spent an average of $1006 per trip or $146 per day while 

 residents spent and average of $112 per trip or $25 per day. 

 There were also significant differences between the four groups 

 in their average incomes. A complete discussion of the 

 comparison between hunter group characteristics is contained in 

 Chapter 4 . 



Hunting Trip Valuation 



Hunters responding to the DFWP Deer Hunting Survey were asked to 

 value four different deer hunting scenarios. The first, was 

 simply the value of their most current deer hunting trip. In 

 order to determine this value, hunters were asked the following 

 question. 



Suppose that everything about this last hunt was the 



same except your share of the expenses had been $ X more, 



would you still have made this trip? 



In this question "X" was a value between $5 and $2000. The 

 answers to this question were analyzed to determine the average 

 value, or net economic value, of the hunters most current deer 

 hunting trip. The state average net economic value for deer 

 hunting is $302 per trip. This can be interpreted to mean that 

 the average hunter would be willing to spend $302 more than they 

 have already spent for their most recent deer hunting trip. 



The net economic value of deer hunting trips varied widely 

 between the four hunter groups. Residents were willing to spend 

 $209 per trip more, nonresidents $706, guided hunters $800 and 

 nonguided hunters $269. 



Questions similar to the current trip question above were asked 

 in order to value the hypothetical hunting trips. These 

 hypothetical trips included doubling the chances for a large 

 buck, providing a very good chance of bagging a small buck or doe 

 and allowing the taking of an extra deer. 



Responses to the improved conditions questions showed some clear 

 trends. Respondents in all categories consistently valued 

 doubling their chance for a large buck above the chance for an 

 extra deer. Both of these alternative scenarios were valued 

 significantly higher than a good chance for a doe or a small 

 buck. The magnitude of most of the improved conditions values, 

 however, were lower than current trip values. This makes 

 comparisons between the improved conditions questions and the 

 current trip questions difficult. 



