.
Anglers
Anglers are sportspersons who only
fi shed plus those who fi shed and
hunted. Anglers include not only
licensed hook and line anglers, but
also those who have no license and
those who use special methods such as
fi shing with spears.
Three types of fi shing are reported: (1)
freshwater, excluding the Great Lakes,
(2) Great Lakes, and (3) saltwater.
Since many anglers participated in
more than one type of fi shing, the total
number of anglers is less than the sum
of the three types of fi shing.
Hunters
Hunters are sportspersons who only
hunted plus those who hunted and
fi shed. Hunters include not only
licensed hunters using rifl es and shot-guns
but also those who had no license
and those who hunted with a bow and
arrow, primitive fi rearm, or pistol or
handgun.
Sportspersons
Anglers Hunters
Fished
only
Fished
and
hunted
Hunted
only
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Four types of hunting are reported: (1)
big game, (2) small game, (3) migra-tory
bird, and (4) other animals. Since
many hunters participated in more than
one type of hunting, the sum of hunters
for big game, small game, migratory
bird, and other animals exceeds the
total number of hunters.
Wildlife Watchers
Since 1980, the National Survey has
included information on wildlife-watching
activities in addition to
fi shing and hunting. The 1991, 1996,
2001, and 2006 Surveys, unlike the
1980 and 1985 Surveys, collected data
only for activities where the primary
purpose was wildlife watching. The
1980 and 1985 Surveys included esti-mates
of unplanned wildlife watching
around the home and while on trips
taken for another purpose.
The 2006 Survey uses a strict defi ni-tion
of wildlife watching. Participants
must either take a “special interest”
in w ildlife around their homes or take
a trip for the “primary purpose” of
wildlife watching. Secondary wild-life
watching, such as incidentally
observing wildlife while pleasure
driving, is not included.
Two types of wildlife watching
are reported: (1) away-from-home
(formerly nonresidential) activities and
(2) around-the-home (formerly residen-tial)
activities. Because some people
participated in more than one type of
wildlife watching, the sum of partici-pants
in each type will be greater than
the total number of wildlife watchers.
The two types of wildlife-watching
activity are explained next.
Away-From-Home Wildlife
Watching
This group includes persons who
took trips or outings of at least 1 mile
from home for the primary purpose of
observing, feeding, or photographing
fi sh and wildlife. Trips to fi sh, hunt,
or scout and trips to zoos, circuses,
aq uariums, and museums are not
considered wildlife-watching activities.
Around-the-Home Wildlife
Watching
This group includes those who
participated within 1 mile of home and
involves one or more of the following:
(1) closely observing or trying to iden-tify
birds or other wildlife; (2) photo-graphing
wildlife; (3) feeding birds or
other wildlife; (4) maintaining natural
areas of at least 1/4 acre where benefi t
to wildlife is the primary concern; (5)
maintaining plantings (shrubs, agri-cultural
crops, etc.) where benefi t to
wildlife is the primary concern; or (6)
visiting public parks within 1 mile
of home for the primary purpose of
observing, feeding, or photographing
wildlife.
4 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Oklahoma U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
2006 Oklahoma Summary
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 611,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,580,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $501,786,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $301,408,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $200,378,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $819
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $28
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,534,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $476,657,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $135,335,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $341,322,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,746
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $24
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . . 1,110,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 372,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 976,000
Days of participation away from home . . . . . 7,098,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $328,660,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $134,868,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $193,793,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $289
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $19
Activities in Oklahoma by Residents and Nonresidents Activities in Oklahoma by Nonresidents
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 737,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $49,456,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $42,988,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,468,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $576
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $58
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .194,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Total expenditures... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $58,153,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14,100,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $44,053,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,173
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $73
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . . . . . ...
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . . . . . (X)
Days of participation away from home . . . . . . . ...
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
… Sample size too small to report data reliably.
(X) Not applicable.
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Activities in Oklahoma by Residents
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 525,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,843,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $452,330,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $258,420,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $193,910,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $862
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $26
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,339,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $418,504,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $121,235,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $297,269,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,870
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $23
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . . 1,051,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 313,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 976,000
Days of participation away from home . . . . . 6,824,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $309,052,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $115,289,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $193,763,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $294
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $17
Activities by Oklahoma Residents Both Inside
and Outside Oklahoma
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 547,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,363,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $486,013,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $289,821,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $196,192,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $888
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $28
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,556,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $463,726,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $152,055,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $311,671,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,001
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $27
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . . 1,082,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 414,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 976,000
Days of participation away from home . . . . . 8,003,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $489,086,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $291,664,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $197,422,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $452
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $36
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Participation in Oklahoma
The 2006 Survey found that 1.5 million
Oklahoma residents and nonresidents
16 years old and older fi shed, hunted,
or wildlife watched in Oklahoma. Of
the total number of participants, 611
thousand fi shed, 251 thousand hunted,
and 1.1 million participated in wildlife -
watching activities, which include
observing, feeding, and photographing
wildlife. The sum of anglers, hunters,
and wildlife watchers exceeds the total
number of participants in wildlife -
related recreation because many
individuals engaged in more than
one wildlife-related activity.
Participation by 6-to-15-Year-Old
Oklahoma 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 547 thousand resident anglers
16 years old and older, there were
109 thousand resident anglers 6 to 15
years old. Also, in addition to the 232
thousand residents 16 years old and
older who hunted, there were 38 thou-sand
6-to-15-year-old residents who
hunted. Finally, there were 1.1 million
Oklahoma residents 16 years old and
older and 166 thousand 6- to 15-year-olds
who wildlife watched. Further
information on 6- to 15-year-olds is
provided in Appendix B.
Expenditures in Oklahoma
In 2006, state residents and nonresi-dents
spent $1.4 billion on wildlife
recreation in Oklahoma. Of that total,
trip-related expenditures were $572
million and equipment purchases
totaled $769 million. The remaining
$84 million was spent on licenses,
contributions, land ownership and
leasing, and other items.
