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Hunting Reports |
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Hunting Reports |
| In partnership with the National Shooting Sports Foundation and under a grant from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, this study was conducted to better understand the factors related to hunting and sport shooting participation, identify strategies to better meet the needs of current and potential participants, and more effectively communicate to the public about these activities. | ||
| Download the PDF report. [1.14 mb] | ||
| Download the Responsive Management E-News article. [.60 mb] | ||
| The purpose of this study is to better understand issues related to hunting access. Research indicates that difficulty with access to lands for hunting has become not just a point of frustration, but a very real barrier to recruiting and retaining sportsmen. A nationwide telephone survey was conducted to look at factors related to hunting access in-depth, to identify solutions and incentives that may improve access, and to assess the success of many national and state initiatives and programs related to hunting access. In addition to the nationwide analysis, 17 states were oversampled in this study to examine state-specific factors and programs related to access. | ||
| Download the National PDF report. [.48 mb] | ||
| Download the Focus Group PDF report. [.16 mb] | ||
| Download the Alabama PDF report. [.42 mb] | ||
| Download the Arizona PDF report. [.37 mb] | ||
| Download the Arkansas PDF report. [.36 mb] | ||
| Download the California PDF report. [.42 mb] | ||
| Download the Hawaii PDF report. [.38 mb] | ||
| Download the Idaho PDF report. [.38 mb] | ||
| Download the Kansas PDF report. [.41 mb] | ||
| Download the Michigan PDF report. [.41 mb] | ||
| Download the Nebraska PDF report. [.41 mb] | ||
| Download the Nevada PDF report. [.38 mb] | ||
| Download the Ohio PDF report. [.41 mb] | ||
| Download the Pennsylvania PDF report. [.42 mb] | ||
| Download the South Dakota PDF report. [.38 mb] | ||
| Download the Virginia PDF report. [.45 mb] | ||
| Download the Washington PDF report. [.45 mb] | ||
| Download the Wisconsin PDF report. [.41 mb] | ||
| Download the Wyoming PDF report. [.44 mb] | ||
| Responsive Management assisted fish and wildlife professionals and federal policy makers with editing and producing a white paper report, Strengthening America's Hunting Heritage and Conservation in the 21st Century: Challenges and Opportunities, sponsored by the Sporting Conservation Council, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the U.S. Department of the Interior. This project is based on Presidential Executive Order 13443. The purpose of the order is to direct the appropriate Federal agencies in the expansion and enhancement of hunting opportunities and the management of game species and their habitat. | ||
| Download the PDF report. [2.00 mb] | ||
| Download the Responsive Management E-News article. [.49 mb] | ||
| North Dakota general population residents, hunters, and youth were surveyed to determine opinions on, participation in, and interest in hunting and to more closely examine factors related to hunting recruitment and retention. The study examined hunting avidity, hunting behaviors, motivations for hunting, constraints to hunting, interest in hunting, likelihood to participate in hunting, and factors associated with hunting initiation. | ||
| Download the PDF report. [.58 mb] | ||
| Download the Responsive Management E-News article. [.73 mb] | ||
| This study was conducted under a grant from the National Shooting Sports Foundation's Hunting Heritage Partnership to identify the specific reasons for an increase in national hunting license sales in three of the last sixteen years (1992, 1999, and 2004), according to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Federal Aid data during a time period of overall decline in hunting license sales from 1990 to 2005. External factors were investigated through a quantitative analysis and internal factors were investigated through a qualitative analysis. | ||
| Download the PDF report. [.92 mb] | ||
| Download the Responsive Management E-News article. [.59 mb] | ||
| Research indicates that most Americans support hunting in general; however, support for and opposition to hunting can vary dramatically based on numerous factors, including personal values and characteristics, attitudes toward hunters, attitudes toward animal welfare, the motivation for participating, and the species involved, to name a few. This chapter, published in The North American Model of Wildlife Conservation: Affirming the Role, Strength and Relevance of Hunting in the 21st Century, discusses public attitudes toward hunting and how personal values and perceptions of hunters affect support for and opposition to hunting. | ||
| Download the PDF report. [.05 mb] | ||
