[skeet]

Sorry if I stepped on your toes. But if you are really thinking of something like this...before you go posting in an open forum..do some homework..A LOT of homework!! As Rocky said..before you even think of opening a lodge like this..check the state regs. Not just hunting regs either. You are going to be running a for rent lodge...somewhat like a motel. You have to have the ok for that. As far as hunting, guiding or whatever that is another area. This stuff IS expensive. I ran a guiding service back east for waterfowlers.. For a lot of years! I eventually went to work for someone else because the money was better. And if you get into the hunting thing...after a short time it turns into JUST ANOTHER JOB! Running any kind of business is really hard work and time consuming labor at that. If ya don't have a viable plan and stick with it a bank won't lend you money and you are bound to fail. Now for the good side of things. Being your own boss is sometimes very rewarding and other times aggravating. You can't shirk the work like you may be able to while working for someone else. Being a boss is hard but when you do things and they turn out well you(and everyone else) will know who did it. Being your own boss in a place you enjoy and with a job you really want to do is fun. Don't expect to make big bucks right off the bat. But hope for a comfortable return on your work and play. I ran a gunshop of my own for a long time(almost 40 yrs) also and I loved what I did and the people I met. Luck to you but think about this and plan . Hopefully it'll work!