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

              U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Alaska
2006 National Survey
of Fishing, Hunting,
and Wildlife-Associated
Recreation
2006 National Survey of
Fishing, Hunting, and
Wildlife-Associated Recreation
FHW/06-AK
Issued May 2008
Alaska
U.S. Department of the Interior
Dirk Kempthorne,
Secretary
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
H. Dale Hall,
Director
U.S. Department of Commerce
Carlos M. Gutierrez,
Secretary
John J. Sullivan,
Deputy Secretary
Economics and Statistics Administration
Cynthia A. Glassman,
Under Secretary for Economic Affairs
U.S. CENSUS BUREAU
Steve H. Murdock,
Director
The U.S. Department of the Interior protects and manages the Nation’s natural resources and cultural
heritage; provides scientifi c and other information about those resources; and honors its trust responsi-bilities
or special commitments to American Indians, Alaska Natives, and affi liated Island Communities.
The mission of the Department’s U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is working with others to conserve,
protect, and enhance fi sh, wildlife, and their habitats for the continuing benefi t of the American people.
The Service is responsible for national programs of vital importance to our natural resources, including
administration of the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs. These two programs provide fi nan-cial
assistance to the States for projects to enhance and protect fi sh and wildlife resources and to assure
their availability to the public for recreational purposes. Multistate grants from these programs fund the
National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation.
Suggested Citation
U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, and U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S.
Census Bureau. 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
H. Dale Hall,
Director
Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration
Rowan Gould,
Assistant Director
U.S. Department of the Interior
Dirk Kempthorne,
Secretary
U.S. CENSUS BUREAU
Steve H. Murdock,
Director
Economics and Statistics
Administration
Cynthia A. Glassman,
Under Secretary for Economic Affairs
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Contents
List of Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv
Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi
Survey Background and Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Highlights
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Wildlife-Associated Recreation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Sportspersons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Wildlife Watchers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
1996–2006 Comparisons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Tables
Guide to Statistical Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Fishing and Hunting Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Wildlife-Watching Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
National Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Appendixes
A. Defi nitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
B. 2005 Participation of 6- to 15-Year-Olds: Data From Screening Interviews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
C. Signifi cant Methodological Changes From Previous Surveys and Regional Trends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
D. Sample Design and Statistical Accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
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Fishing and Hunting
1. Fishing and Hunting in Alaska by Resident and Nonresident Sportspersons: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2. Anglers and Hunters, Days of Participation, and Trips in Alaska by Type of Fishing
and Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3. Anglers and Hunters, Trips, and Days of Participation: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
4. Alaska Resident Anglers and Hunters by Place Fished or Hunted: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
5. Alaska 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 Alaska by Type of Fish: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
8. Great Lakes Anglers, Trips, and Days of Fishing in Alaska: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
9. Great Lakes Anglers and Days of Fishing in Alaska by Type of Fish: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
10. Saltwater Anglers, Trips, and Days of Fishing in Alaska: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
11. Saltwater Anglers and Days of Fishing in Alaska by Type of Fish: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
12. Hunters, Trips, and Days of Hunting in Alaska by Type of Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
13. Hunters and Days of Hunting in Alaska by Type of Game: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
14. Hunters and Days of Hunting in Alaska by Type of Land: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
15. Selected Characteristics of Alaska Resident Anglers and Hunters: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
16. Summary of Expenditures in Alaska by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for
Fishing and Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
17. Summary of Fishing Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Alaska by State Residents and
Nonresidents Combined by Type of Fishing: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
18. Summary of Hunting Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Alaska by State Residents and
Nonresidents Combined by Type of Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
19. Expenditures in Alaska by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for Fishing: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
20. Expenditures in Alaska by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
21. Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Alaska for Fishing and Hunting by Alaska Residents
and Nonresidents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
22. Summary of Alaska Residents’ Fishing and Hunting Expenditures Both Inside and Outside
Alaska: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
23. In-State and Out-of-State Expenditures by Alaska Residents for Fishing and Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Wildlife Watching
24. Wildlife Watching in Alaska by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
25. Participants, Trips, and Days of Participation in Away-From-Home Wildlife Watching in
Alaska: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
26. Away-From-Home Wildlife-Watching Participants by Wildlife Observed, Photographed, or
Fed in Alaska: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
List of Tables
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27. Participation in Wildlife-Watching Activities Around the Home in Alaska: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
28. Alaska Residents Participating in Wildlife Watching in the United States: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
29. Wild Bird Observers and Days of Observation in Alaska by State Residents and
Nonresidents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
30. Selected Characteristics of Alaska Residents Participating in Wildlife Watching: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
31. Expenditures in Alaska by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for Wildlife
Watching: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
32. Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Alaska for Wildlife Watching by Alaska Residents
and Nonresidents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
33. Wildlife-Watching Expenditures Both Inside and Outside Alaska by Alaska
Residents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
34. In-State and Out-of-State Expenditures by Alaska Residents for Wildlife Watching: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
35. Participation of Alaska Resident Wildlife-Watching Participants in Fishing and
Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
36. Participation of Alaska 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—Alaska 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—Alaska 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
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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.
The Alaska Department of Fish and
Game (ADFG) has expressed concerns
regarding Alaska participation and
trend estimates from the 2006 National
Survey. Information on Alaska’s
wildlife resources may be obtained
from the ADFG. Its Web site is
<www.adfg.state.ak.us>.
