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

              U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Wyoming
2006 National Survey
of Fishing, Hunting,
and Wildlife-Associated
Recreation
2006 National Survey of
Fishing, Hunting, and
Wildlife-Associated Recreation
FHW/06-WY
Issued May 2008
Wyoming
U.S. Department of the Interior
Dirk Kempthorne,
Secretary
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
H. Dale Hall,
Director
U.S. Department of Commerce
Carlos M. Gutierrez,
Secretary
John J. Sullivan,
Deputy Secretary
Economics and Statistics Administration
Cynthia A. Glassman,
Under Secretary for Economic Affairs
U.S. CENSUS BUREAU
Steve H. Murdock,
Director
The U.S. Department of the Interior protects and manages the Nation’s natural resources and cultural
heritage; provides scientifi c and other information about those resources; and honors its trust responsi-bilities
or special commitments to American Indians, Alaska Natives, and affi liated Island Communities.
The mission of the Department’s U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is working with others to conserve,
protect, and enhance fi sh, wildlife, and their habitats for the continuing benefi t of the American people.
The Service is responsible for national programs of vital importance to our natural resources, including
administration of the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs. These two programs provide fi nan-cial
assistance to the States for projects to enhance and protect fi sh and wildlife resources and to assure
their availability to the public for recreational purposes. Multistate grants from these programs fund the
National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation.
Suggested Citation
U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, and U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S.
Census Bureau. 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
H. Dale Hall,
Director
Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration
Rowan Gould,
Assistant Director
U.S. Department of the Interior
Dirk Kempthorne,
Secretary
U.S. CENSUS BUREAU
Steve H. Murdock,
Director
Economics and Statistics
Administration
Cynthia A. Glassman,
Under Secretary for Economic Affairs
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Contents
List of Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv
Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi
Survey Background and Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Highlights
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Wildlife-Associated Recreation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Sportspersons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Wildlife Watchers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
1996–2006 Comparisons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Tables
Guide to Statistical Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Fishing and Hunting Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Wildlife-Watching Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
National Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Appendixes
A. Defi nitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
B. 2005 Participation of 6- to 15-Year-Olds: Data From Screening Interviews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
C. Signifi cant Methodological Changes From Previous Surveys and Regional Trends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
D. Sample Design and Statistical Accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
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Fishing and Hunting
1. Fishing and Hunting in Wyoming by Resident and Nonresident Sportspersons: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2. Anglers and Hunters, Days of Participation, and Trips in Wyoming by Type of Fishing
and Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3. Anglers and Hunters, Trips, and Days of Participation: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
4. Wyoming Resident Anglers and Hunters by Place Fished or Hunted: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
5. Wyoming 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 Wyoming by Type of Fish: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
8. Great Lakes Anglers, Trips, and Days of Fishing in Wyoming: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
9. Great Lakes Anglers and Days of Fishing in Wyoming by Type of Fish: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
10. Saltwater Anglers, Trips, and Days of Fishing in Wyoming: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
11. Saltwater Anglers and Days of Fishing in Wyoming by Type of Fish: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
12. Hunters, Trips, and Days of Hunting in Wyoming by Type of Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
13. Hunters and Days of Hunting in Wyoming by Type of Game: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
14. Hunters and Days of Hunting in Wyoming by Type of Land: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
15. Selected Characteristics of Wyoming Resident Anglers and Hunters: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
16. Summary of Expenditures in Wyoming by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for
Fishing and Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
17. Summary of Fishing Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Wyoming by State Residents and
Nonresidents Combined by Type of Fishing: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
18. Summary of Hunting Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Wyoming by State Residents and
Nonresidents Combined by Type of Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
19. Expenditures in Wyoming by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for Fishing: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
20. Expenditures in Wyoming by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
21. Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Wyoming for Fishing and Hunting by Wyoming Residents
and Nonresidents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
22. Summary of Wyoming Residents’ Fishing and Hunting Expenditures Both Inside and Outside
Wyoming: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
23. In-State and Out-of-State Expenditures by Wyoming Residents for Fishing and Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Wildlife Watching
24. Wildlife Watching in Wyoming by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
25. Participants, Trips, and Days of Participation in Away-From-Home Wildlife Watching in
Wyoming: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
26. Away-From-Home Wildlife-Watching Participants by Wildlife Observed, Photographed, or
Fed in Wyoming: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
List of Tables
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27. Participation in Wildlife-Watching Activities Around the Home in Wyoming: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
28. Wyoming Residents Participating in Wildlife Watching in the United States: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
29. Wild Bird Observers and Days of Observation in Wyoming by State Residents and
Nonresidents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
30. Selected Characteristics of Wyoming Residents Participating in Wildlife Watching: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
31. Expenditures in Wyoming by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for Wildlife
Watching: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
32. Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Wyoming for Wildlife Watching by Wyoming Residents
and Nonresidents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
33. Wildlife-Watching Expenditures Both Inside and Outside Wyoming by Wyoming
Residents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
34. In-State and Out-of-State Expenditures by Wyoming Residents for Wildlife Watching: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
35. Participation of Wyoming Resident Wildlife-Watching Participants in Fishing and
Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
36. Participation of Wyoming 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—Wyoming 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—Wyoming vii
Survey Background and Method
The National Survey of Fishing,
Hunting, and Wildlife-Asso ciated
Recreation (Survey) has been
conducted since 1955 and is one of
the oldest and most comprehensive
continuing recreation surveys. The
Survey collects information on the
number of anglers, hunters, and wild-life
watchers; how often they partici-pate;
and how much they spend on their
activities in the United States.
Preparations for the 2006 Survey began
in 2004 when the Association of Fish
and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA) recom-mended
that the Fish and Wildlife
Service conduct the 11th Survey of
wildlife-related recreation. Funding
came from the Multistate Conservation
Grant Programs, authorized by Sport
Fish and Wildlife Restoration Acts, as
amended.
We consulted with State and Federal
agencies and nongovernmental
o rganizations such as the Wildlife
Management Institute and American
Sportfi shing Association to determine
survey content. Other sportsper-sons’
organizations and conservation
groups, industry representatives, and
researchers also provided valuable
advice.
Four regional technical committees
were set up under the auspices of the
AFWA to ensure that State fi sh and
wildlife agencies had an opportunity to
participate in all phases of survey plan-ning
and design. The committees were
made up of agency representatives.
Data collection for the Survey was
carried out by the U.S. Census Bureau
in two phases. The fi rst phase was the
screen which began in April 2006.
