Anwar Hussain

Supply of Hunting Leases from Non-Industrial Private Forest Lands in Alabama

We used a two-step approach to jointly analyze participation of non-industrial private forest landowners in hunting leases and the determinants of hunting lease fees. Data for this study were obtained from a survey of landowners in Alabama (n = 227). The results show that land ownership type, tract size, and landowners’ place of residence, employment status, and concern for personal safety are determinants of participation in hunting leases. Factors influencing hunting lease fees include site-specific characteristics such as share of agricultural land relative to forest land, tract size, year-round water availability, type of access, and enhanced features such as streamside management zone, habitat improvement desirable to wildlife, and provision of services. The study has implications for landowners’ land use decisions and economic returns. This research is partially funded by Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and Alabama Forestry Commission. We are thankful to Amy Griliot and two anonymous reviewers and the editor of this journal for comments that have led to a significant improvement to this article. All remaining errors belong to the authors.

Economic impact of fishing, hunting, and wildlife-associated recreation expenditures on the Southeast U.S. regional economy: an input-output analysis.

Wildlife-associated recreation expenditures make significant contributions to employment, value added, and inter-industry transactions, and promote conservation and environmental goals. Using 2006 expenditures incurred by anglers, hunters, and wildlife-watching recreationists in the Southeast region of the United States, this study quantified economic impacts of recreation expenditures for fishing, hunting, and wildlife watching using input–output analysis. Results are presented in absolute terms and relative to the Southeast regional economy and to wildlife expenditures nationwide. In total, the US

Economic Impacts of Mississippi Wildlife-Associated Outfitters and Their Clientele

33 billion spent in 2006 by wildlife recreationists in the Southeast generated US

Attribute-based analysis of hunters' lease preferences.

11 billion in indirect impacts and another US

Hedonic Analysis of Auctioned Hunting Leases: A Case Study of Mississippi Sixteenth Section Lands

9.6 billion in induced impacts. Wildlife recreational expenditures generated 0.7% of regional employment and gross output. Thirty-five percent of all wildlife-related expenditures occurred in the Southeast. There were broad differences by type of recreation activity and economic indicator that should be considered by wildlife recreation managers when allocating resources among these activities.

Economic Impact of Wildlife-Associated Recreation Expenditures in the Southeast United States: A General Equilibrium Analysis

Wildlife-associated outfitters and their clientele play an important role in local and state economies. Based on survey data of Mississippi wildlife-associated outfitters and their clientele, we simulated economic impacts induced by their direct expenditures at the state level and by species type (white-tailed deer—Odocoileus virginianus, northern bobwhite quail—Colinus virginianus, and waterfowl—Anas spp.). Results indicated that expenses incurred by outfitters in 2003 generated US

Factors influencing utilization of woody biomass from wood processing facilities in Mississippi.

20.02 million in total industry output, US

Factors Determining Differences in Local Hunting Lease Rates: Insights from Blinder-Oaxaca Decomposition

8.80 million in value added, and supported 215 full- or part-time jobs, whereas expenses incurred by clientele generated US

Willingness to pay for ecosystem conservation in Alaska's Tongass National Forest: a choice modeling study

1.88 in total industry output, US

Analyzing Landowner Demand for Wildlife and Forest Management Information

0.95 million in value added and supported 32 full- or part-time jobs. By conservative estimates, the Mississippi wildlife-associated outfitters constitute a