U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service National Hunting License Report
State 2004 Paid License Holders 2005 Paid License Holders Variance
AZ 182,044 196,706 8.1%
TN 730,495 775,511 6.2%
DE 18,480 19,472 5.4%
SD 232,053 243,123 4.8%
SC 210,136 220,126 4.8%
NE 165,952 170,785 2.9%
NV 58,722 60,385 2.8%
WA 193,046 197,135 2.1%
NM 103,968 105,966 1.9%
AK 98,084 99,954 1.9%
IL 330,360 336,203 1.8%
WY 136,839 139,064 1.6%
ID 250,648 254,678 1.6%
MD 120,914 122,371 1.2%
ND 147,240 148,919 1.1%
LA 277,108 280,167 1.1%
MS 234,797 236,067 0.5%
GA* 314,569 314,569 0.0%
MN 571,581 571,547 0.0%
OK 341,260 341,213 0.0%
VA 317,484 317,239 -0.1%
MT 232,869 231,936 -0.4%
AR 378,162 375,737 -0.6%
PA 1,018,664 1,006,293 -1.2%
WI 722,803 713,610 -1.3%
National Average Variance -1.4%
OR 283,327 279,140 -1.5%
KS 202,274 198,368 -1.9%
KY 350,544 343,456 -2.0%
CO 318,971 312,151 -2.1%
IA 286,607 280,398 -2.2%
CA 305,962 299,303 -2.2%
OH 442,214 431,815 -2.4%
NC 438,172 427,608 -2.4%
MO 492,500 479,959 -2.5%
NH 62,587 60,737 -3.0%
UT 153,501 148,849 -3.0%
AL 267,354 259,241 -3.0%
ME 205,600 199,102 -3.2%
TX 1,073,847 1,039,709 -3.2%
CT 54,130 52,207 -3.6%
RI 9,302 8,940 -3.9%
NJ 86,588 82,566 -4.6%
MI 832,835 789,244 -5.2%
HI 8,211 7,775 -5.3%
VT 86,512 81,265 -6.1%
WV 254,222 238,355 -6.2%
IN 303,217 282,261 -6.9%
FL 175,067 161,273 -7.9%
NY 627,749 573,970 -8.6%
MA 69,500 59,016 -15.1%
Total 14,779,071 14,575,484 -1.4%
A paid license holder is one individual, regardless of the number of
licenses purchased.
*NOTE: Georgia did not report 2005 figures.