What would your landowner do?

[Tomo]

What would your landowner(s) do if they were tempted with a lease? All this non-resident tag raising talk has gotten me a bit nervous because the old boy that let's me hunt his Loess Hills property every other year would probably roll over and take the $$$.

Tomo

 

[Shredder]

Being that my Father in Law owns the land I hunt, if he leased it out....I would be an Iowa resident in under 6 months time and it is liable to happen. I am already keeping an eye open across the river

 

[Liv4Rut]

I hunt mostly public and family ground, so nobody would be able to lease it out from me. However, as leasing gets to be a problem it may push alot of guys onto public land. This could cause alot of over run public hunting areas, which may even push some folks out of the sport. If you don't have anywhere to hunt, how are you gonna hunt? I find it kind of funny how they want to raise the cap on nonresident either sex tags to controll the deer herd. When everyone knows it will just lead to alot more locked up land, that only has a few deer shot off it a year. They are only contributing in making a larger deer herd if they do raise the cap on Nonresidents. I'm not just talking about nonresidents leasing up land either, It will lead to alot of residents leasing as well once the competition for a hunting spot begins.

 

[Waukon1]

If leasing became big in my area I think that most all of the farmers who I get permission to hunt from would be loyal to me for some quite some time. I however do think that over time the temptation to get extra income would be too tempting. And I don't blame them.

 

[medicsnoke]

I fear the day that leasing comes to Ohio, I already know of a couple places that get leased, but for the most part I dont think land owners know about leasing.
Corey

 

[moosehunter]

were lucky boys. we know it and nr's know it. but it ain't far off before leasing is here. look around us in other states. MN an ILL are good close examples. we havn't seen it alot yet because there are still many rural hunters that have a personal relationship with the landowner.

 

[gds]

I read a classified ad the other week in the Madison county paper offering up to 10,000 to farmers interested in leasing their ground.I think that it was an outfitter.
OA
Gary

 

[SaskGuy]

Honestly, I think my landowners would invite me in for a coffee or a whiskey and then comment on the nerve of some "rich guy". I'm thankful for where I live and that neighbours are friends.

 

[KPM]

I think the temptation for the lease is pretty close. For a long time he didn't agree with it and the chances for a liability suit associated with a lease. But the son is pushing him to lease the two of the timbers that they have left. It is a shame to have something for so long and lose it to the almighty dollar. Friendships and helping them out when they need it is no longer enough. When the outfitters came in and leased everything that they could get their hands on, it sure makes finding some place to hunt much harder these days. I am finding that the non-residents that have hunted the area with the outfitters are now coming in on their own to gather up the all ground they can and cut out the outfitter charges.