Hunting in the United States is not associated with any particular class or culture; a 2006 poll showed seventy-eight per cent of Americans supported legal hunting,Results from a 2006 poll (813 people were polled) done by Responsive Management although relatively few Americans actually hunt. At the beginning of the 21st century, just six per cent of Americans hunted. Southerners in states along the eastern seaboard hunted at a rate of five per cent, slightly below the national average, and while hunting was more common in other parts of the South at nine per cent, these rates did not surpass those of the Plains states, where twelve per cent of Midwesterners hunted. Hunting in other areas of the country fell below the national average.National statistics from US Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service and US Department of Commerce, US Census Bureau, 2001 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting and Wildlife Associated Recreation, 27. Overall, in the 1996–2006 period, the number of hunters over the age of sixteen declined by ten per cent, a drop attributable to a number of factors including habitat loss and changes in recreation habits.Jackson, Patrick. Number of hunters is dwindling—Urbanization and cultural changes discourage newcomers to the sport .
hunting in the united states is not associated with any particular class or culture; a 2006 poll showed seventy-eight per cent of americans supported legal huntingresults from a 2006 poll (813 people were polled) done by responsive management although relatively few americans actually hunt at the beginning of the 21st century just six per cent of americans hunted southerners in states along the eastern seaboard hunted at a rate of five per cent slightly below the national average and while hunting was more common in other parts of the south at nine per cent these rates did not surpass those of the plains states where twelve per cent of midwesterners hunted hunting in other areas of the country fell below the national averagenational statistics from us department of the interior fish and wildlife service and us department of commerce us census bureau 2001 national survey of fishing hunting and wildlife associated recreation 27 overall in the 1996–2006 period the number of hunters over the age of sixteen declined by ten per cent a drop attributable to a number of factors including habitat loss and changes in recreation habitsjackson patrick number of hunters is dwindling—urbanization and cultural changes discourage newcomers to the sport 