How much have your spent on turkey hunting gear, lifetime?

[eggshell]

I don't even want to add up what I spent in the last year let alone a lifetime. My wife might demand an equal amount for her fun money and we'd be broke.

[GobbleNut]

Having been at it for over sixty years now, just in all of the costs associated with turkey hunting alone...or turkey-related "stuff"...I suspect my investment is approaching six figures by now. Add in all the other hunting I do/have done and I am sure it is well into the six-figure range.

For a sport where you carry everything you need to do it on your back on somewhere in a pack...

This comment made me think about the dollar value of what I actually have "on me" when I am turkey hunting, including everything from clothing to hunting gear and related accessories. I suspect I am on the low-end of that particular scale in that, adding it up, I come up with a figure of roughly $1,200 of which about half is in the binoculars alone. If I forego carrying them, I can get down to about $650...including clothing/footwear, gun, shells, calls, and sundry items in the daypack I use in lieu of a vest.

Based on what I see some folks on here have indicated they spend on those things...and throw in vests, decoys, blinds, chairs, high-dollar call assortments, etc...I suspect I would be considered to be a pauper in the turkey-hunting world.

Nevertheless, over the decades of hunting, no matter how frugal one might be, the total...if one dares to calculate...is likely going to end up best being described as "frightful", especially if one has the courage to quote that figure to one's significant other. I, for one, most certainly go out of my way to avoid any such discussions... 

[Tail Feathers]

Gobblenut, I won't tell my wife a number. She may decide to play catch up in the spending dept!

[Yoder409]

This comment made me think about the dollar value of what I actually have "on me" when I am turkey hunting, including everything from clothing to hunting gear and related accessories. I suspect I am on the low-end of that particular scale in that, adding it up, I come up with a figure of roughly $1,200 of which about half is in the binoculars alone. If I forego carrying them, I can get down to about $650...including clothing/footwear, gun, shells, calls, and sundry items in the daypack I use in lieu of a vest.

I think THIS line of thought would make it's OWN great topic.

[davisd9]

Never kept up with it. It is what it is, I love the outdoors and will be there with a little or a lot.


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[WLT III]

Nowhere nary as much as most.

[Dougas]

In 14 years, buying turkey hunting paraphilia only, including guns, optics and ammo, less than $2,000.

[Happy]

I've probably spent a couple more dollars than Happy and Crow on Turkey Hunting Gear.. 

If I was to hazard a guess. I would say I have spent around 7-8 grand in the last 20 years on turkey hunting. That's counting 3 shotguns, ammo, calls, licenses, boots, clothing and gas. And Crow nailed it. He knows what it takes to succeed.