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

              U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
South Dakota
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-SD
Issued April 2008
South Dakota
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—South Dakota U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Fishing and Hunting
1. Fishing and Hunting in South Dakota by Resident and Nonresident Sportspersons: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2. Anglers and Hunters, Days of Participation, and Trips in South Dakota by Type of Fishing
and Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3. Anglers and Hunters, Trips, and Days of Participation: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
4. South Dakota Resident Anglers and Hunters by Place Fished or Hunted: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
5. South Dakota 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 South Dakota by Type of Fish: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
8. Great Lakes Anglers, Trips, and Days of Fishing in South Dakota: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
9. Great Lakes Anglers and Days of Fishing in South Dakota by Type of Fish: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
10. Saltwater Anglers, Trips, and Days of Fishing in South Dakota: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
11. Saltwater Anglers and Days of Fishing in South Dakota by Type of Fish: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
12. Hunters, Trips, and Days of Hunting in South Dakota by Type of Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
13. Hunters and Days of Hunting in South Dakota by Type of Game: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
14. Hunters and Days of Hunting in South Dakota by Type of Land: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
15. Selected Characteristics of South Dakota Resident Anglers and Hunters: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
16. Summary of Expenditures in South Dakota by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for
Fishing and Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
17. Summary of Fishing Trip and Equipment Expenditures in South Dakota by State Residents and
Nonresidents Combined by Type of Fishing: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
18. Summary of Hunting Trip and Equipment Expenditures in South Dakota by State Residents and
Nonresidents Combined by Type of Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
19. Expenditures in South Dakota by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for Fishing: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
20. Expenditures in South Dakota by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . 30
21. Trip and Equipment Expenditures in South Dakota for Fishing and Hunting by South Dakota Residents
and Nonresidents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
22. Summary of South Dakota Residents’ Fishing and Hunting Expenditures Both Inside and Outside
South Dakota: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
23. In-State and Out-of-State Expenditures by South Dakota Residents for Fishing and Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . 33
Wildlife Watching
24. Wildlife Watching in South Dakota by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
25. Participants, Trips, and Days of Participation in Away-From-Home Wildlife Watching in
South Dakota: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
26. Away-From-Home Wildlife-Watching Participants by Wildlife Observed, Photographed, or
Fed in South Dakota: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
List of Tables
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27. Participation in Wildlife-Watching Activities Around the Home in South Dakota: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
28. South Dakota Residents Participating in Wildlife Watching in the United States: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
29. Wild Bird Observers and Days of Observation in South Dakota by State Residents and
Nonresidents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
30. Selected Characteristics of South Dakota Residents Participating in Wildlife Watching: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
31. Expenditures in South Dakota by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for Wildlife
Watching: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
32. Trip and Equipment Expenditures in South Dakota for Wildlife Watching by South Dakota Residents
and Nonresidents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
33. Wildlife-Watching Expenditures Both Inside and Outside South Dakota by South Dakota
Residents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
34. In-State and Out-of-State Expenditures by South Dakota Residents for Wildlife Watching: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
35. Participation of South Dakota Resident Wildlife-Watching Participants in Fishing and
Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
36. Participation of South Dakota 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—South Dakota 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—South Dakota 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—South Dakota 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—South Dakota U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
2006 South Dakota Summary
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,697,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $131,089,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $58,624,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $72,465,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $971
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $35
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,719,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $185,258,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $117,063,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $68,195,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,075
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $68
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . . . 432,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 270,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 257,000
Days of participation away from home . . . . . 1,382,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $183,304,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $129,930,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $53,373,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $418
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $94
Activities in South Dakota by Residents
and Nonresidents Activities in South Dakota by Nonresidents
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $21,565,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $18,456,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,109,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $476
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $63
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 530,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $105,173,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $94,026,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $11,147,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,295
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . $177
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . . . 165,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 165,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (X)
Days of participation away from home . . . . . . 693,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $93,731,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $91,519,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,211,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $554
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . $132
(X) Not applicable.
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Activities in South Dakota by Residents
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,406,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $109,524,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $40,168,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $69,356,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,226
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $29
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,190,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $80,085,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $23,037,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $57,048,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $895
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $19
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . . . 267,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 105,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 257,000
Days of participation away from home . . . . . . 690,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $89,573,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $38,411,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $51,162,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $336
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $56
Activities by South Dakota Residents
Both Inside and Outside South Dakota
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,456,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $137,159,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $47,746,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $89,413,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,439
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $33
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,208,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $87,120,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $24,359,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $62,761,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $968
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $20
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . . . 266,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 116,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 257,000
Days of participation away from home . . . . . . 771,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $98,224,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $46,769,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $51,455,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $369
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $61
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Participation in South Dakota
The 2006 Survey found that 572
thousand South Dakota residents and
nonresidents 16 years old and older
fi shed, hunted, or wildlife watched in
South Dakota. Of the total number of
participants, 135 thousand fi shed, 171
thousand hunted, and 432 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
South Dakota 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 95 thousand resident anglers
16 years old and older, there were 27
thousand resident anglers 6 to 15 years
old. Also, in addition to the 90 thou-sand
residents 16 years old and older
who hunted, there were 12 thousand
6-to-15-year-old residents who hunted.
