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The reports and microdata presented here provide information on individuals involved in fishing, hunting, and other wildlife-associated recreation, such as wildlife observation, photography, and feeding. Data include state in which these activities occurred; number of trips taken; days of participation; and expenditures for food, lodging, transportation, and equipment. The survey was conducted by the Census Bureau for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. The statistical testing of the reports was conducted by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
All documents are in PDF format with a filesize ≤1MB unless otherwise stated.
Codebooks
| Codebooks | 2001 | 2006 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Screener Documentation (FH2) | FH2 | FH2 | FH2 |
| Sportsperson Documentation (FH3) | FH3 | FH3 | FH3 |
| Wildlife Documentation (FH4) | FH4 | FH4 | FH4 |
| Read Me | Read Me | N/A | Read Me |
Errata
Errata PDFs contain a list of errors and corrections. The online reports have been corrected.
2011 - Errata for National Report [PDF]
2011 - Errata for 2011 FHWAR State Publications [PDF]
Appendix D - All States
AK, AL,
AZ, AR,
CA, CO,
CT, DE,
FL, GA,
HI, ID,
IL, IN,
IA, KS,
KY, LA,
ME, MD,
MA, MI,
MN, MS,
MO, MT,
NE, NV,
NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY
2006
2006 - Errata for National Report [PDF, 6.1 MB]
2006 - Errata for State Reports
For every state except Hawaii (which did not have sample sizes large enough to report), certain numbers reported in the printed state reports and in the online versions prior to 11/10/2010 were incorrect for Table 18 (page 36). The first ten rows ("All Hunting" and "Big Game" categories) were correct, but the amounts reported for "Small Game," "Migratory Bird," and "Other Animals" in the "Average per hunter (dollars)" column were incorrect.
2001
Data Sets
The database contains microdata of the individual responses collected by the FHWAR Survey in files intended for use in statistical packages.
Online Reports
| Reports by Year | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report | 1991 | 1996 | 2001 | 2006 | 2011 |
| United States | US [<1 MB] |
US [<1 MB] |
US [3.8 MB] |
US [4 MB] |
US (RV)** [24.9 MB] |
| Quick Facts | QF [9.4 MB] |
QF [340 KB] |
QF [4 MB] |
||
| Alabama | AL [8.7 MB] |
AL [<1 MB] |
AL [<1 MB] |
AL [9.8 MB] |
AL (RV)* [7 MB] |
| Alaska | AK [3.5 MB] |
AK [<1 MB] |
AK [1 MB] |
AK [11 MB] |
AK (RV)* [9 MB] |
| Arizona | AZ [3.3 MB] |
AZ [1 MB] |
AZ [1 MB] |
AZ [9.8 MB] |
AZ (RV)* [5 MB] |
| Arkansas | AR [3.3 MB] |
AR [<1 MB] |
AR [<1 MB] |
AR [10 MB] |
AR (RV)* [7 MB] |
| California | CA [3.4 MB] |
CA [1 MB] |
CA [<1 MB] |
CA [9.8 MB] |
CA (RV)* [8 MB] |
| Colorado | CO [3.5 MB] |
CO [<1 MB] |
CO [<1 MB] |
CO [10 MB] |
CO (RV)* [9.7 MB] |
| Connecticut | CT [3.5 MB] |
CT [<1 MB] |
CT [<1 MB] |
CT [9.9 MB] |
CT (RV)* [8.4 MB] |
| Delaware | DE [3.3 MB] |
DE [<1 MB] |
DE [<1 MB] |
DE [9.8 MB] |
DE (RV)* [6.6 MB] |
| Florida | FL [3.4 MB] |
FL [<1 MB] |
FL [<1 MB] |
FL [10 MB] |
FL (RV)* [8.3 MB] |
| Georgia | GA [3.4 MB] |
GA [<1 MB] |
GA [<1 MB] |
GA [9.9 MB] |
GA (RV)* [8.9 MB] |
| Hawaii | HI [3.6 MB] |
HI [<1 MB] |
HI [<1 MB] |
HI [7 MB] |
HI (RV)* [8.4 MB] |
| Idaho | ID [3.7 MB] |
ID [<1 MB] |
ID [<1 MB] |
ID [9.8 MB] |
ID (RV)* [9.6 MB] |
| Illinois | IL [3.4 MB] |
IL [<1 MB] |
IL [<1 MB] |
IL [9.8 MB] |
IL (RV)* [7.7 MB] |
| Indiana | IN [3.4 MB] |
IN [<1 MB] |
IN [<1 MB] |
IN [9.7 MB] |
IN (RV)* [7.9 MB] |
| Iowa | IA [3.3 MB] |
IA [<1 MB] |
IA [<1 MB] |
IA [10 MB] |
IA (RV)* [8.9 MB] |
