FRESH-WATER AND SALT-WATER FISHERMEN AND BIG-GAME, SMALL-GAME, 



AND WATERFOWL HUNTERS 



The tables opposite show fishing and hunting in 1955 according fishermen (col. 4) exceeds the total number of fishermen (col. 2). 



to particular classifications. It should be noted that the percentages in columns 2, 3, and 4 



The age groups have been explained on page 32. of the fishermen table are percentages of the total number of 



persons 1 2 years of age and over as shown in column 1 . 



FISHERMEN 



In the survey, each person wlio stated tliat lie liad fislied in 



1955 was asked questions separately about fresh-water fishing Each person who stated that he had hunted in 1955 was asked 



and about salt-water fishing. The following definitions of questions separately about big-game hunting, small-game hunting, 



fresh-water and salt-water fishing were used: and waterfowl hunting. The following lists were used as indica- 



Fresh-water fishing. — All fishing in inland streams, lakes, tions of the kind of hunting meant: 



ponds, or reservoirs, and all fishing in coastal streams gj^ game.-Antelope, bear, deer, elk, javelina (peccary), 



above the tide limits. moose, mountain goat, mountain sheep, wild boar, wild 



Salt-water fishing. — All fishing in the ocean, in coastal bays turkev 



and estuaries, and in coastal streams below the tide limits. ^^^^^ game.-Fox, opossum, rabbit, raccoon, squirrel, dove, 



Of the salt-water fishermen, the number who fished on the g,.^^^^.^ partridge, pheasant, pigeon, prairie chicken, quail, 



Atlantic and Gulf coasts and the number who fished on the ^.^j] g,jjp„ woodcock 



Pacific coast were as follows (note that the percentages here are Waterfowl.-Coot, duck, gallinule (marsh hen), goose, 

 the percentages of the salt-water fishermen): 



„. . , ^, , D , Manv hunters hunted more tlian one kind of game. Conse- 



Fished on — Numlier Percent • ^ 



Atlantic and Gulf coasts 3, 420, 000 75 quently, in the hunters table, the sum of the number of big-game 



Pacific coast 1,137,000 25 hunters (col. 3), the number of small-game hunters '(col. 4), and 



the number of waterfowl hunters (col. 5) exceeds the total humber 



Total 4,557,000 100 of hunters (col. 2). 



Many fishermen fished both in fresh water and in salt water. The percentages in columns 2, 3, 4, and 5 of the hunters table 



Consequently, in the fishermen table, the sum of the number of are percentages of the total number of persons 12 3'ears of age 



fresh-water fishermen (col. 3) and the number of salt-water and over as shown in column 1. 



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