I'm not sure I'd even shoot or reload if the thought of finding a nice buck wasn't continually creeping around in the back of my head.
Hunting(and the required practice shooting) is literally my only hobby and I guess I take it somewhat seriously.
$1100 rifle...check
$700 scope/mounts....check
$400 backpack...check
$3000 bino's and spotter...check
$300 tripod...check
$500 LRF...check
$500 GPS...check
$300 boots...check
$200 merino...check
$500 of misc chit....check
Walking around with $7500 worth of junk just to look for a stinkin' deer?!
Mildly serious.
But of course there are guys that have that wrapped up just in a rifle and scope so I guess they are REALLY serious....grin
But it's a drop in the bucket compared to my buddies with $50k walleye boats!