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

              U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
South Carolina
2006 National Survey
of Fishing, Hunting,
and Wildlife-Associated
Recreation
2006 National Survey of
Fishing, Hunting, and
Wildlife-Associated Recreation
FHW/06-SC
Issued April 2008
South Carolina
U.S. Department of the Interior
Dirk Kempthorne,
Secretary
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
H. Dale Hall,
Director
U.S. Department of Commerce
Carlos M. Gutierrez,
Secretary
John J. Sullivan,
Deputy Secretary
Economics and Statistics Administration
Cynthia A. Glassman,
Under Secretary for Economic Affairs
U.S. CENSUS BUREAU
Steve H. Murdock,
Director
The U.S. Department of the Interior protects and manages the Nation’s natural resources and cultural
heritage; provides scientifi c and other information about those resources; and honors its trust responsi-bilities
or special commitments to American Indians, Alaska Natives, and affi liated Island Communities.
The mission of the Department’s U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is working with others to conserve,
protect, and enhance fi sh, wildlife, and their habitats for the continuing benefi t of the American people.
The Service is responsible for national programs of vital importance to our natural resources, including
administration of the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs. These two programs provide fi nan-cial
assistance to the States for projects to enhance and protect fi sh and wildlife resources and to assure
their availability to the public for recreational purposes. Multistate grants from these programs fund the
National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation.
Suggested Citation
U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, and U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S.
Census Bureau. 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
H. Dale Hall,
Director
Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration
Rowan Gould,
Assistant Director
U.S. Department of the Interior
Dirk Kempthorne,
Secretary
U.S. CENSUS BUREAU
Steve H. Murdock,
Director
Economics and Statistics
Administration
Cynthia A. Glassman,
Under Secretary for Economic Affairs
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Contents
List of Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv
Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi
Survey Background and Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Highlights
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Wildlife-Associated Recreation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Sportspersons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Wildlife Watchers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
1996–2006 Comparisons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Tables
Guide to Statistical Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Fishing and Hunting Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Wildlife-Watching Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
National Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Appendixes
A. Defi nitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
B. 2005 Participation of 6- to 15-Year-Olds: Data From Screening Interviews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
C. Signifi cant Methodological Changes From Previous Surveys and Regional Trends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
D. Sample Design and Statistical Accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
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Fishing and Hunting
1. Fishing and Hunting in South Carolina by Resident and Nonresident Sportspersons: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2. Anglers and Hunters, Days of Participation, and Trips in South Carolina by Type of Fishing
and Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3. Anglers and Hunters, Trips, and Days of Participation: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
4. South Carolina Resident Anglers and Hunters by Place Fished or Hunted: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
5. South Carolina Resident Anglers and Hunters, Days of Participation, and Trips in the
United States by Type of Fishing and Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
6. Freshwater Anglers, Trips, Days of Fishing, and Type of Water Fished: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
7. Freshwater Anglers and Days of Fishing in South Carolina by Type of Fish: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
8. Great Lakes Anglers, Trips, and Days of Fishing in South Carolina: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
9. Great Lakes Anglers and Days of Fishing in South Carolina by Type of Fish: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
10. Saltwater Anglers, Trips, and Days of Fishing in South Carolina: 2006. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
11. Saltwater Anglers and Days of Fishing in South Carolina by Type of Fish: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
12. Hunters, Trips, and Days of Hunting in South Carolina by Type of Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
13. Hunters and Days of Hunting in South Carolina by Type of Game: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
14. Hunters and Days of Hunting in South Carolina by Type of Land: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
15. Selected Characteristics of South Carolina Resident Anglers and Hunters: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
16. Summary of Expenditures in South Carolina by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for
Fishing and Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
17. Summary of Fishing Trip and Equipment Expenditures in South Carolina by State Residents and
Nonresidents Combined by Type of Fishing: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
18. Summary of Hunting Trip and Equipment Expenditures in South Carolina by State Residents and
Nonresidents Combined by Type of Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
19. Expenditures in South Carolina by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for Fishing: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . 29
20. Expenditures in South Carolina by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . 30
21. Trip and Equipment Expenditures in South Carolina for Fishing and Hunting by South Carolina Residents
and Nonresidents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
22. Summary of South Carolina Residents’ Fishing and Hunting Expenditures Both Inside and Outside
South Carolina: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
23. In-State and Out-of-State Expenditures by South Carolina Residents for Fishing and Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . 33
Wildlife Watching
24. Wildlife Watching in South Carolina by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
25. Participants, Trips, and Days of Participation in Away-From-Home Wildlife Watching in
South Carolina: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
26. Away-From-Home Wildlife-Watching Participants by Wildlife Observed, Photographed, or
Fed in South Carolina: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
List of Tables
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27. Participation in Wildlife-Watching Activities Around the Home in South Carolina: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
28. South Carolina Residents Participating in Wildlife Watching in the United States: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
29. Wild Bird Observers and Days of Observation in South Carolina by State Residents and
Nonresidents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
30. Selected Characteristics of South Carolina Residents Participating in Wildlife Watching: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
31. Expenditures in South Carolina by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for Wildlife
Watching: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
32. Trip and Equipment Expenditures in South Carolina for Wildlife Watching by South Carolina Residents
and Nonresidents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
33. Wildlife-Watching Expenditures Both Inside and Outside South Carolina by South Carolina
Residents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
34. In-State and Out-of-State Expenditures by South Carolina Residents for Wildlife Watching: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . 42
35. Participation of South Carolina Resident Wildlife-Watching Participants in Fishing and
Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
36. Participation of South Carolina Resident Sportspersons in Wildlife-Watching Activities: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
National Tables
37. Participation in Wildlife-Associated Recreation by State Residents Both Inside and Outside
Their Resident State: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
38. Anglers and Hunters by Sportsperson’s State of Residence: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
39. Participation in Wildlife-Associated Recreation in Each State by Both Residents and
Nonresidents of the State: 2006. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
40. Anglers and Hunters by State Where Fishing or Hunting Took Place: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
vi 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—South Carolina 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
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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.
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2006 South Carolina Summary
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 810,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,325,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,404,133,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $525,937,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $878,196,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,509
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $43
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,318,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $278,640,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $121,953,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $156,687,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,336
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $28
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . . 1,115,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 447,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 924,000
Days of participation away from home . . . . . 4,759,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $550,777,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $195,804,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $354,973,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $480
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $41
Activities in South Carolina by Residents
and Nonresidents Activities in South Carolina by Nonresidents
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,415,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $373,863,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $179,306,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $194,557,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,320
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . $127
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 424,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Total expenditures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $40,895,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $23,320,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $17,575,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $836
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $55
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . . . 180,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 180,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (X)
Days of participation away from home . . . . 2,972,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $247,087,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $118,820,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $128,267,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,309
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $40
(X) Not applicable.
