APPENDIX 7
A STATISTICAL ACCOUNT OF HUNTING IN ENGLAND AND WALES
7.1 The following tables are based on data returned in response to the Produce Studies Limited Survey of Hunts - February 2000
Table 1 - A Statistical Profile of Fox Hunts in England and Wales by Species.
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Fox |
Deer |
Hare |
Mink |
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Number of hunts |
178 |
3 |
83 |
20 |
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Days Hunting |
74 |
97 |
53 |
42 |
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Financial |
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13,034 | 363 | 1,427 | 89 | |
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986 | 1247 | 325 | 105 | |
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Horses Owned |
754 |
39 |
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Hounds |
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5,566 | 120 | 1630 | 176 | |
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1,595 | 23 | 442 | 29 | |
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Employment |
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453 | 14 | 42 |
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249 | 11 | 53 | 12 | |
| Participants | |||||
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20,591 | 1,342 | 5,245 | 771 | |
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34,723 | 770 | 3,398 | 268 | |
Figures for Hare include Beagles, Bassets and Harriers.
Table 2 - A Statistical Profile of the Average Hunt
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Fox |
Deer |
Hare |
Mink |
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Income £000's |
73 |
121 |
17 |
4 |
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Horses owned |
4.2 |
13.0 |
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| Hounds |
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31 | 40 | 20 | 9 | |
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9 |
8 |
5 |
1 | |
| Employment | |||||
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2.5 | 4.7 | |||
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1.4 | 3.7 | |||
| Participants | |||||
| Subscribers | 118 | 447 | 63 | 39 | |
| Members of Supporters Clubs | 195 | 257 | 41 | 13 | |
| Mounted followers - weekday | 30 | 47 | |||
| Unmounted followers - weekday | 34 | 150 | 15 | 20 | |
| Mounted Followers - weekend | 50 | 90 | |||
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Unmounted Followers - weekend |
58 |
300 | 29 | 37 | |
Figures for Hare include Beagles, Bassets and Harriers.
Table 3 - A Regional Analysis of Fox Hunts
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Total |
SW[1] |
South |
M&EA[2] |
North |
Wales |
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Number of Hunts |
178 |
49 |
24 |
28 |
48 |
29 |
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Days Hunting per hunt |
74 |
77 |
73 |
80 |
72 |
69 |
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Total Hunt Income |
13,034 |
3,786 |
2,179 |
3,498 |
2,552 |
1,019 |
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Foxes Killed |
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13,987 |
4,444 |
1,497 |
2,519 |
2,853 |
2,674 |
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932 |
852 |
1,456 |
1,389 |
894 |
381 |
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1.1 |
1.2 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
0.8 |
1.3 |
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986 |
1,002 |
1,240 |
1,571 |
735 |
511 |
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Horses Owned |
754 |
238 |
124 |
184 |
152 |
56 |
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Hounds |
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5,566 |
1,714 |
826 |
962 |
1,322 |
742 |
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1,595 |
489 |
222 |
296 |
334 |
254 |
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Employment |
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453 |
130 |
68 |
114 |
101 |
40 |
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Part-time employees |
249 |
66 |
32 |
65 |
64 |
22 |
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Participants |
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20,951 |
5,543 |
2,666 |
3,586 |
5,966 |
3,190 |
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34,723 |
11,081 |
5,724 |
9,460 |
4,791 |
3,667 |
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Table 4 - Fox Hunts - Averages Total, and within Each Region
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Total |
SW[1] |
South |
M&EA[2] |
North |
Wales |
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Income £000s |
73 |
77 |
91 |
125 |
53 |
35 |
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Foxes Killed |
79 |
91 |
62 |
90 |
59 |
92 |
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Horses owned |
4.2 |
4.9 |
5.2 |
6.6 |
3.2 |
1.9 |
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Hounds |
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31 |
35 |
34 |
34 |
28 |
26 |
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9 |
10 |
9 |
11 |
7 |
9 |
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Employment |
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2.5 |
2.7 |
2.8 |
4.1 |
2.1 |
1.4 |
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1.4 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
2.3 |
1.3 |
0.8 |
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Participants |
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118 |
113 |
111 |
128 |
124 |
110 |
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195 |
226 |
239 |
338 |
100 |
126 |
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30 |
29 |
32 |
46 |
26 |
21 |
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34 |
33 |
29 |
53 |
33 |
26 |
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50 |
53 |
51 |
66 |
43 |
36 |
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58 |
62 |
54 |
76 |
55 |
44 |
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Table 5 Income of Hunts by Quarry Species - Average per hunt (£000s)
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Fox |
Deer |
Hare |
Mink |
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Average Income £ 000s |
74 |
121 |
18 |
5 |
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% Subscriptions, donations, caps |
56 |
60 |
57 |
66 |
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% Fund Raising |
31 |
32 |
32 |
29 |
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% Other Sources |
13 |
8 |
11 |
5 |
Table 6 Expenditure by hunts - Averages per hunt (£000s)
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Fox |
Deer |
Hare |
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Average Expenditure of Revenue |
69 |
111 |
17 |
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% Employment |
41 |
42 |
38 |
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% Local Expenditure |
26 |
41 |
24 |
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% Other |
34 |
17 |
36 |
Figures for mink are not available in all cases
Figures for Hare include Beagles, Bassets and Harriers.
[1] South West
[2] Midlands and East Anglia
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