I am not saying that "timber" companies don't care about hunting leases. Lord knows we do or I would not have a job. I manage 406 clubs with an average of lets say 6 members. Most are more than that. That is 2436 people that are calling and emailing me about the same thing on all 406 clubs. With only so many days to work, I can only put out so many fires. You take 2 months out of that to handle all the leasing/payment processing and it's even less time.
With a limited budged for any company to work on roads, create food plots, control burn and do other management practices folks get pissed at us. If we put all the money back into the land we earned leasing the land, there would be no profit therefore we would no longer lease the land, there would be no reason for it. There has to be profit.
About the logging... Where to start. Loggers BARELY make a living in 12 months now. There is 1/3 of the logging force there was 10 years ago. Enough said.
When it comes to the clubs doing things to manage the property is where it gets tricky. Some things are fine, like planting, sure that's okay but burning would be a huge liability to the company. It would be great if we could do more but most companies don't have the manpower or budget to do it.
Now, third party leasing can be different. I don't have a dog in that fight but to think all companies don't care is incorrect (I don't think it is true about Westervelt either but I don't work there). I hope my lessees don't think that. I know some probably do but I have explained that I too have to answer to someone and a budget and if I don't, well... so long.
