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

              U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Colorado
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-CO
Issued January 2008
Colorado
The U.S. Department of the Interior protects and manages the Nation’s natural resources and cultural
heritage; provides scientifi c and other information about those resources; and honors its trust responsi-bilities
or special commitments to American Indians, Alaska Natives, and affi liated Island Communities.
The mission of the Department’s U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is working with others to conserve,
protect, and enhance fi sh, wildlife, and their habitats for the continuing benefi t of the American people.
The Service is responsible for national programs of vital importance to our natural resources, including
administration of the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs. These two programs provide fi nan-cial
assistance to the States for projects to enhance and protect fi sh and wildlife resources and to assure
their availability to the public for recreational purposes. Multistate grants from these programs fund the
National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation.
Suggested Citation
U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, and U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S.
Census Bureau. 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
H. Dale Hall,
Director
Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration
Rowan Gould,
Assistant Director
U.S. Department of the Interior
Dirk Kempthorne,
Secretary
U.S. CENSUS BUREAU
Steve H. Murdock,
Director
Economics and Statistics
Administration
Cynthia A. Glassman,
Under Secretary for Economic Affairs
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Contents
List of Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv
Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi
Survey Background and Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Highlights
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Wildlife-Associated Recreation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Sportspersons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Wildlife Watchers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
1996–2006 Comparisons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Tables
Guide to Statistical Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Fishing and Hunting Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Wildlife-Watching Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
National Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Appendixes
A. Defi nitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
B. 2005 Participation of 6- to 15-year-olds: Data From Screening Interviews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
C. Signifi cant Methodological Changes From Previous Surveys and Regional Trends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
D. Sample Design and Statistical Accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
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Fishing and Hunting
1. Fishing and Hunting in Colorado by Resident and Nonresident Sportspersons: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2. Anglers and Hunters, Days of Participation, and Trips in Colorado by Type of Fishing
and Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3. Anglers and Hunters, Trips, and Days of Participation: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
4. Colorado Resident Anglers and Hunters by Place Fished or Hunted: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
5. Colorado 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 Colorado by Type of Fish: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
8. Great Lakes Anglers, Trips, and Days of Fishing in Colorado: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
9. Great Lakes Anglers and Days of Fishing in Colorado by Type of Fish: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
10. Saltwater Anglers, Trips, and Days of Fishing in Colorado: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
11. Saltwater Anglers and Days of Fishing in Colorado by Type of Fish: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
12. Hunters, Trips, and Days of Hunting in Colorado by Type of Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
13. Hunters and Days of Hunting in Colorado by Type of Game: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
14. Hunters and Days of Hunting in Colorado by Type of Land: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
15. Selected Characteristics of Colorado Resident Anglers and Hunters: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
16. Summary of Expenditures in Colorado by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for
Fishing and Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
17. Summary of Fishing Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Colorado by State Residents and
Nonresidents Combined by Type of Fishing: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
18. Summary of Hunting Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Colorado by State Residents and
Nonresidents Combined by Type of Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
19. Expenditures in Colorado by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for Fishing: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
20. Expenditures in Colorado by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
21. Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Colorado for Fishing and Hunting by Colorado Residents
and Nonresidents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
22. Summary of Colorado Residents�� Fishing and Hunting Expenditures Both Inside and Outside
Colorado: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
23. In-State and Out-of-State Expenditures by Colorado Residents for Fishing and Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Wildlife Watching
24. Wildlife Watching in Colorado by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
25. Participants, Trips, and Days of Participation in Away-From-Home Wildlife Watching in
Colorado: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
26. Away-From-Home Wildlife-Watching Participants by Wildlife Observed, Photographed, or
Fed in Colorado: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
List of Tables
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27. Participation in Wildlife-Watching Activities Around the Home in Colorado: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
28. Colorado Residents Participating in Wildlife Watching in the United States: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
29. Wild Bird Observers and Days of Observation in Colorado by State Residents and
Nonresidents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
30. Selected Characteristics of Colorado Residents Participating in Wildlife Watching: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
31. Expenditures in Colorado by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for Wildlife
Watching: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
32. Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Colorado for Wildlife Watching by Colorado Residents
and Nonresidents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
33. Wildlife-Watching Expenditures Both Inside and Outside Colorado by Colorado
Residents: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
34. In-State and Out-of-State Expenditures by Colorado Residents for Wildlife Watching: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
35. Participation of Colorado Resident Wildlife-Watching Participants in Fishing and
Hunting: 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
36. Participation of Colorado 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—Colorado 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—Colorado 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—Colorado 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.
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2006 Colorado Summary
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 660,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,374,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $542,937,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $300,324,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $242,613,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $807
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $47
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,376,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $444,061,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $288,325,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $155,736,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,690
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . $121
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . . 1,819,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 873,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . . 1,393,000
Days of participation away from home . . . . . 9,404,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,387,621,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $537,427,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $850,193,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $756
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $57
Activities in Colorado by Residents and Nonresidents Activities in Colorado by Nonresidents
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 845,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $102,357,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $92,233,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,124,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $597
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . $109
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,152,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $281,737,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $230,181,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $51,556,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,106
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . $200
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . . . 385,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 385,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (X)
Days of participation away from home . . . . . 2,394,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $381,575,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $371,556,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,018,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $977
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . $155
(X) Not applicable.
