US AND THEM
Comparing the Super Bowl states, and Minnesota:
Minn.Penn.Mass.
Size (square miles)86,94346,05510,565
Population (millions)5.512.86.8
Lakes11,8424,0003,000
River miles69,20083,2608,229
Percent forested345960
Wetlands (acres)10.6 M400,00048,000
Federally managed wilderness (acres)1.1 M9,0003,244
Residents who fish, hunt or watch
wildlife (millions)2.54.62.2
Their annual expenditures (in billions)$3.9$2.8$2
Total anglers 1.6 M1.1 M532,000
Days fishing per angler14916
Hunters477,000775,00056,000
Days afield per hunter122419
Spring turkeys harvested12,31335,9663,054
Black bears harvested2,6413,529283
Number of woodcock hunters13,5005,0001,000
Woodcock harvested25,6005,4001,800
Duck hunters57,10019,4003,700
Ducks harvested573,40069,40024,500
Seasonal ducks per hunter8.63.34.3
Geese harvested177,700104,10012,600
Seasonal geese per hunter4.24.43.2
