Economic Data

HUNTING IS PART OF NORTH DAKOTA’S CULTURE

• 82,000 people hunt in North Dakota each year.
• 796,000 days are spent hunting in North Dakota per year.

HUNTING SUPPORTS NORTH DAKOTA’S ECONOMY

• Hunters support more than 2,200 jobs in North Dakota.
• Hunting produces $69.5 million in salaries and wages.
• North Dakota hunters spend $148 million annually.
• The average North Dakota hunter spends nearly $1,800 a year.

HUNTING IS A KEY SOURCE OF TAX REVENUE

• North Dakota hunters generate $18.8 million in taxes for the state of North Dakota.
• North Dakota hunters annually pay $15.1 million in federal taxes.

NORTH DAKOTA’S HUNTING: THE BOTTOM LINE

• The total ripple effect from hunting in North Dakota is $199 MILLION.

Statistics from:

• 2011 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation (U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service)
• America’s Hunting Heritage: Fueling the American Economy (The Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation)
• Hunting in America: An Economic Force for Conservation (Southwick Associates. Produced for the National Shooting Sports Foundation in partnership with the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies)