With these prices, soon waterfowl hunting will only be for the very wealthy or for the recently divorced husband.
All the best
That's funny, and I suppose somewhat sad. But, realistically, hunting has been increasing in cost overall for many decades. In Europe (yes England is in Europe too) the high cost has long been prohibitive for many. In the US, more often than not, long travel and high cost non-resident fees are endured to hunt for the 20 mil hunters out there. With public access hunting habitat shrinking, average costs will keep going up until it's an elitist activity. Hopefully, that'll keep until I'm no longer hunting. But it's still fairly expensive. This weekend, to go dove hunting at Blythe, some 200 miles away, I'll spend $150 on gas, $150 for a 2 nite room, maybe $30 on 410 shells, and probably $100 loose cash on miscellaneous dinners, beer, etc. Now I'm going to split the gas and room with my friend but still I'm looking at a $300 weekend without considering any hunting equipment... and this is the second weekend in a row of this same template.
