RE: Bowhunting a rich man's sport?
 

gotcha;)

RE: Bowhunting a rich man's sport?
 

I think it's a Poorman's sport....get it?;)

RE: Bowhunting a rich man's sport?
 

Hunting as a whole in most of the country today is not cheap at all.

Take a look at civilizations/countries a couple hundred years older than ours.... France, Germany, England (to a lesser extent). Hunting and fishing are priviledges for the gentry and well-to-do. Its a look forward folks... history repeats itself... although I think we do have a fighting chance moreso than any other country ever has to keep hunting at least semi-affordable.

RE: Bowhunting a rich man's sport?
 

You don't need to be richto hunt inMN...we have like 4-5 million acres of public hunting ground.

RE: Bowhunting a rich man's sport?
 

What's sad is that is most pronounced only around here. At the shop, there isn't nearly as much of that going on. Folks are getting what they like, and want, not what is "popular" on an internet forum.

I've said it before, I'll say it again. What goes on here in the world on HNI isn't always a good representation of "real world." The folks around here are generally fanatics, and extremely passionate about what they do, how they do it, and with what. And that's not a bad thing either. In fact, it's quite the opposite. ;)

RE: Bowhunting a rich man's sport?
 

HA HA....AHHH haaaa ha..ha ha..ahhhhhh.......It certainly in in PA....:D

RE: Bowhunting a rich man's sport?
 

Very true!

I don't care what anyone says though bowhunting and hunting in general is getting down right expensive!

RE: Bowhunting a rich man's sport?
 

True...I seem to spend more money on hunting stuff every season.

RE: Bowhunting a rich man's sport?
 

I agree with some others - it CAN be an expensive sport, but it doesn't have to be. Yeah, if you want the latest gear and all the high-tech marvels, you're going to pay for it. On the other hand, if you just want to get out in the woods, have fun, and hopefully harvest a deer once in awhile, it doesn't have to be that expensive.

For example, in Ohio here could be a rough breakdown of costs:

Each Year:
-Hunting license = $30 or so per year
-Deer tag = $25 per year

Initial, or "Start-up Costs":
-Bow (low-end or used model) = $120 - $150
-Arrows, broadheads = $40 - $60
-Clip-on stand with spikes or ladder to climb = $60 - $100

So basically, you're looking at a $60 or so per-year cost, plus a "start-up" cost of $220 - $310. The "start-up" costs can be a bit high, but if you look at how many years you get out of your hunting setup, it's very reasonable. That's well within reach of most people nowadays. I left out things that people say are necessary, but I disagree. For example, camo - I've gotten more than 1 deer up in a treestand wearing my old brown winter coat - no camo. I thought the point of a treestand was so that deer wouldn't look up and see you.

Bow/Firearm/Hunting companies spend a LOT of money trying to convince us that we need to spend more and more money in order to be successful at hunting. Nothing could be further from the truth...

RE: Bowhunting a rich man's sport?
 

Remember what happened to fly fishing some years back after the movie "A River Runs Through It" came out? Fly fishing was suddenly the fashionable thing to do. High income yuppies came in with their gobs of disposable income and ran the prices up on everything from fly tying thread to chest waders. A good fly rod went from about a hundred bucks to about 500 bucks.

When they got bored with fly fishing, seems a lot of 'em took up bowhunting.