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Activities in South Carolina by Residents
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 527,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,910,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,030,270,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $346,631,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $683,639,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,956
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $32
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,893,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $237,745,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $98,633,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $139,112,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,493
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . . . 935,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 267,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 924,000
Days of participation away from home . . . . . 1,788,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $303,690,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $76,984,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $226,706,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $325
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $43
Activities by South Carolina Residents Both Inside
and Outside South Carolina
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 548,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,174,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,101,128,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $404,047,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $697,081,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,010
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $36
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,025,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $253,796,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $106,558,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $147,238,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,525
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $26
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . . . 943,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 332,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 924,000
Days of participation away from home . . . . . 2,233,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $401,857,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $167,464,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $234,393,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $426
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $75
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Participation in South Carolina
The 2006 Survey found that 1.7
million South Carolina residents and
nonresidents 16 years old and older
fi shed, hunted, or wildlife watched in
South Carolina. Of the total number
of participants, 810 thousand fi shed,
208 thousand hunted, and 1.1 million
participated in wildlife-watching activi-ties,
which include observing, feeding,
and photographing wildlife. The sum of
anglers, hunters, and wildlife watchers
exceeds the total number of participants
in wildlife-related recreation because
many individuals engaged in more than
one wildlife-related activity.
Participation by 6-to-15-Year-Old
South Carolina 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 548 thousand resident anglers
16 years old and older, there were 167
thousand resident anglers 6 to 15 years
old. Also, in addition to the 166 thou-sand
residents 16 years old and older
who hunted, there were 27 thousand
6-to-15-year-old residents who hunted.
Finally, there were 943 thousand South
Carolina residents 16 years old and
older and 159 thousand 6- to 15-year-olds
who wildlife watched. Further
information on 6- to 15-year-olds is
provided in Appendix B.
Expenditures in South Carolina
In 2006, state residents and nonresi-dents
spent $2.5 billion on wildlife
recreation in South Carolina. Of that
total, trip-related expenditures were
$844 million and equipment purchases
totaled $1.3 billion. The remaining
$286 million was spent on licenses,
contributions, land ownership and
leasing, and other items.
Wildlife-Associated Recreation
Participants in Wildlife-Associated Recreation in
South Carolina: 2006
(U.S. residents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.7 million
Sportspersons
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 893 thousand
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 810 thousand
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208 thousand
Wildlife Watchers
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1 million
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 447 thousand
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 924 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Tables 3, 24, and 39.
Percent of Total Participants
by Activity
(Total: 1.7 million participants)
Wildlife
watching
Fishing Hunting
49%
13%
67%
Wildlife-Associated Recreation
Expenditures in South Carolina
(Total: $2.5 billion)
Equipment
54%
Trip-related
34%
Other
12%
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—South Carolina 7
Sportspersons
In 2006, 893 thousand state resi-dent
and nonresident sportspersons
16 years old and older fi shed or
hunted in South Carolina. This group
comprised 810 thousand anglers (91
percent of all sportspersons) and
208 thousand hunters (23 percent of
all sportspersons). Among the 893
thousand sportspersons who fi shed
or hunted in the state, 685 thousand
(77 percent) fi shed but did not hunt in
South Carolina. Another 83 thousand
(9 percent) hunted but did not fi sh
there. The remaining 125 thousand (14
percent) fi shed and hunted in South
Carolina in 2006.
Sportspersons’ Participation in South Carolina
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Sportspersons (fi shed or hunted) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 893 thousand
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 810 thousand
Fished only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 685 thousand
Fished and hunted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 thousand
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208 thousand
Hunted only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 thousand
Hunted and fi shed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 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, 810 thousand state residents
and nonresidents 16 years old and older
fi shed in South Carolina. Of this total,
527 thousand anglers (65 percent)
were state residents and 283 thousand
anglers (35 percent) were nonresidents.
Anglers fi shed a total of 12.3 million
days in South Carolina—an average
of 15 days per angler. State residents
fi shed 10.9 million days—89 percent
of all fi shing days in South Carolina.
Nonresidents fi shed 1.4 million days
in South Carolina—11 percent of all
fi shing days in the state.
A large majority of South Carolina
residents who fi shed anywhere in the
United States did so in their resident
state. There were 548 thousand South
Carolina residents 16 years old and
older who fi shed in the United States
in 2006 for a total of 11.2 million days.
An estimated 96 percent of all South
Carolina residents who fi shed did so in
their home state. Of all fi shing days by
South Carolina residents, 98 percent or
10.9 million were in their home state.
Some state residents fi shed in states
other than South Carolina. In 2006,
66 thousand South Carolina residents
fi shed in other states—12 percent of
all residents fi shing in any state. They
fi shed 401 thousand days as nonresi-dents,
representing 4 percent of all days
fi shed by South Carolina residents. For
further details about fi shing in South
Carolina, see Table 3.
Anglers in South Carolina
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 810 thousand
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 527 thousand
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283 thousand
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.3 million
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.9 million
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.4 million
Source: Table 3.
In State/Out of State
(State residents 16 years old and older)
South Carolina anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 548 thousand
In South Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 527 thousand
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 thousand
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.2 million
In South Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.9 million
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 3.
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—South Carolina 9
Fishing Expenditures in
South Carolina
All fi shing-related expenditures in
South Carolina totaled $1.4 billion in
2006. Trip-related expenditures, which
include food and lodging, transporta-tion,
and other trip expenses, totaled
$526 million—37 percent of all fi shing
expenditures. Expenditures for food
and lodging were $195 million and
transportation expenditures were $116
million. Other trip expenses, such as
equipment rental, bait, and cooking
fuel, totaled $216 million. Each angler
spent an average of $649 on trip-related
costs during 2006.
Anglers spent $726 million on equip-ment
in South Carolina in 2006, 52
percent of all fi shing expenditures.
Fishing equipment (rods, reels, line,
etc.) spending totaled $176 million—24
percent of the equipment total. Auxil-iary
equipment expenditures (tents,
special fi shing clothes, etc.) and special
equipment expenditures (boats, vans,
etc.) amounted to $550 million—76
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 $153 million—
11 percent of all fi shing expenditures.
For more details about fi shing expendi-tures
in South Carolina, see Tables 19
and 21 through 23.
Fishing Expenditures in South Carolina
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1.4 billion
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $526 million
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $726 million
Fishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $176 million
Auxiliary and special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $550 million
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $153 million
Source: Table 19.
Percent of Anglers by Residence
(Total: 810 thousand participants)
Residents Nonresidents
65%
35%
Fishing Expenditures
in South Carolina
(Total: $1.4 billion)
Trip-related
37%
Other
11%
Equipment
52%
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Hunters
Participants and Days of Hunting
In 2006, there were 208 thousand resi-dents
and nonresidents 16 years old and
older who hunted in South Carolina.