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Activities in Colorado by Residents
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 490,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,529,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $440,580,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $208,091,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $232,489,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $900
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $38
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,224,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $162,324,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $58,144,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $104,180,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,289
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $48
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . . 1,434,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 488,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . . 1,393,000
Days of participation away from home . . . . . 7,010,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,006,046,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $165,871,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $840,175,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $701
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $24
Activities by Colorado Residents Both Inside and
Outside Colorado
Fishing
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 554,000
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,737,000
Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,093,571,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $345,718,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $747,853,000
Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,973
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $51
Hunting
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132,000
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,421,000
Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $219,545,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $83,191,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $136,354,000
Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,659
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $59
Wildlife Watching
Total wildlife-watching participants . . . . . 1,459,000
Away-from-home participants . . . . . . . . . . 531,000
Around-the-home participants . . . . . . . . . 1,393,000
Days of participation away from home . . . . . 8,105,000
Average days of participation
away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,153,510,000
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $303,943,000
Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . $849,567,000
Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $791
Average trip expenditure per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $38
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Participation in Colorado
The 2006 Survey found that 2.2 million
Colorado residents and nonresidents
16 years old and older fi shed, hunted,
or wildlife watched in Colorado. Of
the total number of participants, 660
thousand fi shed, 259 thousand hunted,
and 1.8 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 indi-viduals
engaged in more than
one wildlife-related activity.
Participation by 6-to-15-Year-Old
Colorado 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 554 thousand resident anglers
16 years old and older, there were
172 thousand resident anglers 6 to 15
years old. Also, in addition to the 132
thousand residents 16 years old and
older who hunted, there were 17 thou-sand
6-to-15-year-old residents who
hunted. Finally, there were 1.5 million
Colorado residents 16 years old and
older and 282 thousand 6- to 15-year-olds
who wildlife watched. Further
information on 6- to 15-year-olds is
provided in Appendix B.
Expenditures in Colorado
In 2006, state residents and nonresi-dents
spent $3.0 billion on wildlife
recreation in Colorado. Of that total,
trip-related expenditures were $1.1
billion and equipment purchases totaled
$1.7 billion. The remaining $123
million was spent on licenses, contribu-tions,
land ownership and leasing, and
other items.
Wildlife-Associated Recreation
Participants in Wildlife-Associated Recreation in Colorado: 2006
(U.S. residents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.2 million
Sportspersons
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 813 thousand
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 660 thousand
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259 thousand
Wildlife Watchers
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.8 million
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 873 thousand
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.4 million
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Tables 3, 24, and 39.
Percent of Total Participants
by Activity
(Total: 2.2 million participants)
Wildlife
watching
Fishing Hunting
30%
12%
81%
Wildlife-Associated
Recreation Expenditures in Colorado
(Total: $3.0 billion)
Equipment
58%
Trip-related
38%
Other
4%
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation—Colorado 7
Sportspersons
In 2006, 813 thousand state resident
and nonresident sportspersons 16
years old and older fi shed or hunted
in Colorado. This group comprised
660 thousand anglers (81 percent of
all sportspersons) and 259 thousand
hunters (32 percent of all sportsper-sons).
Among the 813 thousand sports-persons
who fi shed or hunted in the
state, 553 thousand (68 percent) fi shed
but did not hunt in Colorado. Another
153 thousand (19 percent) hunted but
did not fi sh there. The remaining 107
thousand (13 percent) fi shed and hunted
in Colorado in 2006.
Sportspersons’ Participation in Colorado
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Sportspersons (fi shed or hunted) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 813 thousand
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 660 thousand
Fished only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 553 thousand
Fished and hunted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 thousand
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259 thousand
Hunted only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 thousand
Hunted and fi shed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 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—Colorado U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Anglers
Participants and Days of Fishing
In 2006, 660 thousand state resi-dents
and nonresidents 16 years old
and older fi shed in Colorado. Of
this total, 490 thousand anglers (74
percent) were state residents and 171
thousand anglers (26 percent) were
nonresidents. Anglers fi shed a total
of 6.4 million days in Colorado—an
average of 10 days per angler. State
residents fi shed 5.5 million days—87
percent of all fi shing days in Colorado.
Nonresidents fi shed 845 thousand days
in Colorado—13 percent of all fi shing
days in the state.
A large majority of Colorado residents
who fi shed anywhere in the United
States did so in their resident state.
There were 554 thousand Colorado
residents 16 years old and older who
fi shed in the United States in 2006 for a
total of 6.7 million days. An estimated
88 percent of all Colorado residents
who fi shed did so in their home state.
Of all fi shing days by Colorado resi-dents,
82 percent or 5.5 million were in
their home state.
Some state residents fi shed in states
other than Colorado. In 2006, 195
thousand Colorado residents fi shed in
other states—35 percent of all residents
fi shing in any state. They fi shed
1 million days as nonresidents, repre-senting
19 percent of all days fi shed by
Colorado residents. For further details
about fi shing in Colorado, see Table 3.
Anglers in Colorado
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 660 thousand
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 490 thousand
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 thousand
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.4 million
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.5 million
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 845 thousand
Source: Table 3.
In State/Out of State
(State residents 16 years old and older)
Colorado anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 554 thousand
In Colorado . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 490 thousand
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195 thousand
Days of fi shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.7 million
In Colorado . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.5 million
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.3 million
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—Colorado 9
Fishing Expenditures in Colorado
All fi shing-related expenditures in
Colorado totaled $543 million in 2006.
