. Hunters at regulated plant-and-shoot pheasant areas in western Washington. Table 15.—Income potential of four regulated areas under three management conditions Amount hunters are willing Number of Percent to pay per day (dollars) hunters Under current conditions: 0 595 1 220 2 97 3 37 4 8 .8 5 12 6 8 .8 7 , , Other^-' 2 28 .2 Total 1,007 If number of birds were doubled: 0 382 38 .2 1 220 22 .0 2 180 3 96 4 33 5 36 6 21 7 . Other^' 0 32 0 Total 1,000 If number of hunters were reduced by half: 0 316 1 226 2 194 3 96
. Hunters at regulated plant-and-shoot pheasant areas in western Washington. Table 15.—Income potential of four regulated areas under three management conditions Amount hunters are willing Number of Percent to pay per day (dollars) hunters Under current conditions: 0 595 1 220 2 97 3 37 4 8 .8 5 12 6 8 .8 7 , , Other^-' 2 28 .2 Total 1,007 If number of birds were doubled: 0 382 38 .2 1 220 22 .0 2 180 3 96 4 33 5 36 6 21 7 . Other^' 0 32 0 Total 1,000 If number of hunters were reduced by half: 0 316 1 226 2 194 3 96 4 43 5 49 6 31 7 1/ Othei—' 4 26 .4 Total 985 — Includes hunters who stated a willingness to pay on a seasonal or per-bird-shot basis. potential for the four areas (based on these data) can be approximated by multiplying by 4. The greatest revenue potential is under reduced hunter congestion, followed closely by doubled stocking. A $2 fee would generate the most revenue, pro- vided hunter congestion was reduced or birds doubled. Our calculation, under a hypothetical condition of reduced hunters, assumed that the number of hunters willing to participate at alternative fee levels would be accommodated, but that some hunters might be encouraged through management techniques to shift their hunting from high weekend congestion to very low congestion periods during the week (see fig. 2). One technique might be to charge a fee for hunt- ing only on weekends when areas are most crowded. Hunters were more willing to pay if the number of hunters allowed at one time were cut in half or the number of planted birds were doubled. Willing- ness-to-pay data indicated the most revenue could be collected with a $2- per-day fee. The income potential calculated in table 15 should be interpreted with caution. Willingness-to-pay questions under hypo- thetical situations do not always reflect real behavior. For example, hunters may be tempted to understate their true w
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