U.S. Department of Commerce

National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation (FHWAR)

Presents microdata records (with any information that might identify a specific person or household removed) on individuals involved in fishing, hunting, and other wildlife-associated recreation, such as wildlife observation, photography, and feeding. Data include state in which these activities occurred; number of trips taken; duration of trips; and expenditures for food, lodging, transportation, and equipment. The survey was conducted by the Census Bureau for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, which prepares printed reports in this field.

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Codebooks

Codebooks 2001 2006
Screener Documentation (FH2) FH2 FH2
Sportsperson Documentation (FH3) FH3 FH3
Wildlife Documentation (FH4) FH4 FH4
Read Me Read Me N/A

Errata for Printed Reports

Note: Errata PDFs, which contain a list of errors and corrections, apply only to printed reports. The online reports have been corrected.

2006 - Errata for National Report
2006 - Errata for State Reports
For every state except Hawaii (which did not have sample sizes large enough to report), certain numbers reported
in the printed state reports and in the online versions prior to 11/10/2010 were incorrect for Table 18 (page 36).
The first ten rows ("All Hunting" and "Big Game" categories) were correct, but the amounts reported for "Small Game,"
"Migratory Bird," and "Other Animals" in the "Average per hunter (dollars)" column were incorrect.
2001 - Errata for National Report
2001 - Errata for State Reports

Online Reports

Reports by Year
Report 1991 1996 2001 2006
United States US US US US
         
Quick Facts     QF QF
         
Alabama AL AL AL AL
Alaska AK AK AK AK 
Arizona AZ AZ AZ AZ
Arkansas AR AR AR AR
California CA CA CA CA
Colorado CO CO CO CO
Connecticut CT CT CT CT
Delaware DE DE DE DE 
Florida FL FL FL FL
Georgia GA GA GA GA
Hawaii HI HI HI HI
Idaho ID ID ID ID
Illinois IL IL IL IL
Indiana IN IN IN IN
Iowa IA IA IA IA
Kansas KS KS KS KS
Kentucky KY KY KY KY
Louisiana LA LA LA LA
Maine ME ME ME ME
Maryland MD MD MD MD
Massachusetts MA MA MA MA
Michigan MI MI MI MI
Minnesota MN MN MN MN
Mississippi MS MS MS MS
Missouri MO MO MO MO
Montana MT MT MT MT
Nebraska NE NE NE NE
Nevada NV NV NV NV
New Hampshire NH NH NH NH
New Jersey NJ NJ NJ NJ
New Mexico NM NM NM NM
New York NY NY NY NY
North Carolina NC NC NC NC
North Dakota ND ND ND ND
Ohio OH OH OH OH
Oklahoma OK OK OK OK
Oregon OR OR OR OR
Pennsylvania PA PA PA PA
Rhode Island RI RI RI RI
South Carolina SC SC SC SC
South Dakota SD SD SD SD
Tennessee TN TN TN TN
Texas TX TX TX TX
Utah UT UT UT UT
Vermont VT VT VT VT
Virginia VA VA VA VA
Washington WA WA WA WA
West Virginia WV WV WV WV
Wisconsin WI WI WI WI
Wyoming WY WY WY WY

A CD containing data used to prepare the reports and hard copies of the reports and products still available can be obtained by contacting:

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
NCTC Publication Unit
698 Conservation Way
Shepherdstown, WV 25443
304-876-7203 or e-mail: pubs@fws.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau