racksandfeathers Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 I wanted to start a post on how all of us have tricks we do that work to save money. 1.) We by dove unscented soap smells the same as the other stuff except its $1.50 a bar vs. $6.00 2.) We by the XXL or XL zip lock bags to store clothes scent free and they are only $5.50 for 3 bags vs 15- ??? for the others Come on guys lets see what we all can do in these hard times to save a buck? __________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosierbuck Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 Same deal with unscented deodorant, I use Sure or Arm & Hammer. I also don't use any scented aftershave, just cut to the chase with rubbing alcohol. HB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWSmith Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 I drink alot of Apple Juice when hunting near apple trees...it saves on breath freshener, deer lure, and having to tote any bottle to relieve myself into...LOL True...it works I kid you not!:robot: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hutchies Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 GW that's the first I ever heard of that...................Bwaaaaaahhahahaha I don't carry a bottle though and it don't spook the deer. My tip..............Butcher your own deer. I saved $400 last year doing my own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HUNTINGMAN Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 Don't jump and buy all the fancy new stuff just because someone on tv says it's the best there is. Stay in the woods all day so you don't have to drive as many trips to your hunting spot to save on gas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybear Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 I drink alot of Apple Juice when hunting near apple trees...it saves on breath freshener, deer lure, and having to tote any bottle to relieve myself into...LOL True...it works I kid you not!:robot: Care to elaborate Gary? What do you do with the straw?:clown: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWSmith Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 (edited) LOL...Make fun of it go ahead....but it works! I'm a whiz with this stuff;) Edited October 5, 2009 by GWSmith quipping...lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stinger-Hunter Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 Butchering your own deer is def a saver Borrowing someone's rifle or shotgun instead of buying a new one - just for the year until economy improves Buy someone's gun that needs money Car pool to the hunting area - one truck, one buck vs one truck 3 bucks Instead of a hotel or motel for those overnight excursions, try camping out in a tent or a relatives place (I just did that last weekend, saved me $60) - In Virginia, I camped overnight on my hunting spot and just broke down my tent and sat in my blind - better yet, use your blind as a tent. Your overnight gastro-intestinal noises could lure curious bucks in for that early morning 10 yard shot. Barter for hunting land - service for service, my cousin provides free propane to some farmers, saving them $700-$2,000/ year - he's got so much land to hunt, its ridiculous. Even better - hunt with what you've got instead of buying more. If last year's equipment worked, it'll work this year. I usually buy new arrows and broadheads every year - this year I still have 4 from last year, you think I'm paying $50 for 6 more arrows and another $30 for broadheads - nuh, uhh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
layin on the smackdown Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 My tip..............Butcher your own deer. I saved $400 last year doing my own. BIGTIME!!! Thats the obvious one, and probably the easiest one to do...even if you don't know how to, just do it once and you will figure it out. bigtime money saver, and there is just something about butchering your own deer that makes you feel extra special about the whole process...from the field to the table... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hutchies Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 Buy one out of state tag instead of two - buy your in-state tag, then everytime you get an out of stater, claim it was in your state - LOL, no comments on that one please Wonder where PETA gets their ammo...................You just laid out a huge bullet for them and all the other anti's :bang::bang: Sorry but I can't help but comment here...............Your posting on an open forum or members to do something Illegal and Unethical. :hammer2::nono: Honestly if you were on my forums I own I would ban you for that comment alone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpcNape Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 I used to make my own lick mix. I've lost the recipe, but I could buy the ingredients at the feed store and mix them for about a third of the price, and have about ten times the lick solution. I do the dove soap thing too. I'm going to get some flack about this one, but I've taken up sewing my own hunting clothes... done one shirt that came out alright. I can get the material for cheap, major cost is my time. Once I get better at it I'm going to buy scent loc material and try sewing a set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowtech_archer07 Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 1)We butcher our own deer, huge money saver. 2)I started fletching my own arrows, also a good money saver. I can fletch an arrow for about 50-75 cents I think, never really done the math, vs the 2-3 dollars you are going to pay at a pro shop. 3)Reuse broadheads when possible. I know some people shoot a broadhead once and throw it away. When possible I even use the same blades on my heads, just sharpen em up after a shot 4) Let Dad drive to the hunting spot whenever possible to save on gas:D:D:D:D:D:p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backwoods07 Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 1) Baking soda instead of scent free detergent 2) Vanilla as a curiousity/cover scent 3) Expensive Scent-lok won't have any human odor to cover up if you shower and wash your clothes properly and hunt the wind the best you can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimT Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 Buy all the brand name hunting stuff, after the season. You can get everything on sale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkneck Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 I drink alot of Apple Juice when hunting near apple trees...it saves on breath freshener, deer lure, and having to tote any bottle to relieve myself into...LOL True...it works I kid you not!:robot: Toooo funny!!! So by that logic, I'll be ok chuggin some brewskies hunting over a wheat field? LOL, just yanking your chain, GW. I do most anything I can myself in the way of saving money. Change your own oil, do your own maintenance on your vehicles, do your own remod work at home, anything at all you'd be surprised what you