| This peer-reviewed article, authored by Christopher W. Ryan, John W. Edwards, and Mark Damian Duda, reports on and discusses a telephone survey of 1,206 West Virginia residents conducted in November-December 2006 to determine their opinions and attitudes toward black bear populations and hunting seasons, in order to help strengthen the state's black bear management strategies. The article is published in the journal Ursus 20(2), 131-142 (2009). Although the publication is not yet available online, please visit http://www.bearbiology.com/iba/pubs0.html for more information. |
| This study was conducted to determine opinions on hunting and wildlife management in the state among the public and hunters, including attitudes toward hunter behavior, hunter ethics, hunting with dogs, predator management, nuisance wildlife, management of specific species, selected hunting regulations, and other hunting issues. The study entailed a telephone survey of Washington residents 18 years old and older and a telephone survey of Washington licensed hunters aged 12 years old and older. | ||
| Download the PDF Public Opinion report. [.32 mb] | ||
| Download the PDF Hunter Opinion report. [.82 mb] | ||
| Telephone surveys of of residents, active deer hunters, and landowners in Maryland were conducted to determine opinions on the deer population, deer hunting, and deer management in Maryland, including deer population control, deer hunting regulations, and Chronic Wasting Disease. | ||
| Download the PDF Volume 1 report. [.69 mb] | ||
| Download the PDF Volume 2 report. [1.73 mb] | ||
| This study was conducted to determine hunters' opinions on Vermont's Youth Weekend Hunts (the Youth Spring Turkey Weekend, Youth Waterfowl Weekend, and Youth Deer Weekend) and to assess the effectiveness of the Youth Hunts in recruiting and retaining hunters. The study entailed three telephone surveys that included active hunters, active youth hunters, youth mentors, and inactive hunters. Another smaller survey of vendors was also conducted. | ||
| Download the PDF report. [.47 mb] | ||
| Download the PDF of study highlights. [.47 mb] | ||
| West Virginians' participation rates in deer hunting and their harvest of deer were measured in this telephone survey of West Virginia residents aged 15 years and over. | ||
| Download the PDF report. [.57 mb] | ||
| Public opinion on wildlife species management and on funding for the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department was assessed in this survey. Specifically, the study measured attitudes toward funding for the Department, wildlife habitat management efforts, wildlife species management, human-wildlife conflicts, chronic wasting disease, and hunting regulations, and also determined hunting participation, hunting behaviors, and satisfaction with hunting. The study entailed a telephone survey of Vermont residents 18 years of age and older. | ||
| Download the PDF report. [1.07 mb] | ||
| Download the PPT presentation. [1.24 mb] | ||
| The Public Access Program and Cooperative State/Federal Management Areas have provided almost 6 million acres of public hunting areas in addition to hunting acreage in most of Pennsylvania's State Forest system containing 2.4 million acres. The Public Access Program contains over 4.5 million acres combined in three separate sub-programs, Farm Game, Safety Zone, and Forest Game. This study entailed a detailed human dimensions survey of active and recently discontinued cooperators in the Public Access Program to determine how their perception of Pennsylvania Game Commission programs impacts their willingness to begin, continue, or end participation in Pennsylvania Game Commission Public Access Programs. The study was also designed to assist in efforts to enhance access to hunting lands and hunting participation. The study entailed a telephone survey of landowners who allow hunting on their land and follow-up focus groups about several issues. | ||
| Download the PDF report. [.39 mb] | ||
| In response to increasing legislative interest in changing North Carolina law to allow hunting on Sundays, Responsive Management and Virginia Tech cooperatively conducted this study to assess public opinion on the issue, including support for and opposition to the legalization of Sunday hunting and knowledge and awareness of the Sunday hunting issue. This study entailed a series of public stakeholder meetings with representatives from groups with an interest in the issue, such as churches, hunter groups, conservation groups, landowners, state and federal agencies, and non-governmental agencies; internal stakeholder meetings with the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission; focus groups with the general public and with hunters; a survey administered by telephone and by mail; a Web portal for public comments on the issue; and analyses of the potential impacts of Sunday hunting on hunting participation and the potential economic impacts of Sunday hunting in the state of North Carolina. | ||
