Not even close, with respect to how much money we spend in equipment, gear, all other things that relate to hunting, we could buy beef for a lot less than what we spend to get (or not) one deer!!
Yo charlie! I agree with you viewpoint, but realize that hunting can be however expensive you want to make it. After the initial investments, ammo and licenses are more than paid for...I'm a landowner so I don't have to buy tags, I don't even know what they cost here in Illinois but they might offset the value of meat.