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I tell my wife duck season costs as much as her trip to beach with the girls. She doesn't b@#ch too much after I remind her about that trip. Oh yeah, what she don't know, don't hurt.

I've spend over 2 grand for 2 trips, total of 5 days hunting and 14 ducks and 1 goose bagged. I love it but dang...$$$$!!

Dr. B
Montgomery

Counting nothing else, I have at least $30K tied up in my bay boat and gator trax. Not to mention a couple thousand goose decoys, duck decoys, five pirouges (yes you never can have too many!), Guns, dogs, dog training/traveling expenses, leases, gas, camp, food. I bet I could buy a nice house by the time I was done!

cwinkler wrote:I aint gonna add it up, cause I don't want to know. And I don't want my wife to know either. I am just thankful that she is the saver and I am the spender of the house....

i am with you on this one.

I refuse to add it up. Instead, I calculate how much fun I have and just for numbers sake, I guess at how much money I DIDN'T spend - how much I save by using holdovers from last year, how much it would cost me to do something else that isn't as enjoyable, etc.

Nearly a marriage!

mudsucker wrote:Nearly a marriage!

nothing .... i borrow shells ...... stole the gun ..... and Posted = Public

Damn Torch, you taught me that

It wouldn't be so bad if it weren't for the gas bill, but all in all its worth it. Good luck to ya'll this last weekend. Hope everybody smacks em.

kaustin wrote:Travis, that's what I was thinking. I have not done taxes yet, but man I am going to have a LOT of deductions due to my new business of dog training and duck guiding . Since it was a slow year I refunded all my guiding charges and am still waiting on that deadbeat to pay me for training his dogs .

Just make sure you meet the business rules and don't get your business turned into a hobby. Otherwise, the IRS will reverse all of your deductions. There's a little guide they follow about turning a profit 3 out of 5 years and being able to make a profit. Just don't want anyone getting into trouble.

Jeff

Someone once told me never try to figure out how much a duck cost. I take that advise.

torch wrote:I am talking lease, atv, gun, shells, dekes... anything you buy to duck hunt. Food, gas, lodging. When you add it all up you will be really pissed.

It costs me so much that it is necessary to lie to the wife.

i dont know about yall but when you are good you GET PAID TO HUNT! i aint spend a red cent and had all my $#!+ paid for just to carry some boys to see these old fool ass birds come in the dekes?!!! hell i might have enough made to pay for a new sp-10 and some more new $#!+ i have been wanting.

Couple boxes of shells and a cord of firewood. This year I will need a new pair of waders so I'll roll that cost into the 07-08 season.

Deadeye

Who cares?