Alabama s Black Belt Region Hunting, Fishing, and Recreational Activities A Powerful Force For Alabama s Economy
Tractor Fuel and Repairs: $800 Hunting Cabin: $50,000 Better Gear Up For Hunting Season! GPS and Walkie-Talkie: $275 Hunting License: $25.40 Rifle with Scope: $1,000 3 Weeks of Groceries: $500 SUV Gasoline: $200 Hunters, Anglers, and Outdoor Enthusiasts: Ammunition: $100 A Vital Part of Alabama s Economy Soft Drinks, Water and Snacks: $20 Truck Fuel: $200 Gone fishing! Checking out new equipment! Motor Oil: $20 Fish Finder: $400 Fishing License: $12.10 Additional Tackle and Lures: $100 Lodging for 5 nights: $100 per night Meals: $75
Feed Store: $1,000 Taxidermy Services: $250 Shopping: $50 Binoculars: $200 ATV: $6,500 Chain Saw: $199 Beverages: $50 New Coat and Briar Pants: $300 Property Tax: $500 New Boots: $200 Hunting Lease or Hunting 4 Days on Preserve: $1,500 Hunters, anglers, and recreational enthusiasts from Alabama and across America are an economic powerhouse, helping drive our economy. Outdoorsmen are passionate about their pastime and have proven they will spend big dollars for personal, family, and business entertainment. Regardless of the state of the economy, outdoorsmen take aim at enjoying the great outdoors and spend an inordinate amount of money to support their passion. And hunters and anglers are among the most prominent and influential of all demographic groups. Boat Launch and Repairs: $50 New Trolling Motor: $300 New Cap: $25 Polarized Sunglasses: $75 Boat Registration: $20 New Rod and Reel: $300 Boat Battery: $70 Winterize Boat: $250
In Alabama alone: 707,000 hunters and anglers spend $5 million a day Total spending: $1.7 billion Sportsmen support more jobs in Alabama than the University of Alabama, Auburn University, UAB Hospital and Alabama Power Company combined: 30,500 jobs vs 30,000 jobs. Annual spending by sportsmen is more than the cash receipts for cattle, greenhouse/nursery, eggs, cotton, aquaculture, peanuts, hogs, dairy, and corn: $1.7 billion vs $1.4 billion. Alabama sportsmen out-number the combined population of Birmingham, Montgomery and Mobile: 707,000 vs 623,000. Remember... The majority of Alabama s recognized trophy bucks are from The Black Belt Region. Alabama has the highest population of wild turkeys per square mile than any other state. Statewide Hunters And Anglers Deliver Lots Of Bang For The Bucks! Jobs:...30,500 Salaries and wages:...$785 million Federal taxes:...$186 million State and local taxes:...$166 million Direct/Indirect:...$2.7 billion
In The Black Belt Region alone: 456,290 hunters & anglers spend $3,224,894 a day Total Economic Impact: Almost $1 Billion WOW! Total Spending $619 Million! Annual spending by Black Belt Region Sportsmen is more than Alabama s Catfish and Peanut industries produce each year ($900 million vs $972 million Direct/Indirect). Sportsman spending in The Black Belt Region credits an estimated 11,000 jobs in 2011 which equals 36% of the 30,500 jobs sportsmen created statewide. The 23 county Black Belt Region represents 1/3 of our state s counties, but more than 50% of Alabama hunting and fishing dollars are generated right here in The Black Belt Region. Based on recent research, out of the 74 hunting and fishing lodges found in Alabama, 59 are located in The Black Belt Region, representing 80% of the total. The Black Belt Delivers The Big Bucks! Jobs:...10,980 Salaries and wages:...$283 million State and local taxes:...$60 million Direct/Indirect:...$972 million
Quick Facts to Remember Ab 456,290 sportsmen hunted and fished in The Black Belt Region in 2011. 80% of Alabama s commercial outfitters are located in The Black Belt Region. The Black Belt Region covers over 10 million acres. In 2011, of all sportsmen who fished in Alabama, ONE OUT OF THREE fished in The Black Belt Region. In 2011, of all sportsmen who hunted in Alabama, 56% hunted in The Black Belt Region. And, in 2011, 69% of all non-resident sportsmen hunted in at least one of The Black Belt s 23 counties. Outdoorsmen spent 3.3 million days fishing and 3.9 million days hunting in The Black Belt Region. Number Of Days Residents and Non-Residents Hunted and Fished in The Black Belt Region. January through December, 2011. Survey provided by Southeast Research Group in Montgomery, Alabama.
