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

              U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Arizona
2006 National Survey
of Fishing, Hunting,
and Wildlife-Associated
Recreation
U.S. Department of the Interior
Dirk Kempthorne,
Secretary
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
H. Dale Hall,
Director
U.S. Department of Commerce
Carlos M. Gutierrez,
Secretary
Economics and Statistics Administration
Cynthia A. Glassman,
Under Secretary for Economic Affairs
U.S. CENSUS BUREAU
Steve H. Murdock,
Director
2006 National Survey of
Fishing, Hunting, and
Wildlife-Associated Recreation
FHW/06-AZ
Issued January 2008
Arizona
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
iv 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Arizona U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Fishing and Hunting
1. Fishing and Hunting in Arizona by Resident and Nonresident Sportspersons: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2. Anglers and Hunters, Days of Participation, and Trips in Arizona by Type of Fishing
and Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3. Anglers and Hunters, Trips, and Days of Participation: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
4. Arizona Resident Anglers and Hunters by Place Fished or Hunted: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
5. Arizona 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 Arizona by Type of Fish: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
8. Great Lakes Anglers, Trips, and Days of Fishing in Arizona: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
9. Great Lakes Anglers and Days of Fishing in Arizona by Type of Fish: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
10. Saltwater Anglers, Trips, and Days of Fishing in Arizona: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
11. Saltwater Anglers and Days of Fishing in Arizona by Type of Fish: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
12. Hunters, Trips, and Days of Hunting in Arizona by Type of Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
13. Hunters and Days of Hunting in Arizona by Type of Game: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
14. Hunters and Days of Hunting in Arizona by Type of Land: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
15. Selected Characteristics of Arizona Resident Anglers and Hunters: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
16. Summary of Expenditures in Arizona by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for
Fishing and Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
17. Summary of Fishing Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Arizona by State Residents and
Nonresidents Combined by Type of Fishing: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
18. Summary of Hunting Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Arizona by State Residents and
Nonresidents Combined by Type of Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
19. Expenditures in Arizona by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for Fishing: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
20. Expenditures in Arizona by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
21. Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Arizona for Fishing and Hunting by Arizona Residents
and Nonresidents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
22. Summary of Arizona Residents’ Fishing and Hunting Expenditures Both Inside and Outside
Arizona: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
23. In-State and Out-of-State Expenditures by Arizona Residents for Fishing and Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Wildlife Watching
24. Wildlife Watching in Arizona by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
25. Participants, Trips, and Days of Participation in Away-From-Home Wildlife Watching in
Arizona: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
26. Away-From-Home Wildlife-Watching Participants by Wildlife Observed, Photographed, or
Fed in Arizona: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
List of Tables
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27. Participation in Wildlife-Watching Activities Around the Home in Arizona: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
28. Arizona Residents Participating in Wildlife Watching in the United States: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
29. Wild Bird Observers and Days of Observation in Arizona by State Residents and
Nonresidents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
30. Selected Characteristics of Arizona Residents Participating in Wildlife Watching: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
31. Expenditures in Arizona by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for Wildlife
Watching: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
32. Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Arizona for Wildlife Watching by Arizona Residents
and Nonresidents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
33. Wildlife-Watching Expenditures Both Inside and Outside Arizona by Arizona
Residents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
34. In-State and Out-of-State Expenditures by Arizona Residents for Wildlife Watching: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
35. Participation of Arizona Resident Wildlife-Watching Participants in Fishing and
Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
36. Participation of Arizona 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—Arizona 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—Arizona 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—Arizona 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—Arizona U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
2006 Arizona Summary
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 422,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,156,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $802,405,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $245,741,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $556,664,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $740
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $59
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,509,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $322,739,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $92,363,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $230,376,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,998
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $61
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . . 1,277,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 644,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 950,000
Days of participation away from home . . . . . 5,281,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $838,307,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $376,256,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $462,050,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $642
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $71
Activities in Arizona by Residents and Nonresidents Activities in Arizona by Nonresidents
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 651,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $593,167,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $102,334,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $490,833,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$6,480
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . $157
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15,128,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9,697,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,431,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $454
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $80
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . . . 292,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 292,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (X)
Days of participation away from home . . . . 1,647,000
Average days of participation away
from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $221,884,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $207,591,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14,292,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $721
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . $126
(X) Not applicable.
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Activities in Arizona by Residents
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,505,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $209,238,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $143,407,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $65,831,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $634
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $41
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,388,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $307,611,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $82,666,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $224,945,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,450
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $60
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . . . 985,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 352,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 950,000
Days of participation away from home . . . . . 3,634,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $616,423,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $168,665,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $447,758,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $626
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $46
Activities by Arizona Residents Both Inside and
Outside Arizona
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,378,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $293,510,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $213,968,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $79,542,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $792
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $49
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,535,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $360,537,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $126,033,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $234,504,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,799
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $82
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . . . 988,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 381,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 950,000
Days of participation away from home . . . . . 4,784,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $789,297,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $301,997,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $487,300,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $799
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $63
6 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Arizona U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Participation in Arizona
The 2006 Survey found that 1.5 million
Arizona residents and nonresidents
16 years old and older fi shed, hunted,
or wildlife watched in Arizona. Of
the total number of participants, 422
thousand fi shed, 159 thousand hunted,
and 1.3 million participated in wildlife -
watching activities, which include
observing, feeding, and photographing
wildlife. The sum of anglers, hunters,
and wildlife watchers exceeds the total
number of participants in wildlife -
related recreation because many
individuals engaged in more than one
wildlife-related activity.
