December 4, 2009, 03:11 PM | #51 |
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Fish and game management costs are not covered by hunting and fishing licenses and fees. They are subsidized from the general budget.
For the last 30 years it's been popular to cut the general budget. As a consequence other forms of raising revenue have gone up. Even so if you do get a deer it's still a good deal. |
December 4, 2009, 03:22 PM | #52 |
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Utah - you need to scout more then. Friends I had hunted Utah - they always got big bucks, not just horns, but big-bodied. My smallest mulie in NV dressed out at about 125# (weighing the meat as we wrapped, etc.).
Butchering isn't hard, IIRC, Cabela's, Gander, etc., all have step-by-step videos on how to do it. Even at 2 or 3 bucks a pound, it's leaner than store-bought meat, no additives, and still cheaper than hamburger |
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Anyway, my group of hunters may get anything from 2 to 8 deer in a season. If we get 2, the cost hovers at probably $2 a pound. If we get 8, it might be 50 cents or less, but if I hunted for the "value" of the meat, well, I wouldn't hunt..
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December 4, 2009, 08:05 PM | #54 |
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Peet - mulies where I used to live were the size I described - much bigger than east coast white tails. 300# mulies were also not out of the question
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