Resident hunters numbered 159
thousand, accounting for 77 percent of
the hunters in South Carolina. There
were 49 thousand nonresidents who
hunted in South Carolina—23 percent
of the state’s hunters. Residents and
nonresidents hunted 4.3 million days in
2006, an average of 21 days per hunter.
Residents hunted 3.9 million days in
South Carolina or 90 percent of all
hunting days, while nonresidents
spent 424 thousand days hunting in
South Carolina or 10 percent of all
hunting days.
There were 166 thousand South
Carolina residents 16 years old and
older who hunted in the United States
in 2006 for a total of 4.0 million days.
An estimated 96 percent of all South
Carolina residents who hunted did so in
their home state. Of all hunting days by
South Carolina residents, 97 percent or
3.9 million were spent pursuing game
in their home state.
Some state residents hunted in states
other than South Carolina. Altogether,
23 thousand or 14 percent of all South
Carolina hunters hunted in other states.
Their 138 thousand days of hunting in
other states represented 3 percent of
all days South Carolina residents spent
hunting in 2006. For more information
on hunting activities by South Carolina
residents, see Table 3.
Hunters in South Carolina
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208 thousand
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 thousand
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 thousand
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.3 million
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.9 million
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 424 thousand
Source: Table 3.
In State/Out of State
(State residents 16 years old and older)
South Carolina hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 thousand
In South Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 thousand
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 thousand
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.0 million
In South Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.9 million
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 3.
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Hunting Expenditures in
South Carolina
All hunting-related expenditures in
South Carolina totaled $279 million
in 2006. Trip-related expenses, such
as food and lodging, transportation,
and other trip expenses, totaled $122
million—44 percent of total expen-ditures.
Expenditures for food and
lodging were $50 million and transpor-tation
expenditures were $38 million.
Other trip expenses, such as equipment
rental, totaled $33 million for the year.
The average trip-related expenditure
per hunter was $586.
Hunters spent $112 million on
equipment—40 percent of all hunting
expenditures. Hunting equipment
(guns, ammunition, etc.) totaled $94
million and made up 84 percent of
all equipment costs. Hunters spent
$18 million on auxiliary equipment
(tents, special hunting clothes, etc.)
and special equipment (boats, vans,
etc.), accounting for 16 percent of total
equipment expenditures for hunting.
Special and auxiliary equipment are
items that were purchased for hunting
but could be used in activities other
than hunting.
The purchase of other items, such
as magazines, membership dues,
licenses, permits, and land leasing and
ownership, cost hunters $44 million—
16 percent of all hunting expenditures.
For more details on hunting expendi-tures
in South Carolina, see Tables 20
through 23.
Hunting Expenditures in South Carolina
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $279 million
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $122 million
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $112 million
Hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $94 million
Auxiliary and special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $18 million
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $44 million
Source: Table 20.
Percent of Hunters by Residence
(Total: 208 thousand participants)
Residents Nonresidents
77%
23%
Hunting Expenditures
in South Carolina
(Total: $279 million)
Trip-related
44%
Other
16%
Equipment
40%
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Wildlife Watchers
Participants and Days of Activity
In 2006, 1.1 million U.S. residents
16 years old and older fed, observed,
or photographed wildlife in South
Carolina. Most of them, 83 percent
(924 thousand), enjoyed their activities
close to home and are called “around-the-
home” participants. Those persons
who enjoyed wildlife at least 1 mile
from home are called “away-from-home”
participants. People partici-pating
in away-from-home activities in
South Carolina in 2006 numbered 447
thousand—40 percent of all wildlife
watchers in South Carolina. Of the
447 thousand, 267 thousand were
state residents and 180 thousand were
nonresidents.
South Carolina residents 16 years
old and older who enjoyed away-from-
home wildlife watching within
their state totaled 267 thousand. Of
this group, 251 thousand participants
observed wildlife, 148 thousand fed
wildlife, and 139 thousand photo-graphed
wildlife. Since some indi-viduals
engaged in more than 1 of the
3 away-from-home activities during
the year, the sum of wildlife observers,
feeders, and photographers exceeds
the total number of away-from-home
participants.
South Carolina residents spent 1.8
million days engaged in away-from-home
wildlife-watching activities in
their state. They spent 1.3 million days
observing wildlife, 965 thousand days
feeding wildlife, and 606 thousand days
photographing wildlife. The sum of
days observing, feeding, and photo-graphing
wildlife exceeds the total days
of wildlife-watching activity because
individuals engaged in more than one
activity on some days. For further
details about away-from-home activi-ties,
see Table 25.
South Carolina residents also took an
active interest in wildlife around their
homes. In 2006, 924 thousand state
residents enjoyed observing, feeding,
and photographing wildlife within
1 mile of their homes. Among this
around-the-home group, 878 thousand
fed, 618 thousand observed, and 174
thousand photographed wildlife around
Wildlife-Watching Participants in South Carolina
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1 million
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 924 thousand
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 447 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 24.
Away-From-Home Wildlife-Watching Participation in South Carolina
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Participants, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 447 thousand
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 430 thousand
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201 thousand
Photograph wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255 thousand
Days, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.8 million
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.2 million
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.0 million
Photograph wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.3 million
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 25.
Around-the-Home Wildlife-Watching Participation in South Carolina
(State residents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 924 thousand
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 878 thousand
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 618 thousand
Photograph wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 thousand
Maintain natural areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 thousand
Maintain plantings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 thousand
Visit public areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 27.
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their homes. Another 142 thousand
participants maintained natural areas
of 1/4 acre or more for wildlife; 137
thousand participants maintained plant-ings
for the benefi t of wildlife; and 149
thousand participants visited public
parks within a mile of home because
of the wildlife. Summing the number
of participants in these six activities
results in an estimate that exceeds
the total number of around-the-home
participants because many people
participated in more than one type of
around-the-home activity. In addition,
34 percent of resident around-the-home
wildlife watchers also enjoyed wildlife
away from home. For further details
about South Carolina residents partici-pating
in around-the-home wildlife-watching
activities, see Table 27.
Wild Bird Observers
Bird watching attracted many wildlife
enthusiasts in South Carolina. In 2006,
809 thousand people observed birds
around the home and on trips in the
state. Seventy-one percent (578 thou-sand)
observed wild birds around the
home while 55 percent (443 thousand)
took trips away from home to watch
birds.
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
in South Carolina
Wildlife watchers spent $551 million
on wildlife-watching activities in South
Carolina in 2006. Trip-related expendi-tures,
including food and lodging ($115
million), transportation ($58 million),
and other trip expenses ($23 million),
such as equipment rental, amounted
to $196 million. This summation
comprised 36 percent of all wildlife-watching
expenditures by participants.
The average of the trip-related expendi-tures
for away-from-home participants
was $430 per person in 2006.
Wildlife-watching participants spent
$281 million on equipment—51 percent
of all their expenditures. Specifi cally,
wildlife-watching equipment (binocu-lars,
special clothing, etc.) expenditures
totaled $151 million, 54 percent of
the equipment total. Auxiliary equip-ment
expenditures (tents, backpacking
equipment, etc.) and special equipment
expenditures (campers, trucks, etc.)
amounted to $131 million—46 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 $74
million—13 percent of all wildlife-watching
expenditures. For more details
about wildlife-watching expenditures in
South Carolina, see Table 31.
Wild Bird Observers in South Carolina
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Participants, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 809 thousand
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 578 thousand
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 443 thousand
Days, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73.8 million
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69.4 million
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.4 million
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 29.
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures in South Carolina
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $551 million
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $196 million
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $281 million
Wildlife watching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $151 million
Auxiliary and special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $131 million
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $74 million
Source: Table 31.
Around-the-Home and
Away-From-Home Participation
by South Carolina Residents
(Total: 924 thousand participants)
Both around
the home and
away from
home
Around the
home only
66%
34%
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
in South Carolina
(Total: $551 million)
Trip-related
36%
Other
13%
Equipment
51%
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1996–2006 Comparisons
Comparing the estimates from the
1996, 2001, and 2006 Surveys gives
a perspective on the state of wildlife-related
recreation in the late 1990s and
early-to-mid 2000s in South Carolina.
Only the most general recreation
comparisons are presented here.
The best way to compare estimates
from surveys is not to compare the
estimates themselves but to compare
the confi dence intervals around the
estimates. A 90-percent confi dence
interval around an estimate gives the
range of estimates that 90 percent of all
possible representative samples would
supply. If the 90-percent confi dence
intervals of two surveys’ estimates
overlap, it is not possible to say the two
estimates are statistically different.
The state resident estimates cover the
participation and expenditure activity
of South Carolina residents anywhere
in the United States. The in-state esti-mates
cover the participation, day, and
expenditure activity of U.S. residents in
South Carolina.
The expenditure estimates were made
comparable by adjusting the estimates
for infl ation—all estimates are in 2006
dollars.
South Carolina 1996 and 2006 Comparison
(Numbers in thousands)
1996 2006 Percent change
Fishing
Anglers in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 986 810 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,018 12,325 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $910,888 $1,404,133 *
State resident anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 674 548 –19
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $961,779 $1,101,128 *
Hunting
Hunters in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300 208 –31
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,921 4,318 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $450,451 $278,640 *
State resident hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243 166 –32
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $451,170 $253,796 *
Away-From-Home Wildlife Watching
Participants in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408 447 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,791 4,759 *
State resident participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274 332 *
Around-the-Home Wildlife Watching
Total participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 817 924 *
Observers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 577 618 *
Feeders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 761 878 *
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
In-state expenditures by U.S. wildlife watchers . . . . . . . . . . $384,787 $550,777 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $406,939 $401,857 *
* Not different from zero at the 10 percent level of signifi cance.
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South Carolina 2001 and 2006 Comparison
(Numbers in thousands)
2001 2006 Percent change
Fishing
Anglers in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 812 810 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,679 12,325 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $636,953 $1,404,133 120
State resident anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 604 548 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $566,550 $1,101,128 *
Hunting
Hunters in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265 208 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,744 4,318 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $348,010 $278,640 *
State resident hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232 166 –28
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $319,234 $253,796 *
Away-From-Home Wildlife Watching
Participants in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331 447 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,616 4,759 *
State resident participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282 332 *
Around-the-Home Wildlife Watching
Total participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,045 924 *
Observers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 585 618 *
Feeders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 972 878 *
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
In-state expenditures by U.S. wildlife watchers . . . . . . . . . . $292,264 $550,777 88
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $293,592 $401,857 *
* Not different from zero at the 10 percent level of signifi cance.
1996 2001 2006 1996 2001 2006 1996 2001 2006
Number of People Who Hunted and
Fished in South Carolina: 1996–2006
(In thousands)
300
986
265
812
208
810
Number of People Who Wildlife Watched
in South Carolina: 1996–2006
(In thousands)
408
817
331
1,045
447
924
Total Expenditures by Participants
in South Carolina: 1996–2006
(In millions of 2006 dollars)
911
450 385
637
348
292
1,404
279
551
Hunters
Anglers
Away from home
Around the home
Wildlife watchers
Hunters
Anglers
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Purpose and Coverage of Tables
The statistical tables of this report were
designed to meet a wide range of needs
for those interested in wildlife-related
recreation. Special terms used in these
tables are defi ned in Appendix A.
The tables are based on responses to
the 2006 Survey, which was designed
to collect data about participation in
wi ldlife-related recreation. To have
taken part in the Survey, a respondent
must have been a U.S. resident (a
resident of one of the 50 states or the
District of Columbia). No one residing
outside the United States (including
U.S. citizens) was eligible for inter-viewing.
Therefore, reported state and
national totals do not include partici-pation
by those who were not U.S.
residents or who were U.S. citizens
residing outside the United States.
Comparability With Previous
Surveys
The numbers reported can be compared
with those in the 1991, 1996, and 2001
Survey Reports. The methodology used
in 2006 was similar to that used in
those Surveys. These results should not
be directly compared to results from
Surveys earlier than 1991 since there
were major changes in methodology
in 1991. These changes were made to
improve accuracy in the estimates.
Coverage of an Individual Table
Since the Survey covers many activi-ties
in various places by participants
of different ages, all table titles,
headnotes, stubs, and footnotes are
designed to identify and articulate each
item being reported in the table. For
example, the title of Table 2 shows that
data about anglers and hunters, their
days of participation, and their number
of trips are reported by type of activity.
By contrast, the title of Table 7 indi-cates
that it contains data on freshwater
anglers and the days they fi shed for
different species.
Percentages Reported in the Tables
Percentages are reported in the tables
for the convenience of the user. When
exclusive groups are being reported, the
base of a percentage is apparent from
its context because the percents add to
100 percent (plus or minus a rounding
error). For example, Table 2 reports
the number of trips taken by big game
hunters, those taken by small game
hunters, those taken by migratory bird
hunters, and those taken by hunters
pursuing other animals. These comprise
100 percent because they are exclusive
categories.
Percents should not add to 100 when
nonexclusive groups are being reported.
Using Table 2 as an example again,
note that adding the percentages associ-ated
with the total number of big game
hunters, total small game hunters,
total migratory bird hunters, and total
hunters of other animals will not yield
total hunters because respondents could
hunt for more than one type of game.
