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Economics and Statistics

Administration

Mark Doms,

Under Secretary for

Economic Affairs

U.S. Department of the InteriorSally Jewell,

Secretary

U.S. CENSUS BUREAU

John H. Thompson,

Director

U.S. Fish and Wildlife ServiceDan Ashe,

Director

Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration

Hannibal Bolton,Assistant Director

The U.S. Department of the Interior protects and manages the Nations natural resources and cultural

heritage; provides scientic and other information about those resources; and honors its trust responsi-

bilities or special commitments to American Indians, Alaska Natives, and afliated Island Communities.

The mission of the Departments U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is working with others to conserve,

protect, and enhance sh, wildlife, and their habitats for the continuing benet 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 nan-

cial assistance to the States for projects to enhance and protect 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, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and U.S. Department of Commerce,

U.S. Census Bureau. 2011 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation.


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Contents

List of Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ivForeword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v

Survey Background and Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi

Highlights

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Wildlife-Related Recreation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Sportspersons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Wildlife Watchers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

20012011 Comparison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Tables

Guide to Statistical Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Fishing and Hunting Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Wildlife-Watching Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

National Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Appendixes

A. Denitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

B. 2010 Participation of 6- to 15-Year-Olds: Data From Screening Interviews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

C. Signicant Methodological Changes From Previous Surveys and Regional Trends. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

D. Sample Design and Statistical Accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67


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List of Tables

Fishing and Hunting1. Fishing and Hunting in Kansas by Resident and Nonresident Sportspersons: 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

2. Anglers and Hunters, Days of Participation, and Trips in Kansas by Type of Fishing and Hunting: 2011 . . . . . . . . . . 17

3. Anglers and Hunters, Trips, and Days of Participation: 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

4. Kansas Resident Anglers and Hunters by Place Fished or Hunted: 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

5. Kansas Resident Anglers and Hunters, Days of Participation, and Trips in the United States

by Type of Fishing and Hunting: 2011. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

6. Freshwater Anglers, Trips, Days of Fishing, and Type of Water Fished: 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

7. Freshwater Anglers and Days of Fishing in Kansas by Type of Fish: 2011. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

8. Great Lakes Anglers, Trips, and Days of Fishing in Kansas: 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

9. Great Lakes Anglers and Days of Fishing in Kansas by Type of Fish: 2011. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

10. Saltwater Anglers, Trips, and Days of Fishing in Kansas: 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

11. Saltwater Anglers and Days of Fishing in Kansas by Type of Fish: 2011. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

12. Hunters, Trips, and Days of Hunting in Kansas by Type of Hunting: 2011. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

13. Hunters and Days of Hunting in Kansas by Type of Game: 2011. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

14. Hunters and Days of Hunting in Kansas by Type of Land: 2011. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

15. Selected Characteristics of Kansas Resident Anglers and Hunters: 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

16. Summary of Expenditures in Kansas by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined

for Fishing and Hunting: 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

17. Summary of Fishing Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Kansas by State Residents and

Nonresidents Combined by Type of Fishing: 2011. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

18. Summary of Hunting Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Kansas by State Residents and

Nonresidents Combined by Type of Hunting: 2011. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2719. Expenditures in Kansas by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for Fishing: 2011. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

20. Expenditures in Kansas by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for Hunting: 2011. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

21. Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Kansas for Fishing and Hunting by Kansas Residents

and Nonresidents: 2011. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

22. Summary of Kansas Residents Fishing and Hunting Expenditures Both Inside and

Outside Kansas: 2011. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

23. In-State and Out-of-State Expenditures by Kansas Residents for Fishing and Hunting: 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Wildlife Watching

24. Wildlife Watching in Kansas by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined: 2011. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

25. Participants, Trips, and Days of Participation in Away-From-Home Wildlife Watching in Kansas: 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . 3326. Away-From-Home Wildlife-Watching Participants by Wildlife Observed, Photographed,

or Fed in Kansas: 2011. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

27. Participation in Wildlife-Watching Activities Around the Home in Kansas: 2011. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

28. Kansas Residents Participating in Wildlife Watching in the United States: 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

29. Wild Bird Observers and Days of Observation in Kansas by State Residents and Nonresidents: 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35


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30. Selected Characteristics of Kansas Residents Participating in Wildlife Watching: 2011. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

31. Expenditures in Kansas by State Residents and Nonresidents Combined for Wildlife Watching: 2011. . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

32. Trip and Equipment Expenditures in Kansas for Wildlife Watching by

Kansas Residents and Nonresidents: 2011. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

33. Wildlife-Watching Expenditures Both Inside and Outside Kansas by Kansas Residents: 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

34. In-State and Out-of-State Expenditures by Kansas Residents for Wildlife Watching: 2011. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

35. Participation of Kansas Resident Wildlife-Watching Participants in Fishing and Hunting: 2011. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

36. Participation of Kansas Resident Sportspersons in Wildlife-Watching Activities: 2011. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

National Tables

37. Participation in Wildlife-Related Recreation by State Residents Both Inside and Outside Their Resident State: 2011. . 42

38. Anglers and Hunters by Sportspersons State of Residence: 2011. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

39. Participation in Wildlife-Related Recreation in Each State by Both Residents and

Nonresidents of the State: 2011. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

40. Anglers and Hunters by State Where Fishing or Hunting Took Place: 2011. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45


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Foreword

When I was growing up, it was taken

as a matter of faith that kids belonged

outside. I grew up with 4 brothers, andduring those long, hot Atlanta summers,

it was common for our mom to holler,

You boys get outside, and dont come

back til its dark. It never occurred to

me or my brothers to do anything else

in our spare time but explore the world

around us. The truth is, we

had little else to do. But those experi-

ences waking up on frosty mornings

and starting the campre, scanning

trees for a shot at a scampering gray

squirrel in the dawn light, scouring

creek beds for crawdads and othershing bait, or simply of the fun we had

tramping through the forest shaped

who I am, and drew me to a career in

conservation.

