Most leases are in a single individual's name, not the name of a hunting club. The actual lease will list a specific individual who will supply the club name and a member list. If the person on the lease fails to or elects to not renew, then the lessor is under no obligation to offer the lease to the other club members. It is good practice to do so, but there is no formal obligation for the landowner or timber company to do so. Also, in most cases, if they do offer an existing club member the opportunity to pick the lease up, they will generally use that as an opportunity to re-price the lease and bring it up to current market rate. Timber companies are especially bad about doing this.