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—Alaska U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
2006 Alaska Summary
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,687,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $516,749,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $362,019,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $154,730,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,737
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . $135
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 854,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $125,112,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $48,905,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $76,207,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,703
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $57
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . . . 496,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 354,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 202,000
Days of participation away from home . . . . . 4,126,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $581,051,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $511,602,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $69,449,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,139
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . $124
Activities in Alaska by Residents and Nonresidents Activities in Alaska by Nonresidents
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 762,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $302,024,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $280,055,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $21,969,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,937
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . $368
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . . . 288,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 288,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (X)
Days of participation away from home . . . . 2,692,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $475,891,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $465,908,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9,983,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,618
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . $173
… Sample size too small to report data reliably.
(X) Not applicable.
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Alaska 5
Activities in Alaska by Residents
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,925,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $214,725,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $81,964,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $132,761,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,570
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $43
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 758,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $94,828,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25,928,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $68,900,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,783
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $34
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . . . 208,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . . 66,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 202,000
Days of participation away from home . . . . . 1,434,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $105,160,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $45,694,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $59,466,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $508
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $32
Activities by Alaska Residents Both Inside
and Outside Alaska
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,965,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $221,328,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $87,048,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $134,280,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,600
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $44
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 859,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $111,535,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $36,570,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $74,965,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,039
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $43
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . . . 207,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . . 68,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 202,000
Days of participation away from home . . . . . 1,629,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $161,904,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $65,576,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $96,328,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $782
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $40
6 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Alaska U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Participation in Alaska
The 2006 Survey found that 691 thou-sand
Alaska residents and nonresidents
16 years old and older fi shed, hunted,
or wildlife watched in Alaska. Of the
total number of participants, 293 thou-sand
fi shed, 71 thousand hunted, and
496 thousand participated in wildlife -
watching activities, which include
observing, feeding, and photographing
wildlife. The sum of anglers, hunters,
and wildlife watchers exceeds the total
number of participants in wildlife -
related recreation because many
individuals engaged in more than
one wildlife-related activity.
Participation by 6-to-15-Year-Old
Alaska 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 138 thousand resident anglers
16 years old and older, there were 36
thousand resident anglers 6 to 15 years
old. Also, in addition to the 55 thou-sand
residents 16 years old and older
who hunted, there were 5 thousand
6-to-15-year-old residents who hunted.
Finally, there were 207 thousand
Alaska residents 16 years old and older
and 38 thousand 6- to 15-year-olds who
wildlife watched. Further information
on 6- to 15-year-olds is provided in
Appendix B.
Expenditures in Alaska
In 2006, state residents and nonresi-dents
spent $1.3 billion on wildlife
recreation in Alaska. Of that total, trip-related
expenditures were $923 million
and equipment purchases totaled $271
million. The remaining $62 million was
spent on licenses, contributions, land
ownership and leasing, and other items.
Wildlife-Associated Recreation
Participants in Wildlife-Associated Recreation in Alaska: 2006
(U.S. residents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 691 thousand
Sportspersons
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315 thousand
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293 thousand
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 thousand
Wildlife Watchers
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 496 thousand
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354 thousand
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 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: 691 thousand participants)
Wildlife
watching
Fishing Hunting
42%
10%
72%
Wildlife-Associated Recreation
Expenditures in Alaska
(Total: $1.3 billion)
Equipment
22%
Trip-related
73%
Other
5%
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Alaska 7
Sportspersons
In 2006, 315 thousand state resident
and nonresident sportspersons 16
years old and older fi shed or hunted
in Alaska. This group comprised 293
thousand anglers (93 percent of all
sportspersons) and 71 thousand
hunters (23 percent of all sportsper-sons).
Among the 315 thousand
sportspersons who fi shed or hunted in
the state, 244 thousand (77 percent)
fi shed but did not hunt in Alaska.
Another 22 thousand (7 percent) hunted
but did not fi sh there. The remaining
49 thousand (15 percent) fi shed and
hunted in Alaska in 2006.
Sportspersons’ Participation in Alaska
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Sportspersons (fi shed or hunted) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315 thousand
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293 thousand
Fished only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244 thousand
Fished and hunted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 thousand
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 thousand
Hunted only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 thousand
Hunted and fi shed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 1.
8 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Alaska U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Anglers
Participants and Days of Fishing
In 2006, 293 thousand state residents
and nonresidents 16 years old and
older fi shed in Alaska. Of this total,
137 thousand anglers (47 percent)
were state residents and 156 thousand
anglers (53 percent) were nonresidents.
Anglers fi shed a total of 2.7 million
days in Alaska—an average of 9 days
per angler. State residents fi shed 1.9
million days—72 percent of all fi shing
days in Alaska. Nonresidents fi shed
762 thousand days in Alaska—28
percent of all fi shing days in the state.
A large majority of Alaska residents
who fi shed anywhere in the United
States did so in their resident state.
There were 138 thousand Alaska
residents 16 years old and older who
fi shed in the United States in 2006 for a
total of 2.0 million days. An estimated
99 percent of all Alaska residents who
fi shed did so in their home state. Of
all fi shing days by Alaska residents,
98 percent or 1.9 million were in their
home state.
