Originally Posted by
nybowhunter
If our wives only knew how much we spent on hunting.

My wife knows exactly what I've spent on hunting and she supports it 100 percent - not only because she want's me to do what I like to do, but because it's all give and take. I've never given it much thought, but since I started hunting again in 2006 I've picked up:
Yamaha Grizzly 660 (conviced the wife it was required for hunting

)
Yamaha Wolverine 350 (her answer to my getting the Grizzly

)
Mathews Drenalin #1
Mathews Drenalin #2(finally convinced her that a backup bow was a necessity

)
A horse, saddle and tack (her answer to the bows and accessories

)
Bear Montana longbow
2 Summit Viper SS climbers
1 Summit Openshot
Thompson Center Encore 700 Rem Mag with a 50 cal. muzzleloader barrel.
Nikon Monarch BDC Scope
Leupold scope for the M/L
A half mile of 3 rail fence with posts set in concrete with an electric fence(her answer to the guns and a lot of work on my part

)
Leupold binoculars
Nikon 440 rangefinder
$1500 a year in lease fees and licenses
A 16x30 mini-barn with a hay loft and a stall for the horse (yep, her answer to the lease fees, licenses and misc. expenses this year and a lot more work on my part).
We don't even want to add in all the accessories, like sights, rests, arrows, heads, targets, etc.... You ain't doin' too bad, Tim.