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

              U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Texas
2006 National Survey
of Fishing, Hunting,
and Wildlife-Associated
Recreation
U.S. Department of the Interior
Dirk Kempthorne,
Secretary
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
H. Dale Hall,
Director
U.S. Department of Commerce
Carlos M. Gutierrez,
Secretary
John J. Sullivan,
Deputy Secretary
Economics and Statistics Administration
Cynthia A. Glassman,
Under Secretary for Economic Affairs
U.S. CENSUS BUREAU
Steve H. Murdock,
Director
2006 National Survey of
Fishing, Hunting, and
Wildlife-Associated Recreation
FHW/06-TX
Issued May 2008
Texas
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 Texas by Resident and Nonresident Sportspersons: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2. Anglers and Hunters, Days of Participation, and Trips in Texas by Type of Fishing
and Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3. Anglers and Hunters, Trips, and Days of Participation: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
4. Texas Resident Anglers and Hunters by Place Fished or Hunted: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
5. Texas 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 Texas by Type of Fish: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
8. Great Lakes Anglers, Trips, and Days of Fishing in Texas: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
9. Great Lakes Anglers and Days of Fishing in Texas by Type of Fish: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
10. Saltwater Anglers, Trips, and Days of Fishing in Texas: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
11. Saltwater Anglers and Days of Fishing in Texas by Type of Fish: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
12. Hunters, Trips, and Days of Hunting in Texas by Type of Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
13. Hunters and Days of Hunting in Texas by Type of Game: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
14. Hunters and Days of Hunting in Texas by Type of Land: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
15. Selected Characteristics of Texas Resident Anglers and Hunters: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
16. Summary of Expenditures in Texas by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for
Fishing and Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
17. Summary of Fishing Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Texas by State Residents and
Nonresidents Combined by Type of Fishing: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
18. Summary of Hunting Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Texas by State Residents and
Nonresidents Combined by Type of Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
19. Expenditures in Texas by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for Fishing: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
20. Expenditures in Texas by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
21. Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Texas for Fishing and Hunting by Texas Residents
and Nonresidents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
22. Summary of Texas Residents’ Fishing and Hunting Expenditures Both Inside and Outside
Texas: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
23. In-State and Out-of-State Expenditures by Texas Residents for Fishing and Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Wildlife Watching
24. Wildlife Watching in Texas by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
25. Participants, Trips, and Days of Participation in Away-From-Home Wildlife Watching in
Texas: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
26. Away-From-Home Wildlife-Watching Participants by Wildlife Observed, Photographed, or
Fed in Texas: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
List of Tables
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27. Participation in Wildlife-Watching Activities Around the Home in Texas: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
28. Texas Residents Participating in Wildlife Watching in the United States: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
29. Wild Bird Observers and Days of Observation in Texas by State Residents and
Nonresidents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
30. Selected Characteristics of Texas Residents Participating in Wildlife Watching: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
31. Expenditures in Texas by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for Wildlife
Watching: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
32. Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Texas for Wildlife Watching by Texas Residents
and Nonresidents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
33. Wildlife-Watching Expenditures Both Inside and Outside Texas by Texas
Residents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
34. In-State and Out-of-State Expenditures by Texas Residents for Wildlife Watching: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
35. Participation of Texas Resident Wildlife-Watching Participants in Fishing and
Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
36. Participation of Texas 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—Texas 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—Texas 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.
This report does not provide infor-mation
about the State’s wildlife
resources. That, and additional infor-mation
on wildlife-related recreation,
may be obtained from State fi sh and
wildlife agencies. The Association of
Fish and Wildlife Agencies can provide
the addresses and telephone numbers of
those agencies. The Association’s Web
site is <www.fi shwildlife.org>.
Wildlife-Associated Recreation
Wildlife-associated recreation is
fi shing, hunting, and wildlife-watching
activities. These categories are not
mutually exclusive because many indi-viduals
participated in more than one
activity. Wildlife-associated recreation
is reported in two major categories: (1)
fi shing and hunting and (2) wildlife
watching, which includes observing,
photographing, and feeding fi sh or
wildlife.
Fishing and Hunting
This Survey reports information about
residents of the United States who
fi shed or hunted in 2006, regardless of
whether they were licensed. The fi shing
and hunting sections report information
for three groups: (1) sportspersons, (2)
anglers, and (3) hunters.
Sportspersons
Sportspersons are those who fi shed
or hunted. Individuals who fi shed
or hunted commercially in 2006 are
reported as sportspersons only if they
also fi shed or hunted for recreation.
The sportspersons group is composed
of three subgroups, as shown in the
diagram on this page: (1) those that
fi shed and hunted, (2) those that only
fi shed, and (3) those that only hunted.
The total number of sportspersons is
equal to the sum of people who only
fi shed, only hunted, and both hunted
and fi shed. It is not the sum of all
anglers and all hunters because those
people who both fi shed and hunted are
included in both the angler and hunter
population and would be incorrectly
counted twice.
Anglers
Anglers are sportspersons who only
fi shed plus those who fi shed and
hunted. Anglers include not only
licensed hook and line anglers, but
also those who have no license and
those who use special methods such as
fi shing with spears.
Three types of fi shing are reported: (1)
freshwater, excluding the Great Lakes,
(2) Great Lakes, and (3) saltwater.
Since many anglers participated in
more than one type of fi shing, the total
number of anglers is less than the sum
of the three types of fi shing.
Hunters
Hunters are sportspersons who only
hunted plus those who hunted and
fi shed. Hunters include not only
licensed hunters using rifl es and shot-guns
but also those who had no license
and those who hunted with a bow and
arrow, primitive fi rearm, or pistol or
handgun.
Sportspersons
Anglers Hunters
Fished
only
Fished
and
hunted
Hunted
only
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Four types of hunting are reported: (1)
big game, (2) small game, (3) migra-tory
bird, and (4) other animals. Since
many hunters participated in more than
one type of hunting, the sum of hunters
for big game, small game, migratory
bird, and other animals exceeds the
total number of hunters.
Wildlife Watchers
Since 1980, the National Survey has
included information on wildlife-watching
activities in addition to
fi shing and hunting. The 1991, 1996,
2001, and 2006 Surveys, unlike the
1980 and 1985 Surveys, collected data
only for activities where the primary
purpose was wildlife watching. The
1980 and 1985 Surveys included esti-mates
of unplanned wildlife watching
around the home and while on trips
taken for another purpose.
The 2006 Survey uses a strict defi ni-tion
of wildlife watching. Participants
must either take a “special interest”
in w ildlife around their homes or take
a trip for the “primary purpose” of
wildlife watching. Secondary wild-life
watching, such as incidentally
observing wildlife while pleasure
driving, is not included.
Two types of wildlife watching
are reported: (1) away-from-home
(formerly nonresidential) activities and
(2) around-the-home (formerly residen-tial)
activities. Because some people
participated in more than one type of
wildlife watching, the sum of partici-pants
in each type will be greater than
the total number of wildlife watchers.
The two types of wildlife-watching
activity are explained next.
Away-From-Home Wildlife
Watching
This group includes persons who
took trips or outings of at least 1 mile
from home for the primary purpose of
observing, feeding, or photographing
fi sh and wildlife. Trips to fi sh, hunt,
or scout and trips to zoos, circuses,
aq uariums, and museums are not
considered wildlife-watching activities.
Around-the-Home Wildlife
Watching
This group includes those who
participated within 1 mile of home and
involves one or more of the following:
(1) closely observing or trying to iden-tify
birds or other wildlife; (2) photo-graphing
wildlife; (3) feeding birds or
other wildlife; (4) maintaining natural
areas of at least 1/4 acre where benefi t
to wildlife is the primary concern; (5)
maintaining plantings (shrubs, agri-cultural
crops, etc.) where benefi t to
wildlife is the primary concern; or (6)
visiting public parks within 1 mile
of home for the primary purpose of
observing, feeding, or photographing
wildlife.
4 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Texas U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
2006 Texas Summary
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,527,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41,141,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3,237,212,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,563,994,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,673,218,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,280
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $38
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,101,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,050,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,222,298,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $873,928,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,348,370,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,984
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $62
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . . 4,225,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 956,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . . 3,861,000
Days of participation away from home . . . . 13,120,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,939,018,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $424,197,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,514,821,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $686
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $32
Activities in Texas by Residents and Nonresidents Activities in Texas by Nonresidents
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,199,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $284,385,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $130,266,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $154,119,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,304
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $59
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 650,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $264,267,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $81,913,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $182,354,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,156
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . $126
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . . . 178,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 178,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (X)
Days of participation away from home . . . . . . 970,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $128,496,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $116,291,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $12,205,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $661
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . $120
(X) Not applicable.
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Activities in Texas by Residents
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,308,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38,942,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,952,827,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,433,728,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,519,099,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,279
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $37
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 979,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,400,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,958,031,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $792,015,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,166,016,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,001
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $59
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . . 4,047,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 778,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . . 3,861,000
Days of participation away from home . . . . 12,150,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,810,522,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $307,906,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,502,616,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $694
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25
Activities by Texas Residents
Both Inside and Outside Texas
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,344,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40,101,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3,127,098,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,564,751,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,562,347,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,334
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $39
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 996,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,896,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,048,671,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $840,845,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,207,826,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,057
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $61
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . . 4,111,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . 1,176,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . . 3,861,000
Days of participation away from home . . . . 31,986,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3,461,277,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $922,669,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,538,608,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $842
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $29
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Participation in Texas
The 2006 Survey found that 6.0 million
Texas residents and nonresidents 16
years old and older fi shed, hunted,
or wildlife watched in Texas. Of
the total number of participants, 2.5
million fi shed, 1.1 million hunted, and
4.2 million participated in wildlife -
watching activities, which include
observing, feeding, and photographing
wildlife. The sum of anglers, hunters,
and wildlife watchers exceeds the total
number of participants in wildlife -
related recreation because many
individuals engaged in more than
one wildlife-related activity.
Participation by 6-to-15-Year-Old
Texas 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 2.3 million resident anglers 16
years old and older, there were 698
thousand resident anglers 6 to 15 years
old. Also, in addition to the 996 thou-sand
residents 16 years old and older
who hunted, there were 219 thousand
6-to-15-year-old residents who hunted.
Finally, there were 4.1 million Texas
residents 16 years old and older and
902 thousand 6- to 15-year-olds who
wildlife watched. Further information
on 6- to 15-year-olds is provided in
Appendix B.
Expenditures in Texas
In 2006, state residents and nonresi-dents
spent $9.2 billion on wildlife
recreation in Texas. Of that total, trip-related
expenditures were $2.9 billion
and equipment purchases totaled $4.7
billion. The remaining $1.6 billion was
spent on licenses, contributions, land
ownership and leasing, and other items.
Wildlife-Associated Recreation
Participants in Wildlife-Associated Recreation in Texas: 2006
(U.S. residents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.0 million
Sportspersons
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.9 million
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.5 million
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1 million
Wildlife Watchers
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.2 million
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 956 thousand
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.9 million
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Tables 3, 24, and 39.
Percent of Total Participants
by Activity
(Total: 6.0 million participants)
Wildlife
watching
Fishing Hunting
42%
18%
70%
Wildlife-Associated Recreation
Expenditures in Texas
(Total: $9.2 billion)
Equipment
51%
Trip-related
31%
Other
18%
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Sportspersons
In 2006, 2.9 million state resident
and nonresident sportspersons 16
years old and older fi shed or hunted
in Texas. This group comprised 2.5
million anglers (86 percent of all
sportspersons) and 1.1 million hunters
(37 percent of all sportspersons).
Among the 2.9 million sportspersons
who fi shed or hunted in the state, 1.8
million (63 percent) fi shed but did not
hunt in Texas. Another 413 thousand
(14 percent) hunted but did not fi sh
there. The remaining 688 thousand
(23 percent) fi shed and hunted in Texas
in 2006.
Sportspersons’ Participation in Texas
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Sportspersons (fi shed or hunted) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.9 million
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.5 million
Fished only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.8 million
Fished and hunted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 688 thousand
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1 million
Hunted only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 413 thousand
Hunted and fi shed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 688 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 1.
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Anglers
Participants and Days of Fishing
In 2006, 2.5 million state residents
and nonresidents 16 years old and
older fi shed in Texas. Of this total, 2.3
million anglers (91 percent) were state
residents and 218 thousand anglers (9
percent) were nonresidents. Anglers
fi shed a total of 41.1 million days in
Texas—an average of 16 days per
angler. State residents fi shed 38.9
million days—95 percent of all fi shing
days in Texas. Nonresidents fi shed 2.2
million days in Texas—5 percent of all
fi shing days in the state.
A large majority of Texas residents who
fi shed anywhere in the United States
did so in their resident state. There
were 2.3 million Texas residents 16
years old and older who fi shed in the
United States in 2006 for a total of 40.1
million days. An estimated 98 percent
of all Texas residents who fi shed did so
in their home state. Of all fi shing days
by Texas residents, 97 percent or 38.9
million were in their home state.
Some state residents fi shed in states
other than Texas. In 2006, 232 thousand
Texas residents fi shed in other states—
10 percent of all residents fi shing in any
state. They fi shed 1.3 million days as
nonresidents, representing 3 percent of
all days fi shed by Texas residents. For
further details about fi shing in Texas,
see Table 3.
Anglers in Texas
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.5 million
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.3 million
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218 thousand
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41.1 million
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38.9 million
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.2 million
Source: Table 3.
In State/Out of State
(State residents 16 years old and older)
Texas anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.3 million
In Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.3 million
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232 thousand
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40.1 million
In Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38.9 million
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.3 million
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 3.
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Fishing Expenditures in Texas
All fi shing-related expenditures in
Texas totaled $3.2 billion in 2006.
Trip-related expenditures, which
include food and lodging, transporta-tion,
and other trip expenses, totaled
$1.6 billion—48 percent of all fi shing
expenditures. Expenditures for food
and lodging were $448 million and
transportation expenditures were $481
million. Other trip expenses, such as
equipment rental, bait, and cooking
fuel, totaled $635 million. Each angler
spent an average of $619 on trip-related
costs during 2006.
Anglers spent $1.4 billion on equip-ment
in Texas in 2006, 42 percent of all
fi shing expenditures. Fishing equip-ment
(rods, reels, line, etc.) spending
totaled $496 million—36 percent of
the equipment total. Auxiliary equip-ment
expenditures (tents, special
fi shing clothes, etc.) and special equip-ment
expenditures (boats, vans, etc.)
amounted to $867 million—64 percent
of the equipment total. Special and
auxiliary equipment are items that were
purchased for fi shing but could be used
in activities other than fi shing.
The purchase of other items, such as
magazines, membership dues, licenses,
permits, stamps, and land leasing and
ownership, amounted to $309 million—
10 percent of all fi shing expenditures.
For more details about fi shing expen-ditures
in Texas, see Tables 19 and 21
through 23.
Fishing Expenditures in Texas
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3.2 billion
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1.6 billion
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1.4 billion
Fishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $496 million
Auxiliary and special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $867 million
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $309 million
Source: Table 19.
Percent of Anglers by Residence
(Total: 2.5 million participants)
Residents Nonresidents
91%
9%
Fishing Expenditures
in Texas
(Total: $3.2 billion)
Trip-related
48%
Other
10%
Equipment
42%
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Hunters
Participants and Days of Hunting
In 2006, there were 1.1 million resi-dents
and nonresidents 16 years old and
older who hunted in Texas. Resident
hunters numbered 979 thousand,
accounting for 89 percent of the hunters
in Texas. There were 123 thousand
nonresidents who hunted in Texas—11
percent of the state’s hunters. Residents
and nonresidents hunted 14.1 million
days in 2006, an average of 13 days per
hunter. Residents hunted 13.4 million
days in Texas or 95 percent of all
hunting days, while nonresidents spent
650 thousand days hunting in Texas or
5 percent of all hunting days.
There were 996 thousand Texas
residents 16 years old and older who
hunted in the United States in 2006 for
a total of 13.9 million days. An esti-mated
98 percent of all Texas residents
who hunted did so in their home state.
Of all hunting days by Texas residents,
96 percent or 13.4 million were spent
pursuing game in their home state. For
more information on hunting activities
by Texas residents, see Table 3.
Hunters in Texas
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1 million
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 979 thousand
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 thousand
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.1 million
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.4 million
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 650 thousand
Source: Table 3.
In State/Out of State
(State residents 16 years old and older)
Texas hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 996 thousand
In Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 979 thousand
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.9 million
In Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.4 million
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
… Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 3.
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Hunting Expenditures in Texas
All hunting-related expenditures in
Texas totaled $2.2 billion in 2006.
Trip-related expenses, such as food
and lodging, transportation, and other
trip expenses, totaled $874 million—
39 percent of total expenditures.
Expenditures for food and lodging
were $338 million and transportation
expenditures were $336 million. Other
trip expenses, such as equipment rental,
totaled $200 million for the year. The
average trip-related expenditure per
hunter was $794.
Hunters spent $785 million on equip-ment—
35 percent of all hunting
expenditures. Hunting equipment
(guns, ammunition, etc.) totaled $445
million and made up 57 percent of
all equipment costs. Hunters spent
$340 million on auxiliary equipment
(tents, special hunting clothes, etc.)
and special equipment (boats, vans,
etc.), accounting for 43 percent of total
equipment expenditures for hunting.
