Great outdoors: Comparing Super Bowl states and Minnesota

Comparing the Super Bowl states, and Minnesota:

Minn.Penn.Mass.

Size (square miles)86,94346,05510,565

Population (millions)5.512.86.8

Lakes11,8424,0003,000

River miles69,20083,2608,229

Percent forested345960

Wetlands (acres)10.6 M400,00048,000

Federally managed wilderness (acres)1.1 M9,0003,244

Residents who fish, hunt or watch

wildlife (millions)2.54.62.2

Their annual expenditures (in billions)$3.9$2.8$2

Total anglers 1.6 M1.1 M532,000

Days fishing per angler14916

Hunters477,000775,00056,000

Days afield per hunter122419

Spring turkeys harvested12,31335,9663,054

Black bears harvested2,6413,529283

Number of woodcock hunters13,5005,0001,000

Woodcock harvested25,6005,4001,800

Duck hunters57,10019,4003,700

Ducks harvested573,40069,40024,500

Seasonal ducks per hunter8.63.34.3

Geese harvested177,700104,10012,600

Seasonal geese per hunter4.24.43.2