As the title states. It's another reason. Certainly not the only or the main reason. Before this year I used one rifle, a .50 caliber Thompson Center Hawkins. I only took it out for deer season and only shot it as many times a year as deer I shot at. As for gas, The property I hunt is 20 minutes away. So the cost per deer was very low. It will take some time to make up ground with all the money I spent on guns and range time but I will make it up. I already have a good start.