Finally, there were 266 thousand South
Dakota residents 16 years old and older
and 55 thousand 6- to 15-year-olds who
wildlife watched. Further information
on 6- to 15-year-olds is provided in
Appendix B.
Expenditures in South Dakota
In 2006, state residents and nonresi-dents
spent $550 million on wildlife
recreation in South Dakota. Of that
total, trip-related expenditures were
$306 million and equipment purchases
totaled $167 million. The remaining
$78 million was spent on licenses,
contributions, land ownership and
leasing, and other items.
Wildlife-Associated Recreation
Participants in Wildlife-Associated Recreation
in South Dakota: 2006
(U.S. residents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 572 thousand
Sportspersons
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251 thousand
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 thousand
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 thousand
Wildlife Watchers
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 432 thousand
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270 thousand
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257 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: 572 thousand participants)
Wildlife
watching
Fishing Hunting
24%
30%
75%
Wildlife-Associated Recreation
Expenditures in South Dakota
(Total: $550 million)
Equipment
30%
Trip-related
56%
Other
14%
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Sportspersons
In 2006, 251 thousand state resi-dent
and nonresident sportspersons
16 years old and older fi shed or
hunted in South Dakota. This group
comprised 135 thousand anglers (54
percent of all sportspersons) and
171 thousand hunters (68 percent of
all sportspersons). Among the 251
thousand sportspersons who fi shed or
hunted in the state, 80 thousand (32
percent) fi shed but did not hunt in
South Dakota. Another 116 thousand
(46 percent) hunted but did not fi sh
there. The remaining 54 thousand (22
percent) fi shed and hunted in South
Dakota in 2006.
Sportspersons’ Participation in South Dakota
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Sportspersons (fi shed or hunted) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251 thousand
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 thousand
Fished only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 thousand
Fished and hunted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 thousand
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 thousand
Hunted only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 thousand
Hunted and fi shed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 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, 135 thousand state residents
and nonresidents 16 years old and older
fi shed in South Dakota. Of this total,
89 thousand anglers (66 percent) were
state residents and 45 thousand anglers
(34 percent) were nonresidents. Anglers
fi shed a total of 1.7 million days in
South Dakota—an average of 13 days
per angler. State residents fi shed 1.4
million days—83 percent of all fi shing
days in South Dakota. Nonresidents
fi shed 291 thousand days in South
Dakota—17 percent of all fi shing days
in the state.
A large majority of South Dakota
residents who fi shed anywhere in the
United States did so in their resident
state. There were 95 thousand South
Dakota residents 16 years old and
older who fi shed in the United States
in 2006 for a total of 1.5 million days.
An estimated 94 percent of all South
Dakota residents who fi shed did so in
their home state. Of all fi shing days by
South Dakota residents, 97 percent or
1.4 million were in their home state.
Some state residents fi shed in states
other than South Dakota. In 2006, 13
thousand South Dakota residents fi shed
in other states—14 percent of all resi-dents
fi shing in any state. They fi shed
69 thousand days as nonresidents,
representing 5 percent of all days fi shed
by South Dakota residents. For further
details about fi shing in South Dakota,
see Table 3.
Anglers in South Dakota
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 thousand
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 thousand
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 thousand
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.7 million
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.4 million
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291 thousand
Source: Table 3.
In State/Out of State
(State residents 16 years old and older)
South Dakota anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 thousand
In South Dakota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 thousand
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 thousand
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.5 million
In South Dakota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.4 million
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 3.
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Fishing Expenditures in
South Dakota
All fi shing-related expenditures in
South Dakota totaled $131 million in
2006. Trip-related expenditures, which
include food and lodging, transporta-tion,
and other trip expenses, totaled
$59 million—45 percent of all fi shing
expenditures. Expenditures for food
and lodging were $26 million and
transportation expenditures were $21
million. Other trip expenses, such as
equipment rental, bait, and cooking
fuel, totaled $11 million. Each angler
spent an average of $436 on trip-related
costs during 2006.
Anglers spent $39 million on equip-ment
in South Dakota in 2006, 29
percent of all fi shing expenditures.
Fishing equipment (rods, reels, line,
etc.) spending totaled $20 million—52
percent of the equipment total. Auxil-iary
equipment expenditures (tents,
special fi shing clothes, etc.) and special
equipment expenditures (boats, vans,
etc.) amounted to $18 million—48
percent of the equipment total. Special
and auxiliary equipment are items that
were purchased for fi shing but could be
used in activities other than fi shing.
The purchase of other items, such as
magazines, membership dues, licenses,
permits, stamps, and land leasing and
ownership, amounted to $34 million—
26 percent of all fi shing expenditures.
For more details about fi shing expen-ditures
in South Dakota, see Tables 19
and 21 through 23.
Fishing Expenditures in South Dakota
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $131 million
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $59 million
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $39 million
Fishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $20 million
Auxiliary and special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $18 million
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $34 million
Source: Table 19.