| Kansas | KS [3.3 MB] |
KS [<1 MB] |
KS [<1 MB] |
KS [10 MB] |
KS (RV)* [9.3 MB] |
| Kentucky | KY [3.3 MB] |
KY [<1 MB] |
KY [<1 MB] |
KY [10 MB] |
KY (RV)* [9.4 MB] |
| Louisiana | LA [3.4 MB] |
LA [<1 MB] |
LA [<1 MB] |
LA [10 MB] |
LA (RV)* [9.4 MB] |
| Maine | ME [3.3 MB] |
ME [<1 MB] |
ME [<1 MB] |
ME [9.8 MB] |
ME (RV)* [9 MB] |
| Maryland | MD [3.6 MB] |
MD [<1 MB] |
MD [<1 MB] |
MD [7.2 MB] |
MD (RV)* [9 MB] |
| Massachusetts | MA [3.7 MB] |
MA [<1 MB] |
MA [<1 MB] |
MA [6.9 MB] |
MA (RV)* [8.2 MB] |
| Michigan | MI [3.6 MB] |
MI [<1 MB] |
MI [<1 MB] |
MI [6.7 MB] |
MI (RV)* [8.2 MB] |
| Minnesota | MN [4.4 MB] |
MN [<1 MB] |
MN [<1 MB] |
MN [6.6 MB] |
MN (RV)* [8.9 MB] |
| Mississippi | MS [3.7 MB] |
MS [<1 MB] |
MS [<1 MB] |
MS [6.6 MB] |
MS (RV)* [7.9 MB] |
| Missouri | MO [3.4 MB] |
MO [<1 MB] |
MO [<1 MB] |
MO [6.7 MB] |
MO (RV)* [8.3 MB] |
| Montana | MT [3.3 MB] |
MT [<1 MB] |
MT [<1 MB] |
MT [6.8 MB] |
MT (RV)* [8 MB] |
| Nebraska | NE [3.3 MB] |
NE [<1 MB] |
NE [<1 MB] |
NE [6.9 MB] |
NE (RV)* [8.9 MB] |
| Nevada | NV [3.3 MB] |
NV [<1 MB] |
NV [<1 MB] |
NV [6.6 MB] |
NV (RV)* [8.8 MB] |
| New Hampshire | NH [3.3 MB] |
NH [<1 MB] |
NH [<1 MB] |
NH [6.6 MB] |
NH (RV)* [9 MB] |
| New Jersey | NJ [3.4 MB] |
NJ [<1 MB] |
NJ [<1 MB] |
NJ [6.5 MB] |
NJ (RV)* [9 MB] |
| New Mexico | NM [3.3 MB] |
NM [<1 MB] |
NM [<1 MB] |
NM [6.7 MB] |
NM (RV)* [9.1 MB] |
| New York | NY [3.4 MB] |
NY [<1 MB] |
NY [<1 MB] |
NY [6.9 MB] |
NY (RV)* [9.1 MB] |
| North Carolina | NC [3.4 MB] |
NC [<1 MB] |
NC [<1 MB] |
NC [7.1 MB] |
NC (RV)* [9 MB] |
| North Dakota | ND [3.3 MB] |
ND [<1 MB] |
ND [<1 MB] |
ND [6.7 MB] |
Not Released |
| Ohio | OH [3.3 MB] |
OH [<1 MB] |
OH [<1 MB] |
OH [6.6 MB] |
OH (RV)* [9 MB] |
| Oklahoma | OK [3.5 MB] |
OK [<1 MB] |
OK [<1 MB] |
OK [6.9 MB] |
OK (RV)* [8.9 MB] |
| Oregon | OR [3.3 MB] |
OR [<1 MB] |
OR [<1 MB] |
OR [6.7 MB] |
OR (RV)* [8.9 MB] |
| Pennsylvania | PA [3.4 MB] |
PA [<1 MB] |
PA [<1 MB] |
PA [6.7 MB] |
PA (RV)* [8.9 MB] |
| Rhode Island | RI [3.3 MB] |
RI [<1 MB] |
RI [<1 MB] |
RI [6.6 MB] |
RI (RV)* [9 MB] |
| South Carolina | SC [3.4 MB] |
SC [<1 MB] |
SC [<1 MB] |
SC [6.8 MB] |
SC (RV)* [8.2 MB] |
| South Dakota | SD [3.4 MB] |
SD [<1 MB] |
SD [<1 MB] |
SD [6.8 MB] |
SD (RV)* [8.9 MB] |
| Tennessee | TN [3.3 MB] |
TN [<1 MB] |
TN [<1 MB] |
TN [6.8 MB] |
TN (RV)* [8.2 MB] |
| Texas | TX [3.5 MB] |
TX [<1 MB] |
TX [<1 MB] |
TX [6.9 MB] |
TX (RV)* [9.2 MB] |
| Utah | UT [3.4 MB] |
UT [<1 MB] |
UT [<1 MB] |
UT [6.6 MB] |
UT (RV)* [8.9 MB] |
| Vermont | VT [3.3 MB] |
VT [<1 MB] |
VT [<1 MB] |
VT [6.6 MB] |
VT (RV)* [8.9 MB] |
| Virginia | VA [3.4 MB] |
VA [<1 MB] |
VA [<1 MB] |
VA [6.8 MB] |
VA (RV)* [8.9 MB] |
| Washington | WA [3.8 MB] |
WA [<1 MB] |
WA [<1 MB] |
WA [6.8 MB] |
WA (RV)* [8.9 MB] |
| West Virginia | WV [3.3 MB] |
WV [<1 MB] |
WV [<1 MB] |
WV [6.7 MB] |
WV (RV)* [8.9 MB] |
| Wisconsin | WI [3.8 MB] |
WI [<1 MB] |
WI [<1 MB] |
WI [6.8 MB] |
WI (RV)* [9.0 MB] |
| Wyoming | WY [3.3 MB] |
WY [<1 MB] |
WY [<1 MB] |
WY [6.8 MB] |
WY (RV)* [9.0 MB] |
* Please replace Tables D-1 and D-2 with the tables included in the Appendix D errata. This errata applies to all 2011 state reports.
** Please replace Table 33 with the table included in the Errata for National Report.
Hard copies of the reports and products still available and a CD containing data used to prepare the reports can be obtained by contacting:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
National Conservation Training Center Publication Unit
698 Conservation Way
Shepherdstown, WV 25443
304-876-7203
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