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

              U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
New Hampshire
2006 National Survey
of Fishing, Hunting,
and Wildlife-Associated
Recreation
U.S. Department of the Interior
Dirk Kempthorne,
Secretary
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
H. Dale Hall,
Director
U.S. Department of Commerce
Carlos M. Gutierrez,
Secretary
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
2006 National Survey of
Fishing, Hunting, and
Wildlife-Associated Recreation
FHW/06-NH
Issued April 2008
New Hampshire
The U.S. Department of the Interior protects and manages the Nation’s natural resources and cultural
heritage; provides scientifi c and other information about those resources; and honors its trust responsi-bilities
or special commitments to American Indians, Alaska Natives, and affi liated Island Communities.
The mission of the Department’s U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is working with others to conserve,
protect, and enhance fi sh, wildlife, and their habitats for the continuing benefi t of the American people.
The Service is responsible for national programs of vital importance to our natural resources, including
administration of the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs. These two programs provide fi nan-cial
assistance to the States for projects to enhance and protect fi sh and wildlife resources and to assure
their availability to the public for recreational purposes. Multistate grants from these programs fund the
National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation.
Suggested Citation
U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, and U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S.
Census Bureau. 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
H. Dale Hall,
Director
Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration
Rowan Gould,
Assistant Director
U.S. Department of the Interior
Dirk Kempthorne,
Secretary
U.S. CENSUS BUREAU
Steve H. Murdock,
Director
Economics and Statistics
Administration
Cynthia A. Glassman,
Under Secretary for Economic Affairs
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Contents
List of Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv
Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi
Survey Background and Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Highlights
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Wildlife-Associated Recreation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Sportspersons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Wildlife Watchers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
1996–2006 Comparisons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Tables
Guide to Statistical Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Fishing and Hunting Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Wildlife-Watching Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
National Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Appendixes
A. Defi nitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
B. 2005 Participation of 6- to 15-Year-Olds: Data From Screening Interviews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
C. Signifi cant Methodological Changes From Previous Surveys and Regional Trends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
D. Sample Design and Statistical Accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
iv 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—New Hampshire U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Fishing and Hunting
1. Fishing and Hunting in New Hampshire by Resident and Nonresident Sportspersons: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2. Anglers and Hunters, Days of Participation, and Trips in New Hampshire by Type of Fishing
and Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3. Anglers and Hunters, Trips, and Days of Participation: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
4. New Hampshire Resident Anglers and Hunters by Place Fished or Hunted: 2006. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
5. New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire by Type of Fish: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
8. Great Lakes Anglers, Trips, and Days of Fishing in New Hampshire: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
9. Great Lakes Anglers and Days of Fishing in New Hampshire by Type of Fish: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
10. Saltwater Anglers, Trips, and Days of Fishing in New Hampshire: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
11. Saltwater Anglers and Days of Fishing in New Hampshire by Type of Fish: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
12. Hunters, Trips, and Days of Hunting in New Hampshire by Type of Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
13. Hunters and Days of Hunting in New Hampshire by Type of Game: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
14. Hunters and Days of Hunting in New Hampshire by Type of Land: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
15. Selected Characteristics of New Hampshire Resident Anglers and Hunters: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
16. Summary of Expenditures in New Hampshire by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for
Fishing and Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
17. Summary of Fishing Trip and Equipment Expenditures in New Hampshire by State Residents and
Nonresidents Combined by Type of Fishing: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
18. Summary of Hunting Trip and Equipment Expenditures in New Hampshire by State Residents and
Nonresidents Combined by Type of Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
19. Expenditures in New Hampshire by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for Fishing: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . 29
20. Expenditures in New Hampshire by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . 30
21. Trip and Equipment Expenditures in New Hampshire for Fishing and Hunting by New Hampshire Residents
and Nonresidents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
22. Summary of New Hampshire Residents’ Fishing and Hunting Expenditures Both Inside and Outside
New Hampshire: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
23. In-State and Out-of-State Expenditures by New Hampshire Residents for Fishing and Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . 33
Wildlife Watching
24. Wildlife Watching in New Hampshire by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
25. Participants, Trips, and Days of Participation in Away-From-Home Wildlife Watching in
New Hampshire: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
26. Away-From-Home Wildlife-Watching Participants by Wildlife Observed, Photographed, or
Fed in New Hampshire: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
List of Tables
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27. Participation in Wildlife-Watching Activities Around the Home in New Hampshire: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
28. New Hampshire Residents Participating in Wildlife Watching in the United States: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
29. Wild Bird Observers and Days of Observation in New Hampshire by State Residents and
Nonresidents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
30. Selected Characteristics of New Hampshire Residents Participating in Wildlife Watching: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
31. Expenditures in New Hampshire by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for Wildlife
Watching: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
32. Trip and Equipment Expenditures in New Hampshire for Wildlife Watching by New Hampshire Residents
and Nonresidents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
33. Wildlife-Watching Expenditures Both Inside and Outside New Hampshire by New Hampshire
Residents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
34. In-State and Out-of-State Expenditures by New Hampshire Residents for Wildlife Watching: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . 42
35. Participation of New Hampshire Resident Wildlife-Watching Participants in Fishing and
Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
36. Participation of New Hampshire 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—New Hampshire 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—New Hampshire 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—New Hampshire 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—New Hampshire U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
2006 New Hampshire Summary
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,947,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $172,413,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $88,581,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $83,832,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $618
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $30
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,057,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $74,467,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $17,665,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $56,802,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,094
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $17
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . . . 710,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 347,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 451,000
Days of participation away from home . . . . . 3,165,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $273,769,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $116,136,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $157,633,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $349
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $37
Activities in New Hampshire by Residents
and Nonresidents Activities in New Hampshire by Nonresidents
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 976,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100,462,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $51,638,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $48,824,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $824
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $53
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15,616,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,030,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $11,586,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,703
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $46
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . . . 249,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 249,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (X)
Days of participation away from home . . . . . 1,243,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $125,862,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $85,750,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $40,112,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $415
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $69
(X) Not applicable.
