FWP Outdoor Report Script
3/05/15
“HUNTER ANGLER DOLLARS”
WINSTON GREELY: FLY SHOP OWNER MARK RAISLER PICKED A GOOD PLACE TO START A FISHING BUSINESS.
MARK RAISLER: THEY COME TO MONTANA AND THE MISSOURI RIVER AS A DESTINATION, SO THE SPENDING IS PRETTY GOOD; WHETHER THEY BUY JUST THE FLIES A LEADER THOSE THINGS ARE GREAT. ALONG WITH THE OTHER SERVICES THEY STAY IN TOWN, THEY EAT AT THE RESTAURANT, THEY DRINK AT THE BAR, SO ALL OF THE SERVICES HERE HAVE SOMETHING TO GAIN FROM NOT JUST THE TOURIST DOLLAR BUT THE RESIDENT DOLLAR.
WINSTON GREELY: RAISLER AND OTHER MONTANA BUSINESSES ARE BENEFITING FROM HUNTERS AND ANGLERS, WHICH ACCORDING TO A NEW REPORT, ARE SPENDING MORE THAN EVER IN MONTANA. THIS SURVEY SHOWS RESIDENTS AND NON RESIDENTS SPEND MORE THAN A BILLION DOLLARS IN MONTANA EACH YEAR ON HUNTING AND FISHING ACTIVITIES.
MIKE LEWIS: THE SURVEY ITSELF WAS DESIGNED TO ASK HUNTERS AND ANGLERS HOW MUCH ARE THEY SPENDING ON BOTH FISHING AND HUNTING TRIPS IN MONTANA.
WINSTON GREELY: THE SURVEY FOUND ON AN AVERAGE DAY RESIDENT HUNTERS SPEND 86 DOLLARS TO HUNT ELK, COMPARED TO NON RESIDENTS SPENDING MORE THAN 500 A DAY. AND IF YOU GO HUNT ANTELOPE YOU WILL SPEND MORE THAN 100 DOLLARS A DAY AND NON RESIDENTS FISHING A RIVER WILL SPEND MORE THAN 600 DOLLARS. THIS SPENDING BENEFITS BUSINESSES AND COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE STATE.
MIKE LEWIS: HUNTING AND FISHING ARE IMPORTANT IN MONTANA AND AS A CONSEQUENCE OF THE MANAGEMENT THAT OCCURS AT MONTANA FISH, WILD AND PARKS THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE ABUNDANT GAME THAT IS FOUND IN THE STATE AND WHILE DOING SO THEY ARE SPENDING QUITE A BIT OF MONEY THAT IS HELPING OUT BUSINESSES IN MONTANA.
WINSTON GREELY: TO VIEW THE ECONOMIC REPORT YOU CAN VISIT MONTANA FISH, WILDLIFE AND PARK’S WEBSITE. I’M WINSTON GREELY, OUT AMONG MONTANA’S FISH, WILDLIFE, AND PARKS.