What got me to post this information is that here in central Missouri a small outfitter is charging $100 a day for a deer hunt. This price includes food and lodging.That seems fair. Now what gets me is the fact that there is a $400 trophy charge for any buck.To me the cost of hunting has gotton compelety out of hand. If it keeps escallating one day it will only be for the rich folks. When I first hunted Wyoming the trespass fee was any where from $25 to fresh fruit, to clothing for the land owners churches, to farming and welding supplies etc. The state permit was less than $100. What the L has happened? I'll tell you, greed. When people find out that the rich such as doctors, lawyers, singers, and performers, etc don't care how much it costs and pay that cost, it makes it bad for the rest of us. I am not asking something for nothing but give me, ( and the rest of us average hunters), a break. Yesterday another member and I were talking about charging hunters to hunt on our individual properties. I would not charge anyone. I would however be selective on who would be allowed to hunt. Our great state of Missouri has one of the best Conservation Commissions around. Every dollar that is spent in our state is taxed 1/8 % and that money goes to the Conservation Commission. Now we have gone to checking our game by the internet or phone. By their own admission this has saved them around $600,000!!! Wow. That's a bunch of money. So let me ask? Why does does the cost of our permits continue to increase? Greed, greed, and more greed. I for one think it's ridiculous.
Then there is the cost of hunting out of state. The idea of paying trespass fees, or whatever you call them, the high cost of permits, and what outfitters charge is more than ridiculous.I have never hired a guide or outfitter, and am not planning to. Now I don't mind people making a living, but dang, I don't want them to make it all off me? As you all know I am retired and lucky because I can afford to go on hunting trips, hire guides if I want but I refuse.
Our numbers as hunters are declining and I can understand this because of the prices we must pay for not just the trips, permits, etc but the high cost of equipment we have to purchase for these hunting and fishing excursions. Don't you think this obsession with big racks, horns, trophies, etc has been a major contributer to the increased prices? I do.
Here in Missouri it costs a nonresident around $200 for an any deer tag. $7 for additional doe tags and in most counties they are unlimited. Out west it's more than twice that amount. Where will it end???
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High cost of hunting
