Turkey Hunting and Gas Question?

[Chiflyguy]

I'm only Turkey hunting 2 days this season.
My last one in Illinois.
1 hour, 20 minutes
I'll make it a 2 day trip and sleep in my car overnight.
I'm not gonna stop livin.

 

[Bgoodman30]

Concern of gas prices makes a lot more sense than concern over the price of TSS?

If I have to, I'll just eat out less to come up with more gas money.

Serious tip:

If you usually buy a drink (tea, soft drink, whatever) when you eat out, you might be surprised how much money you can save in a month by just instead drinking water. Healthier, too.

Something that might surprise you:

Even with the now much higher gas prices, do you know where most "convenient" stores make more profit than on a gallon of gas?

With the sale of a single "drink" inside the store.
In fact, I'd bet most make more profit from a single large drink than a typical full car fill-up of gas.

Seriously good tips. I sold my Toyota Tundra for this reason. The tank was so small and with 13 mpg I found that I was filling up once or twice a day but also spending $10 in the store every stop..

 

[Roost 1]

Drink at a restaurant is almost $3, average family can save $9-$12 by drinking water.. honestly tho the eating out is gonna stop or slow way down, I see lots of peanut butter and jelly during turkey season although Wendy's has that 4 for $4 which isn't bad deal.

 

[TheLBLman]

Drink at a restaurant is almost $3, average family can save $9-$12 by drinking water..

And that's PER MEAL!

They could end this "special" at any time, but,
McDonald's has the best deal going on drinks,
for those times when water will just not cut it.

Any size tea or soft drink is currently $1 at McDonald's.
Also, a 12 oz (small) SENIOR coffee is usually @ 75 cents.
Just say "SENIOR" coffee for this discount.

 

[megalomaniac]

Just go buy an electric car like Biden told you to do.

An average turkey season for me is 5000 miles in my 15mpg tahoe... around 333 gal or so. That's about $600 extra from last year, $900 over 2000 spring season.

It hurts, but I'm pretty frugal elsewhere (we hardly ever eat out, most of my hunting gear was bought years ago).

I do spend $1100 annually on my lease 9 miles away. With has prices being up so much, that is probably saving me at least $300 in extra fuel driving to hunt other semi-local spots 20 to 40 miles away.

 

[elknturkey]

It shouldn't affect most really when you break the numbers down. I drive about 30k miles and half that is pulling a trailer so yeah that's going to hurt compared to last year. But a 1000 mile out of state hunting trip? Na, if that little bit extra prevents someone from going they couldn't afford it to begin with

 

[user 972]

This will make a few guys mad at me. instead of just chasing long beards, if shooting a jake will save me a couple of tanks of gas vs burning up gas chasing a LB, the jake dies. Can't eat the beard or spurs.

 

[megalomaniac]

This will make a few guys mad at me. instead of just chasing long beards, if shooting a jake will save me a couple of tanks of gas vs burning up gas chasing a LB, the jake dies. Can't eat the beard or spurs.

most expensive turkey meat ever. Save your gas and go to the local store and buy a butterball. You will come out way ahead. :)

Now if you want to shoot a jake because it's legal and you like to watch stuff flop, that's your perogative.

 

[Chickencoop96]

I was lucky to find a few spots within 15-30 min away instead of 2 hours. otherwise it might have stopped me from turkey hunting. it will definitely limit my fishing trips this year though.

 

[arctic_cat]

4 hour drive to my lease. I guess I'll have to pay the fuel bill to play

 

[user 972]

most expensive turkey meat ever. Save your gas and go to the local store and buy a butterball. You will come out way ahead. :)

Now if you want to shoot a jake because it's legal and you like to watch stuff flop, that's your perogative.

True but you can't enjoy nature in a supermarket. Same with deer hunting. And fishing. Wild turkey tastes better than butterball also.

 

[recurve60#]

If anyones turkey spot is too far because of current gas prices…. I'll volunteer to go hunt it for you. Lol

That's mean man, just mean.

 

[deerhunter10]

Not a problem for me personally. But I live at a gas station anyway for my business. Sucks but it is what it is.

 

[fairchaser]

My turkey lease is 45 miles away. Hadn't given it a second thought. A crappie fishing trip costs much more because I'm driving further, pulling a boat and buying gas for the boat too. Maybe I need to figure out the cost per pound of turkey breast, crappie filets and venison backstraps. Nah, better not.

 

[Willysman]

It's not the little bit of meat you get from a turkey. It is the enjoyment of being in nature and the challenge of turkey hunting. Can't put a price on that.

 

[AT Hiker]

Season is wrapping up just in time for prices to start climbing again

 

[Setterman]

1 1/2 hours each way for me. The diesel tally is getting quite ridiculous.

May have to sell an organ when the season ends to resupply the bank accounts

 

[Willysman]

Lets go Brandon!!!!!!

 

[tree_ghost]

Well I spent a heck of a lot on gas and don't have a single freaking Turkey to show for it…didn't manage to find a Tom that was henless all season and I'm honestly to impatient of a Turkey hunter to sit him out for hours on end and apparently I'm not skilled enough to break him off his ladies either…. Good news is is that i should have a healthy flock to go after next year if they can manage to keep themselves alive till then…

 

[Carlos Viagra]

I leave my home and drive anywhere from 4- 15 miles, tops and I'm in prime Gobbler territory.
Hopefully before long they'll move into the back 40.
Of course I probably wouldn't shoot 'em here at the house, I'd rather name them as (wild) yard pets.

 

[themanpcl]

Like many, I'll be hunting regardless of gas prices. If it means giving up something else, so be it. My out of state scouting and hunts will remain as well.