[ft-l] Interesting Statistics abut Florida outdoor recrestion

[r.sartini@rcn.com (Bob Sartini)]

Hunters vs Viewers is not a competition. I'm a non hunting backpacker. I see
far more hunters on the FNST then hikers. Where are all the backpackers ?
The hunters do more  help than harm in my view. Conservation was invented by
hunters. I dislike guns and machinery of all kinds but hunters are not the
"bad guys". I think most of th elitter and trash I carry out on the trail id
from thoughtless day hikers who mean well but just expect others to clean up
after them.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Deb" <dblick@cfl.rr.com>
To: "Florida Trail Mailing List" <ft-l@backcountry.net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2003 10:16 PM
Subject: [ft-l] Interesting Statistics abut Florida outdoor recrestion


> I was just on the FWC website to check something out and ran
> across the newly released 2001 National Survey of Fishing,
> Hunting and Wildlife-Associated Recreation report.  A link
> to the webpage with the link to the pdf is included below.
>
> Fishing:
> Number of people:  5,213,000
> Dollars spent, Florida Residents:  $3,426,795,000.00
> Dollars spent, non-residents: $4,083,409,000.00
>
> Hunting:
> Number of hunters: 496,000
> Dollars spent, Florida Residents: $545,627,000.00
> Dollars spent, non-residents: $394,229,000.00
>
> Wildlife Viewing:
> Number of people: 6,096,000
> Dollars spent, Florida Residents: $1,444,021,000.00
> Dollars spent, non-residents: $1,575,481,000.00
>
>
> Food for thought.
>
> Deb
>
>
>
> http://floridaconservation.org/whatsnew/03/wildlifewatchers-
> st.html
>
>
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