Never fall in love with a deer lease. About the time you think it's forever, someone or something will screw it up.
I knew one family that had managed a lease literally for 40 years. First the father ran it, then eventually his sons came on board. One year the old man decided he couldn't hunt anymore, and the landowner decided it was time to get a new crew. The kids had literally never hunted anywhere else, and were all shook up.
I'm on a low fence lease that has plentiful deer and other game; the landowner is a nice guy, everyone is easygoing. I sort of nudge folks to let young deer with potential get bigger. And I've only shot does & culls the past two years.
I guess I could find a place that has bigger deer, but it would probably cost more. I could maybe find one closer to home, but that would also cost more. Guess I'll keep this whitetail lease for the time being, and then look around for occasional spot hunts elsewhere.
