Hunting facts
Approximately 92% of sport hunters are men, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the U.S. Bureau of the Census.
Hunters spent $5.2 billion in 1996 for hunting trips, $11.3 billion on equipment, and $4.8 billion for licenses, stamps, tags, and permits, land leasing and ownership, membership dues and contributions, and magazines. Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
In 1996, nearly 77 million Americans 16 years old and older participated in fishing, hunting, and wildlife observation, feeding and photography. This represents 38% of the U.S. population 16 years old and older. They spent over $100 billion on their activities. Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service .
Deer can live up to 11 years in the wild.
Hunting is permitted on 60 percent of U.S. wildlife refuges and in many national forests and state parks.
figures all came from reported kills, in just one recent year, by licensed hunters (www.HSUS.org)
| Bears |
25,729 |
Bobcats |
40,008 |
Cougar |
2,109 |
| Coyote |
491,298 |
Deer |
6,189,116 |
Ducks |
10,119,700 |
| Fox |
367,527 |
Otter |
18,896 |
Rabbits |
11,492,357 |
South Dakota is the best place to hunt pheasant.
Twice as many people hunt and fish as belong to labor unions. And if all sportsmen had voted in the 2000 presidential election, they would have equaled 36% of the entire vote
Saskatchawan, Canada has the largest White Tail Deer.
Lyme disease is caused by bacteria transmitted to humans by the bite of infected deer ticks
Sportsmen support more jobs nationwide than the number of people employed by Wal-Mart, the country’s largest corporation. (http://www.nhfday.org/index.php?Itemid=47&option=com_wrapper)
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If you encounter a bear:
Stay calm
If you are close to the bear, back away slowly while talking loudly to it.
If the bear is at a distance, give the bear a wide berth. Do not approach it.
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