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

              U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Utah
2006 National Survey
of Fishing, Hunting,
and Wildlife-Associated
Recreation
U.S. Department of the Interior
Dirk Kempthorne,
Secretary
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
H. Dale Hall,
Director
U.S. Department of Commerce
Carlos M. Gutierrez,
Secretary
John J. Sullivan,
Deputy Secretary
Economics and Statistics Administration
Cynthia A. Glassman,
Under Secretary for Economic Affairs
U.S. CENSUS BUREAU
Steve H. Murdock,
Director
2006 National Survey of
Fishing, Hunting, and
Wildlife-Associated Recreation
FHW/06-UT
Issued May 2008
Utah
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 Utah by Resident and Nonresident Sportspersons: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2. Anglers and Hunters, Days of Participation, and Trips in Utah by Type of Fishing
and Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3. Anglers and Hunters, Trips, and Days of Participation: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
4. Utah Resident Anglers and Hunters by Place Fished or Hunted: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
5. Utah 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 Utah by Type of Fish: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
8. Great Lakes Anglers, Trips, and Days of Fishing in Utah: 2006. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
9. Great Lakes Anglers and Days of Fishing in Utah by Type of Fish: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
10. Saltwater Anglers, Trips, and Days of Fishing in Utah: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
11. Saltwater Anglers and Days of Fishing in Utah by Type of Fish: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
12. Hunters, Trips, and Days of Hunting in Utah by Type of Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
13. Hunters and Days of Hunting in Utah by Type of Game: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
14. Hunters and Days of Hunting in Utah by Type of Land: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
15. Selected Characteristics of Utah Resident Anglers and Hunters: 2006. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
16. Summary of Expenditures in Utah by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for
Fishing and Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
17. Summary of Fishing Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Utah by State Residents and
Nonresidents Combined by Type of Fishing: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
18. Summary of Hunting Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Utah by State Residents and
Nonresidents Combined by Type of Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
19. Expenditures in Utah by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for Fishing: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
20. Expenditures in Utah by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
21. Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Utah for Fishing and Hunting by Utah Residents
and Nonresidents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
22. Summary of Utah Residents’ Fishing and Hunting Expenditures Both Inside and Outside
Utah: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
23. In-State and Out-of-State Expenditures by Utah Residents for Fishing and Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Wildlife Watching
24. Wildlife Watching in Utah by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
25. Participants, Trips, and Days of Participation in Away-From-Home Wildlife Watching in
Utah: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
26. Away-From-Home Wildlife-Watching Participants by Wildlife Observed, Photographed, or
Fed in Utah: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
List of Tables
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27. Participation in Wildlife-Watching Activities Around the Home in Utah: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
28. Utah Residents Participating in Wildlife Watching in the United States: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
29. Wild Bird Observers and Days of Observation in Utah by State Residents and
Nonresidents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
30. Selected Characteristics of Utah Residents Participating in Wildlife Watching: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
31. Expenditures in Utah by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for Wildlife
Watching: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
32. Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Utah for Wildlife Watching by Utah Residents
and Nonresidents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
33. Wildlife-Watching Expenditures Both Inside and Outside Utah by Utah
Residents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
34. In-State and Out-of-State Expenditures by Utah Residents for Wildlife Watching: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
35. Participation of Utah Resident Wildlife-Watching Participants in Fishing and
Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
36. Participation of Utah 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—Utah U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
I fi nd duck hunting with friends in
a bottomland hardwood swamp or
fi shing with my kids on an Oregon
river bolsters my spirit and reminds me
why I care about conservation and our
wildlife heritage.
But wildlife-associated and vital
recreation—activities such as hunting,
fi shing, and birding—also provide
signifi cant fi nancial support for wildlife
conservation in our Nation’s economy.
According to information from the
newest National Survey of Fishing,
Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated
Recreation, 87.5 million Americans
spent more than $122 billion in 2006
on wildlife-related recreation. And
this spending supports hundreds of
thousands of jobs in industries and
businesses.
The Survey is conducted every fi ve
years at the request of State fi sh and
wildlife agencies to measure the impor-tance
of wildlife-based recreation to the
American people. The 2006 Survey
represents the 11th in a series that
began in 1955. Developed in collabo-ration
with the States, the Association
of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, and
national conservation organizations,
the Survey has become one of the most
important sources of information on
fi sh and wildlife-related recreation in
the United States.
In the 75-year history of the Sport Fish
and Wildlife Restoration Programs,
excise taxes on fi rearms, ammunition,
archery, and angling equipment have
generated a cumulative total of more
than $10 billion for wildlife conserva-tion
efforts by State and Territorial
wildlife agencies for fi sh and wildlife
management.
My thanks go to the men and women
who took time to participate in the
survey, as well as to the State fi sh and
wildlife agencies for their fi nancial
support through the Multistate Conser-vation
Grant Programs. Without that
support, the 2006 Survey would never
have been possible.
I am comforted to know that my chil-dren
and all Americans will have the
opportunity to appreciate our Nation’s
rich wildlife tradition. Along with
a record number of Americans, we
continue to enjoy wildlife. We are
laying the foundation for conservation’s
future.
H. Dale Hall
Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Foreword
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Utah vii
Survey Background and Method
The National Survey of Fishing,
Hunting, and Wildlife-Asso ciated
Recreation (Survey) has been
conducted since 1955 and is one of
the oldest and most comprehensive
continuing recreation surveys. The
Survey collects information on the
number of anglers, hunters, and wild-life
watchers; how often they partici-pate;
and how much they spend on their
activities in the United States.
Preparations for the 2006 Survey began
in 2004 when the Association of Fish
and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA) recom-mended
that the Fish and Wildlife
Service conduct the 11th Survey of
wildlife-related recreation. Funding
came from the Multistate Conservation
Grant Programs, authorized by Sport
Fish and Wildlife Restoration Acts, as
amended.
We consulted with State and Federal
agencies and nongovernmental
o rganizations such as the Wildlife
Management Institute and American
Sportfi shing Association to determine
survey content. Other sportsper-sons’
organizations and conservation
groups, industry representatives, and
researchers also provided valuable
advice.
Four regional technical committees
were set up under the auspices of the
AFWA to ensure that State fi sh and
wildlife agencies had an opportunity to
participate in all phases of survey plan-ning
and design. The committees were
made up of agency representatives.
Data collection for the Survey was
carried out by the U.S. Census Bureau
in two phases. The fi rst phase was the
screen which began in April 2006.
During this phase, the Census Bureau
interviewed a sample of 85,000 house-holds
nationwide to determine who
in the household had fi shed, hunted,
or wildlife watched in 2005, and who
had engaged or planned to engage
in those activities in 2006. In most
cases, one adult household member
provided information for all members.
