The Economic Impact of Ohio Sportsmen 
1.5 million Hunters & Anglers Spending $5.3 million a Day
Total spending = $1.9 billion

• Sportsmen support as many jobs in Ohio as the combined employment of the Ohio State University and Proctor and Gamble, two of the largest employers in the state (33,000 jobs).

• Annual spending by Ohio sportsmen is more than the revenues of Columbus  based Bob Evans restaurants ($1.9 billion vs. $1.6 billion).

• Spending by Ohio sportsmen is more than the cash receipts for soybeans, the state’s most valuable agricultural commodity ($1.9 billion vs. $1.2 billion).

• Annually, Ohio sportsmen spend $108 million on outboard boats and engines to get out on the water and around the marshes for fishing and hunting.

• More people hunt and fish in Ohio than attend Cleveland Cavaliers and Cincinnati Bengals games (1.5 million vs. 1.4 million) Ohio Sportsmen have following economic impact:

·     33,000 Jobs

·     $934 million Salaries and Wages Paid

·     $202 million Federal Taxes Paid

·     $195 million State and local taxes Paid

·     $3.1 billion dollar ripple effect on the economy

·     In Ohio, 1.5 million hunters & anglers spend $5.3 million a day.

Every single state makes a contribution through revenue, taxes, and jobs. Here are the facts on Ohio’s anglers and hunters.

I. Participation

Resident Sportsmen: 1.5 million which ranks 4th nationally

Resident Anglers: 1.14 million which ranks 4th nationally

Resident Hunters: 467,000 which ranks 8th nationally

Out of State Hunters: ?

Out of State Anglers: 112,000 which ranks 28th nationally

Days Afield: 10.4 million which ranks 4th nationally

Days on the Water: 15.1 million which ranks 11th nationally

II. Spending

Total Sportsmen spend: $1.9 billion which ranks 9th nationally

Ohio Anglers spend: $1.08 billion which ranks 13th nationally

Ohio Hunters spend: $859 million which ranks 8th nationally

III. Jobs

Sportsmen create 33,000 Ohio jobs which ranks 9th nationally

Anglers create 19,000 Ohio jobs which ranks 11th nationally

Hunters create13,750 Ohio jobs which ranks 10th nationally

The majority of all sportsmen consider themselves “likely voters” and 8 in 10 say that a candidate’s position on sportsmen’s issues is important in determining for whom they will vote.

If all hunters and anglers living in Ohio voted in the 2004 presidential election, they would have equaled 35% of the entire vote. 1 out of 6 residents hunt or fish.

Source: “Hunting and Fishing: Bright Stars of the American Economy — A force as big as all outdoors,” report which was produced by the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation with support from the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, National Marine Manu.

From a Steelheader's point of view, this clears up the confusion in my my mind as to why there is no river access other than park systems and why we have not seen significant improvements in our steelhead hatchery. It's very simple, together we are spend $5.3 million per day which is not enough spending for our state to fund our needs. We need to spend much, much more! SO SAD! But true. Write Governor Strickland, I'm sure he can explain why this is not happening. If you get a reply send it to me, I'll be happy to post his feed back.

Monte Casey
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