I think all leasing is bad
All leases? Why? Do you realize the cost of property and school taxes? For a non-hunter it is a way to recoup some of it. For example for my wooded 100 acres in NYS, I pay $2500.00 per year, and it is on a non-maintained road that I do not have access by car or truck in the winter, therefore, no fire protection at all in the winter. I am a hunter and also us it for camping, etc, so I do not lease it out. But, for a non-hunter, it would be very tempting to recoup some of those taxes.