Some state residents fi shed in states
other than Alaska. In 2006, 9 thousand
Alaska residents fi shed in other states—
7 percent of all residents fi shing in any
state. They fi shed 40 thousand days as
nonresidents, representing 2 percent of
all days fi shed by Alaska residents. For
further details about fi shing in Alaska,
see Table 3.
Anglers in Alaska
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293 thousand
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 thousand
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 thousand
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.7 million
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.9 million
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 762 thousand
Source: Table 3.
In State/Out of State
(State residents 16 years old and older)
Alaska anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 thousand
In Alaska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 thousand
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 thousand
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.0 million
In Alaska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.9 million
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 3.
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Alaska 9
Fishing Expenditures in Alaska
All fi shing-related expenditures in
Alaska totaled $517 million in 2006.
Trip-related expenditures, which
include food and lodging, transporta-tion,
and other trip expenses, totaled
$362 million—70 percent of all fi shing
expenditures. Expenditures for food
and lodging were $132 million and
transportation expenditures were $100
million. Other trip expenses, such as
equipment rental, bait, and cooking
fuel, totaled $130 million. Each angler
spent an average of $1,237 on trip-related
costs during 2006.
Anglers spent $135 million on equip-ment
in Alaska in 2006, 26 percent of
all fi shing expenditures. Fishing equip-ment
(rods, reels, line, etc.) spending
totaled $40 million—29 percent of the
equipment total. Auxiliary equipment
expenditures (tents, special fi shing
clothes, etc.) and special equip-ment
expenditures (boats, vans, etc.)
amounted to $96 million—71 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 $19 million—
4 percent of all fi shing expenditures.
For more details about fi shing expen-ditures
in Alaska, see Tables 19 and 21
through 23.
Fishing Expenditures in Alaska
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $517 million
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $362 million
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $135 million
Fishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $40 million
Auxiliary and special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $96 million
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $19 million
Source: Table 19.
Percent of Anglers by Residence
(Total: 293 thousand participants)
Residents Nonresidents
47%
53%
Fishing Expenditures
in Alaska
(Total: $517 million)
Trip-related
70%
Other
4%
Equipment
26%
10 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Alaska U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Hunters
Participants and Days of Hunting
In 2006, there were 71 thousand resi-dents
and nonresidents 16 years old
and older who hunted in Alaska.
Resident hunters numbered 53 thou-sand,
accounting for 75 percent of
the hunters in Alaska. Residents and
nonresidents hunted 854 thousand days
in 2006, an average of 12 days per
hunter. Residents hunted 758 thousand
days in Alaska or 89 percent of all
hunting days.
There were 55 thousand Alaska
residents 16 years old and older who
hunted in the United States in 2006 for
a total of 859 thousand days. An esti-mated
97 percent of all Alaska residents
who hunted did so in their home state.
Of all hunting days by Alaska residents,
88 percent or 758 thousand were spent
pursuing game in their home state.
Some state residents hunted in states
other than Alaska. Altogether,
8 thousand or 15 percent of all Alaska
hunters hunted in other states. Their
101 thousand days of hunting in other
states represented 12 percent of all days
Alaska residents spent hunting in 2006.
For more information on hunting activi-ties
by Alaska residents, see Table 3.
Hunters in Alaska
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 thousand
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 thousand
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 854 thousand
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 758 thousand
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
… Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Source: Table 3.
In State/Out of State
(State residents 16 years old and older)
Alaska hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 thousand
In Alaska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 thousand
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 thousand
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 859 thousand
In Alaska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 758 thousand
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 3.
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Alaska 11
Hunting Expenditures in Alaska
All hunting-related expenditures in
Alaska totaled $125 million in 2006.
Trip-related expenses, such as food
and lodging, transportation, and other
trip expenses, totaled $49 million—39
percent of total expenditures. Expen-ditures
for food and lodging were $10
million and transportation expenditures
were $29 million. Other trip expenses,
such as equipment rental, totaled $10
million for the year. The average
trip-related expenditure per hunter was
$689.
Hunters spent $68 million on equip-ment—
54 percent of all hunting
expenditures. Hunting equipment
(guns, ammunition, etc.) totaled $25
million and made up 37 percent of
all equipment costs. Hunters spent
$43 million on auxiliary equipment
(tents, special hunting clothes, etc.)
and special equipment (boats, vans,
etc.), accounting for 63 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 $8 million—7
percent of all hunting expenditures. For
more details on hunting expenditures in
Alaska, see Tables 20 through 23.
Hunting Expenditures in Alaska
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $125 million
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $49 million
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $68 million
Hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25 million
Auxiliary and special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $43 million
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8 million
Source: Table 20.
Hunting Expenditures
in Alaska
(Total: $125 million)
Trip-related
39%
Other
7%
Equipment
54%
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Wildlife Watchers
Participants and Days of Activity
In 2006, 496 thousand U.S. residents
16 years old and older fed, observed,
or photographed wildlife in Alaska.
Forty-one percent (202 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 Alaska
in 2006 numbered 354 thousand—72
percent of all wildlife watchers in
Alaska. Of the 354 thousand, 66
thousand were state residents and 288
thousand were nonresidents.
Alaska residents 16 years old and older
who enjoyed away-from-home wildlife
watching within their state totaled 66
thousand. Of this group, 66 thousand
participants observed wildlife and 49
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.
