Cheap partners

There might be another side of the medal, and here is what it could be:

The hunting buddies have a different view of things.

They claim that this hunting partner plans everything over the top, not just the necessary amount, but double and triple of every item.

They say that before every hunting trip, he goes on extensive shopping sprees and comes back with ridiculous amounts, huge piles of items which are not required and which will last for several hunting season.

To make things worse, he asks us to pay for his extravagant hoarding outbursts.

What do you think, does he have a problem?
 
I took a buddy rabbit hunting once he got a couple didn't want them gave them to me that was the last time he came. His words he just like shooting them.
 
mephisto002 said:
There might be another side of the medal, and here is what it could be:

The hunting buddies have a different view of things.

They claim that this hunting partner plans everything over the top, not just the necessary amount, but double and triple of every item.

They say that before every hunting trip, he goes on extensive shopping sprees and comes back with ridiculous amounts, huge piles of items which are not required and which will last for several hunting season.

To make things worse, he asks us to pay for his extravagant hoarding outbursts.

What do you think, does he have a problem?
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Many sides to a story... based simply on what the OP states, items look reasonable. Nothing in what he said suggests 'hoarding outbursts' to me, but I'm not in his group. On it's face, OP looks like someone who likes to go prepared, his 'friends' don't, and wilfully let him incur all the costs for shared items. 🤷‍♂️
 
bearhunter said:
OP, you're only telling your side, what if anything, do your hunting partners contribute to the hunt?

Do th. ey provide the vehicles, food, etc. ????????????
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We all bring food and share, so that's not an issue. We usually take my car, and I don't mind driving.

The problem is that the guys I hunt with are mostly weekend hunters who sometimes don't even bring the basics. I've had guys show up without so much as a knife to field-dress a deer.

If the hunt is successful, they'll chip in for gas. If not, I just get a promise to pay next time.

I also had one guy bail on me the day before a hunt. He's a gonner.

I preffer to hunt alone lately.
 
milkbone96 said:
Many sides to a story... based simply on what the OP states, items look reasonable. Nothing in what he said suggests 'hoarding outbursts' to me, but I'm not in his group. On it's face, OP looks like someone who likes to go prepared, his 'friends' don't, and wilfully let him incur all the costs for shared items. 🤷‍♂️
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Honestly, the amount of money I spend is not huge but it is the idea that some people cheap out on 8-10 bucks but have no problem spending 2k on a gun they shoot 3 bullets a year because ammo is so expensive.
 
People can be funny.I remember a guy I knew who with a bunch of other guys would rent a field and a camp for goose hunting every year.One year though because of a relative of one of the other guys wanted to join the group and they only had room for a certain amount of guys they told him they didn’t t have room for him.What they forgot was that he owned all the decoys and they all got quite upset when he refused to let them use them
 
William Watt said:
It depends on the relationship, the things you mentioned are items you would bring yourself.
Concerns over a few dollars one way or another is not an issue for a group that hunts together for years.
Take care and enjoy the time together.
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I moved provinces a few years ago and lost my 2 trusted partners. I'm in QC and don't know too many guys, plus my French isn't great either. It takes time to find a new trusted group but I don't give up hope. Meanwhile I hunt alone or with some occasional weekend warrior.
 
In my group everyone brings stuff like gloves and paper towel. But that also means there's plenty to go around so nobody gets upset if you need to use someone else's - maybe mine is back at camp, or my truck is at camp and we're out in someone else's truck. Or i just forgot something this trip...


My crew is awesome. We've all known each other for 20+ years and are very close friends. This year my truck broke on the drive up. My friend drove to the next town (1hr each way) to get a part that wasn't available in the town I was in, then headed to set up camp while a shop got my truck fixed. Turned out that part wasnt the main issue, so I decided to leave my truck at the shop for the week. My friend drove back from camp (3+ hours each way), we unloaded my truck, loaded his up, and drove to camp. A week later another friend did the reverse trip, returning me to my truck then going back to camp to take things down.

Given that, a pair of latex gloves really doesn't matter lol
 
rkr said:
I don't know if I'm just unlucky, but with two exceptions, my hunting partners have been extremely cheap.

I like to plan ahead and make sure I have all the supplies I think we'll need. When I ask the guys I hunt with if they want to split the cost of these supplies, they say no because they don't need them.

Then hunting day comes, and guess what? They're suddenly asking if they can borrow latex gloves, soap, paper towels, and so on.

I know these things aren't expensive, but what I don't understand is why people are unwilling to contribute to the cost but have no problem using everything for free.

Does anyone else experience this, or am I just unlucky with my hunting partners?

And of course they don’t have a tarp because I always bring and extra one.
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Two words come to mind for those types...and you are far better off hunting solo or with other people of the same mind. Get rid of them!
 
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