Use and expenditures on public access hunting lands

Wszola, Lyndsie S.; Gruber, Lutz F.; Stuber, Erica F.; Messinger, Lindsey N.; Chizinski, Christopher J.; Fontaine, Joseph J.

doi:10.1016/j.jort.2019.100256

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“…Any reduction in permit sales can be difficult on state fish and wildlife agency budgets, especially given the long-term reduction in the number of hunters in the United States has affected conservation funding (Price Tack et al 2018, Echols et al 2019. Further, the reduction of non-residents traveling to Nebraska is likely to have negative economic impacts within the rural communities that host spring turkey hunters (Mitchell et al 2011, Wszola et al 2020a. Globally, the tourism sector is one of the hardest-hit by the outbreak of COVID-19, and the effects are likely to persist even with medium and long-term planning (Nicola et al 2020).…”

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The influence of the COVID‐19 pandemic on spring turkey hunting

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The rapid rise of COVID-19 and the governmental response to slow the spread of the pandemic occurred prior to, or during, the opening of the spring wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) hunting seasons (Mar to May 2020) in the United States. The response of fish and wildlife agencies to the pandemic varied throughout the United States during the spring turkey season. The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission (NGPC) suspended the sale of non-resident, spring turkey hunting permits on 30 March 2020 in a proactive effort to minimize the spread of COVID-19. In this study, we evaluated the extent that the COVID-19 pandemic affected the spring turkey permit sales and harvest in Nebraska, USA. We combined information from NGPC's electronic licensing system, responses from 2017-2019 spring turkey hunter surveys (pre-pandemic), and responses from the 2020 (during the pandemic) spring turkey hunter survey, which included additional questions about the influence of COVID-19 on respondents' hunting experiences.There was an increase in the number of resident hunters (23%) and resident permits sold (26%) and a decrease in the number of non-resident hunters (−88%) and non-resident permits sold (−89%) in 2020 as compared to the 3 years prior. Further, nonresidents, more so than Nebraska residents, claimed that the COVID-19 pandemic affected their spring turkey hunting in their precautions taken, overall satisfaction, pre-season planning for the spring turkey season, and plans made prior to the outbreak. Wildlife agencies should prepare for the potential

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“…Many Nebraska elk hunters view the lack of access to game as one of their greatest constraints, as access to land (Hinrichs et al 2021 a ) and harvest opportunity is routinely cited as one of the most important determinants of hunter satisfaction (Gigliotti 2000, Frey et al 2003, Schroeder et al 2018). By increasing public or private land access, management agencies may provide more areas to hunt and indirectly decrease conflicts among hunters (potentially increasing harvest success; Fontaine et al 2019, Wszola et al 2020 a ). Our findings support those by Miller and Vaske (2003) who found that having no land available for hunting and not enough game were constraints that had the greatest influence on decreased hunter effort.…”

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“…Hunting participation has been steadily declining over the past 2 decades (Mozumder et al 2007, Ryan and Shaw 2011, Vrtiska et al 2013, Larson et al 2014, Bureau of the Census and United States Fish and Wildlife Service 2018) and constitutes a threat to wildlife conservation and management in North America (Enck et al 2000, Li et al 2003). State agencies concerned over reduced hunter numbers are increasingly investing in efforts to better understand their constituents (Gruntorad and Chizinski 2020, Hinrichs et al 2020, Wszola et al 2020 a , b ) and assessing shifting demographics of hunter participation (Vaske and Manfredo 2012, Keogh George 2016, Rodriguez et al 2016). To help offset the consequences associated with the decline in hunters, wildlife agencies and non‐governmental organizations have expended considerable time, money, and effort to increase hunter participation through recruitment, retention, and reactivation (R3) programs (Metcalf et al 2015, Council to Advance Hunting and the Shooting Sports 2016).…”

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Perceived and experienced constraint negotiation: do first‐time elk hunters know what they are in for?

Gruntorad

Chizinski

2022

Wildlife Society Bulletin

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Opportunities to hunt big game species such as elk (Cervus canadensis) are often rationed through a lottery permit system when demand for permits exceeds the population's ability to sustain harvest levels. We conducted a survey of elk hunters and would-be elk hunters in the summer of 2016 to compare elk-hunting constraints among 3 groups of individuals. Groups consisted of 1) individuals who possessed a landowner hunting permit at some point between 2011 and 2016 (Landowner), 2) individuals who did not possess a landowner permit but did possess a general hunting permit between 2011 and 2016 (General), and 3) individuals who had not possessed a Nebraska elk-hunting permit of any kind between 2011 and 2016 but had attempted to draw a permit from the lottery system at least once during these years (Lottery). We used latent class regression to classify survey participants based on their responses to 7 questions related to constraints to elk hunting that were either experienced (Landowner and General) or perceived (Lottery) on a 5-point scale (Strongly Disagree to Strongly Agree). Probability of latent class membership was estimated for each hunter group. Latent class regression revealed 6 latent classes with Landowner participants most likely to belong to classes who exhibited the least difficulty negotiating all constraints. General and Lottery participants were most likely to fall into classes exhibiting more difficulty

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“…It has been argued that hunting tourism can be a path to social sustainable development, benefiting rural communities and contributing to a diversification of local economies and to the sustainment of local cultures and traditional forms of livelihood (Dahl & Sj€ oberg, 2010;Matilainen & Keskinarkaus, 2010;Novelli, Barnes, & Humavindu, 2006;Nygård & Uthardt, 2011;Willebrand, 2009;Wszola et al, 2020). However, the extent to which hunting tourism is economically and socially beneficial to local livelihoods, particularly in comparison to non-consumptive wildlife tourism, is highly contextual.…”

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The tourism business operator as a moral gatekeeper – the relational work of recreational hunting in Sweden

Cederholm

Sjöholm

2021

Journal of Sustainable Tourism

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The article analyses how hunting tourism businesses in Sweden navigate in the nexus between moral and economic value spheres. Through the analytical lens of 'moral gatekeeper', the business operators are depicted as acting from a position where they navigate in a contested space. The analysis demonstrates how the operators balance different norms and practices of recreational hunting, wildlife management, business ethics and customer expectations. The study is based on ethnographic interviews with business operators, observations of hunting arrangements, and document analysis of hunting media, with a focus on narratives and accounts of value. The findings show a complex moral economy where stewardship hunting and gift economics are both intertwined with and kept separate from market relations, which makes the hunting arrangements, appear as a 'peculiar' form of commodity. The analysis demonstrates how moral arguments concerning wildlife management and human well-being are embedded in market relations and discourses on experiences, entailing seemingly opposite forms of commodification. One is related to calculable values, as in trophy hunting, and one is related to the embodied experience of nature. The study provides nuanced and contextual knowledge of the intertwinement of personal and market relationships in recreational hunting and the commodification of wildlife experiences.

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Use and expenditures on public access hunting lands

Cited by 12 publications

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The influence of the COVID‐19 pandemic on spring turkey hunting

The influence of the COVID‐19 pandemic on spring turkey hunting

Perceived and experienced constraint negotiation: do first‐time elk hunters know what they are in for?

The tourism business operator as a moral gatekeeper – the relational work of recreational hunting in Sweden

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