D2-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 29, 2000
COLUMBUS, Ohio Stable
or falling commodity prices are
forcing many farmers to look for
alternative sources of income.
Farmers and other rural land
owners could make some extra
money by charging people to
hunt, fish or pursue other forms
of outdoor recreation on their
land, said Ed Smith, natural re
sources specialist at the east dis
trict office of Ohio State
University Extension.
How much money could be
made depends on location, the
extra services provided, the
quality and type of natural re
sources on the land, and many
other factors. But landowners
could earn as little as $5 per acre
up to several thousand dollars
total for the whole property by
allowing access to their land for
a fee, Smith said.
As the demand for outdoor
recreation increases, public
parks and recreation sites, espe
cially in the Eastern United
States, are becoming crowded,
he said.
The Eastern United States
contains 78 percent of the na
tion’s population, but only 9 per
cent of the publicly owned land.
In Ohio, only 7 percent of the
forestland is publicly owned,
Smith said. As a result, private
land can play an important role
in providing recreational oppor
tunities.
“As dual-income families
with little available leisure time
demand more recreational op
portunities close to home, more
possibilities open up for land
owners to allow access to the
natural resources on their prop
erty,” he said.
Fee access for outdoor recre
ation has become more common
in recent years, but is most prev
alent in hunting. Each year, 14
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Farmers Can Earn Money From Natural Resources
million people hunt, and 83 per
cent of them hunt solely or par
tially on private land.
“Hunters are a group highly
affected by the availability of
private land and have shown a
willingness to pay for access,”
Smith said.
More than 35 million Ameri
cans fish annually. Fisherman
have better access to public
waters but have also shown
some willingness to pay for
access, he said. Hunters and
fishers spend $71.9 billion each
year 20.5 percent of that is
spent on trip-related expenses
and 7.7 percent on land leasing,
licenses and other fees.
Wildlife watching observ
ing, photographing or feeding
is enjoyed by nearly 63 million
people in the United States.
Wildlife watchers spend $29 bil
lion a year, with 32 percent
going to trip related expenses.
Other nonconsumptive forms of
outdoor recreation that could be
done on private lands include
picnicking, walking, nature
study, day hiking and cross
country skiing.
“Nonconsumptive users, both
for wildlife and other types of
recreation, are accustomed to
free access or access at a nomi
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said. “But, as public recreation
sites become more congested,
nonconsumptive users may
become more willing to pay for a
closer and possibly higher
quality recreation experience.”
Different types of participants
require different natural re
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pay for access to private land
will vary by location and the at
tributes of the land, Smith said.
For example, nature photogra
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views or wildlife populations.
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while cross-country skiers need
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