Thats why Im excited by this 2011

National Survey of Fishing, Hunting,

and Wildlife-Associated Recreation.

This report, the 12th in a series that

began in 1955, documents a signicant

resurgence in the number of people

embracing Americas Great Outdoors.

Hunting participation has increased by

9 percent, while angling participation

grew by 11 percent. Nearly 38 percent

of Americans participated in wildlife-

related recreation, an increase of 2.6

million participants from the 2006

Survey.

In addition, wildlife-related recre-

ation is a major driver of the nations

economy. The 2011 Survey estimates

that Americans spent $145 billion on

related gear, trips, licenses, land acqui-sition or leases, and other purchases,

representing about one percent of

the nations gross domestic product.

This spending creates thousands of

jobs, supports countless local commu-

nities and provides vital funding for

conservation.

This year marks the 75th anniversary

of the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restora-

tion Program, a cornerstone of wildlifeconservation in the United States.

Through excise taxes on rearms,

ammunition, archery and angling

equipment, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service has distributed over $14 billion

for State and territorial wildlife conser-

vation programs.

This report would not have been

possible without the combined efforts

of state wildlife agencies which

provided nancial support through

the Multi-State Conservation GrantPrograms the Association of Fish

and Wildlife Agencies and a number of

major national conservation organiza-

tions. We also owe our gratitude to the

thousands of survey respondents from

households across America. Because

of you, this Survey is the nations

denitive wildlife-related recreation

database and information source

concerning participation and purchases

associated with hunting, shing and

other forms of wildlife-associated

recreation nationwide.

The Fish and Wildlife Service is dedi-

cated to connecting people and families

with nature. We are proud to celebrate

the good news in this report, and we

look forward to continuing progress

as we work with the States, and all

our partners and the public to help

keep recreational shing, hunting, and

wildlife watching growing and going

strong.

Dan Ashe

Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service


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Survey Background and Method

The National Survey of Fishing,

Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated

Recreation (Survey) has beenconducted 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 2011 Survey

began in 2008 when the Association of

Fish and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA)

asked the Fish and Wildlife Service tocoordinate the twelfth National Survey

of wildlife-related recreation. Funding

came from the Multistate Conservation

Grant Programs, authorized by Wildlife

and Sport Fish Restoration Acts, as

amended.

Four regional technical committees

were set up under the auspices of

AFWA to ensure that State sh and

wildlife agencies had an opportunity to

participate in all phases of survey plan-

ning and design. The committees weremade up of agency representatives.

We consulted with State and Federal

agencies and nongovernmental

organizations such as the American

Sportshing Association and National

Shooting Sports Foundation to deter-

mine survey content. Other sportsper-

sons organizations and conservation

groups, industry representatives, and

researchers also provided valuable

advice.

Data collection for the Survey was

carried out in two phases by the

U.S. Census Bureau. The rst phase

was the screen which began in April

2011. During the screening phase, the

Census Bureau interviewed a sample

of 48,600 households nationwide, to

determine who in the household had

shed, hunted, or wildlife watched in

2010, and who had engaged or planned

to engage in those activities in 2011.

In most cases, one adult householdmember provided information for all

members. The screen primarily covered

2010 activities while the next, more

in-depth phase covered 2011 activities.

For more information on the 2010 data,

refer to Appendix B.

The second phase of data collection

consisted of three detailed interview

waves. The rst wave began in April

2011 concurrent with the screen, the

second in September 2011, and the

last in January 2012. Interviews wereconducted with samples of likely

anglers, hunters, and wildlife watchers

who were identied in the initial

screening phase. Interviews were

conducted primarily by telephone, 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 expendi-tures. Sample sizes were designed to

provide statistically reliable results at

the state level. Altogether, interviews

were completed for 11,330 anglers and

hunters and 9,329 wildlife watchers.

More detailed information on sampling

procedures and response rates is found

in Appendix D.

Comparability WithPrevious Surveys

The 2011 Surveys questions andmethodology were similar to those

used in the 2006, 2001, 1996, and 1991

Surveys. Therefore, the estimates are

comparable.

The methodology for these Surveys

differs signicantly from the 1955

to 1985 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.


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Introduction

The National Survey of Fishing,Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated

Recreation reports results from inter-

views with U.S. residents about their

shing, hunting, and wildlife watching.

This report focuses on 2011 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 2011. It does nottell us how many anglers, hunters, and

wildlife watchers there were because

many do not participate every year.

For example, based on information

collected in the Surveys household

screen phase, we can estimate that

about 51 percent more anglers and

44 percent more hunters participated

nationally in at least 1 of the 5 years

prior to the screen survey year 2010.

In addition to 2011 estimates, we also

provide trend information in the High-lights section and Appendix C of the

report. The 2011 numbers reported can

be compared with those in the 1991,

1996, 2001, and 2006 Survey reports

because they used similar methodolo-

gies. The 2011 estimates should not

be directly compared with results

from Surveys conducted prior to 1991

because of changes in methodology to

improve accuracy.

The report also provides information

on participation in wildlife recreation

in 2010, particularly of persons 6 to 15

years of age. The 2010 information is

provided in Appendix B. Information

about the Surveys scope and coverage

is in Appendix D. The remainder of this

section denes important terms used in

the Survey.