Special and auxiliary equipment are
items that were purchased for hunting
but could be used in activities other
than hunting.
The purchase of other items, such as
magazines, membership dues, licenses,
permits, and land leasing and owner-ship,
cost hunters $563 million—25
percent of all hunting expenditures. For
more details on hunting expenditures in
Texas, see Tables 20 through 23.
Hunting Expenditures in Texas
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2.2 billion
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $874 million
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $785 million
Hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $445 million
Auxiliary and special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $340 million
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $563 million
Source: Table 20.
Percent of Hunters by Residence
(Total: 1.1 million participants)
Residents Nonresidents
89%
11%
Hunting Expenditures
in Texas
(Total: $2.2 billion)
Trip-related
39%
Other
25%
Equipment
35%
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Wildlife Watchers
Participants and Days of Activity
In 2006, 4.2 million U.S. residents 16
years old and older fed, observed, or
photographed wildlife in Texas. Most
of them, 91 percent (3.9 million),
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 Texas
in 2006 numbered 956 thousand—23
percent of all wildlife watchers in
Texas. Of the 956 thousand, 778
thousand were state residents and 178
thousand were nonresidents.
Texas residents 16 years old and older
who enjoyed away-from-home wildlife
watching within their state totaled 778
thousand. Of this group, 778 thousand
participants observed wildlife and 389
thousand fed wildlife. Since some
individuals engaged in more than one
away-from-home activity during the
year, the sum of wildlife observers and
feeders exceeds the total number of
away-from-home participants.
Texas residents spent 12.2 million days
engaged in away-from-home wildlife-watching
activities in their state. They
spent 11.2 million days observing
wildlife and 5.8 million days feeding
wildlife. The sum of days observing
and feeding 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.
Texas residents also took an active
interest in wildlife around their homes.
In 2006, 3.9 million state residents
enjoyed observing, feeding, and photo-graphing
wildlife within 1 mile of their
homes. Among this around-the-home
group, 3.3 million fed, 2.3 million
observed, and 1.4 million photographed
wildlife around their homes. Another
487 thousand participants maintained
natural areas of 1/4 acre or more for
wildlife; 545 thousand participants
maintained plantings for the benefi t of
wildlife; and 733 thousand participants
visited public parks within a mile of
home because of the wildlife. Summing
Wildlife-Watching Participants in Texas
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.2 million
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.9 million
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 956 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 24.
Away-From-Home Wildlife-Watching Participation
in Texas
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Participants, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 956 thousand
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 939 thousand
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 470 thousand
Photograph wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388 thousand
Days, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.1 million
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.0 million
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.2 million
Photograph wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.1 million
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 25.
Around-the-Home Wildlife-Watching Participation
in Texas
(State residents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.9 million
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.3 million
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.3 million
Photograph wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.4 million
Maintain natural areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 487 thousand
Maintain plantings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 545 thousand
Visit public areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 733 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 27.
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the number of participants in these six
activities results in an estimate that
exceeds the total number of around-the-home
participants because many people
participated in more than one type of
around-the-home activity. In addition,
24 percent of resident around-the-home
wildlife watchers also enjoyed wildlife
away from home. For further details
about Texas residents participating in
around-the-home wildlife-watching
activities, see Table 27.
Wild Bird Observers
Bird watching attracted many wild-life
enthusiasts in Texas. In 2006,
2.5 million people observed birds
around the home and on trips in the
state. Eighty-fi ve percent (2.1 million)
observed wild birds around the home
while 35 percent (866 thousand) took
trips away from home to watch birds.
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
in Texas
Wildlife watchers spent $2.9 billion on
wildlife-watching activities in Texas
in 2006. Trip-related expenditures,
including food and lodging ($207
million), transportation ($149 million),
and other trip expenses ($69 million),
such as equipment rental, amounted
to $424 million. This summation
comprised 14 percent of all wildlife-watching
expenditures by participants.
The average of the trip-related expendi-tures
for away-from-home participants
was $414 per person in 2006.
Wildlife-watching participants spent
$1.8 billion on equipment—61 percent
of all their expenditures. Specifi cally,
wildlife-watching equipment (binocu-lars,
special clothing, etc.) expenditures
totaled $664 million, 37 percent of
the equipment total. Auxiliary equip-ment
expenditures (tents, backpacking
equipment, etc.) and special equipment
expenditures (campers, trucks, etc.)
amounted to $1.1 billion—63 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 $735
million—25 percent of all wildlife-watching
expenditures. For more
details about wildlife-watching expen-ditures
in Texas, see Table 31.
Wild Bird Observers in Texas
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Participants, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.5 million
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.1 million
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 866 thousand
Days, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276.9 million
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267.8 million
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.1 million
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 29.
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures in Texas
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2.9 billion
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $424 million
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1.8 billion
Wildlife watching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $664 million
Auxiliary and special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1.1 billion
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $735 million
Source: Table 31.
Around-the-Home and
Away-From-Home Participation
by Texas Residents
(Total: 3.9 million participants)
Both around
the home and
away from
home
Around the
home only
76%
24%
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
in Texas
(Total: $2.9 billion)
Trip-related
14%
Other
25%
Equipment
61%
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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 Texas. 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
Texas residents anywhere in the United
States. The in-state estimates cover
the participation, day, and expenditure
activity of U.S. residents in Texas.
The expenditure estimates were made
comparable by adjusting the estimates
for infl ation—all estimates are in 2006
dollars.
Texas 1996 and 2006 Comparison
(Numbers in thousands)
1996 2006 Percent change
Fishing
Anglers in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,613 2,527 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51,329 41,141 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,696,565 $3,237,212 *
State resident anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,508 2,344 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,936,625 $3,127,098 *
Hunting
Hunters in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 911 1,101 21
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,050 14,050 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,820,621 $2,222,298 *
State resident hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 829 996 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,643,791 $2,048,671 *
Away-From-Home Wildlife Watching
Participants in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,439 956 –34
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,838 13,120 *
State resident participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,289 1,176 *
Around-the-Home Wildlife Watching
Total participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,472 3,861 *
Observers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,532 2,252 *
Feeders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,329 3,332 *
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
In-state expenditures by U.S. wildlife watchers . . . . . . . . . . $1,513,943 $2,939,018 94
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,536,065 $3,461,277 *
* Not different from zero at the 10 percent level of signifi cance.
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Texas 2001 and 2006 Comparison
(Numbers in thousands)
2001 2006 Percent change
Fishing
Anglers in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,372 2,527 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32,823 41,141 25
In-state expenditures by U.S. anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,224,028 $3,237,212 46
State resident anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,381 2,344 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,428,110 $3,127,098 *
Hunting
Hunters in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,201 1,101 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,081 14,050 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,725,824 $2,222,298 *
State resident hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,126 996 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,672,419 $2,048,671 *
Away-From-Home Wildlife Watching
Participants in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,002 956 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,711 13,120 *
State resident participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,043 1,176 *
Around-the-Home Wildlife Watching
Total participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,930 3,861 32
Observers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,050 2,252 *
Feeders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,528 3,332 32
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
In-state expenditures by U.S. wildlife watchers . . . . . . . . . . $1,462,555 $2,939,018 101
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,997,587 $3,461,277 *
* 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 Texas: 1996–2006
(In thousands)
911
2,613
1,201
2,372
1,101
2,527
Number of People Who Wildlife Watched
in Texas: 1996–2006
(In thousands)
1,439
3,472
1,002
2,930
956
3,861
Total Expenditures by Participants
in Texas: 1996–2006
(In millions of 2006 dollars)
3,697
1,821
1,514
2,224
1,726
1,463
3,994
2,222
2,990
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 Texas 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) . . . . . . . . 2,940 100 2,638 100 302 100
Total anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,527 86 2,308 87 218 72
Fished only. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,838 63 1,659 63 179 59
Fished and hunted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 688 23 649 25 *39 *13
Total hunters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,101 37 979 37 123 41
Hunted only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 413 14 330 13 83 28
Hunted and fished . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 688 23 649 25 *39 *13
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Table 2. Anglers and Hunters, Days of Participation, and Trips in Texas 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,527 100 41,141 100 29,740 100
Total, all freshwater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,860 74 27,074 66 17,776 60
Freshwater, except Great Lakes. . . . . . . . . . . . 1,860 74 27,074 66 17,776 60
Great Lakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
Saltwater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,147 45 15,143 37 11,965 40
HUNTING
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,101 100 14,050 100 11,410 100
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 890 81 10,650 76 6,368 56
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359 33 2,925 21 1,638 14
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 435 40 2,461 18 2,275 20
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *118 *11 *1,340 *10 *1,129 *10
* 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 Texas Activity by Texas 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,527 100 2,308 91 218 9 2,344 100 2,308 98 *232 *10
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29,740 100 28,552 96 1,188 4 28,979 100 28,552 99 *427 *1
Total days of fishing. . . . . . . . . 41,141 100 38,942 95 2,199 5 40,101 100 38,942 97 *1,306 *3
Average days of fishing . . . . . . 16 (X) 17 (X) 10 (X) 17 (X) 17 (X) *6 (X)
HUNTING
Total hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,101 100 979 89 123 11 996 100 979 98 ... ...
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,410 100 11,072 97 338 3 11,188 100 11,072 99 ... ...
Total days of hunting . . . . . . . . 14,050 100 13,400 95 650 5 13,896 100 13,400 96 ... ...
Average days of hunting . . . . . 13 (X) 14 (X) 5 (X) 14 (X) 14 (X) ... (X)
(X) Not applicable. * Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Table 4. Texas 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,344 100 996 100
In-state only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,112 90 926 93
In-state and other states . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *196 *8 ... ...
In other states only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail may not add to total because of multiple responses and nonresponse.
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Table 5. Texas 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,344 100 40,101 100 28,979 100
Total, all freshwater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,781 76 26,759 67 17,475 60
Freshwater, except Great Lakes. . . . . . . . . . . . 1,781 76 26,759 67 17,464 60
Great Lakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
Saltwater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,099 47 14,462 36 11,504 40
HUNTING
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 996 100 13,896 100 11,188 100
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 834 84 10,697 77 6,275 56
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317 32 2,728 20 1,595 14
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 402 40 2,311 17 2,208 20
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *108 *11 *1,279 *9 *1,111 *10
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Table 6. Freshwater Anglers, Trips, Days of Fishing, and Type of Water Fished: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Anglers, trips, and days of fishing
Activity in Texas
Total, state
residents and nonresidents
State residents Nonresidents
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,860 100 1,711 92 150 8
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,776 100 17,102 96 674 4
Total days of fishing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27,074 100 25,628 95 1,446 5
Average days of fishing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 (X) 15 (X) 10 (X)
ANGLERS
Total, all types of water. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,860 100 1,711 92 150 8
Ponds, lakes, or reservoirs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,679 100 1,541 92 138 8
Rivers or streams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 574 100 545 95 *29 *5
DAYS
Total, all types of water. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27,074 100 25,628 95 1,446 5
Ponds, lakes, or reservoirs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,484 100 20,148 94 1,336 6
Rivers or streams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,286 100 3,981 93 *305 *7
* 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 Texas by Type of Fish: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Anglers and days of fishing
Activity in Texas
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,860 100 100 1,711 92 150 8
Crappie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 630 34 100 603 96 ... ...
Panfish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315 17 100 297 94 ... ...
