Price keeps going up...
12-11-2011, 07:23 AM
#1
Fork Horn
Thread Starter
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Lee , New Hampshire
Posts: 312
Price keeps going up...
I go on a trip almost every year, this year I was in NW Ontario. Had a great time saw several bucks nothing at the 150 mark so I let them walk. I'm not sure about next year >> the prices just keep climbing...how can younger hunters ever afford to make a trip? When the heck will this level off...its like a $500 hike up every year, I know they need to make their money for the year in the short season but come on it's getting nuts. Most of them are averaging $700 per day. Heck the airfare is off the charts..my baggage was $185 xtra each way! Airfare this year was $870...I remember $250 and baggage was free. I just got invited to Saskatchewan ...the trip is $4500 without air and I haven't stopped to buy a hog dog...
OK ...I feel better all vented out
OK ...I feel better all vented out
12-11-2011, 09:11 AM
#4
Fork Horn
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Southeast Nebraska
Posts: 452
I agree. As a 26 year old I often dream about being able to go to Alaska, Canada, etc to hunt a moose, or caribou. He'll I would love to go to Colorado or Wyoming to hunt elk, or Idaho for black bear. However, like you mentioned, the prices are astronomical....I can't justify spending 5,000-10,000 when a hunt is all said and done. Not to mention taxidermy services and shipping meat back. It's frustrating.
I am putting in for antelope and elk points in Wyoming and hope to make it out there in the near future for a DIY hunt with a buddy who lives out there. Not sure I'll ever be able to hunt moose at these prices. Even a DIY moose hunt is a lot, in Wyoming it's taking about 10-15 years of points just to pull a tag,and now with the wolf population running rampant there, who knows how many moose are going to be around....
I am putting in for antelope and elk points in Wyoming and hope to make it out there in the near future for a DIY hunt with a buddy who lives out there. Not sure I'll ever be able to hunt moose at these prices. Even a DIY moose hunt is a lot, in Wyoming it's taking about 10-15 years of points just to pull a tag,and now with the wolf population running rampant there, who knows how many moose are going to be around....
12-11-2011, 03:01 PM
#5
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: MN
Posts: 1,260
It is stagering to see the prices even with the economy the way it is. Just do some research there's still deals out there. I hunt a farm in MN where in 2 yrs I shot the one in my avatar 154 and a 140ish 8pt. I payed a little over $1000 for gas, lodging, tag, and tresspass fee. The average hunter can't afford the prices with outfitters. I did find an outfitter who charged me $1500 for a 5 day late season bowhunt. Lodging included in western IL. I saw alot of bucks and passed a questionable shot on a 140ish buck on the last day. there out there . Just got to put your time in looking online and making calls. IM me I can forward you some info on the places.
