Hunter numbers up, reversing two decades of downward trend.

[AlecBGreen]

16. here's my math

$300 for rifle
$150 for meat grinder
= $450 investment

$2 for ammo per deer
$3 for baggies for deer
= $5 per deer

Land is in the family, license not required in the state I hunt. I guess you could also throw in the cost of the cammo I wear, so you could add another $30.

I have shot 10 deer, each yielding 30+ pounds of meat. Thats 300lbs of lean, 100% grassfed organic meat for $530. That comes to $1.76 per pound. With the two major upfront costs out of the way, its only going to go down over the years. Seems like a good deal to me.