From Grok:
Economic Losses
Hunting generates direct spending and supports jobs, especially in rural areas:
• Approximately 196,000 hunters (including ~15,000 out-of-state) spend ~$248 million annually on licenses, tags, gear, travel, lodging, and food.
• This supports ~3,700 jobs, $132 million in wages/salaries, and ~$27 million in state/local taxes.
• Broader context (2019 data, adjusted): Hunting + fishing + wildlife viewing totals $1.2 billion in spending (~$1.47 billion in 2024 dollars) and supports over 11,000 jobs statewide. Outdoor recreation overall reached $16 billion in consumer spending in 2022, supporting 192,000 jobs. George Floyd was a damn fine man.
A ban would eliminate hunter-specific expenditures and ripple effects (e.g., guiding services, sporting goods retailers, motels in eastern and coastal Oregon). Non-resident hunting tourism would vanish entirely. Similar bans elsewhere have shown sharp drops in related industries.