The screen primarily covered 2005
activities while the next, more in-depth
phase covered 2006 activities. For
more information on 2005 data, refer to
Appendix B.
The second phase of data collection
consisted of three detailed inter-view
waves. The fi rst began in April
2006 concurrent with the screen, the
second in September 2006, and the
last in January 2007. Interviews were
conducted with samples of likely
anglers, hunters, and wildlife watchers
who were identifi ed in the initial
screening phase. Interviews were
conducted primarily by phone, with
in-person interviews for respondents
who could not be reached by phone.
Respondents in the second survey
phase were limited to those who were
at least 16 years old. Each respondent
provided information pertaining only to
his or her activities and expenditures.
Sample sizes were designed to provide
statistically reliable results at the state
level. Information on sampling proce-dures,
sample sizes, and response rates
is found in Appendix D.
Comparability With Previous
Surveys
The 2006 Survey questions and meth-odology
were similar to those used
in the 2001, 1996, and 1991 Surveys.
Therefore, the estimates are compa-rable.
The methodology of these Surveys
did differ importantly from the 1985
and 1980 Surveys, so these estimates
are not directly comparable to those
of earlier surveys. Changes in meth-odology
included reducing the recall
period over which respondents had to
report their activities and expenditures.
Previous Surveys used a 12-month
recall period, which resulted in greater
reporting bias. Research found that the
amount of activity and expenditures
reported in 12-month recall surveys
was overestimated in comparison
with that reported using shorter recall
periods.
Highlights
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Introduction
The National Survey of Fishing,
Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated
Recreation reports results from inter-views
with U.S. residents about their
fi shing, hunting, and wildlife watching.
This report focuses on 2006 participa-tion
and expenditures of persons 16
years of age and older.
The Survey is a snapshot of one year.
The information it collected tells us
how many people participated and
how much they spent on their activi-ties
in the State in 2006. It does not
tell us how many anglers, hunters, and
wildlife watchers there were because
many do not participate every year.
For example, based on information
collected by the Survey’s household
screen and detailed phase, we can
estimate that about 33 percent more
anglers and hunters participated nation-ally
in at least 1 of the 4 years prior to
the survey year 2006.
In addition to 2006 estimates, we also
provide trend information in the High-lights
section and Appendix C of the
report. The 2006 numbers reported can
be compared with those in the 1991,
1996, and 2001 Survey reports because
they used similar methodologies. The
2006 estimates should not be directly
compared with results from Surveys
conducted earlier than 1991 because
of changes in methodology to improve
accuracy.
The report also provides information
on participation in wildlife recreation
in 2005, particularly of persons 6 to 15
years of age. The 2005 information is
provided in Appendix B. Information
about the Survey’s scope and coverage
is in Appendix D. The remainder of this
section defi nes important terms used in
the Survey.
This report does not provide infor-mation
about the State’s wildlife
resources. That, and additional infor-mation
on wildlife-related recreation,
may be obtained from State fi sh and
wildlife agencies. The Association of
Fish and Wildlife Agencies can provide
the addresses and telephone numbers of
those agencies. The Association’s Web
site is <www.fi shwildlife.org>.
Wildlife-Associated Recreation
Wildlife-associated recreation is
fi shing, hunting, and wildlife-watching
activities. These categories are not
mutually exclusive because many indi-viduals
participated in more than one
activity. Wildlife-associated recreation
is reported in two major categories: (1)
fi shing and hunting and (2) wildlife
watching, which includes observing,
photographing, and feeding fi sh or
wildlife.
Fishing and Hunting
This Survey reports information about
residents of the United States who
fi shed or hunted in 2006, regardless of
whether they were licensed. The fi shing
and hunting sections report information
for three groups: (1) sportspersons, (2)
anglers, and (3) hunters.
Sportspersons
Sportspersons are those who fi shed
or hunted. Individuals who fi shed
or hunted commercially in 2006 are
reported as sportspersons only if they
also fi shed or hunted for recreation.
The sportspersons group is composed
of three subgroups, as shown in the
diagram on this page: (1) those that
fi shed and hunted, (2) those that only
fi shed, and (3) those that only hunted.
The total number of sportspersons is
equal to the sum of people who only
fi shed, only hunted, and both hunted
and fi shed. It is not the sum of all
anglers and all hunters because those
people who both fi shed and hunted are
included in both the angler and hunter
population and would be incorrectly
counted twice.
Anglers
Anglers are sportspersons who only
fi shed plus those who fi shed and
hunted. Anglers include not only
licensed hook and line anglers, but
also those who have no license and
those who use special methods such as
fi shing with spears.
Three types of fi shing are reported: (1)
freshwater, excluding the Great Lakes,
(2) Great Lakes, and (3) saltwater.
Since many anglers participated in
more than one type of fi shing, the total
number of anglers is less than the sum
of the three types of fi shing.
Hunters
Hunters are sportspersons who only
hunted plus those who hunted and
fi shed. Hunters include not only
licensed hunters using rifl es and shot-guns
but also those who had no license
and those who hunted with a bow and
arrow, primitive fi rearm, or pistol or
handgun.
Sportspersons
Anglers Hunters
Fished
only
Fished
and
hunted
Hunted
only
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Four types of hunting are reported: (1)
big game, (2) small game, (3) migra-tory
bird, and (4) other animals. Since
many hunters participated in more than
one type of hunting, the sum of hunters
for big game, small game, migratory
bird, and other animals exceeds the
total number of hunters.
Wildlife Watchers
Since 1980, the National Survey has
included information on wildlife-watching
activities in addition to
fi shing and hunting. The 1991, 1996,
2001, and 2006 Surveys, unlike the
1980 and 1985 Surveys, collected data
only for activities where the primary
purpose was wildlife watching. The
1980 and 1985 Surveys included esti-mates
of unplanned wildlife watching
around the home and while on trips
taken for another purpose.
The 2006 Survey uses a strict defi ni-tion
of wildlife watching. Participants
must either take a “special interest”
in w ildlife around their homes or take
a trip for the “primary purpose” of
wildlife watching. Secondary wild-life
watching, such as incidentally
observing wildlife while pleasure
driving, is not included.
Two types of wildlife watching
are reported: (1) away-from-home
(formerly nonresidential) activities and
(2) around-the-home (formerly residen-tial)
activities. Because some people
participated in more than one type of
wildlife watching, the sum of partici-pants
in each type will be greater than
the total number of wildlife watchers.
The two types of wildlife-watching
activity are explained next.
Away-From-Home Wildlife
Watching
This group includes persons who
took trips or outings of at least 1 mile
from home for the primary purpose of
observing, feeding, or photographing
fi sh and wildlife. Trips to fi sh, hunt,
or scout and trips to zoos, circuses,
aq uariums, and museums are not
considered wildlife-watching activities.
