cost of guided hunting
#21
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2008
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Being from Ga., and hunting only whitetails and wild boar, and one hunt to Craig, Co in 2003 for muleys, the prices y'all are quoting seems far out of the range of the average person (me) could afford.
I'm not knocking you that can afford these hunts, but aren't these prices ruining what we as Americans grew up doing for free. Seems like something like this went on in England years ago. Only the stately and rich could hunt.
I doubt that I could hold out (physically) to actually go on most of the Elk hunts I read about, but that is still my dream, elk, mule deer, or antelope. My health has been failing me since 2003, but do hope to make a trip out west for antelope one day.
I'm glad for you that can afford to make these hunts, wish I could, but will be happy with my whitetail and wild boar hunting here in GA. Good luck to all of you.
dog1
I'm not knocking you that can afford these hunts, but aren't these prices ruining what we as Americans grew up doing for free. Seems like something like this went on in England years ago. Only the stately and rich could hunt.
I doubt that I could hold out (physically) to actually go on most of the Elk hunts I read about, but that is still my dream, elk, mule deer, or antelope. My health has been failing me since 2003, but do hope to make a trip out west for antelope one day.
I'm glad for you that can afford to make these hunts, wish I could, but will be happy with my whitetail and wild boar hunting here in GA. Good luck to all of you.
dog1
We don't shoot trophies, but I got a 243in 6X6 on my first elk hunt ever. It was an experience I wouldn't trade for an outfitted hunt.
A lot of it depends on if you are willing to pay for horns. I'm not, so I go for the experience and shoot what is legal. This obsession with trophy hunting is what is driving the costs up. When I was a kid, I could get permission to deer hunt almost anywhere. Now, leases are a big deal and no one will give permission because most land is leased out by people who want to shoot bucks only. So now the populations are exploding because no one willing to shoot does can get access to them!
#23
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Posts: 2,358
$19K for two people. May not be all that bad, it may include the "other" costs.
So, for one: $9500
$4000 outfitter cost
$1000 license/tag
$500 air fare
$350 butcher fee
$350 to ship meat/fly meat home
$300 rental car
That's $6500 right there and some things might be low, license fee and outfitter in UT for example.
So, for one: $9500
$4000 outfitter cost
$1000 license/tag
$500 air fare
$350 butcher fee
$350 to ship meat/fly meat home
$300 rental car
That's $6500 right there and some things might be low, license fee and outfitter in UT for example.