During this phase, the Census Bureau
interviewed a sample of 85,000 house-holds
nationwide to determine who
in the household had fi shed, hunted,
or wildlife watched in 2005, and who
had engaged or planned to engage
in those activities in 2006. In most
cases, one adult household member
provided information for all members.
The screen primarily covered 2005
activities while the next, more in-depth
phase covered 2006 activities. For
more information on 2005 data, refer to
Appendix B.
The second phase of data collection
consisted of three detailed inter-view
waves. The fi rst began in April
2006 concurrent with the screen, the
second in September 2006, and the
last in January 2007. Interviews were
conducted with samples of likely
anglers, hunters, and wildlife watchers
who were identifi ed in the initial
screening phase. Interviews were
conducted primarily by phone, with
in-person interviews for respondents
who could not be reached by phone.
Respondents in the second survey
phase were limited to those who were
at least 16 years old. Each respondent
provided information pertaining only to
his or her activities and expenditures.
Sample sizes were designed to provide
statistically reliable results at the state
level. Information on sampling proce-dures,
sample sizes, and response rates
is found in Appendix D.
Comparability With Previous
Surveys
The 2006 Survey questions and meth-odology
were similar to those used
in the 2001, 1996, and 1991 Surveys.
Therefore, the estimates are compa-rable.
The methodology of these Surveys
did differ importantly from the 1985
and 1980 Surveys, so these estimates
are not directly comparable to those
of earlier surveys. Changes in meth-odology
included reducing the recall
period over which respondents had to
report their activities and expenditures.
Previous Surveys used a 12-month
recall period, which resulted in greater
reporting bias. Research found that the
amount of activity and expenditures
reported in 12-month recall surveys
was overestimated in comparison
with that reported using shorter recall
periods.
Highlights
2 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Wyoming U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Introduction
The National Survey of Fishing,
Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated
Recreation reports results from inter-views
with U.S. residents about their
fi shing, hunting, and wildlife watching.
This report focuses on 2006 participa-tion
and expenditures of persons 16
years of age and older.
The Survey is a snapshot of one year.
The information it collected tells us
how many people participated and
how much they spent on their activi-ties
in the State in 2006. It does not
tell us how many anglers, hunters, and
wildlife watchers there were because
many do not participate every year.
For example, based on information
collected by the Survey’s household
screen and detailed phase, we can
estimate that about 33 percent more
anglers and hunters participated nation-ally
in at least 1 of the 4 years prior to
the survey year 2006.
In addition to 2006 estimates, we also
provide trend information in the High-lights
section and Appendix C of the
report. The 2006 numbers reported can
be compared with those in the 1991,
1996, and 2001 Survey reports because
they used similar methodologies. The
2006 estimates should not be directly
compared with results from Surveys
conducted earlier than 1991 because
of changes in methodology to improve
accuracy.
The report also provides information
on participation in wildlife recreation
in 2005, particularly of persons 6 to 15
years of age. The 2005 information is
provided in Appendix B. Information
about the Survey’s scope and coverage
is in Appendix D. The remainder of this
section defi nes important terms used in
the Survey.
This report does not provide infor-mation
about the State’s wildlife
resources. That, and additional infor-mation
on wildlife-related recreation,
may be obtained from State fi sh and
wildlife agencies. The Association of
Fish and Wildlife Agencies can provide
the addresses and telephone numbers of
those agencies. The Association’s Web
site is <www.fi shwildlife.org>.
Wildlife-Associated Recreation
Wildlife-associated recreation is
fi shing, hunting, and wildlife-watching
activities. These categories are not
mutually exclusive because many indi-viduals
participated in more than one
activity. Wildlife-associated recreation
is reported in two major categories: (1)
fi shing and hunting and (2) wildlife
watching, which includes observing,
photographing, and feeding fi sh or
wildlife.
Fishing and Hunting
This Survey reports information about
residents of the United States who
fi shed or hunted in 2006, regardless of
whether they were licensed. The fi shing
and hunting sections report information
for three groups: (1) sportspersons, (2)
anglers, and (3) hunters.
Sportspersons
Sportspersons are those who fi shed
or hunted. Individuals who fi shed
or hunted commercially in 2006 are
reported as sportspersons only if they
also fi shed or hunted for recreation.
The sportspersons group is composed
of three subgroups, as shown in the
diagram on this page: (1) those that
fi shed and hunted, (2) those that only
fi shed, and (3) those that only hunted.
The total number of sportspersons is
equal to the sum of people who only
fi shed, only hunted, and both hunted
and fi shed. It is not the sum of all
anglers and all hunters because those
people who both fi shed and hunted are
included in both the angler and hunter
population and would be incorrectly
counted twice.
Anglers
Anglers are sportspersons who only
fi shed plus those who fi shed and
hunted. Anglers include not only
licensed hook and line anglers, but
also those who have no license and
those who use special methods such as
fi shing with spears.
Three types of fi shing are reported: (1)
freshwater, excluding the Great Lakes,
(2) Great Lakes, and (3) saltwater.
Since many anglers participated in
more than one type of fi shing, the total
number of anglers is less than the sum
of the three types of fi shing.
Hunters
Hunters are sportspersons who only
hunted plus those who hunted and
fi shed. Hunters include not only
licensed hunters using rifl es and shot-guns
but also those who had no license
and those who hunted with a bow and
arrow, primitive fi rearm, or pistol or
handgun.
Sportspersons
Anglers Hunters
Fished
only
Fished
and
hunted
Hunted
only
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Four types of hunting are reported: (1)
big game, (2) small game, (3) migra-tory
bird, and (4) other animals. Since
many hunters participated in more than
one type of hunting, the sum of hunters
for big game, small game, migratory
bird, and other animals exceeds the
total number of hunters.
Wildlife Watchers
Since 1980, the National Survey has
included information on wildlife-watching
activities in addition to
fi shing and hunting. The 1991, 1996,
2001, and 2006 Surveys, unlike the
1980 and 1985 Surveys, collected data
only for activities where the primary
purpose was wildlife watching. The
1980 and 1985 Surveys included esti-mates
of unplanned wildlife watching
around the home and while on trips
taken for another purpose.
The 2006 Survey uses a strict defi ni-tion
of wildlife watching. Participants
must either take a “special interest”
in w ildlife around their homes or take
a trip for the “primary purpose” of
wildlife watching. Secondary wild-life
watching, such as incidentally
observing wildlife while pleasure
driving, is not included.
Two types of wildlife watching
are reported: (1) away-from-home
(formerly nonresidential) activities and
(2) around-the-home (formerly residen-tial)
activities. Because some people
participated in more than one type of
wildlife watching, the sum of partici-pants
in each type will be greater than
the total number of wildlife watchers.
The two types of wildlife-watching
activity are explained next.
Away-From-Home Wildlife
Watching
This group includes persons who
took trips or outings of at least 1 mile
from home for the primary purpose of
observing, feeding, or photographing
fi sh and wildlife. Trips to fi sh, hunt,
or scout and trips to zoos, circuses,
aq uariums, and museums are not
considered wildlife-watching activities.
Around-the-Home Wildlife
Watching
This group includes those who
participated within 1 mile of home and
involves one or more of the following:
(1) closely observing or trying to iden-tify
birds or other wildlife; (2) photo-graphing
wildlife; (3) feeding birds or
other wildlife; (4) maintaining natural
areas of at least 1/4 acre where benefi t
to wildlife is the primary concern; (5)
maintaining plantings (shrubs, agri-cultural
crops, etc.) where benefi t to
wildlife is the primary concern; or (6)
visiting public parks within 1 mile
of home for the primary purpose of
observing, feeding, or photographing
wildlife.
4 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Wyoming U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
2006 Wyoming Summary
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,691,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $521,479,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $110,604,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $410,875,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,560
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $65
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 904,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $137,265,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $62,991,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $74,274,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,296
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $70
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . . . 643,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 521,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 180,000
Days of participation away from home . . . . . 3,009,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $394,869,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $299,988,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $94,880,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $591
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100
Activities in Wyoming by Residents and Nonresidents Activities in Wyoming by Nonresidents
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 446,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $109,537,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $65,441,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $44,096,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,026
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . $147
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $57,899,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $39,937,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $17,962,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,106
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . $123
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . . . 451,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 451,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (X)
Days of participation away from home . . . . 2,196,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $282,808,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $267,227,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15,580,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $596
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . $122
(X) Not applicable.
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Activities in Wyoming by Residents
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,245,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $411,942,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $45,163,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $366,779,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$4,289
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $36
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 580,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $79,366,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $23,054,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $56,312,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,592
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $40
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . . . 193,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . . 71,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 180,000
Days of participation away from home . . . . . . 813,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $112,061,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $32,761,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $79,300,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $583
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $40
Activities by Wyoming Residents Both Inside
and Outside Wyoming
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,360,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $450,339,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $62,475,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $387,864,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$4,579
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $46
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 604,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $89,832,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25,067,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $64,765,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,728
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $42
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . . . 194,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . . 82,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 180,000
Days of participation away from home . . . . . . 963,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $138,052,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $54,472,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $83,581,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $711
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $57
6 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Wyoming U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Participation in Wyoming
The 2006 Survey found that 762
thousand Wyoming residents and
nonresidents 16 years old and older
fi shed, hunted, or wildlife watched
in Wyoming. Of the total number of
participants, 203 thousand fi shed, 102
thousand hunted, and 643 thousand
participated in wildlife-watching
activities, which include observing,
feeding, and photographing wildlife.
The sum of anglers, hunters, and wild-life
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
Wyoming 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 98 thousand resident anglers 16
years old and older, there were 24 thou-sand
resident anglers 6 to 15 years old.
Also, in addition to the 52 thousand
residents 16 years old and older who
hunted, there were 4 thousand 6-to-15-
year-old residents who hunted. Finally,
there were 194 thousand Wyoming
residents 16 years old and older and
31 thousand 6- to 15-year-olds who
wildlife watched. Further information
on 6- to 15-year-olds is provided in
Appendix B.
Expenditures in Wyoming
In 2006, state residents and nonresi-dents
spent $1.1 billion on wildlife
recreation in Wyoming. Of that total,
trip-related expenditures were $474
million and equipment purchases
totaled $232 million. The remaining
$374 million was spent on licenses,
contributions, land ownership and
leasing, and other items.
Wildlife-Associated Recreation
Participants in Wildlife-Associated Recreation
in Wyoming: 2006
(U.S. residents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 762 thousand
Sportspersons
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264 thousand
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 thousand
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 thousand
Wildlife Watchers
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 643 thousand
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 521 thousand
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 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: 762 thousand participants)
Wildlife
watching
Fishing Hunting
27%
13%
84%
Wildlife-Associated Recreation
Expenditures in Wyoming
(Total: $1.1 billion)
Equipment
21%
Trip-related
44%
Other
35%
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Wyoming 7
Sportspersons
In 2006, 264 thousand state resident
and nonresident sportspersons 16
years old and older fi shed or hunted
in Wyoming. This group comprised
203 thousand anglers (77 percent of
all sportspersons) and 102 thousand
hunters (39 percent of all sportsper-sons).
Among the 264 thousand
sportspersons who fi shed or hunted in
the state, 162 thousand (61 percent)
fi shed but did not hunt in Wyoming.
Another 61 thousand (23 percent)
hunted but did not fi sh there. The
remaining 41 thousand (16 percent)
fi shed and hunted in Wyoming in 2006.
Sportspersons’ Participation in Wyoming
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Sportspersons (fi shed or hunted) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264 thousand
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 thousand
Fished only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 thousand
Fished and hunted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 thousand
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 thousand
Hunted only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 thousand
Hunted and fi shed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 1.
8 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Wyoming U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Anglers
Participants and Days of Fishing
In 2006, 203 thousand state residents
and nonresidents 16 years old and
older fi shed in Wyoming. Of this
total, 96 thousand anglers (47 percent)
were state residents and 107 thousand
anglers (53 percent) were nonresidents.
Anglers fi shed a total of 1.7 million
days in Wyoming—an average of 8
days per angler. State residents fi shed
1.2 million days—74 percent of all
fi shing days in Wyoming. Nonresi-dents
fi shed 446 thousand days in
Wyoming—26 percent of all fi shing
days in the state.
A large majority of Wyoming residents
who fi shed anywhere in the United
States did so in their resident state.
There were 98 thousand Wyoming resi-dents
16 years old and older who fi shed
in the United States in 2006 for a total
of 1.4 million days. An estimated 98
percent of all Wyoming residents who
fi shed did so in their home state. Of
all fi shing days by Wyoming residents,
92 percent or 1.2 million were in their
home state.
Some state residents fi shed in states
other than Wyoming. In 2006, 16
thousand Wyoming residents fi shed in
other states—16 percent of all residents
fi shing in any state. They fi shed 118
thousand days as nonresidents, repre-senting
9 percent of all days fi shed by
Wyoming residents. For further details
about fi shing in Wyoming, see Table 3.
