Originally Posted by Turkey_neck
Originally Posted by brushwhacker
From reading this forum i feel really blessed. We have 2400 acres leased for round $3 a acre. Private landowner been friends with my ancestors for yrs. was only 4k total for yrs. never had a written lease. $600 a person for 10 of us. Just a handshake deal. Landowner never come around. His son turkeys hunts a bit. He uses it for timber sale income. Cuts little timber every yr an leaves me with fresh cutover to hunt yr after yr. family owns 800 acres next to it . Just family hunts on it . Costs nothing to hunt. I live next to this property. Never have drive my truck to hunt. Just walk or ride wheeler from house. Been thinking landowner would get wise to all the hunting lease prices an try do something different, but last yr told us we had it for next 10 yrs at same price. Unbelievable to me. I had a small 100 acres of timber company leased next to it at one time an they went to $12 acres an i dropped it . Thought that was outrageous but from reading this post i understand how really blessed we are as far as hunting. Timber company was from texas an said they based Lease price on average price in alabama. if i had pay over $1000 to hunt guess i would quit.

Some people would rather have people they trust will take care of their property over money. They are few and far between these days unfortunately.


Exactly Neck, some will lease at a much reduced price to a small group that will take care and manage the property and not scorched earth hunt. I know I would.


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