Landowners' guide to lease hunting in Missouri
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"An increasing number of landowners in Missouri are interested in providing access for sportspeople and others to hunt, fish and enjoy other types of outdoor recreation on their property for a fee. This interest is in response to an increasing demand for access to private property for a quality recreational experience. Wildlife recreation is big business. According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's 2022 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting and Wildlife-Associated Recreation, more than 162 million residents of the United States aged 16 and older participated in wildlife-related recreation. During that year, 39.9 million people fished, 14.4 million hunted, and 219.5 million participated in at least one type of wildlife-watching activity in the U.S. In addition, about $394.8 billion was spent on wildliferelated activities, of which $13.3 billion was spent by hunters for licenses, land leasing and ownership costs. The economic impact of wildlife-related recreation is especially important in Missouri, where annual spending for hunting is about $1 billion. This value does not include the dollars spent for other types of outdoor recreation, including :fishing and wildlife watching. A large percentage of wildlife recreation activity occurs on private land as about 93% of the land in Missouri is privately owned. Most of the opportunities to hunt as well as the quantity and quality of wildlife habitat depend on private landowners' attitudes and management practices. White-tailed deer, wild turkey, bobwhite quail, cottontail rabbits, mourning doves and other game species are dependent on habitats and management decisions made by private landowners." -- first page
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