out The Black Belt Region: Alabama s Black Belt has many outdoor recreational activities, perhaps none more enjoyable than playing one of our Robert Trent Jones Golf Courses found throughout the region. In addition to the world-renowned golf opportunities, we also offer first-class hotel accommodations such as the Renaissance Montgomery Hotel and Spa at the Convention Center. Whether you are planning a family vacation or a corporate retreat, Alabama s Black Belt Region has everything you re looking for to make your next trip a memorable one. Dr. David Bronner CEO RSA 8 out of 10 non-resident hunters and anglers stayed at least one night on trips to Alabama in The Black Belt Region. That is 242,228 non-resident lodgings.
Passive Recreation In T There is more to Historical Hiking Mountain Biking Canoeing do than just hunting and fishing! From historic Demopolis to Lake Eufaula with its grand antebellum homes... Cultural Birdwatching Field Trials Fishing Tournaments
he Black Belt Region: Alabama s Black Belt Region has a multitude of God-given natural resources from its rivers, lakes and streams to the more than 10 million acres primed for hunting, fishing, and all forms of outdoor recreation including golfing, hiking, mountain biking, canoeing and birdwatching. In addition to some of the finest commercial lodges in the country, the Black Belt Region is home to a number of state parks and public access areas for every Alabamian, as well as visitors. Alabama Black Belt Adventures is working hard to brand this region as a premier destination through the promotion and education of its natural assets. So, come see for yourself. You won t be disappointed. Robert Bentley Governor of Alabama and all across The Black Belt Region, Sporting Clay Tournaments our heritage and culture are unique to the Horseback Riding Food and Fun world! Golf
Hunters and Anglers: Hunters and Anglers are A Significant Voting Bloc... Their voting potential was 31% of all votes cast in the 2008 presidential election. 80% of sportsmen are likely voters... far more than the national average. Good guess they favor pro-sporting candidates! Americans spend more time hunting and fishing each year than days spent running the Federal Government...737 million vs 486 million!
Some Fast Facts About Hunters and Anglers Nationwide Annually, hunters and anglers spend $9 billion to lease and purchase land for their sport. That s enough to purchase 27,000 new homes or rural acreage larger than the states of Rhode Island and Delaware combined. 34 million sportsmen spend $8.6 million an hour...or $208 million a day...or $1.5 billion per week! Federal excise taxes and state license revenues have helped bring back dozens of species from close to extinction. For example, in 1900 there were fewer than 100,000 wild turkeys nationwide...today there are over 7 million! If a single corporation grossed as much as anglers and hunters spend, it would be among America s 20 largest companies, ahead of Target, COSTCO, and A.T.&T. Direct/Indirect (the RIPPLE EFFECT) is $12 billion a year because of gasoline stations, feed stores, retailers, restaurants, hotels, and more. Federal Duck Stamps Hunters have generated over $700 million through purchases...all of which have gone into the National Wildlife Refuge System. Hunters Hunters spend $1,992 per hunter a year! Anglers Nationwide, 6 million more Americans wet a line over sinking a putt!
Sharing Our Great Outdoors With The World Jackie Bushman Founder of Buckmasters ALABAMA BLACK BELT ADVENTURES ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS: President Thomas Harris Treasurer Tim Gothard Secretary Barnett Lawley Commissioner Gunter Guy Ray Scott Ray Scott Founder of B.A.S.S. PROJECT DIRECTOR: Pam Swanner 250 Commerce St., Suite 200A Montgomery, AL 36104 O: 334-649-3788 C: 334-343-6173 pam@alabamablackbeltadventures.org www.alabamablackbeltadventures.org REFERENCES: Reid/O Donahue Advertising, Inc., Montgomery, Alabama Southeast Research Group, Montgomery, Alabama Congressional Sportmen s Foundation (CSF), Washington DC National Assembly of Sportsmen s Caucuses (NASC), Washington DC National Shooting Sports Foundation SCI-First For Hunters American Sportfishing Association Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 2006 Report