Trip-related expenditures, including
food and lodging, transportation,
and other trip expenses totaled $300
million—55 percent of all fi shing
expenditures. Expenditures for food
and lodging were $125 million and
transportation expenditures were $112
million. Other trip expenses, such as
equipment rental, bait, and cooking
fuel, totaled $63 million. Each angler
spent an average of $455 on trip-related
costs during 2006.
Anglers spent $224 million on equip-ment
in Colorado in 2006, 41 percent
of all fi shing expenditures. Fishing
equipment (rods, reels, line, etc.)
spending totaled $53 million—24
percent of the equipment total. Auxil-iary
equipment expenditures (tents,
special fi shing clothes, etc.) and special
equipment expenditures (boats, vans,
etc.) amounted to $171 million—76
percent of the equipment total. Special
and auxiliary equipment are items that
were purchased for fi shing but could be
used in activities other than fi shing.
The purchase of other items, such as
magazines, membership dues, licenses,
permits, stamps, and land leasing and
ownership, amounted to $18 million—3
percent of all fi shing expenditures. For
more details about fi shing expenditures
in Colorado, see Tables 19 and 21
through 23.
Fishing Expenditures in Colorado
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $543 million
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $300 million
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $224 million
Fishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $53 million
Auxiliary and special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $171 million
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $18 million
Source: Table 19.
Percent of Anglers by Residence
(Total: 660 thousand participants)
Residents Nonresidents
74%
26%
Fishing Expenditures in Colorado
(Total: $543 million)
Trip-related
55%
Other
3%
Equipment
41%
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Hunters
Participants and Days of Hunting
In 2006, there were 259 thousand
residents and nonresidents 16 years
old and older who hunted in C olorado.
Resident hunters numbered 126 thou-sand,
accounting for 49 percent of the
hunters in Colorado. There were 134
thousand nonresidents who hunted in
Colorado —51 percent of the state’s
hunters. Residents and nonresidents
hunted 2.4 million days in 2006, an
average of 9 days per hunter. Resi-dents
hunted over 1.2 million days in
Colorado or 52 percent of all hunting
days, while nonresidents spent almost
1.2 million days hunting in Colorado or
48 percent of all hunting days.
There were 132 thousand Colorado
residents 16 years old and older who
hunted in the United States in 2006
for a total of 1.4 million days. An
estimated 95 percent of all Colorado
residents who hunted did so in their
home state. Of all hunting days by
Colorado residents, 86 percent or 1.2
million were spent pursuing game in
their home state.
Some state residents hunted in states
other than Colorado. Altogether, 34
thousand or 26 percent of all Colorado
hunters hunted in other states. Their
197 thousand days of hunting in other
states represented 14 percent of all days
Colorado residents spent hunting in
2006. For more information on hunting
activities by Colorado residents, see
Table 3.
Hunters in Colorado
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259 thousand
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 thousand
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 thousand
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.4 million
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2 million
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2 million
Source: Table 3.
In State/Out of State
(State residents 16 years old and older)
Colorado hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 thousand
In Colorado . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 thousand
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 thousand
Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.4 million
In Colorado . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2 million
In other states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197 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—Colorado 11
Hunting Expenditures in Colorado
All hunting-related expenditures in
Colorado totaled $444 million in 2006.
Trip-related expenses, such as food and
lodging, transportation, and other trip
expenses, totaled $288 million—65
percent of total expenditures. Expen-ditures
for food and lodging were $97
million and transportation expenditures
were $77 million. Other trip expenses,
such as equipment rental, totaled $114
million for the year. The average
trip-related expenditure per hunter was
$1,111.
Hunters spent $92 million on equip-ment—
21 percent of all hunting expen-ditures.
Hunting equipment (guns,
ammunition, etc.) totaled $72 million
and made up 79 percent of all equip-ment
costs. Hunters spent $20 million
on auxiliary equipment (tents, special
hunting clothes, etc.) and special equip-ment
(boats, vans, etc.), accounting
for 21 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 $64 million—14
percent of all hunting expenditures.
For more details on hunting expen-ditures
in Colorado, see Tables 20
through 23.
Hunting Expenditures in Colorado
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $444 million
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $288 million
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $92 million
Hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $72 million
Auxiliary and special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $20 million
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $64 million
Source: Table 20.
Percent of Hunters by Residence
(Total: 259 thousand participants)
Residents Nonresidents
49% 51%
Hunting Expenditures in Colorado
(Total: $444 million)
Trip-related
65%
Other
14%
Equipment
21%
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Wildlife Watchers
Participants and Days of Activity
In 2006, 1.8 million U.S. residents 16
years old and older fed, observed, or
photographed wildlife in Colorado.
Most of them, 77 percent (1.4 million),
enjoyed their activities close to home
and are called “around-the-home”
participants. Those persons who
enjoyed wildlife at least 1 mile from
home are called “away-from-home”
participants. People participating in
away-from-home activities in Colorado
in 2006 numbered 873 thousand—48
percent of all wildlife watchers in
Colorado. Of the 873 thousand, 488
thousand were state residents and 385
thousand were nonresidents.
Colorado residents 16 years old and
older who enjoyed away-from-home
wildlife watching within their state
totaled 488 thousand. Of this group,
484 thousand participants observed
wildlife, 83 thousand fed wildlife, and
274 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.
Colorado residents spent 7.0 million
days engaged in away-from-home
wildlife-watching activities in their
state. They spent 6.3 million days
observing wildlife, 360 thousand days
feeding wildlife, and 2.2 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.
