How much do you spend?

[buckeye_hunter]

This year I will have about $35 in hunting expenses. Hopefully success will be high since I am hunting at the end of my road in a quiet area that is left alone. First time hunting this close to my house in years! No gas money!

[daveycrockett]

Originally posted by Biggie Hoffman:
Whatever it takes......

YEP!!!      

[flycastr]

It's so variable due to drawing or not drawing tags, buying landowner permits, sharing costs with hunting buddies, etc, etc, that I couldn't ever come up with an average figure--probably don't want to know, either!

[legends1]

Do any of us really want to admit that.lol

[bowslinger]

Share your bounty with the rest of the world.  The rest of the world includes bowyers, arrow makers, gun manufacturers, fly rod manufacturers, etc. Feed the poor but don't forget to feed your spirit! How much do I spend on archery?  Probably too much, but probably not enough.  I say stimulate the economy and buy a bow ot 2!!

[Burnsie]

ABout 50 bucks for license and I would guess $200-$300 in gas over the course of the season.
Probably could thrown in another $100 for misc.  stuff I'll invariably pick up at the sporting goods store.

[brinkwolf]

Originally posted by Don Stokes:
Are you kidding? I'll NEVER put it in writing!      

Same here. If the wife found out how much I spend on my hobbies I would be looking for a new home.

My wife asked me this exact question over dinner one night.

She said "So, how much money do you spend hunting every year?"

I quickly replied "My deer lease is $1000/year".

She says "No, I mean on everything; lease, gas, food, equipment - everything?"

I thought real hard before I answered her. Here is what my reply was:  "I'm not real sure what that amount would be and I'm 100% sure that you don't want to know".

She actually dropped it right there and the question has never come up again. Man, I love her.

Bisch

P.S. - I hunt a lot and seem to take my fair share of animals every year.

[Bowwild]

Uh, oh. I forgot to figure in the $1,500 I started paying to lease the place I've been hunting for 9 years.

[levibear]

My X wife said to me once " why don't you take up something cheap like cocaine" Nuf said  

[sstewa]

Put it this way, meat is about $400.00 a pound.  But who cares, it's damn fine when you're eating.

[joe skipp]

Who cares?? This is my enjoyment...I work all year and look forward to my 3 months of chasing critters to fill my freezer. Plus....I look forward to my trips into Canada and out west. YOU ONLY LIVE ONCE...enjoy life while you can...          

[seabass]

i think you are going to get alot of us in trouble lol.good luck this season,steve

[Siloutemirage]

not enough! cause i dont have enough money to buy what i need... much less what i want! XD

[oops29]

nothing!! except house & FARM PAYMENT&INSURANCE&MOWING &on&on  friends have the nerve to say im lucky because i dont have to buy a license or tags because i own the land(ky land owners dont have to buy tags or license) trust me  lic.&tags are much cheaper if you can find a place to hunt  but i would  not trade trade this place for anything   40 acres of bliss!!!!

[RkyMtn Joe]

I'm like some of the others here--about 60 bucks I think it was for a permit, but I am using the same bow, arrows, broadheads, camo, treestands and anything else you can think of that I used last year, and the year before etc.

I don't travel far to hunt, can ride my bike to some areas, walk to a couple, and drive no more than 10-15 miles to anyt other spot I am likely to hunt for deer.  So my cost is minimal.