Percent of Anglers by Residence
(Total: 135 thousand participants)
Residents Nonresidents
66%
34%
Fishing Expenditures
in South Dakota
(Total: $131 million)
Trip-related
45%
Other
26%
Equipment
29%
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Hunters
Participants and Days of Hunting
In 2006, there were 171 thousand
residents and nonresidents 16 years old
and older who hunted in South Dakota.
Resident hunters numbered 89 thou-sand,
accounting for 52 percent of the
hunters in South Dakota. There were 81
thousand nonresidents who hunted in
South Dakota—48 percent of the state’s
hunters. Residents and nonresidents
hunted 1.7 million days in 2006, an
average of 10 days per hunter. Resi-dents
hunted 1.2 million days in South
Dakota or 69 percent of all hunting
days, while nonresidents spent 530
thousand days hunting in South Dakota
or 31 percent of all hunting days.
There were 90 thousand South Dakota
residents 16 years old and older who
hunted in the United States in 2006 for
a total of 1.2 million days. An esti-mated
99 percent of all South Dakota
residents who hunted did so in their
home state. Of all hunting days by
South Dakota residents, 99 percent or
1.2 million were spent pursuing game
in their home state. For more informa-tion
on hunting activities by South
Dakota residents, see Table 3.
Hunters in South Dakota
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 thousand
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 thousand
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 thousand
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.7 million
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2 million
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 530 thousand
Source: Table 3.
In State/Out of State
(State residents 16 years old and older)
South Dakota hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 thousand
In South Dakota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 thousand
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2 million
In South Dakota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2 million
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
… Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 3.
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Hunting Expenditures in
South Dakota
All hunting-related expenditures in
South Dakota totaled $185 million
in 2006. Trip-related expenses, such
as food and lodging, transportation,
and other trip expenses, totaled $117
million—63 percent of total expen-ditures.
Expenditures for food and
lodging were $53 million and transpor-tation
expenditures were $41 million.
Other trip expenses, such as equipment
rental, totaled $22 million for the year.
The average trip-related expenditure
per hunter was $685.
Hunters spent $32 million on equip-ment—
17 percent of all hunting expen-ditures.
Hunting equipment (guns,
ammunition, etc.) totaled $25 million
and made up 78 percent of all equip-ment
costs. Hunters spent $7 million
on auxiliary equipment (tents, special
hunting clothes, etc.) and special equip-ment
(boats, vans, etc.), accounting
for 22 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
ownership, cost hunters $37 million���
20 percent of all hunting expenditures.
For more details on hunting expendi-tures
in South Dakota, see Tables 20
through 23.
Hunting Expenditures in South Dakota
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $185 million
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $117 million
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $32 million
Hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25 million
Auxiliary and special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7 million
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $37 million
Source: Table 20.
Percent of Hunters by Residence
(Total: 171 thousand participants)
Residents Nonresidents
52%
48%
Hunting Expenditures
in South Dakota
(Total: $185 million)
Trip-related
63%
Other
20%
Equipment
17%
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Wildlife Watchers
Participants and Days of Activity
In 2006, 432 thousand U.S. residents
16 years old and older fed, observed, or
photographed wildlife in South Dakota.
Sixty percent (257 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
participating in away-from-home
activities in South Dakota in 2006
numbered 270 thousand—63 percent of
all wildlife watchers in South Dakota.
Of the 270 thousand, 105 thousand
were state residents and 165 thousand
were nonresidents.
South Dakota residents 16 years old
and older who enjoyed away-from-home
wildlife watching within their
state totaled 105 thousand. Of this
group, 105 thousand participants
observed wildlife and 57 thousand
photographed wildlife. Since some
individuals engaged in more than one
away-from-home activity during the
year, the sum of wildlife observers and
photographers exceeds the total number
of away-from-home participants.
South Dakota residents spent 690
thousand days engaged in away-from-home
wildlife-watching activities in
their state. They spent 667 thousand
days observing wildlife and 198 thou-sand
days photographing wildlife. The
sum of days observing 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.
South Dakota residents also took an
active interest in wildlife around their
homes. In 2006, 257 thousand state
residents enjoyed observing, feeding,
and photographing wildlife within
1 mile of their homes. Among this
around-the-home group, 208 thousand
fed, 174 thousand observed, and 60
thousand photographed wildlife around
their homes. Another 43 thousand
participants maintained natural areas
of 1/4 acre or more for wildlife; 39
thousand participants maintained plant-ings
for the benefi t of wildlife; and 48
thousand participants visited public
Wildlife-Watching Participants in South Dakota
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 432 thousand
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257 thousand
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 24.
Away-From-Home Wildlife-Watching Participation
in South Dakota
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Participants, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270 thousand
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238 thousand
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 thousand
Photograph wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181 thousand
Days, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.4 million
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.3 million
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 thousand
Photograph wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 738 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 25.
Around-the-Home Wildlife-Watching Participation
in South Dakota
(State residents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257 thousand
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208 thousand
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 thousand
Photograph wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 thousand
Maintain natural areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 thousand
Maintain plantings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 thousand
Visit public areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 27.
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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,
42 percent of resident around-the-home
wildlife watchers also enjoyed wildlife
away from home. For further details
about South Dakota residents partici-pating
in around-the-home wildlife-watching
activities, see Table 27.