Wildlife-Associated Recreation
Participants in Wildlife-Associated Recreation in Oklahoma: 2006
(U.S. residents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.5 million
Sportspersons
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 684 thousand
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 611 thousand
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251 thousand
Wildlife Watchers
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1 million
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372 thousand
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 976 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Tables 3, 24, and 39.
Percent of Total Participants
by Activity
(Total: 1.5 million participants)
Wildlife
watching
Fishing Hunting
42%
17%
75%
Wildlife-Associated Recreation
Expenditures in Oklahoma
(Total: $1.4 billion)
Equipment
54%
Trip-related
40%
Other
6%
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Oklahoma 7
Sportspersons
In 2006, 684 thousand state resident
and nonresident sportspersons 16
years old and older fi shed or hunted
in Oklahoma. This group comprised
611 thousand anglers (89 percent of
all sportspersons) and 251 thousand
hunters (37 percent of all sportsper-sons).
Among the 684 thousand
sportspersons who fi shed or hunted in
the state, 434 thousand (63 percent)
fi shed but did not hunt in Oklahoma.
Another 74 thousand (11 percent)
hunted but did not fi sh there. The
remaining 177 thousand (26 percent)
fi shed and hunted in Oklahoma in 2006.
Sportspersons’ Participation in Oklahoma
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Sportspersons (fi shed or hunted) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 684 thousand
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 611 thousand
Fished only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 434 thousand
Fished and hunted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 thousand
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251 thousand
Hunted only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 thousand
Hunted and fi shed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 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, 611 thousand state residents
and nonresidents 16 years old and older
fi shed in Oklahoma. Of this total, 525
thousand anglers (86 percent) were
state residents and 86 thousand anglers
(14 percent) were nonresidents. Anglers
fi shed a total of 10.6 million days in
Oklahoma—an average of 17 days
per angler. State residents fi shed 9.8
million days—93 percent of all fi shing
days in Oklahoma. Nonresidents fi shed
737 thousand days in Oklahoma—7
percent of all fi shing days in the state.
A large majority of Oklahoma residents
who fi shed anywhere in the United
States did so in their resident state.
There were 547 thousand Oklahoma
residents 16 years old and older who
fi shed in the United States in 2006 for a
total of 10.4 million days. An estimated
96 percent of all Oklahoma residents
who fi shed did so in their home state.
Of all fi shing days by Oklahoma
residents, 95 percent or 9.8 million
were in their home state.
Some state residents fi shed in states
other than Oklahoma. In 2006, 73
thousand Oklahoma residents fi shed in
other states—13 percent of all residents
fi shing in any state. They fi shed 533
thousand days as nonresidents, repre-senting
5 percent of all days fi shed by
Oklahoma residents. For further details
about fi shing in Oklahoma, see Table 3.
Anglers in Oklahoma
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 611 thousand
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 525 thousand
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 thousand
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.6 million
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.8 million
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 737 thousand
Source: Table 3.
In State/Out of State
(State residents 16 years old and older)
Oklahoma anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 547 thousand
In Oklahoma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 525 thousand
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 thousand
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.4 million
In Oklahoma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.8 million
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 533 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 3.
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Oklahoma 9
Fishing Expenditures in Oklahoma
All fi shing-related expenditures in
Oklahoma totaled $502 million in
2006. Trip-related expenditures, which
include food and lodging, transporta-tion,
and other trip expenses, totaled
$301 million—60 percent of all fi shing
expenditures. Expenditures for food
and lodging were $109 million and
transportation expenditures were $107
million. Other trip expenses, such as
equipment rental, bait, and cooking
fuel, totaled $86 million. Each angler
spent an average of $494 on trip-related
costs during 2006.
Anglers spent $169 million on equip-ment
in Oklahoma in 2006, 34 percent
of all fi shing expenditures. Fishing
equipment (rods, reels, line, etc.)
spending totaled $88 million—52
percent of the equipment total. Auxil-iary
equipment expenditures (tents,
special fi shing clothes, etc.) and special
equipment expenditures (boats, vans,
etc.) amounted to $81 million—48
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 $31 million—6
percent of all fi shing expenditures. For
more details about fi shing expenditures
in Oklahoma, see Tables 19 and 21
through 23.
Fishing Expenditures in Oklahoma
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $502 million
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $301 million
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $169 million
Fishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $88 million
Auxiliary and special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $81 million
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $31 million
Source: Table 19.
Percent of Anglers by Residence
(Total: 611 thousand participants)
Residents Nonresidents
86%
14%
Fishing Expenditures
in Oklahoma
(Total: $502 million)
Trip-related
60%
Other
6%
Equipment
34%
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Hunters
Participants and Days of Hunting
In 2006, there were 251 thousand
residents and nonresidents 16 years old
and older who hunted in Oklahoma.
Resident hunters numbered 224
thousand, accounting for 89 percent
of the hunters in Oklahoma. There
were 27 thousand nonresidents who
hunted in Oklahoma—11 percent
of the state’s hunters. Residents and
nonresidents hunted 5.5 million days in
2006, an average of 22 days per hunter.
Residents hunted 5.3 million days in
Oklahoma or 96 percent of all hunting
days, while nonresidents spent 194
thousand days hunting in Oklahoma or
4 percent of all hunting days.
There were 232 thousand Oklahoma
residents 16 years old and older who
hunted in the United States in 2006
for a total of 5.6 million days. An
estimated 97 percent of all Oklahoma
residents who hunted did so in their
home state. Of all hunting days by
Oklahoma residents, 96 percent or
5.3 million were spent pursuing game
in their home state.
Some state residents hunted in states
other than Oklahoma. Altogether, 47
thousand or 20 percent of all Oklahoma
hunters hunted in other states. Their
230 thousand days of hunting in other
states represented 4 percent of all days
Oklahoma residents spent hunting in
2006. For more information on hunting
activities by Oklahoma residents, see
Table 3.
Hunters in Oklahoma
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251 thousand
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224 thousand
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 thousand
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.5 million
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.3 million
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194 thousand
Source: Table 3.
