Bait

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

Q FFrom the 2016 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation

Percent of U.S. Population Who Hunted by Household Income

2%

2%

6%

7%

7%

5%

5%

Less than $20,000

$20,000 to $34,999

$35,000 to $49,999

$50,000 to $74,999

$75,000 to $99,999

$150,000 or more

$100,000 to $149,999

Target Shooting and Archery Participation by Age

6 to 1512%

3.8 million

16 and older88%28.2 million

6 to 1521%

2.6 million

16 and older79%9.8 million

Total Target Shooting: 32.0 million

Total Archery: 12.4 million

Wildlife Watching

Wildlife Watchers(Numbers in millions) Number PercentTotal participants . . . . . . . . . . 86.0 100

Away from home . . . . . . . . . . 23.7 28 Observe wildlife 19 6 23 Photograph wildlife 13 7 16 Feed wildlife 4 9 6

Around the home . . . . . . . . . . 81.1 94 Feed wildlife 59 1 69 Observe wildlife 43 8 51 Photograph wildlife 30 5 35 Visit parks/natural areas 11 4 13 Maintain plantings/natural areas 11 0 13

Percent of Around-the-Home Observers by Type of Wildlife Observed

100%

88%

69%

27%

32%

19%

Total, all wildlife

Birds

Mammals

Reptiles, amphibians

Insects, spiders

Fish and other wildlife

Away-From-Home Wildlife Watchers by Type of Wildlife Observed, Photographed, or Fed (Numbers in millions)

Number PercentTotal, all wildlife . . . . . . . . . . 23.7 100 Birds 17 0 72 Waterfowl 11 5 48 Birds of prey 11 5 48 Songbirds 10 5 44 Other water birds 8 8 37 Other birds 7 1 30

Land mammals 14 0 59

Fish 4 3 18

Marine mammals 2 5 10

Other (turtles, butterflies, etc ) 8 7 37

Wildlife-Watching Expenditures Total: $75 9 billion

Trip-related15%

$11.6 billion

Other12%

$9.2 billionEquipment73%$55.1 billion

Percent of Wildlife Watchers by Age

10

3%

6%

13%

13%20%

24%

21%

16 to 17

18 to 24

25 to 34

35 to 44

45 to 54

55 to 64

65 and older

Percent of U.S. Population Who Wildlife Watched by Household Income

26%

29%

35%

31%

41%

40%

43%

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 $149,999

$150,000 or more

Bird Watchers

45.1 million

Total Around the home

Away from home

38.7 million

16.3 million

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 January 2018

Q FIn 2016, 103 7 million U S residents 16 years old and older, 41 percent of the population, participated in wildlife-related recreational activities

Wildlife-Related Recreationists: 2016

35 8 million anglers 11 5 million hunters 86 0 million wildlife watchers

These recreationists spent $156 9 billion on their fishing, hunting, and wildlife watching (closely observing, feeding, and photographing wildlife)

The 2016 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation is a comprehensive source of wildlife-related recreation information Information is provided in a national report and analytical addenda at <https://wsfrprograms fws gov/Subpages /NationalSurvey/NatSurveyIndex htm>

Fishing

Anglers and Days of Fishing(Numbers in millions) Anglers Days

Number Percent Number PercentTotal fishing . . . . . 35.8 100 459 100 Freshwater, total 30 1 84 383 83 Freshwater, except Great Lakes 29 5 82 373 81 Great Lakes 1 8 5 13 3 Saltwater 8 3 23 75 16

Fishing ExpendituresTotal: $46 1 billion

Trip-related47%

$21.7 billion

Other7%

$3.3 billionEquipment46%$21.1 billion

Comparative Fishing by Type of Fishing

$608

$458

$1,131

$739

Trip-related expenditures per angler

42%

38%

75%

62%

Percent who fished from boat

All fishing

Freshwater except Great Lakes

Great Lakes

Saltwater

13

13

7

9

Days per angler

Anglers Pursuing Selected Fish by Type of Fishing (Numbers in millions)

Fish sought Number of anglers PercentAnglers, total. . . . . . . . . . . 35.8 100

Freshwater except Great Lakes 29.5 82 Black bass 9 6 27 Panfish 8 4 24 Catfish/bullhead 8 1 23 Trout 7 8 22

Great Lakes . . . . . . . . . . . 1.8 5 Salmon 0 9* 2* Walleye, sauger 0 5 * 1* Steelhead 0 4* 1* Saltwater . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.3 23 Red drum (redfish) 2 1 6 Striped bass 1 1 3 Shellfish 1 0 3 Flatfish (flounder, halibut) 1 0 3

* Estimate based on a sample size of 10-29

Percent of Anglers by Age Group

3%

6%

14%

18%20%

19%

20%

16 to 17

18 to 24

25 to 34

35 to 44

45 to 54

55 to 64

65 and older

Percent of U.S. Population Who Fished by Household Income

12%

10%

19%

16%

12%

15%

15%

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 to $149,999

$150,000 or more

HuntingHunters and Days of Hunting(Numbers in millions) Hunters Days

Number Percent Number PercentTotal hunting . . 11.5 100 184 100 Big game 9 2 80 133 72 Small game 3 5 31 38 21 Migratory bird 2 4 21 16 8 Other animal 1 3 11 13 7

Hunting ExpendituresTotal: $26 2 billion

Trip-related35%

$9.2 billion

Other16%

$4.2 billionEquipment49%$12.8 billion

Comparative Hunting by Type of Hunting

1614

11

710

$803

$675

$300$546

$493

Days per hunter

All hunting

Big game

Small game

Migratory bird

Other animal

Trip-related expenditures per hunter

Hunters Pursuing Selected Game by Type of Hunting(Numbers in millions)

Game sought Number of hunters PercentHunters, total . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.5 100

Big game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.2 80 Deer 8 1 71 Wild turkey 2 0 18 Elk 0 7 6 Bear 0 2* 2*

Small game . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.5 31 Squirrel 1 5 13 Rabbit, hare 1 3 11 Quail 1 0* 8* Pheasant 0 7 6

Migratory birds . . . . . . . . . . . 2.4 21 Doves 1 2 11 Ducks 1 2 10 Geese 0 8 7

* Estimate based on a sample size of 10-29

Percent of Hunters by Age Group

2%*

9%

16%

14%22%

24%

14%

16 to 17

18 to 24

25 to 34

35 to 44

45 to 54

55 to 64

65 and older

* Estimate based on a sample size of 10-29