| Download the telephone survey report. [.6 mb] | ||
| Download the PDF final report. [4.61 mb] | ||
| Hunters' and anglers' knowledge of, attitudes toward, and opinions on global warming issues, particularly as they relate to more specific policy issues, as well as message themes regarding global warming that resonate with sportsmen were assessed in a telephone survey conducted for the National Wildlife Federation. Sportsmen nationwide were interviewed, with oversamples and state-specific questions administered in Arkansas, Florida, Michigan, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, and South Carolina. | ||
| National Results PowerPoint Presentation | ||
| Download the PDF presentation. [.08 mb] | ||
| Arkansas Results PowerPoint Presentation | ||
| Download the PDF presentation. [.06 mb] | ||
| Florida Results PowerPoint Presentation | ||
| Download the PDF presentation. [.09 mb] | ||
| Michigan Results PowerPoint Presentation | ||
| Download the PDF presentation. [.07 mb] | ||
| Minnesota Results PowerPoint Presentation | ||
| Download the PDF presentation. [.07 mb] | ||
| Pennsylvania Results PowerPoint Presentation | ||
| Download the PDF presentation. [.07 mb] | ||
| South Carolina Results PowerPoint Presentation | ||
| Download the PDF presentation. [.08 mb] | ||
| This study was conducted for the Georgia Department of Natural Resources to determine participation in hunting and harvest of deer and bear during the 2007-2008 season. The study entailed a telephone survey of Georgia resident licensed hunters from among the following license types: Resident Combination Hunting and Fishing license, Resident Hunting license, Resident Primitive Weapon license, and Resident Sportsman license. | ||
| Download the PDF report. [.10 mb] | ||
| Surveys of Arizona hunters who applied for an Arizona big game hunt permit tag were conducted to determine Arizona hunters' attitudes toward the Arizona Big Game Hunt Permit Tag Draw, hunting participation, hunting characteristics, and attitudes toward hunting. An initial survey was conducted online, and Responsive Management conducted a telephone survey analyzing and comparing the results of the two surveys, including an analysis of Web survey non-response bias. | ||
| Download the PDF report. [.38 mb] | ||
| This study assessed West Virginia residents' knowledge of and opinions on black bears, black bear management, and black bear hunting, including nuisance behavior, participation in hunting, and attitudes toward hunting over bait and hunting with dogs. The study entailed a telephone survey of West Virginia residents aged 18 and over. | ||
| Download the PDF report. [.79 mb] | ||
| A telephone survey of New Jersey deer hunters was conducted to identify deer hunter characteristics and to determine deer hunters' satisfaction with deer hunting and opinions regarding deer management in New Jersey. | ||
| Download the PDF report. [.22 mb] | ||
| This study was conducted to explore hunter recruitment and retention strategies in Indiana. The study entailed a telephone survey of Indiana residents and licensed deer hunters. The report features the results of the survey, recommendations for recruiting new or lapsed hunters into hunting and for retaining existing hunters. The information gathered included characteristics of hunters, such as age, educational background, and other demographic characteristics; the behaviors of hunters, including hunting equipment used and how often and with whom they hunt; their motivations for and constraints against hunting; and their satisfaction with hunting in Indiana, including their opinions on the factors pertaining to satisfaction, such as access and the quality and quantity of game in Indiana, as well as improvements that could be made to the hunting experience in Indiana. | ||
| Download the PDF report. [1.27 mb] | ||
| Georgia resident licensed hunters were surveyed by telephone to obtain turkey hunting effort and success information, including number of spring turkey hunters, turkeys harvested, jakes harvested, number of turkeys harvested by week and by region, number of turkeys hit but not recovered, number of turkeys shot at but missed, type of land hunted on, number of days hunted, time of day hunted, and more. | ||
| Download the PDF report. [.29 mb] | ||
| This study was conducted to determine Georgia licensed hunters' participation in hunting; harvest of selected species, such as deer and bear; ratings of hunting in Georgia; willingness to pay for licenses; and opinions on dove hunting regulations. The study entailed a telephone survey of Georgia resident licensed hunters from among the following license types: Resident Combination Hunting and Fishing license, Resident Hunting license, Resident Primitive Weapon license, and Resident Sportsman license. | ||