Wild Bird Observers
Bird watching attracted many wildlife
enthusiasts in South Dakota. In 2006,
283 thousand people observed birds
around the home and on trips in the
state. Sixty percent (168 thousand)
observed wild birds around the home
while 64 percent (181 thousand) took
trips away from home to watch birds.
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures in
South Dakota
Wildlife watchers spent $183 million
on wildlife-watching activities in South
Dakota in 2006. Trip-related expendi-tures,
including food and lodging ($98
million), transportation ($29 million),
and other trip expenses ($3 million),
such as equipment rental, amounted
to $130 million. This summation
comprised 71 percent of all wildlife-watching
expenditures by participants.
The average of the trip-related expendi-tures
for away-from-home participants
was $480 per person in 2006.
Wildlife-watching participants spent
$47 million on equipment—26 percent
of all their expenditures. Specifi cally,
wildlife-watching equipment (binocu-lars,
special clothing, etc.) expenditures
totaled $35 million, 74 percent of
the equipment total. Auxiliary equip-ment
expenditures (tents, backpacking
equipment, etc.) and special equipment
expenditures (campers, trucks, etc.)
amounted to $12 million—26 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
ownership, and plantings, totaled $6
million—3 percent of all wildlife-watching
expenditures. For more details
about wildlife-watching expenditures in
South Dakota, see Table 31.
Wild Bird Observers in South Dakota
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Participants, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283 thousand
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168 thousand
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181 thousand
Days, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18.0 million
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17.2 million
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 815 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 29.
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures in South Dakota
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $183 million
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $130 million
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $47 million
Wildlife watching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $35 million
Auxiliary and special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $12 million
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6 million
Source: Table 31.
Around-the-Home and
Away-From-Home Participation
by South Dakota Residents
(Total: 257 thousand participants)
Both around
the home and
away from
home
Around the
home only
58%
42%
Wildlife-Watching
Expenditures in South Dakota
(Total: $183 million)
Trip-related
71%
Other
3%
Equipment
26%
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1996–2006 Comparisons
Comparing the estimates from the
1996, 2001, and 2006 Surveys gives
a perspective on the state of wildlife-related
recreation in the late 1990s and
early-to-mid 2000s in South Dakota.
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 South Dakota residents anywhere in
the United States. The in-state esti-mates
cover the participation, day, and
expenditure activity of U.S. residents in
South Dakota.
The expenditure estimates were made
comparable by adjusting the estimates
for infl ation—all estimates are in 2006
dollars.
South Dakota 1996 and 2006 Comparison
(Numbers in thousands)
1996 2006 Percent change
Fishing
Anglers in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227 135 –41
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,748 1,697 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $265,926 $131,089 *
State resident anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168 95 –43
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $209,656 $137,159 *
Hunting
Hunters in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186 171 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,280 1,719 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $226,996 $185,258 *
State resident hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 90 –18
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $127,523 $87,120 *
Away-From-Home Wildlife Watching
Participants in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318 270 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,338 1,382 *
State resident participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 116 57
Around-the-Home Wildlife Watching
Total participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 257 66
Observers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 174 57
Feeders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 208 56
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
In-state expenditures by U.S. wildlife watchers . . . . . . . . . . $194,740 $183,304 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $74,028 $98,224 *
* Not different from zero at the 10 percent level of signifi cance.
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South Dakota 2001 and 2006 Comparison
(Numbers in thousands)
2001 2006 Percent change
Fishing
Anglers in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214 135 –37
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,984 1,697 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $208,027 $131,089 *
State resident anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 95 –35
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $116,158 $137,159 *
Hunting
Hunters in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209 171 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,425 1,719 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $254,442 $185,258 *
State resident hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 90 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $128,191 $87,120 *
Away-From-Home Wildlife Watching
Participants in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181 270 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,923 1,382 *
State resident participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 116 51
Around-the-Home Wildlife Watching
Total participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241 257 *
Observers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 174 *
Feeders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 208 *
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
In-state expenditures by U.S. wildlife watchers . . . . . . . . . . $104,832 $183,304 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $57,261 $98,224 *
* Not different from zero at the 10 percent level of signifi cance.
1996 2001 2006 1996 2001 2006 1996 2001 2006
Number of People Who Hunted and
Fished in South Dakota: 1996–2006
(In thousands)
186
227
214 209
171
135
Number of People Who Wildlife Watched
in South Dakota: 1996–2006
(In thousands)
318
155
181
241
270
257
Total Expenditures by Participants
in South Dakota: 1996–2006
(In millions of 2006 dollars)
266
227
195 208
254
105
131
185 183
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 South Dakota 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) . . . . . . . . 251 100 134 100 117 100
Total anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 54 89 67 45 39
Fished only. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 32 44 33 36 31
Fished and hunted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 22 45 34 ... ...
Total hunters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 68 89 67 81 69
Hunted only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 46 44 33 72 61
Hunted and fished . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 22 45 34 ... ...
... 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 South Dakota 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 100 1,697 100 1,262 100
Total, all freshwater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 100 1,697 100 1,262 100
Freshwater, except Great Lakes. . . . . . . . . . . . 135 100 1,697 100 1,262 100
Great Lakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
Saltwater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
HUNTING
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 100 1,719 100 1,648 100
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 39 543 32 464 28
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 78 1,028 60 849 52
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 17 200 12 157 10
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *11 *7 *184 *11 *179 *11
* 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.
18 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—South Dakota U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
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 South Dakota Activity by South Dakota 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 100 89 66 45 34 95 100 89 94 *13 *14
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,262 100 1,180 94 82 6 1,207 100 1,180 98 *27 *2
Total days of fishing. . . . . . . . . 1,697 100 1,406 83 291 17 1,456 100 1,406 97 *69 *5
Average days of fishing . . . . . . 13 (X) 16 (X) 6 (X) 15 (X) 16 (X) *5 (X)
HUNTING
Total hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 100 89 52 81 48 90 100 89 99 ... ...
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,648 100 1,214 74 434 26 1,227 100 1,214 99 ... ...
Total days of hunting . . . . . . . . 1,719 100 1,190 69 530 31 1,208 100 1,190 99 ... ...
Average days of hunting . . . . . 10 (X) 13 (X) 7 (X) 13 (X) 13 (X) ... (X)
(X) Not applicable. * Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Table 4. South Dakota 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 100 90 100
In-state only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 86 87 97
In-state and other states . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *7 *8 ... ...
In other states only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail may not add to total because of multiple responses and nonresponse.
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Table 5. South Dakota 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 100 1,456 100 1,207 100
Total, all freshwater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 99 1,453 100 1,205 100
Freshwater, except Great Lakes. . . . . . . . . . . . 94 99 1,453 100 1,205 100
Great Lakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
Saltwater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
HUNTING
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 100 1,208 100 1,227 100
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 68 514 43 451 37
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 64 559 46 466 38
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *19 *21 *165 *14 *148 *12
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *9 *10 *164 *14 *163 *13
* 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 South Dakota
Total, state
residents and nonresidents
State residents Nonresidents
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 100 89 66 45 34
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,262 100 1,180 94 82 6
Total days of fishing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,697 100 1,406 83 291 17
Average days of fishing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 (X) 16 (X) 6 (X)
ANGLERS
Total, all types of water. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 100 89 66 45 34
Ponds, lakes, or reservoirs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 100 83 74 *29 *26
Rivers or streams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 100 31 61 *20 *39
DAYS
Total, all types of water. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,697 100 1,406 83 291 17
Ponds, lakes, or reservoirs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,332 100 1,182 89 *150 *11
Rivers or streams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385 100 313 81 *72 *19
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10���29. (X) Not applicable.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
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Table 7. Freshwater Anglers and Days of Fishing in South Dakota by Type of Fish: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Anglers and days of fishing
Activity in South Dakota
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 100 100 89 66 45 34
Crappie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *13 *10 *100 *11 *82 ... ...
Panfish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 23 100 27 87 ... ...
White bass, striped bass, striped bass hybrids . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Black bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *17 *13 *100 *15 *84 ... ...
Catfish, bullheads. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *19 *14 *100 *11 *54 ... ...
Walleye, sauger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 66 100 62 70 *27 *30
Northern pike, pickerel, muskie, muskie hybrids . . . 23 17 100 *21 *91 ... ...
Steelhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Trout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *18 *13 *100 *14 *78 ... ...
Salmon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Anything1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *17 *12 *100 *9 *51 ... ...
Other freshwater fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
DAYS
Total, all types of fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,697 100 100 1,406 83 291 17
Crappie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *138 *8 *100 *135 *98 ... ...
Panfish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 459 27 100 426 93 ... ...
White bass, striped bass, striped bass hybrids . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Black bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *186 *11 *100 *179 *96 ... ...
Catfish, bullheads. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *157 *9 *100 *122 *78 ... ...
Walleye, sauger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,121 66 100 936 83 *185 *17
Northern pike, pickerel, muskie, muskie hybrids . . . 258 15 100 *253 *98 ... ...
Steelhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Trout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *215 *13 *100 *198 *92 ... ...
Salmon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Anything1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *91 *5 *100 *75 *82 ... ...
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 South Dakota: 2006
This table does not apply to this state.
Table 9. Great Lakes Anglers and Days of Fishing in South Dakota 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 South Dakota: 2006
This table does not apply to this state.
Table 11. Saltwater Anglers and Days of Fishing in South Dakota by Type of Fish: 2006
This table does not apply to this state.
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Table 12. Hunters, Trips, and Days of Hunting in South Dakota by Type of Hunting: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Hunters, trips, and days of hunting
Activity in South Dakota
Total, state
residents and nonresidents
State residents Nonresidents
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
HUNTERS
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 100 89 52 81 48
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 100 60 90 ... ...
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 100 58 44 75 56
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 100 *19 *65 ... ...
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *11 *100 *9 *78 ... ...
TRIPS
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,648 100 1,214 74 434 26
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 464 100 449 97 ... ...
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 849 100 457 54 392 46
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 100 *148 *95 ... ...
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *179 *100 *160 *89 ... ...
