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National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, & 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; days of participation; 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 analytical reports in this field.

All documents are in PDF format with a filesize ≤1MB unless otherwise stated.

Codebooks

Codebooks	2001	2006	2011
Screener Documentation (FH2)	FH2	FH2	FH2
Sportsperson Documentation (FH3)	FH3	FH3	FH3
Wildlife Documentation (FH4)	FH4	FH4	FH4
Read Me	Read Me	N/A	Read Me

Errata

Errata PDFs contain a list of errors and corrections. The online reports have been corrected.

2011 - Errata for Alaska [PDF]

2006

2006 - Errata for National Report [PDF, 6.1 MB]

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

2001 - Errata for National Report [PDF]

2001 - Errata for 2001 FHWAR State Publications [PDF]
AL, AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY

Online Reports

Reports by Year
Report	1991	1996	2001	2006	2011
United States	US [<1 MB]	US [<1 MB]	US [3.8 MB]	US [4 MB]	US [26 MB]

Quick Facts			QF [9.4 MB]	QF [340 KB]	QF [4 MB]

Alabama	AL [8.7 MB]	AL [<1 MB]	AL [<1 MB]	AL [9.8 MB]	AL [7 MB]
Alaska	AK [3.5 MB]	AK [<1 MB]	AK [1 MB]	AK [11 MB]	AK (RV) [9 MB]
Arizona	AZ [3.3 MB]	AZ [1 MB]	AZ [1 MB]	AZ [9.8 MB]	AZ [5 MB]
Arkansas	AR [3.3 MB]	AR [<1 MB]	AR [<1 MB]	AR [10 MB]	AR [7 MB]
California	CA [3.4 MB]	CA [1 MB]	CA [<1 MB]	CA [9.8 MB]	CA [8 MB]
Colorado	CO [3.5 MB]	CO [<1 MB]	CO [<1 MB]	CO [10 MB]	CO [9.7 MB]
Connecticut	CT [3.5 MB]	CT [<1 MB]	CT [<1 MB]	CT [9.9 MB]	CT [8.4 MB]
Delaware	DE [3.3 MB]	DE [<1 MB]	DE [<1 MB]	DE [9.8 MB]	DE [6.6 MB]
Florida	FL [3.4 MB]	FL [<1 MB]	FL [<1 MB]	FL [10 MB]	FL [8.3 MB]
Georgia	GA [3.4 MB]	GA [<1 MB]	GA [<1 MB]	GA [9.9 MB]	GA [8.9 MB]
Hawaii	HI [3.6 MB]	HI [<1 MB]	HI [<1 MB]	HI [7 MB]	HI [8.4 MB]
Idaho	ID [3.7 MB]	ID [<1 MB]	ID [<1 MB]	ID [9.8 MB]	ID [9.6 MB]
Illinois	IL [3.4 MB]	IL [<1 MB]	IL [<1 MB]	IL [9.8 MB]	IL [7.7 MB]
Indiana	IN [3.4 MB]	IN [<1 MB]	IN [<1 MB]	IN [9.7 MB]	IN [7.9 MB]
Iowa	IA [3.3 MB]	IA [<1 MB]	IA [<1 MB]	IA [10 MB]	IA [8.9 MB]
Kansas	KS [3.3 MB]	KS [<1 MB]	KS [<1 MB]	KS [10 MB]	KS [9.3 MB]
Kentucky	KY [3.3 MB]	KY [<1 MB]	KY [<1 MB]	KY [10 MB]	KY [9.4 MB]
Louisiana	LA [3.4 MB]	LA [<1 MB]	LA [<1 MB]	LA [10 MB]	LA [9.4 MB]
Maine	ME [3.3 MB]	ME [<1 MB]	ME [<1 MB]	ME [9.8 MB]	ME [9 MB]
