IdahoLT1
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I was curious as to everyones opinion on what animals are more difficult/expensive to hunt or trap in your respective area. General rating criteria for example would be questions like:
How much does it cost for gear?
How long do you spend walking/tracking animals?
How long do you wait in tree stands, blinds, etc?
What type of terrain the animal is hunted in?
Is the aid of bait/hounds the only way to successfully harvest the animal?
Whats the population of the animal(lower population might mean lower success rates)?
Rate the animals on a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 being the easiest/least expensive and 10 being extremely difficult/most expensive. I understand that everyones rating might be different for the same game animal depending on their numbers, type of gear, access to property and the terrain the animal is hunted in, so just make a guess; no real science or calcualtions needed.
Im just curious if its more difficult to hunt Mountain Lions or Bobcats than say Mule or Whitetail deer.
For instance Whislte pigs/ground squirrels might be rated a 1 because you can use a cheap .22LR and bag dozens of them in a few hours. Where as African Lion is obviously a very dangerous animal, but the cost for permits, travel, gear might be in the 10's of thousands of dollars so it might be ranked a 10.
How much does it cost for gear?
How long do you spend walking/tracking animals?
How long do you wait in tree stands, blinds, etc?
What type of terrain the animal is hunted in?
Is the aid of bait/hounds the only way to successfully harvest the animal?
Whats the population of the animal(lower population might mean lower success rates)?
Rate the animals on a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 being the easiest/least expensive and 10 being extremely difficult/most expensive. I understand that everyones rating might be different for the same game animal depending on their numbers, type of gear, access to property and the terrain the animal is hunted in, so just make a guess; no real science or calcualtions needed.
Im just curious if its more difficult to hunt Mountain Lions or Bobcats than say Mule or Whitetail deer.
For instance Whislte pigs/ground squirrels might be rated a 1 because you can use a cheap .22LR and bag dozens of them in a few hours. Where as African Lion is obviously a very dangerous animal, but the cost for permits, travel, gear might be in the 10's of thousands of dollars so it might be ranked a 10.
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