Participation by 6-to-15-Year-Old
Arizona 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 370 thousand resident anglers
16 years old and older, there were 106
thousand resident anglers 6 to 15 years
old. Also, in addition to the 129 thou-sand
residents 16 years old and older
who hunted, there were 14 thousand
6-to-15-year-old residents who hunted.
Finally, there were 988 thousand
Arizona residents 16 years old and
older and 188 thousand 6- to 15-year-olds
who wildlife watched. Further
information on 6- to 15-year-olds is
provided in Appendix B.
Expenditures in Arizona
In 2006, state residents and nonresi-dents
spent $2.1 billion on wildlife
recreation in Arizona. Of that total, trip-related
expenditures were $714 million
and equipment purchases totaled $1.2
billion. The remaining $194 million
was spent on licenses, contributions,
land ownership and leasing, and other
items.
Wildlife-Associated Recreation
Participants in Wildlife-Associated Recreation in Arizona: 2006
(U.S. residents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.5 million
Sportspersons
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 493 thousand
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 422 thousand
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 thousand
Wildlife Watchers
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.3 million
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 644 thousand
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 950 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Tables 3, 24, and 39.
Percent of Total Participants
by Activity
(Total: 1.5 million participants)
Wildlife
watching
Fishing Hunting
27%
10%
83%
Wildlife-Associated
Recreation Expenditures in Arizona
(Total: $2.1 billion)
Equipment
56%
Trip-related
35%
Other
9%
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Arizona 7
Sportspersons
In 2006, 493 thousand state resident
and nonresident sportspersons 16
years old and older fi shed or hunted
in Arizona. This group comprised
422 thousand anglers (86 percent of
all sportspersons) and 159 thousand
hunters (32 percent of all sportsper-sons).
Among the 493 thousand sports-persons
who fi shed or hunted in the
state, 334 thousand (68 percent) fi shed
but did not hunt in Arizona. Another
71 thousand (14 percent) hunted but did
not fi sh there. The remaining 87 thou-sand
(18 percent) fi shed and hunted in
Arizona in 2006.
Sportspersons’ Participation in Arizona
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Sportspersons (fi shed or hunted) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 493 thousand
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 422 thousand
Fished only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334 thousand
Fished and hunted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 thousand
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 thousand
Hunted only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 thousand
Hunted and fi shed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 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—Arizona U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Anglers
Participants and Days of Fishing
In 2006, 422 thousand state residents
and nonresidents 16 years old and older
fi shed in Arizona. Of this total, 330
thousand anglers (78 percent) were
state residents and 92 thousand anglers
(22 percent) were nonresidents. Anglers
fi shed a total of 4.2 million days in
Arizona—an average of 10 days per
angler. State residents fi shed 3.5 million
days—84 percent of all fi shing days
in Arizona. Nonresidents fi shed
651 thousand days in Arizona—16
percent of all fi shing days in the state.
A large majority of Arizona residents
who fi shed anywhere in the United
States did so in their resident state.
There were 370 thousand Arizona
residents 16 years old and older who
fi shed in the United States in 2006 for a
total of 4.4 million days. An estimated
89 percent of all Arizona residents who
fi shed did so in their home state. Of
all fi shing days by Arizona residents,
80 percent or 3.5 million were in their
home state.
Some state residents fi shed in states
other than Arizona. In 2006, 90
thousand Arizona residents fi shed in
other states—24 percent of all residents
fi shing in any state. They fi shed 944
thousand days as nonresidents, repre-senting
22 percent of all days fi shed by
Arizona residents. For further details
about fi shing in Arizona, see Table 3.
Anglers in Arizona
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 422 thousand
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330 thousand
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 thousand
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.2 million
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.5 million
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 651 thousand
Source: Table 3.
In State/Out of State
(State residents 16 years old and older)
Arizona anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370 thousand
In Arizona . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330 thousand
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 thousand
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.4 million
In Arizona . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.5 million
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 944 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—Arizona 9
Fishing Expenditures in Arizona
All fi shing-related expenditures in
Arizona totaled $802 million in 2006.
Trip-related expenditures, which
include food and lodging, transporta-tion,
and other trip expenses, totaled
$246 million—31 percent of all fi shing
expenditures. Expenditures for food
and lodging were $80 million and
transportation expenditures were $67
million. Other trip expenses, such as
equipment rental, bait, and cooking
fuel, totaled $99 million. Each angler
spent an average of $583 on trip-related
costs during 2006.
Anglers spent $547 million on equip-ment
in Arizona in 2006, 68 percent of
all fi shing expenditures. Fishing equip-ment
(rods, reels, line, etc.) spending
totaled $34 million—6 percent of the
equipment total. Auxiliary equipment
expenditures (tents, special fi shing
clothes, etc.) and special equip-ment
expenditures (boats, vans, etc.)
amounted to $514 million—94 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 $9 million—1
percent of all fi shing expenditures. For
more details about fi shing expendi-tures
in Arizona, see Tables 19 and 21
through 23.
