Dilemma: What would you do?

[hunt4crappie]

I have to make a decision. This economy, although not killing me, is making me tighten the belt, along with most of the Country. I enjoy both fishing and deer hunting. I was thinking about rejoining a hunting club I haven't been involved in for the last two years. Prior to that I was a member for about 12 years. My wife told me that if I join the club I have to cut back on any fishing trips. When I told her I would only go twice to Oconee and once to Blackshear she thought that was too much. So now I have to make a tough decision. Skip the hunting club and just hunt a small 60 acre tract a friend owns, who will allow me to hunt at no cost, allowing me to get more fishing trips in. This would allow me to make the Blackshear slabfest. If I were pressed I think I would admit I enjoy crappie fishing more than hunting.
You know, after typing all this I think I know what to do. I was just wondering if anyone else has been or is in this same predicament and what you would do.
I will post my decision in a few days.

[allen]

fishing hands down!

[Outlaw1&2]

The only thing you can't buy in this life is time, just use yours wisely and do what makes you happy. Go fishing and ponder it.

[chuckauten]

You don't have a short season for crappie. I figure 9 mo. Go fishing.

[AUTiger]

Probably asking a crowd with "just a bit" of bias on this topic.....I basically gave up deer hunting when I started crappie fishing but ain't either one cheap to do the right way.

[Ga_redland]

Jim ,I would hunt the small place, and fish when ever ,like the fist week of gun season ,not many on the lake that week

[thankfull]

I'm in agreement with AUTiger on the bias part and that I quit hunting after I started fishing for crappie.

[drill instructor]

I use to be a big time rabbit hunter in VA, gave that all up for the winter time slabs. Sometimes I miss it, but all I have to do is go catch some 2lbers in Nov and that feeling is gone. Never really been into deer hunting, but I know how buck fever feels.

[Papa Dawg]

I refer crappie fishing in the fall but my youngest son likes to hunt so I take a few days hunting with him and the rest fishing. We hunt a small 50 acre tract that also belongs to friends so I don't have the issue of hunting club fees.

[RagflyJigMan]

Jim, I would just hunt that small tract and then you would be able to at least still fish some of the Slabfest. I know I am partial to Slabfest because of what they have done for me. Jim, you are part of Slabfest and it sure would be sad not to have you there.