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Re: Hunting Costs
[Re: sig226fan (Rguns.com)]
#515047
12/16/08 08:12 PM
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tkuehn5410
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The fuel would be triple, but I drive a Honda Civic back and forth and do a lot of morning only or afternoon only hunts since I live 45 and 75 miles from the two leases:
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Re: Hunting Costs
[Re: sig226fan (Rguns.com)]
#515048
12/16/08 08:19 PM
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Tx_Phantom
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super combo license 64 tree stand 110 hunting boots 82 used camo jacket/pants 50 1 box ammo 20 feet/hand warmers 12 backpack 10 mississippi license 300 self processing 30 horn mounting kits 30
Total so far 2008-09 $708
TxP
PS - this does not include buying fresh pink rags.
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Re: Hunting Costs
[Re: tkuehn5410]
#515049
12/16/08 08:19 PM
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BenBob
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Man that buck has got some browtines. If I could kill deer like that I would consider a Honda Civic for my lease mobile.
Tired, Wired, and Uninspired
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Re: Hunting Costs
[Re: BenBob]
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12/16/08 08:29 PM
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Sully
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Well, you guys have me beat by thousands. I think I got up to around 1400 counting the taxidermy bill. It does pay to have a free place to go.
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Re: Hunting Costs
[Re: BMD]
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12/16/08 08:30 PM
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Txduckman
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The dude already buys supplies and feed. I believe he was just wanting to know what a lease costs since he already has all the other expenses which he listed out. A blind is amortized. You built/buy it once and it is good for many years. Mine cost $800 and is 5 years old with zero maintenance and good for another 10 to 15. That's pretty cheap overall. You don't have to spend a fortune on all that feed. Just throw corn Aug to Feb.
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Re: Hunting Costs
[Re: BenBob]
#515052
12/16/08 08:30 PM
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helomech
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Got all my stands, and feeders a few years ago, so corn, bullets, batteries for my cameras. Under 1k not including my mortgage (does that word look stupid to anyone else). Got to have somewhere to live. My trip to hwy mans probably cost a thousand, but worth every penny and then some.
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Re: Hunting Costs
[Re: sig226fan (Rguns.com)]
#515053
12/16/08 08:32 PM
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steel shot
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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...
That is soooooo true
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Re: Hunting Costs
[Re: Txduckman]
#515054
12/16/08 09:02 PM
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Sully
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The dude already buys supplies and feed. I believe he was just wanting to know what a lease costs since he already has all the other expenses which he listed out.
I was talking lease costs, but this is fun.
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Re: Hunting Costs
[Re: Sully]
#515055
12/17/08 02:19 AM
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Earl
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Hmmmmm...I sure as hell ain't showing this to the wife: Young County Lease: $1500 Bandera County Axis hunt: $750 Bandera County W.T. hunt: $750 Taxidermy charges (1 axis, 3 WT): $1600 Processor charges (4 animals): $700 Fuel charges (estimate): $500 Hotel stays (no camper): $800 License Fees: $80 Corn expense: $150 Miscellaneous crap: $500 Food estimate: $600 ------------------------------- Total for stuff I can think of = $7930 Oh Good Gosh, no wonder I'm friggin broke....like I said anyone tells my wife your a dead man Oh hell I forgot the doctor bill of $1000 for "chest pains" after the Bandera Whitetail hunt....crap, crap, crap...I gotta cut back but all I want to do is hunt more...I have a problem. I need a hunters anonymous group or something... And we aren't even getting into the thousands I spent last year for surgery to re-attach a torn biceps tendon I messed up on my red stag hunt...no wonder the wife doesn't like the heads hanging on the wall Earl
Last edited by Earl; 12/17/08 02:26 AM.
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Re: Hunting Costs
[Re: Earl]
#515056
12/17/08 04:33 AM
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Screwdriver
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That's something I don't even want to think about.
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Re: Hunting Costs
[Re: Screwdriver]
#515057
12/17/08 02:53 PM
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BenBob
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And all the while I thought this was a therapy group that would help me get past the addiction of hunting. I guess the first step is to admit your addiction. OK, I andmit it.
Tired, Wired, and Uninspired
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Re: Hunting Costs
[Re: tkuehn5410]
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12/17/08 03:54 PM
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Curly
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The fuel would be triple, but I drive a Honda Civic back and forth and do a lot of morning only or afternoon only hunts since I live 45 and 75 miles from the two leases:
MY HERO!
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Re: Hunting Costs
[Re: BenBob]
#515059
12/17/08 04:10 PM
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Deerhunter61
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My costs this year...
Lease - $1500 Two Feeders - $700 Two Stands - $500 Corn - $400 Diesel - $1000 Food - $400 Total - $4,500.00
Then on top of that...
