
Ammunition costs, which are reflected by the trip expendi- 
ture for rural-resident hunters Y, showed minor variation from area 
to area, Some of this variation can be attributed to greater or lesser 
numbers of birds; some variation probably can be attributed to a differ- 
ence in hunter ability. 
The expenditure per unit of game was determined by dividing 
the daily expenditure by the take per day; consequently, the expenditure 
per unit of game varied from area to area with these two factors. Non- 
local pheasant hunters using the North Loup Unit [24] had the, highest 
daily expenditure ($5.58) of any group of pheasant hunters, This same 
group of hunters had both the largest ($5.75) and one of the lowest 
($3.00) expenditure per bird, due to the difference in the rate of suc- 
cess in the 2 years of study. The rate of success in 1955 (1.9 pheas- 
ants per day) was almost double that of 1950 (1.0 pheasants per day). 
Republican Unit rural-resident hunters [24] had the highest expendi- 
ture per bird ($3.02) of any of the rural-resident hunters, in spite of a 
low daily expenditure ($1.38). These hunters had a success rate of less 
than one-half bird per day. 
Nonlocal duck hunters using the Shoshone Unit [19] hada 
smaller expenditure per duck than Yellowstone Unit hunters [12] be- 
cause they killed nearly twice as many ducks per day. 
: Deer hunters took about 0.2 of a deer per day {.1, 22] and 
the elk hunters took only 0.05 elk per day [23]. These low rates of 
success coupled with the relatively high daily expenditures for these 
hunters resulted in an expenditure of more than $30,00 per deer and 
more than $250.00 per elk. 
The total expenditure on each area and the hunter's average 
expenditure per section are shown only as a matter of interest. As in 
the case of similar fisherman expenditures, these figures have little 
real meaning or general applicability because of the many factors in- 
volved. As in the case for fishing, the expenditure per section for 
hunting is influenced by the daily expenditure and the intensity of use, 
Factors involved in the daily expenditure have already been set forth, 
Intensity of use is influenced by access, rate of success or initial 
Only ammunition costs were used in trip expenditures of rural- 
resident hunters. 
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