[attiladhun2]

You have to travel hundreds of miles anymore to find a place to hunt, often out-of-state, and states charge non-residents far more than residents. By the time you factor in all of the costs, you probably are paying more than $100 per bird and $25 per lb (or more) for venison. I can get the best steak at the local mkt for far cheaper than that.

[MrPiper]

Traveling to hunt has become to expensive. I have to go 50 miles one way to the closest place and it is just a swamp. All the good areas belong to hunting clubs with the cheapest being $750/yr. I'm stuck with shooting squirrel in the back yard with a pellet rifle and an occasional trip to the firing range and with cost of ammo bordering ridiculous.

I priced reloading and only save two bucks per 50 rounds of 9mm. Less for rifle calibers. Several years ago, while I still hunted, I came back to my truck to find some kids putting a jack under my truck ?? They left when I fired a shot into a tree about 30 yds from them. I was still 150 yds away. So much for hunting "public" lands.

[randog]

It’s the beer that runs the cost up...;^)

I hunted with my dad when I was young. Sure, we’d take costly weekend trips, but there were a lot of quick day trips to the outskirts of town to pop off a few quail or chukar. I’m thinking about picking it up again; it was a lot of fun and good exercise, and fresh kill is the best meat you’re going to find.

[taxed2death]

“You have to travel hundreds of miles anymore to find a place to hunt, often out-of-state, and states charge non-residents far more than residents. By the time you factor in all of the costs, you probably are paying more than $100 per bird and $25 per lb (or more) for venison. I can get the best steak at the local mkt for far cheaper than that.”

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I guess I’m lucky.I walk out my back yard and there’s deer, grouse, wild turkey...etc...

Hell, the apple trees in my side yard are a constant hangout for deer.

We’re over run here in Ct with deer.

[Hot Tabasco]

You have to travel hundreds of miles anymore to find a place to hunt, often out-of-state, and states charge non-residents far more than residents.

I grew up grouse hunting in northern Michigan but its impossible now to go up there because I don't have the friends up there anymore and I wouldn't know where to hunt. Plus the travel time, motel fees, etc........

I love to pheasant hunt but the only successful hunting is out west and I can't afford it anymore. While there is limited public hunting in the Michigan thumb area, you have to compete with the masses..........