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Sporting License Sales Summary

Sales Since 2002/2003

The data on this page reflects the sales of licenses from the DEC Automated Licensing System (DECALS). Some combination licenses provide for both hunting and fishing privileges or both small and big game privileges. These license items were counted once in all appropriate categories.

Unless specified as Year-to-Date (YTD), these data reflect sales over the entire license year beginning October 1 and ending September 30.

Fishing License Sales*
License Year Quantity Sold Gross Sales Notes
2002/2003 1,007,156 $32,297,508
2003/2004 1,000,869 $31,401,824
2004/2005 991,870 $31,094,538
2005/2006 978,848 $30,459,449
2006/2007 1,008,697 $31,346,857
2007/2008 1,024,853 $31,970,987
2008/2009 1,130,351 $50,637,059
2009/2010 391,154 $21,623,809 YTD 10/27/09

Hunting License Sales*
License Year Quantity Sold Gross Sales Notes
2002/2003 981,532 $31,218,412
2003/2004 951,158 $29,897,008
2004/2005 936,848 $29,408,051
2005/2006 896,612 $28,123,488
2006/2007 901,313 $28,469,800
2007/2008 899,036 $28,692,555
2008/2009 1,012,697 $50,256,413
2009/2010 591,022 $25,127,491 YTD 10/27/09

Trapping License Sales
License Year Quantity Sold Gross Sales Notes
2002/2003 10,998 $156,075
2003/2004 10,614 $145,800
2004/2005 10,776 $149,912
2005/2006 10,837 $150,013
2006/2007 13,015 $187,062
2007/2008 12,849 $179,976
2008/2009 13,608 $250,718
2009/2010 9,434 $333,886 YTD 10/27/09

Big Game License Sales**
License Year Quantity Sold Gross Sales Notes
2002/2003 768,721 $29,478,397
2003/2004 748,071 $28,238,558
2004/2005 741,928 $27,811,406
2005/2006 714,838 $26,618,229
2006/2007 721,312 $26,970,465
2007/2008 717,696 $27,152,245
2008/2009 849,217 $48,798,437
2009/2010 515,074 $23,841,914 YTD 10/27/09

Small Game License Sales**
License Year Quantity Sold Gross Sales Notes
2002/2003 313,940 $3,703,910
2003/2004 310,096 $3,652,772
2004/2005 300,012 $3,539,931
2005/2006 287,468 $3,462,551
2006/2007 281,606 $3,365,598
2007/2008 276,531 $3,291,205
2008/2009 348,630 $21,874,820
2009/2010 178,200 $3,459,816 YTD 10/27/09

Lifetime License Sales
License Year Quantity Sold Gross Sales Notes
2002/2003 4,355 $1,309,644
2003/2004 3,793 $1,245,545
2004/2005 3,892 $1,203,710
2005/2006 4,561 $1,372,550
2006/2007 5,270 $1,509,150
2007/2008 5,958 $1,662,860
2008/2009 106,915 $23,783,030
2009/2010 4,925 $969,204 YTD 10/27/09

Gross License Sales by License Year
License Year Quantity Sold Gross Sales Notes
2002/2003 2,033,341 $42,980,146
2003/2004 1,942,922 $41,780,328
2004/2005 1,910,096 $41,124,460
2005/2006 1,822,104 $39,901,964
2006/2007 1,866,543 $40,763,060
2007/2008 1,900,794 $41,223,002
2008/2009 2,071,957 $64,104,817
2009/2010 1,071,772 $31,385,361 YTD 10/27/09

