Just got a bow, 11 arrows, quiver, sight, case, field points and broad heads, for 300. My hunting license would be 16 dollars for up to 6 deer. I passed up a 200 dollar bow setup because I really like the bear over the other bow. My .30-30 stevens can be had for about 250 with period optics... ammo is about 12 dollars a box. A mossberg 500 can be had for 200 and can take anything that doesn't hunt back. Hell, I haven't spent 300 a year on hunting gear except the year I got my BP/.308 gun and it was only 350.