Texas Hunting Numbers Buck the National Trend

From the Lufkin Daily News:

Russell Meyer has seen a lot of trends during almost 30 years in the feed and ranch supply business, but he still was caught off guard by the explosive growth of spending on wildlife management and hunting-related improvements during the past 10 years.
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Nationwide, the number of hunters declined by 10 percent since 1996 to 12.5 million, and the amount they spent fell, when adjusted for inflation, by more than 13 percent to $22.9 billion.

Texas hunters defied that trend, spending about 22 percent more in 2006 than 10 years earlier.

When what hunters spend is combined with what is spent by landowners and leaseholders to prepare for the outdoor activities, it adds up to a considerable amount of economic clout.

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