How much do you spend on your elk hunt

[Granby guy]

Not to completely hijack this thread from your original question, but if you are serious about coming East to hunt Whitetail I can direct you to some Ohio public land also. I now hunt primarily private here in Ohio as I have gotten to know a few of the farmers and now have permission to hunt about 500 acres of private land. Some of the land is better than others, time of year plays a big part, I don't always have the woods to myself, and some of it I only have permission for just myself or immediate family, but I do see some nice deer and I usally see at least 1 deer each year on the hoof that will go above 170 inches. I just cant seem to always connect.

Here is my best deer and it is from Ohio. Top picture in my post on this thread.
http://www.eastmans.com/forum/showthread.php/6554-quot-Old-quot-Members-Introduction-(with-pics)/page9

I've also got a lot of other pictures both of harvested and game camera pictures that show some real nice deer.

Thanks everyone,
A couple of years ago I was out riding my atv behind the house during archery season when I ran into 3 first time elk hunters from Missouri who were really struggling. After talking to them for a while I offered to show them some areas that I knew held elk. I saw them a few days later and they thanked me for the help getting them into some elk.( they got a cow and saw 3 bulls). They offered to take me whitetail hunting in Missouri but when I tried contacting them all of the numbers they gave were bogus and left me with kind of a bad taste in my mouth. I have family with property in Nebraska and Eastern Colorado that allow us to hunt does but not bucks since they have it leased to an outfitter. We have nice white tails here but I would have to apply as a first choice and I would miss hunting muleys too much to do that. I have offered to swap hunts before and offered a horseback elk hunt with me and my friend in the wilderness here in exchange for a good whitetail hunt but it seemed as though most of the respondents did not give me a comfy able feeling. I figured that a public land hunt in the Midwest sounded like a cool adventure. IM NOT GOING TO HAVE TO SIT IN A TREE ALL DAY AM I????????

 

[Cobbhunts]

That's a bunch of crap. Hate that they did that to you. If you ever want to come to Ohio or KY I'll gladly show you some great DYI public land. No swap hunt needed. Or I'll even put you on some private land if you'd rather do that. The best public land is primarily archery only. It just all depends on what you want in a hunt. Easily under 1k$ including tags.

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[tdcour]

Granby, if you want to hunt some whitetails, there are plenty here in Kansas. I just moved to Kansas last year and was able to spot and stalk my first KS whitetail last year in western Kansas with my bow. You have to draw in Kansas and with the tag and license, you will be paying around 500 for a deer, but its close enough to you fuel won't be as big of a deal. I got help last year from a forum member (wapiti66) on some places to start looking, so I'll be glad to pass along some advice from what I saw last year. Pm me if you are interested.

 

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I am from ohio and still own 600 acres back there, the first deer is my son deer from 2012 the last is my 2013 deer
The ones on the wall are mine and his with the exception of one my daughter killed,
Can't beat the price of the tags in ohio.



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[Work2hunt]

Thanks everyone,
IM NOT GOING TO HAVE TO SIT IN A TREE ALL DAY AM I????????

Hahahaha. Most likely. Where my better stands are at if you are not sitting in a tree you probably wont see a deer from ground level until it is too late and if you tried still hunting any deer would be gone long before you saw it because of how thick and noisy it can be. Especially if you are using a bow. So yeah, you'll probably be in a tree all day.

Are 22-26ft heights from a 20x24 platform ok with you?

If you get serious about Ohio let me know. I might be able to help out.

Just a tease for you. Here is 2 of the guys I was chasing last fall. I ended up getting the one on the left.

 

[Montana]

Wow. I just showed my wife this pic so she would feel better about our house... her response: at least his is outside. Ha

I am from ohio and still own 600 acres back there, the first deer is my son deer from 2012 the last is my 2013 deer
The ones on the wall are mine and his with the exception of one my daughter killed,
Can't beat the price of the tags in ohio.
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[Cobbhunts]

Awesome bucks guys!

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[Cobbhunts]

Here are my 2 bucks from 2012 in KY. Mounted buck is my archery deer, the euro is a public land draw hunt, where I work and guide deer hunters. Got him with a ML. Struck out in Ohio this year, but here are a couple I was after.

