The Grinder Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 Shotgun season starts here in Illinois Nov 19-20th, then Dec 1-4th Be nice to be outside and hoping to get a trophy buck!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CentralChamps21 Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 I've never even held a gun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 It's too crazy expensive in Texas. Guys think I'm lying when I tell them a friendly farmer in Illinois just give permission in exchange for some meat. Plus up north the deer have been eating free corn all fall. Here it's $3,000+ for a decent lease plus buying and hauling corn and filling feeders. My daughter and son in law fill my freezer from their deer lease when I ask. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron883 Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 (edited) On 11/16/2022 at 12:54 PM, CentralChamps21 said: I've never even held a gun. There's nothing like the feeling of a firearm in your hands Edited November 29, 2022 by ron883 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Grinder Posted November 30, 2022 Author Share Posted November 30, 2022 On 11/27/2022 at 7:28 PM, Texsox said: It's too crazy expensive in Texas. Guys think I'm lying when I tell them a friendly farmer in Illinois just give permission in exchange for some meat. Plus up north the deer have been eating free corn all fall. Here it's $3,000+ for a decent lease plus buying and hauling corn and filling feeders. My daughter and son in law fill my freezer from their deer lease when I ask. This is the last weekend for deer in Illinois w shotgun, so the heats on! Yes its expensive, add the meat processing and it goes even higher. Fishing seems cheaper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 2 hours ago, The Grinder said: This is the last weekend for deer in Illinois w shotgun, so the heats on! Yes its expensive, add the meat processing and it goes even higher. Fishing seems cheaper I fished a lot of tournaments in the 80s. That is also expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heads22 Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 Haven't hunted in over a decade. I loved hunting with my dad, but since he passed and most of the people that I hunted with have either passed or moved away, it just doesn't have the same draw anymore. However, I am still willing to eat any jerky made from it. My dad used to have a coworker from Sierra Leone that he'd gift a deer to, and we'd get habanero jerky as some of the thanks for it.....that stuff was f'n delicious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Grinder Posted December 2, 2022 Author Share Posted December 2, 2022 On 11/30/2022 at 5:43 PM, Texsox said: I fished a lot of tournaments in the 80s. That is also expensive. Very, add in the cost of a boat and you have a car payment for a while Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Grinder Posted December 2, 2022 Author Share Posted December 2, 2022 19 hours ago, Heads22 said: Haven't hunted in over a decade. I loved hunting with my dad, but since he passed and most of the people that I hunted with have either passed or moved away, it just doesn't have the same draw anymore. However, I am still willing to eat any jerky made from it. My dad used to have a coworker from Sierra Leone that he'd gift a deer to, and we'd get habanero jerky as some of the thanks for it.....that stuff was f'n delicious. My Dad and I did the male bonding thing and made it a tradition to go out hunting small game on T day morning, considering I was usually nursing a hangover, prob not the best idea.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Grinder Posted December 6, 2022 Author Share Posted December 6, 2022 On 11/16/2022 at 12:54 PM, CentralChamps21 said: I've never even held a gun. You could bow hunt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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