Hunting vs Birding and Wildlife Watching
June 2012
Peter M. W. Murray
•Birding and Wildlife watching contributed $38.4 billion dollars to the nation’s economy in 2001. This resulted in $95.8 billion added to the economy, accounted for over 1 million jobs and 13 billion in tax revenue.
•Birdwatching is the fastest growing form of outdoor recreation….up 236 % from 1982- 2001. Birders spent $32 billion, generating $85 billion of economic benefits to the country, produced $13 billion of tax revenue and accounted for 863,406 jobs.
•Hunting and Fishing contributed $24.8 billion to the nation’s economy in 2001. This added $67 billion to the economy and accounted for over 575,000 jobs. $2.3 billion in taxes were generated by this sector of the economy.(Int Ass of Fish and Wildlife Agencies)
•2010 Yellowstone had 3,640,205 visitors.
•$2.5 billion was spent by tourists in Montana in 2010.
Photo copyright Jim Robertson
Exposing the Big Game 
Reblogged this on Carinas space.
Montana, Wyoming and Idaho should be boycotted for what they’re doing to wolves, wild horses and no doubt mountain lions.
if only it was good sense that drove people’s/government’s decisions….
Reblogged this on Ann Novek–With the Sky as the Ceiling and the Heart Outdoors.