auschip,
My comment about cost per pound for wild game meat was implied somewhat tongue-in-cheek. In fact, I used to have a video clip of Jeff Foxworthy "proving" to his wife, by adding up on a chalkboard, just how much he loved her and the kids, because "nothing but the best for my family". Maybe someone knows of it and can reference it here.
But, if I add up the cost of my lease, lifetime license, four-wheeler, climbing stands, lock-on stands, ladders, box blinds, feeders, food plots (seed, fertilizer, fuel), camper, utilities for camping spot year-round; batteries for flashlights, camera's, feeders, two-way radio's (to keep in touch with my 15 yr. old son on his stand); reloading supplies, chronograph, scale, brass-tumbler, spotting scope (because I owe it to the game I hunt to be proficient with my weapon of choice); rifles, pistols, shotguns, archery gear, scopes, ammunition, gasoline, boots, etc. which are "necessary" to persue my passion; I could easily feed my family more meat than I bring home by hunting.
Point is, for me anyway, although I make use of all the game I take, and my family enjoys eating it (we're Cajun after all), that is not the reason I hunt. I would hunt even if my wife refused to let any wild game meat in the house. I'd just have to find someone, who appreciated it, to give it to.