How much does it cost you to go hunting for a day?
- Thread starter PeakXV
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wheelin_ca
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- Simcoe County Ontario Canada
coyote hunting so far...
50km to the spot, truck gets 6km/L gas apprex 1.10/trip
2 boxes of .222rem $21ea
JS electric call $giftcard
xtra large Timmys $1.72/trip
42+(16.666x1.10)y + (1.72y)
y=how often i go out
=$62.05 the first time
add $20.05 each time after
Duck hunting was about the same.... went out 15-20 times.
we wont talk about licenses, or costs of the guns purchased as they are essentials lol
50km to the spot, truck gets 6km/L gas apprex 1.10/trip
2 boxes of .222rem $21ea
JS electric call $giftcard
xtra large Timmys $1.72/trip
42+(16.666x1.10)y + (1.72y)
y=how often i go out
=$62.05 the first time
add $20.05 each time after
Duck hunting was about the same.... went out 15-20 times.
we wont talk about licenses, or costs of the guns purchased as they are essentials lol
Okay, don't everyone hate me but I hunt for free. I work with native kids and hunting and fishing are regular activities we do with the youth. Work pays for everything down to the ammo and we even have ATV's and Ski-Doos specifically for these outings... I only have to bring a gun.
Apparently, none of you have ever heard of cost accounting.
One small example: the cost of driving is not the cost of the gas you burn. It easily costs about $0.40 /km to drive any modern vehicle, more if it's a big 3/4 ton or SUV. Do the real math and you will find hunting is a very expensive way to get meat to your table.
Now, I love to hunt too, but this thread doesn't do a very good job of answering the question.
One small example: the cost of driving is not the cost of the gas you burn. It easily costs about $0.40 /km to drive any modern vehicle, more if it's a big 3/4 ton or SUV. Do the real math and you will find hunting is a very expensive way to get meat to your table.
Now, I love to hunt too, but this thread doesn't do a very good job of answering the question.
Sure it does, if you want to go hunting tomorrow morning - how much cash is it going to cost you to get there & back? Some people just walk out the door, some take an atv, some drive a car. Most people need compact high carb, protein food to sustain themselves for a day. Shells, coffee, smokes, booze, rent- a-mistress &/or a big fat doughnut...... bob's your uncle.
The short answer is : it depends.
If you're primarily hunting small game on your own land, and you go on a regular basis then it could pretty much work out to pennies a day (a 20$ small game license and a 30$ brick of 22lr ammo is pretty much all you need for your entire year).
If you like to hunt "a little bit of everything" and again have free access to land AND go out on a regular basis then you're probably looking at somewhere in the 50$/day range.
On the other hand if you treat yourself to an "all inclusive" package at one of the fancier lodges/outfitters you could end up spending well upwards of 1000$/day.
As for myself, considering I've only been out 3 times in my life it works out to about 75-100$ per day or about the same as a day at the range, or just a hair more than a good dinner and a night at the movies.
If you're primarily hunting small game on your own land, and you go on a regular basis then it could pretty much work out to pennies a day (a 20$ small game license and a 30$ brick of 22lr ammo is pretty much all you need for your entire year).
If you like to hunt "a little bit of everything" and again have free access to land AND go out on a regular basis then you're probably looking at somewhere in the 50$/day range.
On the other hand if you treat yourself to an "all inclusive" package at one of the fancier lodges/outfitters you could end up spending well upwards of 1000$/day.
As for myself, considering I've only been out 3 times in my life it works out to about 75-100$ per day or about the same as a day at the range, or just a hair more than a good dinner and a night at the movies.
I don't know many people who just get up one day and start hunting. What about scouting, setting up stands, baiting, target practice, cost of guns, quads, cloths, etc, etc. My wild meat costs me $1000 a pound!!, and it's the best meat I can buy.
It's a valid point. It doesn't apply to all hunting/styles or hunters though. My guns are inherited, no scouting, stands, baiting, target practice or quads for upland game. Autumn clothing are a minimal cost seeing that a coat, hat & pants can last several years. Boots are my Achilles' heel (pun intended).
depends. lots of my hunting is just walking from my front door. my long distance hunts are typically less then 10km away.
so my rifle was $800, that is ammortized over years of enjoyment. binos where expensive but i use and enjoy them every single day.
i spend about $150/year on licences/tags.
so my rifle was $800, that is ammortized over years of enjoyment. binos where expensive but i use and enjoy them every single day.
i spend about $150/year on licences/tags.
Weekend trip generally costs about 150$ in gas, lodging is a bottle of rum for space in a friends cabin, and 200$ in food and beer (after the hunt), 50$ for stuff we forgot from home.
This is generally split between 2-4 people.
Of course I did not factor in cost of equiptment or hunting tags / license.
This is generally split between 2-4 people.
Of course I did not factor in cost of equiptment or hunting tags / license.
Now, that is just silly. I hunt, and fish, and am not "miserly" about it at all. What I was trying to point out is that if you want to know what it costs to go hunting, you need to do some legitimate cost accounting, or the numbers are just stupidly wrong. And so far this thread is.
No one is even beginning to think about what it actually costs to hunt.
That is a bare start.
The list of true costs would be very long indeed. I know for a fact I spend way too much hunting, shooting, fishing, camping to even want to truly know what it costs, but at least I know it costs a lot. Pretending it costs you only your gas and two rounds is just pathetic cost accounting.
I did (with out getting too beancounterish). The gun is free/inherited. Then $2.00 / hunt for the socks/ hat/ gloves/ gun oil/ solvent/ restocks for first-aid kit ( I think that's generous actually) or $20.00/year & I have had the same hats for the last 7 years, tube socks are 4 pair for 10.00 bucks at Winners - I don't think I bought them this year. Had to buy new underwear after the episode with the rabid bear (just kidding) etc. etc. Works out to about $50.00 per hunt.
I have no need for a dedicated vehicle for recreation purpose, otherwise that would/should factor into the cost. Taking 1-2% per year usage of the family sedan that is needed/employed 98% of the time for family/business reasons with appropriate tax deductions & savings considered & factored/deducted is too much for my small brain.
I dont hate you, I just hate having to pay for it with my tax dollars.
Enjoy the free ride. Youre a shoe in for politics, now that youve got the taste of it.
Well, I have a 2010 truck that is what it is, and cost as much as it did, just so I can hunt in it, and pull our trailer. I like to hunt, and I spend as much time as I can, and as many dollars as I can afford, to do it. I drove over 600 km one way to hunt elk this year (almost 5% of the year's truck mileage that trip). I also spent about 80% of my hunting time within 20 km of my house. And that's just "travel". Guns, clothes, reloading, more guns, scouting, practicing, optics, gps, chronograph, my neat calipers, boots, hats, camo suits, red suits, ...... man ...... I spend way more hunting than you guys.