Alaska residents spent 1.4 million
days engaged in away-from-home
wildlife -watching activities in their
state. They spent 1.4 million days
observing wildlife and 946 thousand
days photographing wildlife. The sum
of days observing and photographing
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.
Alaska residents also took an active
interest in wildlife around their homes.
In 2006, 202 thousand state residents
enjoyed observing, feeding, and photo-graphing
wildlife within 1 mile of their
homes. Among this around-the-home
group, 120 thousand fed, 146 thousand
observed, and 86 thousand photo-graphed
wildlife around their homes.
Another 50 thousand participants main-tained
natural areas of 1/4 acre or more
for wildlife; 44 thousand participants
maintained plantings for the benefi t of
wildlife; and 41 thousand participants
Wildlife-Watching Participants in Alaska
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 496 thousand
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 thousand
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 24.
Away-From-Home Wildlife-Watching Participation in Alaska
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Participants, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354 thousand
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354 thousand
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Photograph wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325 thousand
Days, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.1 million
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.6 million
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Photograph wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.9 million
… Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 25.
Around-the-Home Wildlife-Watching Participation in Alaska
(State residents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 thousand
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 thousand
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 thousand
Photograph wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 thousand
Maintain natural areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 thousand
Maintain plantings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 thousand
Visit public areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 27.
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visited public parks within a mile of
home because of the wildlife. Summing
the number of participants in these six
activities results in an estimate that
exceeds the total number of around-the-home
participants because many people
participated in more than one type of
around-the-home activity. In addition,
31 percent of resident around-the-home
wildlife watchers also enjoyed wildlife
away from home. For further details
about Alaska residents participating
in around-the-home wildlife-watching
activities, see Table 27.
Wild Bird Observers
Bird watching attracted many wildlife
enthusiasts in Alaska. In 2006, 429
thousand people observed birds around
the home and on trips in the state.
Thirty-two percent (136 thousand)
observed wild birds around the home
while 80 percent (344 thousand) took
trips away from home to watch birds.
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
in Alaska
Wildlife watchers spent $581 million
on wildlife-watching activities in
Alaska in 2006. Trip-related expendi-tures,
including food and lodging ($309
million), transportation ($149 million),
and other trip expenses ($54 million),
such as equipment rental, amounted
to $512 million. This summation
comprised 88 percent of all wildlife-watching
expenditures by participants.
The average of the trip-related expendi-tures
for away-from-home participants
was $1,423 per person in 2006.
Wildlife-watching participants spent
$37 million on equipment—6 percent
of all their expenditures. Specifi cally,
wildlife-watching equipment (binocu-lars,
special clothing, etc.) expenditures
totaled $34 million, 93 percent of
the equipment total. Auxiliary equip-ment
expenditures (tents, backpacking
equipment, etc.) and special equipment
expenditures (campers, trucks, etc.)
amounted to $2 million—7 percent
of all equipment costs. Special and
auxiliary equipment are items that were
purchased for wildlife-watching recre-ation
but can be used in activities other
than wildlife-watching activities.
Other items purchased by wildlife -
watching participants, such as
magazines, membership dues and
contributions, land leasing and owner-ship,
and plantings, totaled $33
million—6 percent of all wildlife-watching
expenditures. For more
details about wildlife-watching expen-ditures
in Alaska, see Table 31.
Wild Bird Observers in Alaska
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Participants, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 429 thousand
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 thousand
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344 thousand
Days, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18.9 million
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.2 million
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.7 million
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 29.
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures in Alaska
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $581 million
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $512 million
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $37 million
Wildlife watching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $34 million
Auxiliary and special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2 million
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $33 million
Source: Table 31.
Around-the-Home and
Away-From-Home Participation
by Alaska Residents
(Total: 202 thousand participants)
Both around
the home and
away from
home
Around the
home only
69%
31%
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
in Alaska
(Total: $581 million)
Trip-related
88%
Other
6%
Equipment
6%
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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 Alaska. 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 Alaska residents anywhere in the
United States. The in-state estimates
cover the participation, day, and
expenditure activity of U.S. residents in
Alaska.
The expenditure estimates were made
comparable by adjusting the estimates
for infl ation—all estimates are in 2006
dollars.
Alaska 1996 and 2006 Comparison
(Numbers in thousands)
1996 2006 Percent change
Fishing
Anglers in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 463 293 –37
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,331 2,687 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $707,391 $516,749 *
State resident anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178 138 –22
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $279,310 $221,328 *
Hunting
Hunters in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 71 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,067 854 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $255,982 $125,112 *
State resident hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 55 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $185,330 $111,535 *
Away-From-Home Wildlife Watching
Participants in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407 354 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,689 4,126 *
State resident participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 68 –47
Around-the-Home Wildlife Watching
Total participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204 202 *
Observers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 146 *
Feeders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 120 *
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
In-state expenditures by U.S. wildlife watchers . . . . . . . . . . $1,006,885 $581,051 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $309,231 $161,904 *
* Not different from zero at the 10 percent level of signifi cance.