DAYS
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,719 100 1,190 69 530 31
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 543 100 506 93 ... ...
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,028 100 548 53 480 47
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 100 *165 *83 ... ...
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *184 *100 *162 *88 ... ...
* 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 South Dakota 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 100 1,719 100
Big game, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 39 543 32
Deer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 34 422 25
Elk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Bear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Wild turkey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *12 *7 *102 *6
Other big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Small game, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 78 1,028 60
Rabbit, hare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Quail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Grouse/prairie chicken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *12 *7 *96 *6
Squirrel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Pheasant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 75 959 56
Other small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Migratory birds, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 17 200 12
Waterfowl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 16 157 9
Geese . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *21 *12 *102 *6
Duck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *14 *8 *103 *6
Dove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other animals, total 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *11 *7 *184 *11
* 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 South Dakota 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 100 89 100 81 100
Public land, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 41 46 52 *23 *28
Public land only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *28 *16 *19 *21 ... ...
Public and private land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 24 27 31 ... ...
Private land, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 81 70 78 68 84
Private land only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 56 43 48 *54 *66
Private and public land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 24 27 31 ... ...
DAYS
Total, all types of land. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,719 100 1,190 100 530 100
Public land1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 578 34 398 33 *181 *34
Private land2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,426 83 1,011 85 416 79
* 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 South Dakota 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 601 100 136 23 100 95 16 100 90 15 100
Population Density of Residence
Urban . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306 51 53 17 39 39 13 41 31 10 34
Rural . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295 49 83 28 61 56 19 59 59 20 66
Population Size of Residence
Metropolitan statistical area
(MSA). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299 50 55 19 41 39 13 41 34 11 38
1,000,000 or more . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
250,000 to 999,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Less than 250,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299 50 55 19 41 39 13 41 34 11 38
Outside MSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302 50 80 27 59 56 19 59 56 19 62
Sex
Male . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292 49 110 38 81 73 25 76 82 28 91
Female . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309 51 25 8 19 23 7 24 *8 *3 *9
Age
16 to 17 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 4 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
18 to 24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 9 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
25 to 34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 15 *22 *25 *16 *16 *18 *17 *13 *14 *14
35 to 44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 17 31 30 23 21 20 22 20 19 22
45 to 54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 21 39 31 29 28 22 29 27 21 30
55 to 64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 15 21 23 15 *15 *16 *15 *14 *15 *15
65 years and older . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 19 *11 *10 *8 *7 *6 *8 *6 *6 *7
Ethnicity
Hispanic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *7 *1 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Non-Hispanic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 594 99 133 22 98 92 16 97 90 15 99
Race
White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 574 96 131 23 97 91 16 95 88 15 98
Black. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
All others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *19 *3 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Annual Household Income
Under $10,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 5 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
$10,000 to $19,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 7 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
$20,000 to $29,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 12 *10 *14 *7 *8 *12 *9 ... ... ...
$30,000 to $39,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 10 *15 *25 *11 *13 *21 *13 *13 *22 *15
$40,000 to $49,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 11 18 28 14 *10 *15 *11 *14 *21 *16
$50,000 to $74,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 17 37 35 27 27 26 28 21 20 23
$75,000 to $99,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 9 *15 *29 *11 *7 *14 *8 *11 *21 *12
$100,000 or more. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 8 *16 *31 *12 *12 *23 *12 *10 *20 *11
Not reported . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 21 *18 *14 *13 *12 *9 *12 *13 *10 *14
Education
11 years or less . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 13 *8 *10 *6 ... ... ... ... ... ...
12 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228 38 50 22 37 31 14 33 38 17 43
1 to 3 years college . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 28 45 27 33 33 20 35 22 13 25
4 years college or more . . . . . . . . . . . 128 21 33 26 25 25 19 26 23 18 26
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses. 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 South Dakota 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366,661 267 1,373 1,454
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79,045 202 390 315
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62,796 215 292 250
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33,846 128 265 135
Equipment (fishing, hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45,992 127 362 180
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,019 60 199 46
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *61,559 *10 *6,066 *245
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 739 29 25 3
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,514 24 106 10
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68,149 200 341 270
FISHING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131,089 131 998 971
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,821 109 236 192
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,408 109 196 159
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,395 98 117 85
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,215 77 263 148
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,698 *13 *132 *13
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *203 *8 *24 *1
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33,535 67 504 248
HUNTING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185,258 183 1,011 1,074
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53,224 133 400 312
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41,388 150 275 242
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *22,451 *35 *642 *131
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24,683 75 329 140
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,679 35 162 31
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *255 *9 *27 *1
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,808 *16 *110 *11
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34,614 152 228 199
UNSPECIFIED5
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49,220 33 1,486 196
* 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 South Dakota 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97,189 128 760 720
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,821 109 236 192
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,408 109 196 159
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,395 98 117 85
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38,564 78 492 285
ALL FRESHWATER
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89,728 128 702 665
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,821 109 236 192
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,408 109 196 159
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,395 98 117 85
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31,103 77 405 229
FRESHWATER, EXCEPT
GREAT LAKES
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89,713 127 705 665
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,821 109 236 192
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,408 109 196 159
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,395 98 117 85
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31,088 76 408 229
GREAT LAKES
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
SALTWATER
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses and nonresponse. See Table 19 for detailed listing of expenditure items.
