The Best Money Can Buy

[ddavis_1313]

A cabin in Alaska and a bush plane.

That’s the dream!


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[Ikmclean]

My dad and I did an Alaskan fishing trip 2016, couple of the older guys on the charter commented that they wish could have done something like that with their fathers. It sunk in and I make sure to go hunting/fishing with my dad as often as I can because someday it won't be an option.

 

[Curhunter]

Where are you located? That will help find a builder to use. I'm in Iowa and had a rifle rebarreled and blueprinted that turned out great.

When I recommended a hunt my meaning was the time spent together. It can be almost anything anywhere.

After dealing with some stuff all the money in the world couldn't buy what matters most. I hunted a lot with my dad. What I cherish now are the memories of simple hunts we shared and didn't think were anything special until he was gone.

Maybe get a nice new rifle intended for a trip that might be doable. The spent together planning a trip to use it could be a good distraction during these times.

 

[Coopsdaddy]

1st small cabin with porch to enjoy
2nd suppressors
3rd Honda pioneer just to be outdoors more,not to deter activity.

 

[Ucsdryder]

If money were no option, what specific hunting/outdoors equipment would be at the top of your list?

My dad has cancer, my mom is already gone, and he’s healthy enough to hunt, he’s got his own ground, and he’s also got quite a bit saved away that I feel like he’s earned the right to enjoy in a little bit more of a “spendy” manner. He hunts whitetail, turkey, and travels on big game hunting trips (though that might not be an option much longer for all we know). If you were sitting there at a computer in that same situation, please name off some of the items you’d order first.

Crappy situation. Sorry to hear that. I’d say book a father son hunt. Somewhere memorable, and different than what you guys currently hunt. Doesn’t need to be exotic, but can be a bucket list. Alaska for moose and salmon, Rocky Mountain elk hunt in the heart of the Rockies, etc. My dad and I still hunt together and my best memories are prior hunts.

 

[ODB]

a good question.

I just spent the day with a world class rifle maker - he’s been a friend for 20 years. There was a rifle leaning against the bench and I picked it up. It was a stunning 338 win mag. I asked what the story was. He said he built it for his dad many years ago to go on an African safari. But just as he finished the rifle his dad got leukemia and died within nine months and never took the trip.

Dunno, might be a lesson in there somewhere.

 

[thinhorn_AK]

I took my dad on an aoudad hunt. I got mine but he didn’t get one. We’ve booked another aoudad trip for March of 2025, and a mouflon hunt in Hawaii.

The gear dosent matter all that much, I’ve had the best gear available and had miserable hunts because of the people I was hunting with.

 

[ez_willie]

Tracks for the UTV if none already. Thermal scope. Thermal binoculars. Start hunting predators.

 

[Still Hunter]

To answer the OPs' question, if I had no money issues I would absolutely have some quality Swarovski Optics.
Sitting side by side with another hunter, he with unlimited funds, we were using spotting scopes to locate Mule deer in some rolling sage hills and with deep drainages. I was pleased picking out deer in the brush and telling him where they were located . Trying to help him try to pick out a nice Buck. He was pretty excited about one and it looked good to me as well. He asked me to look through his spotting scope at the deer he was looking at to be sure we were were looking at the same buck, I was really struck in amazement at the difference in spotting scopes. The clarity was unbelievable. Literally next level. So I am recommending some Premium Optics as great items to put on your equipment purchase list. His was a Swarovski, mine a Leupold.

The deer were primarily 8/10th's to a 1 1/4 mile away. That's was really significant at those distances.

 

[5MilesBack]

Is this your dad wanting to spend the money on something......or you?

 

[PNW bow hunter]

Very hard to beat elk in the rut if physically possible. Especially if money is no object.

I would almost gaurentee if you accompanied your father on an extremely high quality elk rut hunt, it would be a memory you would cherish forever.

 

[willtim]

Time spent with you. The ultimate gift.

 

[Rich M]

Its not about the gear, it would be about some quality time w family. Fly everyone you can think of to see him before he starts to slide downhill.

 

[Thread Savage]

Is this your dad wanting to spend the money on something......or you?

I want HIM to spend HIS money so that HE can enjoy it BEFORE it goes to me.

 

[Thread Savage]

It’s not about the gear, it would be about some quality time w family. Fly everyone you can think of to see him before he starts to slide downhill.

Everyone saying this is irrefutably correct. It’s about the experiences not the toys…BUT I guess I’m not making myself clear enough- I need to get him excited about buying/ordering/setting up some really nice, premium gear because that shopping/ waiting / setup PROCESS will keep his spirits high while he’s trying to beat this thing.

If he has a rifle being built, a suppressor in jail, and some badass new glass on the way, all that excitement will keep him in a much more positive frame of mind SO THAT he can get healthy and THEN hopefully we can go experience more together later.

 

[Machingeaneer]

That makes some sense, there's some really good custom rifle eye candy on the Unknown Munitions website. I'd take a look over there.

 

[Rich M]

Everyone saying this is irrefutably correct. It’s about the experiences not the toys…BUT I guess I’m not making myself clear enough- I need to get him excited about buying/ordering/setting up some really nice, premium gear because that shopping/ waiting / setup PROCESS will keep his spirits high while he’s trying to beat this thing.

If he has a rifle being built, a suppressor in jail, and some badass new glass on the way, all that excitement will keep him in a much more positive frame of mind SO THAT he can get healthy and THEN hopefully we can go experience more together later.

Gotcha.

I bought a 357 mag single shot and loading dies to give me a stress relief for grad school.

Have you asked him if there is anything he’d like to do? If he likes the new gun routine, run with it, if not maybe there is something else.

Prayers for your dad.

 

[30338]

At my age if I had a cancer diagnosis, my primary want would be to maybe pay for my kids to do a crazy hunt somewhere. Desert ram or brown bear, something they wanted to do. Daughter may elect to just do Hawaii for all I'd care. But seriously, older, cancer diagnosis, having killed what I wanted to already and having more material stuff than I need, I'd not need to have anyone worry about my bucket list. He is probably in the same position.

 

[Traveler]

This is one of the saddest threads I’ve read .

 

[Tourguide]

I am 45 and was in great health so I thought. Got diagnosed with kidney cancer 10 months ago, im about as recovered as I'm gonna get physically. When I came home after the surgery I dialed up 2 deer hunts and mountain lion hunt. I don't need any more "stuff" so I opted for more hunting time and new experiences.

More stuff doesn't mean anything when you're laying in a hospital bed for a couple weeks. Do what you can when you can. Because the day WILL come when you cant do anymore

I think the hunt is a great idea. The things in my life that mean the most to me are experiences, not stuff