RE: I hate ranchers sometimes!!!
All of this has been handled in a very perfessional manner from our end (6 hunters) we are in a catch "22" area, here's the deal Landowner owns around 10-15,000 acres, several ranches that are together. The entire Johnson Ranch little over 5000 acres is leased by a "Day lease outfitter and they offer two season leases on this property, one is 750 (3 hunters) acres and then you have our lease which is 1450 acres (6 hunters)... The rancher used a product called "Brash" which is a really nasty weed and brush killer. It was sprayed to improve the habitat for Cattle not deer the native grasses are the only thing that will not die off so its great from the ranchers stand point...the cattle will be able to graze on the grass, no fields will be planted.. Here's what we are faced with , the loss of 450 acres of our lease, so what we are asking for from the Day lease outfitter is a respectable cost adjustment for the lease, or being able to hunt the adjacent property that is directly east of us to make up for it.. I think it is a very reasonable offer from us ... We will see tonight and tommorrw all parties invovled in the hunting side of it are going to try and work out a plausable settlement to keep everybody happy, and the hunting will go on.