| Download the PDF report. [.34 mb] | ||
| This study entailed a telephone survey of licensed Wyoming hunters, both resident and non-resident, to determine opinions on areas and types of land hunted, the management of deer in Wyoming, hunting regulations, and other hunting-related issues. The study also included trends analysis of data collected in a previous study. | ||
| Download the PDF report. [1.63 mb] | ||
| This study entailed a telephone survey to determine West Virginia residents' attitudes toward wildlife, their participation in wildlife-related activities, their consumption of fish caught in West Virginia, and their attitudes toward fish consumption advisories. | ||
| Download the PDF report. [1.90 mb] | ||
| Mississippi residents' opinions on, including support for and opposition to, the legalization of white-tailed deer hunting over bait, as well as knowledge of and participation in deer hunting over bait, were measured in a telephone survey conducted for the Mississippi Wildlife Federation. | ||
| Download the PDF report. [.18 mb] | ||
| The total number of hunters and anglers in South Carolina (both resident and non-resident) were estimated based on how many hunting and fishing licenses sold in the state were sold to hunters and anglers who already held other valid hunting and/or fishing licenses. Numbers and license information were obtained through a telephone survey of specific hunting and fishing license holders. This information is necessary to allow South Carolina to calculate the state's appropriation of Federal Sport Fish and Wildlife Restoration funds, which is based on the numbers of hunters and anglers in the state. | ||
| Download the PDF report. [.07 mb] | ||
| This study entailed a telephone survey to determine the opinions of the general population, hunters, and anglers toward funding for wildlife management in Wyoming. | ||
| Download the PDF report. [.29 mb] | ||
| This study examined many aspects of American women and their outdoor activities, including women's interest, attitudes, motivations, and participation in hunting, fishing, boating, and other outdoor activities; license buying behavior; and perceived and actual barriers that may affect outdoor recreation participation. In addition, the study examined the outcomes and levels of satisfaction with the Women in the Outdoors program. The project consisted of six focus groups and telephone surveys of women from the general population and women who hunt, fish, boat, or participate in numerous other outdoor activities, as well as women who have participated in the National Wild Turkey Federation's Women in the Outdoors program. | ||
| Download the color PDF report. [1.45 mb] | ||
| This study was conducted for the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) to determine hunters' opinions on and attitudes toward hunting and shooting sports, including their participation in these sports, and how their opinions on hunting and the shooting sports affects their voting behavior. The study also examined trends in attitudes and opinions based on comparisons with previous surveys that asked some of the same questions. The study entailed a telephone survey in 2005, 2000, and 1995 of hunters who had hunted in 2 of the previous 5 years. The executive summary for each report is available by clicking on the appropriate link below. The full reports can be purchased from the National Shooting Sports Foundation by calling (203) 426-1320. | ||
| Download the PDF 2005 executive summary. [.08 mb] | ||
| Download the PDF 2000 executive summary. [.06 mb] | ||
| Wyoming resident and non-resident elk license holders' attitudes toward a proposed change to non-resident elk licensing allocation in Wyoming were assessed in a telephone survey. | ||
| Download the PDF report. [.20 mb] | ||
| This study entailed a telephone survey to determine the opinions of the general population, hunters, and farmers regarding deer management in Delaware. | ||
| Download the PDF report. [.73 mb] | ||
| This study entailed a telephone survey to determine the opinions and attitudes of the general population, hunters, and large landowners regarding deer management in Georgia. | ||
| Download the PDF report. [.76 mb] | ||
| Responsive Management facilitated the "Hunter Retention and Recruitment: Maintaining the Heritage" workshop for the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission. The workshop was conducted to develop recommendations for effective actions to increase hunter recruitment and retention in North Carolina and to preserve North Carolina's hunting heritage. Several sportsmen's groups, hunt clubs, traditionally underrepresented organizations, and federal and state agencies participated in the workshop. A report presenting the results and recommendations of the workshop was also produced by Responsive Management. | ||
| Download the PDF report. [.29 mb] | ||
