How would you feel if your hunting partner asks you to keep receipts for hunting-related expenses you agree to share? I've always been the kind of person who just asks others what I owe them without a need to see physical proof of what was spent for something. In this case, we're only talking roughly $150 on seed, fertilizer, and soil testing. I'm very tempted to just pay for everything myself and when he asks what he owes me just tell him nothing because I happened to throw away the receipts, which I did my total mistake.
When a friend asks you to keep receipts
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Gellar
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Is he a farmer by trade? Seed, fertilizer and soil testing would be a write off for him.
No, just another IT retiree like me.
rjthehunter
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Better a guy that tracks it vs a guy that never pitches in. 
huntin24/7
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That would be weird to me, but like rj said, better than not contributing. I’m really easy going about splitting expenses but will find excuses not to do repeat trips with guys who are total tightasses who don’t even make an effort to chip in.
Chama Grande
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I'd try to see if its a trust issue, or he just really likes a spreadsheet exercise
This is true. I once hunted on a lease with a guy who was notorious for asking you to pick something up and say I’ll pay you back. Then when came time to get it from you, never ask what he owed you.Better a guy that tracks it vs a guy that never pitches in.
noharleyyet
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If he’s a good vetted friend I would keep receipts. Lord knows he’s kept plenty of mine, figuratively.
Mallardsx2
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I would give him an envelope with he receipts from your latest grocery trip. Receipts are in the envelope bro. lol
beagle001
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I never thought about it like it would be a trust issue… but I’ve always operated the same way as your buddy. I just want to make sure we come out even, or close to it.
We always keep track of every gas station fill up on our western trips and square up at the end of the trip.
We always keep track of every gas station fill up on our western trips and square up at the end of the trip.
Gellar
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Maybe the guy thinks he isn’t paying enough towards the foodplot, maybe the guy thinks he’s paying too much. If he’s a good partner I don’t think doing something that will ruin the partnership is worth him simply asking you to keep your receipts.
BuckhunterBen
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"Receipts" for my hunting partners aren't necessarily monetary as much as time served in helping out on each others hunts year over year. Gas fill-ups and food plots seem to make sense splitting down the middle. Best payment for glassing and packing out on a buddy's tag is getting the same in return.
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Ran into this many years ago and it was truly awkward. Then I established a working money pot. Each threw in $100, all expenses came out of the pot. It didn't matter who paid for what it was paid out of the pot. Even road trips, everyone puts in $100, each fill up paid out of pot. Refresh as needed. End of trip divided up as number of guys. Stopped lot of BS.
For a $150 - It's not worth my time or energy to keep track of it. IF he is really good hunting buddy and hurting for cash, I would just tell him I will take care of his portion of the expenses that came out my pocket and expect you to help me next time I need the labor to buck a couple hundred bales of hay from neighbor to feed my horses that we will be using.
I booted a newer hunting guy out of my camp a few years ago when finally asked me if could work out a payment plan for a couple hundred dollars - then went on 5 day out of state pheasant hunt with out inviting me and had not paid the money back. He finally paid up some of the money and I have quit asking for the rest. It really was never about the money - Funny how people can get, but I don't need that shit in my camp or tight group of hunting buddies.
He was being asked to cover $400- which was essentially horse feed/care for a year and fuel to and from camp. The funniest part was he came into camp one day and said to me do you know how much those other hunters are paying out of the drop camp about a mile from us- I said they used to pay something like $1500. He said they are paying $2500 plus other fees.
Go figure.
I booted a newer hunting guy out of my camp a few years ago when finally asked me if could work out a payment plan for a couple hundred dollars - then went on 5 day out of state pheasant hunt with out inviting me and had not paid the money back. He finally paid up some of the money and I have quit asking for the rest. It really was never about the money - Funny how people can get, but I don't need that shit in my camp or tight group of hunting buddies.
He was being asked to cover $400- which was essentially horse feed/care for a year and fuel to and from camp. The funniest part was he came into camp one day and said to me do you know how much those other hunters are paying out of the drop camp about a mile from us- I said they used to pay something like $1500. He said they are paying $2500 plus other fees.
Go figure.
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Some people track every penny they spend and some have ways to write off expenses. To each their own. We used to keep receipts on hunting trips when doing 5 or 6 person trips to waterfowl hunt in canada as it could get pretty lopsided on who contributes what in a situation like that. I haven't for years as my hunts have typically only been with one partner. Its been either a younger/less financially stable guy I want to take hunting and cover most of the financial burden or its with someone in a similar situation and with mutual respect for each other no advantage is taken.
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