Lease prices go up because supply and demand, the out of state hunters pay it ! It has nothing to do with the Alabama hunters. Travel the state in mid to late January and notice the Florida, Georgia, Louisiana license plates. I know of 3 leases right now that are Florida/ Louisiana hunters exclusively. They told me that they would pay 18-25 per acre if they had to. You see, the people that "own" the land doesn't care who leases the land, they only care who pays the most. SOOO, if us Alabama hunters "demand" something be done about lease prices, they will just lease to the out of state guys who are willing to pay it. Simple as that. JMO.