Deer Processing - $230 Shoulder Mount - $495 Fox Mount - $500 Totals - %5,725.00
I am sure I am leaving something out but here is what I have so far...Man now I am depressed!!!
This is the first year I hunted on this lease so I incurred start up costs that I will not have to suffer through this coming year...
Now if the owner will not raise the cost!
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Re: Hunting Costs
[Re: Deerhunter61]
#515060
12/17/08 08:20 PM
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RedBone
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First year hunter:
Lease: 600 Truck: 5000 Trailer: 4500 Rifle: 450 Feeder and Corn: 250 Gas: 300 Wal-Mart/ M&G for hunting crap: 500 Processing one deer: 150
Total: 11,750
The truck and trailer where the big expenses. I should cost them out over several years to make this number more reasonable.
I told my wife it would cost 600 bucks plus a couple hundred for food and gear. Once I got up there I could see my 4 door Lexus was not going to cut it and that the old, rotten, roach infested place they had for me to stay in was just too nasty.
Also I got the truck from my father-in-law for a very fair price. I figured I could get a 4 wheeler or truck - I chose the truck.
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Re: Hunting Costs
[Re: RedBone]
#515061
12/17/08 09:24 PM
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Curly
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Spotlight- $20......oh wait, nevermind....
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Re: Hunting Costs
[Re: Curly]
#515062
12/17/08 09:33 PM
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frognot
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Spotlight- $20......oh wait, nevermind....
Eight track tapes of Lynyrd Skynyrd . . .(need an East Texas price check)
When he was young, I told Dale Jr. that hunting and racing are a lot alike. Holding that steering wheel and holding that rifle both mean you better be responsible. Dale Earnhardt
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Re: Hunting Costs
[Re: frognot]
#515063
12/17/08 09:49 PM
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HuntingTexas
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Well this year bought a 2009 Polaris Ranger 700 XP Camo and trailer, two 1000 pound feeders with lower units, 1 fiberglass 5' x 5' Octagon blind with staircase, landing and handrail, 1 4' x 4' blind with 10' base, 4 Weatherby's ( sold two ), 2 Kahles ( sold 1 ) and 1 Swarovski scope, 1 Browning Micro medallion, 1 Savage .338, 80 bags of corn, 5 trips to the lease at 700 miles round trip ( 14 mph deisel ), too many knives to remember, more hunting clothes, a used cabover camper, oh yeah Remington 7mm STW with Leupold ( thanks JCB ), many other rifles and shotguns and pistols that aren't for deer hunting, $2500.00 for Ozona lease, afraid to add it all up but the Polaris , trailer, lease and feeders are about $20,000.00 by themselves. I think I need to lay down now ..............
" In God We Trust "
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Re: Hunting Costs
[Re: frognot]
#515064
12/18/08 12:13 AM
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sig226fan (Rguns.com)
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Spotlight- $20......oh wait, nevermind....
Eight track tapes of Lynyrd Skynyrd . . .(need an East Texas price check)
From a guy with name like frognot... knew a girl from frognot once... she left the country though...
I do have an awesome camper with an 8-track though... if I could just find the t-top camaro to hunt from....
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Re: Hunting Costs
[Re: sig226fan (Rguns.com)]
#515065
12/18/08 01:16 AM
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Earl
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Oh God reading you guys lists I remembered the platform feeder and 4x6 blind I purchased this year too - not to mention the truck last year (wife didn't want dead animals in the back of her Explorer and they weren't gonna fit in my Mustang don't ya know)....now I'm really depressed, no wonder she's allways complaining about "your hunting crap".
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Re: Hunting Costs
[Re: Earl]
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12/18/08 01:53 AM
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Txduckman
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All capital costs should be amortized so you really can keep spending this year! Just divide it by 15.
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Re: Hunting Costs
[Re: tkuehn5410]
#515067
12/18/08 02:09 AM
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ytsejam
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This is my first year to hunt, so so far: gun 400 coat 70 gloves 10 overalls 30 boots 80 ammo 30 lantern 18 trips to shooting range 40 stuff for camping trip 200 $825 so far, and haven't shot a deer yet.
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Re: Hunting Costs
[Re: ytsejam]
#515068
12/18/08 02:28 PM
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okbowhunter
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775.00 Lifetime Oklahoma Lic 65.00 Texas Super Combo 60.00 New Arrows 100.00 WalMart Hunting Crap 300.00 Gas 0.00 Lease (no lease costs this year hunting public land) 200.00 Academy Hunting Crap 325.00 New Rem Model 700 with 3x9 .270 170.00 New pair of Boots (good ones) 50.00 Camping stuff
1300.00 except the lifetime suppose I need to amortize that over my lifetime so I guess I won't know the true value until I die.
oh and I haven't killed a deer yet this year either still trying.
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