Maryland	MD [3.6 MB]	MD [<1 MB]	MD [<1 MB]	MD [7.2 MB]	MD [9 MB]
Massachusetts	MA [3.7 MB]	MA [<1 MB]	MA [<1 MB]	MA [6.9 MB]	MA [8.2 MB]
Michigan	MI [3.6 MB]	MI [<1 MB]	MI [<1 MB]	MI [6.7 MB]	MI [8.2 MB]
Minnesota	MN [4.4 MB]	MN [<1 MB]	MN [<1 MB]	MN [6.6 MB]	MN [8.9 MB]
Mississippi	MS [3.7 MB]	MS [<1 MB]	MS [<1 MB]	MS [6.6 MB]	MS [7.9 MB]
Missouri	MO [3.4 MB]	MO [<1 MB]	MO [<1 MB]	MO [6.7 MB]	MO [8.3 MB]
Montana	MT [3.3 MB]	MT [<1 MB]	MT [<1 MB]	MT [6.8 MB]	MT [8 MB]
Nebraska	NE [3.3 MB]	NE [<1 MB]	NE [<1 MB]	NE [6.9 MB]	NE [8.9 MB]
Nevada	NV [3.3 MB]	NV [<1 MB]	NV [<1 MB]	NV [6.6 MB]	NV [8.8 MB]
New Hampshire	NH [3.3 MB]	NH [<1 MB]	NH [<1 MB]	NH [6.6 MB]	NH [9 MB]
New Jersey	NJ [3.4 MB]	NJ [<1 MB]	NJ [<1 MB]	NJ [6.5 MB]	NJ [9 MB]
New Mexico	NM [3.3 MB]	NM [<1 MB]	NM [<1 MB]	NM [6.7 MB]	NM [9.1 MB]
New York	NY [3.4 MB]	NY [<1 MB]	NY [<1 MB]	NY [6.9 MB]	NY [9.1 MB]
North Carolina	NC [3.4 MB]	NC [<1 MB]	NC [<1 MB]	NC [7.1 MB]	NC [9 MB]
North Dakota	ND [3.3 MB]	ND [<1 MB]	ND [<1 MB]	ND [6.7 MB]	Not Released
Ohio	OH [3.3 MB]	OH [<1 MB]	OH [<1 MB]	OH [6.6 MB]	OH [9 MB]
Oklahoma	OK [3.5 MB]	OK [<1 MB]	OK [<1 MB]	OK [6.9 MB]	OK [8.9 MB]
Oregon	OR [3.3 MB]	OR [<1 MB]	OR [<1 MB]	OR [6.7 MB]	OR [8.9 MB]
Pennsylvania	PA [3.4 MB]	PA [<1 MB]	PA [<1 MB]	PA [6.7 MB]	PA [8.9 MB]
Rhode Island	RI [3.3 MB]	RI [<1 MB]	RI [<1 MB]	RI [6.6 MB]	RI [9 MB]
South Carolina	SC [3.4 MB]	SC [<1 MB]	SC [<1 MB]	SC [6.8 MB]	SC [8.2 MB]
South Dakota	SD [3.4 MB]	SD [<1 MB]	SD [<1 MB]	SD [6.8 MB]	SD [8.9 MB]
Tennessee	TN [3.3 MB]	TN [<1 MB]	TN [<1 MB]	TN [6.8 MB]	TN [8.2 MB]
Texas	TX [3.5 MB]	TX [<1 MB]	TX [<1 MB]	TX [6.9 MB]	Temporarily Unavailable
Utah	UT [3.4 MB]	UT [<1 MB]	UT [<1 MB]	UT [6.6 MB]	UT [8.9 MB]
Vermont	VT [3.3 MB]	VT [<1 MB]	VT [<1 MB]	VT [6.6 MB]	VT [8.9 MB]
Virginia	VA [3.4 MB]	VA [<1 MB]	VA [<1 MB]	VA [6.8 MB]	VA [8.9 MB]
Washington	WA [3.8 MB]	WA [<1 MB]	WA [<1 MB]	WA [6.8 MB]
West Virginia	WV [3.3 MB]	WV [<1 MB]	WV [<1 MB]	WV [6.7 MB]
Wisconsin	WI [3.8 MB]	WI [<1 MB]	WI [<1 MB]	WI [6.8 MB]
Wyoming	WY [3.3 MB]	WY [<1 MB]	WY [<1 MB]	WY [6.8 MB]

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

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
National Conservation Training Center Publication Unit
698 Conservation Way
Shepherdstown, WV 25443
304-876-7203

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