Turkey Hunting and Gas Question?

[Wrangler95]

I am pretty lucky to have all my hunting spots within 10 miles of my home.With the gas sitiuation,are any of you driving a pretty long distance to turkey hunt and how will it affect your hunting spots,will you just hunt some of your closer spots or will the price of gas not matter to you?

[USMC0331]

I'm Hunting regardless of gas price.

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[Greg Massey]

Pack a lunch and a sleeping bag...

[turkeymanjim]

Going hunting no matter what the gas prices are.

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[grayfox]

Yep I think most turkey hunters will still go regardless of gas prices. And I'm sure some would even take out a loan to get through the season If they didn't have the money. It's that important.

[3bailey3]

Going to use my wives 4 runner and instead of my gas drinking Tundra.

[silvestris]

For the most part, I am quitting.  Thanks Joe.

[Sixes]

It's just money. They print it every day

[Dtrkyman]

It will impact some, I am still going ahead with my plans but I may drive around in the areas I hunt a bit less?

When I hunt new areas I spend a few days driving all over he-- scouting, maybe not so much this year?

[Kylongspur88]

The private land I hunt is an hour and a half away so I might not make as many trips and just stick to the public land 15 minutes from my house where I cut my teeth on deer and turkey over 20 years ago. 

[Tom007]

I wait all year for this. These gas prices aren't going away anytime soon if ever. I'm hunting if I have to ride a bike.......

[Treerooster]

I would suspect that most guys on here are pretty die hard turkey hunters and it is going to take a lot to deter them. But everyone on here is just a drop in the bucket compared to all turkey hunters.

Seems a lot of new turkey hunters have come on lately and they very well could be influenced by gas prices. And who knows how high it can go...$4...$5...$7 a gallon???

I use to hit at least 4 or 5 (or more) states a year. I've slowed down a bit and usually just 3 now, 4 on a good year. Very high gas prices could affect me.

[Neill_Prater]

Most working age people, especially those with young families, have X number of dollars of disposable income. A doubling of gas prices will definitely cause many to modify plans. Yes, you can generally cut expenses in your everyday life, but the increase in fuel costs are going to have an effect 52 weeks a year, not just on the annual hunting trip. We're already experiencing near record inflation. Some people will suddenly find themselves on a much tighter budget. Where they choose to cut expenses, who knows?

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[MISSISSIPPI Double beard]

I'm going even  if I have to ride my horse or bike.

[GobbleNut]

Doing some calculations, I believe I will drive roughly 4,000 miles this spring turkey hunting.  I think the difference in the cost of gas for that amount of driving will be about $300 to $400 from what it was previously.  That is not enough for me to panic over, especially when I consider the cost of everything else associated with the trips I am making.  The fact is that I could easily make up that difference by camping out or spending the night in my truck rather than paying for lodging along the way.  Ultimately, it is all a matter of priorities relative to cost for me.  My priority is turkey huntin'! 

From what I can tell, some folks on here will spend twice or three times that amount on pieces of wood that make turkey sounds.  Nothing wrong with that if that is your priority, but I have a hard time sympathizing with someone who complains about gas prices when they are doing that...