In Florida more than 2 million people participate in hunting and fishing activities pumping $4.8 billion in the state’s economy. That’s more than Disney or the three Florida NFL teams. According to the South Florida Business Journal, many people don’t think about the economic impact hunting and fishing have to this state.
Other findings of the study include:
* Annual spending by Florida fishermen is $4.4 billion, three times more than the cash receipts from the state’s orange crop.
* The 2 million Florida residents who hunt and fish each year are more than the number who attend Jaguars, Miami Dolphins and Tampa Bay Buccaneers games (1.6 million).
* The economic stimulus of hunting and fishing amounts to $13 million a day being pumped into the Florida economy.
Tom Remington
