Been on a couple of leases. Not high dollar ones, but they had decent hunting.
hunted public land a lot. Especially for predators.
The thing about public land is that usually, you have to deal with idiots, road hunters, poachers, and more idiots.
The next level is owning land you hunt on.
Having a vested interest in the land, the game management, and who comes or goes has it's own rewards.
Last week:
Mr. Browtines
Got hogs.
I don't hunt many deer nowadays. When I do, he's either a monster, or a cull.
As long as you are happy with how you hunt and where you hunt, I'm all for it.
I just like it better when I get to make the rules.