White bass, striped bass, striped bass hybrids . . . . . 632 34 100 605 96 *27 *4
Black bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 852 46 100 770 90 83 10
Catfish, bullheads. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,035 56 100 1,001 97 *34 *3
Walleye, sauger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Northern pike, pickerel, muskie, muskie hybrids . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Steelhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Trout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *160 *9 *100 *151 *94 ... ...
Salmon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Anything1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *285 *15 *100 *271 *95 ... ...
Other freshwater fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *224 *12 *100 *221 *99 ... ...
DAYS
Total, all types of fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27,074 100 100 25,628 95 1,446 5
Crappie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,786 36 100 9,268 95 ... ...
Panfish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,280 16 100 4,002 94 ... ...
White bass, striped bass, striped bass hybrids . . . . . 6,962 26 100 6,640 95 *322 *5
Black bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,295 42 100 10,761 95 534 5
Catfish, bullheads. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,633 43 100 10,987 94 *645 *6
Walleye, sauger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Northern pike, pickerel, muskie, muskie hybrids . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Steelhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Trout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,403 *5 *100 *1,390 *99 ... ...
Salmon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Anything1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,698 *6 *100 *1,681 *99 ... ...
Other freshwater fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *3,860 *14 *100 *3,852 *100 ... ...
* 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 Texas: 2006
This table does not apply to this state.
Table 9. Great Lakes Anglers and Days of Fishing in Texas 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 Texas: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Anglers, trips, and days of fishing
Activity in Texas
Total, state
residents and nonresidents
State residents Nonresidents
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total anglers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,147 100 1,070 93 77 7
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,965 100 11,450 96 515 4
Total days . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,143 100 14,380 95 762 5
Average days of fishing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 (X) 13 (X) 10 (X)
(X) Not applicable.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Table 11. Saltwater Anglers and Days of Fishing in Texas by Type of Fish: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Anglers and days of fishing
Activity in Texas
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,147 100 100 1,070 93 77 7
Salmon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Striped bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Bluefish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Flatfish (flounder, halibut). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 463 40 100 441 95 ... ...
Red drum (redfish) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 891 78 100 860 97 *31 *3
Sea trout (weakfish). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 635 55 100 625 98 ... ...
Mackerel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Mahi-mahi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Shellfish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *91 *8 *100 ... ... ... ...
Anything1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *204 *18 *100 *186 *91 ... ...
Other saltwater fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267 23 100 *255 *96 ... ...
DAYS
Total, all types of fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,143 100 100 14,380 95 762 5
Salmon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Striped bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Bluefish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Flatfish (flounder, halibut). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,276 35 100 5,230 99 ... ...
Red drum (redfish) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,862 65 100 9,442 96 *421 *4
Sea trout (weakfish). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,955 59 100 8,594 96 ... ...
Mackerel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Mahi-mahi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Shellfish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *648 *4 *100 ... ... ... ...
Anything1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *2,146 *14 *100 *1,906 *89 ... ...
Other saltwater fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,403 9 100 *1,374 *98 ... ...
* 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 Texas by Type of Hunting: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Hunters, trips, and days of hunting
Activity in Texas
Total, state
residents and nonresidents
State residents Nonresidents
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
HUNTERS
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,101 100 979 89 123 11
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 890 100 817 92 72 8
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359 100 317 88 *42 *12
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 435 100 402 92 *33 *8
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *118 *100 *108 *91 ... ...
TRIPS
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,410 100 11,072 97 338 3
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,368 100 6,206 97 163 3
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,638 100 1,547 94 *90 *6
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,275 100 2,208 97 *67 *3
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,129 *100 *1,111 *98 ... ...
DAYS
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,050 100 13,400 95 650 5
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,650 100 10,248 96 402 4
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,925 100 2,680 92 *245 *8
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,461 100 2,311 94 *150 *6
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,340 *100 *1,279 *95 ... ...
* 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 Texas 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,101 100 14,050 100
Big game, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 890 81 10,650 76
Deer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 814 74 8,219 58
Elk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Bear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Wild turkey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182 17 2,056 15
Other big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *205 *19 *1,806 *13
Small game, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359 33 2,925 21
Rabbit, hare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *122 *11 *742 *5
Quail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *163 *15 *835 *6
Grouse/prairie chicken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Squirrel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *66 *6 *1,336 *10
Pheasant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *87 *8 *546 *4
Migratory birds, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 435 40 2,461 18
Waterfowl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *121 *11 *736 *5
Geese . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *71 *6 *327 *2
Duck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *102 *9 *914 *7
Dove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394 36 1,735 12
Other migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other animals, total 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *118 *11 *1,340 *10
* 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 Texas 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,101 100 979 100 123 100
Public land, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *155 *14 *134 *14 ... ...
Public land only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
Public and private land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *80 *7 ... ... ... ...
Private land, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 941 85 834 85 108 88
Private land only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 862 78 765 78 97 79
Private and public land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *80 *7 ... ... ... ...
DAYS
Total, all types of land. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,050 100 13,400 100 650 100
Public land1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,648 *12 *1,569 *12 ... ...
Private land2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,141 101 13,378 100 763 117
* 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 Texas 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,076 100 2,668 16 100 2,344 14 100 996 6 100
Population Density of Residence
Urban . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,262 78 1,754 13 66 1,519 11 65 619 5 62
Rural . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,814 22 913 24 34 825 22 35 376 10 38
Population Size of Residence
Metropolitan statistical area
(MSA). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,864 87 2,203 15 83 1,958 13 84 782 5 79
1,000,000 or more . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,466 61 1,354 13 51 1,223 12 52 496 5 50
250,000 to 999,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,264 13 322 14 12 *275 *12 *12 *106 *5 *11
Less than 250,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,134 12 528 25 20 460 22 20 *180 *8 *18
Outside MSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,211 13 465 21 17 *386 *17 *16 *214 *10 *21
Sex
Male . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,283 49 2,040 25 76 1,721 21 73 914 11 92
Female . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,793 51 628 7 24 623 7 27 *82 *1 *8
Age
16 to 17 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 711 4 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
18 to 24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,162 13 *269 *12 *10 *262 *12 *11 ... ... ...
