LOL! Just got back from "helicopters, guns and hunting", but that was OCONUS with Uncle Sam over land I don't want to own.

The wife and I bought 44 acres last year in middle GA. 35+ with timber, the rest hardwoods/clearings/pond and a house. Great location close to a small town, great neighbors, lotsa deer, some turkeys/quail/doves/ducks and no hogs.

Hunting lease prices just keep getting higher and higher here in the SE. I'm sure it's the same in many states. Can't even begin to say how happy I am to have my own place now. Do your homework, look around and find your slice-o-paradise. You won't regret it.
Sako