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Activities in New Hampshire by Residents
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,971,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $71,951,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $36,943,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $35,008,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $666
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $19
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 969,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $58,851,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $13,635,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $45,216,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,147
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . . . 461,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . . 98,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 451,000
Days of participation away from home . . . . . 1,922,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $147,907,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $30,386,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $117,521,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $321
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $16
Activities by New Hampshire Residents
Both Inside and Outside New Hampshire
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,488,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $141,041,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $54,294,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $86,747,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,140
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $22
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,037,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $77,932,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $21,556,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $56,376,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,492
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $21
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . . . 471,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 127,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 451,000
Days of participation away from home . . . . . 2,393,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $183,232,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $61,263,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $121,969,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $389
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $26
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Participation in New Hampshire
The 2006 Survey found that 839
thousand New Hampshire residents and
nonresidents 16 years old and older
fi shed, hunted, or wildlife watched in
New Hampshire. Of the total number
of participants, 230 thousand fi shed,
61 thousand hunted, and 710 thousand
participated in wildlife-watching activi-ties,
which include observing, feeding,
and photographing wildlife. The sum of
anglers, hunters, and wildlife watchers
exceeds the total number of participants
in wildlife-related recreation because
many individuals engaged in more than
one wildlife-related activity.
Participation by 6-to-15-Year-Old
New Hampshire 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 124 thousand resident anglers
16 years old and older, there were 49
thousand resident anglers 6 to 15 years
old. Also, in addition to the 52 thou-sand
residents 16 years old and older
who hunted, there were 5 thousand
6-to-15-year-old residents who hunted.
Finally, there were 471 thousand New
Hampshire residents 16 years old and
older and 72 thousand 6- to 15-year-olds
who wildlife watched. Further
information on 6- to 15-year-olds is
provided in Appendix B.
Expenditures in New Hampshire
In 2006, state residents and nonresi-dents
spent $560 million on wildlife
recreation in New Hampshire. Of that
total, trip-related expenditures were
$222 million and equipment purchases
totaled $224 million. The remaining
$114 million was spent on licenses,
contributions, land ownership and
leasing, and other items.
Wildlife-Associated Recreation
Participants in Wildlife-Associated Recreation
in New Hampshire: 2006
(U.S. residents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 839 thousand
Sportspersons
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258 thousand
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230 thousand
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 thousand
Wildlife Watchers
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 710 thousand
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347 thousand
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 451 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: 839 thousand participants)
Wildlife
watching
Fishing Hunting
27%
7%
85%
Wildlife-Associated Recreation
Expenditures in New Hampshire
(Total: $560 million)
Equipment
40%
Trip-related
40%
Other
20%
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—New Hampshire 7
Sportspersons
In 2006, 258 thousand state resident
and nonresident sportspersons 16 years
old and older fi shed or hunted in New
Hampshire. This group comprised 230
thousand anglers (89 percent of all
sportspersons) and 61 thousand hunters
(23 percent of all sportspersons).
Among the 258 thousand sportspersons
who fi shed or hunted in the state, 197
thousand (77 percent) fi shed but did not
hunt in New Hampshire. Another 28
thousand (11 percent) hunted but did
not fi sh there. The remaining 33 thou-sand
(13 percent) fi shed and hunted in
New Hampshire in 2006.
Sportspersons’ Participation in New Hampshire
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Sportspersons (fi shed or hunted) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258 thousand
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230 thousand
Fished only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197 thousand
Fished and hunted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 thousand
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 thousand
Hunted only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 thousand
Hunted and fi shed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 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, 230 thousand state residents
and nonresidents 16 years old and older
fi shed in New Hampshire. Of this total,
108 thousand anglers (47 percent)
were state residents and 122 thousand
anglers (53 percent) were nonresidents.
Anglers fi shed a total of 2.9 million
days in New Hampshire—an average
of 13 days per angler. State residents
fi shed 2.0 million days—67 percent
of all fi shing days in New Hampshire.
Nonresidents fi shed 976 thousand days
in New Hampshire—33 percent of all
fi shing days in the state.
A large majority of New Hampshire
residents who fi shed anywhere in the
United States did so in their resident
state. There were 124 thousand New
Hampshire residents 16 years old and
older who fi shed in the United States
in 2006 for a total of 2.5 million days.
An estimated 87 percent of all New
Hampshire residents who fi shed did
so in their home state. Of all fi shing
days by New Hampshire residents,
79 percent or 2.0 million were in their
home state.
Some state residents fi shed in states
other than New Hampshire. In 2006,
41 thousand New Hampshire residents
fi shed in other states—33 percent of
all residents fi shing in any state. They
fi shed 547 thousand days as nonresi-dents,
representing 22 percent of all
days fi shed by New Hampshire resi-dents.
For further details about fi shing
in New Hampshire, see Table 3.
Anglers in New Hampshire
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230 thousand
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 thousand
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 thousand
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.9 million
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.0 million
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 976 thousand
Source: Table 3.