This report does not provide infor-mation about the States wildlife

resources. That, and additional infor-

mation on wildlife-related recreation,

may be obtained from State sh and

wildlife agencies. The Association of

Fish and Wildlife Agencies can provide

the addresses and telephone numbers

of those agencies. The Associations

website is www.shwildlife.org.

Additionally, this report does not

provide information about the States

number of licensed anglers and hunters.Historical license data can be found at

wsfrprograms.fws.gov.

Wildlife-Related Recreation

Wildlife-related recreation is shing,

hunting, and wildlife-watching activi-

ties. These categories are not mutually

exclusive because many individuals

participated in more than one activity.

Wildlife-related recreation is reported

in two major categories: (1) shing

and hunting, and (2) wildlife watching,which includes observing, photo-

graphing, and feeding sh or wildlife.

Fishing and HuntingThis Survey reports information about

residents of the United States who

shed or hunted in 2011, regardless of

whether they were licensed. The shing

and hunting sections report information

for three groups: (1) sportspersons, (2)

anglers, and (3) hunters.

Sportspersons

Sportspersons are those who shed

or hunted. Individuals who shed

or hunted commercially in 2011 arereported as sportspersons onlyif they

also shed or hunted for recreation. The

sportspersons group is composed of the

three subgroups shown in the diagram

below: (1) those that shed and hunted,

(2) those that only shed, and (3) those

that only hunted.

The total number of sportspersons is

equal to the sum of people who only

shed, only hunted, and both hunted

and shed. It is not the sum of all

anglers and all hunters because thosepeople who both shed and hunted are

included in both the angler and hunter

population and would be incorrectly

counted twice.

Anglers

Anglers are sportspersons who only

shed plus those who 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 suchas shing with spears. Three types of

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 shing, the total number of

anglers is less than the sum of the three

types of shing.

Sportspersons

Anglers Hunters

Fishedonly

Fishedand

hunted

Huntedonly


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Hunters

Hunters are sportspersons who only

hunted plus those who hunted and

shed. Hunters include not only

licensed hunters using ries and

shotguns, but also those who have

no license and those who engage

in hunting with archery equipment,muzzleloaders, other primitive rearms,

or pistols or handguns.

Four types of hunting are reported:

(1) big game, (2) small game,

(3) migratory bird, and (4) other

animals. Since many hunters partici-

pated 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

shing and hunting. However, unlike

the 1980 and 1985 Surveys, the

National Surveys since 1991 have

collected data only for those activities

where theprimarypurpose was wildlife

watching (observing, photographing, or

feeding wildlife).

The 2011 Survey uses a strict denition

of wildlife watching. Participants must

either take a special interest in wild-life around their homes or take a trip

for the primary purpose of wildlife

watching. Secondary wildlife watching,

such as incidentally observing wildlife

while pleasure driving, is not included.

Two types of wildlife-watching activity

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.

Only those engaged in activities whose

primarypurpose was wildlife watching

are included in the Survey. The two

types of wildlife-watching activity are

dened below.

Away-From-Home

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

sh and wildlife. Trips to sh or hunt or

scout and trips to zoos, circuses, aquar-

iums, and museums are not consideredwildlife-watching activities.

Around-The-Home

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 benet

to wildlife is the primary concern;(5) maintaining plantings (shrubs,

agricultural crops, etc.) where benet

to wildlife is the primary concern; or

(6) visiting parks and natural areas

within 1 mile of home for the primary

purpose of observing, feeding, or

photographing wildlife.



2011 Kansas Summary

Fishing

Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Days of shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . .Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . .

Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Average trip expenditure per day . . . . .

Hunting

Hunters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . .Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Average trip expenditure per day . . . . .

Wildlife Watching

Total wildlife-watching participants .Away-from-home participants . . . . .Around-the-home participants . . . . .

Days of participation away from home .Average days of participation away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . .Average trip expenditure per day . . . . .

Activities in Kansas by Residents and Nonresidents

400,0004,163,000

10$210,303,000

$98,165,000$112,138,000

$521$24

283,0005,209,000

18$401,452,000$149,787,000$251,665,000

$1,409$29

792,000169,000751,000

1,019,000

6$208,415,000

$45,599,000$162,816,000

$262$45

Activities by Kansas Residents Both Inside andOutside Kansas

Fishing

Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Days of shing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Average days per angler . . . . . . . . . . . .Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


Average per angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Average trip expenditure per day . . . . .

Hunting

Hunters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Average days per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . .Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


Average per hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Average trip expenditure per day . . . . .

Wildlife Watching

Total wildlife-watching participants .Away-from-home participants . . . . .Around-the-home participants . . . . .

Days of participation away from home .Average days of participation away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


Average per participant . . . . . . . . . . . . .Average trip expenditure per day . . . . .

434,0004,694,000

11$295,116,000$141,444,000$153,672,000

$680$30

177,0004,193,000

24$306,072,000

$73,214,000$232,858,000

$1,725$17

776,000168,000751,000

1,258,000

7$257,096,000

$48,036,000$209,060,000

$331$38


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Wildlife-Related Recreation

Participation in Kansas

The 2011 Survey found that 1.2 millionKansas residents and nonresidents 16

years old and older shed, hunted, or

wildlife watched in Kansas. Of the total

number of participants, 400 thousand

shed, 283 thousand hunted, and 792

thousand participated in wildlife-

watching activities, which includes

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 of the individ-

uals engaged in more than one wildlife-related activity.

Participation in 2011 by 6- to15-Year-Old Kansas 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 2010.