can do by checkking forums, appliance repair, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAarcher Posted October 8, 2009 Report Share Posted October 8, 2009 I'm not knocking scent loc don't get me wrong. My brother is a very good archery hunter and fills his two buck tags and doe tag in Mi every yr. He is a heavy smoker and uses his cig. to watch the wind. He sets up two stands in each set up and will climb down if the wind switches and move to the other one mid hunt. It might not sound very effective moving mid hunt but his wall of fame is proof enough for me. Makes me sick when I go through all the trouble of washing spraying down ect. ect. ect. and he does spray down but smokes while in the tree and he puts two good ones down every yr! Long story short hunt the wind saves you in the long run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikewink Posted October 8, 2009 Report Share Posted October 8, 2009 In the laundry dept. buy the unscented, hypo alergenic, generic dryer sheets for your clothes. Or hang them on the line to dry. Build your own ground blind vs. buying one. Instead of buying new gear make do with what you have. If you do take your venision in to get processed. Skin it your self, de-bone it yourself, then take it it to get sausage and what not make. Will save you $. Get a Euro mount vs. a shoulder mount. Or to really save money...stop deer hunting and take up sewing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion_70 Posted October 8, 2009 Report Share Posted October 8, 2009 (edited) 1. Use baking soda to wash clothes in 2. Use Mitchum or Arm and hammer unscented Deodorant 3. Mix my own scent killer.. baking soday, peroxide, water, unscented soap 4. Cover scents.. handful of crushed pine needles, or boil your own 5. process my own deer 6. I also use either unscented glycerin soap or tom's of maine unscented soap 1.19 a bar and $3 a bar respectively, lot better than $5-6 a bar for scent killer brand About the only thing I buy is clothing, stands, bullets, arrows. On the clothing side I've got a pair of Rocky Boots that will be seeing their 19th hunting season this year, they have held up well.... Edited October 8, 2009 by Orion_70 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MNcrittergittr Posted October 8, 2009 Report Share Posted October 8, 2009 BIGTIME!!! Thats the obvious one, and probably the easiest one to do...even if you don't know how to, just do it once and you will figure it out. bigtime money saver, and there is just something about butchering your own deer that makes you feel extra special about the whole process...from the field to the table... Yep! We've never brought any deer we've ever harvested to a processor. To be honest with ya, I couldn't imagine doing that. I have friends that run up a big bill every year just from having their deer butchered. I enjoy doing everything myself, right down to the last detail. If you have the time, but aren't completely comfortable doing your own deer because you never have before, I'd recomend picking up a book or two. And if you know someone that has experience butchering and processing animals that would help a lot too! The more ya do, the easier and faster it goes. It's great every year to be with my dad and brother processing our own deer, it's all part of the hunting process to us! There have been some great ideas to save money. The only other ideas I have for saving money is to not get caught up in the marketing that surrounds us and get "commercialized crazy", thinking you need a new scent lok suit etc every year or the "latest and greatest" things. It's easy to see nice new stuff and want it, but it's also easy to get carried away. Good luck out there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dakota Posted October 8, 2009 Report Share Posted October 8, 2009 1. Butcher deer/antelope myself and take the trim to the processor. 2. Stay at Steve B.'s whenever possible while hunting in Wyoming. 3. Dad's in the military so we can stay in biliting for dirt cheap (like $21 a night for one room ) while antelope hunting in western South Dakota. 4. I shoot off blazers quite regularly so I'll buy them in bulk and replace them myself. 5. Re-use broadheads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWSmith Posted October 8, 2009 Report Share Posted October 8, 2009 Toooo funny!!! So by that logic, I'll be ok chuggin some brewskies hunting over a wheat field? LOL, just yanking your chain, GW. Sure that would work right up until you have the pizza delivery guy drive out into the field so you could get your munchies on.....LOL Here's another tip that I just remembered talking on the phone with a friend... Go by the local archery shop when you see alot of people switching to the latest and more popular broadheads on the market. I picked up a bunch of brand new Muzzy 3 blade 100's for next to nothing when the American Broadheads were popular. People were trading in their Muzzys to try out the new thing they heard about and I was able to get 18 new Muzzy's for $10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted October 8, 2009 Report Share Posted October 8, 2009 I wanted to start a post on how all of us have tricks we do that work to save money. 1.) We by dove unscented soap smells the same as the other stuff except its $1.50 a bar vs. $6.00 2.) We by the XXL or XL zip lock bags to store clothes scent free and they are only $5.50 for 3 bags vs 15- ??? for the others Come on guys lets see what we all can do in these hard times to save a buck? __________________ i have one better than zip loc bags for your clothes. buy sealable clothes totes at Walmart. they store a lot more clothes and hunting items than a zip lock bag and they last forever. price for them is like 6 bucks for a tote. you can make your own cover scent with a bottle of pure vanilla and water. i mix about 4 oz of vanilla to 8 oz of water for a 12 oz spray bottle. it works great when just sprayed on your boots. Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckee Posted October 8, 2009 Report Share Posted October 8, 2009 LOL...Make fun of it go ahead....but it works! I'm a whiz with this stuff;) Apple Wiz...eh :clown::clown: I use the Dove unscented soap, but it's the non-allergenic stuff, which seems to be even better. Sometimes I'll just wash with my Green-apple scented dish soap. Wash my hunting cloths in Baking Soda only. I don't worry about my wiz, (as Gary calls it...LOL), because I've never seen it spook a deer yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cflhunter Posted October 8, 2009 Report Share Posted October 8, 2009 This is one of the best threads I've come across yet. I'm definitely going to give the "un-scented" soap a try. I was always under the impression that the store bought stuff contained "microbial" agents that prevented future odors from forming. Evidently, this is not the case. Does anyone know if regular baking soda is safe to use in today's High Efficiency washers? I wouldn't see why not... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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