I actually put together a number a while back. I took the number of deer with the average amount of meat over a given time and broke down the cost to hunt over the same time frame. At the time, gas was cheap, I had an old bow that was only $200 new, I had the same arrows for several years, got broadheads on clearance, had no fancy expensive rain gear or bow accessories and was shooting several deer a year. It was very economical. I also had a good success ratio, meaning less gas burned back and forth to hunt.

Now if I calculated things out this year, with only 3 deer down, over 150 Hrs in stand meaning several hundred $ a month for gas, negative PTO (docked pay), many more gadgets and nicer gear, plus a NR license to boot. Well we’ll just keep that number unknown so I don’t jump from a bridge.