sorry but hunting is NOT a cheap sport
just look at the price of a good bow, or gun, then good clothing and other gear, then a truck to get where you hunt, OWN some land and price gets WILD crazy high, do food plots and it goes up more,
hunting is NO longer a free like cheap sport
I couldn't imagine the money I spent hunting over the past 30 yrs, it would scare me to think about adding it all up
MOST things in life are this way
when you look at the big picture NOTHING is cheap
add up cell phone costs for last 5 yrs and see what they come to
and who really needs a dam cell phone
its all about WANT in todays world
we all want more than we need, and now in such a throw away world, , we literally throw away money all the time
only go around once, DO what makes you happy that you can afford I say! LOL