Home > News & Info > Saskatchewan
FREE Newsletter - Sign up today!  
Saskatchewan News
Saskatchewan Hunters and Anglers Contribute to Economy
Saskatchewan Environment


Posted on: 12/29/06 [Comments?]

Hunting and fishing are major contributors to the Saskatchewan economy, according to a recently completed review.

Of the $1.4 billion spent annually by tourists in Saskatchewan, approximately $307 million is spent by people engaged in hunting or fishing activities, including money spent on outfitting services. Hunters and anglers who live in Saskatchewan spent $176 million of that, or about $100 every time they went hunting or fishing.

"Saskatchewan is blessed with a healthy environment and bountiful natural resources that make life better for Saskatchewan families by creating jobs and economic growth," Environment Minister John Nilson said. "Much of the spending from hunting and fishing supports our rural and northern communities and businesses, such as restaurants, hotels and gas stations."

People spent the most money on angling. In 2005, approximately 120,000 Saskatchewan residents over the age of 16 bought a fishing licence. Another 21,000 Canadians and 19,000 people from out of the country came to Saskatchewan to fish. All together they spent a total of $200 million. The province's commercial fishery was worth another $5 million. In 2005, 70,000 hunters, 49,000 of whom were Saskatchewan residents, spent $107 million.

"In addition to the substantial contribution to the province's economy, hunting and fishing have deep social and cultural importance in Saskatchewan," Nilson said. "It is important to ensure that these activities take place in a way that will allow them to continue to benefit everyone in Saskatchewan and help build a better future right here for our young people."

The review, commissioned by Saskatchewan Environment, is the most extensive study to date of hunting and fishing expenditures in the province. It will form one piece of a body of environmental, social and economic knowledge that will be used to help make decisions about conservation and resource use.

Western Canada Forum Topics

The Western Canada Forum has 127 Active Topics

Photos and Stories

Korean Pheasant Hunt
My husband and I hunted pheasant recently (March 2008) on Jeju Island, in Korea! Dan is US Army Retired, and had told me how he had hunted there when he was stationed in Korea many years ago... back when Jeju (or Cheju as it is sometimes spelled) was basically wilderness... Jeju Island is now a vacation paradise of 5-star resorts, but there is still hunting (even for foreign tourists!) at the Daeyoo Land Hunting Preserve! I was planning our very belated "Honeymoon" in Asia, and I was determined to finally get to go hunting with my husband!


Hunting News & Info | Articles | Hunting Forum | Advertise with BGH! | Privacy Statement | HOME
Hunting Guides & Outfitters | Tall Tales | Recipes | Hunting Directory | Sitemap | Forum Archives
Contact us at info@biggamehunt.net
© 2000-2008 RiderWeb, Inc.