Around-the-Home Wildlife
Watching
This group includes those who
participated within 1 mile of home and
involves one or more of the following:
(1) closely observing or trying to iden-tify
birds or other wildlife; (2) photo-graphing
wildlife; (3) feeding birds or
other wildlife; (4) maintaining natural
areas of at least 1/4 acre where benefi t
to wildlife is the primary concern; (5)
maintaining plantings (shrubs, agri-cultural
crops, etc.) where benefi t to
wildlife is the primary concern; or (6)
visiting public parks within 1 mile
of home for the primary purpose of
observing, feeding, or photographing
wildlife.
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2006 Utah Summary
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,822,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $371,087,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $183,859,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $187,228,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $968
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $48
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,715,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $273,782,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $71,575,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $202,207,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,578
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $42
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . . . 877,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 518,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 491,000
Days of participation away from home . . . . . 3,927,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $564,443,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $322,023,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $242,420,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $451
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $82
Activities in Utah by Residents and Nonresidents Activities in Utah by Nonresidents
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 434,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $74,413,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $60,039,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14,374,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $856
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . $138
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $21,136,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,969,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,167,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $928
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . $121
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . . . 324,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 324,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (X)
Days of participation away from home . . . . . 1,518,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $446,098,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $276,878,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $169,220,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $860
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . $182
(X) Not applicable.
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Activities in Utah by Residents
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,387,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $296,674,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $123,820,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $172,854,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,029
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $37
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,624,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $252,646,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $60,606,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $192,040,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,759
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $37
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . . . 553,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 194,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 491,000
Days of participation away from home . . . . . 2,409,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $118,345,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $45,145,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $73,200,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $214
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $19
Activities by Utah Residents
Both Inside and Outside Utah
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,841,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $408,986,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $187,369,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $221,617,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,306
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $49
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,884,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $332,629,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $96,284,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $236,345,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,157
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $51
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . . . 574,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 255,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 491,000
Days of participation away from home . . . . . 3,216,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $191,989,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $116,401,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $75,588,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $334
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $36
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Participation in Utah
The 2006 Survey found that 1.1 million
Utah residents and nonresidents 16
years old and older fi shed, hunted, or
wildlife watched in Utah. Of the total
number of participants, 375 thousand
fi shed, 166 thousand hunted, and 877
thousand participated in wildlife-watching
activities, which include
observing, feeding, and photographing
wildlife. The sum of anglers, hunters,
and wildlife watchers exceeds the total
number of participants in wildlife -
related recreation because many
individuals engaged in more than
one wildlife-related activity.
Participation by 6-to-15-Year-Old
Utah 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 313 thousand resident anglers
16 years old and older, there were 100
thousand resident anglers 6 to 15 years
old. Also, in addition to the 154 thou-sand
residents 16 years old and older
who hunted, there were 24 thousand
6-to-15-year-old residents who hunted.
Finally, there were 574 thousand Utah
residents 16 years old and older and
128 thousand 6- to 15-year-olds who
wildlife watched. Further information
on 6- to 15-year-olds is provided in
Appendix B.
Expenditures in Utah
In 2006, state residents and nonresi-dents
spent $1.3 billion on wildlife
recreation in Utah. Of that total, trip-related
expenditures were $577 million
and equipment purchases totaled $658
million. The remaining $53 million was
spent on licenses, contributions, land
ownership and leasing, and other items.
Wildlife-Associated Recreation
Participants in Wildlife-Associated Recreation in Utah: 2006
(U.S. residents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1 million
Sportspersons
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 437 thousand
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375 thousand
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 thousand
Wildlife Watchers
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 877 thousand
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 518 thousand
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 491 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: 1.1 million participants)
Wildlife
watching
Fishing Hunting
33%
15%
77%
Wildlife-Associated
Recreation Expenditures in Utah
(Total: $1.3 billion)
Equipment
51%
Trip-related
45%
Other
4%
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Sportspersons
In 2006, 437 thousand state resident
and nonresident sportspersons 16 years
old and older fi shed or hunted in Utah.
This group comprised 375 thousand
anglers (86 percent of all sportspersons)
and 166 thousand hunters (38 percent
of all sportspersons). Among the 437
thousand sportspersons who fi shed
or hunted in the state, 271 thousand
(62 percent) fi shed but did not hunt in
Utah. Another 62 thousand (14 percent)
hunted but did not fi sh there. The
remaining 104 thousand (24 percent)
fi shed and hunted in Utah in 2006.
Sportspersons’ Participation in Utah
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Sportspersons (fi shed or hunted) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 437 thousand
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375 thousand
Fished only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271 thousand
Fished and hunted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 thousand
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 thousand
Hunted only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 thousand
Hunted and fi shed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 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, 375 thousand state residents
and nonresidents 16 years old and
older fi shed in Utah. Of this total,
288 thousand anglers (77 percent)
were state residents and 87 thousand
anglers (23 percent) were nonresidents.
Anglers fi shed a total of 3.8 million
days in Utah—an average of 10 days
per angler. State residents fi shed 3.4
million days—89 percent of all fi shing
days in Utah. Nonresidents fi shed
434 thousand days in Utah—11 percent
of all fi shing days in the state.
A large majority of Utah residents who
fi shed anywhere in the United States
did so in their resident state. There
were 313 thousand Utah residents 16
years old and older who fi shed in the
United States in 2006 for a total of 3.8
million days. An estimated 92 percent
of all Utah residents who fi shed did so
in their home state. Of all fi shing days
by Utah residents, 88 percent or 3.4
million were in their home state.
Some state residents fi shed in states
other than Utah. In 2006, 80 thousand
Utah residents fi shed in other states—
25 percent of all residents fi shing in any
state. They fi shed 465 thousand days as
nonresidents, representing 12 percent
of all days fi shed by Utah residents. For
further details about fi shing in Utah,
see Table 3.
Anglers in Utah
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375 thousand
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288 thousand
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 thousand
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.8 million
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.4 million
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 434 thousand
Source: Table 3.
In State/Out of State
(State residents 16 years old and older)
Utah anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313 thousand
In Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288 thousand
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 thousand
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.8 million
In Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.4 million
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 465 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 3.
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Fishing Expenditures in Utah
All fi shing-related expenditures in
Utah totaled $371 million in 2006.
Trip-related expenditures, which
include food and lodging, transporta-tion,
and other trip expenses, totaled
$184 million—50 percent of all fi shing
expenditures. Expenditures for food
and lodging were $65 million and
transportation expenditures were $63
million. Other trip expenses, such as
equipment rental, bait, and cooking
fuel, totaled $55 million. Each angler
spent an average of $490 on trip-related
costs during 2006.
