Table (1. — Expendituresof Waterfowl Hunters in I960 



The total number of waterfowl hunters (12 and over) in the United States was 

 1,955,000. 



Expenditure item 



United States total 



Food and lodging: 



Food 



Lodging . 



Transportation : 



Automobile 



Bus, rail, air, and water 



Auxiliary equipment: 



Boats and boat motors 



General 



Hunting equipment . , 



Licenses, tags, and permits: 



Licenses, tags, and permits 



Duck stamps 



Privilege fees and other: 



Annual lease and privilege fees . . . 



Daily entrance and privilege fees 



I ' 



Daily entrance and privilege fees 



II 2 



Bait, guide fees, and other trip 



expenses 



Dogs 



Other 



Total spent 



Thousands 

 $89, 431 



5.416 

 1,953 



18,765 

 990 



4.629 



6,369 



23, 573 



2.199 

 4.575 



1,836 



1,526 



3,070 



4,151 

 5,532 

 4,848 



Average 



spent 



per 



hunter 



$45. 74 



2.77 

 1.00 



9.60 

 .51 



2. 37 



3.26 



12.06 



1. 12 

 2.34 



.94 



.78 



1.57 



Table 12. — Average Recreation-Day Expenditures 

 by Sport Fishermen and Hunters in 1955 ' 



' These data, obtained in the 1955 survey of fishing and hunting, were not pubUshed 

 in the 1955 report. They are included here for purposes of comparison with data 

 obtained for the i960 survey. 



' Daily fees for hunting on commercially operated preserves. 

 • Daily fees for hunting on wild lands. 



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