I'm not a big fan of leasing since, from the perspective of many hunters, it can lead to the the overpopulation of does described above, and it results in decreasedaccess for hunters in general. Also, in terms of long term continuity, nothing beats having ground where your name is on the deed and you call ALL the shots. Of course, the folks who are making 20 or 30 bucks and acre leasing their ground likely view it much, much differently, at least until they start noticing the crop damage resulting from their leasees only taking a few big bucks a year.