Total Items Sold in License Year 2008/2009***

Item no. License Item Quantity Sold Gross Sales
2 Res Fishing Season Mil./Dis. 44,752 $223,760.00
3 Res Fishing 1-day 861 $12,915.00
5 Res Fishing 505 $0.00
6 Res Fishing Season 388,136 $7,216,979.00
8 Res Sportsman Mil./Dis.+Fish 90,490 $452,450.00
10 Res Sportsman + Fish 197,401 $7,303,837.00
12 Res Bowhunting Stamp 49,834 $797,344.00
13 Res BowhuntingStamp Mil./Dis. 12,178 $0.00
14 Res Muzzle Loading Stamp 73,206 $1,171,296.00
15 ResMuzleLoadingStmp Mil./Dis 25,224 $0.00
18 Res Small Game 6,941 $111,056.00
19 Res Jr Bowhunting 4,220 $37,980.00
20 Res Super Sportsman + Fish 140,386 $9,520,282.65
21 Res Conservation Legacy+Fish 3,737 $15,089.80
23 Res Turkey Permit Stamp 142,949 $714,745.00
26 Res Trapping 10,335 $163,904.00
27 Res Trapping Mil./Dis. 1,648 $0.00
28 Res Jr Trapping 739 $4,434.00
29 Res Habitat Stamp 8,322 $40,545.44
30 Res Conservation Patron 188 $122.10
31 Res Small & Big Game 89,192 $1,604,474.00
35 NR Jr Bowhunting 86 $774.00
37 NR Big Game 24,999 $2,749,890.00
38 NR Bowhunting 2,066 $227,260.00
39 NR Muzzle Loading Stamp 1,396 $153,560.00
40 NR Turkey Permit 4,611 $138,330.00
41 NR Fishing 1-day 24,183 $362,745.00
43 NR Fishing Season 59,101 $2,364,040.00
44 NR Small Game 8,979 $493,845.00
45 NR Bear 2,819 $84,570.00
46 NR Trapping 56 $14,280.00
47 NR Habitat Stamp 408 $2,031.32
48 NR Conservation Patron 33 $20.46
51 Lifetime Sportsman + Fish 3,469 $1,040,400.00
52 Lifetime Sportsman + Fish 2,711 $1,138,270.00
53 Lifetime Sportsman + Fish 380 $227,300.00
55 Lifetime Fishing 1,640 $574,000.00
62 Lifetime Trapping 210 $63,000.00
63 Lifetime Bowhunting Stamp 11,700 $2,106,000.00
64 Lifetime Muzzle Loading Stamp 8,596 $1,547,280.00
74 Lifetime Sportsman + Fish 45,834 $2,269,200.00
75 Lifetime Fishing 6,500 $325,000.00
77 Lifetime Sportsman + Fish 22,386 $13,385,580.00
83 Lifetime Small & Big Game 1,044 $365,400.00
90 DMP Application 325,048 $0.00
92 DMP Application 20,214 $0.00
97 DMP Application 1,915 $19,150.00
101 Conservationist 4,800 $32,890.78
102 Sportsman Ed Cert 167 $167.00
103 DMP Application 36,089 $360,860.00
107 Res Bowhunting Stamp (NA) 731 $0.00
110 Res Trapping (NA) 595 $0.00
111 Res Fishing Season (NA) 849 $0.00
112 Res Sportsman (NA) + Fish 819 $0.00
113 NR Fishing 7-day 71,975 $1,799,375.00
114 Res Fishing 7-day 16,328 $195,936.00
118 NR Super Sportsman + Fish 7,149 $1,787,250.00
120 Res Muzzle Loading Stamp (NA) 802 $0.00
121 Res Jr Bowhunting (NA) 7 $0.00
123 Res Jr Trapping (NA) 8 $0.00
155 Lifetime Fishing 131 $45,850.00
163 Lifetime Bowhunting Stamp 278 $50,040.00
164 Lifetime Muzzle Loading Stamp 394 $70,920.00
166 Lifetime Bowhunting Stamp 776 $139,680.00
167 Lifetime Trapping 17 $5,100.00
183 Lifetime Small & Big Game 18 $6,300.00
184 Lifetime Small & Big Game 16 $5,600.00
185 I Support Venison Donation 18,571 $18,571.00
187 Res Trail Supporter Patch 197 $985.00
188 NR Trail Supporter Patch 26 $130.00
189 Res Jr Hunting 23,176 $115,880.00
190 Non Res Jr Hunting 844 $4,220.00
191 I Support Conservation Fund 1,612 $1,612.00
192 Res Jr Hunting (NA) 18 $0.00
193 Res Jr Hunt Big Game Tags 12,697 $0.00
194 Non Res Jr Hunt Big Game Tags 394 $0.00
195 Res Jr Hunt Big Game Tags(NA) 10 $0.00
196 Lifetime Muzzle Loading Stamp 142 $25,560.00
197 Lifetime Small and Big Game 45 $15,750.00
198 Lifetime Sportsman + Fish 628 $376,800.00
199 NR Muzzle Loading Stamp 20 $2,200.00
Total Gross Sales 2,071,957 $64,104,816.55

*Some combination licenses provide for both hunting and fishing privileges. These license items were counted once in both categories.

**Some combination licenses provide for both small and big game hunting privileges. These license items were counted once in both categories.

***Sales by County are available via file transfer protocol (FTP) and may be downloaded from: ftp://ftp.dec.state.ny.us/dfwmr/licsales


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