Anglers in Wyoming
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 thousand
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 thousand
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 thousand
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.7 million
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2 million
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 446 thousand
Source: Table 3.
In State/Out of State
(State residents 16 years old and older)
Wyoming anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 thousand
In Wyoming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 thousand
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 thousand
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.4 million
In Wyoming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2 million
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 3.
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Wyoming 9
Fishing Expenditures in Wyoming
All fi shing-related expenditures in
Wyoming totaled $521 million in
2006. Trip-related expenditures, which
include food and lodging, transporta-tion,
and other trip expenses, totaled
$111 million—21 percent of all fi shing
expenditures. Expenditures for food
and lodging were $44 million and
transportation expenditures were $51
million. Other trip expenses, such as
equipment rental, bait, and cooking
fuel, totaled $15 million. Each angler
spent an average of $546 on trip-related
costs during 2006.
Anglers spent $97 million on equip-ment
in Wyoming in 2006, 19 percent
of all fi shing expenditures. Fishing
equipment (rods, reels, line, etc.)
spending totaled $17 million—18
percent of the equipment total. Auxil-iary
equipment expenditures (tents,
special fi shing clothes, etc.) and special
equipment expenditures (boats, vans,
etc.) amounted to $80 million—82
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 $314 million—
60 percent of all fi shing expenditures.
For more details about fi shing expendi-tures
in Wyoming, see Tables 19 and 21
through 23.
Fishing Expenditures in Wyoming
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $521 million
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $111 million
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $97 million
Fishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $17 million
Auxiliary and special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $80 million
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $314 million
Source: Table 19.
Percent of Anglers by Residence
(Total: 203 thousand participants)
Residents Nonresidents
47%
53%
Fishing Expenditures
in Wyoming
(Total: $521 million)
Trip-related
21%
Other
60%
Equipment
19%
10 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Wyoming U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Hunters
Participants and Days of Hunting
In 2006, there were 102 thousand
residents and nonresidents 16 years
old and older who hunted in Wyoming.
Resident hunters numbered 50 thou-sand,
accounting for 49 percent of the
hunters in Wyoming. There were 52
thousand nonresidents who hunted in
Wyoming—51 percent of the state’s
hunters. Residents and nonresidents
hunted 904 thousand days in 2006, an
average of 9 days per hunter. Residents
hunted 580 thousand days in Wyoming
or 64 percent of all hunting days, while
nonresidents spent 325 thousand days
hunting in Wyoming or 36 percent of
all hunting days.
There were 52 thousand Wyoming
residents 16 years old and older who
hunted in the United States in 2006
for a total of 604 thousand days. An
estimated 96 percent of all Wyoming
residents who hunted did so in their
home state. Of all hunting days by
Wyoming residents, 96 percent or 580
thousand were spent pursuing game
in their home state. For more informa-tion
on hunting activities by Wyoming
residents, see Table 3.
Hunters in Wyoming
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 thousand
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 thousand
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 thousand
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 904 thousand
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 580 thousand
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325 thousand
Source: Table 3.
In State/Out of State
(State residents 16 years old and older)
Wyoming hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 thousand
In Wyoming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 thousand
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 604 thousand
In Wyoming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 580 thousand
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
… Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 3.
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Wyoming 11
Hunting Expenditures in Wyoming
All hunting-related expenditures in
Wyoming totaled $137 million in 2006.
Trip-related expenses, such as food
and lodging, transportation, and other
trip expenses, totaled $63 million—46
percent of total expenditures. Expen-ditures
for food and lodging were $32
million and transportation expenditures
were $22 million. Other trip expenses,
such as equipment rental, totaled $9
million for the year. The average trip-related
expenditure per hunter was
$616.
Hunters spent $46 million on equip-ment—
33 percent of all hunting
expenditures. Hunting equipment
(guns, ammunition, etc.) totaled $23
million and made up 50 percent of
all equipment costs. Hunters spent
$23 million on auxiliary equipment
(tents, special hunting clothes, etc.)
and special equipment (boats, vans,
etc.), accounting for 50 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 $29 million—21
percent of all hunting expenditures. For
more details on hunting expenditures in
Wyoming, see Tables 20 through 23.
Hunting Expenditures in Wyoming
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $137 million
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $63 million
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $46 million
Hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $23 million
Auxiliary and special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $23 million
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $29 million
Source: Table 20.
Percent of Hunters by Residence
(Total: 102 thousand participants)
Residents Nonresidents
49% 51%
Hunting Expenditures
in Wyoming
(Total: $137 million)
Trip-related
46%
Other
21%
Equipment
33%
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Wildlife Watchers
Participants and Days of Activity
In 2006, 643 thousand U.S. residents
16 years old and older fed, observed,
or photographed wildlife in Wyoming.
Most of them, 28 percent (180 thou-sand),
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 Wyoming
in 2006 numbered 521 thousand—81
percent of all wildlife watchers in
Wyoming. Of the 521 thousand, 71
thousand were state residents and 451
thousand were nonresidents.
Wyoming residents 16 years old and
older who enjoyed away-from-home
wildlife watching within their state
totaled 71 thousand. Of this group, 67
thousand participants observed wildlife
and 32 thousand photographed wild-life.
Since some individuals engaged
in more than one away-from-home
activity during the year, the sum of
wildlife observers and photographers
exceeds the total number of away-from-home
participants.
Wyoming residents spent 813 thousand
days engaged in away-from-home
wildlife-watching activities in their
state. They spent 744 thousand days
observing wildlife and 191 thousand
days photographing wildlife. The sum
of days observing and photographing
wildlife exceeds the total days of
wildlife -watching activity because
individuals engaged in more than one
activity on some days. For further
details about away-from-home activi-ties,
see Table 25.
Wyoming residents also took an active
interest in wildlife around their homes.
In 2006, 180 thousand state residents
enjoyed observing, feeding, and photo-graphing
wildlife within 1 mile of their
homes. Among this around-the-home
group, 120 thousand fed, 129 thousand
observed, and 47 thousand photo-graphed
wildlife around their homes.
Another 33 thousand participants
maintained plantings for the benefi t of
wildlife, and 24 thousand participants
visited public parks within a mile of
home because of the wildlife. Summing
Wildlife-Watching Participants in Wyoming
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 643 thousand
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 thousand
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 521 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 24.
Away-From-Home Wildlife-Watching Participation in Wyoming
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Participants, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 521 thousand
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 493 thousand
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Photograph wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379 thousand
Days, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.0 million
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.5 million
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Photograph wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.7 million
… Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 25.
