AM , A grandslam is getting more costly every year. For hunters that target a little harder competion and do it in a self inexpencive way such as public land and private the gas of travel and licence fee's are going up all the time.

Can you do it on a low cost budget, Yes it can be done with the right home work and hitting the right places you can complete it at a much low level then someone that takes the route of Outfitters. Where the problem lies is when you target the Osceola. This birdhas became a comercialized part of the slam. There are a number of places in Florida that one can try the quest, but the pear presure that public land has on this bird has turned dreams into a somewhat down fall if you don't have success. Florida is a place that if you are going to hunt it, make sure you hunt the birds far enough south that there is no question that you are taking a True osceola.

It really depends on what kind of money a hunter wants to put into it and how badly you want to be part of the names that have done it.

Do your home work and study the areas you intend to hunt. Look at population size in an area and what kind of lands are available to hunt. Places to stay and costs of lodging and food is another point that needs to be concidered. If you go Public , then have some sort of backup maybe in a cheep outfitter's direction just incase, you don't want to travel back again at some point just to get the Sub you are after.

By planning this with a budy, you will cut costs by the 50% range, but also take into concideration that time maybe a factor because your not shooting one bird and heading out on the road, your there to take a bird a peice.

Lots of hunters take the easy route and go with Outfitters but by adding a couple days to a trip and spending time knocking on doors can change the expences in a great impact.

Over the years it has got harder and harder to find places to hunt, but if I was to plan a quest for a grandslam I would only bank on spending money in the state of Florida.

Now thats a place that I have info on that could help in a great way when it comes to the money factor.

...BT