Hey E, don't feel like the lone ranger. I've got 3 kids! Man, I knew they were expensive but had no idea! But I also wouldn't trade them for anything and actually wish I had more. We don't have alot of extra money either and certainly none for expensive trips. But fortunately, if I can only hunt a few animals, I'm sure glad whitetail is one of them. What scares me is the public hunting is limited and more and more land seems to be going to high fenced high dollar hunting which is really sad. Funny, I would like to go to Kansas to hunt whitetail! Good luck and good hunting.