Anglers spent $175 million on equip-ment
in Utah in 2006, 47 percent of all
fi shing expenditures. Fishing equip-ment
(rods, reels, line, etc.) spending
totaled $54 million—31 percent of the
equipment total. Auxiliary equipment
expenditures (tents, special fi shing
clothes, etc.) and special equip-ment
expenditures (boats, vans, etc.)
amounted to $121 million—69 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 $13 million—
3 percent of all fi shing expenditures.
For more details about fi shing expen-ditures
in Utah, see Tables 19 and 21
through 23.
Fishing Expenditures in Utah
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $371 million
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $184 million
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $175 million
Fishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $54 million
Auxiliary and special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $121 million
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $13 million
Source: Table 19.
Percent of Anglers by Residence
(Total: 375 thousand participants)
Residents Nonresidents
77%
23%
Fishing Expenditures
in Utah
(Total: $371 million)
Trip-related
50%
Other
3%
Equipment
47%
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Hunters
Participants and Days of Hunting
In 2006, there were 166 thousand
residents and nonresidents 16 years
old and older who hunted in Utah.
Resident hunters numbered 144
thousand, accounting for 86 percent
of the hunters in Utah. There were 23
thousand nonresidents who hunted in
Utah—14 percent of the state’s hunters.
Residents and nonresidents hunted 1.7
million days in 2006, an average of 10
days per hunter. Residents hunted 1.6
million days in Utah or 95 percent of
all hunting days, while nonresidents
spent 91 thousand days hunting in Utah
or 5 percent of all hunting days.
There were 154 thousand Utah resi-dents
16 years old and older who
hunted in the United States in 2006 for
a total of 1.9 million days. An esti-mated
93 percent of all Utah residents
who hunted did so in their home state.
Of all hunting days by Utah residents,
86 percent or 1.6 million were spent
pursuing game in their home state.
Some state residents hunted in states
other than Utah. Altogether, 27 thou-sand
or 18 percent of all Utah hunters
hunted in other states. Their 297
thousand days of hunting in other states
represented 16 percent of all days Utah
residents spent hunting in 2006. For
more information on hunting activities
by Utah residents, see Table 3.
Hunters in Utah
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 thousand
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 thousand
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 thousand
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.7 million
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.6 million
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 thousand
Source: Table 3.
In State/Out of State
(State residents 16 years old and older)
Utah hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 thousand
In Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 thousand
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 thousand
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.9 million
In Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.6 million
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 3.
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Hunting Expenditures in Utah
All hunting-related expenditures in
Utah totaled $274 million in 2006.
Trip-related expenses, such as food
and lodging, transportation, and other
trip expenses, totaled $72 million—
26 percent of total expenditures.
Expenditures for food and lodging
were $26 million and transportation
expenditures were $37 million. Other
trip expenses, such as equipment rental,
totaled $8 million for the year. The
average trip-related expenditure per
hunter was $430.
Hunters spent $180 million on equip-ment—
66 percent of all hunting
expenditures. Hunting equipment
(guns, ammunition, etc.) totaled $92
million and made up 51 percent of
all equipment costs. Hunters spent
$88 million on auxiliary equipment
(tents, special hunting clothes, etc.)
and special equipment (boats, vans,
etc.), accounting for 49 percent of total
equipment expenditures for hunting.
Special and auxiliary equipment are
items that were purchased for hunting
but could be used in activities other
than hunting.
The purchase of other items, such as
magazines, membership dues, licenses,
permits, and land leasing and owner-ship,
cost hunters $22 million—8
percent of all hunting expenditures. For
more details on hunting expenditures in
Utah, see Tables 20 through 23.
Hunting Expenditures in Utah
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $274 million
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $72 million
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $180 million
Hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $92 million
Auxiliary and special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $88 million
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $22 million
Source: Table 20.
Percent of Hunters by Residence
(Total: 166 thousand participants)
Residents Nonresidents
86%
14%
Hunting Expenditures
in Utah
(Total: $274 million)
Trip-related
26%
Other
8%
Equipment
66%
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Wildlife Watchers
Participants and Days of Activity
In 2006, 877 thousand U.S. residents
16 years old and older fed, observed,
or photographed wildlife in Utah. Most
of them, 56 percent (491 thousand),
enjoyed their activities close to home
and are called “around-the-home”
participants. Those persons who
enjoyed wildlife at least 1 mile from
home are called “away-from-home”
participants. People participating in
away-from-home activities in Utah
in 2006 numbered 518 thousand—59
percent of all wildlife watchers in Utah.
Of the 518 thousand, 194 thousand
were state residents and 324 thousand
were nonresidents.
Utah residents 16 years old and older
who enjoyed away-from-home wildlife
watching within their state totaled 194
thousand. Of this group, 190 thousand
participants observed wildlife, 51
thousand fed wildlife, and 92 thousand
photographed wildlife. Since some
individuals engaged in more than 1 of
the 3 away-from-home activities during
the year, the sum of wildlife observers,
feeders, and photographers exceeds
the total number of away-from-home
participants.
Utah residents spent 2.4 million
days engaged in away-from-home
wildlife -watching activities in their
state. They spent 2.3 million days
observing wildlife, 1.2 million days
feeding wildlife, and 834 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.
Utah residents also took an active
interest in wildlife around their homes.
In 2006, 491 thousand state residents
enjoyed observing, feeding, and photo-graphing
wildlife within 1 mile of their
homes. Among this around-the-home
group, 365 thousand fed, 335 thousand
observed, and 185 thousand photo-graphed
wildlife around their homes.
Another 45 thousand participants main-tained
natural areas of 1/4 acre or more
for wildlife; 33 thousand participants
Wildlife-Watching Participants in Utah
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 877 thousand
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 491 thousand
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 518 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 24.
Away-From-Home Wildlife-Watching Participation
in Utah
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Participants, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 518 thousand
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 471 thousand
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 thousand
Photograph wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312 thousand
Days, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.9 million
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.5 million
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2 million
Photograph wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.7 million
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 25.
Around-the-Home Wildlife-Watching Participation
in Utah
(State residents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 491 thousand
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365 thousand
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335 thousand
Photograph wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 thousand
Maintain natural areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 thousand
Maintain plantings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 thousand
Visit public areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 27.
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maintained plantings for the benefi t of
wildlife; and 80 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,
35 percent of resident around-the-home
wildlife watchers also enjoyed wildlife
away from home. For further details
about Utah residents participating in
around-the-home wildlife-watching
activities, see Table 27.
Wild Bird Observers
Bird watching attracted many wildlife
enthusiasts in Utah. In 2006, 639 thou-sand
people observed birds around the
home and on trips in the state. Forty-eight
percent (304 thousand) observed
wild birds around the home while 66
percent (419 thousand) took trips away
from home to watch birds.
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
in Utah
Wildlife watchers spent $564 million
on wildlife-watching activities in Utah
in 2006. Trip-related expenditures,
including food and lodging ($228
million), transportation ($83 million),
and other trip expenses ($11 million),
such as equipment rental, amounted
to $322 million. This summation
comprised 57 percent of all wildlife-watching
expenditures by participants.
The average of the trip-related expendi-tures
for away-from-home participants
was $618 per person in 2006.
Wildlife-watching participants spent
$227 million on equipment—40 percent
of all their expenditures. Specifi cally,
wildlife-watching equipment (binocu-lars,
special clothing, etc.) expenditures
totaled $56 million, 25 percent of
the equipment total. Auxiliary equip-ment
expenditures (tents, backpacking
equipment, etc.) and special equipment
expenditures (campers, trucks, etc.)
amounted to $171 million—75 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 $16
million—3 percent of all wildlife -
watching expenditures. For more
details about wildlife-watching expen-ditures
in Utah, see Table 31.
Wild Bird Observers in Utah
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Participants, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 639 thousand
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304 thousand
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 419 thousand
Days, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27.5 million
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25.3 million
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.2 million
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 29.
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures in Utah
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $564 million
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $322 million
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $227 million
Wildlife watching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $56 million
Auxiliary and special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $171 million
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $16 million
Source: Table 31.
Around-the-Home and
Away-From-Home Participation
by Utah Residents
(Total: 491 thousand participants)
Both around
the home and
away from
home
Around the
home only
65%
35%
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
in Utah
(Total: $564 million)
Trip-related
57%
Other
3%
Equipment
40%
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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 Utah. 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
Utah residents anywhere in the United
States. The in-state estimates cover
the participation, day, and expenditure
activity of U.S. residents in Utah.
The expenditure estimates were made
comparable by adjusting the estimates
for infl ation—all estimates are in 2006
dollars.
Utah 1996 and 2006 Comparison
(Numbers in thousands)
1996 2006 Percent change
Fishing
Anglers in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406 375 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,926 3,822 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $297,949 $371,087 *
State resident anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297 313 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $245,369 $408,986 67
Hunting
Hunters in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 166 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,660 1,715 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $170,362 $273,782 *
State resident hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 154 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $219,216 $332,629 *
Away-From-Home Wildlife Watching
Participants in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 433 518 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,802 3,927 *
State resident participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220 255 *
Around-the-Home Wildlife Watching
Total participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380 491 29
Observers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273 335 *
Feeders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287 365 *
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
In-state expenditures by U.S. wildlife watchers . . . . . . . . . . $304,822 $564,443 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $190,861 $191,989 *
* Not different from zero at the 10 percent level of signifi cance.
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Utah 2001 and 2006 Comparison
(Numbers in thousands)
2001 2006 Percent change
Fishing
Anglers in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 517 375 –27
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,238 3,822 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $447,583 $371,087 *
State resident anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 424 313 –26
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $456,270 $408,986 *
Hunting
Hunters in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198 166 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,455 1,715 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $333,003 $273,782 *
State resident hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178 154 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $351,701 $332,629 *
Away-From-Home Wildlife Watching
Participants in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 530 518 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,414 3,927 *
State resident participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323 255 *
Around-the-Home Wildlife Watching
Total participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 515 491 *
Observers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372 335 *
Feeders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368 365 *
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
In-state expenditures by U.S. wildlife watchers . . . . . . . . . . $633,513 $564,443 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $522,899 $191,989 –63
* 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 Utah: 1996–2006
(In thousands)
143
406
198
517
166
375
Number of People Who Wildlife Watched
in Utah: 1996–2006
(In thousands)
433
380
515 530 518 491
Total Expenditures by Participants
in Utah: 1996–2006
(In millions of 2006 dollars)
298
170
305
448
333
634
371
274
564
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 Utah 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) . . . . . . . . 437 100 328 100 109 100
Total anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375 86 288 88 87 80
Fished only. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271 62 185 56 87 79
Fished and hunted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 24 104 32 ... ...
Total hunters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 38 144 44 *23 *21
Hunted only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 14 40 12 ... ...
Hunted and fished . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 24 104 32 ... ...
* 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 Utah 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375 100 3,822 100 2,999 100
Total, all freshwater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375 100 3,822 100 2,999 100
Freshwater, except Great Lakes. . . . . . . . . . . . 375 100 3,822 100 2,999 100
Great Lakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
Saltwater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
HUNTING
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 100 1,715 100 1,432 100
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 75 1,059 62 580 40
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 42 651 38 594 41
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *26 *16 *189 *11 *172 *12
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *15 *9 *106 *6 *87 *6
* 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 Utah Activity by Utah 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375 100 288 77 87 23 313 100 288 92 80 25
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,999 100 2,824 94 175 6 3,097 100 2,824 91 273 9
Total days of fishing. . . . . . . . . 3,822 100 3,387 89 434 11 3,841 100 3,387 88 465 12
Average days of fishing . . . . . . 10 (X) 12 (X) 5 (X) 12 (X) 12 (X) 6 (X)
HUNTING
Total hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 100 144 86 *23 *14 154 100 144 93 *27 *18
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,432 100 1,408 98 ... ... 1,544 100 1,408 91 *135 *9
Total days of hunting . . . . . . . . 1,715 100 1,624 95 *91 *5 1,884 100 1,624 86 *297 *16
Average days of hunting . . . . . 10 (X) 11 (X) *4 (X) 12 (X) 11 (X) *11 (X)
(X) Not applicable. * Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Table 4. Utah 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313 100 154 100
In-state only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233 75 127 82
In-state and other states . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 18 *17 *11
In other states only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *25 *8 ... ...
* 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. Utah 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313 100 3,841 100 3,097 100
Total, all freshwater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313 100 3,802 99 3,076 99
Freshwater, except Great Lakes. . . . . . . . . . . . 313 100 3,800 99 3,075 99
Great Lakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
Saltwater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *15 *5 *40 *1 *21 *1
HUNTING
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 100 1,884 100 1,544 100
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 72 1,200 64 609 39
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 48 749 40 673 44
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *26 *17 *189 *10 *172 *11
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *15 *10 *118 *6 *90 *6
* 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 Utah
Total, state
residents and nonresidents
State residents Nonresidents
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375 100 288 77 87 23
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,999 100 2,824 94 175 6
Total days of fishing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,822 100 3,387 89 434 11
Average days of fishing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 (X) 12 (X) 5 (X)
ANGLERS
Total, all types of water. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375 100 288 77 87 23
Ponds, lakes, or reservoirs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307 100 237 77 70 23
Rivers or streams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 100 124 79 *34 *21
DAYS
Total, all types of water. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,822 100 3,387 89 434 11
Ponds, lakes, or reservoirs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,609 100 2,250 86 359 14
Rivers or streams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,341 100 1,180 88 *161 *12
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. (X) Not applicable.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
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Table 7. Freshwater Anglers and Days of Fishing in Utah by Type of Fish: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Anglers and days of fishing
Activity in Utah
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375 100 100 288 77 87 23
Crappie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Panfish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *24 *6 *100 *22 *92 ... ...
White bass, striped bass, striped bass hybrids . . . . . 45 12 100 *36 *79 ... ...
Black bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 16 100 42 70 ... ...
Catfish, bullheads. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 14 100 44 82 ... ...
Walleye, sauger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *13 *4 *100 ... ... ... ...
Northern pike, pickerel, muskie, muskie hybrids . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Steelhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Trout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328 87 100 258 79 69 21
Salmon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Anything1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *21 *6 *100 *21 *100 ... ...
Other freshwater fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *15 *4 *100 ... ... ... ...
DAYS
Total, all types of fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,822 100 100 3,387 89 434 11
Crappie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Panfish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *120 *3 *100 *117 *97 ... ...
White bass, striped bass, striped bass hybrids . . . . . 408 11 100 *341 *83 ... ...
Black bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 431 11 100 310 72 ... ...
Catfish, bullheads. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 439 11 100 381 87 ... ...
Walleye, sauger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *189 *5 *100 ... ... ... ...
Northern pike, pickerel, muskie, muskie hybrids . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Steelhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Trout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,003 79 100 2,694 90 310 10
Salmon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Anything1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *107 *3 *100 *107 *100 ... ...
Other freshwater fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *85 *2 *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 Utah: 2006
This table does not apply to this state.
Table 9. Great Lakes Anglers and Days of Fishing in Utah 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 Utah: 2006
This table does not apply to this state.
Table 11. Saltwater Anglers and Days of Fishing in Utah by Type of Fish: 2006
This table does not apply to this state.
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Table 12. Hunters, Trips, and Days of Hunting in Utah by Type of Hunting: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Hunters, trips, and days of hunting
Activity in Utah
Total, state
residents and nonresidents
State residents Nonresidents
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
HUNTERS
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 100 144 86 *23 *14
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 100 103 82 ... ...
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 100 71 100 ... ...
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *26 *100 *26 *100 ... ...
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *15 *100 *15 *100 ... ...
TRIPS
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,432 100 1,408 98 ... ...
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 580 100 556 96 ... ...
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 594 100 594 100 ... ...
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *172 *100 *172 *100 ... ...
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *87 *100 *87 *100 ... ...
DAYS
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,715 100 1,624 95 *91 *5
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,059 100 970 92 ... ...
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 651 100 651 100 ... ...
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *189 *100 *189 *100 ... ...
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *106 *100 *106 *100 ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
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Table 13. Hunters and Days of Hunting in Utah 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 100 1,715 100
Big game, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 75 1,059 62
Deer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 62 801 47
Elk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 28 324 19
Bear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Wild turkey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Small game, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 42 651 38
Rabbit, hare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *37 *22 *298 *17
Quail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Grouse/prairie chicken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *14 *8 *117 *7
Squirrel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Pheasant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *33 *20 *144 *8
Other small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Migratory birds, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *26 *16 *189 *11
Waterfowl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *20 *12 *101 *6
Geese . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *11 *7 *38 *2
Duck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *20 *12 *101 *6
Dove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *13 *8 *61 *4
Other migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other animals, total 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *15 *9 *106 *6
* 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 Utah 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 100 144 100 *23 *100
Public land, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 73 117 81 ... ...
Public land only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 47 75 52 ... ...
Public and private land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 25 42 29 ... ...
Private land, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 48 62 43 ... ...
Private land only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *38 *23 *20 *14 ... ...
Private and public land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 25 42 29 ... ...
DAYS
Total, all types of land. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,715 100 1,624 100 *91 *100
Public land1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,340 78 1,316 81 ... ...
Private land2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 536 31 469 29 ... ...
* 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 Utah Resident Anglers and Hunters: 2006
(State population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Characteristic
Population
Sportspersons
(fished or hunted)
Anglers Hunters
Number Percent Number
Percent
who
partici-pated
Percent
of
sports-persons
Number
Percent
who
partici-pated
Percent
of
anglers Number
Percent
who
partici-pated
Percent
of
hunters
Total persons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,808 100 351 19 100 313 17 100 154 9 100
Population Density of Residence
Urban . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,553 86 266 17 76 240 15 77 110 7 71
Rural . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255 14 85 33 24 73 29 23 *44 *17 *29
Population Size of Residence
Metropolitan statistical area
(MSA). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,628 90 278 17 79 243 15 78 117 7 76
1,000,000 or more . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
250,000 to 999,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,438 80 242 17 69 216 15 69 92 6 60
Less than 250,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 11 *36 *19 *10 *27 *14 *9 *24 *13 *16
Outside MSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 10 73 40 21 70 39 22 *38 *21 *24
Sex
Male . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 919 51 275 30 78 243 26 78 138 15 89
Female . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 889 49 76 9 22 70 8 22 ... ... ...
Age
16 to 17 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 6 *20 *19 *6 *15 *14 *5 ... ... ...
18 to 24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303 17 *46 *15 *13 *42 *14 *14 *18 *6 *11
25 to 34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401 22 97 24 27 86 21 28 43 11 28
35 to 44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341 19 82 24 23 72 21 23 *36 *11 *24
45 to 54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286 16 49 17 14 47 16 15 *23 *8 *15
55 to 64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169 9 36 21 10 31 18 10 *14 *8 *9
65 years and older . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201 11 *22 *11 *6 *20 *10 *7 ... ... ...
Ethnicity
Hispanic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 10 *24 *13 *7 *23 *13 *7 ... ... ...
Non-Hispanic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,628 90 328 20 93 290 18 93 141 9 92
Race
White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,710 95 341 20 97 303 18 97 153 9 99
Black. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *30 *2 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
All others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 4 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Annual Household Income
Under $10,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 3 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
$10,000 to $19,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 5 *19 *21 *5 *19 *21 *6 ... ... ...
$20,000 to $29,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 8 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
$30,000 to $39,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214 12 42 19 12 *39 *18 *12 ... ... ...
$40,000 to $49,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 8 *32 *23 *9 *31 *22 *10 *19 *13 *12
$50,000 to $74,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306 17 82 27 23 69 22 22 44 14 29
$75,000 to $99,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204 11 47 23 13 38 19 12 *24 *12 *16
$100,000 or more. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242 13 63 26 18 55 23 18 *29 *12 *19
Not reported . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 412 23 51 12 14 47 12 15 *18 *4 *12
Education
11 years or less . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197 11 44 22 13 *38 *19 *12 *27 *14 *17
12 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 554 31 111 20 32 99 18 32 50 9 33
1 to 3 years college . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 575 32 115 20 33 102 18 33 42 7 27
4 years college or more . . . . . . . . . . . 482 27 81 17 23 73 15 23 *35 *7 *23
* 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 Utah 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 724,470 460 1,576 1,608
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90,996 377 241 208
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100,611 372 270 230
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63,826 303 210 146
Equipment (fishing, hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153,770 309 498 330
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58,173 159 366 121
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219,838 36 6,155 491
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,957 70 56 7
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,956 55 198 25
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22,343 352 63 51
FISHING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371,087 379 979 968
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65,081 313 208 173
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63,356 303 209 169
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55,421 282 197 148
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54,025 225 240 139
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,828 67 236 40
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *104,708 *16 *6,433 *266
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,320 *32 *42 *3
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *2,943 *23 *129 *8
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,404 263 32 22
HUNTING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273,782 186 1,472 1,579
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,915 147 176 156
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37,255 147 254 224
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,405 60 139 51
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92,425 148 623 510
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30,042 67 448 166
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *57,862 *12 *4,672 *348
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,807 *24 *75 *6
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *6,132 *22 *285 *36
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,939 137 102 83
UNSPECIFIED5
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72,282 69 1,043 160
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29.
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 Utah 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358,419 363 988 935
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65,081 313 208 173
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63,356 303 209 169
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55,421 282 197 148
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174,560 238 735 445
ALL FRESHWATER
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341,459 355 961 892
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65,081 313 208 173
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62,875 303 207 168
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55,421 282 197 148
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158,082 228 694 403
FRESHWATER, EXCEPT
GREAT LAKES
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341,297 355 961 892
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65,081 313 208 173
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62,875 303 207 168
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55,421 282 197 148
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157,919 228 694 403
GREAT LAKES
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
SALTWATER
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses and nonresponse. See Table 19 for detailed listing of expenditure items.
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Table 18. Summary of Hunting Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Utah 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251,904 179 1,406 1,454
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,915 147 176 156
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37,255 147 254 224
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,405 60 139 51
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180,329 163 1,106 1,023
BIG GAME
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145,529 147 988 1,099
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,615 107 183 157
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,289 105 203 170
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,479 49 131 52
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98,146 116 843 721
SMALL GAME
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43,853 72 612 555
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,104 59 70 117
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,203 61 184 318
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *918 *11 *82 *26
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27,628 55 501 95
MIGRATORY BIRD
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34,580 34 1,016 5,384
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,796 *23 *77 *482
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *3,697 *25 *149 *992
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *999 *12 *85 *268
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *28,088 *19 *1,508 *3,642
OTHER ANIMALS
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *6,551 *17 *390 *944
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *400 *10 *42 *239
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,066 *12 *86 *637
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 Utah 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371,087 968 379 101 979
TRIP-RELATED EXPENDITURES
Total trip-related. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183,859 490 342 91 538
Food and lodging, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65,081 173 335 89 194
Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52,088 139 312 83 167
Lodging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,993 35 66 18 196
Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63,356 169 303 81 209
Other trip costs, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55,421 148 282 75 197
Privilege and other fees1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,033 43 133 35 121
Boating costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26,342 70 70 19 378
Bait . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,411 20 212 57 35
Ice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,345 9 157 42 21
Heating and cooking fuel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,290 6 65 17 35
EQUIPMENT AND OTHER EXPENDITURES
PRIMARILY FOR FISHING
Fishing equipment, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54,025 139 225 60 240
Reels, rods, and rod-making components . . . . . . . . . . . 23,708 60 112 30 211
Lines, hooks, sinkers, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,720 23 162 43 54
Artificial lures and flies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,581 33 188 50 67
Creels, stringers, fish bags, landing nets, and gaff
hooks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,290 *3 *34 *9 *38
Minnow seines, traps, and bait containers. . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
Other fishing equipment3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,694 20 74 20 104
Auxiliary equipment4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,828 40 67 18 236
Special equipment5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *104,708 *266 *16 *4 *6,433
Other fishing costs6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,667 33 273 73 46
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
1 Includes boat or equipment rental and fees for guides, pack trip (party and charter boats, etc.), public land use, and private land use.
2 Boat launching, mooring, storage, maintenance, insurance, pumpout fees, and fuel.
3 Includes electronic fishing devices (depth finders, fish finders, etc.), tackle boxes, ice fishing equipment, and other fishing equipment.
4 Includes tents, special fishing clothing, etc.
5 Includes boats, campers, 4x4 vehicles, cabins, etc.
6 Includes magazines and books, membership dues and contributions, land leasing and ownership, and licenses, stamps, tags, and permits.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses and nonresponse. Percent of anglers may be greater than 100 because spenders who did not fish in this
state are included.
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Table 20. Expenditures in Utah 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273,782 1,578 186 112 1,472
TRIP-RELATED EXPENDITURES
Total trip-related. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71,575 430 152 92 470
Food and lodging, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,915 156 152 92 170
Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22,343 134 147 88 152
Lodging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *3,572 *21 *21 *12 *174
Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37,255 224 147 88 254
Other trip costs, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *8,405 *51 *60 *36 *139
Privilege and other fees1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *5,932 *36 *25 *15 *235
Boating costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
Heating and cooking fuel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
EQUIPMENT AND OTHER EXPENDITURES
PRIMARILY FOR HUNTING
Hunting equipment, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92,425 510 148 89 623
Firearms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35,588 214 56 34 631
Ammunition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,529 77 115 69 117
Other hunting equipment2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43,307 219 88 53 492
Auxiliary equipment3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30,042 166 67 40 448
Special equipment4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *57,862 *348 *12 *7 *4,672
Other hunting costs5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,879 125 144 87 152
* 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 Utah for Fishing and Hunting by Utah
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 667,670 435 1,535 1,526
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing, total. . . . . . . . . . 358,419 363 988 955
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65,081 313 208 173
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63,356 303 209 169
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26,342 70 378 70
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29,080 277 105 77
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174,560 238 735 465
Trip and equipment expenditures for hunting, total. . . . . . . . . 251,904 179 1,406 1,514
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,915 147 176 156
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37,255 147 254 224
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,205 57 144 49
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180,329 163 1,106 1,084
Unspecified equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57,347 30 1,900 131
STATE RESIDENTS
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing and hunting,
total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 569,208 325 1,750 1,734
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing, total. . . . . . . . . . 287,018 278 1,031 995
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43,223 238 181 150
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43,693 229 191 152
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,218 53 403 74
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,686 211 75 54
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163,198 207 789 566
Trip and equipment expenditures for hunting, total. . . . . . . . . 236,080 153 1,548 1,643
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22,672 128 177 158
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31,170 128 243 217
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,564 46 142 46
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175,474 137 1,277 1,221
Unspecified equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46,110 29 1,580 140
NONRESIDENTS
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing and hunting,
total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98,462 110 898 902
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing, total. . . . . . . . . . 71,401 84 846 821
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,858 75 293 251
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,663 75 263 226
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *5,123 *17 *303 *59
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,394 67 200 154
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *11,363 *31 *370 *131
Trip and equipment expenditures for hunting, total. . . . . . . . . *15,823 *27 *595 *697
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *4,855 *26 *189 *214
Unspecified equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
1 Includes boat launching, mooring, storage, maintenance, insurance, pumpout fees, and fuel.
2 Includes equipment rental, guide and access fees, ice and bait for fishing, and heating and cooking oil.
3 Respondent could not specify whether item was for hunting or fishing.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses and nonresponse.