In State/Out of State
(State residents 16 years old and older)
New Hampshire anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 thousand
In New Hampshire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 thousand
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 thousand
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.5 million
In New Hampshire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.0 million
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 547 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—New Hampshire 9
Fishing Expenditures in New
Hampshire
All fi shing-related expenditures in New
Hampshire totaled $172 million in
2006. Trip-related expenditures, which
include food and lodging, transporta-tion,
and other trip expenses, totaled
$89 million—51 percent of all fi shing
expenditures. Expenditures for food
and lodging were $36 million and
transportation expenditures were $29
million. Other trip expenses, such as
equipment rental, bait, and cooking
fuel, totaled $24 million. Each angler
spent an average of $385 on trip-related
costs during 2006.
Anglers spent $63 million on equip-ment
in New Hampshire in 2006, 36
percent of all fi shing expenditures.
Fishing equipment (rods, reels, line,
etc.) spending totaled $22 million—34
percent of the equipment total. Auxil-iary
equipment expenditures (tents,
special fi shing clothes, etc.) and special
equipment expenditures (boats, vans,
etc.) amounted to $41 million—66
percent of the equipment total. Special
and auxiliary equipment are items that
were purchased for fi shing but could be
used in activities other than fi shing.
The purchase of other items, such as
magazines, membership dues, licenses,
permits, stamps, and land leasing and
ownership, amounted to $21 million—
12 percent of all fi shing expenditures.
For more details about fi shing expendi-tures
in New Hampshire, see Tables 19
and 21 through 23.
Fishing Expenditures in New Hampshire
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $172 million
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $89 million
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $63 million
Fishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $22 million
Auxiliary and special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $41 million
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $21 million
Source: Table 19.
Percent of Anglers by Residence
(Total: 230 thousand participants)
Residents Nonresidents
47%
53%
Fishing Expenditures in
New Hampshire
(Total: $172 million)
Trip-related
51%
Other
12%
Equipment
36%
10 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—New Hampshire U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Hunters
Participants and Days of Hunting
In 2006, there were 61 thousand resi-dents
and nonresidents 16 years old and
older who hunted in New Hampshire.
Resident hunters numbered 51 thou-sand,
accounting for 85 percent of the
hunters in New Hampshire. There were
9 thousand nonresidents who hunted
in New Hampshire—15 percent of the
state’s hunters. Residents and nonresi-dents
hunted 1.1 million days in 2006,
an average of 17 days per hunter. Resi-dents
hunted 969 thousand days in New
Hampshire or 92 percent of all hunting
days, while nonresidents spent 88 thou-sand
days hunting in New Hampshire
or 8 percent of all hunting days.
There were 52 thousand New
Hampshire residents 16 years old and
older who hunted in the United States
in 2006 for a total of 1.0 million days.
An estimated 98 percent of all New
Hampshire residents who hunted did
so in their home state. Of all hunting
days by New Hampshire residents, 93
percent or 969 thousand were spent
pursuing game in their home state.
Some state residents hunted in states
other than New Hampshire. Altogether,
12 thousand or 23 percent of all New
Hampshire hunters hunted in other
states. Their 131 thousand days of
hunting in other states represented 13
percent of all days New Hampshire
residents spent hunting in 2006. For
more information on hunting activities
by New Hampshire residents, see
Table 3.
Hunters in New Hampshire
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 thousand
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 thousand
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 thousand
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1 million
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 969 thousand
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 thousand
Source: Table 3.
In State/Out of State
(State residents 16 years old and older)
New Hampshire hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 thousand
In New Hampshire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 thousand
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 thousand
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.0 million
In New Hampshire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 969 thousand
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 3.
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Hunting Expenditures in New
Hampshire
All hunting-related expenditures in
New Hampshire totaled $74 million
in 2006. Trip-related expenses, such
as food and lodging, transportation,
and other trip expenses, totaled $18
million—24 percent of total expen-ditures.
Expenditures for food and
lodging were $9 million and transporta-tion
expenditures were $8 million. The
average trip-related expenditure per
hunter was $292.
Hunters spent $48 million on equip-ment—
65 percent of all hunting expen-ditures.
Hunting equipment (guns,
ammunition, etc.) totaled $37 million
and made up 77 percent of all equip-ment
costs. Hunters spent $11 million
on auxiliary equipment (tents, special
hunting clothes, etc.) and special equip-ment
(boats, vans, etc.), accounting
for 23 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 $9 million—11
percent of all hunting expenditures.
For more details on hunting expendi-tures
in New Hampshire, see Tables 20
through 23.
Hunting Expenditures in New Hampshire
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $74 million
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $18 million
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $48 million
Hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $37 million
Auxiliary and special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $11 million
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9 million
Source: Table 20.
Percent of Hunters by Residence
(Total: 61 thousand participants)
Residents Nonresidents
85%
15%
Hunting Expenditures in
New Hampshire
(Total: $74 million)
Trip-related
24%
Other
11%
Equipment
65%
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Wildlife Watchers
Participants and Days of Activity
In 2006, 710 thousand U.S. residents
16 years old and older fed, observed,
or photographed wildlife in New
Hampshire. Most of them, 63 percent
(451 thousand), 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 New Hampshire in 2006 numbered
347 thousand—49 percent of all wild-life
watchers in New Hampshire. Of
the 347 thousand, 98 thousand were
state residents and 249 thousand were
nonresidents.
New Hampshire residents 16 years old
and older who enjoyed away-from-home
wildlife watching within their
state totaled 98 thousand. Of this group,
97 thousand participants observed wild-life,
19 thousand fed wildlife, and 48
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 photographers
exceeds the total number of away-from-home
participants.
New Hampshire residents spent 1.9
million days engaged in away-from-home
wildlife-watching activities in
their state. They spent 1.5 million days
observing wildlife, 244 thousand days
feeding wildlife, and 457 thousand days
photographing wildlife. The sum of
days observing, feeding, and photo-graphing
wildlife exceeds the total days
of wildlife-watching activity because
individuals engaged in more than one
activity on some days. For further
details about away-from-home activi-ties,
see Table 25.
New Hampshire residents also took an
active interest in wildlife around their
homes. In 2006, 451 thousand state
residents enjoyed observing, feeding,
and photographing wildlife within
1 mile of their homes. Among this
around-the-home group, 354 thousand
fed, 334 thousand observed, and 166
thousand photographed wildlife around
their homes. Another 84 thousand
participants maintained natural areas
Wildlife-Watching Participants in New Hampshire
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 710 thousand
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 451 thousand
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 24.
Away-From-Home Wildlife-Watching Participation
in New Hampshire
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Participants, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347 thousand
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345 thousand
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 thousand
Photograph wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 thousand
Days, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.2 million
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.5 million
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355 thousand
Photograph wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 883 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 25.
Around-the-Home Wildlife-Watching Participation
in New Hampshire
(State residents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 451 thousand
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354 thousand
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334 thousand
Photograph wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 thousand
Maintain natural areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 thousand
Maintain plantings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 thousand
Visit public areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 27.
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of 1/4 acre or more for wildlife; 62
thousand participants maintained plant-ings
for the benefi t of wildlife; and 67
thousand participants visited public
parks within a mile of home because
of the wildlife. Summing the number
of participants in these six activities
results in an estimate that exceeds
the total number of around-the-home
participants because many people
participated in more than one type of
around-the-home activity. In addition,
24 percent of resident around-the-home
wildlife watchers also enjoyed wildlife
away from home. For further details
about New Hampshire residents partici-pating
in around-the-home wildlife-watching
activities, see Table 27.
Wild Bird Observers
Bird watching attracted many wildlife
enthusiasts in New Hampshire. In 2006,
548 thousand people observed birds
around the home and on trips in the
state. Fifty-seven percent (314 thou-sand)
observed wild birds around the
home and 57 percent (312 thousand)
took trips away from home to watch
birds.
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
in New Hampshire
Wildlife watchers spent $274 million
on wildlife-watching activities in
New Hampshire in 2006. Trip-related
expenditures, including food and
lodging ($63 million), transportation
($51 million), and other trip expenses
($2 million), such as equipment
rental, amounted to $116 million. This
summation comprised 42 percent of
all wildlife-watching expenditures by
participants. The average of the trip-related
expenditures for away-from-home
participants was $327 per person
in 2006.
Wildlife-watching participants spent
$75 million on equipment—28 percent
of all their expenditures. Specifi cally,
wildlife-watching equipment (binocu-lars,
special clothing, etc.) expenditures
totaled $71 million, 94 percent of
the equipment total. Auxiliary equip-ment
expenditures (tents, backpacking
equipment, etc.) and special equipment
expenditures (campers, trucks, etc.)
amounted to $5 million—6 percent
of all equipment costs. Special and
auxiliary equipment are items that were
purchased for wildlife-watching recre-ation
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 $82
million—30 percent of all wildlife-watching
expenditures. For more details
about wildlife-watching expenditures in
New Hampshire, see Table 31.
Wild Bird Observers in New Hampshire
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Participants, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 548 thousand
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314 thousand
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312 thousand
Days, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45.5 million
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42.8 million
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.7 million
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 29.
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures in New Hampshire
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $274 million
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $116 million
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $75 million
Wildlife watching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $71 million
Auxiliary and special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5 million
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $82 million
Source: Table 31.
Around-the-Home and Away-
From-Home Participation
by New Hampshire Residents
(Total: 451 thousand participants)
Both around
the home and
away from
home
Around the
home only
76%
24%
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
in New Hampshire
(Total: $274 million)
Trip-related
42%
Other
30%
Equipment
28%
14 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—New Hampshire U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
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 New Hampshire.
Only the most general recreation
comparisons 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 New Hampshire residents anywhere
in the United States. The in-state esti-mates
cover the participation, day, and
expenditure activity of U.S. residents in
New Hampshire.
The expenditure estimates were made
comparable by adjusting the estimates
for infl ation—all estimates are in 2006
dollars.
New Hampshire 1996 and 2006 Comparison
(Numbers in thousands)
1996 2006 Percent change
Fishing
Anglers in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267 230 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,541 2,947 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $412,802 $172,413 *
State resident anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 124 –22
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $282,666 $141,041 *
Hunting
Hunters in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 61 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,204 1,057 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $84,784 $74,467 *
State resident hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 52 –25
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $78,728 $77,932 *
Away-From-Home Wildlife Watching
Participants in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 420 347 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,191 3,165 *
State resident participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169 127 *
Around-the-Home Wildlife Watching
Total participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386 451 17
Observers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264 334 27
Feeders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348 354 *
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
In-state expenditures by U.S. wildlife watchers . . . . . . . . . . $363,758 $273,769 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $165,208 $183,232 *
* Not different from zero at the 10 percent level of signifi cance.
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New Hampshire 2001 and 2006 Comparison
(Numbers in thousands)
2001 2006 Percent change
Fishing
Anglers in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267 230 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,203 2,947 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $187,683 $172,413 *
State resident anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164 124 –24
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $212,537 $141,041 *
Hunting
Hunters in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 61 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,459 1,057 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $81,380 $74,467 *
State resident hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 52 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $63,584 $77,932 *
Away-From-Home Wildlife Watching
Participants in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 425 347 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,178 3,165 *
State resident participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 127 *
Around-the-Home Wildlife Watching
Total participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 445 451 *
Observers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329 334 *
Feeders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398 354 *
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
In-state expenditures by U.S. wildlife watchers . . . . . . . . . . $390,952 $273,769 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $228,011 $183,232 *
* Not different from zero at the 10 percent level of signifi cance.
Number of People Who Hunted and
Fished in New Hampshire: 1996–2006
(In thousands)
1996 2001 2006
84
267
78
267
61
230
Number of People Who Wildlife Watched
in New Hampshire: 1996–2006
(In thousands)
1996 2001 2006
420
386
425
445
347
451
Total Expenditures by Participants
in New Hampshire: 1996–2006
(In millions of 2006 dollars)
1996 2001 2006
413
85
364
188
81
391
172
74
274
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 New Hampshire 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) . . . . . . . . 258 100 129 100 129 100
Total anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230 89 108 84 122 94
Fished only. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197 77 78 60 120 93
Fished and hunted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 13 30 24 ... ...
Total hunters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 23 51 40 *9 *7
Hunted only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 11 *21 *16 *7 *6
Hunted and fished . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 13 30 24 ... ...
* 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 New Hampshire 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230 100 2,947 100 2,075 100
Total, all freshwater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198 86 2,733 93 1,906 92
Freshwater, except Great Lakes. . . . . . . . . . . . 198 86 2,733 93 1,906 92
Great Lakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
Saltwater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 20 206 7 169 8
HUNTING
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 100 1,057 100 1,006 100
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 88 805 76 680 68
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *15 *25 *157 *15 *129 *13
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *10 *16 *151 *14 *129 *13
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *8 *13 *98 *9 *68 *7
* 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 New Hampshire Activity by New Hampshire 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230 100 108 47 122 53 124 100 108 87 41 33
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,075 100 1,612 78 464 22 1,940 100 1,612 83 329 17
Total days of fishing. . . . . . . . . 2,947 100 1,971 67 976 33 2,488 100 1,971 79 547 22
Average days of fishing . . . . . . 13 (X) 18 (X) 8 (X) 20 (X) 18 (X) 13 (X)
HUNTING
Total hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 100 51 85 *9 *15 52 100 51 98 *12 *23
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,006 100 938 93 *68 *7 1,094 100 938 86 *156 *14
Total days of hunting . . . . . . . . 1,057 100 969 92 *88 *8 1,037 100 969 93 *131 *13
Average days of hunting . . . . . 17 (X) 19 (X) *10 (X) 20 (X) 19 (X) *11 (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. New Hampshire 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 100 52 100
In-state only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 67 40 77
In-state and other states . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 21 *11 *21
In other states only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *16 *13 ... ...
* 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. New Hampshire 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 100 2,488 100 1,940 100
Total, all freshwater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 84 2,194 88 1,638 84
Freshwater, except Great Lakes. . . . . . . . . . . . 104 84 2,194 88 1,638 84
Great Lakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
Saltwater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 37 305 12 303 16
HUNTING
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 100 1,037 100 1,094 100
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 87 781 75 700 64
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *14 *27 *180 *17 *158 *14
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *8 *16 *167 *16 *149 *14
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *8 *15 *115 *11 *87 *8
* 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 New Hampshire
Total, state
residents and nonresidents
State residents Nonresidents
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198 100 94 47 104 53
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,906 100 1,490 78 417 22
Total days of fishing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,733 100 1,849 68 884 32
Average days of fishing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 (X) 20 (X) 8 (X)
ANGLERS
Total, all types of water. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198 100 94 47 104 53
Ponds, lakes, or reservoirs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 100 82 48 89 52
Rivers or streams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 100 49 64 *28 *36
DAYS
Total, all types of water. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,733 100 1,849 68 884 32
Ponds, lakes, or reservoirs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,144 100 1,383 65 761 35
Rivers or streams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 627 100 559 89 *68 *11
* 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 New Hampshire by Type of Fish: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Anglers and days of fishing
Activity in New Hampshire
Total, state
residents and nonresidents
State residents Nonresidents
Number
Percent of
total
types
Percent of
anglers/
days Number
Percent of
anglers/
days Number
Percent of
anglers/
days
ANGLERS
Total, all types of fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198 100 100 94 47 104 53
Crappie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Panfish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 15 100 *14 *47 *16 *53
White bass, striped bass, striped bass hybrids . . . . . *26 *13 *100 *12 *45 ... ...
Black bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 53 100 50 48 54 52
Catfish, bullheads. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Walleye, sauger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Northern pike, pickerel, muskie, muskie hybrids . . . 33 16 100 *13 *39 ... ...
Steelhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Trout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 45 100 53 60 *36 *40
Salmon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *13 *7 *100 *12 *92 ... ...