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Alaska 2001 and 2006 Comparison
(Numbers in thousands)
2001 2006 Percent change
Fishing
Anglers in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 421 293 –30
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,408 2,687 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $612,585 $516,749 *
State resident anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 138 –25
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $243,710 $221,328 *
Hunting
Hunters in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 71 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,146 854 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $247,348 $125,112 *
State resident hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 55 –26
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $127,313 $111,535 *
Away-From-Home Wildlife Watching
Participants in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292 354 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,892 4,126 *
State resident participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 68 –42
Around-the-Home Wildlife Watching
Total participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221 202 *
Observers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 146 *
Feeders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 120 *
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
In-state expenditures by U.S. wildlife watchers . . . . . . . . . . $568,706 $581,051 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $128,522 $161,904 *
* 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 Alaska: 1996–2006
(In thousands)
73
463
93
421
71
293
Number of People Who Wildlife Watched
in Alaska: 1996–2006
(In thousands)
407
204
292
221
354
202
Total Expenditures by Participants
in Alaska: 1996–2006
(In millions of 2006 dollars)
707
256
1,007
613
247
569 517
125
581
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 Alaska 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) . . . . . . . . 315 100 146 100 168 100
Total anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293 93 137 93 156 93
Fished only. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244 77 93 64 151 89
Fished and hunted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 15 44 30 ... ...
Total hunters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 23 53 36 ... ...
Hunted only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *22 *7 *10 *7 ... ...
Hunted and fished . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 15 44 30 ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Table 2. Anglers and Hunters, Days of Participation, and Trips in Alaska 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293 100 2,687 100 1,695 100
Total, all freshwater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 65 1,826 68 1,158 68
Freshwater, except Great Lakes. . . . . . . . . . . . 191 65 1,826 68 1,158 68
Great Lakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
Saltwater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 61 974 36 537 32
HUNTING
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 100 854 100 537 100
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 88 639 75 246 46
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *4 *6 *109 *13 *92 *17
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *11 *15 *64 *7 *34 *6
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *9 *12 *182 *21 *164 *31
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
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Table 3. Anglers and Hunters, Trips, and Days of Participation: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Anglers and hunters, trips,
and days of participation
Activity in Alaska Activity by Alaska 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293 100 137 47 156 53 138 100 137 99 *9 *7
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,695 100 1,375 81 320 19 1,392 100 1,375 99 *17 *1
Total days of fishing. . . . . . . . . 2,687 100 1,925 72 762 28 1,965 100 1,925 98 *40 *2
Average days of fishing . . . . . . 9 (X) 14 (X) 5 (X) 14 (X) 14 (X) *4 (X)
HUNTING
Total hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 100 53 75 ... ... 55 100 53 97 *8 *15
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 537 100 523 97 ... ... 549 100 523 95 *26 *5
Total days of hunting . . . . . . . . 854 100 758 89 ... ... 859 100 758 88 *101 *12
Average days of hunting . . . . . 12 (X) 14 (X) ... (X) 16 (X) 14 (X) *12 (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. Alaska 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 100 55 100
In-state only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 93 46 85
In-state and other states . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *7 *5 ... ...
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. Alaska 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 100 1,965 100 1,392 100
Total, all freshwater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 73 1,335 68 1,012 73
Freshwater, except Great Lakes. . . . . . . . . . . . 101 73 1,335 68 1,012 73
Great Lakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
Saltwater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 55 651 33 379 27
HUNTING
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 100 859 100 549 100
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 95 637 74 257 47
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *6 *11 *118 *14 *95 *17
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *9 *16 *203 *24 *165 *30
* 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)
Anglers, trips, and days of fishing
Activity in Alaska
Total, state
residents and nonresidents
State residents Nonresidents
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 100 99 52 92 48
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,158 100 1,000 86 158 14
Total days of fishing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,826 100 1,305 71 521 29
Average days of fishing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 (X) 13 (X) 6 (X)
ANGLERS
Total, all types of water. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 100 99 52 92 48
Ponds, lakes, or reservoirs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 100 42 57 *32 *43
Rivers or streams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 100 85 52 77 48
DAYS
Total, all types of water. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,826 100 1,305 71 521 29
Ponds, lakes, or reservoirs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 463 100 302 65 *161 *35
Rivers or streams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,421 100 1,033 73 388 27
* 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 Alaska by Type of Fish: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Anglers and days of fishing
Activity in Alaska
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 100 100 99 52 92 48
Crappie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Panfish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
White bass, striped bass, striped bass hybrids . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Black bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Catfish, bullheads. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Walleye, sauger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Northern pike, pickerel, muskie, muskie hybrids . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Steelhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Trout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 35 100 41 62 *25 *38
Salmon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 80 100 72 47 80 53
Anything1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Other freshwater fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 32 100 30 49 *31 *51
DAYS
Total, all types of fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,826 100 100 1,305 71 521 29
Crappie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Panfish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
White bass, striped bass, striped bass hybrids . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Black bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Catfish, bullheads. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Walleye, sauger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Northern pike, pickerel, muskie, muskie hybrids . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Steelhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Trout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 486 27 100 383 79 *103 *21
Salmon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,178 64 100 744 63 434 37
Anything1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Other freshwater fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 577 32 100 365 63 *212 *37
* 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 Alaska: 2006
This table does not apply to this state.