Fishing Expenditures in Arizona
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $802 million
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $246 million
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $547 million
Fishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $34 million
Auxiliary and special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $514 million
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9 million
Source: Table 19.
Percent of Anglers by Residence
(Total: 422 thousand participants)
Residents Nonresidents
78%
22%
Fishing Expenditures in Arizona
(Total: $802 million)
Trip-related
31%
Other
1%
Equipment
68%
10 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Arizona U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Hunters
Participants and Days of Hunting
In 2006, there were 159 thousand
residents and nonresidents 16 years
old and older who hunted in Arizona.
Resident hunters numbered 126
thousand, accounting for 79 percent
of the hunters in Arizona. There were
33 thousand nonresidents who hunted
in Arizona���21 percent of the state’s
hunters. Residents and nonresidents
hunted 1.5 million days in 2006, an
average of 9 days per hunter. Residents
hunted 1.4 million days in Arizona or
92 percent of all hunting days, while
nonresidents spent 121 thousand days
hunting in Arizona or 8 percent of all
hunting days.
There were 129 thousand Arizona
residents 16 years old and older who
hunted in the United States in 2006
for a total of 1.5 million days. An
estimated 97 percent of all Arizona
residents who hunted did so in their
home state. Of all hunting days by
Arizona residents, 90 percent or
1.4 million were spent pursuing game
in their home state.
Some state residents hunted in states
other than Arizona. Altogether, 15
thousand or 12 percent of all Arizona
hunters hunted in other states. Their
151 thousand days of hunting in other
states represented 10 percent of all
days Arizona residents spent hunting in
2006. For more information on hunting
activities by Arizona residents, see
Table 3.
Hunters in Arizona
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 thousand
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 thousand
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 thousand
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.5 million
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.4 million
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 thousand
Source: Table 3.
In State/Out of State
(State residents 16 years old and older)
Arizona hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 thousand
In Arizona . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 thousand
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 thousand
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.5 million
In Arizona . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.4 million
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 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—Arizona 11
Hunting Expenditures in Arizona
All hunting-related expenditures in
Arizona totaled $323 million in 2006.
Trip-related expenses, such as food
and lodging, transportation, and other
trip expenses, totaled $92 million—29
percent of total expenditures. Expen-ditures
for food and lodging were $34
million and transportation expenditures
were $39 million. Other trip expenses,
such as equipment rental, totaled $19
million for the year. The average
trip-related expenditure per hunter was
$581.
Hunters spent $220 million on equip-ment—
68 percent of all hunting expen-ditures.
Hunting equipment (guns,
ammunition, etc.) totaled $61 million
and made up 28 percent of all equip-ment
costs. Hunters spent $158 million
on auxiliary equipment (tents, special
hunting clothes, etc.) and special equip-ment
(boats, vans, etc.), accounting
for 72 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 $11 million—3
percent of all hunting expenditures.
For more details on hunting expendi-tures
in Arizona, see Tables 20 through
23.
Hunting Expenditures in Arizona
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $323 million
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $92 million
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $220 million
Hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $61 million
Auxiliary and special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $158 million
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $11 million
Source: Table 20.
Percent of Hunters by Residence
(Total: 159 thousand participants)
Residents Nonresidents
79%
21%
Hunting Expenditures in Arizona
(Total: $323 million)
Trip-related
29%
Other
3%
Equipment
68%
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Wildlife Watchers
Participants and Days of Activity
In 2006, 1.3 million U.S. residents
16 years old and older fed, observed,
or photographed wildlife in Arizona.
Most of them, 74 percent (950 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 Arizona
in 2006 numbered 644 thousand—50
percent of all wildlife watchers in
Arizona. Of the 644 thousand, 352
thousand were state residents and 292
thousand were nonresidents.
Arizona residents 16 years old and
older who enjoyed away-from-home
wildlife watching within their state
totaled 352 thousand. Of this group,
331 thousand participants observed
wildlife, 98 thousand fed wildlife, and
212 thousand photographed wildlife.
Since some individuals engaged in
more than 1 of the 3 away-from-home
activities during the year, the sum of
wildlife observers, feeders, and photog-raphers
exceeds the total number of
away-from-home participants.
Arizona residents spent 3.6 million
days engaged in away-from-home
wildlife-watching activities in their
state. They spent 3.3 million days
observing wildlife, 665 thousand days
feeding wildlife, and 1.5 million days
photographing wildlife. The sum of
days observing, feeding, and photo-graphing
wildlife exceeds the total days
of wildlife-watching activity because
individuals engaged in more than one
activity on some days. For further
details about away-from-home activi-ties,
see Table 25.
Arizona residents also took an active
interest in wildlife around their
homes. In 2006, 950 thousand state
residents enjoyed observing, feeding,
and photographing wildlife within
1 mile of their homes. Among this
around-the-home group, 659 thousand
fed, 705 thousand observed, and 261
thousand photographed wildlife around
their homes. Another 133 thousand
participants maintained natural areas
of 1/4 acre or more for wildlife;
Wildlife-Watching Participants in Arizona
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.3 million
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 950 thousand
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 644 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 24.
