bow_hunter44

camo, blind, broadheads, arrows, fletching, release, bullets, knife, gas, etc., etc. - hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of dollars per annum!!! I'm sure I would be mortified if I actually quantified the dollar figure!

SwampCollie

Including all the new toys I just gotta tinker with, ammunition, dog food for the monster and his vet bills, gas and fuel, hunt club dues and who knows what else?..... Its a couple of grand... easy.

GMMAT

I'm with you, IL.[&:]

I was actually thinking about this last night....and I have NO INTEREST in thinking about it any further.

tsoc

I am guessing the fellow that initiated this post is not married.I would say about $2500 a year,that includes an out of state hunt that is good for about $1500 to $1600.If it has been a good year,Taxidermist fee's could push that number up $500 to $1000.

bassfisherman711

I feel like I am very stingy, but I still drop some big bones. We work hard for money, might as well spend it on something you will play hard with, cant carry it to the grave with you.

HuntingBry

Eeewww. That is a touchy subject. I'm with the other married guys. I'll plead ignorance to protect myself. My wife tried to work with me on a $500 budget and little did she know I had already exceeded that when she suggested it, and I've since surpassed that allotment by a long shot.

Some things are better left unknown.

_Dan

My boss adds it up for me at the end of each year. [&:]Throw in the new bow, fuel for 7-8000 mileson my 3/4 ton diesel,some new clothing, back pack, hotel stays on the road, tags, andtaxidermy.(I probably left a few out.)I have a feeling this year it will be $5000+.

W.T.F.

Oh man this price seems to go up every year, and every summer I say to myself well at least I dont have much to buyb this year.

white water rain gear $338.00
dozen Arrows $95.00
Chippewa tree stand $289.00
Posten Stabilizer $50.00
6 slick tricks $54.00
pro diamond release $105.00
Archery club membership $45.00

AND ITS ONLY JULY and I still need a new target, climbing sticks, a meanV css, and who knows what else, man I need to get a third job

Rick James

Foodplots.......................$xxxx
Out of state licenses........$xxxx
Gas...............................$xxxx (I logged 15k in hunting trip miles last year and I need 93 octane )
10 Treestands.................$xxxx
Toys.............................$xxxx
"Necessities"...................$xxxx

Let's just say I could have eaten lobster and fillet every night for the last year for about the same amount of $$$. [&o]

It's a good thing I don't golf......lol!!

quiksilver

I spend way more on gas than I spend on gear. I figure 200-300 miles of hunting-related driving per week, average. Year round.

That works out to about 12,000 miles a year. At 30 MPG, that's... $1200 just in gas. (not to mention the added cost of having to OWN a car, instead of lease one - due to the mileage).

I wear out a pair of boots every season - so that's $100
I ruin a full set of camo every season - so there's another $100-150, if I buy cheap stuff
License fees (in state) - $50
NR tags (if I can spare the cash) - $150
I usually end up picking up a new stand or stick or steps every year, just to replace old stuff - $100
Random purchases (last year, bought a full set of arboristclimbing safety gear and a $100 set of turkey dekes) - $350
Bought a new bow this year (firstnew onesince 1999)- $700

So there you have it... almost $3000 in gear/expenses, just hunting from home and replacing old/broken/outdated/worn out gear- and bargain shopping on everything.