In State/Out of State
(State residents 16 years old and older)
Oklahoma hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232 thousand
In Oklahoma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224 thousand
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 thousand
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.6 million
In Oklahoma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.3 million
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 3.
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Oklahoma 11
Hunting Expenditures in Oklahoma
All hunting-related expenditures in
Oklahoma totaled $477 million in
2006. Trip-related expenses, such
as food and lodging, transportation,
and other trip expenses, totaled $135
million—28 percent of total expen-ditures.
Expenditures for food and
lodging were $53 million and transpor-tation
expenditures were $69 million.
Other trip expenses, such as equipment
rental, totaled $13 million for the year.
The average trip-related expenditure
per hunter was $540.
Hunters spent $307 million on equip-ment—
64 percent of all hunting
expenditures. Hunting equipment
(guns, ammunition, etc.) totaled $112
million and made up 36 percent of
all equipment costs. Hunters spent
$196 million on auxiliary equipment
(tents, special hunting clothes, etc.)
and special equipment (boats, vans,
etc.), accounting for 64 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 $34 million—7
percent of all hunting expenditures. For
more details on hunting expenditures in
Oklahoma, see Tables 20 through 23.
Hunting Expenditures in Oklahoma
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $477 million
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $135 million
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $307 million
Hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $112 million
Auxiliary and special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $196 million
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $34 million
Source: Table 20.
Percent of Hunters by Residence
(Total: 251 thousand participants)
Residents Nonresidents
89%
11%
Hunting Expenditures
in Oklahoma
(Total: $477 million)
Trip-related
28%
Other
7%
Equipment
64%
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Wildlife Watchers
Participants and Days of Activity
In 2006, 1.1 million U.S. residents 16
years old and older fed, observed, or
photographed wildlife in Oklahoma.
Most of them, 88 percent (976 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 partici-pating
in away-from-home activities
in Oklahoma in 2006 numbered 372
thousand—33 percent of all wildlife
watchers in Oklahoma. Of the 372
thousand, 313 thousand were state
residents.
Oklahoma residents 16 years old and
older who enjoyed away-from-home
wildlife watching within their state
totaled 313 thousand. Of this group,
298 thousand participants observed
wildlife, 179 thousand fed wildlife, and
183 thousand photographed wildlife.
Since some individuals engaged in
more than 1 of the 3 away-from-home
activities during the year, the sum of
wildlife observers, feeders, and photog-raphers
exceeds the total number of
away-from-home participants.
Oklahoma residents spent 6.8 million
days engaged in away-from-home
wildlife-watching activities in their
state. They spent 5.2 million days
observing wildlife, 1.6 million days
feeding wildlife, and 2.1 million days
photographing wildlife. The sum of
days observing, feeding, and photo-graphing
wildlife exceeds the total days
of wildlife-watching activity because
individuals engaged in more than one
activity on some days. For further
details about away-from-home activi-ties,
see Table 25.
Oklahoma residents also took an active
interest in wildlife around their homes.
In 2006, 976 thousand state residents
enjoyed observing, feeding, and photo-graphing
wildlife within 1 mile of their
homes. Among this around-the-home
group, 909 thousand fed, 632 thousand
observed, and 274 thousand photo-graphed
wildlife around their homes.
Another 203 thousand participants
maintained natural areas of 1/4 acre or
Wildlife-Watching Participants in Oklahoma
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1 million
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 976 thousand
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 24.
Away-From-Home Wildlife-Watching Participation in Oklahoma
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Participants, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372 thousand
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356 thousand
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197 thousand
Photograph wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 thousand
Days, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.1 million
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.5 million
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.6 million
Photograph wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.2 million
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 25.
Around-the-Home Wildlife-Watching Participation in Oklahoma
(State residents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 976 thousand
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 909 thousand
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 632 thousand
Photograph wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274 thousand
Maintain natural areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 thousand
Maintain plantings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 thousand
Visit public areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 27.
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more for wildlife; 67 thousand partici-pants
maintained plantings for the
benefi t of wildlife; and 137 thousand
participants visited public parks within
a mile of home because of the wildlife.
Summing the number of participants in
these six activities results in an esti-mate
that exceeds the total number of
around-the-home participants because
many people participated in more than
one type of around-the-home activity.
In addition, 32 percent of resident
around-the-home wildlife watchers
also enjoyed wildlife away from home.
For further details about Oklahoma
residents participating in around-the-home
wildlife-watching activities, see
Table 27.
Wild Bird Observers
Bird watching attracted many wildlife
enthusiasts in Oklahoma. In 2006, 765
thousand people observed birds around
the home and on trips in the state.
Seventy-nine percent (601 thousand)
observed wild birds around the home
while 42 percent (321 thousand) took
trips away from home to watch birds.
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
in Oklahoma
Wildlife watchers spent $329 million
on wildlife-watching activities in
Oklahoma in 2006. Trip-related
expenditures, including food and
lodging ($76 million), transportation
($55 million), and other trip expenses
($5 million), such as equipment
rental, amounted to $135 million. This
summation comprised 41 percent of
all wildlife-watching expenditures by
participants. The average of the trip-related
expenditures for away-from-home
participants was $343 per person
in 2006.
Wildlife-watching participants spent
$178 million on equipment—54
percent of all their expenditures.
Specifi cally, wildlife-watching equip-ment
(binoculars, special clothing,
etc.) expenditures totaled $158 million,
89 percent of the equipment total.
Auxiliary equipment expenditures
(tents, backpacking equipment, etc.)
and special equipment expenditures
(campers, trucks, etc.) amounted to
$20 million—11 percent of all equip-ment
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 owner-ship,
and plantings, totaled $16
million—5 percent of all wildlife -
watching expenditures. For more details
about wildlife-watching expenditures in
Oklahoma, see Table 31.
Wild Bird Observers in Oklahoma
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Participants, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 765 thousand
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 601 thousand
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321 thousand
Days, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83.4 million
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76.8 million
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.5 million
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 29.
