Iowa QDM
My lease is actually for 220 acres! And here is the reality guys, I didn't steal my lease, or take someone else's property! I lease it from a network! This subject has gotten me to the point of regretting even posting, but hey, I believe in my choices, so I will give more information!
here is what it breaks down to! I choose not to hunt on Public. I guess I enjoy hunting enough to spend money, how much, i don't know. But If I could afford the 100s of thousands to purchase, would i still be a bad person?
So I guess here it is for me!!
All of you who are willing to help out farmers to get hunting rights, please step forward. iwould like to keep my money in my pockets, so please pm me, or post here and I will come join you on your hunting land!
All of you who own land, and at me as a problem, please step forward, i will join you on hunting your land as well! Hell, I'll even mail you a card at Christmas! maybe i can come down and plow your drive out for you!! Would that be suffiecent?
Guess I will and see how many offers I get for a Free hunting spot! I figure $hit why go beat on doors, here is a spot where thousands of hunters who hunt/own thousand of acres meet daily to discuss hunting, if I can't get a place to hunt here, then where in the heck woud I find one!
I'll look forward to helping someone out this year, so I too can have a place to hunt!!
OHHHHHHHH and for all of you who talk about the future being for kids, and all that good stuff, I thought I would mention that on my LEASE this year, my wife killed her first deer, A guy who hadn't shot a deer in 15 years got back into our sport, and Damn almost forgot, I am taking two lucky kids out during a youth season for a free filmed and guided hunt through a drawing at the shop!!
But I guess I am helping ruin hunting in Iowa, not educating??? Holy crap, I guess I am the one who doesn't have a clue!!!
karre, the 40 arce section across from my lease is selling for 6800 an acre and their is a tiny creek in it and the rest is farm ground! That is almost 280,000 for a place to put on stand! That is why I had talked with you before in AWWW when I saw the 320 arces in canda for like 180,000!!!
Well I guess I will have to try and bow out of this subject again!
Opps, forgot to add this, yes IOWAQDM, I am watching out for myself by leasing, but I can see the big picture!! Here is the picture I see, you offer me, my firends, and my family a place to hunt, and I won't lease, and if you don't then I guess you are just as selfish as me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sorry, I know I am coming off attacking and do not mean to, but this is touchy to me! As I am sure it is to many others! This topic just really strikes a bone with me and icould argue for days!!!
Oh, and Elkhunter! I have emailed lots of letters!! And continue too!!! /forum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/wink.gif