Away-From-Home Wildlife-Watching Participation in Arizona
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Participants, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 644 thousand
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 612 thousand
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 thousand
Photograph wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 417 thousand
Days, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.3 million
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.7 million
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.4 million
Photograph wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.5 million
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 25.
Around-the-Home Wildlife-Watching Participation in Arizona
(State residents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 950 thousand
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 659 thousand
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 705 thousand
Photograph wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261 thousand
Maintain natural areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 thousand
Maintain plantings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 thousand
Visit public areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 27.
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173 thousand participants maintained
plantings for the benefi t of wildlife;
and 226 thousand participants visited
public parks within a mile of home
because of the wildlife. Summing the
number of participants in these six
activities results in an estimate that
exceeds the total number of around-the-home
participants because many people
participated in more than one type of
around-the-home activity. In addition,
36 percent of resident around-the-home
wildlife watchers also enjoyed wildlife
away from home. For further details
about Arizona residents participating
in around-the-home wildlife-watching
activities, see Table 27.
Wild Bird Observers
Bird watching attracted many wildlife
enthusiasts in Arizona. In 2006, 1.0
million people observed birds around
the home and on trips in the state. A
majority, 66 percent (686 thousand)
observed wild birds around the home
while 58 percent (598 thousand) took
trips away from home to watch birds.
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
in Arizona
Wildlife watchers spent $838 million
on wildlife-watching activities in
Arizona in 2006. Trip-related expendi-tures,
including food and lodging ($227
million), transportation ($139 million),
and other trip expenses ($11 million),
such as equipment rental, amounted
to $376 million. This summation
comprised 45 percent of all wildlife-watching
expenditures by participants.
The average of the trip-related expendi-tures
for away-from-home participants
was $573 per person in 2006.
Wildlife-watching participants spent
$289 million on equipment—35 percent
of all their expenditures. Specifi cally,
wildlife-watching equipment (binocu-lars,
special clothing, etc.) expenditures
totaled $133 million, 46 percent of
the equipment total. Auxiliary equip-ment
expenditures (tents, backpacking
equipment, etc.) and special equipment
expenditures (campers, trucks, etc.)
amounted to $157 million—54 percent
of all equipment costs. Special and
auxiliary equipment are items that were
purchased for wildlife-watching recre-ation
but can be used in activities other
than wildlife-watching activities.
Other items purchased by wildlife-watching
participants, such as maga-zines,
membership dues and contribu-tions,
land leasing and ownership, and
plantings, totaled $173 million—21
percent of all wildlife-watching
expenditures. For more details about
wildlife -watching expenditures in
Arizona, see Table 31.
Wild Bird Observers in Arizona
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Participants, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.0 million
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 686 thousand
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 598 thousand
Days, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98.3 million
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94.6 million
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.7 million
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 29.
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures in Arizona
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $838 million
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $376 million
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $289 million
Wildlife watching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $133 million
Auxiliary and special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $157 million
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $173 million
Source: Table 31.
Around-the-Home and Away-
From-Home Participation
by Arizona Residents
(Total: 950 thousand participants)
Both around
the home and
away from home
Around the
home only
64%
36%
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
in Arizona
(Total: $838 million)
Trip-related
45%
Other
21%
Equipment
35%
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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 Arizona. 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 Arizona residents anywhere in the
United States. The in-state estimates
cover the participation, day, and
expenditure activity of U.S. residents in
Arizona.
The expenditure estimates were made
comparable by adjusting the estimates
for infl ation—all estimates are in 2006
dollars.
Arizona 1996 and 2006 Comparison
(Numbers in thousands)
1996 2006 Percent change
Fishing
Anglers in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 512 422 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,689 4,156 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $462,006 $802,405 *
State resident anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 443 370 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $415,139 $293,510 *
Hunting
Hunters in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 159 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,630 1,509 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $284,365 $322,739 *
State resident hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 129 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $269,574 $360,537 *
Away-From-Home Wildlife Watching
Participants in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 745 644 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,447 5,281 *
State resident participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 432 381 *
Around-the-Home Wildlife Watching
Total participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 976 950 *
Observers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 690 705 *
Feeders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 792 659 –17
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
In-state expenditures by U.S. wildlife watchers . . . . . . . . . . $1,015,854 $838,307 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $879,544 $789,297 *
*Not different from zero at the 10 percent level of signifi cance.
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Arizona 2001 and 2006 Comparison
(Numbers in thousands)
2001 2006 Percent change
Fishing
Anglers in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 419 422 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,246 4,156 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $383,374 $802,405 109
State resident anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394 370 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $371,718 $293,510 *
Hunting
Hunters in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 159 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,694 1,509 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $241,117 $322,739 *
State resident hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 129 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $257,242 $360,537 *
Away-From-Home Wildlife Watching
Participants in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 638 644 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,584 5,281 *
State resident participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329 381 *
Around-the-Home Wildlife Watching
Total participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,063 950 *
Observers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 791 705 *
Feeders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 860 659 –23
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
In-state expenditures by U.S. wildlife watchers . . . . . . . . . . $935,619 $838,307 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $879,060 $789,297 *
*Not different from zero at the 10 percent level of signifi cance.