It is assumed for estimation purposes

that the proportion of 6- to 15-year-old

participants to participants 16 years old

and older remained the same in 2010

and 2011. Based on this assumption, inaddition to the 434 thousand resident

anglers 16 years old or older in Kansas,

there were 120 thousand resident anglers

6 to 15 years old. Also, there were 177

thousand Kansans 16 years old and older

and 49 thousand Kansans 6 to 15 years

old who hunted. Finally, there were 776

thousand Kansans 16 years old and older

and 122 thousand Kansans 6 to 15 years

old who wildlife watched. Information

on 2010 data for 6- to 15-year-olds is

provided in Appendix B.

Expenditures in Kansas

In 2011, state residents and nonresidents

spent $906 million on wildlife recreation

in Kansas. Of that total, trip-related

expenditures were $294 million and

equipment expenditures totaled $236

million. The remaining $376 million was

spent on licenses, contributions, land

ownership and leasing, and other items.

Percent of Total Participants

by Activity

(Total: 1.2 million participants)

WildlifeWatching

HuntingFishing

35%

24%

69%

Percent of Total ResidentialParticipants 6 to 15 Years Oldby Activity: 2010(Total: 214 thousand participants)

Wildlife

Watching

HuntingFishing

72%

26%

61%

Wildlife-Related

Recreation Expenditures in Kansas(Total: $906 million)

Trip-related

32%

Equipment

26%

Other42%

Participants in Wildlife-Related Recreation in Kansas: 2011(U.S. residents 16 years old and older)

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

SportspersonsTotal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Wildlife Watchers

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.

Source: Tables 1 and 24.

1.2 million

527 thousand400 thousand283 thousand




Sportspersons

In 2011, 527 thousand state resident

and nonresident sportspersons 16

years old and older shed or hunted in

Kansas. This group was comprised of400 thousand anglers (76 percent of all

sportspersons) and 283 thousand hunters

(54 percent of all sportspersons). Among

the 527 thousand sportspersons who

shed or hunted in the state, 244 thou-sand (46 percent) shed but did not hunt

in Kansas. Another 127 thousand (24

percent) hunted but did not sh there.

The remaining 156 thousand (30 percent)

shed and hunted in Kansas in 2011.

Sportspersons Participation in Kansas(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)

Sportspersons (shed or hunted). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Fished only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Fished and hunted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Hunters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Hunted only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Hunted and shed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


Source: Table 1.

527 thousand

400 thousand244 thousand

156 thousand



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Anglers

Participants and Days of Fishing

In 2011, 400 thousand state residents

and nonresidents 16 years old andolder shed in Kansas. Of this total,

372 thousand anglers (93 percent) were

state residents and 28 thousand anglers

(7 percent) were nonresidents. Anglers

shed a total of 4.2 million days in

Kansasan average of 10 days per

angler. State residents shed 4.1 million

days98 percent of all shing days in

Kansas. Nonresidents shed 75 thousand

days in Kansas2 percent of all shing

days in the state.

A large majority of Kansas residents

who shed anywhere in the United

States did so in their resident state. There

were 434 thousand Kansas residents 16

years old and older who shed in the

United States in 2011 for a total of 4

million days. An estimated 86 percen

all Kansas residents who shed did s

in their home state. Of all shing day

by Kansas residents, 87 percent or 4.

million were in their home state. For

further details about shing in Kansa

see Table 3.

Anglers in Kansas

(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)Anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nonresidents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Days of shing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nonresidents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Source: Table 3.


4.2 million4.1 million

75 thousand

In State/Out of State(State residents 16 years old and older)

Kansas anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .In Kansas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .In other states . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Days of shing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .In Kansas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .In other states . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


Source: Table 3.



605 thousand


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Hunters

Participants and Days of Hunting

In 2011, there were 283 thousand

residents and nonresidents 16 yearsold and older who hunted in Kansas.

Resident hunters numbered 170

thousand, accounting for 60 percent

of the hunters in Kansas. There were

112 thousand nonresidents who hunted

in Kansas40 percent of the States

hunters. Residents and nonresidents

hunted 5.2 million days in 2011, an

average of 18 days per hunter. Resi-

dents hunted 4.1 million days in Kansas

or 78 percent of all hunting days, while

nonresidents spent 1.1 million days

in Kansas or 22 percent of all hunting

days.

There were 177 thousand Kansas

residents 16 years old and older who

hunted in the United States in 2011 for

a total of 4.2 million days. An estimated

96 percent of all Kansas residents who

hunted did so in their home state. Of

all hunting days by Kansas residents,

97 percent or 4.1 million were spent

pursuing game in their home state. For

further information on hunting activi-

ties by Kansas residents, see Table 3.

Hunters in Kansas(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)

Hunters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nonresidents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nonresidents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Source: Table 3.

283 thousand

170 thousand

112 thousand

5.2 million

4.1 million

1.1 million

In State/Out of State(State residents 16 years old and older)

Kansas hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .In Kansas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .In other states . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .In Kansas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .In other states . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Sample size too small (less than 10) to report data reliably.

Source: Table 3.

177 thousand

170 thousand...

4.2 million

4.1 million...



Hunting Expenditures in Kansas

All hunting-related expenditures

in Kansas totaled $401 million in

2011. Trip-related expenses, such

as food and lodging, transporta-

tion, and other trip expenses, totaled

$150 million37 percent of total

expenditures. Expenditures for food

and lodging were $51 million and

transportation expenditures were $73million. Other trip expenses, such as

equipment rental, totaled $26 million

for the year. The average trip-related

expenditure per hunter was $530.

Hunters spent $72 million on equip-

ment18 percent of all hunting

expenditures. Hunting equipment

(guns, ammunition, etc.) totaled $62

million and made up 86 percent of all

equipment costs. Hunters spent $10

million on auxiliary equipment (tents,

special hunting clothes, etc.) and

special equipment (boats, vans, etc.),

accounting for 14 percent of total

equipment expenditures for hunting.

