Are you staying home?

[Miforester]

Don’t eat out for a month before or after the trip, or cut out superfluous expenses like $3 coffee, pull tabs/gas station gambling, etc, etc. lots of room for most of us to save a few hundred bucks over a month or two…

It's March Madness cut out gambling after the tournament is what I think you meant to say.....

 

[hunter94]

Stay home !! No way ..no how…not even a passing thought

Lets just use this as an example..
1000 mile round trip..(just my average)
20mpg
Gas @$3.00 gal =$150
Gas @ 4.50 gal. =$225
$75 dollars difference!! Big deal

20 mpg? you driving a mini van?

 

[reddog]

Staying home? Nope, Ive even made 7 trips to Chamberlain to boat fish since season ended.. If not for the house build, Id be there again now.

 

[A5 Sweet 16]

Staying home? Nope, Ive even made 7 trips to Chamberlain to boat fish since season ended.. If not for the house build, Id be there again now.

Yeah, but did you catch a fish??

 

[Fallfreak]

No way am I staying home. Life is too short and I can cut corners elsewhere if I need to.

 

[Chessie 67]

As long as my 82 year old Dad wants to go, I don’t care what gas costs!

 

[GetTothePoint]

I'll groan and gripe about it until that first pointed rooster blows up in front of me then the amnesia sets in quick and I suddenly haven't over spent for hunting once again.

 

[JMc]

I've never hunted SD due to work commitments; however, I've recently retired and am planning to get up there asap regardless of costs.

 

[Glock]

Neither myself or my dogs are getting any younger so we will be out no matter the costs of gas.

 

[Wind River]

Great attitude gents and great for the dogs. Damn that iceberg, full speed ahead.

 

[hyresmack]

Benny and myself will be there. Get that big dodge all fueled up and ready to fly for some roodog smackdown. I can not believe anyone who would think of not going, that's messed up.

 

[UplandHntr]

Benny and myself will be there. Get that big dodge all fueled up and ready to fly for some roodog smackdown. I can not believe anyone who would think of not going, that's messed up.

everyone has different levels of disposable income. At current prices my gas round trip would be about $650 per trip. Gas only.

 

[gimruis]

everyone has different levels of disposable income. At current prices my gas round trip would be about $650 per trip. Gas only.

Agreed. What some people are willing to pay and what others are willing to pay, both in terms of monetary value and time, are a matter of relativity. No way I'd spend 650 bucks on gas to hunt a pheasant, ever. But that's me. You have your will power and I have mine. Hopefully its just a temporary increase. Based on the recent decrease of the price per barrel, things may be easing up some.

 

[hunter94]

going to be a long summer watching this "shit show" unwind.
going to be a ton of wheat planted with prices set to rise drastically and shortage of fertilizer.

 

[david0311]

20 mpg? you driving a mini van?

No a Ford Expedition…gets a better than 19 on highway..rounded it off.

 

[cheesy]

Adding a trip to North Dakota and just got the confirmation of one, maybe two, South Dakota trips.

 

[Mosby]

I am running out of "next year's" so I will be hunting this year, no matter what it costs. It will be my Vizsla pups first season. Can't wait.

 

[hunter94]

Adding a trip to North Dakota and just got the confirmation of one, maybe two, South Dakota trips.

probably a good plan, Kansas is in a slump, for sure.

 

[jmuller19]

I will be making my annual trip. I owe it to my dog. LOL. She would never forgive me. Costs will be higher but it is what it is.

 

[Powderhorn Jim]

Nope. Life is too short and I'm on the "shorter" end. Fuel prices are a concern, but as others have noted, how much does it really add to the cost of a trip? I'm actually more concerned about the lack of availability of parts, particularly computer type parts. We were in New Mexico 3 years ago and had a "speed control computer" go out on our 2020 Duramax. The vehicle was entirely inoperable. Back then, we found a GM dealer that had 2 of them, so $1,000 and a half day and we were back on the road. I'm guessing that part is virtually unavailable now, and who knows how many other essential "computers" are on that vehicle? That said, we are still hunting.