Table 9. Great Lakes Anglers and Days of Fishing in Alaska 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 Alaska: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Anglers, trips, and days of fishing
Activity in Alaska
Total, state
residents and nonresidents
State residents Nonresidents
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total anglers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 100 76 42 104 58
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 537 100 375 70 162 30
Total days . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 974 100 641 66 333 34
Average days of fishing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 (X) 8 (X) 3 (X)
(X) Not applicable.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Table 11. Saltwater Anglers and Days of Fishing in Alaska by Type of Fish: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Anglers and days of fishing
Activity in Alaska
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 100 100 76 42 104 58
Salmon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 78 100 51 36 89 64
Flatfish (flounder, halibut). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 63 100 45 39 69 61
Mahi-mahi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Lingcod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *16 *9 *100 *4 *24 ... ...
Steelhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Shellfish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Anything1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Other saltwater fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *16 *9 *100 *5 *31 *11 *69
DAYS
Total, all types of fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 974 100 100 641 66 333 34
Salmon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 598 61 100 375 63 223 37
Flatfish (flounder, halibut). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 441 45 100 269 61 172 39
Mahi-mahi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Lingcod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *36 *4 *100 ... ... ... ...
Steelhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Shellfish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Anything1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Other saltwater fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *53 *5 *100 *26 *50 *27 *50
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
1 Respondent fished for no specific species and identified ‘‘Anything’’ from a list of categories of fish.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
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Table 12. Hunters, Trips, and Days of Hunting in Alaska by Type of Hunting: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Hunters, trips, and days of hunting
Activity in Alaska
Total, state
residents and nonresidents
State residents Nonresidents
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
HUNTERS
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 100 53 75 ... ...
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 100 51 81 ... ...
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *4 *100 *4 *100 ... ...
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *11 *100 ... ... ... ...
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *9 *100 *9 *100 ... ...
TRIPS
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 537 100 523 97 ... ...
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246 100 236 96 ... ...
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *92 *100 *92 *100 ... ...
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *34 *100 ... ... ... ...
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *164 *100 *164 *100 ... ...
DAYS
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 854 100 758 89 ... ...
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 639 100 565 88 ... ...
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *109 *100 *109 *100 ... ...
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *64 *100 ... ... ... ...
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *182 *100 *182 *100 ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
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Table 13. Hunters and Days of Hunting in Alaska 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 100 854 100
Big game, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 88 639 75
Deer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *17 *24 *122 *14
Bear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *21 *30 *209 *24
Moose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 51 263 31
Other big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *19 *26 *180 *21
Small game, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *4 *6 *109 *13
Rabbit, hare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Ptarmigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Migratory birds, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *11 *15 *64 *7
Waterfowl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Geese . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Duck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other animals, total 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *9 *12 *182 *21
* 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 Alaska 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 100 53 100 ... ...
Public land, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 88 50 93 ... ...
Public land only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 72 41 76 ... ...
Public and private land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *12 *16 *9 *17 ... ...
Private land, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *15 *21 *13 *24 ... ...
Private land only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
Private and public land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *12 *16 *9 *17 ... ...
DAYS
Total, all types of land. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 854 100 758 100 ... ...
Public land1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 852 100 777 103 ... ...
Private land2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *143 *17 *140 *19 ... ...
* 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 Alaska 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 499 100 149 30 100 138 28 100 55 11 100
Population Density of Residence
Urban . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336 67 88 26 59 82 24 59 27 8 50
Rural . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 33 61 38 41 56 34 41 27 17 50
Population Size of Residence
Metropolitan statistical area
(MSA). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362 73 94 26 63 89 25 64 34 9 62
1,000,000 or more . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
250,000 to 999,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . 292 59 77 26 52 73 25 52 25 9 46
Less than 250,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 14 17 25 12 *16 *23 *12 *9 *12 *16
Outside MSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 27 55 40 37 49 36 36 21 15 38
Sex
Male . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245 49 104 43 70 97 39 70 45 18 81
Female . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253 51 45 18 30 42 16 30 *10 *4 *19
Age
16 to 17 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 4 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
18 to 24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 11 *10 *19 *7 *7 *13 *5 ... ... ...
25 to 34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 18 29 33 20 27 30 20 ... ... ...
35 to 44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 18 23 26 15 23 26 16 *7 *8 *13
45 to 54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 23 39 34 26 38 33 27 *17 *15 *31
55 to 64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 16 26 32 17 23 28 17 *11 *14 *21
65 years and older . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 10 *12 *24 *8 *12 *24 *8 ... ... ...
Ethnicity
Hispanic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 4 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Non-Hispanic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 478 96 146 31 98 136 28 98 54 11 98
Race
White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381 76 121 32 81 115 30 83 43 11 78
Black. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 3 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
All others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 20 26 25 17 *21 *21 *15 *12 *12 *22
Annual Household Income
Under $10,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 5 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
$10,000 to $19,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 6 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
$20,000 to $29,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 10 *13 *26 *9 *12 *24 *9 ... ... ...
$30,000 to $39,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 9 *14 *31 *10 *11 *23 *8 ... ... ...
$40,000 to $49,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 9 *15 *33 *10 *15 *33 *11 ... ... ...
