RE: What do the outfitters pay to lease prime land?
My buddy in Carroll County, IL is telling me that people are basically paying $1000 a man to hunt for bow and shotgun. He has been offered $750/man for shotgun only.
We pay about $40/acre here in NJ and we do not even approach the quality of your deer. However, it is more of a piece of mind plus guarenteed place to hunt. Also, our dues include pheasant and chukar stockings as well as all small game and turkey.
Good luck.
Bob