Originally Posted By: BSK
Originally Posted By: truedouble
...but it's just general economics/ supply and demand. If the entire state had been under a 3 buck limit there would potentially be more good areas to hunt thus lowering the price over all. When supply goes up prices usually go down, unless demand continues to go up, which could be the case...then my theory doesn't make sense smile


I've often wondered about AL's incredibly high lease process. Yes, lease prices in IL and KY have gone way up too, but considering the difference in antler quality between IL-KY and AL, I just don't understand equal prices between the areas.

Does anyone have any idea how many deer hunters AL has? How much huntable land? Is there that many more deer hunters in AL than TN, and/or less huntable land in AL than TN? TN's lease prices have gone up over the last decade, but they're definitely not what AL is seeing, and honestly, TN generally grows better bucks than AL. So why haven't lease prices gone through the roof in TN?


You keep asking questions and a certain specific someone is gonna come down like a thunderstorm on your head! HAHA!!
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This is exactly THE point. Not all of us hunters are certified wildlife biologists or foresters. So, we ask, and ask, and ask. We become informed, WELL informed. We L.E.A.R.N. I know it is a fairly new concept for us hunters, but we can do it.

I spent alot of time phone calling, emailing and even face-to-face with SC's deer and turkey project supervisor. The information and data and stats he could spit out, with TRUTH and FACT was amazing!! All of a sudden a hunter finds out how much he does NOT know about deer. And it awakens a hunger and thirst for more info, more data, to learn more.