Number of People Who Hunted
and Fished in Arizona: 1996–2006
(In thousands)
Hunters
Anglers
1996 2001 2006
512
167
419
148
422
159
Number of People Who Wildlife
Watched in Arizona: 1996–2006
(In thousands)
Away from home
Around the home
1996 2001 2006
976
745
1,063
638
950
644
Total Expenditures by
Participants in Arizona
(In millions of 2006 dollars)
Wildlife watchers
Hunters
Anglers
1996 2001 2006
462
284
1,016
383
241
936
802
323
838
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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 Arizona 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) . . . . . . . . 493 100 376 100 117 100
Total anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 422 86 330 88 92 78
Fished only. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334 68 250 67 84 72
Fished and hunted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 18 80 21 ... ...
Total hunters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 32 126 33 *33 *28
Hunted only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 14 46 12 *26 *22
Hunted and fished . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 18 80 21 ... ...
* 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 Arizona 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 422 100 4,156 100 3,111 100
Total, all freshwater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 422 100 4,156 100 3,111 100
Freshwater, except Great Lakes. . . . . . . . . . . . 422 100 4,156 100 3,111 100
Great Lakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
Saltwater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
HUNTING
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 100 1,509 100 1,043 100
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 61 849 56 376 36
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 43 535 35 407 39
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *36 *23 *187 *12 *172 *16
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 Arizona Activity by Arizona 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 422 100 330 78 92 22 370 100 330 89 90 24
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,111 100 2,688 86 423 14 2,870 100 2,688 94 181 6
Total days of fishing. . . . . . . . . 4,156 100 3,505 84 651 16 4,378 100 3,505 80 944 22
Average days of fishing . . . . . . 10 (X) 11 (X) 7 (X) 12 (X) 11 (X) 10 (X)
HUNTING
Total hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 100 126 79 *33 *21 129 100 126 97 *15 *12
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,043 100 998 96 *45 *4 1,049 100 998 95 *51 *5
Total days of hunting . . . . . . . . 1,509 100 1,388 92 *121 *8 1,535 100 1,388 90 *151 *10
Average days of hunting . . . . . 9 (X) 11 (X) *4 (X) 12 (X) 11 (X) *10 (X)
(X) Not applicable. * Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Table 4. Arizona 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370 100 129 100
In-state only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280 76 113 88
In-state and other states . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 13 *12 *9
In other states only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *40 *11 ... ...
* 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. Arizona 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370 100 4,378 100 2,870 100
Total, all freshwater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349 94 4,234 97 2,813 98
Freshwater, except Great Lakes. . . . . . . . . . . . 349 94 4,233 97 2,797 97
Great Lakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
Saltwater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *44 *12 *169 *4 *57 *2
HUNTING
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 100 1,535 100 1,049 100
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 68 852 56 379 36
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 53 586 38 420 40
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *34 *27 *211 *14 *172 *16
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 Arizona
Total, state
residents and nonresidents
State residents Nonresidents
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 422 100 330 78 92 22
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,111 100 2,688 86 423 14
Total days of fishing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,156 100 3,505 84 651 16
Average days of fishing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 (X) 11 (X) 7 (X)
ANGLERS
Total, all types of water. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 422 100 330 78 92 22
Ponds, lakes, or reservoirs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365 100 306 84 *59 *16
Rivers or streams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 100 84 71 ... ...
DAYS
Total, all types of water. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,156 100 3,505 84 651 16
Ponds, lakes, or reservoirs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,770 100 3,181 84 *589 *16
Rivers or streams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 737 100 592 80 ... ...
* 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.
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Table 7. Freshwater Anglers and Days of Fishing in Arizona by Type of Fish: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Anglers and days of fishing
Activity in Arizona
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 422 100 100 330 78 92 22
Crappie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 14 100 57 94 ... ...
Panfish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 12 100 46 95 ... ...
White bass, striped bass, striped bass hybrids . . . . . 68 16 100 49 73 ... ...
Black bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 36 100 125 82 *28 *18
Catfish, bullheads. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 28 100 94 78 ... ...
Walleye, sauger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Northern pike, pickerel, muskie, muskie hybrids . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Steelhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Trout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209 49 100 173 83 *36 *17
Salmon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Anything1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 14 100 47 79 ... ...
Other freshwater fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
DAYS
Total, all types of fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,156 100 100 3,505 84 651 16
Crappie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 590 14 100 384 65 ... ...
Panfish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316 8 100 314 99 ... ...
White bass, striped bass, striped bass hybrids . . . . . 714 17 100 402 56 ... ...
Black bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,075 50 100 1,757 85 *317 *15
Catfish, bullheads. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 914 22 100 718 79 ... ...
Walleye, sauger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Northern pike, pickerel, muskie, muskie hybrids . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Steelhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Trout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,067 26 100 995 93 *72 *7
Salmon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Anything1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 564 14 100 538 95 ... ...
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 Arizona: 2006
This table does not apply to this state.
Table 9. Great Lakes Anglers and Days of Fishing in Arizona 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 Arizona: 2006
This table does not apply to this state.
Table 11. Saltwater Anglers and Days of Fishing in Arizona 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 Arizona by Type of Hunting: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Hunters, trips, and days of hunting
Activity in Arizona
Total, state
residents and nonresidents
State residents Nonresidents
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
HUNTERS
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 100 126 79 *33 *21
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 100 85 88 ... ...
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 100 66 96 ... ...
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *36 *100 *33 *93 ... ...
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
TRIPS
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,043 100 998 96 *45 *4
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376 100 361 96 ... ...
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407 100 403 99 ... ...
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *172 *100 *164 *95 ... ...
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
DAYS
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,509 100 1,388 92 *121 *8
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 849 100 786 93 ... ...
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 535 100 522 98 ... ...
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *187 *100 *165 *88 ... ...
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 Arizona 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 100 1,509 100
Big game, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 61 849 56
Deer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 48 536 36
Elk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *38 *24 *187 *12
Bear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Wild turkey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *16 *10 *107 *7
Small game, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 43 535 35
Rabbit, hare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *18 *11 *219 *15
Quail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 36 408 27
Grouse/prairie chicken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Squirrel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Pheasant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Migratory birds, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *36 *23 *187 *12
Waterfowl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Geese . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Duck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Dove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *32 *20 *172 *11
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 Arizona 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 100 126 100 *33 *100
Public land, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 93 115 92 *33 *99
Public land only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 87 106 84 *33 *99
Public and private land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
Private land, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *14 *9 *14 *11 ... ...
Private land only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
Private and public land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
DAYS
Total, all types of land. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,509 100 1,388 100 *121 *100
Public land1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,540 102 1,422 102 *118 *98
Private land2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *71 *5 *68 *5 ... ...
* 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 Arizona 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,585 100 418 9 100 370 8 100 129 3 100
Population Density of Residence
Urban . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,900 85 341 9 81 303 8 82 97 2 75
Rural . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 684 15 77 11 19 67 10 18 *32 *5 *25
Population Size of Residence
Metropolitan statistical area
(MSA). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,953 86 284 7 68 253 6 68 85 2 66
1,000,000 or more . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,002 65 211 7 50 189 6 51 60 2 47
250,000 to 999,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . 804 18 *48 *6 *11 *41 *5 *11 ... ... ...
Less than 250,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 3 *25 *17 *6 *23 *15 *6 ... ... ...
Outside MSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 631 14 134 21 32 118 19 32 *43 *7 *34
Sex
Male . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,231 49 325 15 78 281 13 76 117 5 91
Female . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,354 51 93 4 22 89 4 24 ... ... ...
Age
16 to 17 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 3 *23 *15 *5 ... ... ... ... ... ...
18 to 24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 471 10 *39 *8 *9 *37 *8 *10 ... ... ...
25 to 34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 859 19 73 8 17 *68 *8 *18 *22 *3 *17
35 to 44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 815 18 73 9 17 65 8 18 *29 *4 *23
45 to 54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 840 18 82 10 20 68 8 18 *23 *3 *18
55 to 64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 676 15 64 9 15 56 8 15 *18 *3 *14
65 years and older . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 765 17 65 8 15 57 8 16 *17 *2 *13
Ethnicity
Hispanic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,302 28 71 5 17 *59 *5 *16 *30 *2 *23
Non-Hispanic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,282 72 348 11 83 312 9 84 99 3 77
Race
White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,160 91 392 9 94 345 8 93 125 3 97
Black. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186 4 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
All others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239 5 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Annual Household Income
Under $10,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 3 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
$10,000 to $19,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335 7 *38 *11 *9 *34 *10 *9 ... ... ...
$20,000 to $29,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 491 11 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
$30,000 to $39,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 502 11 *50 *10 *12 *40 *8 *11 *14 *3 *11
$40,000 to $49,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 454 10 *50 *11 *12 *48 *11 *13 *15 *3 *12
$50,000 to $74,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 681 15 123 18 29 110 16 30 *32 *5 *25
$75,000 to $99,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407 9 44 11 11 *39 *10 *11 *15 *4 *12
$100,000 or more. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 486 11 59 12 14 52 11 14 *21 *4 *17
Not reported . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,075 23 *31 *3 *7 *27 *2 *7 ... ... ...
