LAST EDITED ON Feb-14-19 AT 02:04PM (MST)[p] This is from the USFWS survey that they conduct every five years. Because of the window size, I can't get it to format correctly. The first number is 2011 and the 2nd is 2016. and here's the link to the full 2016 pdf 144-pg. report, which has a whole section dedicated to hunting:
https://wsfrprograms.fws.gov/subpages/nationalsurvey/nat_survey2016.pdf
2011?2016 Wildlife-Associated Recreation Comparison of Participants (Numbers in thousands)
2011 2016 Number % Total
wildlife-related recreationists ............ 90,108 100 103,694 100
Total sportspersons ......................... 37,397 42 39,553 38
Anglers.................................. 33,112 37 35,754 34
Hunters.................................. 13,674 15 11,453 11
Total wildlife-watching participants............ 71,776 80 86,042 83
Around the home .......................... 68,598 76 81,128 78
Away from home .......................... 22,496 25 23,720 23
Total Hunting Hunters ........ 11.5 million
Big game ...... 9.2 million
Small game .... 3.5 million
Migratory bird .. 2.4 million
Other animal ... 1.3 million
Days ........... 184 million
Big game ...... 133 million
Small game .... 38 million
Migratory bird .. 16 million
Other animal ... 13 million
Trips ........... 147 million
Big game ...... 89 million
Small game .... 32 million
Migratory bird .. 15 million
Other animal ... 12 million
Expenditures .... $26.2 billion
Big game ...... $14.9 billion
Small game .... $1.7 billion
Migratory bird .. $2.3 billion
Other animal ... $0.8 billion
Nonspecific .... $6.5 billion
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