Around-the-Home Wildlife-Watching Participation in Wyoming
(State residents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 thousand
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 thousand
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 thousand
Photograph wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 thousand
Maintain natural areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Maintain plantings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 thousand
Visit public areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 thousand
… Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 27.
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the number of participants in these
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,
38 percent of resident around-the-home
wildlife watchers also enjoyed wildlife
away from home. For further details
about Wyoming residents participating
in around-the-home wildlife-watching
activities, see Table 27.
Wild Bird Observers
Bird watching attracted many wildlife
enthusiasts in Wyoming. In 2006, 448
thousand people observed birds around
the home and on trips in the state.
Twenty-three percent (104 thousand)
observed wild birds around the home
while 86 percent (386 thousand) took
trips away from home to watch birds.
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
in Wyoming
Wildlife watchers spent $395 million
on wildlife-watching activities in
Wyoming in 2006. Trip-related expen-ditures,
including food and lodging
($186 million), transportation ($98
million), and other trip expenses ($16
million), such as equipment rental,
amounted to $300 million. This
summation comprised 76 percent of
all wildlife-watching expenditures by
participants. The average of the trip-related
expenditures for away-from-home
participants was $574 per person
in 2006.
Wildlife-watching participants spent
$65 million on equipment—16 percent
of all their expenditures. Specifi cally,
wildlife-watching equipment (binocu-lars,
special clothing, etc.) expenditures
totaled $20 million, 31 percent of the
equipment total.
Other items purchased by wildlife -
watching participants, such as
magazines, membership dues and
contributions, land leasing and owner-ship,
and plantings, totaled $30
million—8 percent of all wildlife -
watching expenditures. For more
details about wildlife-watching expen-ditures
in Wyoming, see Table 31.
Wild Bird Observers in Wyoming
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Participants, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 448 thousand
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 thousand
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386 thousand
Days, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.5 million
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.2 million
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.3 million
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 29.
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures in Wyoming
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $395 million
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $300 million
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $65 million
Wildlife watching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $20 million
Auxiliary and special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $30 million
… Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Source: Table 31.
Around-the-Home and
Away-From-Home Participation
by Wyoming Residents
(Total: 180 thousand participants)
Both around
the home and
away from
home
Around the
home only
62%
38%
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
in Wyoming
(Total: $395 million)
Trip-related
76%
Other
8%
Equipment
16%
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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 Wyoming. Only
the most general recreation compari-sons
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 Wyoming residents anywhere in
the United States. The in-state esti-mates
cover the participation, day, and
expenditure activity of U.S. residents in
Wyoming.
The expenditure estimates were made
comparable by adjusting the estimates
for infl ation—all estimates are in 2006
dollars.
Wyoming 1996 and 2006 Comparison
(Numbers in thousands)
1996 2006 Percent change
Fishing
Anglers in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 413 203 –51
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,415 1,691 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $224,888 $521,479 *
State resident anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 98 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $123,839 $450,339 264
Hunting
Hunters in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 102 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,442 904 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $191,723 $137,265 *
State resident hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 52 –25
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $139,497 $89,832 *
Away-From-Home Wildlife Watching
Participants in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 583 521 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,875 3,009 *
State resident participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 82 *
Around-the-Home Wildlife Watching
Total participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 180 37
Observers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 129 *
Feeders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 120 *
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
In-state expenditures by U.S. wildlife watchers . . . . . . . . . . $302,232 $394,869 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $81,340 $138,052 *
* Not different from zero at the 10 percent level of signifi cance.
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Wyoming 2001 and 2006 Comparison
(Numbers in thousands)
2001 2006 Percent change
Fishing
Anglers in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293 203 –31
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,497 1,691 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $241,144 $521,479 *
State resident anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 98 –19
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $154,219 $450,339 192
Hunting
Hunters in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 102 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,304 904 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $140,557 $137,265 *
State resident hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 52 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $71,772 $89,832 *
Away-From-Home Wildlife Watching
Participants in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416 521 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,924 3,009 *
State resident participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 82 *
Around-the-Home Wildlife Watching
Total participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 180 *
Observers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 129 *
Feeders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 120 *
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
In-state expenditures by U.S. wildlife watchers . . . . . . . . . . $302,021 $394,869 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $105,615 $138,052 *
* 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 Wyoming: 1996–2006
(In thousands)
136
413
133
293
102
203
Number of People Who Wildlife Watched
in Wyoming: 1996–2006
(In thousands)
583
131
416
154
521
180
Total Expenditures by Participants
in Wyoming: 1996–2006
(In millions of 2006 dollars)
225
192
302
241
141
302
521
137
395
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 Wyoming 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) . . . . . . . . 264 100 110 100 154 100
Total anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 77 96 88 107 69
Fished only. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 61 60 55 102 66
Fished and hunted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 16 36 33 ... ...
Total hunters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 39 50 45 52 34
Hunted only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 23 *14 *12 *47 *31
Hunted and fished . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 16 36 33 ... ...
* 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 Wyoming 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 100 1,691 100 1,315 100
Total, all freshwater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 100 1,691 100 1,315 100
Freshwater, except Great Lakes. . . . . . . . . . . . 203 100 1,691 100 1,315 100
Great Lakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
Saltwater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
HUNTING
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 100 904 100 632 100
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 86 726 80 406 64
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *25 *24 *198 *22 *125 *20
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
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Table 3. Anglers and Hunters, Trips, and Days of Participation: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Anglers and hunters, trips,
and days of participation
Activity in Wyoming Activity by Wyoming 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 100 96 47 107 53 98 100 96 98 *16 *16
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,315 100 1,138 87 177 13 1,221 100 1,138 93 *83 *7
Total days of fishing. . . . . . . . . 1,691 100 1,245 74 446 26 1,360 100 1,245 92 *118 *9
Average days of fishing . . . . . . 8 (X) 13 (X) 4 (X) 14 (X) 13 (X) *8 (X)
HUNTING
Total hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 100 50 49 52 51 52 100 50 96 ... ...
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 632 100 539 85 94 15 550 100 539 98 ... ...
Total days of hunting . . . . . . . . 904 100 580 64 325 36 604 100 580 96 ... ...
Average days of hunting . . . . . 9 (X) 12 (X) 6 (X) 12 (X) 12 (X) ... (X)
(X) Not applicable. * Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Table 4. Wyoming 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 100 52 100
In-state only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 84 46 89
In-state and other states . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *13 *13 ... ...