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Table 18. Summary of Hunting Trip and Equipment Expenditures in South Dakota 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148,580 169 881 863
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53,224 133 400 312
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41,388 150 275 242
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *22,451 *35 *642 *131
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31,517 87 364 178
BIG GAME
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29,330 72 407 412
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,749 50 135 101
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,606 59 179 159
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,543 44 261 146
SMALL GAME
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105,726 126 842 994
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43,886 97 451 448
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28,877 112 257 295
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *21,660 *29 *748 *221
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,303 46 245 30
MIGRATORY BIRD
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,535 20 272 931
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *2,361 *15 *163 *507
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,551 *16 *96 *333
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,273 *10 *133 *16
OTHER ANIMALS
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,220 *6 *195 *468
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 South Dakota 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131,089 971 131 98 998
TRIP-RELATED EXPENDITURES
Total trip-related. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58,624 436 119 88 494
Food and lodging, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,821 192 115 85 225
Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,263 128 109 81 158
Lodging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,558 64 39 29 220
Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,408 159 109 81 196
Other trip costs, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,395 85 98 72 117
Privilege and other fees1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,786 13 24 18 75
Boating costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,617 34 36 27 129
Bait . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,780 28 87 65 43
Ice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 883 7 46 34 19
Heating and cooking fuel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *329 *2 *13 *10 *25
EQUIPMENT AND OTHER EXPENDITURES
PRIMARILY FOR FISHING
Fishing equipment, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,215 148 77 57 263
Reels, rods, and rod-making components . . . . . . . . . . . 7,878 57 41 30 193
Lines, hooks, sinkers, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,855 21 58 43 49
Artificial lures and flies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,016 22 52 38 58
Creels, stringers, fish bags, landing nets, and gaff
hooks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *199 *1 *11 *8 *18
Minnow seines, traps, and bait containers. . . . . . . . . . . *96 *1 *9 *7 *11
Other fishing equipment3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,170 46 27 20 229
Auxiliary equipment4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,698 *13 *13 *10 *132
Special equipment5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
Other fishing costs6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33,900 251 71 53 476
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
1 Includes boat or equipment rental and fees for guides, pack trip (party and charter boats, etc.), public land use, and private land use.
2 Boat launching, mooring, storage, maintenance, insurance, pumpout fees, and fuel.
3 Includes electronic fishing devices (depth finders, fish finders, etc.), tackle boxes, ice fishing equipment, and other fishing equipment.
4 Includes tents, special fishing clothing, etc.
5 Includes boats, campers, 4x4 vehicles, cabins, etc.
6 Includes magazines and books, membership dues and contributions, land leasing and ownership, and licenses, stamps, tags, and permits.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses and nonresponse. Percent of anglers may be greater than 100 because spenders who did not fish in this
state are included.
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Table 20. Expenditures in South Dakota 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185,258 1,075 183 107 1,011
TRIP-RELATED EXPENDITURES
Total trip-related. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117,063 685 156 91 752
Food and lodging, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53,224 312 155 91 342
Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31,101 182 133 78 234
Lodging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22,124 130 62 36 355
Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41,388 242 150 88 275
Other trip costs, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *22,451 *131 *35 *20 *642
Privilege and other fees1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *22,154 *130 *29 *17 *770
Boating costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
Heating and cooking fuel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
EQUIPMENT AND OTHER EXPENDITURES
PRIMARILY FOR HUNTING
Hunting equipment, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24,683 140 75 44 329
Firearms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *10,984 *63 *16 *9 *684
Ammunition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,844 34 68 40 86
Other hunting equipment2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,855 43 28 17 278
Auxiliary equipment3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,679 31 35 21 162
Special equipment4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
Other hunting costs5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36,678 212 152 89 241
* 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 South Dakota for Fishing and Hunting by South Dakota
Residents and Nonresidents: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older)
Expenditure item
Amount
(thousands
of dollars)
Spenders
(thousands)
Average per
per spender
(dollars)
Average per
sportsperson
(dollars)
STATE RESIDENTS AND NONRESIDENTS
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing and hunting,
total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291,781 244 1,197 1,163
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing, total. . . . . . . . . . 97,189 128 760 722
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,821 109 236 192
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,408 109 196 159
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,617 36 129 34
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,778 95 72 50
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38,564 78 492 287
Trip and equipment expenditures for hunting, total. . . . . . . . . 148,580 169 881 870
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53,224 133 400 312
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41,388 150 275 242
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *22,435 *34 *652 *131
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31,517 87 364 185
Unspecified equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *46,012 *11 *4,242 *183
STATE RESIDENTS
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing and hunting,
total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175,681 128 1,373 1,315
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing, total. . . . . . . . . . 76,802 88 871 860
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,911 75 213 178
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,435 77 199 173
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,952 28 142 44
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,870 70 70 55
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36,634 65 561 410
Trip and equipment expenditures for hunting, total. . . . . . . . . 52,867 85 623 591
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,210 63 146 103
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,271 78 170 148
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29,830 70 424 333
Unspecified equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *46,012 *11 *4,242 *344
NONRESIDENTS
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing and hunting,
total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116,100 116 1,002 990
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing, total. . . . . . . . . . 20,386 40 514 450
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,910 35 285 219
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,974 32 189 132
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *665 *8 *83 *15
