Big-Game Hunters: Demographic Characteristics and Expenditures

Big-game hunting is unquestionably the most popular type of hunting in the United States. Big-game hunters pursue deer, elk, bear, wild turkey, moose, wild sheep, feral goat, or some other large animal. There were 11.5 million big-game hunters in 2022. For people 16 years of age and over, about 1 in every 23 Americans and 8 in 10 hunters hunted big game. Their total hunting-related trip and equipment expenditures while seeking big game totaled $15.6 billion.

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