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1 Wildlife Viewing in Utah: Participation & Economic Contributions i ( ) National Extension Tourism Conference Park City, Utah Dana E. Dl Dolsen, Utah Wildlife Resources USFWS National Survey of Fishing, Hunting & Wildlife- Associated Recreation

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3 Total Economic Contributions of Fishing, Hunting, & Wildlife Viewing in Utah $ Billions 1.57 Utah s Economy Ripple Effects: Ttl Total.8 Impacts.6 26 Total.4 Impacts.2 TtlI Total Impacts: $2.3 billion in 26 $2.6 billion in 21 Fishing and Hunting $1.23 billion combined in 26 $1.57 billion combined in 21 Wildlife Viewing Hunt/Fish View $1. billion in 26 $1.4 billion in 21

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5 Days of Hunting Wildlife in Utah: Numbers in THOUSANDS 2,5 2.5 m , 1,5 5 17m 1.7 T O T A L 1, O U T A H NON UT T O T A L U T A H NON UT 1.4 m T O T A L U T A H NON UT Days hunted in Utah decreased by a million in 26 vs. 21, dropping about a third of a million days compared to 1996!

6 Outdoor Recreation Participation: Hunting & Shooting Sports* 14mill mill 11 mill 8 k 6 k 4 4 k 2 2 k *Outdoor Foundation 29 Topline Report Yr. Change (27-8) Bow -2.5% Handgun Rifle 1.7% -2.7% Shotgun 2.2% Sport tclays 4.1% Trap/Skeet 87% 8.7% Handgun- Target 13.9% Rifle-Target Archery 5.4% 7.7%

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8 Utah Hunting Expenditures: Numbers in THOUSANDS $189.5 m $36.2 m $ m Hunting expenditures in Utah decreased in 26 from 21, But still far exceeded ($85 million more) those of 1996!

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10 Numbers in THOUSANDS 6, 5, 4, 3, T 2, 1, Days of Angling in Utah: 5.2 m 39m 3.9 T 38 O T A L U T NON UT O U T T A H A N L S NON UT m T O T A U L T NON UT Fewer days by Utah anglers in 26 vs. 21, 26 > 1996!

11 Outdoor Recreation Participation: Fishing Activities* *Outdoor Foundation 29 Topline Report 43,1 43,859 4,331 1 Yr. Change (27-8) Fly Fishing 3.2% Other Freshwater Fishing -8.% 25 Numbers shown in millions 6,71 5,756 5,

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13 Utah Angling Expenditures: Numbers in THOUSANDS $398.3 m $376.5 m 3 $214 m Still $145 million more spent on angling in Utah during 26 Still $145 million more spent on angling in Utah during 26 than in 1996; down $16 million from 21.

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15 Outdoor Recreation Participation: Wildlife Viewers & Bird Watchers* 25 2,294 22,974 24,113 *Outdoor Foundation 29 Topline Report 2 Numbers shown in millions ,783 11,7 12, Wildlife Viewers 27 Wildlife Viewers 28 Wildlife Viewers 26 Bird Watchers 27 Bird Watchers 28 Bird Watchers 5 Total Number

16 Days of Viewing Wildlife Away from Numbers in THOUSANDS 4, Home in Utah: , 4.4 m 3, 2, O 1, 2.8 m 3. m T O T T U T A T O T L U U NON A T A NON L T UT H NON A T UT L UT Days viewing i wildlife in Utah increased from 1996 to 21, but then returned to almost the 1996 level in 26!

17 Outdoor Recreation Participant Ages: 29 Wildlife Viewing i vs. Bird Watching* 12 *Outdoor Foundation 1 29 Topline Report Wildlife Viewers 28 Wildlife Viewers 27 Bird Watchers 28 Bird Watchers 2 Youth (6-17) Young Adults (18-24) Adults (25-44) Adults (45+)

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19 Utah Viewing Trip-Related Numbers in THOUSANDS 8 6 Expenditures: $682 m $543 m 4 $236 m Viewing expenditures in Utah almost tripled from 1996 in 21 and stayed relatively high in 26!

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21 Wildlife Viewing Economic Contribution An In-Depth Look at the Impact in Utah Equipment Purchase State Tax Revenue Retail Sales Jobs Generated

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23 Viewing Equipment Expenditures in Utah: Numbers in THOUSANDS 5 4 $44.2 m 3 $22.7 m 2 1 $83.4 m Viewers in 26 spent half as much on equipment as they did in 21, yet this is still almost three times 1996!

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25 Economic Contributions of Wildlife Viewing on Utah Tax Revenues $6 6,, million $55 55,, million $5 5,, million, $45 45,, million $4 4,, million $35 35,, million $3 3,, million 25,, $25 2,, million $2 15,, million $15 1,, million $1 million 5,, $ 5 million 55.8 Important Impacts * $55.8 million total tax revenues generated in 26; 38.9 $18M more than 21, more than 3 times that of 1996! 29.4 * $294millioninUtah $29.4 in sales/fuel tax was generated in 21; $18.7 million more than in 1996 ($1.7 million) * $9.5 million was generated in Utah hincome tax in 21; TOTAL TOTAL $4.7 million more than in TAX TAX 1996 ($4.8 million). SALES/ FUEL TAX INC OME TAX

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27 Economic Contributions of Wildlife Viewing i on Utah Retail Sales Sales Important Impact * In both 26 & 21 Utah wildlife viewing i retail sales generated $555 million (+/- $1M), ~ $33M more than in 1996 ($225.8 M).

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29 1996 & 21 Economic Contributions of Wildlife Viewing on Utah Jobs Created/Maintained 16, , , Jobs 18 Important Impact * In 26, over 1 thousand Utah jobs were created/sustained 6K less than in 21 (16,374) almost 4K more jobs than in 1996 (6,749).

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31 Those who dwell, as scientists or laymen, among the beauties and mysteries of the earth are never alone or weary of life. Your sage questions are welcome!

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