The National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, & Wildlife-Associated Recreation is coordinated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and provides information on individuals involved in fishing, hunting, and other wildlife-related recreation.

What We Do

Our Services

Conducted since 1955, the surveys provide information on recent and long-term trends in participation. The wealth of information presented in each survey allows stakeholders, researchers, and agency partners to put current participation in perspective through data on recruitment and retention. Every survey contains an updated snapshot of fishing, hunting, wildlife watching, and other recreational data and includes information that fulfills the needs of both those who want high-level numbers and engaging graphics and those who need to take deeper dives into the data. The surveys also provide information on participants’ gender, age, and other demographics.

2022 Survey Results

The most recently conducted survey publication is the 2022 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, & Wildlife-Associated Recreation. This survey features data on 2022 participation in fishing, hunting, and wildlife-watching. The survey also provides data on shooters, archers, and boaters. The 2022 estimates should not be directly compared with results from past surveys because of changes in methodology to improve accuracy.

Survey infographics for hunting, angling, wildlife watching, target shooting, and motorized boats are available at partnerwithapayer.org/2022-national-survey/

For survey specific questions and requests please contact Richard Aiken (Richard_Aiken@fws.gov).

Past Survey Resources

Select digital historic national surveys, state reports, and addendum resources are available to viewed and downloaded.

2022 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, & Wildlife-Associated Recreation
2016 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, & Wildlife-Associated Recreation

2011 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, & Wildlife-Associated Recreation

2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, & Wildlife-Associated Recreation (FHWAR)

2001 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, & Wildlife-Associated Recreation

1996 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, & Wildlife-Associated Recreation

1991 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, & Wildlife-Associated Recreation

1975 National Survey of Hunting, Fishing, & Wildlife-Associated Recreation

1970 National Survey of Fishing and Hunting

1960 National Survey of Fishing and Hunting

1955 National Survey of Fishing and Hunting: A Report on the First Nationwide Economic Survey of Sport Fishing and Hunting in the United States