Last week, the <a href="https://www.fws.gov/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service</a> and the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies released the <a href="https://www.fws.gov/media/2022-fhwar-survey-single-page-layoutpdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">2022 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation results.</a> The survey, coordinated by the Service, shows that U.S. residents over the age of 16 took over 1.7 billion trips in 2022 to participate in outdoor activities like fishing, hunting, wildlife watching, recreational boating, and target shooting. In doing so, outdoor enthusiasts spent an estimated $394 billion on equipment, travel, licenses, and fees last year alone.

<a href="https://www.fws.gov/press-release/2023-10/americans-spent-394b-hunting-fishing-and-wildlife-associated-activities-22#:~:text=Collections-,Americans%20Spent%20%24394B%20on%20Hunting%2C%20Fishing%2C%20and,Wildlife%2DAssociated%20Activities%20in%20'22&amp;text=WASHINGTON%20%E2%80%93%20The%20U.S.%20Fish%20and,%2C%20and%20Wildlife%2DAssociated%20Recreation." target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>LINK</strong></a> (via USFW)

Last week, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies released the 2022 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and ...{ai:summary}<p>The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies announced the results of the 2022 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation. Americans aged 16 and above took 1.7 billion trips in 2022 for outdoor activities, spending around $394 billion on various expenses such as equipment, travel, licenses, and fees.</p>

National outdoor recreation generated $394 billion in economic impact

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