| A telephone survey of Maryland residents was conducted to determine their attitudes toward and opinions on black bear management in Maryland. | ||
| Download the PDF survey report. [.34 mb] | ||
| Download the PDF z-scores report. [2.75 mb] | ||
| Public opinion on and attitudes toward populations and management of big game species, including white-tailed deer, black bear, moose, and wild turkey were measured in a study conducted for the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department. The results include trends among the public and hunters, as well as regional analyses. | ||
| Download the PDF report. [.85 mb] | ||
| This study was conducted to estimate deer, elk, and antelope hunting expenditures by resident and nonresident hunters in Wyoming and to determine the impact that the expenditures had on the Wyoming economy. | ||
| Download the PDF report. [.38 mb] | ||
| This study included surveys to determine opinions about private lands and access for hunting and other outdoor recreational pursuits. The surveys were conducted to determine opinions about the private lands program from private landowners, hunters who have utilized the existing PLWMAs, and general hunters living in communities near existing PLWMAs or hunters who hunted the Game Management Unit in which the PLWMAs were located. | ||
| Download the PDF report. [.46 mb] | ||
| This report summarizes the major findings and implications of a study on Pennsylvania licensed hunters' participation in hunting, their motivations for and satisfaction with hunting, and their knowledge of and ratings of the Pennsylvania Game Commission's programs. | ||
| Download the PDF final report. [.15 mb] | ||
| This study was conducted for the Pennsylvania Game Commission to determine licensed hunters' participation in hunting, their motivations for and satisfaction with hunting, and their knowledge of and ratings of Commission programs. Volume 1 presents a report of survey findings. Volume 2 presents nonparametric analyses z-score tables. | ||
| Download the Volume 1 PDF report. [.63 mb] | Download the Volume 2 PDF report. [3.34 mb] | |
| This study consisted of a literature review on demographic trends and participation in outdoor activities, as well as an analysis of the stages of cognitive development in youth. The study also entailed a series of nationwide focus groups and a nationwide telephone survey of youth ages 8-18. | ||
| Youth Factors: Literature Review | ||
| Download the PDF report. [.69 mb] | ||
| Youth Factors: Survey Report | ||
| Download the PDF report. [.49 mb] | ||
| Youth Factors: Focus Group Report | ||
| Download the PDF report. [.81 mb] | ||
| Youth Factors: Final Report | ||
| Download the PDF report. [.40 mb] | ||
| This study was conducted for the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department to determine the attitudes and motivations of lapsed hunters, including their satisfactions and dissatisfactions with hunting, their constraints and barriers to continued and increased hunting participation, and message themes and programs that will move lapsed hunters to resume hunting in New Hampshire. | ||
| Download the PDF report. [.42 mb] | ||
| Access is increasingly being reported by hunters and anglers as becoming more of a problem and reducing hunting and fishing satisfaction. This report is an evaluation of the various factors related to hunter and angler access, including an examination of both physical constraints and psychological constraints. | ||
| Download the PDF report. [.37 mb] | ||
| Telephone surveys in nine states were conducted to determine the behavioral, attitudinal, and demographic characteristics of spring turkey hunters, as well as to assess the impacts of spring turkey hunting on the U.S. economy and each state's economy. Individual state reports are available for California, Georgia, Idaho, Kansas, Mississippi, New York, Ohio, Texas, and Washington. A national report is also available. | ||
| NWTF: National Report | ||
| Download the PDF report. [.36 mb] | ||
| NWTF: California Report | ||
| Download the PDF report. [.16 mb] | ||
| NWTF: Georgia Report | ||
| Download the PDF report. [.16 mb] | ||
| NWTF: Idaho Report | ||
| Download the PDF report. [.16 mb] | ||
| NWTF: Kansas Report | ||
| Download the PDF report. [.16 mb] | ||
| NWTF: Mississippi Report | ||
| Download the PDF report. [.16 mb] | ||
| NWTF: New York Report | ||
| Download the PDF report. [.16 mb] | ||
| NWTF: Ohio Report | ||
| Download the PDF report. [.16 mb] | ||
| NWTF: Texas Report | ||
| Download the PDF report. [.16 mb] | ||
| NWTF: Washington Report | ||
| Download the PDF report. [.16 mb] | ||
| This PowerPoint presentation highlights the behavioral, attitudinal, and demographic characteristics of spring turkey hunters. The purpose of this project was to better understand spring turkey hunters and to increase their participation and satisfaction with the sport. | ||