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures in Oklahoma
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $329 million
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $135 million
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $178 million
Wildlife watching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $158 million
Auxiliary and special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $20 million
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $16 million
Source: Table 31.
Around-the-Home and
Away-From-Home Participation
by Oklahoma Residents
(Total: 976 thousand participants)
Both around
the home and
away from
home
Around the
home only
68%
32%
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
in Oklahoma
(Total: $329 million)
Trip-related
41%
Other
5%
Equipment
54%
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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 Oklahoma. 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 Oklahoma residents anywhere in
the United States. The in-state esti-mates
cover the participation, day, and
expenditure activity of U.S. residents in
Oklahoma.
The expenditure estimates were made
comparable by adjusting the estimates
for infl ation—all estimates are in 2006
dollars.
Oklahoma 1996 and 2006 Comparison
(Numbers in thousands)
1996 2006 Percent change
Fishing
Anglers in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 924 611 –34
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,674 10,580 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $632,206 $501,786 *
State resident anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 755 547 –28
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $688,324 $486,013 *
Hunting
Hunters in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297 251 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,605 5,534 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $549,808 $476,657 *
State resident hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288 232 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $544,907 $463,726 *
Away-From-Home Wildlife Watching
Participants in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347 372 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,129 7,098 *
State resident participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289 414 *
Around-the-Home Wildlife Watching
Total participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 818 976 *
Observers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 545 632 *
Feeders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 735 909 24
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
In-state expenditures by U.S. wildlife watchers . . . . . . . . . . $259,955 $328,660 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $312,235 $489,086 *
* Not different from zero at the 10 percent level of signifi cance.
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Oklahoma 2001 and 2006 Comparison
(Numbers in thousands)
2001 2006 Percent change
Fishing
Anglers in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 774 611 –21
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,741 10,580 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $542,662 $501,786 *
State resident anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 685 547 –20
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $562,722 $486,013 *
Hunting
Hunters in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261 251 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,642 5,534 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $323,841 $476,657 *
State resident hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241 232 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $368,465 $463,726 *
Away-From-Home Wildlife Watching
Participants in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403 372 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,058 7,098 *
State resident participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340 414 *
Around-the-Home Wildlife Watching
Total participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 997 976 *
Observers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 627 632 *
Feeders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 956 909 *
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
In-state expenditures by U.S. wildlife watchers . . . . . . . . . . $220,303 $328,660 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $205,132 $489,086 138
* Not different from zero at the 10 percent level of signifi cance.
1996 2001 2006 1996 2001 2006 1996 2001 2006
Number of People Who Hunted and
Fished in Oklahoma: 1996–2006
(In thousands)
297
924
261
774
251
611
Number of People Who Wildlife Watched
in Oklahoma: 1996–2006
(In thousands)
347
818
403
997
372
976
Total Expenditures by Participants
in Oklahoma: 1996–2006
(In millions of 2006 dollars)
632
550
260
543
324
220
502 477
329
Hunters
Anglers
Away from home
Around the home
Wildlife watchers
Hunters
Anglers
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Purpose and Coverage of Tables
The statistical tables of this report were
designed to meet a wide range of needs
for those interested in wildlife-related
recreation. Special terms used in these
tables are defi ned in Appendix A.
The tables are based on responses to
the 2006 Survey, which was designed
to collect data about participation in
wi ldlife-related recreation. To have
taken part in the Survey, a respondent
must have been a U.S. resident (a
resident of one of the 50 states or the
District of Columbia). No one residing
outside the United States (including
U.S. citizens) was eligible for inter-viewing.
Therefore, reported state and
national totals do not include partici-pation
by those who were not U.S.
residents or who were U.S. citizens
residing outside the United States.
Comparability With Previous
Surveys
The numbers reported can be compared
with those in the 1991, 1996, and 2001
Survey Reports. The methodology used
in 2006 was similar to that used in
those Surveys. These results should not
be directly compared to results from
Surveys earlier than 1991 since there
were major changes in methodology
in 1991. These changes were made to
improve accuracy in the estimates.
Coverage of an Individual Table
Since the Survey covers many activi-ties
in various places by participants
of different ages, all table titles,
headnotes, stubs, and footnotes are
designed to identify and articulate each
item being reported in the table. For
example, the title of Table 2 shows that
data about anglers and hunters, their
days of participation, and their number
of trips are reported by type of activity.
By contrast, the title of Table 7 indi-cates
that it contains data on freshwater
anglers and the days they fi shed for
different species.
Percentages Reported in the Tables
Percentages are reported in the tables
for the convenience of the user. When
exclusive groups are being reported, the
base of a percentage is apparent from
its context because the percents add to
100 percent (plus or minus a rounding
error). For example, Table 2 reports
the number of trips taken by big game
hunters, those taken by small game
hunters, those taken by migratory bird
hunters, and those taken by hunters
pursuing other animals. These comprise
100 percent because they are exclusive
categories.
Percents should not add to 100 when
nonexclusive groups are being reported.
Using Table 2 as an example again,
note that adding the percentages associ-ated
with the total number of big game
hunters, total small game hunters,
total migratory bird hunters, and total
hunters of other animals will not yield
total hunters because respondents could
hunt for more than one type of game.
When the base of the percentage is not
apparent in context, it is identifi ed in a
footnote. For example, Table 15 reports
two percentages with different bases:
one base being the number of total
participants at the head of the column
and the other base being the total popu-lation
who are described by the row
category. Footnotes are used to clarify
the bases of the reported percentages.
Footnotes to the Tables
Footnotes are used to clarify the infor-mation
or items that are being reported
in a table. Symbols in the body of a
table indicate important footnotes.
These symbols are used in the tables
to refer to the same footnote each time
they appear:
* Estimate based on a sample size of
10–29.
... Sample size too small to report data
reliably because there were fewer
than 10 responses.
W Less than .5 dollars.
Z Less than 0.5 percent.
X Not applicable.
NA Not asked.
Estimates based upon fewer than 10
responses are regarded as being based
on a sample size that is too small for
reliable reporting. An estimate based
upon at least 10 but fewer than 30
responses is treated as an estimate
based on a small sample size. Other
footnotes appear, as necessary, to
qualify or clarify the estimates reported
in the tables. In addition, these two
important footnotes appear frequently:
• Detail does not add to total because
of multiple responses.
• Detail does not add to total because
of multiple responses and nonre-sponse.
“Multiple responses” is a term used
to refl ect the fact that individuals or
their characteristics fall into more than
one category. Using Table 12 as an
example, those who hunt for big game,
small game, migratory birds, and other
animals are counted only once as a
hunter in the “Total, all hunting” row.
Another example is Table 15, where
total anglers and hunters add up to
more than total sportspersons. Totals
will be smaller than the sum of subcat-egories
when multiple responses exist.
“Nonresponse” exists because the
Survey questions were answered
voluntarily and some respondents did
not or could not answer all the ques-tions.
Totals are greater than the sum of
subcategories when nonresponses have
occurred. This occurs because some
respondents answered the question that
provided the category estimate but did
not answer the subcategory questions.
Guide to Statistical Tables
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Table 1. Fishing and Hunting in Oklahoma 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) . . . . . . . . 684 100 580 100 104 100
Total anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 611 89 525 90 86 83
Fished only. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 434 63 357 61 77 74
Fished and hunted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 26 168 29 ... ...
Total hunters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251 37 224 39 *27 *26
Hunted only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 11 *56 *10 ... ...
Hunted and fished . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 26 168 29 ... ...
* 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 Oklahoma 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 611 100 10,580 100 8,207 100
Total, all freshwater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 611 100 10,580 100 8,207 100
Freshwater, except Great Lakes. . . . . . . . . . . . 611 100 10,580 100 8,207 100
Great Lakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
Saltwater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
HUNTING
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251 100 5,534 100 5,277 100
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 77 3,982 72 3,381 64
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 32 595 11 494 9
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *65 *26 *451 *8 *404 *8
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *42 *17 *1,039 *19 *998 *19
* 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 Oklahoma Activity by Oklahoma 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 611 100 525 86 86 14 547 100 525 96 73 13
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,207 100 7,712 94 494 6 8,007 100 7,712 96 294 4
Total days of fishing. . . . . . . . . 10,580 100 9,843 93 737 7 10,363 100 9,843 95 533 5
Average days of fishing . . . . . . 17 (X) 19 (X) 9 (X) 19 (X) 19 (X) 7 (X)
HUNTING
Total hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251 100 224 89 *27 *11 232 100 224 97 *47 *20
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,277 100 5,113 97 *164 *3 5,211 100 5,113 98 *97 *2
Total days of hunting . . . . . . . . 5,534 100 5,339 96 *194 *4 5,556 100 5,339 96 *230 *4
Average days of hunting . . . . . 22 (X) 24 (X) *7 (X) 24 (X) 24 (X) *5 (X)
(X) Not applicable. * Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Table 4. Oklahoma 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 547 100 232 100
In-state only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 474 87 184 80
In-state and other states . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *50 *9 *40 *17
In other states only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *23 *4 ... ...
* 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. Oklahoma 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 547 100 10,363 100 8,007 100
Total, all freshwater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 541 99 10,086 97 7,806 97
Freshwater, except Great Lakes. . . . . . . . . . . . 541 99 10,086 97 7,806 97
Great Lakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
Saltwater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
HUNTING
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232 100 5,556 100 5,211 100
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 82 4,118 74 3,429 66
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *60 *26 *501 *9 *414 *8
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *60 *26 *389 *7 *357 *7
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *42 *18 *1,053 *19 *1,010 *19
* 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 Oklahoma
Total, state
residents and nonresidents
State residents Nonresidents
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 611 100 525 86 86 14
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,207 100 7,712 94 494 6
Total days of fishing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,580 100 9,843 93 737 7
Average days of fishing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 (X) 19 (X) 9 (X)
ANGLERS
Total, all types of water. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 611 100 525 86 86 14
Ponds, lakes, or reservoirs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 574 100 496 86 77 14
Rivers or streams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169 100 126 75 *43 *25
DAYS
Total, all types of water. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,580 100 9,843 93 737 7
Ponds, lakes, or reservoirs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,428 100 8,863 94 565 6
Rivers or streams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,467 100 1,183 81 *284 *19
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. (X) Not applicable.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
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Table 7. Freshwater Anglers and Days of Fishing in Oklahoma by Type of Fish: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Anglers and days of fishing
Activity in Oklahoma
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 611 100 100 525 86 86 14
Crappie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235 39 100 209 89 *26 *11
Panfish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 11 100 *64 *94 ... ...
White bass, striped bass, striped bass hybrids . . . . . 185 30 100 170 92 ... ...
Black bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301 49 100 262 87 *38 *13
Catfish, bullheads. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264 43 100 244 92 *20 *8
Walleye, sauger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *30 *5 *100 *28 *95 ... ...
Northern pike, pickerel, muskie, muskie hybrids . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Steelhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Trout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Salmon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Anything1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 19 100 95 81 ... ...
Other freshwater fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
DAYS
Total, all types of fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,580 100 100 9,843 93 737 7
Crappie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,585 34 100 3,341 93 *245 *7
Panfish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,173 11 100 *1,060 *90 ... ...
White bass, striped bass, striped bass hybrids . . . . . 2,509 24 100 2,455 98 ... ...
Black bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,213 49 100 4,868 93 *345 *7
Catfish, bullheads. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,496 42 100 4,248 94 *248 *6
Walleye, sauger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *227 *2 *100 *219 *96 ... ...
Northern pike, pickerel, muskie, muskie hybrids . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Steelhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Trout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Salmon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Anything1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,201 11 100 1,103 92 ... ...
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 Oklahoma: 2006
This table does not apply to this state.
Table 9. Great Lakes Anglers and Days of Fishing in Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma: 2006
This table does not apply to this state.
Table 11. Saltwater Anglers and Days of Fishing in Oklahoma by Type of Fish: 2006
This table does not apply to this state.