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[Cobbhunts]

My friend got the big tall buck with his bow. Long drag up out of those Ohio hills. We'd been after him for the last two seasons.

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[Hilltop]

What are the age restrictions? That is a bargain!!

The youth have to be 16 and under I believe.

 

[Triple BB]

Three guided hunts - about $4500 a pop. The last couple of unguided hunts - $700 - $1000...

 

[BleuBijou]

I don't even know for sure! Probably 6-700. I have everything i need, but I splurge a bit and have wood brought up to camp. it saves time and is more quiet, since camp can have critters come by at any time. Fuel, propane, food and beverages for 8 days. I did buy a couple bottles of 100 dollar a bottle bourbon only to be opened when blood was on my hands. With 9 guys in camp, I got 2 drinks. They were the best tasting drinks I have had after getting the second elk off the mountain. I was whipped and anything probably would of tasted good!! I wish it was only 300 bucks though!

 

[25contender]

How much do I spend on my Elk hunts. For me it is quite a bit more since I live across the country. I hunt Montana and try to go every year or whenever I draw my tags. Being a non resident it is expensive.
Licenses and permits $1100.00.
If I drive add another $1100 for diesel.
If I fly add $690 for flight, $750 for truck rental $300 dollars for fuel while there.
Food and items bought for the trip $500. Not including gear.
Personally I like to drive but it is a long trip unless someone else goes with me. Its worth every penny and have been doing it since the late 80s.

 

[wolftalonID]

BleuBijou..... Thats hillarious that you have wood brought into camp to be quiet. I have lived up in McCall Idaho for years, and one thing I do often is firewood cut. Me and a friend go cut several weekends a year, for a day or two at a time, run saws 6-10 hours a day, and have deer and or elk in camp, or watching us cut more often than not. They are drawn to the sound like gnats to a flame,mthey dont run off, and if they do its not far.

One thing they love to eat as a treat is the tasty greens that fall from the trees as they drop.

 

[swampokie]

If I go it alone from Ok to nm north or south it costs at least 1000. If its a quality tag then over 1200. It certainly can save a lot if you can get a partner but it is hard for me to get anyone around here to pay that much for a tag and only have 10 percent draw odds. With the rise in cost of everything you could easily spend 1500 or even 2000 so you really have to save wherever you can.

 

[Granby guy]

I am from ohio and still own 600 acres back there, the first deer is my son deer from 2012 the last is my 2013 deer
The ones on the wall are mine and his with the exception of one my daughter killed,
Can't beat the price of the tags in ohio.



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That is very impressive. I wish I could decorate my house like that.

 

[Granby guy]

hey everyone thanks for the information and offering up so much help. It is really cool of you guys. I am looking at my schedule this year and trying to determine what kind of time I will have considering that I am most likely going to draw one of Colorados top units this year.

 

[BleuBijou]

BleuBijou..... Thats hillarious that you have wood brought into camp to be quiet. I have lived up in McCall Idaho for years, and one thing I do often is firewood cut. Me and a friend go cut several weekends a year, for a day or two at a time, run saws 6-10 hours a day, and have deer and or elk in camp, or watching us cut more often than not. They are drawn to the sound like gnats to a flame,mthey dont run off, and if they do its not far.

One thing they love to eat as a treat is the tasty greens that fall from the trees as they drop.

I know it is horrible! We used to do that! Setting up 3 big tents and getting everything set up just makes it feel that much easier to pay a buddy to bring up the wood. Saves a ton of time and work and one less thing to have to worry about. We still bring up the saws just in case weather buggers up the road and he can't get there!

 

[nebugle]

1000 to 1300 most years I try to go for archery and rifle .If I have a partner I can do it for 1000. I am fortunate to have a truck that gets 20. Mpg

 

[d.kerri]

My friend and I were recently looking at going on a whitetail hunt in the Midwest and I was kind of surprised at the cost of whitetail tags in some of the states. It got me wondering about how much you guys from out of state usually spend on an elk hunt out west ( gas, food, license and whatever else). Just interested in seeing how it compares for us to go on a hunt in the Midwest.

A little known hot spot for big whiteys is SE MN. I grew up hunting down there and saw some giant deer. The closer to the Iowa border the better, but there's a ton of deer in that bluff country.