In other states only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail may not add to total because of multiple responses and nonresponse.
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Table 5. Wyoming 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 100 1,360 100 1,221 100
Total, all freshwater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 100 1,347 99 1,206 99
Freshwater, except Great Lakes. . . . . . . . . . . . 98 100 1,347 99 1,206 99
Great Lakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
Saltwater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
HUNTING
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 100 604 100 550 100
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 88 460 76 343 62
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *14 *27 *159 *26 *106 *19
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Table 6. Freshwater Anglers, Trips, Days of Fishing, and Type of Water Fished: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Anglers, trips, and days of fishing
Activity in Wyoming
Total, state
residents and nonresidents
State residents Nonresidents
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 100 96 47 107 53
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,315 100 1,138 87 177 13
Total days of fishing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,691 100 1,245 74 446 26
Average days of fishing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 (X) 13 (X) 4 (X)
ANGLERS
Total, all types of water. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 100 96 47 107 53
Ponds, lakes, or reservoirs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 100 82 66 43 34
Rivers or streams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 100 46 36 81 64
DAYS
Total, all types of water. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,691 100 1,245 74 446 26
Ponds, lakes, or reservoirs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 984 100 872 89 112 11
Rivers or streams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 799 100 434 54 365 46
(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 Wyoming by Type of Fish: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Anglers and days of fishing
Activity in Wyoming
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 100 100 96 47 107 53
Crappie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Panfish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
White bass, striped bass, striped bass hybrids . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Black bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *8 *4 *100 ... ... ... ...
Catfish, bullheads. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Walleye, sauger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 10 100 18 89 ... ...
Northern pike, pickerel, muskie, muskie hybrids . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Steelhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Trout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 88 100 86 48 93 52
Salmon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Anything1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *17 *9 *100 ... ... ... ...
Other freshwater fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
DAYS
Total, all types of fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,691 100 100 1,245 74 446 26
Crappie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Panfish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
White bass, striped bass, striped bass hybrids . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Black bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *66 *4 *100 ... ... ... ...
Catfish, bullheads. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Walleye, sauger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216 13 100 211 98 ... ...
Northern pike, pickerel, muskie, muskie hybrids . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Steelhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Trout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,408 83 100 1,022 73 385 27
Salmon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Anything1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *37 *2 *100 ... ... ... ...
Other freshwater fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
1 Respondent fished for no specific species and identified ‘‘Anything’’ from a list of categories of fish.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
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Table 8. Great Lakes Anglers, Trips, and Days of Fishing in Wyoming: 2006
This table does not apply to this state.
Table 9. Great Lakes Anglers and Days of Fishing in Wyoming 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 Wyoming: 2006
This table does not apply to this state.
Table 11. Saltwater Anglers and Days of Fishing in Wyoming 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 Wyoming by Type of Hunting: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Hunters, trips, and days of hunting
Activity in Wyoming
Total, state
residents and nonresidents
State residents Nonresidents
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
HUNTERS
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 100 50 49 52 51
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 100 45 51 *43 *49
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *25 *100 *11 *42 *14 *58
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
TRIPS
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 632 100 539 85 94 15
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406 100 340 84 *66 *16
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *125 *100 *100 *80 *25 *20
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
DAYS
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 904 100 580 64 325 36
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 726 100 453 62 *274 *38
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *198 *100 *141 *71 *56 *29
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
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Table 13. Hunters and Days of Hunting in Wyoming 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 100 904 100
Big game, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 86 726 80
Deer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 53 324 36
Elk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 26 261 29
Bear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Wild turkey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *31 *31 *165 *18
Small game, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *25 *24 *198 *22
Rabbit, hare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *7 *7 *103 *11
Quail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Grouse/prairie chicken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Squirrel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Pheasant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *13 *12 *71 *8
Other small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Migratory birds, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Waterfowl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Geese . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Duck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Dove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other animals, total 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
1 Includes groundhog, raccoon, fox, coyote, crow, prairie dog, etc.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Table 14. Hunters and Days of Hunting in Wyoming 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 100 50 100 52 100
Public land, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 75 41 81 *36 *69
Public land only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 47 23 47 *25 *47
Public and private land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 28 *17 *34 ... ...
Private land, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 51 25 50 *28 *53
Private land only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *24 *23 *8 *16 ... ...
Private and public land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 28 *17 *34 ... ...
DAYS
Total, all types of land. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 904 100 580 100 325 100
Public land1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 642 71 430 74 *213 *65
Private land2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 503 56 380 66 *123 *38
* 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 Wyoming 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 405 100 113 28 100 98 24 100 52 13 100
Population Density of Residence
Urban . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265 66 72 27 63 62 24 63 30 11 57
Rural . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 34 41 30 37 36 26 37 *22 *16 *43
Population Size of Residence
Metropolitan statistical area
(MSA). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 36 38 26 33 33 23 34 *13 *9 *26
1,000,000 or more . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
250,000 to 999,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Less than 250,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 36 38 26 33 33 23 34 *13 *9 *26
Outside MSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261 64 76 29 67 65 25 66 39 15 74
Sex
Male . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 50 81 40 71 70 35 71 45 22 87
Female . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 50 33 16 29 28 14 29 ... ... ...
Age
16 to 17 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *10 *2 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
18 to 24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 9 *9 *26 *8 *6 *17 *6 ... ... ...
25 to 34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 14 22 37 19 *20 *34 *20 *10 *17 *19
35 to 44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 15 *18 *29 *16 *16 *26 *16 *9 *14 *17
45 to 54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 23 23 25 21 *20 *21 *20 *9 *10 *18
55 to 64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 17 *21 *29 *18 *17 *25 *18 *13 *19 *25
65 years and older . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 19 *17 *22 *15 *16 *21 *16 ... ... ...
Ethnicity
Hispanic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 7 *10 *37 *9 *9 *31 *9 ... ... ...
Non-Hispanic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377 93 103 27 91 90 24 91 48 13 92
Race
White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388 96 110 28 97 95 24 96 50 13 95
Black. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
All others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *14 *4 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Annual Household Income
Under $10,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 4 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
$10,000 to $19,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 8 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
$20,000 to $29,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 11 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
$30,000 to $39,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 12 *15 *31 *13 *13 *27 *13 ... ... ...
$40,000 to $49,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 10 *14 *35 *12 *14 *35 *14 ... ... ...