Colorado residents also took an active
interest in wildlife around their homes.
In 2006, 1.4 million state residents
enjoyed observing, feeding, and photo-graphing
wildlife within 1 mile of their
homes. Among this around-the-home
group, 936 thousand fed, 799 thousand
observed, and 387 thousand photo-graphed
wildlife around their homes.
Another 134 thousand participants
maintained natural areas of 1/4 acre or
more for wildlife; 141 thousand
Wildlife-Watching Participants in Colorado
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.8 million
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.4 million
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 873 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 24.
Away-From-Home Wildlife-Watching Participation in Colorado
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Participants, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 873 thousand
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 860 thousand
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 thousand
Photograph wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 520 thousand
Days, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.4 million
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.3 million
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 519 thousand
Photograph wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.4 million
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 25.
Around-the-Home Wildlife-Watching Participation in Colorado
(State residents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.4 million
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 936 thousand
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 799 thousand
Photograph wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387 thousand
Maintain natural areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 thousand
Maintain plantings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 thousand
Visit public areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363 thousand
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 27.
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participants maintained plantings
for the benefi t of wildlife; and 363
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,
33 percent of resident around-the-home
wildlife watchers also enjoyed wildlife
away from home. For further details
about Colorado residents participating
in around-the-home wildlife-watching
activities, see Table 27.
Wild Bird Observers
Bird watching attracted many wildlife
enthusiasts in Colorado. In 2006, 1.2
million people observed birds around
the home and on trips in the state. A
majority, 58 percent (712 thousand)
observed wild birds around the home
while 60 percent (737 thousand) took
trips away from home to watch birds.
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
in Colorado
Wildlife watchers spent $1.4 billion on
wildlife-watching activities in Colorado
in 2006. Trip-related expenditures,
including food and lodging ($346
million), transportation ($165 million),
and other trip expenses ($26 million),
such as equipment rental, amounted
to $537 million. This summation
comprised 39 percent of all wildlife-watching
expenditures by participants.
The average of the trip-related expendi-tures
for away-from-home participants
was $607 per person in 2006.
Wildlife-watching participants spent
$817 million on equipment—59 percent
of all their expenditures. Specifi cally,
wildlife-watching equipment (binocu-lars,
special clothing, etc.) expenditures
totaled $132 million, 16 percent of
the equipment total. Auxiliary equip-ment
expenditures (tents, backpacking
equipment, etc.) and special equipment
expenditures (campers, trucks, etc.)
amounted to $686 million—84 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 $33 million—2
percent of all wildlife-watching
expenditures. For more details about
wildlife -watching expenditures in
C olorado, see Table 31.
Wild Bird Observers in Colorado
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Participants, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2 million
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 712 thousand
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 737 thousand
Days, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80.9 million
Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73.8 million
Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.2 million
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Source: Table 29.
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures in Colorado
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1.4 billion
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $537 million
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $817 million
Wildlife watching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $132 million
Auxiliary and special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $686 million
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $33 million
Source: Table 31.
Around-the-Home and Away-
From-Home Participation
by Colorado Residents
(Total: 1.4 million participants)
Both around
the home and
away from
home
Around the
home only
67%
33%
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
in Colorado
(Total: $1.4 billion)
Trip-related
39%
Other
2%
Equipment
59%
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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 Colorado. 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 Colorado residents anywhere in
the United States. The in-state esti-mates
cover the participation, day, and
expenditure activity of U.S. residents in
Colorado.
The expenditure estimates were made
comparable by adjusting the estimates
for infl ation—all estimates are in 2006
dollars.
Colorado 1996 and 2006 Comparison
(Numbers in thousands)
1996 2006 Percent change
Fishing
Anglers in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 830 660 –20
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,232 6,374 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $817,295 $542,937 *
State resident anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 671 554 –17
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $831,493 $1,093,571 *
Hunting
Hunters in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 454 259 –43
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,287 2,376 –45
In-state expenditures by U.S. hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $849,840 $444,061 *
State resident hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248 132 –47
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $615,637 $219,545 *
Away-From-Home Wildlife Watching
Participants in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,042 873 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,328 9,404 *
State resident participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 603 531 *
Around-the-Home Wildlife Watching
Total participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,188 1,393 *
Observers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 876 799 *
Feeders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 912 936 *
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
In-state expenditures by U.S. wildlife watchers . . . . . . . . . . $1,020,403 $1,387,621 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $875,896 $1,153,510 *
* Not different from zero at the 10 percent level of signifi cance.
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Colorado 2001 and 2006 Comparison
(Numbers in thousands)
2001 2006 Percent change
Fishing
Anglers in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 917 660 –28
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,269 6,374 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $736,316 $542,937 *
State resident anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 626 554 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $880,692 $1,093,571 *
Hunting
Hunters in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281 259 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,610 2,376 *
In-state expenditures by U.S. hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $436,163 $444,061 *
State resident hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168 132 *
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $211,216 $219,545 *
Away-From-Home Wildlife Watching
Participants in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 838 873 *
Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,510 9,404 *
State resident participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 531 531 *
Around-the-Home Wildlife Watching
Total participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,127 1,393 24
Observers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 745 799 *
Feeders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 904 936 *
Wildlife-Watching Expenditures
In-state expenditures by U.S. wildlife watchers . . . . . . . . . . $711,818 $1,387,621 95
Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $443,287 $1,153,510 160
* Not different from zero at the 10 percent level of signifi cance.
