Hunter survey research results

These are interim results

June 2011 July 2011 August 2011 Sept 2011 October 2011
% of hunters making a trip
 71% 63% 57% 58% 63%
Trips/respondent
 1.92
 1.59
 1.33
 1.31
 1.39
Trips/active hunter
 2.72
 2.58
 2.35
 2.27
 2.20
Days hunted/respondent
 1.71
 1.10
 1.02
 1.08
 1.17
Days hunted/active hunter
 2.46
 1.79
 1.84
 1.87
 1.86
% parties making a kill (this trip)
 57%
 57%
 55%
 52%
 53%
% individuals making a kill (this trip)
 49%
 47%
 44%
 41%
 42%

  

Average kills/hunter/trip (all active hunters)

Pigs

0.27

0.30

0.28

0.26

0.18

Reds

0.23

0.24

0.26

0.22

0.27

Fallow

0.16

0.12

0.08

0.11

0.12

Tahr

0.07

0.09

0.08

0.04

0.17

Total

0.80

0.83

0.70

0.70

0.78

Total kills per hunter/day

0.33

0.46

0.38

0.37

0.42

Satisfied

73%

78%

68%

71%

72%

Used public land

71%

69%

68%

66%

72%

Species targeted

Reds

58%

55%

61%

63%

64%

Pigs

43%

45%

50%

45%

41%

Fallow

21%

23%

19%

16%

17%

Chamois

12%

11%

8%

9%

10%

Tahr

11%

10%

7%

6%

8%

 

Species targeted in the last year

Reds

92%

Pigs

65%

Fallow

56%

Chamois

32%

Tahr

31%

Sika

31%

White tail

9%

Sambar

9%

Wapiti

7%

Rusa

5%

 

NZDA member

31%

Had a 2011 Freshwater fishing license

35%

Had a 2011 Game Bird license

33%

DoC permit in 2010

83%

Sometimes hunt with a bow

7%

Sometimes hunt with dogs

29%

Live in an urban area

61%

University degree

29%

Male

98%

Years since first hunted big game

21 years

0-66 years

Age

38 years

max=83

 

Single most important reason to hunt

Enjoy the outdoors

49%

Meat

20%

See wild animals

8%

Excitement

7%

Exit civilisation

6%

Trophy

4%

 

Relative importance on a hunt (1-4 scale)

Seeing game

3.01

Scenery

2.89

Exercise

2.77

Being with friends

2.52

Taking home meat

2.53

Killing a game animal

1.94

Taking a shot at game

1.85

Obtaining a trophy

1.74

Key : 1=Not important, 2=Somewhat important, 3=Very important, 4=Extremely important

Page last updated on: 23/01/2012