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Table 12. Hunters, Trips, and Days of Hunting in Oklahoma by Type of Hunting: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Hunters, trips, and days of hunting
Activity in Oklahoma
Total, state
residents and nonresidents
State residents Nonresidents
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
HUNTERS
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251 100 224 89 *27 *11
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 100 184 95 ... ...
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 100 *58 *74 ... ...
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *65 *100 *59 *90 ... ...
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *42 *100 *42 *100 ... ...
TRIPS
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,277 100 5,113 97 *164 *3
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,381 100 3,354 99 ... ...
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 494 100 *406 *82 ... ...
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *404 *100 *356 *88 ... ...
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *998 *100 *998 *100 ... ...
DAYS
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,534 100 5,339 96 *194 *4
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,982 100 3,929 99 ... ...
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 595 100 *486 *82 ... ...
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *451 *100 *385 *85 ... ...
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,039 *100 *1,039 *100 ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
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Table 13. Hunters and Days of Hunting in Oklahoma by Type of Game: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Type of game
Hunters, state
residents and nonresidents
Days of hunting
Number Percent Number Percent
Total, all types of game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251 100 5,534 100
Big game, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 77 3,982 72
Deer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181 72 2,737 49
Elk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Bear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Wild turkey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 29 515 9
Other big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Small game, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 32 595 11
Rabbit, hare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *29 *12 *122 *2
Quail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *48 *19 *231 *4
Grouse/prairie chicken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Squirrel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *29 *12 *220 *4
Pheasant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Migratory birds, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *65 *26 *451 *8
Waterfowl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *38 *15 *279 *5
Geese . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *21 *9 *105 *2
Duck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *34 *14 *270 *5
Dove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *37 *15 *186 *3
Other migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other animals, total 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *42 *17 *1,039 *19
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
1 Includes groundhog, raccoon, fox, coyote, crow, prairie dog, etc.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Table 14. Hunters and Days of Hunting in Oklahoma by Type of Land: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Hunters and days of hunting
Total, state
residents and nonresidents
State residents Nonresidents
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
HUNTERS
Total, all types of land. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251 100 224 100 *27 *100
Public land, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *62 *25 *58 *26 ... ...
Public land only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *23 *9 *21 *9 ... ...
Public and private land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *39 *16 *37 *17 ... ...
Private land, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222 89 200 89 ... ...
Private land only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183 73 163 73 ... ...
Private and public land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *39 *16 *37 *17 ... ...
DAYS
Total, all types of land. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,534 100 5,339 100 *194 *100
Public land1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *634 *11 *579 *11 ... ...
Private land2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,439 98 5,274 99 ... ...
* 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 Oklahoma Resident Anglers and Hunters: 2006
(State population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Characteristic
Population
Sportspersons
(fished or hunted)
Anglers Hunters
Number Percent Number
Percent
who
partici-pated
Percent
of
sports-persons
Number
Percent
who
partici-pated
Percent
of
anglers Number
Percent
who
partici-pated
Percent
of
hunters
Total persons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,743 100 602 22 100 547 20 100 232 8 100
Population Density of Residence
Urban . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,612 59 267 17 44 252 16 46 65 4 28
Rural . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,131 41 335 30 56 295 26 54 167 15 72
Population Size of Residence
Metropolitan statistical area
(MSA). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,025 74 403 20 67 360 18 66 170 8 73
1,000,000 or more . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,060 39 239 23 40 210 20 38 115 11 50
250,000 to 999,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . 753 27 127 17 21 117 16 21 *39 *5 *17
Less than 250,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 8 *37 *17 *6 *34 *16 *6 ... ... ...
Outside MSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 717 26 199 28 33 187 26 34 *62 *9 *27
Sex
Male . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,371 50 465 34 77 419 31 77 213 16 92
Female . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,372 50 137 10 23 129 9 23 ... ... ...
Age
16 to 17 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 3 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
18 to 24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284 10 *45 *16 *7 *45 *16 *8 *23 *8 *10
25 to 34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 448 16 89 20 15 84 19 15 *53 *12 *23
35 to 44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 516 19 165 32 27 150 29 27 *59 *12 *26
45 to 54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 530 19 127 24 21 110 21 20 *45 *9 *20
55 to 64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390 14 72 18 12 61 16 11 *21 *5 *9
65 years and older . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 501 18 87 17 15 81 16 15 ... ... ...
Ethnicity
Hispanic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 5 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Non-Hispanic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,592 95 583 22 97 528 20 97 224 9 96
Race
White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,268 83 510 22 85 463 20 85 194 9 84
Black. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 5 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
All others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334 12 82 25 14 75 23 14 *37 *11 *16
Annual Household Income
Under $10,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194 7 *18 *9 *3 *18 *9 *3 ... ... ...
$10,000 to $19,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261 10 *60 *23 *10 *58 *22 *11 ... ... ...
$20,000 to $29,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341 12 83 24 14 *80 *23 *15 ... ... ...
$30,000 to $39,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331 12 *62 *19 *10 *56 *17 *10 ... ... ...
$40,000 to $49,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251 9 *61 *24 *10 *56 *22 *10 ... ... ...
$50,000 to $74,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 459 17 142 31 24 125 27 23 72 16 31
$75,000 to $99,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258 9 *52 *20 *9 *44 *17 *8 ... ... ...