When the base of the percentage is not
apparent in context, it is identifi ed in a
footnote. For example, Table 15 reports
two percentages with different bases:
one base being the number of total
participants at the head of the column
and the other base being the total popu-lation
who are described by the row
category. Footnotes are used to clarify
the bases of the reported percentages.
Footnotes to the Tables
Footnotes are used to clarify the infor-mation
or items that are being reported
in a table. Symbols in the body of a
table indicate important footnotes.
These symbols are used in the tables
to refer to the same footnote each time
they appear:
* Estimate based on a sample size of
10–29.
... Sample size too small to report data
reliably because there were fewer
than 10 responses.
W Less than .5 dollars.
Z Less than 0.5 percent.
X Not applicable.
NA Not asked.
Estimates based upon fewer than 10
responses are regarded as being based
on a sample size that is too small for
reliable reporting. An estimate based
upon at least 10 but fewer than 30
responses is treated as an estimate
based on a small sample size. Other
footnotes appear, as necessary, to
qualify or clarify the estimates reported
in the tables. In addition, these two
important footnotes appear frequently:
• Detail does not add to total because
of multiple responses.
• Detail does not add to total because
of multiple responses and nonre-sponse.
“Multiple responses” is a term used
to refl ect the fact that individuals or
their characteristics fall into more than
one category. Using Table 12 as an
example, those who hunt for big game,
small game, migratory birds, and other
animals are counted only once as a
hunter in the “Total, all hunting” row.
Another example is Table 15, where
total anglers and hunters add up to
more than total sportspersons. Totals
will be smaller than the sum of subcat-egories
when multiple responses exist.
“Nonresponse” exists because the
Survey questions were answered
voluntarily and some respondents did
not or could not answer all the ques-tions.
Totals are greater than the sum of
subcategories when nonresponses have
occurred. This occurs because some
respondents answered the question that
provided the category estimate but did
not answer the subcategory questions.
Guide to Statistical Tables
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Table 1. Fishing and Hunting in South Carolina 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) . . . . . . . . 893 100 573 100 320 100
Total anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 810 91 527 92 283 89
Fished only. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 685 77 414 72 271 85
Fished and hunted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 14 113 20 ... ...
Total hunters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208 23 159 28 *49 *15
Hunted only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *83 *9 *46 *8 *36 *11
Hunted and fished . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 14 113 20 ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Table 2. Anglers and Hunters, Days of Participation, and Trips in South Carolina 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 810 100 12,325 100 9,149 100
Total, all freshwater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 612 76 10,658 86 7,575 83
Freshwater, except Great Lakes. . . . . . . . . . . . 612 76 10,658 86 7,575 83
Great Lakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
Saltwater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325 40 2,174 18 1,574 17
HUNTING
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208 100 4,318 100 3,491 100
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 86 3,870 90 2,397 69
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *56 *27 *883 *20 *671 *19
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *42 *20 *425 *10 *388 *11
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
* 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 South Carolina Activity by South Carolina 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 810 100 527 65 283 35 548 100 527 96 66 12
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,149 100 8,472 93 677 7 8,726 100 8,472 97 253 3
Total days of fishing. . . . . . . . . 12,325 100 10,910 89 1,415 11 11,174 100 10,910 98 401 4
Average days of fishing . . . . . . 15 (X) 21 (X) 5 (X) 20 (X) 21 (X) 6 (X)
HUNTING
Total hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208 100 159 77 *49 *23 166 100 159 96 *23 *14
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,491 100 3,249 93 *241 *7 3,326 100 3,249 98 *77 *2
Total days of hunting . . . . . . . . 4,318 100 3,893 90 *424 *10 4,025 100 3,893 97 *138 *3
Average days of hunting . . . . . 21 (X) 24 (X) *9 (X) 24 (X) 24 (X) *6 (X)
(X) Not applicable. * Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Table 4. South Carolina 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 548 100 166 100
In-state only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 482 88 144 86
In-state and other states . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *45 *8 ... ...
In other states only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail may not add to total because of multiple responses and nonresponse.
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Table 5. South Carolina 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 548 100 11,174 100 8,726 100
Total, all freshwater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 496 90 9,961 89 7,372 84
Freshwater, except Great Lakes. . . . . . . . . . . . 496 90 9,961 89 7,372 84
Great Lakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
Saltwater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 30 1,585 14 1,354 16
HUNTING
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 100 4,025 100 3,326 100
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 87 3,649 91 2,306 69
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *47 *28 *791 *20 *578 *17
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *37 *22 *448 *11 *407 *12
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Table 6. Freshwater Anglers, Trips, Days of Fishing, and Type of Water Fished: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Anglers, trips, and days of fishing
Activity in South Carolina
Total, state
residents and nonresidents
State residents Nonresidents
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 612 100 483 79 130 21
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,575 100 7,198 95 377 5
Total days of fishing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,658 100 9,817 92 842 8
Average days of fishing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 (X) 20 (X) 6 (X)
ANGLERS
Total, all types of water. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 612 100 483 79 130 21
Ponds, lakes, or reservoirs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 537 100 433 81 104 19
Rivers or streams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 100 170 91 ... ...
DAYS
Total, all types of water. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,658 100 9,817 92 842 8
Ponds, lakes, or reservoirs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,096 100 7,502 93 594 7
Rivers or streams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,237 100 2,185 98 ... ...
... Sample size too small to report data reliably. (X) Not applicable.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
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Table 7. Freshwater Anglers and Days of Fishing in South Carolina by Type of Fish: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Anglers and days of fishing
Activity in South Carolina
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 612 100 100 483 79 130 21
Crappie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226 37 100 197 87 *29 *13
Panfish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 23 100 117 84 ... ...
White bass, striped bass, striped bass hybrids . . . . . 220 36 100 181 82 *40 *18
Black bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248 40 100 186 75 *62 *25
Catfish, bullheads. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226 37 100 189 84 *37 *16
Walleye, sauger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Northern pike, pickerel, muskie, muskie hybrids . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Steelhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Trout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *21 *3 *100 ... ... ... ...
Salmon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Anything1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 20 100 101 82 ... ...
Other freshwater fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 12 100 74 100 ... ...
DAYS
Total, all types of fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,658 100 100 9,817 92 842 8
Crappie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,226 40 100 4,017 95 *210 *5
Panfish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,282 21 100 2,082 91 ... ...
White bass, striped bass, striped bass hybrids . . . . . 3,230 30 100 3,041 94 *189 *6
Black bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,265 31 100 2,991 92 *274 *8
Catfish, bullheads. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,443 32 100 3,225 94 *218 *6
Walleye, sauger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Northern pike, pickerel, muskie, muskie hybrids . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Steelhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Trout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *349 *3 *100 ... ... ... ...
Salmon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Anything1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,550 15 100 1,318 85 ... ...
Other freshwater fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 816 8 100 816 100 ... ...
* 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 South Carolina: 2006
This table does not apply to this state.
Table 9. Great Lakes Anglers and Days of Fishing in South Carolina by Type of Fish: 2006
This table does not apply to this state.
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Table 10. Saltwater Anglers, Trips, and Days of Fishing in South Carolina: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Anglers, trips, and days of fishing
Activity in South Carolina
Total, state
residents and nonresidents
State residents Nonresidents
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total anglers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325 100 142 44 183 56
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,574 100 1,275 81 300 19
Total days . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,174 100 1,425 66 749 34
Average days of fishing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 (X) 10 (X) 4 (X)
(X) Not applicable.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Table 11. Saltwater Anglers and Days of Fishing in South Carolina by Type of Fish: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Anglers and days of fishing
Activity in South Carolina
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325 100 100 142 44 183 56
Salmon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Striped bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *47 *15 *100 *27 *56 ... ...
Bluefish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Flatfish (flounder, halibut). . . . . . . . . . . . . . *59 *18 *100 *33 *56 ... ...
Red drum (redfish) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *63 *19 *100 *43 *69 ... ...
Sea trout (weakfish). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *53 *16 *100 *21 *40 ... ...
Mackerel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Mahi-mahi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Shellfish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Anything1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 41 100 58 43 *76 *57
Other saltwater fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *93 *29 *100 *36 *38 *57 *62
DAYS
Total, all types of fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,174 100 100 1,425 66 749 34
Salmon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Striped bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *172 *8 *100 *92 *54 ... ...
Bluefish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Flatfish (flounder, halibut). . . . . . . . . . . . . . *229 *11 *100 *124 *54 ... ...
Red drum (redfish) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *400 *18 *100 *312 *78 ... ...
Sea trout (weakfish). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *308 *14 *100 *118 *38 ... ...
Mackerel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Mahi-mahi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Shellfish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Anything1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 838 39 100 508 61 *331 *39
Other saltwater fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *468 *22 *100 *253 *54 *215 *46
* 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 South Carolina by Type of Hunting: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Hunters, trips, and days of hunting
Activity in South Carolina
Total, state
residents and nonresidents
State residents Nonresidents
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
HUNTERS
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208 100 159 77 *49 *23
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 100 140 78 *39 *22
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *56 *100 *44 *79 ... ...
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *42 *100 *37 *89 ... ...
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
TRIPS
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,491 100 3,249 93 *241 *7
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,397 100 2,271 95 *126 *5
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *671 *100 *567 *84 ... ...
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *388 *100 *376 *97 ... ...
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
DAYS
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,318 100 3,893 90 *424 *10
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,870 100 3,555 92 *315 *8
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *883 *100 *775 *88 ... ...
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *425 *100 *413 *97 ... ...
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
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Table 13. Hunters and Days of Hunting in South Carolina 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208 100 4,318 100
Big game, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 86 3,870 90
Deer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 77 2,333 54
Elk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Bear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Wild turkey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *64 *31 *1,040 *24
Other big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Small game, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *56 *27 *883 *20
Rabbit, hare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *30 *14 *402 *9
Quail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Grouse/prairie chicken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Squirrel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *23 *11 *223 *5
Pheasant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Migratory birds, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *42 *20 *425 *10
Waterfowl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *32 *16 *379 *9
Geese . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Duck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *32 *16 *373 *9
Dove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *28 *13 *196 *5
Other migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other animals, total 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
1 Includes groundhog, raccoon, fox, coyote, crow, prairie dog, etc.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Table 14. Hunters and Days of Hunting in South Carolina 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208 100 159 100 *49 *100
Public land, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *43 *21 *37 *23 ... ...
Public land only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
Public and private land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *29 *14 *26 *17 ... ...
Private land, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 85 140 88 *37 *75
Private land only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 71 114 71 *35 *71
Private and public land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *29 *14 *26 *17 ... ...
DAYS
Total, all types of land. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,318 100 3,893 100 *424 *100
Public land1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *506 *12 *466 *12 ... ...
Private land2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,118 95 3,869 99 *249 *59
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
1 Days of hunting on public land includes both days spent solely on public land and those spent on public and private land.
2 Days of hunting on private land includes both days spent solely on private land and those spent on private and public land.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses and nonresponse.
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Table 15. Selected Characteristics of South Carolina 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,315 100 595 18 100 548 17 100 166 5 100
Population Density of Residence
Urban . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,825 55 241 13 40 225 12 41 *56 *3 *34
Rural . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,490 45 354 24 60 323 22 59 110 7 66
Population Size of Residence
Metropolitan statistical area
(MSA). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,166 65 337 16 57 300 14 55 100 5 60
1,000,000 or more . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 4 *23 *15 *4 ... ... ... ... ... ...
250,000 to 999,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,676 51 247 15 41 226 13 41 69 4 41
Less than 250,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341 10 67 20 11 *60 *18 *11 ... ... ...
Outside MSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,149 35 259 23 43 248 22 45 67 6 40
Sex
Male . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,539 46 443 29 74 400 26 73 151 10 91
Female . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,776 54 153 9 26 148 8 27 ... ... ...
Age
16 to 17 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 3 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
18 to 24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308 9 *42 *14 *7 *39 *13 *7 ... ... ...
25 to 34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 550 17 107 20 18 85 15 16 *47 *9 *28
35 to 44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 614 19 145 24 24 140 23 25 *37 *6 *22
45 to 54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 615 19 125 20 21 117 19 21 *30 *5 *18
55 to 64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 495 15 85 17 14 82 17 15 *18 *4 *11
65 years and older . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 634 19 77 12 13 72 11 13 *22 *4 *13
Ethnicity
Hispanic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 3 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Non-Hispanic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,207 97 595 19 100 548 17 100 166 5 100
Race
White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,383 72 490 21 82 446 19 81 157 7 94
Black. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 862 26 102 12 17 99 11 18 ... ... ...
All others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 2 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Annual Household Income
Under $10,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248 7 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
$10,000 to $19,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297 9 *68 *23 *11 *66 *22 *12 ... ... ...
$20,000 to $29,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 448 14 86 19 14 83 19 15 ... ... ...
$30,000 to $39,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387 12 *52 *13 *9 *50 *13 *9 ... ... ...
$40,000 to $49,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329 10 *53 *16 *9 *45 *14 *8 ... ... ...
$50,000 to $74,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 518 16 125 24 21 103 20 19 *51 *10 *31
$75,000 to $99,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278 8 63 23 11 56 20 10 ... ... ...
$100,000 or more. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273 8 79 29 13 76 28 14 *19 *7 *12
Not reported . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 537 16 55 10 9 55 10 10 *19 *4 *11
Education
11 years or less . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 582 18 85 15 14 83 14 15 *27 *5 *16
12 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,214 37 224 18 38 209 17 38 63 5 38
1 to 3 years college . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 770 23 162 21 27 142 18 26 *52 *7 *31
4 years college or more . . . . . . . . . . . 748 23 123 16 21 114 15 21 *24 *3 *15
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses. Percent who participated shows the percent of each row’s population who participated in the activity
named by the column (the percent of those living in urban areas who fished, etc.). Remaining percent columns show the percent of each column’s participants who
are described by the row heading (the percent of anglers who lived in urban areas, etc.).
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Table 16. Summary of Expenditures in South Carolina by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined
for Fishing and Hunting: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older)
Expenditure item
Amount
(thousands
of dollars)
Spenders
(thousands)
Average per
spender
(dollars)
Average per
sportsperson
(dollars)
FISHING AND HUNTING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,905,484 920 2,070 1,926
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245,299 718 341 275
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153,683 693 222 172
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248,908 682 365 279
Equipment (fishing, hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300,115 488 614 329
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47,027 127 370 51
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *696,402 *47 *14,802 *584
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,870 120 57 7
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,292 84 242 21
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186,888 534 350 209
FISHING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,404,133 822 1,708 1,509
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194,829 651 299 240
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115,546 607 190 143
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215,562 663 325 266
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176,118 420 420 209
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *28,664 *44 *650 *35
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *520,842 *31 *16,768 *427
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,617 *45 *36 *2
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *3,227 *23 *140 *4
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147,729 417 355 182
HUNTING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278,640 209 1,336 1,336
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50,471 161 314 243
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38,137 163 234 183
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *33,345 *55 *606 *160
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94,138 132 711 452
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *7,767 *39 *198 *37
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *897 *18 *50 *4
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *4,326 *33 *132 *20
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39,160 141 278 187
UNSPECIFIED5
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192,852 104 1,854 212
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
1 Includes boating costs, equipment rental, guide fees, access fees, heating and cooking fuel, and ice and bait (for fishing only).
2 Includes tents, special clothing, etc.
3 Includes boats, campers, 4x4 vehicles, cabins, etc.
4 Includes land leasing and ownership, licenses, stamps, tags, and permits.
5 Respondent could not specify whether expenditure was primarily for either fishing or hunting.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses and nonresponse. See Tables 19–20 for a detailed listing of expenditure items.
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Table 17. Summary of Fishing Trip and Equipment Expenditures in South Carolina 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,251,561 778 1,608 1,321
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194,829 651 299 240
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115,546 607 190 143
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215,562 663 325 266
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 725,624 422 1,718 672
ALL FRESHWATER
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 532,287 581 916 867
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109,790 471 233 179
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77,231 459 168 126
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148,081 486 305 242
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197,185 323 610 320
FRESHWATER, EXCEPT
GREAT LAKES
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 532,287 581 916 867
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109,790 471 233 179
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77,231 459 168 126
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148,081 486 305 242
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197,185 323 610 320
GREAT LAKES
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
SALTWATER
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 572,142 324 1,764 1,196
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85,039 280 304 262
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38,315 243 158 118
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67,482 263 257 208
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381,307 115 3,320 608
... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses and nonresponse. See Table 19 for detailed listing of expenditure items.
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Table 18. Summary of Hunting Trip and Equipment Expenditures in South Carolina 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234,257 195 1,199 1,125
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50,471 161 314 243
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38,137 163 234 183
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *33,345 *55 *606 *160
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112,304 138 815 539
BIG GAME
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163,036 167 978 907
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29,149 141 207 162
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,485 141 181 142
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *21,620 *44 *486 *120
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86,781 107 814 482
SMALL GAME
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *39,067 *56 *698 *1,678
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *13,102 *40 *329 *597
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *9,209 *32 *288 *420
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *7,199 *29 *244 *225
MIGRATORY BIRD
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *21,754 *41 *535 *2,151
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *8,169 *33 *251 *1,267
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *3,417 *22 *155 *530
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
OTHER ANIMALS
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses and nonresponse. See Table 20 for detailed listing of expenditure items.
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Table 19. Expenditures in South Carolina 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,404,133 1,509 822 101 1,708
TRIP-RELATED EXPENDITURES
Total trip-related. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 525,937 649 733 90 718
Food and lodging, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194,829 240 704 87 277
Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102,846 127 622 77 165
Lodging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91,983 114 201 25 458
Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115,546 143 607 75 190
Other trip costs, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215,562 266 663 82 325
Privilege and other fees1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71,163 88 189 23 376
Boating costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100,212 124 226 28 443
Bait . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32,301 40 516 64 63
Ice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,731 12 355 44 27
Heating and cooking fuel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *2,155 *3 *56 *7 *38
EQUIPMENT AND OTHER EXPENDITURES
PRIMARILY FOR FISHING
Fishing equipment, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176,118 209 420 52 420
Reels, rods, and rod-making components . . . . . . . . . . . 83,561 102 251 31 333
Lines, hooks, sinkers, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23,713 29 314 39 75
Artificial lures and flies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,681 19 236 29 67
Creels, stringers, fish bags, landing nets, and gaff
hooks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,509 6 78 10 58
Minnow seines, traps, and bait containers. . . . . . . . . . . 3,333 4 87 11 38
Other fishing equipment3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45,320 50 144 18 314
Auxiliary equipment4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *28,664 *35 *44 *5 *650
Special equipment5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *520,842 *427 *31 *4 *16,768
Other fishing costs6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152,572 188 442 55 345
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29.
1 Includes boat or equipment rental and fees for guides, pack trip (party and charter boats, etc.), public land use, and private land use.
2 Boat launching, mooring, storage, maintenance, insurance, pumpout fees, and fuel.
3 Includes electronic fishing devices (depth finders, fish finders, etc.), tackle boxes, ice fishing equipment, and other fishing equipment.
4 Includes tents, special fishing clothing, etc.
5 Includes boats, campers, 4x4 vehicles, cabins, etc.
6 Includes magazines and books, membership dues and contributions, land leasing and ownership, and licenses, stamps, tags, and permits.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses and nonresponse. Percent of anglers may be greater than 100 because spenders who did not fish in this
state are included.
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Table 20. Expenditures in South Carolina 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278,640 1,336 209 100 1,336
TRIP-RELATED EXPENDITURES
Total trip-related. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121,953 586 181 87 673
Food and lodging, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50,471 243 179 86 281
Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31,879 153 161 77 198
Lodging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *18,592 *89 *29 *14 *652
Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38,137 183 163 78 234
Other trip costs, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *33,345 *160 *55 *26 *606
Privilege and other fees1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *30,818 *148 *40 *19 *771
Boating costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
Heating and cooking fuel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
EQUIPMENT AND OTHER EXPENDITURES
PRIMARILY FOR HUNTING
Hunting equipment, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94,138 452 132 64 711
Firearms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *48,437 *233 *39 *19 *1,233
Ammunition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,291 68 124 60 115
Other hunting equipment2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31,410 151 57 27 553
Auxiliary equipment3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *7,767 *37 *39 *19 *198
Special equipment4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
Other hunting costs5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44,382 212 158 76 280
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
1 Includes guide fees, pack trip or package fees, public and private land use access fees, and rental of equipment such as boats and hunting or camping equipment.
2 Includes bows, arrows, archery equipment, telescopic sights, decoys and game calls, handloading equipment and components, hunting dogs and associated costs, hunting
knives, and other hunting equipment.
3 Includes tents, special hunting clothing, etc.
4 Includes boats, campers, 4x4 vehicles, cabins, etc.
5 Includes magazines and books, membership dues and contributions, land leasing and ownership, and licenses, stamps, and permits.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses and nonresponse. Percent of hunters may be greater than 100 percent because spenders who did not hunt
in this state are included.
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Table 21. Trip and Equipment Expenditures in South Carolina for Fishing and Hunting by South Carolina
Residents and Nonresidents: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older)
Expenditure item
Amount
(thousands
of dollars)
Spenders
(thousands)
Average per
spender
(dollars)
Average per
sportsperson
(dollars)
STATE RESIDENTS AND NONRESIDENTS
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing and hunting,
total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,653,996 860 1,924 1,852
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing, total. . . . . . . . . . 1,251,561 778 1,608 1,545
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194,829 651 299 240
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115,546 607 190 143
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100,212 226 443 124
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115,350 625 184 142
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 725,624 422 1,718 896
Trip and equipment expenditures for hunting, total. . . . . . . . . 234,257 195 1,199 1,126
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50,471 161 314 243
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38,137 163 234 183
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *31,077 *41 *750 *149
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112,304 138 815 540
Unspecified equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *168,178 *30 *5,537 *188
STATE RESIDENTS
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing and hunting,
total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,254,607 550 2,281 2,189
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing, total. . . . . . . . . . 882,078 498 1,770 1,674
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100,092 414 242 190
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71,687 396 181 136
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96,214 178 540 183
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78,638 409 192 149
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 535,446 327 1,635 1,016
Trip and equipment expenditures for hunting, total. . . . . . . . . 204,351 153 1,335 1,283
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44,940 126 357 282
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31,123 126 246 195
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *20,302 *29 *700 *127
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105,718 122 867 664
Unspecified equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *168,178 *30 *5,537 *293
NONRESIDENTS
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing and hunting,
total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399,389 310 1,289 1,248
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing, total. . . . . . . . . . 369,483 280 1,320 1,304
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94,736 237 400 334
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43,859 211 208 155
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *3,997 *48 *84 *14
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36,712 216 170 130
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190,178 95 2,002 671
Trip and equipment expenditures for hunting, total. . . . . . . . . *29,906 *42 *707 *612
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *5,531 *35 *158 *113
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *7,014 *37 *191 *144
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Unspecified equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
1 Includes boat launching, mooring, storage, maintenance, insurance, pumpout fees, and fuel.
2 Includes equipment rental, guide and access fees, ice and bait for fishing, and heating and cooking oil.
3 Respondent could not specify whether item was for hunting or fishing.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses and nonresponse.
32 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—South Carolina U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Table 22. Summary of South Carolina Residents’ Fishing and Hunting Expenditures Both Inside and
Outside South Carolina: 2006
(State population 16 years old and older)
Expenditure item
Amount
(thousands
of dollars)
Spenders
(thousands)
Average per
spender
(dollars)
Average per
sportsperson
(dollars)
FISHING AND HUNTING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,578,729 590 2,678 2,651
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164,623 480 343 276
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129,538 474 273 218
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216,444 480 451 363
Equipment (fishing, hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296,457 385 770 498
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47,528 121 391 80
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *521,835 *45 *11,543 *876
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,004 124 57 12
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,099 78 258 34
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175,201 408 429 294
FISHING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,101,128 538 2,048 2,010
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117,103 434 270 214
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93,070 417 223 170
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193,874 468 415 354
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172,291 333 517 315
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *29,505 *47 *630 *54
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *346,275 *29 *11,850 *632
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,826 *49 *37 *3
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *3,394 *22 *153 *6
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143,791 310 464 262
HUNTING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253,796 162 1,564 1,525
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47,520 132 361 286
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36,468 132 275 219
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *22,570 *43 *530 *136
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94,317 122 774 567
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,886 42 189 47
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *897 *18 *50 *5
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *2,328 *25 *94 *14
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31,411 125 251 189
UNSPECIFIED5
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193,956 93 2,084 326
* 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.
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—South Carolina 33
Table 23. In-State and Out-of-State Expenditures by South Carolina Residents for Fishing and Hunting:
2006
(State population 16 years old and older)
Expenditure item
Amount
(thousands
of dollars)
Spenders
(thousands)
Average per
spender
(dollars)
Average per
sportsperson
(dollars)
IN SOUTH CAROLINA
Expenditures for fishing and hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,490,001 575 2,593 2,600
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 445,265 534 834 777
Equipment (fishing and hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278,116 378 736 485
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46,186 113 407 81
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *521,835 *45 *11,543 *911
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198,599 438 454 347
Expenditures for fishing, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,030,270 520 1,982 1,956
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346,631 488 711 658
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160,715 326 493 305
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *28,456 *43 *667 *54
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *346,275 *29 *11,850 *657
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148,192 330 449 281
Expenditures for hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237,745 158 1,507 1,493
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98,633 141 699 619
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87,552 117 751 550
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *7,767 *39 *198 *49
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33,393 127 263 210
Unspecified expenditures for fishing and hunting, total4 . . . . . 185,240 81 2,279 323
OUT OF STATE
Expenditures for fishing and hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85,424 96 889 1,055
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62,121 77 808 767
Equipment (fishing and hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *18,341 *32 *570 *226
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *3,661 *31 *117 *45
Expenditures for fishing, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68,900 76 905 1,049
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *55,457 *62 *901 *844
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *11,576 *26 *437 *176
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *818 *19 *42 *12
Expenditures for hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *14,790 *24 *604 *652
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *6,664 *21 *311 *294
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Unspecified expenditures for fishing and hunting, total 4 . . . . ... ... ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
1 Includes tents, special hunting or fishing clothing, etc.
2 Includes boats, campers, 4x4 vehicles, cabins, etc.
3 Includes magazines, books, membership dues, contributions, l