Expenditures classied as special

and auxiliary equipment are on 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 ownership, cost hunters $180

million45 percent of all hunting

expenditures. For more details on

hunting expenditures in Kansas, see

Tables 20 through 23.

Hunting Expenditures in Kansas(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Auxiliary and special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Other. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Source: Table 20.

$401 million$150 million

$72 million$62 million$10 million

$180 million

Hunting Expenditures in Kansas(Total: $401 million)

Equipment

18%

Trip-related

37%

Other

45%

Percent of Hunters by Residence(Total: 283 thousand participants)

NonresidentsResidents

60%

40%

Comparative Hunting Expenditures by Type of Hunting

All hunting

Big game

Small gameMigratory birds

Other animals

$530

$401 $399

$89

... ...

$46

$17

$29

$19

Trip expenditures per hunter:

... Sample size too small (less than 10) to report data reliably.

Trip expenditures per day:


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Wildlife Watchers

Participants and Days of Activity

In 2011, 792 thousand U.S. residents

16 years old and older fed, observed,

or photographed wildlife in Kansas.Most of them, 95 percent (751 thou-

sand), enjoyed their activities close

to home and are called around-the-

home participants. Those persons who

enjoyed wildlife at least one mile from

home are called away-from-home

participants. People participating in

away-from-home activities in Kansas

in 2011 numbered 169 thousand21

percent of all wildlife watchers in

Kansas. Of the 169 thousand, 135 thou-

sand were state residents.

Kansans 16 years old and older who

enjoyed away-from-home wildlife

watching within their state totaled 135

thousand. Of this group, 125 thousand

participants observed wildlife and 47

thousand photographed wildlife. Since

some individuals engaged in more than

one of the away-from-home activities

during the year, the sum of wildlife

observers, feeders, and photographers

exceeds the total number away-from-

home participants.

Kansans spent 780 thousand days

engaged in away-from-home wildlife-

watching activities in their state. They

spent 693 thousand days observing

and 184 thousand days photographing

wildlife. For further details about awayfrom-home activities, see Table 25.

Kansas residents also took an active

interest in wildlife around their

homes. In 2011, 751 thousand state

residents enjoyed observing, feeding,

and photographing wildlife within

one mile of their homes. Among this

around-the-home group, 560 thousand

fed, 490 thousand observed, and 228

thousand photographed wildlife around

their homes. Another 93 thousand

participants maintained natural areas oone-quarter acre or more for wildlife;

97 thousand participants maintained

plantings for the benet of wildlife;

and 115 thousand participants visited

parks or natural areas within a mile of

home because of the wildlife. Summin

the number of participants in these six

activities results in an estimate that

exceeds the total number of around-the

home participants because many peopl

participated in more than one type of

around-the-home activity. In addition,

19 percent of Kansan around-the-homewildlife watchers also enjoyed wildlife

away from home. For further details

about Kansas residents participating

in around-the-home wildlife-watching

activities, see Table 27.

Wildlife-Watching Participants in Kansas(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


Source: Table 24.


169 thousand

Away-From-Home Wildlife-Watching Participation in Kansas(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)

Participants, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Observe wildlife. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Photograph wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Feed wildlife. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Days, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Observe wildlife. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Photograph wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Feed wildlife. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Sample size too small (less than 10) to report data reliably.


Source: Table 25.


60 thousand...

1.0 million927 thousand253 thousand

...

Around-The-Home Wildlife-Watching Participation in Kansas(State residents 16 years old and older)

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Feed wildlife. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Observe wildlife. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Photograph wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Maintain natural areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Maintain plantings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Visit parks and natural areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


Source: Table 27.

751 thousand560 thousand490 thousand228 thousand


115 thousand



Wild Bird Observers

Bird watching attracted many wildlife

enthusiasts in Kansas. In 2011, 476

thousand people observed birds around

the home and on trips in the state. A

majority, 90 percent (427 thousand),

observed wild birds around the home

while 27 percent (129 thousand) took

trips away from home to watch birds.

Wildlife-Watching Expenditures inKansas

Wildlife watchers spent $208 million

on wildlife-watching activities in

Kansas in 2011. Trip-related expen-

ditures, including food and lodging

($32 million) and transportation ($13

million) amounted to $46 million. This

summation comprised 22 percent of

all wildlife-watching expenditures by

participants. The average of the trip-

related expenditures for away-from-

home participants was $267 per person

in 2011.

Wildlife-watching participants spent

nearly $57 million on equipment27

percent of all their expenditures.

Specically, wildlife-watching equip-

ment (binoculars, special clothing,

etc.) expenditures totaled $51 million,

90 percent of the equipment total.

Auxiliary equipment expenditures

(tents, backpacking equipment, etc.)and special equipment expenditures

(campers, trucks, etc.) amounted to

$6 million10 percent of all equip-

ment costs. Expenditures classied

as special and auxiliary equipment

are on items that were purchased for

wildlife-watching recreation but could

be used in activities other than wildlife

watching.

Other items purchased by wildlife-

watching participants, such as maga-

zines, membership dues and contribu-tions, land leasing and ownership, and

plantings, totaled $106 million51

percent of all wildlife-watching expen-

ditures. For more details about wildlife-

watching expenditures in Kansas, see

Table 31.

Wild Bird Observers in Kansas(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)

Participants, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Days, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Around the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


Source: Table 29.



748 thousand

Wildlife-Watching Expenditures in Kansas(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Wildlife watching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Auxiliary and special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Other. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Source: Table 31.