| Download the PDF PowerPoint presentation. [.86 mb] | ||
| A telephone survey of California licensed hunters was conducted to determine their knowledge of and attitudes toward the California condor, including threats to condors, particularly lead poisoning. This survey was also conducted with Arizona and Utah hunters. | ||
| CA Condor: Arizona Hunters Report | ||
| Download the PDF report. [.36 mb] | ||
| CA Condor: California Hunters Report | ||
| Download the PDF report. [.16 mb] | ||
| CA Condor: Utah Hunters Report | ||
| Download the PDF report. [.16 mb] | ||
| This report summarizes the major findings and implications of a three-year study on the factors related to hunting and fishing participation in the United States. | ||
| Download the PDF report. [.42 mb] | ||
| The primary purposes of this project were to identify the amount of available state public hunting lands on a state-by-state basis, inventory the distribution and quality of those lands, inventory each state's funding mechanisms for acquiring state public hunting lands, identify the anticipated future availability of state public hunting lands, and explore the possible relationships between available public hunting lands and trends in hunting participation. | ||
| Download the PDF report. [2.0 mb] | ||
| This report contains the results of two separate telephone surveys about hunting and game species management. The first telephone survey assessed hunters' attitudes toward game species management in Washington about such topics as types of game hunted, management of specific species, hunting areas, and hunting access. The second telephone survey assessed the opinions and attitudes of the general population. | ||
| Download the PDF report. [.47 mb] | ||
| This booklet summarizes the findings of a study conducted by Responsive Management and Rob Southwick. The report includes information about bowhunting participation, trends, satisfactions and dissatisfactions, and suggests management and marketing options. In addition, the economic impacts of bowhunting on the U.S. economy are evaluated. | ||
| Download the PDF report. [4.6 mb] | ||
| This paper was presented at the 2001 National Bowhunting Conference held in St. Louis, MO. The paper, presented by Mark Damian Duda, summarizes recent research conducted on bowhunting across the United States. Included are statistical reports regarding bowhunting participants, trends, satisfactions and dissatisfactions, and specific marketing strategies. The complete conference proceedings can be purchased from the Archery Trade Association by calling toll-free 1-866-266-2776. | ||
| Download the PDF conference proceedings. [.05 mb] | ||
| This study was conducted to assess awareness, knowledge, opinions, and attitudes related to the Federal Aid in Sport Fish and Wildlife Restoration Program among hunters, anglers, and boaters nationwide. | ||
| Download the PDF report. [.48 mb] | ||
| This study was conducted to assess the opinions and attitudes of resident hunting license holders toward issues pertaining to deer management in Minnesota. | ||
| Download the PDF report. [.54 mb] | ||
| This study consisted of a series of nationwide focus groups with hunters and landowners. The focus groups were designed to better understand the causes of shrinking public hunting access on private lands. An additional mail survey was sent to corporate landowners and state wildlife agencies to further research access issues. The full report can be purchased from the Izaak Walton League of America by calling (301) 548-0150. |
| This study was conducted to better understand hunting access to federal public lands in Colorado. The study entailed a telephone survey of Colorado hunting license holders, both resident and nonresident hunters. | ||
| Download the PDF report. [.89 mb] | ||
| This study was conducted to gather data about treestand accidents. The project consisted of a telephone survey of hunters in North Carolina and Vermont. The study was used to help develop programs to improve treestand safety. | ||
| Download the PDF report. [.29 mb] | ||
| This project was designed to assess the benefits and costs of mandatory basic hunter education and advanced hunter training on hunter recruitment, retention, desertion, and satisfaction. | ||
| Download the PDF report. [.72 mb] | ||
| This study assessed the attitudes and perceptions of sportsmen and women toward various messages encouraging participation in the STEP OUTSIDE® program. The study entailed three focus groups and a telephone survey to assess the motivations for and constraints against participation in the STEP OUTSIDE® program by known hunters, anglers, gun shooters, and archers. | ||
| Download the PDF report. [.32 mb] | ||
| This synopsis is a brief overview of the current state of the shooting sports. The full report includes participation rates, motivations, reasons for desertion, expenditures, and demographics. The full report can be purchased from the National Shooting Sports Foundation by calling (203) 426-1320. | ||