25 to 34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,238 19 476 15 18 456 14 19 *159 *5 *16
35 to 44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,391 20 641 19 24 614 18 26 *224 *7 *22
45 to 54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,172 19 634 20 24 504 16 21 *224 *7 *23
55 to 64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,079 12 329 16 12 273 13 12 *143 *7 *14
65 years and older . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,322 14 *223 *10 *8 *164 *7 *7 *113 *5 *11
Ethnicity
Hispanic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,077 36 610 10 23 528 9 23 *205 *3 *21
Non-Hispanic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,998 64 2,058 19 77 1,816 17 77 790 7 79
Race
White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,396 84 2,425 17 91 2,114 15 90 973 7 98
Black. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,944 11 *173 *9 *6 *161 *8 *7 ... ... ...
All others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 736 4 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Annual Household Income
Under $10,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,154 7 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
$10,000 to $19,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,575 9 *152 *10 *6 *111 *7 *5 ... ... ...
$20,000 to $29,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,810 11 *254 *14 *10 *235 *13 *10 ... ... ...
$30,000 to $39,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,575 9 *185 *12 *7 *158 *10 *7 ... ... ...
$40,000 to $49,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,391 8 *272 *20 *10 *259 *19 *11 ... ... ...
$50,000 to $74,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,058 12 425 21 16 394 19 17 *168 *8 *17
$75,000 to $99,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,471 9 533 36 20 423 29 18 *168 *11 *17
$100,000 or more. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,115 12 506 24 19 463 22 20 *253 *12 *25
Not reported . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,927 23 328 8 12 294 7 13 ... ... ...
Education
11 years or less . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,482 20 432 12 16 371 11 16 *153 *4 *15
12 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,391 32 771 14 29 680 13 29 *248 *5 *25
1 to 3 years college . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,984 23 644 16 24 588 15 25 297 7 30
4 years college or more . . . . . . . . . . . 4,218 25 821 19 31 705 17 30 298 7 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. 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 Texas 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,236,449 2,898 2,152 2,111
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 786,355 2,437 323 268
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 816,570 2,310 353 278
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 834,997 2,056 406 284
Equipment (fishing, hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 981,349 2,083 471 331
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187,222 722 259 63
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,746,779 *132 *13,195 *588
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,947 475 46 7
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23,653 290 81 8
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 837,577 1,882 445 285
FISHING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,237,212 2,409 1,344 1,280
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 448,390 1,965 228 177
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 480,681 1,854 259 190
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 634,924 1,925 330 251
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 496,454 1,634 304 196
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47,487 327 145 18
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *819,937 *60 *13,630 *325
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,947 204 44 4
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *3,778 *90 *42 *1
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296,616 1,096 271 117
HUNTING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,222,298 1,128 1,969 1,984
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337,965 929 364 307
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335,890 898 374 305
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200,073 323 619 182
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 445,492 811 549 376
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125,975 352 358 111
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *8,584 *207 *41 *7
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *13,528 *119 *114 *12
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 540,962 912 593 490
UNSPECIFIED5
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 737,536 308 2,394 244
* 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 Texas 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,927,871 2,330 1,257 1,158
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 448,390 1,965 228 177
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 480,681 1,854 259 190
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 634,924 1,925 330 251
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,363,877 1,685 810 538
ALL FRESHWATER
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,019,000 1,727 1,169 1,083
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277,530 1,455 191 149
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277,154 1,324 209 149
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408,483 1,350 303 220
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,055,832 979 1,079 565
FRESHWATER, EXCEPT
GREAT LAKES
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,016,973 1,727 1,168 1,083
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277,530 1,455 191 149
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276,371 1,324 209 149
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408,483 1,350 303 220
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,054,588 974 1,083 565
GREAT LAKES
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
SALTWATER
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 797,201 1,057 754 694
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170,859 926 184 149
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203,527 887 229 177
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226,441 911 249 197
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196,375 594 331 170
... 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 Texas 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,659,225 1,080 1,537 1,475
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337,965 929 364 307
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335,890 898 374 305
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200,073 323 619 182
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 785,297 871 901 681
BIG GAME
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,118,472 865 1,293 1,218
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236,915 726 326 266
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220,396 709 311 248
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165,207 230 717 186
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 495,955 587 845 519
SMALL GAME
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124,684 361 345 1,387
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42,321 239 177 574
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44,986 252 178 611
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *8,842 *108 *82 *120
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *28,535 *154 *185 *82
MIGRATORY BIRD
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250,677 454 553 1,202
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45,671 383 119 376
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58,161 375 155 479
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *24,104 *109 *220 *198
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122,741 290 423 149
OTHER ANIMALS
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *53,033 *161 *330 *1,960
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *13,059 *83 *158 *917
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *12,347 *60 *206 *867
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *25,708 *74 *348 *40
* 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 Texas 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,237,212 1,280 2,409 95 1,344
TRIP-RELATED EXPENDITURES
Total trip-related. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,563,994 619 2,242 89 698
Food and lodging, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 448,390 177 2,152 85 208
Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341,555 135 1,965 78 174
Lodging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106,834 42 355 14 301
Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 480,681 190 1,854 73 259
Other trip costs, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 634,924 251 1,925 76 330
Privilege and other fees1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130,175 52 619 25 210
Boating costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310,415 123 508 20 611
Bait . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125,180 50 1,511 60 83
Ice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52,533 21 1,146 45 46
Heating and cooking fuel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,622 7 306 12 54
EQUIPMENT AND OTHER EXPENDITURES
PRIMARILY FOR FISHING
Fishing equipment, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 496,454 196 1,634 65 304
Reels, rods, and rod-making components . . . . . . . . . . . 207,134 82 901 36 230
Lines, hooks, sinkers, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106,902 42 1,401 55 76
Artificial lures and flies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83,743 33 1,167 46 72
Creels, stringers, fish bags, landing nets, and gaff
hooks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,937 7 459 18 39
Minnow seines, traps, and bait containers. . . . . . . . . . . 9,192 4 368 15 25
Other fishing equipment3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71,546 28 673 27 106