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Table 22. Summary of Utah Residents’ Fishing and Hunting Expenditures Both Inside and Outside Utah:
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 838,167 346 2,420 2,387
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117,329 313 375 334
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104,344 308 339 297
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61,980 253 245 176
Equipment (fishing, hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158,662 269 589 452
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58,470 142 412 166
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *240,627 *33 *7,321 *685
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,350 67 50 10
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,870 56 195 31
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82,534 284 290 235
FISHING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408,986 305 1,339 1,306
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80,536 268 300 257
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63,495 256 248 203
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43,338 236 183 138
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53,652 206 261 171
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,611 61 255 50
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *99,147 *14 *7,280 *317
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,371 *33 *41 *4
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *2,738 *23 *119 *9
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49,098 214 229 157
HUNTING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332,629 153 2,168 2,157
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36,793 139 265 239
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40,849 139 293 265
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,642 55 339 121
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97,910 132 742 635
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31,569 59 538 205
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *66,228 *13 *5,009 *429
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,040 *19 *55 *7
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *6,161 *22 *277 *40
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33,436 123 273 217
UNSPECIFIED5
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89,452 64 1,389 255
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29.
1 Includes boating costs, equipment rental, guide fees, access fees, heating and cooking fuel, and ice and bait (for fishing only).
2 Includes tents, special clothing, etc.
3 Includes boats, campers, 4x4 vehicles, cabins, etc.
4 Includes land leasing and ownership, licenses, stamps, tags, and permits.
5 Respondent could not specify whether expenditure was primarily for either fishing or hunting.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses and nonresponse. See Tables 19–20 for a detailed listing of expenditure items.
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Table 23. In-State and Out-of-State Expenditures by Utah 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 UTAH
Expenditures for fishing and hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 616,399 337 1,829 1,878
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184,426 308 599 562
Equipment (fishing and hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146,010 264 554 445
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54,044 136 397 165
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *203,039 *32 *6,334 *619
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28,880 283 102 88
Expenditures for fishing, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296,674 288 1,029 1,029
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123,820 266 466 429
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49,103 196 250 170
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,948 57 262 52
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *99,147 *14 *7,280 *344
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,656 207 47 33
Expenditures for hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252,646 153 1,647 1,759
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60,606 134 454 422
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89,806 131 685 625
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27,806 57 488 194
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *57,862 *12 *4,672 *403
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,566 121 136 115
Unspecified expenditures for fishing and hunting, total4 . . . . . 56,282 52 1,074 171
OUT OF STATE
Expenditures for fishing and hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219,708 96 2,283 2,260
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99,617 89 1,123 1,025
Equipment (fishing and hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *10,938 *19 *575 *113
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67,816 58 1,178 698
Expenditures for fishing, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110,288 77 1,428 1,381
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63,745 73 869 798
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *2,917 *17 *169 *37
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43,522 41 1,054 545
Expenditures for hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *79,946 *29 *2,773 *2,943
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *35,872 *25 *1,428 *1,321
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *24,042 *18 *1,336 *885
Unspecified expenditures for fishing and hunting, total 4 . . . . ... ... ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
1 Includes tents, special hunting or fishing clothing, etc.
2 Includes boats, campers, 4x4 vehicles, cabins, etc.
3 Includes magazines, books, membership dues, contributions, land leasing and ownership, stamps, tags, and licenses.
4 Respondent could not specify whether expenditure was primarily for either fishing or hunting.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses and nonresponse.
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Table 24. Wildlife Watching in Utah by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Participants Number Percent
Total participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 877 100
Away from home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 518 59
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 471 54
Photograph wildlife. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312 36
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *72 *8
Around the home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 491 56
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335 38
Photograph wildlife. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 21
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365 42
Visit public parks1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *80 *9
Maintain plantings or natural areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *64 *7
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29.
1 Includes visits only to parks or publicly owned areas within 1 mile of home.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Table 25. Participants, Trips, and Days of Participation in Away-From-Home Wildlife Watching in
Utah: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Participants, trips, and days
of participation
Activity in Utah
Total, state residents and
nonresidents
State
residents
Nonresidents
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
PARTICIPANTS
Total participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 518 100 194 100 324 100
Observe wildlife. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 471 91 190 98 281 87
Photograph wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312 60 *92 *48 *220 *68
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *72 *14 *51 *26 ... ...
TRIPS
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,862 100 2,217 100 645 100
Average days per trip. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 (X) 1 (X) 2 (X)
DAYS
Total days . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,927 100 2,409 100 1,518 100
Observing wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,544 90 2,283 95 1,262 83
Photographing wildlife. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,661 42 *834 *35 *827 *54
Feeding wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,227 *31 *1,185 *49 ... ...
Average days per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 (X) 12 (X) 5 (X)
Observing wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 (X) 12 (X) 4 (X)
Photographing wildlife. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 (X) *9 (X) *4 (X)
Feeding wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *17 (X) *23 (X) ... (X)
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably. (X) Not applicable.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses and nonresponse.
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Table 26. Away-From-Home Wildlife-Watching Participants by Wildlife Observed, Photographed, or Fed
in Utah: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Wildlife observed, photographed, or fed
Total, state residents and
nonresidents
State residents Nonresidents
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total all wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 518 100 194 37 324 63
Total birds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 419 100 147 35 272 65
Songbirds (cardinals, robins, warblers, etc.). . . . . . . . . . 228 100 *82 *36 *145 *64
Birds of prey (hawks, owls, eagles, etc.) . . . . . . . . . . . . 338 100 120 36 *218 *64
Waterfowl (ducks, geese, swan, etc.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213 100 110 52 *102 *48
Other water birds (shorebirds, herons, cranes, etc.) . . . . *141 *100 *54 *38 *87 *62
Other birds (pheasants, turkeys, road runners, etc.