Total spending on hunting is estimated at 4.2 billion euros The global hunting, fishing and trapping industry is growing at an annual rate of around 6%. The United States holds a dominant market position, contributing around 30% of global sales. The market is marked by innovation, particularly in high-end hunting optics and technologically advanced firearms, such as smart shotguns. Trends in the French hunting market The French hunting market is in slow decline. The annual number of new hunters has halved in the space of fifty years. The number of hunting licenses validated by hunters is 963,571 for the 2022-2023 season, and has been falling for the past ten years, despite a significant reduction in the price of hunting licenses. The main items of expenditure for hunters are the costs of access to hunting (hunting license validation, FDC membership, hunting society subscription, hunting territory rental, territorial contribution, etc.) and land maintenance.territory maintenance, equipm