| Download the PDF synopsis. [.14 mb] | ||
| This synopsis is a brief compendium of research about women’s participation in the shooting sports, including hunting, target shooting, trap shooting, skeet shooting, sporting clays, and archery. The full report includes an overview of women's participation numbers, trends, activity levels, motivations, dissatisfactions, expenditures, and demographic information. The full report can be purchased from the National Shooting Sports Foundation by calling (203) 426-1320. | ||
| Download the PDF synopsis. [.12 mb] | ||
| This study was conducted to estimate hunting-related expenditures in Wyoming for 1997. | ||
| Download the PDF report. [.13 mb] | ||
| This survey was conducted as a means to assess resident hunting and fishing license holders' attitudes toward hunting and fishing license fee increases. | ||
| Download the PDF report. [.92 mb] | ||
| This paper was presented by Mark Damian Duda and Kira Young at the Sixty-Third North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference held in Orlando, FL in 1998 and is included in the Transactions of the Sixty-third North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference. The paper presented an overview of 1) Americans' attitudes toward the human use of fish and wildlife, including attitudes toward hunting, fishing, and trapping 2) public attitudes toward animal rights and animal welfare; 3) Americans' use of animals; and 4) the implications of these research findings in developing effective information, public relations, and communication strategies. | ||
| Download the conference proceedings. [1.27 mb] | ||
| This press release highlights Responsive Management research that indicates that hunters are a major source of funding for many conservation organizations and that hunters contribute more money to conservation efforts than any other similar group among the general population. | ||
| Download the PDF press release. [.28 mb] | ||
| This press release summarizes a study on elevated hunting stand safety conducted in North Carolina and Vermont. | ||
| Download the PDF press release. [.04 mb] | ||
| This press release highlights Responsive Management research that indicates that more hunters are harvesting more ducks than a decade ago. | ||
| Download the PDF press release. [.03 mb] | ||
| This press release explains how national numbers of hunters in the United States often do not present the complete picture and underestimate the number of persons who consider themselves hunters. | ||
| Download the PDF press release. [.25 mb] | ||
| Responsive Management's Executive Director, Mark Damian Duda, wrote a column titled, "The Hunting Mind," for North Ameircan Hunter from 1997 to 2004. The following articles are samples from the monthly column. In order to receive North American Hunter and to become a member of The North American Hunting Club (NAHC), call the NAHC Member Services Department at (800) 922-4868. | ||
| "Public Supports Hunting" | ||
| This article discusses Americans' support for legal hunting, their reasons for and against supporting hunting, and the different opinions of various stakeholder groups. | ||
| Download the magazine article. [.94 mb] | ||
| "Women and Hunting" | ||
| This article discusses the characteristics and motivations specific to women hunters. | ||
| Download the magazine article. [1.0 mb] | ||
| "Youth and Hunting" | ||
| This article discusses youth interest in hunting, the importance of introducing youth to hunting, and the importance of familial relationships in recruiting youth hunters. | ||
| Download the magazine article. [.68 mb] | ||
| "Kids' Attitudes Toward Hunting" | ||
| While the majority of youth support hunting, hunting is not necessarily a top-of-the-mind issue for youth. This article discusses youths' support for hunting and the places where they hear information about hunting. | ||
| Download the magazine article. [.67 mb] | ||
| This article, published in the Summer 1997 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Reference Service Newsletter, summarizes a study that determined the costs and benefits of basic hunter education and advanced hunter training on hunter recruitment, retention, and satisfaction. | ||
| Download the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Reference Service Newsletter. [.33 mb] | ||
| This article, published in the Summer 1994 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Reference Service Newsletter, discusses the methodology used to conduct a large-scale, multi-faceted project that asked the question, "What are the factors related to hunting and fishing participation in the U.S.?" | ||
| Download the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Reference Service Newsletter. [.16 mb] | ||
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