Author： Ueda Gouhei
Publisher： Routledge Ltd
ISSN： 1087-1209
Source： Human Dimensions of Wildlife, Vol.15, Iss.1, 2010-01, pp. : 16-26
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Abstract
Japanese hunter numbers have been declining from a peak of 532,265 in 1970 to 166,386 in 2005. We analyzed demographic changes in hunter numbers from 1965 to 2005 using data from all 47 Prefectures. Most hunters were licensed for guns in 1965, but hunter numbers have declined in every Prefecture after 1975. The number of hunters who were licensed to trap increased in most Prefectures after 1985. A Hunter Recruitment Index (HRI) of younger age classes was positive in most Prefectures between 1965 and 1975. HRI of all age classes was negative in most Prefectures during the1980s, but those of older age classes mostly turned positive drastically after 1995. Trends in the number of gun hunters and recruitment of younger hunters affected hunter population dynamics until the 1980s. The increase in the number of those who desire to catch nuisance animals using a trap would have affected it since 1990.
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