Evaluation of the economics of sport hunting in Spain through regional surveys

ABSTRACT

This paper reports an examination of the economic contribution to Spain provided by sport hunting. This paper identifies the main stakeholders, the overall expenses and contribution to the Spanish Gross Domestic Product (GDP), tax revenue, and the number of jobs supported. The results confirm that hunting can be considered a key economic activity for the Spanish environment and primary sector, and a measure combatting rural depopulation.

KEYWORDS:

• Economics
• expenditure
• employment
• hunting
• management
• tax

Acknowledgments

The research team is indebted to all the organizations and individuals who have so generously co-operated in this study by providing information in the regions of Aragón, Andalucía, Castilla-La Mancha, Castilla y León and Extremadura. We are also thankful to the Fundación Artemisan for core funding and to the Junta de Castilla-La Mancha for financial support; and to J. L. Guzmán who helped with figures, showing the relation of costs to the benefits of hunting in Spain. Special thanks to the Editor and reviewer for the comments and corrections which improved the paper.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.