How much $ have you speant...
11-08-2005 | 03:59 PM
#32
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RE: How much $ have you speant...
It's the trips and out of state license fees that really start to add up. On a good yearyou could drop over $3k total in just getting "there" money. Start mounting a bunch of trophies.... at $400+a pop, ouch. A little land owner grease money here, a little overweight baggage cost there ...
My best/worst year I had licenses in 6 states totalling about $1500, in just licenses.
The total figure would definietely verify my "addiction" and not just passion.
My best/worst year I had licenses in 6 states totalling about $1500, in just licenses.
The total figure would definietely verify my "addiction" and not just passion.
11-08-2005 | 04:08 PM
#34
Nontypical Buck
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From: Southampton Pa BUCKS CO
RE: How much $ have you speant...
31 YEARS AND THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS AND THEN THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS MORE AND THEN THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS MORE AND THEN, I think you get the picture
11-08-2005 | 04:32 PM
#35
Dominant Buck
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From: Blossvale, New York
RE: How much $ have you speant...
I'm cheap.
...... BUT.... my venison cost about $113.00 a pound I figure...maybe $213.00.[&:] Honestly, it's not about the money....except to my wife.[&:][&:] She keeps track every year on the Master Card statements. She'll come to me around tax time with "Do you know how much you spent on hunting last year". To which I usually come back with, "NO, but I'm sure you're going to tell me". It seems a typical year is $1,500 to $2,000. But, you have to remember I take a couple short trips to NY every year and buy the non resident license($250). One year I bowhunted 5 states and racked up close to $1000 just in tags. I don't count such things as 4 wheel drive trucks etc[&:]
And I'm hunting all free land, no leases or anything like that. Like I say, I'm cheap. I've been bowhunting for 35 years and have owned only 5 bows including the recurve I started with. Some folks change bows like I change underwear. IN fact, I bet the Blue Undies are much older than most peoples bows. Short answer, in 50 years of hunting.... a lot of money. I'm slowing down now though. I suspect I'll be around $1500-2,000 again this year, NOT counting my new 4 wheel drive truck.
...... BUT.... my venison cost about $113.00 a pound I figure...maybe $213.00.[&:] Honestly, it's not about the money....except to my wife.[&:][&:] She keeps track every year on the Master Card statements. She'll come to me around tax time with "Do you know how much you spent on hunting last year". To which I usually come back with, "NO, but I'm sure you're going to tell me". It seems a typical year is $1,500 to $2,000. But, you have to remember I take a couple short trips to NY every year and buy the non resident license($250). One year I bowhunted 5 states and racked up close to $1000 just in tags. I don't count such things as 4 wheel drive trucks etc[&:] And I'm hunting all free land, no leases or anything like that. Like I say, I'm cheap. I've been bowhunting for 35 years and have owned only 5 bows including the recurve I started with. Some folks change bows like I change underwear. IN fact, I bet the Blue Undies are much older than most peoples bows. Short answer, in 50 years of hunting.... a lot of money. I'm slowing down now though. I suspect I'll be around $1500-2,000 again this year, NOT counting my new 4 wheel drive truck.
11-08-2005 | 04:36 PM
#36
Nontypical Buck
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From: Cenral Illinois
RE: How much $ have you speant...
I honestly can't say what I've spent total...but I know its lots. I would say yearly I'm in the $1000 range between new gear, tags, and just misc. stuff. Although I do spend a good deal on hunting, I wish I had more to spend!!!
11-08-2005 | 05:11 PM
#39
Giant Nontypical
Joined: May 2005
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From: One mile east of West Podunk Tx
RE: How much $ have you speant...
This is my first year bowhunting and I've spent more than I want my wife to really know about. She has a good idea of the amount but I sure don't want her to investigate the hard facts. Oh BTW,After making my 1st bow kill, a hog, I had to go out and upgrade my bow because I knew I was hooked for life. The bow I replaced wasn't yet a year old. Now that I've killed a deer can I upgrade again? hmmmm.....
