Bait U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service U.S. Department of Commerce Economics and Statistics Administration U.S. CENSUS BUREAU acting as collecting agent for the U.S. Department of the Interior FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE Issued December 2012 Percent of U.S. Population Who Wildlife Watched by Household Income Bird Watchers Percent of Around-the-Home Observers by Type of Wildlife Observed 100% 92% 80% 37% 31% 19% Total, all wildlife Birds Mammals Insects, spiders Reptiles, amphibians Fish and other wildlife Wildlife Watchers (Numbers in millions) Number Percent Total participants . . . . . . . . . . 71.8 100 Away from home . . . . . . . . . . 22.5 31 Observe wildlife 198 28 Photograph wildlife 124 17 Feed wildlife 54 8 Around the home . . . . . . . . . . 68.6 96 Feed wildlife 528 74 Observe wildlife 450 63 Photograph wildlife 254 35 Maintain plantings/natural areas 134 19 Visit parks/natural areas 123 17 Number Percent Total, all wildlife . . . . . . . . . . 22.5 100 Birds 189 84 Waterfowl 133 59 Birds of prey 129 57 Songbirds 121 54 Other water birds 106 47 Other birds 69 30 Land mammals 137 61 Fish 64 28 Marine mammals 40 18 Other (turtles, butterflies, etc) 101 45 46.7 million Total Around the home Away from home 41.3 million 17.8 million Wildlife-Watching Expenditures Total: $549 billion 22% 29% 30% 37% 35% 37% Less than $20,000 $20,000 to $34,999 $35,000 to $49,999 $50,000 to $74,999 $75,000 to $99,999 $100,000 or more Percent of Wildlife Watchers by Age 16 and 17 1% 18 to 24 4% 25 to 34 11% 35 to 44 14% 45 to 54 22% 55 to 64 23% 65 and older 26% Percent of U.S. Population Who Hunted by Household Income 3% 5% 6% 8% 9% 7% Less than $20,000 $20,000 to $34,999 $35,000 to $49,999 $50,000 to $74,999 $75,000 to $99,999 $100,000 or more Wildlife Watching Percent of Hunters Who Prepared by Target Shooting Total hunters regardless of preparation T arget shooting in preparation for hunting Used shooting ranges 22% 100% 52% From the 2011 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation Trip-related 31% $17.3 billion Other 19% $10.5 billion Equipment 49% $27.2 billion Away-From-Home Wildlife Watchers by Type of Wildlife Observed, Photographed, or Fed (Numbers in millions)
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U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
U.S. Department of Commerce Economics and Statistics Administration U.S. CENSUS BUREAU
acting as collecting agent for the
U.S. Department of the Interior FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
Issued December 2012
Percent of U.S. Population Who Wildlife Watched by Household Income
Bird Watchers
Percent of Around-the-Home Observers by Type of Wildlife Observed
100%
92%
80%
37%
31%
19%
Total, all wildlife
Birds
Mammals
Insects, spiders
Reptiles, amphibians
Fish and other wildlife
Wildlife Watchers(Numbers in millions) Number PercentTotal participants . . . . . . . . . . 71.8 100
Anglers and Days of Fishing(Numbers in millions) Anglers Days Number Percent Number PercentTotal fishing . . . . . 33.1 100 554 100 Freshwater, total 27 6 83 456 82 Freshwater, except Great Lakes 27 1 82 443 80 Great Lakes 1 7 5 20 4 Saltwater 8 9 27 99 18
Fishing
Percent of Hunters by Age Group16 and 173%
18 to 249%
25 to 3415%
35 to 4418%
45 to 5423%
55 to 6421%
65 and older11%
Trip-related52%
$21.8 billion
Other11%
$4.5 billionEquipment37%$15.5 billion
Hunting
$658
$494
$655
$824
Trip-related expenditures per angler
54%
51%
69%
65%
Percent who fished from boat
All fishing
Freshwater except Great Lakes
Great Lakes
Saltwater
17
1612
11
Days per angler
In 2011, 90 1 million U S residents 16 years old and older, 38 percent of the population, participated in wildlife-related recreational activities
Wildlife-Related Recreationists: 2011
33 1 million anglers 13 7 million hunters 71 8 million wildlife watchers
These recreationists spent $145 billion on their fishing, hunting, and wildlife watching (closely observing, feeding, and photographing wildlife)
The 2011 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation is a comprehensive source of wildlife-related recreation information Information is provided in national and state reports available at <http://wsfrprograms fws gov/subpages /NationalSurvey/NatSurveyIndex htm>
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Hunters and Days of Hunting(Numbers in millions) Hunters Days Number Percent Number PercentTotal hunting . . 13.7 100 282 100 Big game 11 6 85 212 75 Small game 4 5 33 51 18 Migratory bird 2 6 19 23 8 Other animal 2 2 16 34 12
Anglers Pursuing Selected Fish by Type of Fishing (Numbers in millions)
Fish sought Number of anglers PercentAnglers, total . . . . . . . . . . . 33.1 100