$50,000 to $74,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 21 32 37 28 26 31 27 *16 *19 *32
$75,000 to $99,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 13 *17 *33 *15 *12 *24 *13 *11 *22 *22
$100,000 or more. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 11 *14 *30 *12 *12 *27 *13 *6 *14 *12
Not reported . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 10 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Education
11 years or less . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 10 *15 *36 *13 *14 *33 *14 ... ... ...
12 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 38 44 29 39 38 24 39 *22 *14 *43
1 to 3 years college . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 29 29 25 26 23 20 24 *16 *14 *31
4 years college or more . . . . . . . . . . . 90 22 25 28 22 23 26 23 *10 *11 *19
* 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 Wyoming 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 684,133 300 2,282 2,564
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76,389 235 325 290
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73,028 238 307 277
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24,178 147 165 92
Equipment (fishing, hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42,359 107 395 154
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,528 57 254 44
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *110,170 *14 *8,151 *418
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,506 32 47 5
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,655 24 68 6
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340,321 218 1,559 1,280
FISHING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 521,479 218 2,394 2,560
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44,488 176 253 219
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50,939 176 289 251
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,178 122 125 75
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,480 86 204 78
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *3,037 *15 *203 *12
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *296 *11 *26 *1
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313,145 156 2,005 1,544
HUNTING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137,265 117 1,172 1,296
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31,901 98 327 312
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22,090 96 231 216
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,000 37 245 88
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22,802 43 526 219
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,655 32 300 76
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *762 *11 *69 *7
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *703 *11 *62 *7
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27,176 96 284 242
UNSPECIFIED5
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23,312 32 725 85
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
1 Includes boating costs, equipment rental, guide fees, access fees, heating and cooking fuel, and ice and bait (for fishing only).
2 Includes tents, special clothing, etc.
3 Includes boats, campers, 4x4 vehicles, cabins, etc.
4 Includes land leasing and ownership, licenses, stamps, tags, and permits.
5 Respondent could not specify whether expenditure was primarily for either fishing or hunting.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses and nonresponse. See Tables 19–20 for a detailed listing of expenditure items.
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Table 17. Summary of Fishing Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Wyoming 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207,790 204 1,020 1,014
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44,488 176 253 219
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50,939 176 289 251
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,178 122 125 75
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97,185 95 1,024 468
ALL FRESHWATER
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203,008 198 1,024 880
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44,488 176 253 219
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49,931 176 283 246
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,178 122 125 75
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93,411 85 1,100 340
FRESHWATER, EXCEPT
GREAT LAKES
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180,074 198 908 880
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44,488 176 253 219
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49,931 176 283 246
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,178 122 125 75
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70,477 83 850 340
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 Wyoming 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108,623 108 1,005 1,040
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31,901 98 327 312
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22,090 96 231 216
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,000 37 245 88
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45,632 58 788 424
BIG GAME
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84,727 94 899 913
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29,908 86 349 340
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,033 81 222 205
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *8,154 *34 *240 *93
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28,631 50 572 274
SMALL GAME
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,743 24 285 495
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,674 *19 *90 *137
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *3,607 *22 *164 *295
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *734 *7 *113 *3
MIGRATORY BIRD
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
OTHER ANIMALS
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses and nonresponse. See Table 20 for detailed listing of expenditure items.
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Table 19. Expenditures in Wyoming 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 521,479 2,560 218 107 2,394
TRIP-RELATED EXPENDITURES
Total trip-related. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110,604 546 187 92 590
Food and lodging, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44,488 219 187 92 238
Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31,201 154 175 86 178
Lodging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,287 66 54 27 244
Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50,939 251 176 87 289
Other trip costs, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,178 75 122 60 125
Privilege and other fees1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,169 16 47 23 68
Boating costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,955 34 34 17 207
Bait . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,988 15 88 44 34
Ice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,226 6 60 30 20
Heating and cooking fuel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 839 4 30 15 28
EQUIPMENT AND OTHER EXPENDITURES
PRIMARILY FOR FISHING
Fishing equipment, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,480 78 86 42 204
Reels, rods, and rod-making components . . . . . . . . . . . 8,566 35 44 22 195
Lines, hooks, sinkers, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,631 13 56 27 47
Artificial lures and flies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,804 14 56 28 50
Creels, stringers, fish bags, landing nets, and gaff
hooks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *305 *2 *10 *5 *30
Minnow seines, traps, and bait containers. . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
Other fishing equipment3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *3,094 *15 *16 *8 *193
Auxiliary equipment4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *3,037 *12 *15 *7 *203
Special equipment5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
Other fishing costs6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313,690 1,546 163 80 1,924
* 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 Wyoming 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137,265 1,296 117 114 1,172
TRIP-RELATED EXPENDITURES
Total trip-related. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62,991 616 101 98 627
Food and lodging, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31,901 312 101 98 317
Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,595 201 96 94 214
Lodging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *11,306 *111 *36 *35 *314
Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22,090 216 96 94 231
Other trip costs, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *9,000 *88 *37 *36 *245
Privilege and other fees1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *8,651 *85 *28 *27 *313
Boating costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
Heating and cooking fuel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
EQUIPMENT AND OTHER EXPENDITURES
PRIMARILY FOR HUNTING
Hunting equipment, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22,802 219 43 42 526
Firearms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *14,478 *142 *16 *16 *897
Ammunition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,812 25 37 36 77
Other hunting equipment2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *5,511 *52 *19 *18 *296
Auxiliary equipment3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,655 76 32 31 300
Special equipment4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
Other hunting costs5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28,642 257 96 94 297
* 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 Wyoming for Fishing and Hunting by Wyoming 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329,176 270 1,218 1,248
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing, total. . . . . . . . . . 207,790 204 1,020 1,025
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44,488 176 253 219
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50,939 176 289 251
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,955 34 207 34
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,223 118 70 41
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97,185 95 1,024 479
Trip and equipment expenditures for hunting, total. . . . . . . . . 108,623 108 1,005 1,062
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31,901 98 327 312
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22,090 96 231 216
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,000 37 245 88
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45,632 58 788 446
Unspecified equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *12,763 *6 *2,235 *48
STATE RESIDENTS
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing and hunting,
total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214,525 105 2,040 1,955
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing, total. . . . . . . . . . 138,753 90 1,535 1,445
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,023 84 180 156
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,319 84 229 201
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,565 25 267 68
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,256 61 69 44
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93,590 64 1,472 974
Trip and equipment expenditures for hunting, total. . . . . . . . . 63,009 51 1,229 1,264
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,312 48 238 227
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,631 47 224 213
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,111 *14 *78 *22
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39,955 39 1,016 802
Unspecified equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *12,763 *6 *2,235 *116
NONRESIDENTS
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing and hunting,
total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114,651 165 694 744
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing, total. . . . . . . . . . 69,037 113 609 647
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29,464 92 319 276
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31,620 92 343 296
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,967 57 70 37
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *3,595 *31 *115 *34
Trip and equipment expenditures for hunting, total. . . . . . . . . 45,615 57 803 870
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,589 50 412 393
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,459 48 238 218
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *7,889 *23 *350 *150
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *5,677 *19 *306 *108
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 Wyoming Residents’ Fishing and Hunting Expenditures Both Inside and Outside
Wyoming: 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 567,631 110 5,177 5,007
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32,288 101 321 285
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37,962 103 369 335
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,292 72 241 153
Equipment (fishing, hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44,919 82 548 396
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,342 40 359 127
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *126,584 *15 *8,203 *1,117
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,254 25 50 11
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,525 19 78 13
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291,467 91 3,218 2,571
FISHING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 450,339 95 4,760 4,579
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,084 86 234 204
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26,216 87 303 267
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,175 68 237 164
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,635 63 281 179
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *3,566 *12 *288 *36
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *90,419 *10 *9,484 *919
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *275 *8 *35 *3
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275,740 75 3,674 2,804
HUNTING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89,832 52 1,728 1,728
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,204 50 245 235
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,746 50 237 226
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,117 *15 *76 *21
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,065 39 642 482
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,265 22 422 178
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *762 *11 *69 *15
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *770 *13 *61 *15
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,726 47 336 302
UNSPECIFIED5
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *25,242 *20 *1,244 *223
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
1 Includes boating costs, equipment rental, guide fees, access fees, heating and cooking fuel, and ice and bait (for fishing only).