Anything1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *25 *13 *100 *12 *48 *13 *52
Other freshwater fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
DAYS
Total, all types of fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,733 100 100 1,849 68 884 32
Crappie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Panfish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339 12 100 *101 *30 *238 *70
White bass, striped bass, striped bass hybrids . . . . . *411 *15 *100 *192 *47 ... ...
Black bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,264 46 100 773 61 491 39
Catfish, bullheads. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Walleye, sauger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Northern pike, pickerel, muskie, muskie hybrids . . . 268 10 100 *125 *46 ... ...
Steelhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Trout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,191 44 100 1,010 85 *181 *15
Salmon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *204 *7 *100 *201 *99 ... ...
Anything1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *156 *6 *100 *73 *47 *83 *53
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 New Hampshire: 2006
This table does not apply to this state.
Table 9. Great Lakes Anglers and Days of Fishing in New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Anglers, trips, and days of fishing
Activity in New Hampshire
Total, state
residents and nonresidents
State residents Nonresidents
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total anglers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 100 27 58 *20 *42
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169 100 122 72 *47 *28
Total days . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206 100 120 58 *86 *42
Average days of fishing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 (X) 4 (X) *4 (X)
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. (X) Not applicable.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Table 11. Saltwater Anglers and Days of Fishing in New Hampshire by Type of Fish: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Anglers and days of fishing
Activity in New Hampshire
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 100 100 27 58 *20 *42
Salmon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Striped bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *22 *48 *100 *16 *71 ... ...
Bluefish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Flatfish (flounder, halibut). . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Red drum (redfish) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Sea trout (weakfish). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Mackerel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Mahi-mahi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Shellfish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Anything1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *13 *27 *100 ... ... ... ...
Other saltwater fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *12 *25 *100 *6 *52 ... ...
DAYS
Total, all types of fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206 100 100 120 58 *86 *42
Salmon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Striped bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *87 *42 *100 *68 *78 ... ...
Bluefish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Flatfish (flounder, halibut). . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Red drum (redfish) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Sea trout (weakfish). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Mackerel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Mahi-mahi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Shellfish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Anything1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *57 *28 *100 ... ... ... ...
Other saltwater fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *32 *15 *100 *15 *48 ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
1 Respondent fished for no specific species and identified ‘‘Anything’’ from a list of categories of fish.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
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Table 12. Hunters, Trips, and Days of Hunting in New Hampshire by Type of Hunting: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Hunters, trips, and days of hunting
Activity in New Hampshire
Total, state
residents and nonresidents
State residents Nonresidents
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
HUNTERS
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 100 51 85 *9 *15
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 100 45 83 *9 *17
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *15 *100 *14 *91 ... ...
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *10 *100 *8 *86 ... ...
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *8 *100 *8 *100 ... ...
TRIPS
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,006 100 938 93 *68 *7
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 680 100 625 92 *56 *8
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *129 *100 *122 *95 ... ...
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *129 *100 *123 *95 ... ...
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *68 *100 *68 *100 ... ...
DAYS
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,057 100 969 92 *88 *8
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 805 100 721 89 *85 *11
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *157 *100 *151 *96 ... ...
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *151 *100 *147 *97 ... ...
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *98 *100 *98 *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 New Hampshire 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 100 1,057 100
Big game, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 88 805 76
Deer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 87 708 67
Elk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Bear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *9 *15 *127 *12
Wild turkey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *13 *22 *110 *10
Other big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Small game, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *15 *25 *157 *15
Rabbit, hare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Quail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Grouse/prairie chicken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *8 *14 *111 *10
Squirrel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Pheasant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *8 *12 *49 *5
Other small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Migratory birds, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *10 *16 *151 *14
Waterfowl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Geese . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Duck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Dove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *7 *11 *115 *11
Other animals, total 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *8 *13 *98 *9
* 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 New Hampshire 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 100 51 100 *9 *100
Public land, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 55 29 56 ... ...
Public land only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *12 *20 *12 *22 ... ...
Public and private land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 35 *17 *34 ... ...
Private land, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 79 39 77 *8 *89
Private land only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 44 22 43 ... ...
Private and public land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 35 *17 *34 ... ...
DAYS
Total, all types of land. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,057 100 969 100 *88 *100
Public land1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392 37 357 37 ... ...
Private land2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 819 77 751 78 *68 *77
* 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 New Hampshire Resident Anglers and Hunters: 2006
(State population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Characteristic
Population
Sportspersons
(fished or hunted)
Anglers Hunters
Number Percent Number
Percent
who
partici-pated
Percent
of
sports-persons
Number
Percent
who
partici-pated
Percent
of
anglers Number
Percent
who
partici-pated
Percent
of
hunters
Total persons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,044 100 141 14 100 124 12 100 52 5 100
Population Density of Residence
Urban . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 601 58 62 10 44 56 9 45 *18 *3 *35
Rural . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 442 42 79 18 56 68 15 55 34 8 65
Population Size of Residence
Metropolitan statistical area
(MSA). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 665 64 81 12 58 73 11 59 28 4 54
1,000,000 or more . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355 34 49 14 35 44 13 36 *14 *4 *28
250,000 to 999,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . 310 30 32 10 23 28 9 23 *14 *4 *26
Less than 250,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Outside MSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379 36 60 16 42 51 14 41 24 6 46
Sex
Male . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 511 49 109 21 77 92 18 74 48 9 93
Female . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 533 51 32 6 23 32 6 26 ... ... ...
Age
16 to 17 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 4 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
18 to 24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 8 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
25 to 34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 13 *16 *12 *11 *14 *10 *11 ... ... ...