Auxiliary equipment4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47,487 18 327 13 145
Special equipment5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
Other fishing costs6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309,341 122 1,176 47 263
... 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 Texas 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,222,298 1,984 1,128 102 1,969
TRIP-RELATED EXPENDITURES
Total trip-related. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 873,928 794 997 91 877
Food and lodging, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337,965 307 992 90 341
Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238,570 217 919 83 260
Lodging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99,395 90 172 16 577
Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335,890 305 898 82 374
Other trip costs, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200,073 182 323 29 619
Privilege and other fees1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157,042 143 182 17 864
Boating costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
Heating and cooking fuel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
EQUIPMENT AND OTHER EXPENDITURES
PRIMARILY FOR HUNTING
Hunting equipment, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 445,492 376 811 74 549
Firearms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221,899 197 224 20 989
Ammunition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64,954 58 660 60 98
Other hunting equipment2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158,639 122 424 38 374
Auxiliary equipment3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125,975 111 352 32 358
Special equipment4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
Other hunting costs5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 563,073 509 925 84 609
... 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 Texas for Fishing and Hunting by Texas 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,112,384 2,791 1,832 1,739
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing, total. . . . . . . . . . 2,927,871 2,330 1,257 1,159
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 448,390 1,965 228 177
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 480,681 1,854 259 190
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310,415 508 611 123
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324,509 1,874 173 128
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,363,877 1,685 810 540
Trip and equipment expenditures for hunting, total. . . . . . . . . 1,659,225 1,080 1,537 1,507
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337,965 929 364 307
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335,890 898 374 305
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183,676 301 611 167
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 785,297 871 901 713
Unspecified equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *525,288 *88 *5,944 *179
STATE RESIDENTS
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing and hunting,
total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,675,709 2,504 1,867 1,772
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing, total. . . . . . . . . . 2,756,218 2,144 1,285 1,194
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398,444 1,811 220 173
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 429,806 1,714 251 186
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302,261 460 658 131
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303,217 1,737 175 131
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,322,490 1,611 821 573
Trip and equipment expenditures for hunting, total. . . . . . . . . 1,412,611 948 1,490 1,443
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305,305 840 364 312
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307,374 808 381 314
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163,825 256 639 167
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 620,596 807 769 634
Unspecified equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *506,881 *88 *5,761 *192
NONRESIDENTS
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing and hunting,
total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 436,675 287 1,520 1,448
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing, total. . . . . . . . . . 171,654 186 924 786
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49,946 155 323 229
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50,874 140 364 233
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *8,154 *48 *169 *37
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,292 138 155 97
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41,387 74 561 190
Trip and equipment expenditures for hunting, total. . . . . . . . . 246,614 132 1,870 2,012
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32,660 89 366 266
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28,516 91 315 233
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *19,851 *44 *449 *162
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164,702 65 2,552 1,344
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 Texas Residents’ Fishing and Hunting Expenditures Both Inside and Outside
Texas: 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,938,692 2,594 2,290 2,226
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 743,629 2,288 325 279
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 829,277 2,162 384 311
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 832,690 1,909 436 312
Equipment (fishing, hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 973,659 2,003 486 365
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188,199 711 265 71
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,562,192 *108 *14,508 *586
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22,333 467 48 8
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29,501 312 94 11
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 757,211 1,835 413 284
FISHING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,127,098 2,235 1,399 1,334
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 430,003 1,871 230 183
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 483,332 1,796 269 206
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 651,416 1,805 361 278
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 505,453 1,586 319 216
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47,508 324 147 20
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,820 213 41 4
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *10,501 *104 *101 *4
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191,724 1,125 170 82
HUNTING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,048,671 985 2,079 2,057
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313,626 874 359 315
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345,944 825 419 347
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181,275 279 649 182
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 428,803 762 563 431
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122,548 344 356 123
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *9,047 *203 *45 *9
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *12,697 *132 *97 *13
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 565,487 869 651 568
UNSPECIFIED5
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 723,518 309 2,345 271
* 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 Texas 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 TEXAS
Expenditures for fishing and hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,669,082 2,583 2,195 2,149
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,225,743 2,445 910 844
Equipment (fishing and hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 946,665 1,986 477 359
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181,999 706 258 69
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,562,192 *108 *14,508 *592
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 752,484 1,831 411 285
Expenditures for fishing, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,952,827 2,219 1,331 1,279
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,433,728 2,077 690 621
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 478,458 1,570 305 207
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45,690 319 143 20
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196,609 1,104 178 85
Expenditures for hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,958,031 985 1,987 2,001
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 792,015 901 879 809
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 428,803 762 563 438
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122,548 344 356 125
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 545,421 858 635 557
Unspecified expenditures for fishing and hunting, total4 . . . . . 702,692 244 2,875 266
OUT OF STATE
Expenditures for fishing and hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260,805 379 688 916
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171,146 280 612 601
Equipment (fishing and hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *26,994 *118 *229 *95
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *56,465 *289 *195 *198
Expenditures for fishing, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170,701 285 598 737
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *127,549 *227 *562 *551
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *26,994 *118 *229 *117
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *14,339 *171 *84 *62
Expenditures for hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *85,407 *128 *668 *1,218
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *41,810 *128 *327 *596
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 Texas by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Participants Number Percent
Total participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,225 100
Away from home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 956 23
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 939 22
Photograph wildlife. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *388 *9
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . .