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TheGreatWhiteHunter
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LAST EDITED ON Sep-17-10 AT 07:27AM (MST)[p]I recently heard from a friend that he had a back pack stolen and it had some gear in it Binos and GPS and some other stuff roughly $1500 in gear including the pack.
It got me thinking about how valuable some of my hunting gear is. I have heard to many stories about people who were out hunting and left gear in their truck or back at camp and found that it was gone when they came back to the truck or the camp.
It made me think about how I would not want to wear valuable jewerly or carry large amount of cash around because I could get robbed for its value. But as hunters we carry thousands of dollars of gear sometimes on a hunt.
I have heard of people having their animals stolen when just hanging in camp,I also have heard of people in the field having their animals taken from them. I have not ever heard of anyone being robbed for their gear in the field but I am sure it has happened.
How many of you guys have your hunting gear insured against loss or theft and is it fully covered all of it? I cant imagine trying to replace a bunch of gear on my own dollar hard enough to buy once let alone twice.
Here is an example of some one who may be packing in to the Mountains to hunt and the type of gear they may have. May not apply to average Joe Hunter but I have seen more than a few people packing similar equipment.
Rifle $750.00 scope $750 rings/bases $50 $1550.00 total
Back Pack ( a higher end brand) $400.00
Sleeping Bag $250.00 sleeping pad $150.00 total $400.00
Hilleberg Tent $500.00
Portable camp stove $100
GPS $400 Map card $100.00 total $500.00
Swarovski El Binoculars $2000.00 Swarovski spotting scope $1750.00
Carbon Fiber Tripod $500 Total $3250.00
Range finder $300
Digital camera $300.00
Water purifier $80.00
Flash light $50.00 head lamp $50.00
Knife and sharpening kit $100.00
Boots $300.00 Camo clothing $ 200.00 Total $500.00
Total of example gear one may have on a hunt all though the gear I listed may not be what the average hunter owns but it is not un common for the Western hunter to have this higher end gear.
$8080.00 Dollars
Now imagine replacing this gear if it was stolen and you did not have it insured, or the insurance did not cover it.
Makes you think dont it?
THE LORD IS MY ROCK
Colorado, U.S.A
NRA LIFE MEMBER
www.ElkHunterSports.com
It got me thinking about how valuable some of my hunting gear is. I have heard to many stories about people who were out hunting and left gear in their truck or back at camp and found that it was gone when they came back to the truck or the camp.
It made me think about how I would not want to wear valuable jewerly or carry large amount of cash around because I could get robbed for its value. But as hunters we carry thousands of dollars of gear sometimes on a hunt.
I have heard of people having their animals stolen when just hanging in camp,I also have heard of people in the field having their animals taken from them. I have not ever heard of anyone being robbed for their gear in the field but I am sure it has happened.
How many of you guys have your hunting gear insured against loss or theft and is it fully covered all of it? I cant imagine trying to replace a bunch of gear on my own dollar hard enough to buy once let alone twice.
Here is an example of some one who may be packing in to the Mountains to hunt and the type of gear they may have. May not apply to average Joe Hunter but I have seen more than a few people packing similar equipment.
Rifle $750.00 scope $750 rings/bases $50 $1550.00 total
Back Pack ( a higher end brand) $400.00
Sleeping Bag $250.00 sleeping pad $150.00 total $400.00
Hilleberg Tent $500.00
Portable camp stove $100
GPS $400 Map card $100.00 total $500.00
Swarovski El Binoculars $2000.00 Swarovski spotting scope $1750.00
Carbon Fiber Tripod $500 Total $3250.00
Range finder $300
Digital camera $300.00
Water purifier $80.00
Flash light $50.00 head lamp $50.00
Knife and sharpening kit $100.00
Boots $300.00 Camo clothing $ 200.00 Total $500.00
Total of example gear one may have on a hunt all though the gear I listed may not be what the average hunter owns but it is not un common for the Western hunter to have this higher end gear.
$8080.00 Dollars
Now imagine replacing this gear if it was stolen and you did not have it insured, or the insurance did not cover it.
Makes you think dont it?
THE LORD IS MY ROCK
Colorado, U.S.A
NRA LIFE MEMBER
www.ElkHunterSports.com
