Net Economic Value of Elk Hunting in Idaho

摘要

Net willingness to pay in addition to actual expenditure for elk hunting in Idaho was estimated at $63.17 per trip and $99.82 per trip using a standard cost per mile travel cost method and a reported cost per mile travel cost method, respectively. Using the contingent value method, the values for the 1982 and 1983 elk hunting seasons were $51.84 per trip and $92.54 per trip, respectively. Willingness to pay was greater for double number of elk seen on a trip. Methods, results, and applications are fully described.