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,907 25 77 42
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,931 *13 *147 *43
Trip and equipment expenditures for hunting, total. . . . . . . . . 95,714 84 1,143 1,177
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44,015 70 629 541
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28,117 72 389 346
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *21,895 *28 *771 *269
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,687 *16 *104 *21
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 South Dakota Residents’ Fishing and Hunting Expenditures Both Inside and
Outside South Dakota: 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274,911 134 2,056 2,024
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29,715 107 278 219
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32,094 119 269 236
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,296 78 132 76
Equipment (fishing, hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52,779 101 521 389
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,579 53 220 85
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *76,350 *11 *6,811 *562
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 796 27 30 6
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,521 23 109 19
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58,780 117 502 433
FISHING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137,159 93 1,481 1,439
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,891 79 250 209
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,313 83 220 192
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,542 76 125 100
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23,308 66 351 245
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,412 *13 *109 *15
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *31,442 *5 *5,999 *330
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *200 *8 *24 *2
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32,895 49 671 345
HUNTING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87,120 88 985 968
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,824 64 154 109
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,781 79 175 153
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *754 *8 *98 *8
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28,429 66 432 316
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,206 29 177 58
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *263 *9 *28 *3
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,822 *17 *110 *20
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,886 84 307 287
UNSPECIFIED5
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49,591 29 1,738 365
* 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 South Dakota 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 SOUTH DAKOTA
Expenditures for fishing and hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239,372 132 1,820 1,791
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63,205 122 518 473
Equipment (fishing and hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43,047 100 429 322
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,866 49 220 81
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *61,559 *10 *6,066 *461
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60,695 118 513 454
Expenditures for fishing, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109,524 89 1,234 1,226
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40,168 84 478 450
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,657 64 293 209
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,325 *11 *119 *15
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32,722 47 690 366
Expenditures for hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80,085 88 905 895
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23,037 80 288 257
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23,685 65 366 265
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,990 28 180 56
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27,219 84 323 304
Unspecified expenditures for fishing and hunting, total4 . . . . . 47,309 26 1,834 354
OUT OF STATE
Expenditures for fishing and hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37,735 27 1,420 2,414
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *11,208 *15 *769 *717
Equipment (fishing and hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *9,713 *12 *790 *621
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,309 *16 *81 *84
Expenditures for fishing, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *27,535 *15 *1,828 *2,047
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *7,497 *12 *605 *557
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *529 *10 *51 *39
Expenditures for hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *9,398 *9 *1,027 *3,462
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *4,744 *6 *768 *1,748
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Unspecified expenditures for fishing and hunting, total 4 . . . . ... ... ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
1 Includes tents, special hunting or fishing clothing, etc.
2 Includes boats, campers, 4x4 vehicles, cabins, etc.
3 Includes magazines, books, membership dues, contributions, land leasing and ownership, stamps, tags, and licenses.
4 Respondent could not specify whether expenditure was primarily for either fishing or hunting.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses and nonresponse.
34 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—South Dakota U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Table 24. Wildlife Watching in South Dakota by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Participants Number Percent
Total participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 432 100
Away from home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270 63
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238 55
Photograph wildlife. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181 42
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *49 *11
Around the home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257 60
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 40
Photograph wildlife. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *60 *14
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208 48
Visit public parks1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *48 *11
Maintain plantings or natural areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *60 *14
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29.
1 Includes visits only to parks or publicly owned areas within 1 mile of home.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Table 25. Participants, Trips, and Days of Participation in Away-From-Home Wildlife Watching in
South Dakota: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Participants, trips, and days
of participation
Activity in South Dakota
Total, state residents and
nonresidents
State
residents
Nonresidents
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
PARTICIPANTS
Total participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270 100 105 100 *165 *100
Observe wildlife. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238 88 105 100 *134 *81
Photograph wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181 67 *57 *55 *124 *75
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *49 *18 ... ... ... ...
TRIPS
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,132 100 534 100 *599 *100
Average days per trip. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 (X) 1 (X) *1 (X)
DAYS
Total days . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,382 100 690 100 *693 *100
Observing wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,287 93 *667 *97 *619 *89
Photographing wildlife. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 738 53 *198 *29 *540 *78
Feeding wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *121 *9 ... ... ... ...
Average days per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 (X) 7 (X) *4 (X)
Observing wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 (X) *6 (X) *5 (X)
Photographing wildlife. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 (X) *3 (X) *4 (X)
Feeding wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *2 (X) ... (X) ... (X)
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably. (X) Not applicable.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses and nonresponse.
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Table 26. Away-From-Home Wildlife-Watching Participants by Wildlife Observed, Photographed, or Fed
in South Dakota: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Wildlife observed, photographed, or fed
Total, state residents and
nonresidents
State residents Nonresidents
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total all wildlife . .