kidd Posted September 19, 2007 Report Share Posted September 19, 2007 Martinarcher got some bad news but got me thinking How many of you own the land you hunt on?? Personally we have a total of 36 acres we hunt and we own all but 7 of those acres. Just curious to see how many of you guys/gals own your own hunting ground!! Good tymes kidd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerClay Posted September 19, 2007 Report Share Posted September 19, 2007 I own 26 acres behind my house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
okiedog Posted September 19, 2007 Report Share Posted September 19, 2007 Land owner here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfletch7441 Posted September 19, 2007 Report Share Posted September 19, 2007 I own part of mine, the in-laws own the rest. Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PotashRLS Posted September 19, 2007 Report Share Posted September 19, 2007 My Dad and Mom have 80 acres that was part of the extended home farm (not connected) from the 1950s. I purchased half of the 40 north of it from the neighbor. He could have sold it to others but because of my involvement in Hunter and Bowhunter Ed and Land Stewardship, he sold it to me. He told me that. Sure makes a guy feel good. That gives us a total of 100ac. We have about 6 acres of food plots on Dad's north 40 and 12 acres of my 20 are rented to a neighboring farmer. The neighbor told me I get first crack at the remainder 20 acres when he's ready to sell. It's nice when a handshake still means something. We should all count our blessings! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whttlbucksteve Posted September 19, 2007 Report Share Posted September 19, 2007 The only land I own is on my shoes and there are no deer to hunt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierDaddy28 Posted September 19, 2007 Report Share Posted September 19, 2007 My dad and his three brothers own about 400 acres. I consider myself lucky they have it for me to be able to hunt on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddyboman Posted September 19, 2007 Report Share Posted September 19, 2007 grandad and dad owns all the land I am able to hunt on. So thankfully its not going anywhere :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texan_Til_I_Die Posted September 19, 2007 Report Share Posted September 19, 2007 No, but I could buy it for about $3.5 million. :eek: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUDRUNNER Posted September 19, 2007 Report Share Posted September 19, 2007 As of now I just have permission to hunt 2 properties.One is 30 acres and the other is 80 acres.I do plan on purchasing my own property within the next 5-10 years though.After watching the show Whitetail Properties on MOR I think it will be doable for me.They say money from leasing out farm ground,crp,and timber management programs you make a decent chunck of the payments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted September 19, 2007 Report Share Posted September 19, 2007 We own ours, which is only 60 acres, not enough really. Pay only property taxes and pay to keep it up. We do have access also to the neighboring 35 acre property and have sole rights there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowin_in_illinois Posted September 19, 2007 Report Share Posted September 19, 2007 I own part of mine, the in-laws own the rest. Ben Same here. I own the 6 acres I live on, and I manage the hunting on my father-in-laws farm. There is some great hunting land for sale near me right now, but the prices per acre have gotten rediculous...like $5000 an acre rediculous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mule659 Posted September 19, 2007 Report Share Posted September 19, 2007 I dont own it but my dad does and there is plenty of it...between him and the other two guys with land that joins ours who have been family friends for years I got about 1500 acres I can run around on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beagleboy Posted September 19, 2007 Report Share Posted September 19, 2007 I hunt 180 acres near the house but own 25 acres two hrs away. I bought it as an investment but I sometimes hunt it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted September 19, 2007 Report Share Posted September 19, 2007 A whopping 3 acres for me. Other than that, I'm at the whim of people nice enough to let me hunt their land. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCH Posted September 19, 2007 Report Share Posted September 19, 2007 Own 160 here. Rarely hunt it, though. Have a 2,000 acre lease that borders the south and east of my property that I hunt a lot. Just joined a new lease 1 1/2 hours north of here that should take up most of my time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogg6 Posted September 19, 2007 Report Share Posted September 19, 2007 A whopping 3 acres for me. Other than that, I'm at the whim of people nice enough to let me hunt their land. I hear you there Tominator. My Dad and I own 11 acres behind my Grandmother house that we hunt on. It is surrounded by about 500-600 acres of crop land. We have a creek running through it which helps pull deer in. If the neighbors ever said stay out we would be in deep trouble. We also have another farm next to my Dad's house (about a mile away) that we have hunted all my life. So again, if they said stay out I don't know what we would do. The best thing to do is respect the land and wishes of the landowner and help them out any way possible. Because they are helping you out by letting you hunt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildthing Posted September 19, 2007 Report Share Posted September 19, 2007 landowner here...133 acres, neighbors are all farmers... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98chevy Posted September 19, 2007 Report Share Posted September 19, 2007 I dont own land as of now but will. It goes for about 5000 a acre arounf heer and i want 500+ acreas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Finn Posted September 20, 2007 Report Share Posted September 20, 2007 I hunt on my Dad 80 and uncle's 240 acres and feel extremely fortunate. Always wanted land, but can't see affording $150-200k to hunt deer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earnhardts12000 Posted September 20, 2007 Report Share Posted September 20, 2007 nope no land for ask for permission hunted it for 14yrs now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest adrenaline_junky Posted September 20, 2007 Report Share Posted September 20, 2007 Me and a long time hunting buddy ( more like a brother than anything ) just bought almost 400 acres. We plan on finishing everything up as far as food plots go and everything else next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MissouriHunter Posted September 21, 2007 Report Share Posted September 21, 2007 I don't own any land. I hunt on my girlfriends family farm, a place my dad and I pay for every year, and my uncles farm. The land owner is a good friend so we pay hardly anything, especially compared to what people pay nowadays in Missouri for hunting. Leasing is way to expensive. Wish I had my own land though, its too expensive to buy and just hunt on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad6639 Posted September 22, 2007 Report Share Posted September 22, 2007 I dont own any land, but I used to want too. Then I got to thinking that even if you had the land paid for, you would have a hard time just paying the taxes for what you can lease a decent property for each year. So I figure rather than buying property, I will just lease if I need to and if the spot goes dry, Ill go lease elsewhere. As of now, I am fortunate to hunt on a 600 acre farm (150 to 200 of which are timber). My dad and I have access to one hill for the majority of the season, and then after the guy who pays to lease the better hill is done, then I can hunt there. So far, Im still holding the record for biggest buck taken on the farm, and I shot him on the hill not many people like to hunt on:D, and Ive shot a buck on this farm the past 3 years running. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NY_Bowhunter14 Posted September 22, 2007 Report Share Posted September 22, 2007 dads buddy owns about 35 acres that we hunt on... all hardwoods... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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