$100,000 or more. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 6 57 33 9 *47 *27 *9 *25 *14 *11
Not reported . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 475 17 *66 *14 *11 *64 *14 *12 *27 *6 *12
Education
11 years or less . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407 15 93 23 16 89 22 16 *45 *11 *20
12 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,018 37 218 21 36 200 20 37 83 8 36
1 to 3 years college . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 722 26 183 25 30 165 23 30 *60 *8 *26
4 years college or more . . . . . . . . . . . 595 22 107 18 18 93 16 17 *43 *7 *19
* 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 Oklahoma by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for
Fishing and Hunting: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older)
Expenditure item
Amount
(thousands
of dollars)
Spenders
(thousands)
Average per
spender
(dollars)
Average per
sportsperson
(dollars)
FISHING AND HUNTING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,096,392 713 1,537 1,546
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161,494 586 276 236
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176,002 579 304 257
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99,247 481 206 145
Equipment (fishing, hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209,081 463 451 303
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37,696 205 184 53
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344,363 83 4,174 452
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,579 143 32 7
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,636 73 104 11
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56,295 364 155 81
FISHING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 501,786 619 811 819
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108,505 498 218 178
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106,687 499 214 175
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86,216 457 189 141
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87,604 381 230 143
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *5,849 *70 *84 *9
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *75,566 *41 *1,847 *124
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,173 *57 *21 *2
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *4,705 *19 *252 *8
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,480 264 97 41
HUNTING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 476,657 262 1,820 1,746
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52,990 224 236 211
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69,314 222 312 277
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,031 71 184 52
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111,501 205 543 434
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22,468 100 225 85
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *173,078 *29 *5,977 *551
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,689 *40 *42 *6
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,770 *23 *76 *7
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30,815 135 228 122
UNSPECIFIED5
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107,973 129 839 158
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29.
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 Oklahoma 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 470,428 589 798 769
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108,505 498 218 178
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106,687 499 214 175
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86,216 457 189 141
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169,020 394 429 275
ALL FRESHWATER
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 464,345 589 788 760
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108,505 498 218 178
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106,687 499 214 175
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86,216 457 189 141
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162,937 383 425 266
FRESHWATER, EXCEPT
GREAT LAKES
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 464,345 589 788 760
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108,505 498 218 178
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106,687 499 214 175
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86,216 457 189 141
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162,937 383 425 266
GREAT LAKES
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
SALTWATER
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses and nonresponse. See Table 19 for detailed listing of expenditure items.
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Table 18. Summary of Hunting Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Oklahoma 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 442,384 260 1,705 1,610
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52,990 224 236 211
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69,314 222 312 277
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,031 71 184 52
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307,048 217 1,414 1,070
BIG GAME
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343,690 204 1,686 1,570
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39,289 168 233 203
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45,065 172 262 233
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *10,686 *57 *186 *55
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248,651 171 1,457 1,078
SMALL GAME
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32,968 90 368 813
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,741 71 95 209
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,360 70 163 352
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *13,602 *48 *284 *214
MIGRATORY BIRD
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,275 71 284 746
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *4,068 *55 *73 *248
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *7,024 *56 *125 *428
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *8,102 *41 *197 *4
OTHER ANIMALS
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *18,435 *34 *541 *1,010
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *2,892 *24 *119 *332
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *5,865 *32 *186 *673
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 Oklahoma 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 501,786 819 619 101 811
TRIP-RELATED EXPENDITURES
Total trip-related. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301,408 494 562 92 536
Food and lodging, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108,505 178 545 89 199
Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90,277 148 498 82 181
Lodging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,227 30 110 18 165
Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106,687 175 499 82 214
Other trip costs, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86,216 141 457 75 189
Privilege and other fees1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,497 16 110 18 87
Boating costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49,441 81 158 26 313
Bait . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,114 26 330 54 49
Ice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,112 15 284 47 32
Heating and cooking fuel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,054 3 75 12 27
EQUIPMENT AND OTHER EXPENDITURES
PRIMARILY FOR FISHING
Fishing equipment, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87,604 143 381 62 230
Reels, rods, and rod-making components . . . . . . . . . . . 33,117 54 200 33 166
Lines, hooks, sinkers, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,149 21 319 52 41
Artificial lures and flies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23,866 39 272 45 88
Creels, stringers, fish bags, landing nets, and gaff
hooks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,788 3 67 11 27
Minnow seines, traps, and bait containers. . . . . . . . . . . *753 *1 *69 *11 *11
Other fishing equipment3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,931 24 114 19 131
Auxiliary equipment4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *5,849 *9 *70 *11 *84
Special equipment5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *75,566 *124 *41 *7 *1,847
Other fishing costs6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31,358 51 286 47 110
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29.
1 Includes boat or equipment rental and fees for guides, pack trip (party and charter boats, etc.), public land use, and private land use.
2 Boat launching, mooring, storage, maintenance, insurance, pumpout fees, and fuel.
3 Includes electronic fishing devices (depth finders, fish finders, etc.), tackle boxes, ice fishing equipment, and other fishing equipment.
4 Includes tents, special fishing clothing, etc.
5 Includes boats, campers, 4x4 vehicles, cabins, etc.
6 Includes magazines and books, membership dues and contributions, land leasing and ownership, and licenses, stamps, tags, and permits.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses and nonresponse. Percent of anglers may be greater than 100 because spenders who did not fish in this
state are included.