35 to 44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224 21 41 18 29 38 17 31 *13 *6 *25
45 to 54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239 23 41 17 29 37 15 30 *14 *6 *26
55 to 64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165 16 26 16 18 *19 *12 *16 *15 *9 *29
65 years and older . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 15 *9 *6 *6 *8 *5 *7 ... ... ...
Ethnicity
Hispanic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *17 *2 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Non-Hispanic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,026 98 140 14 99 123 12 99 52 5 100
Race
White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,019 98 137 13 97 120 12 97 51 5 97
Black. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *6 *1 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
All others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 2 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Annual Household Income
Under $10,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 2 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
$10,000 to $19,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 3 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
$20,000 to $29,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 7 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
$30,000 to $39,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 9 *12 *13 *9 *10 *10 *8 ... ... ...
$40,000 to $49,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 8 *9 *11 *7 *8 *10 *7 ... ... ...
$50,000 to $74,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 17 30 17 21 27 15 22 *10 *5 *19
$75,000 to $99,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 15 22 14 15 19 13 16 *10 *7 *20
$100,000 or more. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165 16 36 22 26 34 21 28 *11 *6 *20
Not reported . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233 22 *20 *9 *14 *19 *8 *15 ... ... ...
Education
11 years or less . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 11 *16 *14 *11 *12 *11 *9 ... ... ...
12 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325 31 41 13 29 33 10 26 *21 *6 *39
1 to 3 years college . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271 26 43 16 30 41 15 33 *9 *3 *18
4 years college or more . . . . . . . . . . . 336 32 41 12 29 39 11 31 *15 *4 *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. 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 New Hampshire 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286,537 307 935 894
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44,534 198 225 173
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37,074 205 181 144
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24,638 148 166 96
Equipment (fishing, hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59,268 165 358 190
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,323 59 210 44
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *76,993 *24 *3,178 *160
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,360 43 55 9
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,075 28 109 12
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26,271 152 173 66
FISHING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172,413 250 689 618
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35,674 170 210 155
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28,613 175 164 125
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24,293 145 167 106
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,588 128 169 81
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,559 24 270 27
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *34,744 *19 *1,793 *72
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *945 *16 *58 *4
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *661 *7 *88 *3
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,333 103 188 46
HUNTING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74,467 86 861 1,094
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,860 47 188 146
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,460 53 160 140
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *344 *7 *47 *6
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37,199 60 620 491
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,776 22 127 42
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *928 *15 *62 *15
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *643 *9 *76 *11
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,938 58 120 108
UNSPECIFIED5
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39,175 36 1,101 83
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
1 Includes boating costs, equipment rental, guide fees, access fees, heating and cooking fuel, and ice and bait (for fishing only).
2 Includes tents, special clothing, etc.
3 Includes boats, campers, 4x4 vehicles, cabins, etc.
4 Includes land leasing and ownership, licenses, stamps, tags, and permits.
5 Respondent could not specify whether expenditure was primarily for either fishing or hunting.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses and nonresponse. See Tables 19–20 for a detailed listing of expenditure items.
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Table 17. Summary of Fishing Trip and Equipment Expenditures in New Hampshire 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151,473 238 637 565
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35,674 170 210 155
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28,613 175 164 125
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24,293 145 167 106
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62,892 143 441 179
ALL FRESHWATER
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106,112 196 541 526
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32,892 148 222 166
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27,024 157 172 136
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,541 126 124 78
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30,654 114 270 146
FRESHWATER, EXCEPT
GREAT LAKES
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106,003 196 540 526
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32,892 148 222 166
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27,024 157 172 136
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,541 126 124 78
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30,545 114 269 146
GREAT LAKES
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
SALTWATER
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36,909 54 679 307
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,782 35 80 59
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,589 32 50 34
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,752 31 283 187
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *23,786 *19 *1,239 *27
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses and nonresponse. See Table 19 for detailed listing of expenditure items.
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Table 18. Summary of Hunting Trip and Equipment Expenditures in New Hampshire 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65,959 75 878 961
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,860 47 188 146
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,460 53 160 140
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *344 *7 *47 *6
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48,294 63 762 669
BIG GAME
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42,846 64 675 673
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,794 38 125 90
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,061 45 113 95
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32,755 49 663 484
SMALL GAME
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,748 20 446 842
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,947 *12 *169 *327
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,494 *11 *141 *251
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *5,211 *13 *410 *248
MIGRATORY BIRD
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *11,238 *9 *1,188 *8,034
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *7,953 *8 *1,038 *5,160
OTHER ANIMALS
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses and nonresponse. See Table 20 for detailed listing of expenditure items.
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Table 19. Expenditures in New Hampshire 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172,413 618 250 109 689
TRIP-RELATED EXPENDITURES
Total trip-related. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88,581 385 201 87 441
Food and lodging, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35,674 155 191 83 187
Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24,401 106 162 71 150
Lodging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,273 49 49 21 230
Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28,613 125 175 76 164
Other trip costs, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24,293 106 145 63 167
Privilege and other fees1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,444 24 53 23 102
Boating costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,897 52 36 16 333
Bait . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,662 20 112 49 42
Ice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,045 9 62 27 33
Heating and cooking fuel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *245 *1 *14 *6 *17
EQUIPMENT AND OTHER EXPENDITURES
PRIMARILY FOR FISHING
Fishing equipment, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,588 81 128 56 169
Reels, rods, and rod-making components . . . . . . . . . . . 7,871 32 57 25 138
Lines, hooks, sinkers, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,434 17 102 44 44
Artificial lures and flies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,939 14 94 41 42
Creels, stringers, fish bags, landing nets, and gaff
hooks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *698 *2 *18 *8 *38
Minnow seines, traps, and bait containers. . . . . . . . . . . *103 *0 *11 *5 *10
Other fishing equipment3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,544 15 46 20 99
Auxiliary equipment4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,559 27 24 11 270
Special equipment5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *34,744 *72 *19 *8 *1,793
Other fishing costs6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,940 53 107 46 196
* 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 New Hampshire 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74,467 1,094 86 143 861
TRIP-RELATED EXPENDITURES
Total trip-related. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,665 292 54 90 325
Food and lodging, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,860 146 54 90 163
Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,511 124 47 78 159
Lodging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,460 140 53 87 160
Other trip costs, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
Privilege and other fees1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
Boating costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
Heating and cooking fuel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
EQUIPMENT AND OTHER EXPENDITURES
PRIMARILY FOR HUNTING
Hunting equipment, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37,199 491 60 99 620
Firearms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *22,184 *326 *22 *36 *1,018
Ammunition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,607 54 46 75 79
Other hunting equipment2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,408 111 33 54 348
Auxiliary equipment3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,776 42 22 36 127
Special equipment4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
Other hunting costs5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,509 133 63 105 134
* 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 New Hampshire for Fishing and Hunting by
New Hampshire 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251,467 280 899 975
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing, total. . . . . . . . . . 151,473 238 637 659
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35,674 170 210 155
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28,613 175 164 125
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,897 36 333 52
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,396 136 91 54
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62,892 143 441 274
Trip and equipment expenditures for hunting, total. . . . . . . . . 65,959 75 878 1,090
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,860 47 188 146
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,460 53 160 140
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *109 *6 *19 *2
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48,294 63 762 798
Unspecified equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *34,035 *8 *4,362 *132
STATE RESIDENTS
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing and hunting,
total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136,990 121 1,136 1,063
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing, total. . . . . . . . . . 67,906 102 664 628
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,849 78 153 110
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,996 79 126 93
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,325 25 415 96
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,773 71 67 44
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30,963 76 408 287
Trip and equipment expenditures for hunting, total. . . . . . . . . 52,472 48 1,083 1,023
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,735 38 177 131
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,570 44 151 128
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38,837 41 958 757
Unspecified equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *16,613 *7 *2,539 *129
NONRESIDENTS
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing and hunting,
total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114,477 159 720 888
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing, total. . . . . . . . . . 83,567 136 616 686
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23,825 92 258 196
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,617 96 195 153
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,572 *11 *145 *13
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,624 65 117 63
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31,929 67 479 262
Trip and equipment expenditures for hunting, total. . . . . . . . . 13,487 27 505 1,466
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *2,125 *9 *231 *231
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,890 *9 *205 *205
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,457 23 414 1,028
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 New Hampshire Residents’ Fishing and Hunting Expenditures Both Inside and
Outside New Hampshire: 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240,877 136 1,773 1,709
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29,481 109 270 209
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24,345 115 212 173
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22,024 91 242 156
Equipment (fishing, hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49,178 102 484 349
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,734 34 196 48
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *84,527 *15 *5,759 *600
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,613 45 58 19
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,823 29 134 27
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,153 95 191 129
FISHING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141,041 118 1,200 1,140
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,689 91 194 143
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,960 95 157 121
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,645 88 246 175
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,028 82 207 138
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,592 *11 *139 *13
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *59,772 *12 *4,853 *483
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,120 *19 *59 *9
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *780 *7 *112 *6
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,456 61 106 52
HUNTING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77,932 52 1,506 1,492
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,793 39 300 226
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,385 45 209 180
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *378 *8 *50 *7
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31,446 41 766 602
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *3,379 *18 *183 *65
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *931 *14 *66 *18
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *675 *9 *76 *13
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,697 43 270 224
UNSPECIFIED5
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,200 27 787 150
* 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 New Hampshire 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 NEW HAMPSHIRE
Expenditures for fishing and hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151,582 129 1,177 1,176
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50,578 115 440 392
Equipment (fishing and hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43,161 93 466 335
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,288 33 161 41
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *39,926 *12 *3,435 *310
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,630 99 127 98
Expenditures for fishing, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71,951 110 656 666
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36,943 94 393 342
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,784 74 200 137
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,009 *10 *102 *9
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *15,170 *9 *1,744 *140
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,045 60 67 37
Expenditures for hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58,851 51 1,158 1,147
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,635 45 302 266
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28,072 39 717 547
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *2,517 *18 *140 *49
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,380 45 143 124
Unspecified expenditures for fishing and hunting, total4 . . . . . 20,346 26 796 158
OUT OF STATE
Expenditures for fishing and hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88,582 59 1,501 1,891
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24,987 42 591 533
Equipment (fishing and hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,789 25 234 124
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,355 *5 *271 *29
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,849 25 479 253
Expenditures for fishing, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68,714 44 1,549 1,671
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,151 36 476 417
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *2,089 *18 *117 *51
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *4,290 *11 *373 *104
Expenditures for hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *18,771 *18 *1,064 *1,581
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *7,837 *11 *689 *660
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *3,301 *6 *545 *278
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *6,860 *11 *640 *578
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 New Hampshire by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Participants Number Percent
Total participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 710 100
Away from home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347 49
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .