I filled up 3 days back on March 4th. $3.99 a Gallon at lowest 87 octane at the Cumberland Farms up here in New York State. Yesterday on the 6th,I see the Pumps at Cumberland are up to $4.12 a Gallon at Lowest octane.
I start my season on April 25th in New Jersey + May 1st in New York. It is possible Gas Prices will be approaching $5.00 a Gallon by Late April.- Just my Guess. I am already starting to see some- " Pump Rage" because of Putin's War.
With the above in mind- Do you think that Turkey Hunters headed to Public Lands will have a more aggressive approach to making sure they Limit out in their State just as fast as possible to avoid driving out 15+ miles for 12 mornings in a row to Bag 2 Gobblers on Public.
Will alot really push the Limits to take those 2 Tom's in 2-3 or 4 days because the Wife has mentioned that " our Gas Budget needs to be watched closer". And then there is State #2 and a Longer one way Drive to Bag 2 Gobblers in that State.
With the above in mind- Do you think that some Hunters will throw in the Towel early in the Season to save on Gas or do you think that Hunters will up their game and be much more aggressive then they normally would ?
I personally think that it will be the latter.Only Time will tell. Ukrainians are putting up a fierce fight as everyone knows. This could drag on for Months. Meanwhile Gas + Food Prices skyrocket. Now Putin wants to withdraw from the worldwide internet by March 15th to avoid cyber attacks- so he says.
Whatever happens- stay safe and enjoy your time afield.
Act your wage.
Turn off the news.
Good advice for most.
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It's easy to say that gas prices won't change what we, as hunters do, but it will.
Saw my grandson over the weekend. He and his two buddies have scrapped their plans for a Nebraska hunt and are heading to Oklahoma instead, largely because of fuel prices.
I don't know about the aggressiveness of the hunting itself, but I have little doubt that most will hunt as close to home as possible.
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I don't think rising gas prices will change how people hunt. The rules here are the same no matter what you pay at the pump.
Won't change a thing. People will gripe more about it but they'll
Still hunt.
It may curb some of the road riders in general . But probably not much change .
The road runners where out this past weekend already !
Gonna be more thieves siphoning gas. Remote areas with vehicles left unattended for hours will be a target.
Quote from: PalmettoRon on March 07, 2022, 09:27:48 AM
Gonna be more thieves siphoning gas. Remote areas with vehicles left unattended for hours will be a target.
Heck why not get a few gallons of gas while ripping out your cat converter too?
I have no idea on how it will affect the way people hunt, but with all the cash that seems to be in everyone's pocket (except mine), driving and gas prices will be of little concern.
I live within a few miles of a big lake and I saw boat after boat headed to the lake this weekend and gas is bumping 4 a gallon.
Just look at the turkey call market, prices are high and continuing to climb.
It's definitely not good for me for the turkey season, this is when I do the most driving. It will be rough on the pocket but I won't slow down. I definitely won't be driving my pick up and the wifeY is gonna be piZzzzzed with scattered turkey brains in her car.
It's not changing our plans. Wife and I are still planning our out of state trip but we generally only hunt one other state than our home state.
Turkey huntin will go on. Short window to hunt each year. Ppl will save where they can and gripe afterwards.
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As for me, for the most part,I am quitting. As far as upping the aggression in hunting, that is not going to affect the hunting positively; remember turkeys operate on turkey time and they don't care high the gas prices go.
It won't. Do the math. 1000 miles for a trip averaging 15mpg will cost $266 for a trip at $4. $133 at $2. If $133 is the deciding factor you can't afford to go anyway. When you take into account you don't go on the trip but instead hunt around home then unless you're walking out your back door then you're trip cost drops even more cause you're using gas at home that could have been used on the trip. Don't get me wrong, it freaking sucks. I drive around 30,000 miles a year so it's going to hit me hard in the long run
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This may be the new norm, so good advice will be plan to on this new expense.....
I won't enjoy my time at the pumps but I won't cut states and trips
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Here's my take. Serious turkey hunters are going to continue going hunting. Casual turkey hunters probably won't. If gas prices stay like they are, or get higher, I suspect we will see fewer hunters in the woods this spring. People will gravitate towards their priorities when money gets to be an issue. The conditions we are facing this spring with gas costs and other inflation should have the impact of reducing pressure. It may not keep us serious guys out of the woods, but I think it will keep some of the less-serious types at home or doing other things. We'll see...
Quote from: Howie g on March 07, 2022, 09:12:04 AM
It may curb some of the road riders in general . But probably not much change .
The road runners where out this past weekend already !
They're getting ready for the "youth" season next week!
I'll still be doing my four state trip I'll just cut back on some of the other summer activities
I have waited for March 15th everyday since the last week of May when my hunting season ended in the Spring of '21. Unless gas hits $10 a gallon my plans will go unchanged, and if that's the case, it'll be only slightly.
Gas prices won't change anything .... If you are taking off time to hunt , and in many cases for many people long periods of time if not entire seasons, you aren't poor enough for this to be an issue . While the nation is headed toward the dire straights with inflation and many factors involving money .... It's just not to that point yet. It will have to get a whole lot worse before have to choose .
Quote from: dzsmith on March 07, 2022, 10:08:28 PM
Gas prices won't change anything .... If you are taking off time to hunt , and in many cases for many people long periods of time if not entire seasons, you aren't poor enough for this to be an issue . While the nation is headed toward the dire straights with inflation and many factors involving money .... It's just not to that point yet. It will have to get a whole lot worse before folks have to choose .
Just heard on the morning news that crude is at $130.00 per barrel and the experts are called for gas to rise another 50 cents per gallon. Here the prices are rising at an unbelievable rate, went to dinner the other day and the next morning the price was up 10 cents per gallon. I usually hunt within about a 20 mile radius around my home so no real effect for me.
Decent chance fuel could be pushing $5 by early May when many travel for birds. Like others have said, even with that being a huge increase it equates to a couple hundred additional bucks over $2 gas if you are doing a 1k mile trip. I get that $200 bucks is nothing to sneeze at, but if you really want to go you can find ways to 'save' that $200 elsewhere.
Now if gas hits $10 bucks a gal, things might change!
I would expect to see fewer hunters out in the late season. Folks will get tired of those expensive fill ups after the first week or two. No doubt some travel plans will be cancelled.
Quote from: NCL on March 08, 2022, 10:00:31 AM
Just heard on the morning news that crude is at $130.00 per barrel and the experts are called for gas to rise another 50 cents per gallon. Here the prices are rising at an unbelievable rate, went to dinner the other day and the next morning the price was up 10 cents per gallon. I usually hunt within about a 20 mile radius around my home so no real effect for me.
I live in one of the cheapest areas for fuel. The last spike years back we never crossed $4
Today, we at 4:19. It took a .40ct jump since yesterday when it was 3.79
Every-time stations fill up the price is a lot higher.
Covid took out a lot of refining capacity and oil pumping capacity while demand stayed the same and even higher. Add a war (huge fuel consumer) on top of that and we in the perfect environment to see record prices
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I would argue most die hard turkeys hunters will not let gas be a stopping issue for them.
I know I won't. Save for it, or just put that stuff on credit and let it rip.
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$15 for a good mouth call, $100-150 for a slate, $120 for a box, $60 for a box of 5 shells. Close to $300 for most out of state tags here in the Deep South....We enjoyed cheap gas for a few seasons in a row now its just catching up with everything else. People will continue to hunt. People will continue to travel. The only difference we'll hopefully notice are the woods being less crowded during the week with people finally going back to work after being off for the last 2 seasons....
I don't know what y'all dudes are talking about saying it won't effect anything. It's definitely going to effect me. I get to go a lot because of my flexibility at work but if I don't come up with some extra gas money I won't be able to go near as much as last year. We are on a tight budget and don't have much wiggle room for extra expenses. Last year it cost me about $11 a trip which I helped to pay for buy selling call lanyards. I don't know what it will end up costing this year but I'm going to have to get creative with some income. For the locals that live close by it won't have much of a effect but I have to drive about an hour.
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Quote from: aclawrence on March 08, 2022, 06:24:45 PM
I don't know what y'all dudes are talking about saying it won't effect anything. It's definitely going to effect me. I get to go a lot because of my flexibility at work but if I don't come up with some extra gas money I won't be able to go near as much as last year. We are on a tight budget and don't have much wiggle room for extra expenses. Last year it cost me about $11 a trip which I helped to pay for buy selling call lanyards. I don't know what it will end up costing this year but I'm going to have to get creative with some income. For the locals that live close by it won't have much of a effect but I have to drive about an hour.
I am sure there are a lot of people that the high gas prices will put a significant dent in their budgets for hunting trips and everything else. Not discounting that concern at all. It definitely impacts some folks more than others in terms of being able to participate in this outdoor lifestyle we all love. I hope everybody that cherishes turkey hunting will find a way to get to hunt this spring. :icon_thumright:
Quote from: aclawrence on March 08, 2022, 06:24:45 PM
I don't know what y'all dudes are talking about saying it won't effect anything. It's definitely going to effect me. I get to go a lot because of my flexibility at work but if I don't come up with some extra gas money I won't be able to go near as much as last year. We are on a tight budget and don't have much wiggle room for extra expenses. Last year it cost me about $11 a trip which I helped to pay for buy selling call lanyards. I don't know what it will end up costing this year but I'm going to have to get creative with some income. For the locals that live close by it won't have much of a effect but I have to drive about an hour.
When tss went commercial shells went from 10-20 dollars for a box of 10 to 50-60 dollars for a box of 5. Nobody batted an eye . And I'd argue most are shooting that now . Not all but most. 2 boxes 100-120 dollars. I figure for the average die hard , which everybody seems to be now it's gonna take a lot more mark up on things to really ... hinder people from getting to the woods . I know some folks are indeed on a tight budget like you mentioned .... But Hek when the pandemic started and everybody was off work .... You would of thought people where I live would be in a panic for money ..... Hek no ..... you could not and still cannot even buy an atv..... there's a community close to me , couple roads over. Very impoverished, like on the extreme end judging by their living conditions. Brand new atvs in every yard , and about 50 of them at the nearby river trespassing and riding illegally every weekend during the pandemic . A multi thousand dollar machine . When I see poor people doing things like this , and I have to compare somebody not turkey hunting over a tank of gas. I consider it a non factor for the most part. I expect the woods in my area to possibly be even more crowded since every swinging cod that put in for the non resident draw drew a tag ....you also have to consider folks who are gonna be responsible about their situation verses those who are not. My local accountant will testify that most are not gonna be responsible sadly .
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Dixon vests selling for over $2,000 bucks. Gas prices are not a concern for most die-hard Turkey hunters......
There's always a huge rush at the beginning of season. It's opening day, opening week, time to get after em. Most people burn out after the first week or so, a few stay after em
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