New leasing trend for whitetail
About ten years ago I started losing properties due to owners leasing them out. At first it was slowly but four years ago I had lost everything locally and all was being leased. Prices were anywhere from a couple dollars an acre to $50 an acre. With $30ish being pretty average for this area.
This season there seems to be a new trend. Many properties have done away with the season long leases and are doing weekly leases. Peak weeks are still bringing in $10-15 an acre. That's $1,500 for a 100 acre property. And they seem to be going QUICKLY. I won't say they sell out for the year... I don't know that. But I know peak archery dates, gun week and muzzleloader week all fill up quickly.
I certainly don't blame the landowners for making money. But I'm also saddened by what it seems that hunting is becoming.
Anybody else seeing the weekly lease thing popping up more often in their area?
-Jake