I saw the post about the $500 bear hunt and thought it would be interesting to know if there are ANY $500 hunts left? (not counting travel expense) I know you can hunt hogs for that. What else?
Most of the exotic/hog day leases in Texas that are bow only are around $500. That includes Fallow Deer, Axis, Blackbuck, Aoudad, Sika, etc. The exotc rams are anywhere from $180 - $350. I can give you a list of some good ones if you want them. My wife is from TX, so I get to hunt there about 3 - 4 times a year.
Javalinas in west Texas with Kent Ostrem, Mahaska Custom Bows...only $420, unguided, for 4 days last time I checked. Includes spartan lodging.
For $500 you can come chase me round the yard with a slingshot!
Over the counter either sex elk tag in Colorado for public land...at least 2 years ago!
those tough economic times- hey robtattoo dose that include food an lodging
LOTS OF OPTIONS! Exotics,hogs, bears (out west) elk,muledeer, WT. Deer, Antelope,bobcats,couse deer,javi's, bowfishing......... Just name the state get some maps and start hiking :thumbsup:
Leaving out the travel costs opens alot of doors for sure. That being said travel cost could and does, sometimes, triple even quadruple a hunt cost. Especially when the hunt is in the 500 dollar range.
QuoteOriginally posted by robtattoo:
For $500 you can come chase me round the yard with a slingshot!
:biglaugh: Now that's funny right there!
I'll underbid ya! I'll take two fity!
We hunted mule deer out west last year. Round trip, everything included DIY for $685. This included a cabin for an entire week that slept 7, but there were only 4 of us.
You can do a hunt for cheap, you just have to do your homework.
QuoteOriginally posted by NorthernCaliforniaHunter:
QuoteOriginally posted by robtattoo:
For $500 you can come chase me round the yard with a slingshot!
:biglaugh: Now that's funny right there!
I'll underbid ya! I'll take two fity! [/b]
Hell guys I'm in Michigan and our economy sucks. For $225. ya can chase me around and I'll supply the slingshots :biglaugh:
$500 not including travel? Heck, most of my trips qualify for that! Whitetail, mule deer, antelope, hogs, javalina. Elk would add a little more in most places if you want a bull tag, but a cow would sure work.
Of course I'm assuming you can camp on whatever trip you do. Motels and restaurants cut deep into a hunt budget. I don't count food as a hunting expense since I eat plenty no matter where I am. :rolleyes: On a hunt or on the couch. Groceries are still groceries.
Maybe we need a new thread. . . but I would like to know how some of you did what you did for under $500. PSUbowhunter???? How when tags are almost $400.
Thanks for any input
Robtattoo, you've obviously never been shot by a slingshot.
KSdan, here in AK I get hunting, fishing, 6 deer tags, 1 moose, unlimited bou, goat, sheep, 3 black bear, 2 griz if I pick the right area. All for $0.00.
Can do a 10 day haul road hunt for under %400.
It's all about location.
Now when I come south, it gets expensive.
LKH,
Tell Shara I said hi.
I offer hog/turkey combo's for that-3-days...
I can do whitetail for that.
hogs and javelina..
Giant Gator gar..
Yea, $500 is a can-do price range with 7Th Age Bowhunting. CK
I assume your talking out of state. If you came to Ny a nonres. supersportsman lic. would run 250, 280 with a bear tag. Cabin rental at Allegany State park about 250 per week I think. So a group of four could easly stay under 500.00 in an area with decent deer hunting, good turkey hunting, a chance at a bear, and have enough money left over to take a fishing charter on Lake Erie for monster wally and smally. Plus be able to spank any grouse or squirrls you come across.
Yep Rob, when I was a kid I "accidently" hit a neighbor kid in the forehead with a marble fired out of my trusty slingshot.. About a 30 yard shot too.. Dropped him in his tracks, of course he bounced up screaming bloody murder.. Shortly after that I got my rear end warmed up considerably....
Good stuff, and I think this information is exactly what a lot of folks need in this economic climate.
Check out states not typically known as "out west". Last year we hunted Nebraska, tags were about $175. Two years ago we hunted ND, tags were about $215.
If you head farther west, you can expect to pay more for a tag, as well as more for travel.
QuoteOriginally posted by KSdan:
Maybe we need a new thread. . . but I would like to know how some of you did what you did for under $500. PSUbowhunter???? How when tags are almost $400.
Thanks for any input
I did a DIY deer hunt in PA last year for around that.Want to go back BAD this year with a bear tag!!