2 Includes tents, special clothing, etc.
3 Includes boats, campers, 4x4 vehicles, cabins, etc.
4 Includes land leasing and ownership, licenses, stamps, tags, and permits.
5 Respondent could not specify whether expenditure was primarily for either fishing or hunting.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses and nonresponse. See Tables 19–20 for a detailed listing of expenditure items.
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Table 23. In-State and Out-of-State Expenditures by Wyoming 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 WYOMING
Expenditures for fishing and hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 515,634 108 4,790 4,698
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68,216 103 663 622
Equipment (fishing and hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37,701 78 482 344
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,257 32 285 84
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *110,170 *14 *8,151 *1,004
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290,289 90 3,242 2,645
Expenditures for fishing, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 411,942 93 4,413 4,289
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45,163 89 505 470
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,569 60 243 152
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *2,352 *10 *247 *24
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273,189 71 3,845 2,844
Expenditures for hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79,366 51 1,548 1,592
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23,054 48 480 463
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,228 37 572 426
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *5,552 *17 *328 *111
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,358 46 356 328
Unspecified expenditures for fishing and hunting, total4 . . . . . *21,886 *16 *1,329 *199
OUT OF STATE
Expenditures for fishing and hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53,832 31 1,748 2,830
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *21,382 *17 *1,296 *1,124
Equipment (fishing and hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *7,184 *19 *377 *378
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *4,896 *13 *374 *257
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *3,956 *19 *209 *208
Expenditures for fishing, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39,502 24 1,672 2,542
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *18,450 *14 *1,326 *1,187
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *3,033 *10 *306 *195
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *3,055 *16 *196 *197
Expenditures for hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *11,196 *13 *886 *1,896
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *3,838 *10 *383 *650
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *3,525 *8 *466 *597
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *901 *7 *123 *153
Unspecified expenditures for fishing and hunting, total 4 . . . . ... ... ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
1 Includes tents, special hunting or fishing clothing, etc.
2 Includes boats, campers, 4x4 vehicles, cabins, etc.
3 Includes magazines, books, membership dues, contributions, land leasing and ownership, stamps, tags, and licenses.
4 Respondent could not specify whether expenditure was primarily for either fishing or hunting.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses and nonresponse.
34 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Wyoming U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Table 24. Wildlife Watching in Wyoming by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Participants Number Percent
Total participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 643 100
Away from home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 521 81
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 493 77
Photograph wildlife. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379 59
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ...
Around the home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 28
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 20
Photograph wildlife. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *47 *7
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 19
Visit public parks1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *24 *4
Maintain plantings or natural areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *42 *7
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
1 Includes visits only to parks or publicly owned areas within 1 mile of home.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Table 25. Participants, Trips, and Days of Participation in Away-From-Home Wildlife Watching in
Wyoming: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Participants, trips, and days
of participation
Activity in Wyoming
Total, state residents and
nonresidents
State
residents
Nonresidents
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
PARTICIPANTS
Total participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 521 100 71 100 451 100
Observe wildlife. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 493 95 67 95 426 95
Photograph wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379 73 *32 *45 347 77
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
TRIPS
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,561 100 704 100 857 100
Average days per trip. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 (X) 1 (X) 3 (X)
DAYS
Total days . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,009 100 813 100 2,196 100
Observing wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,473 82 *744 *92 1,729 79
Photographing wildlife. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,665 55 *191 *23 1,475 67
Feeding wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
Average days per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 (X) 11 (X) 5 (X)
Observing wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 (X) *11 (X) 4 (X)
Photographing wildlife. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 (X) *6 (X) 4 (X)
Feeding wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... (X) ... (X) ... (X)
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably. (X) Not applicable.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses and nonresponse.
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Table 26. Away-From-Home Wildlife-Watching Participants by Wildlife Observed, Photographed, or Fed
in Wyoming: 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 521 100 71 14 451 86
Total birds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386 100 *61 *16 325 84
Songbirds (cardinals, robins, warblers, etc.). . . . . . . . . . 202 100 *39 *20 *162 *80
Birds of prey (hawks, owls, eagles, etc.) . . . . . . . . . . . . 311 100 *46 *15 265 85
Waterfowl (ducks, geese, swan, etc.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242 100 *38 *16 203 84
Other water birds (shorebirds, herons, cranes, etc.) . . . . 160 100 *35 *22 *125 *78
Other birds (pheasants, turkeys, road runners, etc.) . . . . *153 *100 *28 *18 *125 *82
Total land mammals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 433 100 *61 *14 372 86
Large land mammals (bears, bison, etc.) . . . . . . . . . . . . 418 100 *56 *13 363 87
Small land mammals (prairie dogs, squirrels, etc.) . . . . 308 100 *52 *17 256 83
Fish (salmon, shark, etc.). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .