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<blockquote data-quote="3Roosters" data-source="post: 232133" data-attributes="member: 1351"><p>Interesting read if nothing else</p><p>[h=1]<span style="color: #0062B2"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">2017 small game hunter survey results released</span></span></span>[/h]<span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">Small game licensesales were down about four percent in 2017 compared to the previous year,according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources annual small gamesurvey.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">Results for 2017include, by species: </span></span></p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">Ducks – 63,426 hunters, representing a six percent decrease from 2016. Despite slightly fewer hunters, duck harvest increased 12 percent with 688,225 ducks harvested. Successful duck hunters averaged more ducks bagged for the season (12.5 ducks compared to 10.9 ducks in 2016).</span></span> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">Canada goose – 44,678 hunters, an eight percent increase from the previous year. Estimated Canada goose harvest was 267,192 geese, a 23 percent increase. The increase in harvest was due to the increase in goose hunters as successful hunters bagged an average of 7.4 geese each, which was similar to the previous season.</span></span> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">Ring-necked pheasant – 45,263 hunters, a 32 percent decrease compared to 2016. Pheasant harvest declined from 196,141 roosters to 171,883, a 14 percent decline. Successful hunters harvested an average of 5.5 roosters each, a slight increase from the five roosters per hunter average in the previous year.</span></span> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">Ruffed grouse – 80,654 hunters, similar to the previous year. Harvest was 285,180 compared to 308,955 grouse in 2016. Estimated take per successful ruffed grouse hunter dropped slightly from an average of 5.3 grouse per hunter to 4.8 grouse per hunter. </span></span></li> </ul><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">Small game licensesales have been declining over time, and this year’s results continue thattrend; however, the annual survey does not ask hunters the reasons why they didor did not hunt.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="color: black">“Given the long-term trends for small game hunting, none ofthe results are surprising for us,” said James Burnham, hunting and anglingrecruitment, retention and reactivation (R3) coordinator. “Declines in smallgame hunter numbers show the importance of introducing folks to hunting, andsmall game hunting offers a tremendous opportunity to show safe and fun huntingpractices.”</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="color: black">The DNR aims to increase participation rates in small gamehunting by working with conservation partners to show the appeal that smallgame hunting can have for young adults who already spend time in the outdoors.Efforts will center on serial events that connect new hunters to mentors andget folks out to enjoy the tremendous resources that Minnesota offers.Additionally, the DNR has recently formed a 21-member R3 citizen council tohelp grow hunting and angling participation and awareness.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">More about the DNR’s efforts to increase the numbers ofhunters can be found at </span></span><a href="https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/ZY0rCkRVrOCnAnfLxOCR?domain=links.govdelivery.com" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0062B2"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-size: 12px">mndnr.gov/R3</span></span></span></a><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">The DNR annually surveys small game hunters to makeestimates of both hunter numbers and harvest trends. For the 2017 season, 7,000small game license buyers were surveyed of which 4,163 surveys were returnedand usable. The complete report is on the DNR website at </span></span><a href="https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/AsxJClYV2MsomosX3q3a?domain=links.govdelivery.com" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0062B2"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-size: 12px">http://bit.ly/DNRWildlifeResearchReports</span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000">.</span></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="3Roosters, post: 232133, member: 1351"] Interesting read if nothing else [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][h=1][COLOR=#0062B2][FONT="Times New Roman"][FONT=Calibri]2017 small game hunter survey results released[/FONT][/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=black][FONT="Times New Roman"][/FONT][/COLOR][/h][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][COLOR=black][FONT=Calibri]Small game licensesales were down about four percent in 2017 compared to the previous year,according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources annual small gamesurvey.[/FONT][/COLOR] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][COLOR=black][FONT=Calibri]Results for 2017include, by species: [/FONT][/COLOR] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [LIST][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000] [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [*][FONT="Times New Roman"][FONT=Calibri]Ducks – 63,426 hunters, representing a six percent decrease from 2016. Despite slightly fewer hunters, duck harvest increased 12 percent with 688,225 ducks harvested. Successful duck hunters averaged more ducks bagged for the season (12.5 ducks compared to 10.9 ducks in 2016).[/FONT][/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000] [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [*][FONT="Times New Roman"][FONT=Calibri]Canada goose – 44,678 hunters, an eight percent increase from the previous year. Estimated Canada goose harvest was 267,192 geese, a 23 percent increase. The increase in harvest was due to the increase in goose hunters as successful hunters bagged an average of 7.4 geese each, which was similar to the previous season.[/FONT][/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000] [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [*][FONT="Times New Roman"][FONT=Calibri]Ring-necked pheasant – 45,263 hunters, a 32 percent decrease compared to 2016. Pheasant harvest declined from 196,141 roosters to 171,883, a 14 percent decline. Successful hunters harvested an average of 5.5 roosters each, a slight increase from the five roosters per hunter average in the previous year.[/FONT][/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000] [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [*][FONT="Times New Roman"][FONT=Calibri]Ruffed grouse – 80,654 hunters, similar to the previous year. Harvest was 285,180 compared to 308,955 grouse in 2016. Estimated take per successful ruffed grouse hunter dropped slightly from an average of 5.3 grouse per hunter to 4.8 grouse per hunter. [/FONT][/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [/LIST] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][COLOR=black][FONT=Calibri]Small game licensesales have been declining over time, and this year’s results continue thattrend; however, the annual survey does not ask hunters the reasons why they didor did not hunt.[/FONT][/COLOR] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Calibri][COLOR=black]“Given the long-term trends for small game hunting, none ofthe results are surprising for us,” said James Burnham, hunting and anglingrecruitment, retention and reactivation (R3) coordinator. “Declines in smallgame hunter numbers show the importance of introducing folks to hunting, andsmall game hunting offers a tremendous opportunity to show safe and fun huntingpractices.”[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Calibri][COLOR=black]The DNR aims to increase participation rates in small gamehunting by working with conservation partners to show the appeal that smallgame hunting can have for young adults who already spend time in the outdoors.Efforts will center on serial events that connect new hunters to mentors andget folks out to enjoy the tremendous resources that Minnesota offers.Additionally, the DNR has recently formed a 21-member R3 citizen council tohelp grow hunting and angling participation and awareness.[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][COLOR=black][FONT=Calibri]More about the DNR’s efforts to increase the numbers ofhunters can be found at [/FONT][/COLOR][URL="https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/ZY0rCkRVrOCnAnfLxOCR?domain=links.govdelivery.com"][COLOR=#0062B2][FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3]mndnr.gov/R3[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/URL][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri].[/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][COLOR=black][FONT=Calibri]The DNR annually surveys small game hunters to makeestimates of both hunter numbers and harvest trends. For the 2017 season, 7,000small game license buyers were surveyed of which 4,163 surveys were returnedand usable. The complete report is on the DNR website at [/FONT][/COLOR][URL="https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/AsxJClYV2MsomosX3q3a?domain=links.govdelivery.com"][COLOR=#0062B2][FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3]http://bit.ly/DNRWildlifeResearchReports[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/URL][FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000].[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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