How To Pay For A Hunting Trip

[Izzy]

I only buy street clothes when my current 2 pair of jeans fall to pieces and leave portions of my junk exposed or when my shirts start smelling like old dish rags.. Id keep styling em after that if the wife would let me, hey the kids get away with it.

       Pocket that loose change, sell all of the extra junk that you have been saving for a rainy day that you know will never come, cut down on beer and buy domestic beer, itll cost you  1/3 of what an import would.

         Other than for my family I really dont spend money unless its for hunting or fishing gear.


         Its a state of mind. I work with guys who ask"How do you get the money to go on hunting trips, my wife would kill me?" (Get rid of her or you shouldnt have married her in the first place.)  They make the same money as I do and will make 2 or 3 trips to Vegas and a cruise or 2 a year, $500.00 away game sporting events weekends are crazy to me but these fellas do it all of the time. Guess its about choices and values.

Look at your savings accounts or checking accounts and as long as your not draining it take some for a hunt. It might be scary at first but chances are, youll make more money and replace it in a little bit but you aint ever gonna get last years hunt back.

[killinstuff]

Everyone, please send Izzy a dollar so he can buy some new britches.  He can't walk in public with the ones he's got.

CJ

[Gen273]

Mike vines,
"my wife and I invented copper wire fighting over a penny."

I just spit water all over my computer when I read what is quoted above. I needed a good laugh, thanks

[DuffyRP]

staying married

[DuffyRP]

Sorry folks my wife was trying to make a smart *** post about me hunting too much already while I was away from the computer and I tried to delete it all but I accidentally sent the above message.  But now that she wants to get involved I am sure I can make some extra hunting money off of her seamingly endless supply of shoes.

[Butts2]

Going on hunts of a life time with a "team" of partners. Cheaper buying foods in bulk,splitting gas if you drive,if its a guided hunt perhaps you get a deal w/more men  

[Red Beastmaster]

I have a "Hog Heaven" can in my bow room. Any spare twentys, work bonus, birthday money, etc goes into the can.

I might not have the money to take the wife to the beach but by golly I have enough to spend a weekend at Ray's with my buds!

A man's got to get his priorities straight!

How's that go again? God, Ray Hammond, family, then work?

[elkken]

Long before I retired I started a " hunting " savings account seperate from all other accounts. When I got a raise I increased my savings a small amount each time. Now many years later I am retired and enjoying those hard earned $$ doing what I love to do .... hunting.

[RUTANDSTRUT]

i cut up the credit cards and pay cash for everything.  my wife always thinks its free money!  i make coffee instead of buying.  i eat more venison than store bought meat.  don't buy what you don't need.  make a hunting budget and put yourself on a payment plan.  these are some things i do that help me enjoy what i love every year.

[Onestringer]

Started a gigolo service.  So far I have not earned enough to hunt moles in the front yard.

[bretto]

Sold My Harley. Not that it wasn't fun But I'd rather hunt and fish. I should be able to put $200-$300 a month in a hunting fund now.

I'm looking to get a small camper to hunt and fish out of now. We have lots of Core of Engineers lakes in this area that have great camping, hunting and fishing.

bretto

[Sant-Ravenhill]

Onestringer,

I would make even less than that. I have thought about a male stripper service, the flip side. I would start out naked and I'm sure I could get lots of money to put my clothes back on.

We already do a lot of the ideas that are suggested here and it works very well.

[K.S.TRAPPER]

Trap lines and wildlife control!

 

I work a full time job and still find time to trap and take care of my furs instead of watching TV.

 

My kids grew up learning how to bowhunt and trap and now there running there own lines. Makes a dad proud   :D  

 

We are putting money away for several hunts this spring and fall from trapping this year.

Tracy

[wooddamon1]

Originally posted by Onestringer:
Started a gigolo service.  So far I have not earned enough to hunt moles in the front yard.

[BowHuntingFool]

I have an out of state savings account in a credit union...I have money taken out of my paycheck each week that gets direct deposited into this account, its a pain in the ass to get money from it, a check needs to be mailed to me which takes a bit so the spur of the moment bow buys etc... are usually given a second thought...usually....LOL! The money adds up quick!

[Encino Man]

Well let me see. With two kids in private school. The youngest in three sports and about to start driving ( which means car, gas, insurance and lets not forget dating money) the oldest is in her last year of high school and headed off to college. I am fairly confident I won't have two nickles to rub together for a l-o-n-g time. I go on 2-3 trips a year and spend about $750.00 total. Most of which is gas, food and license, with just enough left over to keep arrows in my quiver.

Is it too late for the no kids thing?    

[3arrows]

Live long enough and let Anti hunters pay for it.

[Cyclic-Rivers]

quote:Originally posted by Encino Man:
Well let me see. With two kids in private school. The youngest in three sports and about to start driving ( which means car, gas, insurance and lets not forget dating money) the oldest is in her last year of high school and headed off to college. I am fairly confident I won't have two nickles to rub together for a l-o-n-g time. I go on 2-3 trips a year and spend about $750.00 total. Most of which is gas, food and license, with just enough left over to keep arrows in my quiver.

Is it too late for the no kids thing?      

[Onestringer]

Actually Onestringer was started to provide a little extra hunting money.

[Geezer]

I sold my right kidney last year.  J/K...saving a$100/month helps alot.