Hunting Land article

[dfol20]

Did you all read the article on the homepage about hunting leases, and the price of land? I have never hunted a lease, and doubt I ever will. But it does scare me that I may not be able to provide my children the expriences that I had. But as of now it is hard to find public land worth hunting, but it is out there it just takes a little looking. What did you all think of the article? Do you that lease, like leasing?

[Tominator]

A couple buddies and I leased some land for a few years. The land was nice, lots of game, but it was too far away, and in the end, probably not worth the money. 90% of the time I was running tresspassers off anyway.

Unfortunately, it's the future of hunting I'm afraid. Hopefully in a few years I'll be able to buy some land for my buddies and my boys.

[stevebeilgard]

your bio doesn't say where you live. but, wherever that is, there is plenty of public and private land available. even in chicago, there are massive forest preserves. you can archery hunt in lots of them. also, there are private 5 acre or larger homes. there are golf courses, where the deer are causing damage. there are multiple other options, so just check them out. apply for all your states drew hunts each year. i leased lots of land in the past, and paid well for it. i'm glad i did, as it paid off for me.

[FSU_Seminole]

Did you all read the article on the homepage about hunting leases, and the price of land? I have never hunted a lease, and doubt I ever will. But it does scare me that I may not be able to provide my children the expriences that I had. But as of now it is hard to find public land worth hunting, but it is out there it just takes a little looking. What did you all think of the article? Do you that lease, like leasing?

This has been my biggest fear. The biggest threats to hunting isn't the left wing anti gun nuts. I believe the biggest threat to hunting is urban sprawl & land developement.

Just in my county alone in the past 10 years we've lost thousands of acres of whitetail & wild life habitat due to development. Wal Mart just developed a super WM here & in doing so they basically destroyed a few hundred acres of land bordering along a creek. It was bow hunting paradise.

A guy that lives down the street from me has a big 10 point mounted he shot with a rifle less than 10 miles from our street in a corn field. That same area now is gone, the farmer sold the property & Century 21 developed 3 or 4 sub divisions there now.

The Wateree river runs through my county & the land there is a gold mine. But you can't hunt that property unless you're a doctor, lawyer or dentist. They all got together & have these expensive club fees where you only get in if you got really really deep pockets. My fear is if land keeps shrinking only people with deep pockets will have a place to hunt.

[sskybnd]

land is going up, our land just went up a 1.00 an acre, but like steve said theres land avalable to hunt, we might be looking for some new land soon our lease is through international paper and they are starting to mark and cut trails so they can cut it, were just hoping they wait till after we have a chance to at least bow hunt it,

[bowslinger]

i leased in va for a while also hunted public land down there i hunt 90% public land here in newyork there is nice deer on public land u just have to do your homework back to leasing it has its pros and cons but right now i can aford it

[elkoholic]

Fortunately, I do not have to worry about land to hunt here, but in many areas of the country finding a spot can be a difficult task. We moved to Montana 25 years ago to get away from urban sprawl and overcrowding. Even at that time, opening day of deer season, on public land, would arrive with hunters hiding behind almost every tree. I personally have never leased, but if I had the financial means and lived in an area with little public land, or overcrowded conditions, I would certainly look into it. Take good care of the owner and you could be set for some good hunting for awhile.

[brownie65]

I lease ground for myself & my kids to hunt. It is about the only way to have a place to hunt around here anymore. I still have plenty of places to hunt & I lease a couple places to have some extra. Hope I can keep them for several years but you never know. Lease prices keep going up. I like leasing ground & knowing I have a place to take my boys, my dad or just go by myself & not worry about anybody else being there. Of course I wish it was still like it was when I was a kid, back then I could hunt just about anywhere I wanted. Those days are long gone though.

[unioncountyslayer]

Lease hunting makes up about 90% of the land I hunt, the other 10% being private land I have been given permission to hunt. Leasing has it's advantages and disadvantages like anything else. It's nice if you can find a lease on a piece of property that is farmed. This way, your cost for leasing the land is minimal compared to the food source you don't have to pay for. If you can get enough people in on the lease, and still have plenty of room for everyone, it's generally pretty affordable. The problem that I'm running into in my area is that the "City" is moving out towards the country, considerably driving up the cost of land, and in turn the price per acre to lease. Plus, with the way the world is going these days, most land owners around here will require a minimum of a 3 million dollar insurance policy. It's getting tougher and tougher, but I still like having the feel that it's "my" land to hunt, and nobody elses.

[Darron]

Here in Ohio, the leasing bug has not caught on big yet. I am an avid waterfowl hunter and I have 20+ spots to hunt on private land and only one I lease. The only reason I lease that farm is because he hasn't let anyone hunt his farm for over 15 years and I was the first one to offer any money.

Some of the spots I duck hunt on I am also allowed to deer hunt on. I own 35+ acres that butts up my uncle's 65 acres in SE Ohio, so I have 100 acres that only me, my dad, and uncle hunt on. Our farm has a great turkey and deer population. I am looking to buy another 17 acres that borders my uncle's land if the guy would ever sell it to me. I also have access to 400 acres in Adams County. The owner is a heck of a nice guy and allows anyone who asks to hunt. I don't know how many guys he lets deer hunt.

Here in Ohio, you can find private property still, but when you do be ready to share it with several other guys. In my years of door knocking I have came to this conclusion. 99% of the time it is either "I'll let anyone who asks" or "no hunting at all" for various reason. Some of the private property is worse than state land:eek: