I am really, really outdoorsy but I want to pick up a new hobby, something exotic. I do all the obvious stuff: deer hunting, var

[boof]

I am really, really outdoorsy but I want to pick up a new hobby, something exotic. I do all the obvious stuff: deer hunting, varmint hunting, duck and pheasant hunting, fishing, kayaking, camping, archery, boating, bowfishing etc.. What is something really different I could get into? I really want something exotic (cost efficent) and different. I was thinking astronomy or blowguns or metal detecting? Any suggestions?

[Rem700-06]

First, Exotic is not typically cost efficient. and even the common things aren't cheap. What activity level are you looking for? White Water kayaking and Rock Climbing are a lot of fun. I look for things that challenge me, doesn't matter the level of obscurity. One last note, excelling in a field that is full of competition is much more satisfying than one with little or none.

[slothman]

try noodleing, or hog hunting with dogs and a knife if you really want to get your heart pounding.

[ltmssbb]

maby you clould try parahunting where you jump from a helecopter and bow hunt on you rway down.. lol jk

[furbuster]

Fishingrod building or flytieing. You could also build your own bow & arrows or get into reloading.

[Cgull]

I enjoy metal detecting, you never know what the next dig will be. Could be a 20 dollar gold piece or a diamond ring. I've found a nice little box of treasures over the last 35 years, no gold pieces yet.

[jamesti]

reloading is not exotic, but it is challenging. you might enjoy it and it's something you can do when you can't get outside.

[boof]

I figured it out, Im going to try to make my first ghillie suit this summer.

[huntnfishnut]

I am with furbuster. Fishing rod building is next on my list of things to try

[Jere Smith]

reloading,photography,fishing,read,skeet,trap,run for office, redheads, the list is endless.

[huntnow]

blackdawgz, you know that they make coffee pots that do that on their own right?

[Hobob]

Metal detecting is fun and you find some cool stuff like silver coins fairly often.

[Del in KS]

Try panning for gold.

[99explorer]

If landscape painting is too tame for you, you might try bungee jumping, perhaps combined with handgun hunting.

[Hunter Savage]

you could always join a grizzly bear artificial insemination team.