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I think that many of you don’t quite understand lease hunting. There are a few as described, but for many it’s hunting ....just like public land. Not high fenced, the only fencing “may” be a four strand barbed wire. Often the lessors are obligated to help maintain the property.... an old farm house, fencing, etc. For many, it’s anything but a “ canned hunt”! memtb

He took the bait..... you're too damn easy!

Just like public land? How so?

Same in Louisiana, should have a good life insurance policy. The few times I hunted public land in Louisiana, there was quite a bit shooting well before daylight. You just “hunker down”, and hope you don’t slow down a round! memtb

Sorry to hear about your lease there Hanco, see it ain't just you, its gotta be happening to lots of folks.

Hate to see land made unavailable to hunting.

SOB, just have to “hunker down” bullets flying? You guys are FOS.

Bullshyt. There ain't no feeders, food plots, elevated blinds or "managed' trophy bucks on public land and atv's are not allowed. If you lease guys want us to think you really hunt, you aught to at least keep the feeders and blinds out of sight when you take your hero shots with youir grain fed "trophies".

What a puzzy. I've hunted public for 45 years and have never been scared.

Ive lost more places to hunt than you could ever imagine. I mean huge multi ten thousand to 200 thousand acre places to hunt tgat you probably couldnt pay to get permission to hunt on.

Rancher dies and kids sell. Unreal. Ranches where i took care of the rancheers eyes or saved a grandsons eye after injury or just told an old rancher to sue the sucker who blinded his eye and had him liiving for years with me trying to keep him from losing it or treating a ranchers wife for glaucoma or getting a cactus thorn out of a sons eye who had recently had corneal graft sx when 2 other drs couldnt find the cause of the severe pain. Ha, PTL i flipped the lid and saw the speck of thorn emdedded and scratching hell...

The 104 thousand acres i got my booner on, the rancher I treated for glaucoma passed 4 mo later. I had another booner scoped out the other hunters knew nothing of. . That was managed to take 14 deer a year.

40,000 acres west of Andrews. Primo blue quail, dove coyotes, a few deer. Old man had my buddy and his SIL and dauggter running it and with dementia he forgot to pay the lease. Oil co didnt want to pay damages for surface on it anyway. Adios after 30 years.

10, 000 acres on Independance Creek with 500 year old live oaks to sit in with a bow and white tails to 160 inches near Pecos Rivver in remote, rough canyon country. Guys dad died and he married a blonde city slicker who wanted him to quit being one of Texass best ER drs and see the world. Spring fed lakes with bassx and rainbows and catfish where you could see spearheads 12c eet deep in the crystal clear water. I had taken care of the multimillionaire multi ranch owner Burt Wheeler who gave the place to his nephew. He sold it to make her happy. Herds of wild turkey and deer. SOB.

I could go on but im starting to feel ill.

Nothing lasts except change and schitt happening.

300,000 acres south Texas. The grandson, my high school bud, died at age 22 when his tractor rolled. SOB.

I don’t feel sorry for you.

As I said before.... you haven't got a clue. What they said about hunting public land in Louisiana is correct. I wish it wasn't, but it is.

This happened many years ago. Was hunting public land for deer where you had to check in each morning and out when you left. Couldn't stay the night. Was in line the next morning, waiting to check in and two fellows in front of me were talking. One asked the other if he saw anything the day before and the fellow answered, " I didn't see anything, but I did get a couple of sound shots. I know it was deer in the brush, but when I checked, I hadn't hit anything." The fellow behind me heard the conversation too. We both left. That was the last time I hunted on public land, in Louisiana.

Nope. Never had one and never will. I can’t see spending thousands on a lease and the required equipment for a chance at sitting in a stand and shooting a deer or feral pig. I just don’t like deer or feral pigs enough to spend that kind of money. Everyone is different and their motivations are different. I like the wilderness and the solitude of the high mountains, I like knowing that I could <theoretically> take off on foot and walk, hike and climb for weeks without crossing a fence or ever seeing private property. In this state and with the proper tags I can hunt 3 species of deer, elk, moose, 2 types of sheep, goats, and a myriad of small game and birds including pheasant 3 types of grouse, Hungarian partridge, quail, ducks, geese, etc. I’ve almost completed my North American deer slam with only a Coues deer left to complete it.....that’ll take some travel since there ain’t no Coues deer here. 😁 All of that is no more than a 4 hour drive from my front door and there’s more public land than I could cover in 10 lifetimes.

For some people hunting is about the camaraderie, for others it’s about success, for me it’s about the solitude of being in the mountains and the experiences that few will get the privilege of having.

To each his own and we all have the limitations of time, money, family, health, etc.

To the OP....I hope you can secure another good lease and continue to hunt and enjoy the companionship of great company. 👍

That’s what I said.

I didn’t read all the replies but apparently we’re on the same page. 😉

This thread is gonna be fugging epic!!!!!

Woooo eeeeee!!!!

Getting it done on your own
No shoot house bait stuff.


Ya baby.............

Yeah well, it’s bedtime.





Later...

As I stated.....not all leases are operated that way. As far as the 4 wheelers....most of the west has plenty of two-tracks that are used by hunters. I’ve lived in both places, so...I’m fairly well versed in both. However, I will reiterate, to those that suffer from comprehension deficiencies, “not” all leases are operated as you seem to believe! memtb

I've never had to hunt private land but that's how I always pictured lease hunting. I'd say I'm surprised to see that it's caused such a brew-ha-ha but this is the 'fire'.

That kind of hunting really sounds great, but where I live, its just not gonna happen. Not enough public land is the main reason. I cant speak for others, but the most I ever spent was $500/yr for a lease and it was on the old Patmos Plantation. I know that probably doesn't mean anything to you, but back in the day, it was recognized in several hunting magazines as one of the best places in the US for deer hunting. Most of the time, I've paid $250-$350/ yr to hunt. The most I ever had to drive was 30 miles or so and most of the time it was 10 miles or less from my house to the lease. We never camped out to hunt or had a hunting camp.... we spent the night at home.

I have got a question for you. What are you gonna do when you get older, or God forbid hurt, and not able to navigate the mountains or the walking necessary to bird hunt? Give up hunting? Enjoy it while you can.

Just the way it is.

Just like public land.