Have you cancelled hunting plans due to fuel costs/inflation?

[FLATHEAD]

No Western trips for me this year. The fuel costs, combined with
inflation and the already ridiculous non resident bend over is just
enough already. I've scratched my Western itch, Just not worth it anymore.
I'll be sticking to my home state or bordering states for WT, Black Bear, Boar, waterfowl, etc...

 

[bozeman]

CO OTC will be PACKED, wait and see…….

 

[thinhorn_AK]

I’ve made even more plans…

 

[Rifleman86]

CO OTC will be PACKED, wait and see…….

True, just less packed than usual maybe! Lol

 

[bozeman]

With CO having closest geographical locations to hunt. That $5/gal gas will come into play…….

 

[tdhanses]

Doubt anything changes.

 

[Hatchet Jack]

I quit my job last year because the week before I was supposed to leave for my hunt my employer tried to deny my PTO (it had been scheduled all year). Needless to say I will risk going broke before I cancel my hunt plans lol.

F*ckin Legend

 

[crossfox21]

The gym buddy can now only afford to come do his workouts 3 times a week instead of 5. He lives outside of town and just can't make the numbers works for gas in his truck. It makes me sick to no end...thanks Joe...you POS

 

[Azone]

Does your hunting revolve around life or does your life revolve around hunting?
Short of a Russian special military operation clogging up all the damn interstates my ass is heading east for some elk and mule deer hunting.

 

[Ucsdryder]

Just throw it on the credit card!

 

[BrokenArrow]

I think you should throw this poll up again the first of august. It’s nice to draw tags right now. Gets folks fired up.
The way this economy is looking to go, I’d bet minds change in a few months.

 

[vectordawg]

I think you should throw this poll up again the first of august. It’s nice to draw tags right now. Gets folks fired up.
The way this economy is looking to go, I’d bet minds change in a few months.

Yup, the experts are predicting $6g nationwide average by August.

 

[IH8Cali]

Every year I have my standard deer/elk hunt, however I always look for a bonus hunt/fish trip. I really wanted to try Idaho bear this year, but i'll just try it some other time. I know all the Idaho folks will be heartened to hear of one less Utard plate at the trailhead, but maybe next year.

I still might try for Pyramid Lake this fall, but again with everything so inflated, a nearly $3k weekend to go fishing seems a bit much.

 

[WMag338]

Hunting trips preserve my sanity. Look forward to them all year. Hard to put a price on that.

 

[summs]

So far I cancelled a fishing trip to Lake Champlain. Partly due to gas, but mostly I had a axle spindle snap and had it rewelded, but I don't trust it 100% for a 6 hour drive. Hunting will be sticking closer to home, but looking to do NY Catskills, possibly ADK's instead of Maine for deer tracking.


Good chance I hunt all instate this year.

 

[bozeman]

I'm sure there will be a moron or two who will short their family of a vac, take out a signature loan, rack up CC debt or forego kids new school clothes for their 'annual hunting trip'.......I am never surprised at the poor decision making/choices of individuals who want a bragging rights picture. For instance, had a friend quit a job over vac being cancelled due to a big increase in production....wasnt just him, but several who were called in to work. He just quit, went on a trip and then came back to find a job....lost it all for a trip, something he could have re-scheduled. Called it principle, I, however, have another term for it, stupid IMO. I am sure these high gas prices and inflation will bring about some VERY STUPID financial decisions..........

 

[KHNC]

I was going elk hunting in New Mexico, then I cancelled that trip. Then, I had plans to elk hunt in Wyoming. Cancelled that too. Something something about a draw or whatever.

 

[GMT]

Won't be changing my plans. The relaxation, enjoyment and time in the woods is well worth the few hundred dollars to me. And no, I won't be shorting my family or kids of anything. Kids are grown and worked all my life to be able to do the things I want at this point.

 

[Pacific_Fork]

If it meant selling my children to slavery in order to hunt I would be in a real pickle.

 

[MallardSX2]

Personally, I don't think the cost of fuel will affect people too much.

However, I think the rising cost of outfitters will keep the Public lands packed for the foreseeable future.