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The call of the wild is back! Reversing a 20-year trend, 28 states have seen an uptick in hunting and fishing in the past five years, even among kids.  Overall, 11 percent more Americans older than 16 fished and 9 percent more hunted in 2011 than in 2006. Those numbers were up among kids, too — for children ages 6 to 15, 13 percent more hunted, setting a record of 1.8 million, and 2 percent more fished. The largest increases were seen in Alaska and Louisiana. Alaska also boasted the highest proportion of resident anglers — 40 percent — while South Dakota had the largest proportion of hunters at 21 percent.

The call of the wild is back! Reversing a 20-year trend, 28 states have seen an uptick in hunting and fishing in the past five years, even among kids. 

Overall, 11 percent more Americans older than 16 fished and 9 percent more hunted in 2011 than in 2006. Those numbers were up among kids, too — for children ages 6 to 15, 13 percent more hunted, setting a record of 1.8 million, and 2 percent more fished.

The largest increases were seen in Alaska and Louisiana. Alaska also boasted the highest proportion of resident anglers — 40 percent — while South Dakota had the largest proportion of hunters at 21 percent.

(Source: thedaily.com)

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