Education
11 years or less . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 607 13 *52 *8 *12 *47 *8 *13 *18 *3 *14
12 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,600 35 159 10 38 139 9 37 *52 *3 *41
1 to 3 years college . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,149 25 111 10 27 97 8 26 *32 *3 *25
4 years college or more . . . . . . . . . . . 1,228 27 97 8 23 87 7 24 *27 *2 *21
* 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 Arizona by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for
Fishing and Hunting: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older)
Expenditure item
Amount
(thousands
of dollars)
Spenders
(thousands)
Average per
spender
(dollars)
Average per
sportsperson
(dollars)
FISHING AND HUNTING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,222,708 498 2,455 1,399
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113,743 385 295 231
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106,413 384 277 216
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117,947 339 348 239
Equipment (fishing, hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95,369 248 385 183
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33,347 105 318 66
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *733,971 *49 *14,856 *423
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,588 49 33 3
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *3,237 *30 *107 *6
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,092 325 53 33
FISHING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 802,405 409 1,964 740
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80,144 334 240 190
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67,026 331 202 159
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98,570 310 318 234
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33,529 204 164 74
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,164 48 129 13
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *507,512 *22 *22,795 *48
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *524 *23 *23 *1
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,004 243 33 19
HUNTING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322,739 155 2,082 1,998
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33,599 113 298 211
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39,386 114 346 248
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,377 65 299 122
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61,155 86 708 360
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,977 41 433 112
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *521 *16 *32 *3
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,127 *11 *102 *6
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,087 112 81 52
UNSPECIFIED5
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96,877 67 1,440 118
* 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 Arizona 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 792,945 379 2,092 718
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80,144 334 240 190
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67,026 331 202 159
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98,570 310 318 234
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 547,205 222 2,460 135
ALL FRESHWATER
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 782,392 377 2,076 699
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80,144 334 240 190
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65,462 331 198 155
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98,570 310 318 234
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 538,216 204 2,634 120
FRESHWATER, EXCEPT
GREAT LAKES
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 781,970 376 2,080 699
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80,144 334 240 190
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65,264 331 197 155
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98,570 310 318 234
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 537,991 202 2,660 120
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 Arizona 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312,004 140 2,224 1,937
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33,599 113 298 211
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39,386 114 346 248
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,377 65 299 122
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219,641 92 2,397 1,356
BIG GAME
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168,948 100 1,695 1,732
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24,167 75 323 251
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23,169 74 315 241
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,689 49 341 174
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104,923 59 1,788 1,066
SMALL GAME
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,818 57 363 492
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,067 50 102 137
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,032 48 189 245
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *2,121 *18 *119 *57
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *4,597 *22 *205 *52
MIGRATORY BIRD
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,276 42 290 599
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *2,019 *23 *86 *226
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *2,976 *28 *105 *333
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *7,106 *21 *335 *20
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 Arizona 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 802,405 740 409 97 1,964
TRIP-RELATED EXPENDITURES
Total trip-related. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245,741 583 361 86 680
Food and lodging, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80,144 190 356 84 225
Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50,211 119 327 78 154
Lodging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29,934 71 146 35 204
Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67,026 159 331 79 202
Other trip costs, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98,570 234 310 74 318
Privilege and other fees1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,984 28 139 33 86
Boating costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72,085 171 71 17 1,013
Bait . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,237 17 240 57 30
Ice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,579 13 200 48 28
Heating and cooking fuel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,685 4 64 15 26
EQUIPMENT AND OTHER EXPENDITURES
PRIMARILY FOR FISHING
Fishing equipment, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33,529 74 204 48 164
Reels, rods, and rod-making components . . . . . . . . . . . 15,584 37 117 28 134
Lines, hooks, sinkers, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,914 14 151 36 39
Artificial lures and flies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,000 15 130 31 54
Creels, stringers, fish bags, landing nets, and gaff
hooks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *545 *1 *30 *7 *18
Minnow seines, traps, and bait containers. . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
Other fishing equipment3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,389 6 51 12 85
Auxiliary equipment4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,164 13 48 11 129
Special equipment5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *507,512 *48 *22 *5 *22,795
Other fishing costs6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,460 22 257 61 37
* 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 Arizona 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322,739 1,998 155 98 2,082
TRIP-RELATED EXPENDITURES
Total trip-related. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92,363 581 130 82 711
Food and lodging, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33,599 211 122 77 275
Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28,952 182 113 71 256
Lodging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *4,647 *29 *20 *12 *235
Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39,386 248 114 72 346
Other trip costs, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *19,377 *122 *65 *41 *299
Privilege and other fees1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *15,049 *95 *24 *15 *629
Boating costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
Heating and cooking fuel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
EQUIPMENT AND OTHER EXPENDITURES
PRIMARILY FOR HUNTING
Hunting equipment, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61,155 360 86 54 708
Firearms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *26,687 *146 *23 *14 *1,160
Ammunition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,412 46 67 42 110
Other hunting equipment2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27,056 168 46 29 586
Auxiliary equipment3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *17,977 *112 *41 *26 *433
Special equipment4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
Other hunting costs5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,735 60 119 75 90
* 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 Arizona for Fishing and Hunting by Arizona Residents
and Nonresidents: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older)
Expenditure item
Amount
(thousands
of dollars)
Spenders
(thousands)
Average
per spender
(dollars)
Average per
sportsperson
(dollars)
STATE RESIDENTS AND NONRESIDENTS
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing and hunting,
total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,198,157 454 2,640 2,430
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing, total. . . . . . . . . . 792,945 379 2,092 1,881
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80,144 334 240 190
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67,026 331 202 159
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72,085 71 1,013 171
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26,485 308 86 63
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 547,205 222 2,460 1,298
Trip and equipment expenditures for hunting, total. . . . . . . . . 312,004 140 2,224 1,963
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33,599 113 298 211
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39,386 114 346 248
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,377 65 299 122
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219,641 92 2,397 1,382
Unspecified equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *93,208 *35 *2,655 *189
STATE RESIDENTS
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing and hunting,
total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 592,802 358 1,655 1,577
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing, total. . . . . . . . . . 201,006 304 661 609
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46,709 274 170 141
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42,615 267 160 129
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32,461 55 590 98
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,622 257 84 65
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57,600 201 287 174
Trip and equipment expenditures for hunting, total. . . . . . . . . 298,588 119 2,506 2,378
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30,772 104 296 245
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33,768 105 322 269
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,126 53 344 144
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215,922 85 2,544 1,719
Unspecified equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *93,208 *35 *2,655 *248
NONRESIDENTS
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing and hunting,
total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 605,354 96 6,328 5,164
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing, total. . . . . . . . . . 591,939 75 7,894 6,467
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33,435 60 557 365
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24,411 64 381 267
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *39,624 *16 *2,461 *433
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *4,863 *50 *96 *53
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *489,605 *22 *22,553 *5,349
Trip and equipment expenditures for hunting, total. . . . . . . . . *13,415 *21 *634 *402
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *2,827 *9 *317 *85
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *5,619 *9 *631 *168
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Unspecified equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