$50,000 to $74,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 17 34 39 23 32 36 23 *10 *12 *19
$75,000 to $99,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 13 16 25 11 *16 *24 *12 *7 *10 *12
$100,000 or more. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 15 31 40 21 31 40 22 *12 *16 *22
Not reported . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 15 *16 *22 *11 *15 *21 *11 *9 *13 *17
Education
11 years or less . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 20 27 27 18 *24 *25 *17 *13 *13 *23
12 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 26 40 31 27 37 28 27 *14 *11 *26
1 to 3 years college . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 28 49 35 33 46 32 33 *16 *11 *29
4 years college or more . . . . . . . . . . . 130 26 34 26 23 32 24 23 *12 *9 *22
* 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 Alaska 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 674,521 354 1,908 2,107
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141,801 245 579 450
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129,111 237 545 410
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140,012 202 692 445
Equipment (fishing, hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69,056 127 544 197
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36,696 82 446 113
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *127,985 *14 *8,846 *406
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,595 58 45 5
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,096 19 112 6
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,168 220 114 74
FISHING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 516,749 309 1,675 1,737
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132,056 222 596 451
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99,945 211 473 342
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130,018 193 673 444
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39,504 111 357 111
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,063 47 150 22
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *88,671 *9 *9,896 *303
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *715 *17 *42 *2
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,680 195 96 61
HUNTING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125,112 90 1,386 1,703
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,745 59 165 137
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29,166 53 549 411
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,994 32 316 141
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24,831 39 645 350
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,083 24 780 237
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,259 *23 *55 *6
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *563 *9 *66 *8
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,488 55 117 74
UNSPECIFIED5
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27,937 41 688 87
* 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 Alaska 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 497,256 278 1,787 1,674
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132,056 222 596 451
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99,945 211 473 342
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130,018 193 673 444
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135,237 131 1,035 436
ALL FRESHWATER
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325,060 175 1,856 1,661
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87,195 135 646 457
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71,859 134 534 377
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76,699 112 684 402
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89,307 80 1,119 424
FRESHWATER, EXCEPT
GREAT LAKES
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318,162 161 1,975 1,661
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87,195 135 646 457
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71,859 134 534 377
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76,699 112 684 402
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82,409 66 1,253 424
GREAT LAKES
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
SALTWATER
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139,325 156 892 766
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44,861 123 364 249
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28,087 106 266 156
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53,319 118 450 297
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,059 31 425 63
... 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 Alaska 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116,802 69 1,697 1,615
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,745 59 165 137
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29,166 53 549 411
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,994 32 316 141
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67,897 48 1,416 926
BIG GAME
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104,574 61 1,728 1,632
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,510 53 162 136
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26,221 47 559 419
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,553 28 272 121
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62,290 41 1,518 957
SMALL GAME
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *2,690 *8 *346 *2,360
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *381 *3 *115 *562
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *843 *3 *255 *1,243
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
MIGRATORY BIRD
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *5,902 *15 *392 *783
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *2,259 *9 *266 *127
OTHER ANIMALS
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses and nonresponse. See Table 20 for detailed listing of expenditure items.
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Table 19. Expenditures in Alaska 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 516,749 1,737 309 105 1,675
TRIP-RELATED EXPENDITURES
Total trip-related. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362,019 1,237 250 85 1,450
Food and lodging, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132,056 451 240 82 550
Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70,250 240 215 74 326
Lodging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61,806 211 95 32 652
Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99,945 342 211 72 473
Other trip costs, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130,018 444 193 66 673
Privilege and other fees1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92,931 318 110 38 843
Boating costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29,773 102 56 19 527
Bait . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,283 11 57 19 58
Ice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,773 6 65 22 27
Heating and cooking fuel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,258 8 42 14 54
EQUIPMENT AND OTHER EXPENDITURES
PRIMARILY FOR FISHING
Fishing equipment, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39,504 111 111 38 357
Reels, rods, and rod making components . . . . . . . . . . . 21,720 53 56 19 387
Lines, hooks, sinkers, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,877 20 74 25 79
Artificial lures and flies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,902 17 72 25 68
Creels, stringers, fish bags, landing nets, and gaff
hooks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *910 *3 *16 *5 *58
Minnow seines, traps, and bait containers. . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
Other fishing equipment3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,890 18 43 15 137
Auxiliary equipment4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,063 22 47 16 150
Special equipment5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *88,671 *303 *9 *3 *9,896
Other fishing costs6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,492 64 204 70 95
* 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 Alaska 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125,112 1,703 90 127 1,386
TRIP-RELATED EXPENDITURES
Total trip-related. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48,905 689 64 91 761
Food and lodging, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,745 137 64 90 153
Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,909 126 59 84 150
Lodging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *836 *12 *10 *14 *82
Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29,166 411 53 75 549
Other trip costs, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,994 141 32 45 316
Privilege and other fees1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
Boating costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *2,415 *34 *13 *18 *188
Heating and cooking fuel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
EQUIPMENT AND OTHER EXPENDITURES
PRIMARILY FOR HUNTING
Hunting equipment, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24,831 350 39 54 645
Firearms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *14,174 *200 *13 *19 *1,059
Ammunition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,530 50 33 46 108
Other hunting equipment2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,127 100 19 27 369
Auxiliary equipment3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,083 237 24 35 780
Special equipment4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
Other hunting costs5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,310 88 73 103 114
* 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 Alaska for Fishing and Hunting by Alaska Residents and
Nonresidents: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older)
Expenditure item
Amount
(thousands
of dollars)
Spenders
(thousands)
Average per
spender
(dollars)
Average per
sportsperson
(dollars)
STATE RESIDENTS AND NONRESIDENTS
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing and hunting,
total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 633,464 301 2,102 2,012
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing, total. . . . . . . . . . 497,256 278 1,787 1,699
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132,056 222 596 451
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99,945 211 473 342
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29,773 56 527 102
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100,245 177 566 343
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135,237 131 1,035 462
Trip and equipment expenditures for hunting, total. . . . . . . . . 116,802 69 1,697 1,647
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,745 59 165 137
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29,166 53 549 411
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *2,415 *13 *188 *34
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,579 24 317 107
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67,897 48 1,416 957
Unspecified equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,405 11 1,715 62
STATE RESIDENTS
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing and hunting,
total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314,544 133 2,367 2,148
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing, total. . . . . . . . . . 203,868 123 1,663 1,491
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24,697 100 248 181
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,449 86 250 157
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,593 40 485 143
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,226 66 244 119
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121,904 83 1,477 891
Trip and equipment expenditures for hunting, total. . . . . . . . . 91,271 52 1,745 1,716
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,396 46 160 139
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,226 39 364 267
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *2,415 *13 *188 *45
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,891 20 96 36
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65,344 42 1,543 1,228
Unspecified equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,405 11 1,715 133
NONRESIDENTS
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing and hunting,
total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318,919 168 1,894 1,893
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing, total. . . . . . . . . . 293,389 156 1,885 1,882
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107,359 122 880 689
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78,496 126 625 504
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *10,181 *16 *634 *65
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84,019 111 759 539
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *13,333 *48 *277 *86
Trip and equipment expenditures for hunting, total. . . . . . . . . *25,531 *17 *1,545 *1,440
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Unspecified equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
1 Includes boat launching, mooring, storage, maintenance, insurance, pumpout fees, and fuel.
2 Includes equipment rental, guide and access fees, ice and bait for fishing, and heating and cooking oil.
3 Respondent could not specify whether item was for hunting or fishing.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses and nonresponse.
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Table 22. Summary of Alaska Residents’ Fishing and Hunting Expenditures both Inside and Outside
Alaska: 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378,688 143 2,647 2,541
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35,093 115 305 235
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41,955 101 415 282
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46,570 90 515 312
Equipment (fishing, hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59,694 93 639 401
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35,554 58 615 239
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *138,779 *16 *8,568 *931
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,655 28 60 11
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,400 17 198 23
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,988 110 145 107
FISHING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221,328 133 1,659 1,600
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,871 101 255 187
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24,882 89 278 180
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36,295 84 431 262
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28,621 78 368 207
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,851 28 211 42
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *88,908 *9 *9,923 *643
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *412 *12 *34 *3
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,433 93 113 75
HUNTING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111,535 53 2,086 2,039
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,222 47 197 169
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,073 40 431 312
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,275 29 358 188
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26,391 39 681 482
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,667 20 867 323
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *673 *7 *104 *12
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *695 *9 *74 *13
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,555 42 133 102
UNSPECIFIED5
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41,142 32 1,275 276
* 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 Alaska 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 ALASKA
Expenditures for fishing and hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341,706 142 2,400 2,334
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107,891 125 866 737
Equipment (fishing and hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57,741 92 624 394
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31,851 54 585 218
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *127,985 *14 *8,846 *874
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,237 119 136 111
Expenditures for fishing, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214,725 132 1,629 1,570
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81,964 114 717 599
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28,228 77 367 206
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,005 26 190 37
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *88,671 *9 *9,896 *648
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,858 97 111 79
Expenditures for hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94,828 53 1,791 1,783
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,928 50 515 487
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24,831 39 645 467
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,529 19 876 311
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,556 42 85 67
Unspecified expenditures for fishing and hunting, total4 . . . . . 26,094 24 1,066 178
OUT OF STATE
Expenditures for fishing and hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84,928 25 3,442 5,028
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *65,859 *14 *4,798 *3,899
Equipment (fishing and hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *3,507 *10 *365 *208
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *3,408 *9 *368 *202
Expenditures for fishing, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *49,135 *13 *3,891 *5,448
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *47,734 *8 *5,902 *5,292
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Expenditures for hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *23,502 *11 *2,214 *2,815
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *3,348 *6 *568 *401
Unspecified expenditures for fishing and hunting, total 4 . . . . ... ... ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
1 Includes tents, special hunting or fishing clothing, etc.
2 Includes boats, campers, 4x4 vehicles, cabins, etc.
3 Includes magazines, books, membership dues, contributions, land leasing and ownership, stamps, tags, and licenses.
4 Respondent could not specify whether expenditure was primarily for either fishing or hunting.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses and nonresponse.
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Table 24. Wildlife Watching in Alaska by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Number in thousands)
Participants Number Percent
Total participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 496 100
Away from home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354 72
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354 72
Photograph wildlife. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325 66
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ...
Around the home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 41
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 29
Photograph wildlife. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 17
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 24
Visit public parks1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *41 *8
Maintain plantings or natural areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *81 *16
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
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
Alaska: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Participants, trips, and days
of participation
Activity in Alaska
Total, state residents and
nonresidents
State
residents
Nonresidents
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
PARTICIPANTS
Total participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354 100 66 100 288 100
Observe wildlife. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354 100 66 100 288 100
Photograph wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325 92 *49 *74 276 96
Feed wildlife . . . .