$208 million$46 million

$57 million$51 million$6 million

$106 million

Wildlife-WatchingExpenditures in Kansas

(Total: $208 million)

Equipment

27%

Trip-related

22%

Other

51%

Away-From-Home Activity

by Around-The-Home Participants(Total: 751 thousand participants)

Both around the

home and

away from home

Around the

home only

81%

19%


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20012011 Comparison

Comparing the estimates from the

2001, 2006, and 2011 Surveys gives

a perspective on the state of wildlife-

related recreation in the early twenty-rst century in Kansas. Only the most

general recreation comparisons are

presented here.

The best way to compare estimates

from surveys is not to compare the

estimates themselves but to compare

the condence intervals around the esti-

mates. A 90-percent condence interval

around the estimate gives the range of

estimates that 90 percent of all possible

representative samples would supply. Ifthe 90-percent condence intervals of

the 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 Kansas residents anywhere in the

United States. The in-state estimates

cover the participation, day, and

expenditure activity if U.S. residents in

Kansas.

The expenditure estimates were made

comparable by adjusting the estimates

for inationall estimates are in 2011

dollars.

Kansas 2001 and 2011 Comparison(Numbers in thousands. Expenditures in 2011 dollars)

2001 2011 Percent changeFishingAnglers in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404 400 NS1Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,662 4,163 NS26In-state expenditures by U.S. anglers . . . . . . . . . . . $244,663 $210,303 NS14State resident anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 431 434 NS1Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . $420,659 $295,116 NS30

HuntingHunters in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291 283 NS3Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,647 5,209 NS43In-state expenditures by U.S. hunters . . . . . . . . . . . $299,176 $401,452 NS34State resident hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 177 NS12Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . $283,482 $306,072 NS8

Away-From-Home Wildlife WatchingParticipants in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297 169 NS43Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,416 1,019 NS58State resident participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286 168 41

Around-The-Home Wildlife WatchingTotal participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 718 751 NS5

Observers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 477 490 NS3Feeders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 627 560 NS11

Wildlife-Watching ExpendituresIn-state expenditures by U.S. wildlife watchers . . . $163,418 $208,415 NS28Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . $222,310 $257,096 NS16

NSNot different from zero at the 10 percent level of signicance



Kansas 2006 and 2011 Comparison(Numbers in thousands. Expenditures in 2011 dollars)

2006 2011 Percent changeFishingAnglers in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404 400 NS1Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,314 4,163 NS22In-state expenditures by U.S. anglers . . . . . . . . . . . $270,511 $210,303 NS22State resident anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369 434 NS18Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . $334,615 $295,116 NS12

HuntingHunters in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271 283 NS4Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,017 5,209 NS73In-state expenditures by U.S. hunters . . . . . . . . . . . $277,463 $401,452 NS45State resident hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192 177 NS8Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . $257,997 $306,072 NS19

Away-From-Home Wildlife WatchingParticipants in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248 169 NS32Days in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,244 1,019 NS69State resident participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234 168 NS28

Around-The-Home Wildlife WatchingTotal participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 723 751 NS4Observers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 451 490 NS9Feeders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 569 560 NS2

Wildlife-Watching ExpendituresIn-state expenditures by U.S. wildlife watchers . . . $174,266 $208,415 NS20Total expenditures by state residents . . . . . . . . . . . $263,037 $257,096 NS2

NSNot different from zero at the 10 percent level of signicance

Number of People Who Huntedand Fished in Kansas: 20012011(In thousands)

404 404

291271

400

283

201120062001

Anglers

Hunters

Number of People Who WildlifeWatched in Kansas: 20012011(In thousands)

Around the home

Away from home

201120062001

718

297

723

248

751

169

Total Expenditures byParticipants in Kansas(In millions of 2011 dollars)

Anglers

Hunters

Wildlife Watchers

201120062001

245299

163

271 277

174210

401

208


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16 2011 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated RecreationKansas U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Census Bureau

Guide to Statistical Tables

Purpose and Coverage of TablesThe statistical tables of this report weredesigned to meet a wide range of needsfor those interested in wildlife-relatedrecreation. Special terms used in thesetables are dened in Appendix A.

The tables are based on responses tothe 2011 Survey, which was designedto collect data about participation inwildlife-related recreation. To havetaken part in the Survey, a respondentmust have been a U.S. resident (aresident of one of the 50 states or theDistrict of Columbia). No one residingoutside the United States (includingU.S. citizens) was eligible for inter-viewing. Therefore, reported state andnational totals do not include partici-pation by those who were not U.S.residents or who were U.S. citizensresiding outside the United States.

Comparability With PreviousSurveys

The numbers reported can be comparedwith those in the 1991, 1996, 2001, and

2006 Survey Reports. The methodologyused in 2011 was similar to that used inthose Surveys. These results should notbe directly compared to results fromSurveys earlier than 1991 since therewere major changes in methodology.These changes were made to improveaccuracy in the information provided.

Coverage of an Individual Table

Since the Survey covers many activi-ties in various places by participantsof different ages, all table titles,

headnotes, stubs, and footnotes aredesigned to identify and articulate eachitem being reported in the table. Forexample, the title of Table 2 shows thatdata about anglers and hunters, theirdays of participation, and their numberof trips are reported by type of activity.By contrast, the title of Table 7 indi-cates that it contains data on freshwateranglers and the days they shed fordifferent species.

Percentages Reported in the TablesPercentages are reported in the tablesfor the convenience of the user. Whenexclusive groups are being reported, thebase of a percentage is apparent fromits context because the percents add to100 percent (plus or minus a roundingerror). For example, Table 2 reportsthe number of trips taken by big gamehunters, those taken by small gamehunters, those taken by migratory birdhunters, and those taken by hunterspursuing other animals. These comprise100 percent because they are exclusivecategories.

Percents should not add to 100when nonexclusive groups are beingreported. Using Table 2 as an exampleagain, note that adding the percentagesassociated with the total number of biggame hunters, total small game hunters,total migratory bird hunters, and totalhunters of other animals will not yieldtotal hunters because respondents couldhunt for more than one type of game.

When the base of the percentage is notapparent in context, it is identied in afootnote. For example, Table 15 reportstwo percentages with different bases:one base being the number of totalparticipants at the head of the columnand the other base being the total popu-lation who are described by the rowcategory. Footnotes are used to clarifythe bases of the reported percentages.

Footnotes to the Tables

Footnotes are used to clarify the infor-mation or items that are being reportedin a table. Symbols in the body of atable indicate important footnotes.The following symbols are used in thetables to refer to the same footnote eachtime they appear:

* Estimate based on a sample sizeof 1029.

... Sample size too small to reportdata reliably.

Z Less than 0.5 percent.X Not applicable.

NA Not available.

Estimates based upon fewer than tenresponses are regarded as being basedon a sample size that is too small forreliable reporting. An estimate basedupon at least 10 but fewer than 30responses is treated as an estimatebased on a small sample size. Otherfootnotes appear, as necessary, toqualify or clarify the estimates reportedin the tables. In addition, these twoimportant footnotes appear frequently:

Detail does not add to total becauseof multiple responses.

Detail does not add to totalbecause of multiple responses andnonresponse.

Multiple responses is a term used toreect the fact that individuals or theircharacteristics fall into more than onecategory. Using Table 5 as an example,

those who shed in saltwater and fresh-water appear in both of these totals. Yeteach angler is represented only oncein the Total, all shing row. Simi-larly, in Table 12, those who hunt forbig game and small game are countedonly once as a hunter in the Total, allhunting row. Therefore, totals will besmaller than the sum of subcategorieswhen multiple responses exist.

Nonresponse exists because theSurvey questions were answered volun-tarily, and some respondents did not or

could not answer all the questions.


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Table 1. Fishing and Hunting in Kansas by Resident and Nonresident Sportspersons: 2011(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)

Sportspersons

Total, state residentsand nonresidents

State residents Nonresidents

Percent of Percent ofPercent of resident nonresident

Number sportspersons Number sportspersons Number sportspersons

Total sportspersons (fished or hunted). . . . . . . . . . 527 100 388 100 *139 *100

Total anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400 76 372 96 *28 *20

Fished only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244 46 218 56 ... ...Fished and hunted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 30 155 40 ... ...

Total hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283 54 170 44 *112 *81Hunted only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *127 *24 *16 *4 *111 *80Hunted and fished . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 30 155 40 ... ...

* Estimate based on a sample size of 1029. Sample size too small (less than 10) to report data reliably.


Table 2. Anglers and Hunters, Days of Participation, and Trips in Kansas by Type of Fishing andHunting: 2011

(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)

Type of fishing and huntingParticipants Days of participation Trips

Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent

FISHING

Total, all fishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400 100 4,163 100 3,808 100

Total, all freshwater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400 100 4,163 100 3,808 100Freshwater, except Great Lakes . . . . . . . . . . . 400 100 4,163 100 3,808 100Great Lakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X)

Saltwater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X)

HUNTING

Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283 100 5,209 100 5,101 100

Big game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 57 3,486 67 3,426 67Small game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189 67 1,644 32 1,078 21Migratory birds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *68 *24 *357 *7 *331 *6

Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...



(X) Not applicable.


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Table 3. Anglers and Hunters, Trips, and Days of Participation: 2011(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)

Anglers and hunters, trips anddays of participation

Activity in Kansas Activity by Kansas residents in United States

Total, stateresidents andnonresidents

State residents NonresidentsTotal, in state ofresidence and in

other states

In state ofresidence

In other states

Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent

FISHING

Total anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400 100 372 93 *28 *7 434 100 372 86 *112 *26Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,808 100 3,754 99 *54 *1 4,189 100 3,754 90 *434 *10Total days of fishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,163 100 4,088 98 *75 *2 4,694 100 4,088 87 *605 *13Average days of fishing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 (X) 11 (X) *3 (X) 11 (X) 11 (X) *5 (X)

HUNTING

Total hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283 100 170 60 *112 *40 177 100 170 96 ... ...Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,101 100 4,502 88 *598 *12 4,587 100 4,502 98 ... ...Total days of hunting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,209 100 4,075 78 *1,134 *22 4,193 100 4,075 97 ... ...Average days of hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 (X) 24 (X) *10 (X) 24 (X) 24 (X) . .. (X)



(X) Not applicable.

Table 4. Kansas Resident Anglers and Hunters by Place Fished or Hunted: 2011(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)

Place fished or huntedAnglers Hunters

Number Percent Number Percent

Total, all places . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 434 100 177 100

In-state only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322 74 154 87In-state and other states . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *50 *12 ... ...In other states only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *62 *14 ... ...


Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses and nonresponse.

Table 5. Kansas Resident Anglers and Hunters, Days of Participation, and Trips in the United States byType of Fishing and Hunting: 2011


Type of fishing and huntingParticipants Days of participation Trips


FISHING

Total, all fishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 434 100 4,694 100 4,189 100

Total, all freshwater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 431 99 4,665 99 4,177 100Freshwater, except Great Lakes . . . . . . . . . . . 431 99 4,661 99 4,173 100Great Lakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...

Saltwater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...

HUNTING

Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 100 4,193 100 4,587 100

Big game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 76 3,060 73 3,027 66Small game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 60 1,140 27 1,034 23Migratory birds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *53 *30 *266 *6 *241 *5Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *32 *18 *279 *7 *285 *6




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Table 6. Freshwater Anglers, Trips, Days of Fishing, and Type of Water Fished: 2011(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)

Anglers, trips, and days of fishing

Activity in Kansas




Total anglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400 100 372 93 *28 *7

Total trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,808 100 3,754 99 *54 *1

Total days of fishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,163 100 4,088 98 *75 *2

Average days of fishing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 (X) 11 (X) *3 (X)

ANGLERS

Total, all types of water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400 100 372 93 *28 *7Ponds, lakes, or reservoirs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384 100 358 93 ... ...Rivers or streams. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 100 112 96 ... ...

DAYS

Total, all types of water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,163 100 4,088 98 *75 *2

Ponds, lakes, or reservoirs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,774 100 2,704 97 ... ...Rivers or streams. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,029 100 1,019 99 ... ...



(X) Not applicable.

Table 7. Freshwater Anglers and Days of Fishing in Kansas by Type of Fish: 2011


Anglers and days of fishing

Activity in Kansas

Total, state residents and nonresidents State residents Nonresidents

NumberPercent oftotal types

Percent ofanglers/days Number

Percent ofanglers/days Number

Percent ofanglers/days

ANGLERS

Total, all types of fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400 100 100 372 93 *28 *7

Crappie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 30 100 117 98 ... ...Panfish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *49 *12 *100 *46 *94 ... ...White bass, striped bass, striped bass hybrids . . . . . . . . . . . . . *82 *20 *100 *77 *94 . .. .. .Black bass. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 41 100 158 95 ... ...Catfish, bullheads. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 46 100 169 92 ... ...Walleye, sauger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *58 *15 *100 *58 *100 ... ...Northern pike, pickerel, muskie, muskie hybrids . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...Steelhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...Trout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...

Salmon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...Anything1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *47 *12 *100 *47 *100 ... ...Other freshwater fish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...

DAYS

Total, all types of fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,163 100 100 4,088 98 *75 *2

Crappie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,126 27 100 1,118 99 ... ...Panfish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *671 *16 *100 *668 *100 ... ...Whi te bass, striped bass, striped bass hybrids . . . . . . . . . . . . . *527 *13 *100 *508 *96 . .. . ..Black bass. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,190 29 100 1,165 98 ... ...Catfish, bullheads. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,537 37 100 1,515 99 ... ...Walleye, sauger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *361 *9 *100 *361 *100 ... ...Northern pike, pickerel, muskie, muskie hybrids . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...Steelhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...Trout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...Salmon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...Anything1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *280 *7 *100 *280 *100 ... ...Other freshwater fish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...


1Respondent shed for no specic species and identied Anything from a list of categories of sh.



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Table 8. Great Lakes Anglers, Trips, and Days of Fishing in Kansas: 2011

This table does not apply to this state.

Table 9. Great Lakes Anglers and Days of Fishing in Kansas by Type of Fish: 2011



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Table 10. Saltwater Anglers, Trips, and Days of Fishing in Kansas: 2011


Table 11. Saltwater Anglers and Days of Fishing in Kansas by Type of Fish: 2011



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Table 12. Hunters, Trips, and Days of Hunting in Kansas by Type of Hunting: 2011(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)

Hunters, trips, and days of hunting

Activity in Kansas




HUNTERS

Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283 100 170 60 *112 *40

Big game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 100 128 79 ... ...Small game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189 100 106 56 *83 *44Migratory birds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *68 *100 *53 *78 ... ...Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...

TRIPS

Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,101 100 4,502 88 *598 *12

Big game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,426 100 3,016 88 ... ...Small game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,078 100 984 91 *95 *9Migratory birds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *331 *100 *241 *73 ... ...Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...

DAYS

Total, all hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,209 100 4,075 78 *1,134 *22

Big game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,486 100 3,000 86 ... ...Small game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,644 100 1,086 66 *557 *34Migratory birds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *357 *100 *266 *75 ... ...Other animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...



Table 13. Hunters and Days of Hunting in Kansas by Type of Game: 2011(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)

Type of gameHunters, state residents and nonresidents Days of hunting

Number Percent Number Percent

Total, all types of game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283 100 5,209 100

Big game, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 57 3,486 67

Deer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 49 1,949 37Elk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...Bear. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...Wild turkey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *93 *33 *1,355 *26Other big game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...

Small game, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189 67 1,644 32

Rabbit, hare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...Quail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *122 *43 *1,243 *24Grouse/prairie chicken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...Squirrel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...Pheasant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168 59 1,244 24Other small game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...

Migratory birds, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *68 *24 *357 *7

Waterfowl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *34 *12 *213 *4Geese . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...Ducks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *33 *12 *198 *4

Doves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...Other migratory birds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...

Other animals, total1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...


1Includes groundhog, raccoon, fox, coyote, crow, prairie dog, etc.



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Table 14. Hunters and Days of Hunting in Kansas by Type of Land: 2011(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)

Hunters and days of hunting




HUNTERS

Total, all types of land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283 100 170 100 *112 *100

Public land, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *131 *46 *48 *28 ... ...

Public land only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...Public and private land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *96 *34 *43 *25 ... ...

Private land, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246 87 163 96 *83 *74Private land only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 53 120 71 *30 *26Private and public land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *96 *34 *43 *25 ... ...

DAYS

Total, all types of land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,209 100 4,075 100 *1,134 *100

Public land1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *1,141 *22 *499 *12 ... ...Private land2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,753 91 4,174 102 *579 *51


1Days of hunting on public land includes both days spent solely on public land and those spent on public and private land.

2Days 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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