Table 5. Gross expenditures and user values (both in million of dollars) of 

 the freshwater sport fishery in Florida in 1975 and the number of fishermen 

 and days of fishing (both in millions) accord to Bell (1979). 



Number of 

 Type of Gross expenditure User fishing days Number of 



fishermen by fishermen value (millions) fishermen 



Resident $247.56^ $397.24^ 



Tourist $278.23 $ 96.13 



Both $525.79 $493.37 



u$272.135 million x 0.91 (in-state participation). 

 Number of days of fishing x median user value per day ($7.67). 

 Number of tourist fishing days x individual expenditure of $22.20 per day. 



HUNTING 



In 1970 about 3.5% of the population in the Southeastern United States 

 hunted big game, 7.4% hunted small game, and 1.3% hunted waterfowl. About 25% 

 of the hunters used public lands for hunting at one time or another. The per- 

 centage of the population in the Southeastern United States that hunted was 

 10.1% in 1955, 11.5% in 1960, 9.2% in 1965, and 8.1% in 1970 (U.S. Department 

 of Interior 1970). 



In Florida in 1975 the 493,000 hunting licenses sold generated 10.53 mil- 

 lion man days of hunting. Of this total, 330,000 hunted big game (3.48 million 

 man days), 302,000 hunted for small game (4.0 million man days), 317,000 

 hunted for migratory birds (2.35 million man days), and 78,000 hunted for 

 other birds and animals (652,000 man days). Of the hunters, 321,000 hunted 

 deer (2.8 million man days) and 79,000 hunted wild turkey (454,000 man days). 

 The hunters spent $103.1 million for big game, $54.3 million for small game, 

 $30.4 million for waterfowl, and $1.9 million for other animals for a total of 

 $196.6 million. In 1975, each hunter in Florida spent about $398.84 for hunt- 

 ing. Most of the expenses were for equipment, supplies, and transportation. 



The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, in a press release in 1981, reported 

 that 253,619 people in Florida spend nearly $3.7 million for hunting licenses. 



NORTHWEST FLORIDA OVERVIEW 



FACTORS AFFECTING RECREATION AND TOURISM 



CI imate 



Climate is closely linked with recreation and tourism in Northwest 

 Florida. The average summer temperature is near 81°F and average winter 



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