African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure (Jan 2015)
Determining the impact of hunting trips on the hunters' quality of life
Abstract
The objective of this study was to investigate the impact of a hunting trip on hunters‟ quality of life (QoL) as measured by life domains. A number of life domains that are directly related to a hunting trip may affect the QoL of hunters. A web-based survey was conducted and 158 responses were received. The statistical analysis consisted of descriptive statistics of the demographic profile of hunters, Cronbach‟s alpha, mean-inter-item-correlations, mean/standard deviation and a structural equation model. The results have indicated that social and travel life domains have a statistically significant effect on life domains overall, as well as on the QoL of hunters on a hunting trip as measured by life domains. The main contributions of the research are twofold: Firstly, it makes a contribution to the current literature on hunters and QoL; and secondly, it has identified the intangible aspects of hunting that may be used by owners of hunting products in marketing a hunting trip.