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Table 20. Expenditures in Oklahoma 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 476,657 1,746 262 104 1,820
TRIP-RELATED EXPENDITURES
Total trip-related. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135,335 540 229 91 592
Food and lodging, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52,990 211 229 91 232
Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47,339 189 222 88 214
Lodging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *5,651 *23 *33 *13 *173
Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69,314 277 222 89 312
Other trip costs, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *13,031 *52 *71 *28 *184
Privilege and other fees1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *9,990 *40 *27 *11 *365
Boating costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
Heating and cooking fuel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
EQUIPMENT AND OTHER EXPENDITURES
PRIMARILY FOR HUNTING
Hunting equipment, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111,501 434 205 82 543
Firearms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *39,069 *149 *68 *27 *574
Ammunition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,103 59 169 67 89
Other hunting equipment2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57,329 226 134 54 427
Auxiliary equipment3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22,468 85 100 40 225
Special equipment4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *173,078 *551 *29 *12 *5,977
Other hunting costs5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34,274 135 149 60 230
* 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 Oklahoma for Fishing and Hunting by Oklahoma
Residents and Nonresidents: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older)
Expenditure item
Amount
(thousands
of dollars)
Spenders
(thousands)
Average per
spender
(dollars)
Average per
sportsperson
(dollars)
STATE RESIDENTS AND NONRESIDENTS
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing and hunting,
total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,012,251 676 1,498 1,480
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing, total. . . . . . . . . . 470,428 589 798 771
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108,505 498 218 178
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106,687 499 214 175
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49,441 158 313 81
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36,776 439 84 60
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169,020 394 429 277
Trip and equipment expenditures for hunting, total. . . . . . . . . 442,384 260 1,705 1,765
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52,990 224 236 211
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69,314 222 312 277
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,138 67 182 48
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307,048 217 1,414 1,225
Unspecified equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *99,440 *46 *2,154 *145
STATE RESIDENTS
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing and hunting,
total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 913,833 565 1,617 1,574
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing, total. . . . . . . . . . 422,263 504 837 805
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88,252 425 208 168
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92,314 425 217 176
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47,077 140 337 90
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30,777 397 78 59
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163,843 375 437 312
Trip and equipment expenditures for hunting, total. . . . . . . . . 392,130 225 1,745 1,752
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46,312 198 234 207
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63,072 195 323 282
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *10,975 *58 *188 *49
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270,895 206 1,314 1,210
Unspecified equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *99,440 *46 *2,154 *171
NONRESIDENTS
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing and hunting,
total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98,418 111 888 950
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing, total. . . . . . . . . . 48,165 85 566 561
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,253 73 278 236
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,374 74 194 167
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *2,363 *19 *127 *28
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,999 42 142 70
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *5,176 *19 *266 *60
Trip and equipment expenditures for hunting, total. . . . . . . . . *50,253 *35 *1,443 *1,876
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *6,677 *26 *253 *249
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *6,242 *27 *233 *233
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 Oklahoma Residents’ Fishing and Hunting Expenditures Both Inside and Outside
Oklahoma: 2006
(State population 16 years old and older)
Expenditure item
Amount
(thousands
of dollars)
Spenders
(thousands)
Average per
spender
(dollars)
Average per
sportsperson
(dollars)
FISHING AND HUNTING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,066,679 585 1,823 1,772
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157,980 515 306 262
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173,996 504 345 289
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109,901 454 242 183
Equipment (fishing, hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213,423 441 483 355
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36,955 192 192 61
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306,619 80 3,824 509
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,458 135 33 7
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,603 69 110 13
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55,744 313 178 93
FISHING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 486,013 527 923 888
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102,411 446 230 187
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102,689 445 231 188
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84,721 430 197 155
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86,873 371 234 159
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *5,316 *60 *89 *10
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *72,929 *40 *1,812 *133
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,164 *56 *21 *2
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,185 222 114 46
HUNTING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 463,726 227 2,043 2,001
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55,568 206 270 240
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71,307 203 351 308
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,180 73 343 109
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117,350 202 581 506
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22,261 98 227 96
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *137,971 *27 *5,057 *595
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,689 *40 *42 *7
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,840 *25 *75 *8
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30,560 126 242 132
UNSPECIFIED5
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107,739 122 886 179
* 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 Oklahoma 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 OKLAHOMA
Expenditures for fishing and hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 987,761 576 1,715 1,702
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379,655 536 709 654
Equipment (fishing and hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206,032 440 468 355
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36,383 188 193 63
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306,619 80 3,824 528
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59,071 345 171 102
Expenditures for fishing, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 452,330 510 887 862
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258,420 480 538 493
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85,598 363 236 163
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *5,316 *60 *89 *10
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *72,929 *40 *1,812 *139
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30,067 232 129 57
Expenditures for hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 418,504 227 1,843 1,870
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121,235 202 601 542
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111,234 202 550 497
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,690 94 231 97
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *137,971 *27 *5,057 *617
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26,373 132 200 118
Unspecified expenditures for fishing and hunting, total4 . . . . . 106,622 112 955 184
OUT OF STATE
Expenditures for fishing and hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79,126 117 677 724
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62,430 95 655 571
Equipment (fishing and hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *7,391 *33 *224 *68
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *8,734 *53 *164 *80
Expenditures for fishing, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33,250 70 478 455
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30,968 59 525 424
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,275 *20 *65 *17
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,007 *26 *38 *14
Expenditures for hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *45,864 *50 *922 *967
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *31,461 *39 *809 *663
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *7,715 *26 *302 *163
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 Oklahoma by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Participants Number Percent
Total participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,110 100
Away from home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372 33
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356 32
Photograph wildlife. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *203 *18
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *197 *18
Around the home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 976 88
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 632 57
Photograph wildlife. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274 25
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 909 82
Visit public parks1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *137 *12
Maintain plantings or natural areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237 21
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29.
1 Includes visits only to parks or publicly owned areas within 1 mile of home.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Table 25. Participants, Trips, and Days of Participation in Away-From-Home Wildlife Watching in
Oklahoma: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Participants, trips, and days
of participation
Activity in Oklahoma
Total, state residents and
nonresidents
State
residents
Nonresidents
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
PARTICIPANTS
Total participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372 100 313 100 ... ...
Observe wildlife. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356 96 298 95 ... ...
Photograph wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *203 *55 *183 *59 ... ...
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *197 *53 *179 *57 ... ...
TRIPS
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,099 100 5,031 100 ... ...
Average days per trip. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 (X) 1 (X) ... (X)
DAYS
Total days . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,098 100 6,824 100 ... ...
Observing wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,476 77 *5,231 *77 ... ...
Photographing wildlife. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *2,213 *31 *2,106 *31 ... ...
Feeding wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,647 *23 *1,583 *23 ... ...
Average days per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 (X) 22 (X) ... (X)
Observing wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 (X) *18 (X) ... (X)
Photographing wildlife. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *11 (X) *11 (X) ... (X)
Feeding wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *8 (X) *9 (X) ... (X)
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably. (X) Not applicable.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses and nonresponse.
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Table 26. Away-From-Home Wildlife-Watching Participants by Wildlife Observed, Photographed, or Fed
in Oklahoma: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Wildlife observed, photographed, or fed
Total, state residents and
nonresidents
State residents Nonresidents
Number Percent Number