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Re: Hunting club/Lease prices - The future ?
[Re: jlbuc10]
#1350850
05/15/15 04:21 AM
05/15/15 04:21 AM
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Joined: Feb 2015
Posts: 7,168 Meridianville
DryFire
14 point
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14 point
Joined: Feb 2015
Posts: 7,168
Meridianville
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I killed more deer and turkeys and ducks on public land this year than I did on private, and guess what it's free to hunt! Coming from Texas where only 2% is open to public hunting (and that's by draw), I hope next year to take advantage of Alabama's public hunting opportunities. Since the oil boom, leases are becoming more expensive in Texas. Many Texas hunters now just save the lease money and hunt for a week in either New Mexico or Colorado.
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Re: Hunting club/Lease prices - The future ?
[Re: jlbuc10]
#1350992
05/15/15 06:56 AM
05/15/15 06:56 AM
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Joined: Feb 2011
Posts: 4,779 LASW
turkey247
10 point
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10 point
Joined: Feb 2011
Posts: 4,779
LASW
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I killed more deer and turkeys and ducks on public land this year than I did on private, and guess what it's free to hunt! People would rather be lazy and complain about their lease or hunting club. Step your butt out in the woods and go find some deer. There are plenty to be had all over public land in this state you just have to get out there and find them. Slow down boss. Few points. 1- I don't hunt for a living, I work. Make a decent living, but the money doesn't go far. That's one point of the original post. 2- AL actually has a small percentage of public land compared to other states. 3- hunting with kids is not very practical for most public land situations, for me, no problem 4- a man can spend a lot of time and money driving and putting in the work you are talking about to hunt public land. They are places you can live in this state and be a good drive from public land opportunity. My time can be valued higher than money. Just some thoughts
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Re: Hunting club/Lease prices - The future ?
[Re: hawgwild]
#1351138
05/15/15 10:35 AM
05/15/15 10:35 AM
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Joined: Apr 2004
Posts: 1,114 Pensacola
level5
6 point
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6 point
Joined: Apr 2004
Posts: 1,114
Pensacola
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I agree with the OP 100%. Our lease goes up every year, $1.00 per acre this year. They do nothing to the property to increase the value, we the club do it all. Road maintenance, habitat improvements, bridges to get across creeks, etc. That's all on us and we don't mind the work, but in return all we get is another 10% price increase. I see no end to it and sooner probably than later the small clubs like ours will be drove out. Making improvements can be costly. First when you make the improvements, and then you basically "pay compound interest" on the improvemnts for the next 2, 5, 10 years you have the lease.
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Re: Hunting club/Lease prices - The future ?
[Re: Dw0229]
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05/16/15 08:47 AM
05/16/15 08:47 AM
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Matt Brock
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Matt Brock
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DW, if more people would do what I just did and absolutely refuse to pay it then it would go down. Our lease price goes up every year. This year I had enough. It's simple supply and demand. If they start sitting on leases for a couple of years with nobody leasing then price will drop. I got to the point that I realized it is just hunting. I shouldn't be paying that much to spend time outside. So I'm not going to.
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Re: Hunting club/Lease prices - The future ?
[Re: Dw0229]
#1351745
05/16/15 05:46 PM
05/16/15 05:46 PM
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Joined: Nov 2014
Posts: 16,486 Guntersville
AC870
Old Mossy Horns
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Old Mossy Horns
Joined: Nov 2014
Posts: 16,486
Guntersville
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I gave up on leasing/club thing years ago. Hunted my small acreage behind the house mostly. Still hit it some but did most of my hunting on public land this past season. It was slow and tough. But I'm learning more about the place all the time and maybe one day it will produce. It keeps me in the game anyway. Think I'm going to do more bowhunting late season next year. Didn't really see crowds in my area until January and that was after some doofuses talked up that particular hunt on here. Best to walk softly and carry a big stick. You get company when you advertise.
“Killing tomorrow’s trophies today.”
On the distance I like to walk to my stands: “The first 100 yards is also the last 100 yards.”
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Re: Hunting club/Lease prices - The future ?
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#1351766
05/16/15 08:16 PM
05/16/15 08:16 PM
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Joined: Sep 2014
Posts: 8,103 Moundville, Al
SuperSpike
40 Year Old Bowhunting Virgin
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40 Year Old Bowhunting Virgin
Joined: Sep 2014
Posts: 8,103
Moundville, Al
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It's simple supply and demand. This is absolutely what the problem is. As long as people keep paying, they will keep going up. Same with houses and automobiles.
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Re: Hunting club/Lease prices - The future ?
[Re: Dw0229]
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05/19/15 03:59 PM
05/19/15 03:59 PM
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Joined: Dec 2009
Posts: 5,517 Land of the free because of th...
mike35549
12 point
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12 point
Joined: Dec 2009
Posts: 5,517
Land of the free because of th...
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They will continue to rise at least for the foreseeable future. Maybe at some time when the number of hunters decrease far enough that there are not enough hunters to maintain the demand side of this equation prices will falll. Problem is at that point there will probabbly be to few hunters to fend off the anti hunting crowd and the right to hunt at least without a lot of hoops to jump through will be lost. I pay more now than I ever thought I would but I can not hunt in places that are cheap where there are to many members and deer sightings are rare due to over harvest. If I have to go back to those type places I will just quit and fish 12 months a year.
If you're gonna be stupid you better be tough.
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Re: Hunting club/Lease prices - The future ?
[Re: turkey247]
#1353932
05/20/15 09:35 AM
05/20/15 09:35 AM
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Joined: Feb 2014
Posts: 334 MS
Hunt4Jesus
4 point
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4 point
Joined: Feb 2014
Posts: 334
MS
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I killed more deer and turkeys and ducks on public land this year than I did on private, and guess what it's free to hunt! People would rather be lazy and complain about their lease or hunting club. Step your butt out in the woods and go find some deer. There are plenty to be had all over public land in this state you just have to get out there and find them. Slow down boss. Few points. 1- I don't hunt for a living, I work. Make a decent living, but the money doesn't go far. That's one point of the original post. 2- AL actually has a small percentage of public land compared to other states. 3- hunting with kids is not very practical for most public land situations, for me, no problem 4- a man can spend a lot of time and money driving and putting in the work you are talking about to hunt public land. They are places you can live in this state and be a good drive from public land opportunity. My time can be valued higher than money. Just some thoughts This right here^ My son is 5 and loves hunting. He would rather be hunting than anything. With this said we logged a ton of hours and leg work on public and private in MS and seen 1 doe. I drew a tag and shot a small 6 but that was with my gun. He shoots a crossbow so must be set up perfect. The thing about public is, when you think you are isolated someone else is knows it is there. I had a plot 2 miles in and it held deer. 6-8 some evenings. I pulled my son in on a pier cart with all our gear. We hunted back there 4 times and saw 0. I put a cam up and got 3 hunters on cam and a 4 wheeler with 2 guys looking around. My cam was not stolen because i posted a note on the vehicles. They tore down signs and road all the way in from another rd. Game wardens came and all but it was to late. Not even gonna go into turkey season. What I am trying to say is 2500.00 for a good lease where I can place blinds and not get messed with, drive a buggy in, and at least see a few deer for my son. You cant put a tag on that. I tried the club when he was 3. It was fun to run cams etc, but no deer down on coast. It is either pay 3k for an outfitted hunt for a week, or the same for a year of hunting.
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