jmbuckhunter's poll thread on buying 40 or 80 acres prompted me to post this thread. Let me begin by saying that as most probably know I have always been a staunch opponent to leasing. I suppose because I am old school, I couldn't justify spending money for land to hunt, couldn't afford it, and leasing was relatively unknown to my area of the state. No more. Leasing land to hunt has become more common here and though I still have land to hunt by permission, its dwindling due to various reasons, plus I do not have exclusive rights to any of it. Sometimes that makes it tough to have a good hunting experience even though the few others who hunt it are pretty decent and respectful people.

My possible alternative might be to lease some good property for hunting instead of buying a small chunk. I know owning land is generally a great investment, but why could I not lease some good land with interest money therefore keeping the prinicpal in the bank?