Number of People Who Hunted
and Fished in Colorado: 1996–2006
(In thousands)
Hunters
Anglers
1996 2001 2006
454
830
281
917
259
660
Number of People Who Wildlife
Watched in Colorado: 1996–2006
(In thousands)
Away from home
Around the home
1996 2001 2006
1,042
1,188
838
1,127
873
1,393
Total Expenditures by
Participants in Colorado
(In millions of 2006 dollars)
Wildlife watchers
Hunters
Anglers
1996 2001 2006
817 850
1,020
736
436
712
543
444
1,388
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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 Colorado 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) . . . . . . . . 813 100 528 100 285 100
Total anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 660 81 490 93 171 60
Fished only. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 553 68 402 76 152 53
Fished and hunted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 13 88 17 *19 *7
Total hunters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259 32 126 24 134 47
Hunted only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 19 *38 *7 115 40
Hunted and fished . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 13 88 17 *19 *7
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Table 2. Anglers and Hunters, Days of Participation, and Trips in Colorado 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 660 100 6,374 100 4,237 100
Total, all freshwater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 660 100 6,374 100 4,237 100
Freshwater, except Great Lakes. . . . . . . . . . . . 660 100 6,374 100 4,237 100
Great Lakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
Saltwater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
HUNTING
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259 100 2,376 100 1,487 100
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208 80 1,718 72 840 57
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *58 *22 *400 *17 *306 *21
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *44 *17 *302 *13 *288 *19
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 Colorado Activity by Colorado 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 660 100 490 74 171 26 554 100 490 88 195 35
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,237 100 3,810 90 428 10 4,459 100 3,810 85 649 15
Total days of fishing. . . . . . . . . 6,374 100 5,529 87 845 13 6,737 100 5,529 82 1,284 19
Average days of fishing . . . . . . 10 (X) 11 (X) 5 (X) 12 (X) 11 (X) 7 (X)
HUNTING
Total hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259 100 126 49 134 51 132 100 126 95 *34 *26
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,487 100 837 56 649 44 909 100 837 92 *71 *8
Total days of hunting . . . . . . . . 2,376 100 1,224 52 1,152 48 1,421 100 1,224 86 *197 *14
Average days of hunting . . . . . 9 (X) 10 (X) 9 (X) 11 (X) 10 (X) *6 (X)
(X) Not applicable. * Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Table 4. Colorado 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 554 100 132 100
In-state only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359 65 98 74
In-state and other states . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 24 *28 *21
In other states only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *65 *12 ... ...
* 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. Colorado 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 554 100 6,737 100 4,459 100
Total, all freshwater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 528 95 6,530 97 4,354 98
Freshwater, except Great Lakes. . . . . . . . . . . . 528 95 6,530 97 4,354 98
Great Lakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
Saltwater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *66 *12 *217 *3 *105 *2
HUNTING
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 100 1,421 100 909 100
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 65 607 43 209 23
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 54 541 38 356 39
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *47 *35 *321 *23 *294 *32
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 Colorado
Total, state
residents and nonresidents
State residents Nonresidents
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 660 100 490 74 171 26
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,237 100 3,810 90 428 10
Total days of fishing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,374 100 5,529 87 845 13
Average days of fishing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 (X) 11 (X) 5 (X)
ANGLERS
Total, all types of water. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 660 100 490 74 171 26
Ponds, lakes, or reservoirs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 527 100 414 79 113 21
Rivers or streams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357 100 234 66 122 34
DAYS
Total, all types of water. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,374 100 5,529 87 845 13
Ponds, lakes, or reservoirs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,534 100 4,009 88 525 12
Rivers or streams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,515 100 2,049 81 466 19
(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 Colorado by Type of Fish: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Anglers and days of fishing
Activity in Colorado
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 660 100 100 490 74 171 26
Crappie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *24 *4 *100 *23 *98 ... ...
Panfish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *19 *3 *100 *18 *95 ... ...
White bass, striped bass, striped bass hybrids . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Black bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 14 100 84 91 ... ...
Catfish, bullheads. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *35 *5 *100 *35 *100 ... ...
Walleye, sauger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *43 *6 *100 *36 *83 ... ...
Northern pike, pickerel, muskie, muskie hybrids . . . *28 *4 *100 *25 *91 ... ...
Steelhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Trout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 608 92 100 448 74 161 26
Salmon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *20 *3 *100 ... ... ... ...
Anything1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *23 *3 *100 ... ... ... ...
Other freshwater fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *23 *3 *100 ... ... ... ...
DAYS
Total, all types of fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,374 100 100 5,529 87 845 13
Crappie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *401 *6 *100 *400 *100 ... ...
Panfish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *164 *3 *100 *161 *98 ... ...
White bass, striped bass, striped bass hybrids . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Black bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 646 10 100 552 85 ... ...
Catfish, bullheads. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *477 *7 *100 *477 *100 ... ...
Walleye, sauger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *416 *7 *100 *324 *78 ... ...
Northern pike, pickerel, muskie, muskie hybrids . . . *256 *4 *100 *244 *95 ... ...
Steelhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Trout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,205 82 100 4,446 85 758 15
Salmon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *74 *1 *100 ... ... ... ...
Anything1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *150 *2 *100 ... ... ... ...
Other freshwater fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *64 *1 *100 ... ... ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
1 Respondent fished for no specific species and identified ‘‘Anything’’ from a list of categories of fish.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
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Table 8. Great Lakes Anglers, Trips, and Days of Fishing in Colorado: 2006
This table does not apply to this state.
Table 9. Great Lakes Anglers and Days of Fishing in Colorado 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 Colorado: 2006
This table does not apply to this state.
Table 11. Saltwater Anglers and Days of Fishing in Colorado 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 Colorado by Type of Hunting: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Hunters, trips, and days of hunting
Activity in Colorado
Total, state
residents and nonresidents
State residents Nonresidents
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
HUNTERS
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259 100 126 49 134 51
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208 100 86 41 122 59
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *58 *100 *49 *85 ... ...
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *44 *100 *43 *98 ... ...
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
TRIPS
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,487 100 837 56 649 44
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 840 100 206 25 634 75
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *306 *100 *296 *97 ... ...
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *288 *100 *287 *99 ... ...
Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
DAYS
Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,376 100 1,224 52 1,152 48
Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,718 100 594 35 1,124 65
Small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *400 *100 *375 *94 ... ...
Migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *302 *100 *299 *99 ... ...
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 Colorado 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259 100 2,376 100
Big game, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208 80 1,718 72
Deer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *66 *25 *432 *18
Elk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 71 1,554 65
Bear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Wild turkey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Small game, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *58 *22 *400 *17
Rabbit, hare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Quail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Grouse/prairie chicken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Squirrel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Pheasant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *41 *16 *180 *8
Other small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Migratory birds, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *44 *17 *302 *13
Waterfowl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *32 *12 *281 *12
Geese . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Duck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Dove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other migratory bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other animals, total 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
1 Includes groundhog, raccoon, fox, coyote, crow, prairie dog, etc.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
Table 14. Hunters and Days of Hunting in Colorado 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259 100 126 100 134 100
Public land, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 63 82 65 82 61
Public land only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 48 *56 *45 68 51
Public and private land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *38 *15 *25 *20 ... ...
Private land, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 48 *65 *52 *59 *44
Private land only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 33 *40 *32 *46 *34
Private and public land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *38 *15 *25 *20 ... ...
DAYS
Total, all types of land. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,376 100 1,224 100 1,152 100
Public land1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,561 66 709 58 852 74
Private land2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 939 40 *568 *46 *372 *32
* 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 Colorado Resident Anglers and Hunters: 2006
(State population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Characteristic
Population
Sportspersons
(fished or hunted)
Anglers Hunters
Number Percent Number
Percent
who
partici-pated
Percent
of
sports-persons
Number
Percent
who
partici-pated
Percent
of
anglers Number
Percent
who
partici-pated
Percent
of
hunters
Total persons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,605 100 593 16 100 554 15 100 132 4 100
Population Density of Residence
Urban . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,147 87 483 15 81 460 15 83 102 3 77
Rural . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 458 13 110 24 19 94 21 17 *30 *7 *23
Population Size of Residence
Metropolitan statistical area
(MSA). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,296 91 523 16 88 495 15 89 108 3 81
1,000,000 or more . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,864 52 295 16 50 283 15 51 *59 *3 *45
250,000 to 999,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . 957 27 116 12 20 112 12 20 ... ... ...
Less than 250,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 475 13 111 23 19 101 21 18 *38 *8 *28
Outside MSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309 9 *70 *23 *12 *59 *19 *11 ... ... ...
Sex
Male . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,789 50 467 26 79 438 24 79 122 7 92
Female . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,816 50 126 7 21 116 6 21 ... ... ...
Age
16 to 17 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 3 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
18 to 24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 419 12 *55 *13 *9 *54 *13 *10 ... ... ...
25 to 34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 636 18 100 16 17 100 16 18 ... ... ...
35 to 44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 751 21 123 16 21 116 15 21 *37 *5 *28
45 to 54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 738 20 152 21 26 135 18 24 *35 *5 *27
55 to 64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 487 14 93 19 16 84 17 15 *24 *5 *18
65 years and older . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 460 13 64 14 11 60 13 11 ... ... ...
Ethnicity
Hispanic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 598 17 *48 *8 *8 *48 *8 *9 ... ... ...
Non-Hispanic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,007 83 545 18 92 506 17 91 127 4 96
Race
White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,235 90 568 18 96 529 16 95 132 4 100
Black. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 4 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
All others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 6 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Annual Household Income
Under $10,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169 5 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
$10,000 to $19,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 5 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
$20,000 to $29,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332 9 *29 *9 *5 *28 *8 *5 ... ... ...
$30,000 to $39,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386 11 *81 *21 *14 *78 *20 *14 ... ... ...
$40,000 to $49,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301 8 *62 *20 *10 *56 *19 *10 ... ... ...
$50,000 to $74,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 511 14 112 22 19 112 22 20 *32 *6 *24
$75,000 to $99,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363 10 *68 *19 *12 *66 *18 *12 ... ... ...
$100,000 or more. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 587 16 188 32 32 162 28 29 *45 *8 *34
Not reported . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 784 22 *31 *4 *5 *30 *4 *5 ... ... ...
Education
11 years or less . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 436 12 *23 *5 *4 *21 *5 *4 ... ... ...
