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Hunting Costs
#515022
12/16/08 05:04 PM
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Sully
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I was just curious what most of us spend on hunting, annually. I know it's a very costly, but necessary hobby. There's nothing I'd rather be doing. Anyways, luckily, I've had the opportunity to hunt land owned by family friends for the past 6 years. So, I've only been out supplies, license, guns, ammo, corn, processing and taxi bills. The owner doesn't hunt, but loves the meat, so I'll get a doe for him each year and give him the meat. He has myself, my dad, his son in law and about 3-4 other hunters out every season. The place is about 600 acres.
It would be nice to have a place of my own now though. That I could go whenever, without notice or worrying about someone else being out there. What can I expect to spend for a annual lease for year-round hunting/fishing? Something within 2 hrs of the DFW metro-mess.
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Re: Hunting Costs
[Re: Sully]
#515023
12/16/08 05:05 PM
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Sully
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Or should I just hang on to a good thing, and stay where I'm at?
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Re: Hunting Costs
[Re: Sully]
#515024
12/16/08 05:08 PM
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Curly
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Re: Hunting Costs
[Re: Curly]
#515025
12/16/08 05:12 PM
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texfork
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Can I have your spot on that 600 acres when you leave ?
Prayer is the "ultimate" wireless connection .
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Re: Hunting Costs
[Re: Curly]
#515026
12/16/08 05:13 PM
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Sully
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Re: Hunting Costs
[Re: Sully]
#515027
12/16/08 05:14 PM
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Sully
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He won't lease to anyone, just let's friends and family out. He had a bad experience with some hunters about 6-8 years ago and doesn't want to do it again.
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Re: Hunting Costs
[Re: Sully]
#515028
12/16/08 05:22 PM
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BMD
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Spend more than I tell my wife!
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Re: Hunting Costs
[Re: BMD]
#515029
12/16/08 05:36 PM
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Exbellicus
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our lease in central oklahoma is about 400 acres and its around 1200/year
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Re: Hunting Costs
[Re: BMD]
#515030
12/16/08 05:37 PM
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taco bender
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Heck! I'd stay. I'd make sure I take care of the gentleman that's letting you hunt there.
"Today is about playing like WE play! This day is about DOMINATING an opponent! This day is about being LSU, and taking a team by the throat, and choking the life out of them!" - Les Miles
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Re: Hunting Costs
[Re: Sully]
#515031
12/16/08 05:39 PM
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Txduckman
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Anywhere from $1,200 per gun for marginal hunting on a small property to $2,000 and up for good hunting. Best way I see is to find friends on an established place with an opening. Those will be your best deals.
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Re: Hunting Costs
[Re: Txduckman]
#515032
12/16/08 05:44 PM
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BMD
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u guys aren't figurin in all costs gotta be between 5k and 10k easily
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Re: Hunting Costs
[Re: Sully]
#515033
12/16/08 06:05 PM
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RICK O'SHAY
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BEST I CAN FIGURE I PROBABLY SPEND ABOUT $5000. A YEAR.
DISCLAIMER ATTENTION: Your decision should NEVER be based SOLELY upon my advice, recomendation, or opinion.
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Re: Hunting Costs
[Re: RICK O'SHAY]
#515034
12/16/08 06:15 PM
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Sully
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Sure makes those mounts special when you get em.
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Re: Hunting Costs
[Re: Sully]
#515035
12/16/08 06:27 PM
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BenBob
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Consider corn, deer blocks, fuel to get you there, keeping 2 households for 3 months (deer camp and regular), lease costs, feeder costs, upkeep on blinds, taxidermy work, days taken off of work, ammo etc. Do NOT show this thread to my wife. Scary amount.
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Re: Hunting Costs
[Re: BenBob]
#515036
12/16/08 06:36 PM
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BMD
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Re: Hunting Costs
[Re: Sully]
#515037
12/16/08 06:38 PM
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Bud1Pointer
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year round Lease in Erath Co. $3200 Trip to Montana for Mule Deer $4000 West Tx Blue Quail Lease $600 Trip to Ks for Pheasant $400 Trip to Tx panhandle for Pheasant $400 Trip to Shamrock,Tx for Quail $400 Trip to Sonora,Tx for Axis $2500 Trip to Rock Springs,Tx for Aoudad $1500 I'm gonna quit counting there in case this makes it back to my wife, cause none of these include the extras.
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Re: Hunting Costs
[Re: Bud1Pointer]
#515038
12/16/08 06:47 PM
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BenBob
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This is not fair. I think some of you are spending more on hunting than I am. I am going to have to really get after it since you brought it to my attention.
Tired, Wired, and Uninspired
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Re: Hunting Costs
[Re: BenBob]
#515039
12/16/08 07:25 PM
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jim1961
THF Trophy Hunter
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easy 5-10k with lease, feeders, blinds, trips, food, corn, protein, weapon, bullets, fuel, clothes...... It is a scary amount
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Re: Hunting Costs
[Re: jim1961]
#515040
12/16/08 07:32 PM
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copperhead
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License, fuel, food, needed items, I'd say approx 900.00.
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Re: Hunting Costs
[Re: copperhead]
#515041
12/16/08 07:41 PM
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rstewlandman
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the man at the top of the mountain didn't fall up it
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Re: Hunting Costs
[Re: rstewlandman]
#515042
12/16/08 07:48 PM
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tkuehn5410
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Last year I spent right around $7k by the time I got everything paid for: corn, feeders, built a couple blinds. The lease costs around $1000 per gun and my wife and I have a place I hunt for free.
This year I expect it will run around $6k.
Best money I spend all year.
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Re: Hunting Costs
[Re: rstewlandman]
#515043
12/16/08 07:49 PM
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BMD
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you guys are low balling especially with cost of fuel preseason
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Re: Hunting Costs
[Re: BMD]
#515044
12/16/08 07:51 PM
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BMD
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Tk is being honest give real numbers
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Re: Hunting Costs
[Re: BMD]
#515045
12/16/08 07:57 PM
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sig226fan (Rguns.com)
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NO WAY am I going to post that data in a public forum where my wife or the IRS could look at it...uh-uh, nope, not going to happen...
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Re: Hunting Costs
[Re: sig226fan (Rguns.com)]
#515046
12/16/08 08:12 PM
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BenBob
THF Trophy Hunter
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I don't think that I even want to put it down where I can see the cold hard facts of my own hunting costs, much less let someone else see it.
Tired, Wired, and Uninspired
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