Hunters’ Willingness to Pay to Avoid Processing Costs Associated with Harvesting Infected Game

We assessed hunters’ willingness to participate in a scheme to recover the costs associated with processing diseased game. The results indicated that fifty-one percent of the hunters in a region affected by chronic wasting disease are interested in such a scheme and willing to pay an average of $20...

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Published in:Journal of agricultural and applied economics 2022-02, Vol.54 (1), p.93-113
Main Authors: Adhikari, Ram Kumar, Poudyal, Neelam Chandra, Muller, Lisa I., Yoest, Chuck
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agricultural economics
Chronic wasting disease
Cost recovery
Deer
Disease control
Games
Health surveillance
Hunting
Incentives
Meat processing
Monetary incentives
Risk perception
Rural areas
Transmissible spongiform encephalopathy
Wildlife
Willingness to pay
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Summary:We assessed hunters’ willingness to participate in a scheme to recover the costs associated with processing diseased game. The results indicated that fifty-one percent of the hunters in a region affected by chronic wasting disease are interested in such a scheme and willing to pay an average of $20 per animal. Their willingness to participate is affected by risk perception, hunting experience, use of processing services, and income. Further, establishing such a market-based scheme would be financially profitable to game processors and helpful to wildlife agencies interested in encouraging hunters’ harvest to reduce herds and facilitate effective disease surveillance.
ISSN:1074-0708
2056-7405
DOI:10.1017/aae.2021.26