12 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,011 28 136 13 23 129 13 23 *29 *3 *22
1 to 3 years college . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 862 24 117 14 20 112 13 20 *30 *4 *23
4 years college or more . . . . . . . . . . . 1,296 36 317 24 53 293 23 53 72 6 54
* 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 Colorado 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,585,846 872 1,818 1,929
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222,395 702 317 274
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188,671 722 261 232
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177,583 559 318 218
Equipment (fishing, hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138,352 461 300 162
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68,710 209 329 76
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *698,440 *45 *15,665 *858
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,747 123 39 5
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,275 90 170 18
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71,673 623 115 86
FISHING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 542,937 685 793 807
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125,067 545 229 189
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111,885 557 201 169
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63,373 452 140 96
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52,838 389 136 73
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,974 85 130 14
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *160,306 *26 *6,255 *241
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,839 59 31 2
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,696 *36 *47 *2
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,959 446 34 20
HUNTING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 444,061 291 1,527 1,689
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97,329 246 395 375
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76,786 243 317 296
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114,210 149 766 440
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71,900 129 556 262
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,674 67 295 71
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,266 *24 *52 *5
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *6,183 *22 *287 *24
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56,714 243 234 217
UNSPECIFIED5
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 585,234 130 4,507 712
* 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 Colorado 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 524,443 658 798 783
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125,067 545 229 189
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111,885 557 201 169
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63,373 452 140 96
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224,118 406 552 328
ALL FRESHWATER
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 504,362 655 770 756
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125,067 545 229 189
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105,183 557 189 159
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63,373 452 140 96
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210,739 391 539 311
FRESHWATER, EXCEPT
GREAT LAKES
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 503,784 655 769 756
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125,067 545 229 189
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105,183 557 189 159
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63,373 452 140 96
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210,161 389 540 311
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 Colorado 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379,899 268 1,416 1,444
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97,329 246 395 375
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76,786 243 317 296
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114,210 149 766 440
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91,574 140 655 333
BIG GAME
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295,093 218 1,354 1,401
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83,728 198 422 403
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57,673 194 297 278
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111,922 122 917 539
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41,771 85 492 180
SMALL GAME
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41,819 77 546 795
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *8,884 *54 *165 *240
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *12,186 *54 *227 *329
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *19,254 *57 *336 *185
MIGRATORY BIRD
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *23,606 *47 *500 *1,209
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *4,317 *39 *110 *394
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *5,423 *39 *137 *495
Other trip costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *13,072 *29 *448 *248
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 Colorado 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 542,937 807 685 104 793
TRIP-RELATED EXPENDITURES
Total trip-related. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300,324 455 634 96 474
Food and lodging, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125,067 189 603 91 207
Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91,248 138 537 81 170
Lodging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33,819 51 181 27 187
Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111,885 169 557 84 201
Other trip costs, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63,373 96 452 69 140
Privilege and other fees1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,336 25 193 29 85
Boating costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *29,601 *45 *55 *8 *539
Bait . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,629 16 319 48 33
Ice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,012 6 196 30 20
Heating and cooking fuel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,795 4 118 18 24
EQUIPMENT AND OTHER EXPENDITURES
PRIMARILY FOR FISHING
Fishing equipment, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52,838 73 389 59 136
Reels, rods, and rod-making components . . . . . . . . . . . 18,811 24 134 20 141
Lines, hooks, sinkers, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,614 17 298 45 39
Artificial lures and flies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,154 19 321 49 41
Creels, stringers, fish bags, landing nets, and gaff
hooks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,223 3 81 12 27
Minnow seines, traps, and bait containers. . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
Other fishing equipment3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,527 9 110 17 59
Auxiliary equipment4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,974 14 85 13 130
Special equipment5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *160,306 *241 *26 *4 *6,255
Other fishing costs6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,494 25 457 69 40
* 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 Colorado 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 444,061 1,690 291 112 1,527
TRIP-RELATED EXPENDITURES
Total trip-related. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288,325 1,111 251 97 1,151
Food and lodging, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97,329 375 251 97 388
Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54,751 211 242 93 226
Lodging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42,578 164 99 38 429
Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76,786 296 243 93 317
Other trip costs, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114,210 440 149 57 766
Privilege and other fees1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110,417 426 88 34 1,261
Boating costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
Heating and cooking fuel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
EQUIPMENT AND OTHER EXPENDITURES
PRIMARILY FOR HUNTING
Hunting equipment, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71,900 262 129 50 556
Firearms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *30,457 *110 *27 *10 *1,139
Ammunition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,044 41 124 48 89
Other hunting equipment2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *30,399 *111 *65 *25 *465
Auxiliary equipment3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,674 71 67 26 295
Special equipment4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
Other hunting costs5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64,162 246 247 95 259
* 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 Colorado for Fishing and Hunting by Colorado 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,467,310 826 1,777 1,805
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing, total. . . . . . . . . . 524,443 658 798 794
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125,067 545 229 189
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111,885 557 201 169
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *29,601 *55 *539 *45
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33,772 447 76 51
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224,118 406 552 339
Trip and equipment expenditures for hunting, total. . . . . . . . . 379,899 268 1,416 1,464
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97,329 246 395 375
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76,786 243 317 296
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113,484 149 761 437
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91,574 140 655 353
Unspecified equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 562,969 41 13,611 693
STATE RESIDENTS
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing and hunting,
total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,128,618 531 2,127 2,139
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing, total. . . . . . . . . . 427,666 489 874 873
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78,043 428 182 159
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73,970 429 172 151
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *29,416 *53 *552 *60
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26,662 356 75 54
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219,575 346 635 448
Trip and equipment expenditures for hunting, total. . . . . . . . . 140,920 130 1,085 1,119
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27,407 120 228 218
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,974 119 219 206
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *4,037 *55 *73 *32
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82,775 111 746 657
Unspecified equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 560,032 39 14,503 1,062
NONRESIDENTS
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing and hunting,
total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338,693 295 1,147 1,187
Trip and equipment expenditures for fishing, total. . . . . . . . . . 96,776 169 574 567
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47,024 117 401 276
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37,915 128 296 222
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,110 91 78 42
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,543 60 75 27
Trip and equipment expenditures for hunting, total. . . . . . . . . 238,979 138 1,727 1,789
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69,921 126 555 524
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50,812 124 411 380
Boating costs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other trip costs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109,447 94 1,166 819
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *8,799 *29 *305 *66
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 Colorado Residents’ Fishing and Hunting Expenditures Both Inside and Outside
Colorado: 2006
(State population 16 years old and older)
Expenditure item
Amount
(thousands
of dollars)
Spenders
(thousands)
Average per
spender
(dollars)
Average per
sportsperson
(dollars)
FISHING AND HUNTING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,907,733 587 3,249 3,218
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163,939 543 302 277
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170,884 544 314 288
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94,087 436 216 159
Equipment (fishing, hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139,090 410 339 235
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62,620 208 301 106
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,218,249 *53 *23,024 *2,055
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,571 116 39 8
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,248 82 186 26
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39,046 446 88 66
FISHING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,093,571 549 1,993 1,973
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122,035 500 244 220
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136,817 499 274 247
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86,866 418 208 157
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55,522 353 157 100
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,799 94 126 21
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *653,709 *33 *20,072 *1,179
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,728 *56 *31 *3
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,869 *31 *60 *3
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23,227 374 62 42
HUNTING
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219,545 130 1,691 1,659
Food and lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41,903 125 335 317
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34,067 124 276 257
Other trip costs1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *7,221 *57 *127 *55
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70,028 108 647 529
Auxiliary equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,736 58 290 126
Special equipment3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Magazines and books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,231 *23 *54 *9
Membership dues and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *6,134 *20 *300 *46
Other4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,819 120 132 120
UNSPECIFIED5
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 581,076 122 4,744 980
* 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 Colorado 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 COLORADO
Expenditures for fishing and hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,196,303 545 2,194 2,268
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266,236 520 512 505
Equipment (fishing and hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129,075 385 335 245
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59,454 194 306 113
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *698,440 *45 *15,665 *1,324
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43,099 397 109 82
Expenditures for fishing, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440,580 497 886 900
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208,091 482 432 425
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49,365 330 150 101
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,904 81 122 20
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *160,306 *26 *6,255 *327
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,914 318 41 26
Expenditures for hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162,324 130 1,250 1,289
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58,144 123 471 462
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66,170 106 627 525
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *16,605 *58 *288 *132
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,405 118 181 170
Unspecified expenditures for fishing and hunting, total4 . . . . . 573,368 114 5,034 1,087
OUT OF STATE
Expenditures for fishing and hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 714,345 227 3,152 3,195
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165,938 200 830 742
Equipment (fishing and hunting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,015 71 141 45
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *2,911 *26 *114 *13
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,672 152 103 70
Expenditures for fishing, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 651,502 198 3,285 3,337
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136,458 173 788 699
Fishing equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *6,157 *62 *100 *32
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,844 128 108 71
Expenditures for hunting, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *61,653 *34 *1,796 *1,796
Trip-related expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *29,480 *33 *902 *859
Hunting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Auxiliary equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Special equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
Other3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,779 *23 *76 *52
Unspecified expenditures for fishing and hunting, total 4 . . . . ... ... ... ...
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
1 Includes tents, special hunting or fishing clothing, etc.
2 Includes boats, campers, 4x4 vehicles, cabins, etc.
3 Includes magazines, books, membership dues, contributions, land leasing and ownership, stamps, tags, and licenses.
4 Respondent could not specify whether expenditure was primarily for either fishing or hunting.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses and nonresponse.
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Table 24. Wildlife Watching in Colorado by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Participants Number Percent
Total participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,819 100
Away from home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 873 48
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 860 47
Photograph wildlife. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 520 29
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *117 *6
Around the home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,393 77
Observe wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 799 44
Photograph wildlife. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387 21
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 936 51
Visit public parks1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363 20
Maintain plantings or natural areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208 11
* 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
Colorado: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Participants, trips, and days
of participation
Activity in Colorado
Total, state residents and
nonresidents
State
residents
Nonresidents
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
PARTICIPANTS
Total participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 873 100 488 100 385 100
Observe wildlife. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 860 99 484 99 376 98
Photograph wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 520 60 274 56 *245 *64
Feed wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *117 *13 *83 *17 ... ...
TRIPS
Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,931 100 5,698 100 1,234 100
Average days per trip. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 (X) 1 (X) 2 (X)
DAYS
Total days . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,404 100 7,010 100 2,394 100
Observing wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,259 88 6,345 91 1,914 80
Photographing wildlife. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,437 37 2,161 31 *1,276 *53
Feeding wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *519 *6 *360 *5 ... ...
Average days per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 (X) 14 (X) 6 (X)
Observing wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 (X) 13 (X) 5 (X)
Photographing wildlife. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 (X) 8 (X) *5 (X)
Feeding wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *4 (X) *4 (X) ... (X)
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably. (X) Not applicable.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses and nonresponse.
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Table 26. Away-