RE: what to look for when buying hunting land
The most important thing is to get out and scout the land you're thinking of buying. It's a heckuva lot easier if there are already decent numbers of deer on you land before you buy it, as opposed to trying to attract them with food plots after you buy it. Water can be very or not so important, depending on what part of the country you live in.
Get as much land as you can afford - 5 or 10 acres is on the small side unless you are bordering public land that you can hunt as well. Just keep in mind that you might have problems with tresspasers/slob hunters if you're up against public land.
My family bought 60 acres about 5 years ago, and it's been the best purchase we've ever made.On the map it doesn't look like the best hunting spot in the world (right next to a small town, bordering a large coal mining operation, lots of open grassland, etc.) but we got out and scouted it, andfound scads ofdeer& turket sign, so webought it. 5 years later, we've been averaging6 deer and3 turkey taken off those 60 acres each year!
Get out and stomp around in the woods!You might find a hidden treasure....