1 Includes boat launching, mooring, storage, maintenance, insurance, pumpout fees, and fuel.
2 Includes equipment rental, guide and access fees, ice and bait for fishing, and heating and cooking oil.
3 Respondent could not specify whether item was for hunting or fishing.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses and nonresponse.
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Table 22. Summary of Arizona Residents’ Fishing and Hunting Expenditures Both Inside and Outside
Arizona: 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 752,120 409 1,841 1,798
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115,227 359 321 275
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118,891 352 338 284
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105,884 316 335 253
Equipment (fishing, hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100,918 252 400 241
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35,759 117 306 85
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *249,925 *45 *5,504 *597
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,067 50 41 5
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *3,743 *32 *119 *9
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,706 309 64 47
FISHING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293,510 354 829 792
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71,221 314 227 192
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73,618 305 241 199
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69,129 298 232 187
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37,109 213 175 100
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,813 57 120 18
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *24,615 *20 *1,253 *66
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *678 *22 *31 *2
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,081 240 38 25
HUNTING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360,537 127 2,843 2,799
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44,006 108 406 342
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45,273 109 415 351
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36,754 56 657 285
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63,225 86 734 491
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,534 44 449 152
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *563 *17 *33 *4
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,196 *12 *103 *9
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,626 102 104 82
UNSPECIFIED5
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97,489 73 1,344 233
* 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 Arizona 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 ARIZONA
Expenditures for fishing and hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 614,155 382 1,606 1,634
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226,073 342 661 601
Equipment (fishing and hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90,594 226 401 241
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32,858 104 317 87
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *245,721 *42 *5,822 *654
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,909 292 65 50
Expenditures for fishing, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209,238 321 651 634
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143,407 294 488 434
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31,513 188 167 95
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *5,675 *47 *121 *17
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,231 219 38 25
Expenditures for hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307,611 126 2,447 2,450
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82,666 113 728 658
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58,585 81 724 467
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *17,977 *41 *433 *143
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,022 104 87 72
Unspecified expenditures for fishing and hunting, total4 . . . . . 96,812 65 1,479 258
OUT OF STATE
Expenditures for fishing and hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131,690 125 1,057 1,313
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107,774 93 1,158 1,074
Equipment (fishing and hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,227 63 162 102
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *2,900 *19 *151 *29
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,585 68 97 66
Expenditures for fishing, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78,864 107 739 875
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65,250 83 787 724
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,498 53 104 61
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,774 49 56 31
Expenditures for hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *52,060 *19 *2,671 *3,380
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *42,524 *15 *2,761 *2,761
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *3,340 *13 *252 *217
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—Arizona U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Table 24. Wildlife Watching in Arizona by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Participants Number Percent
Total participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,277 100
Away from home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 644 50
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 612 48
Photograph wildlife. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 417 33
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *175 *14
Around the home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 950 74
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 705 55
Photograph wildlife. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261 20
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 659 52
Visit public parks1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226 18
Maintain plantings or natural areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233 18
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29.
1 Includes visits only to parks or publicly owned areas within 1 mile of home.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Table 25. Participants, Trips, and Days of Participation in Away-From-Home Wildlife Watching in
Arizona: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Participants, trips, and days
of participation
Activity in Arizona
Total, state residents and
nonresidents
State
residents
Nonresidents
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
PARTICIPANTS
Total participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 644 100 352 100 292 100
Observe wildlife. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 612 95 331 94 280 96
Photograph wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 417 65 212 60 *205 *70
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *175 *27 *98 *28 ... ...
TRIPS
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,507 100 2,827 100 680 100
Average days per trip. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 (X) 1 (X) 2 (X)
DAYS
Total days . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,281 100 3,634 100 1,647 100
Observing wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,727 90 3,304 91 1,423 86
Photographing wildlife. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,533 48 1,492 41 *1,040 *63
Feeding wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,370 *26 *665 *18 ... ...
Average days per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 (X) 10 (X) 6 (X)
Observing wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 (X) 10 (X) 5 (X)
Photographing wildlife. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 (X) 7 (X) *5 (X)
Feeding wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *8 (X) *7 (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.
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Arizona 35
Table 26. Away-From-Home Wildlife-Watching Participants by Wildlife Observed, Photographed, or Fed
in Arizona: 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 644 100 352 55 292 45
Total birds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .