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I'm in TX, first not every county deer allowed is the same. Check the county regs with Texas parks and wildlife to see what the rules are. 2nd imo that is extremely high for that part of TX., unless you have deep pockets. You can find more for less. Just my opinion and not meant to be rude. From an old timer.
In the past the higher lease rates were from brokers who gather properties and in turn lease out for higher rates. This year it's going to be all about feeding. I had several doe's come in with the cattle when I put out cubes. One doe followed me back to the well to see if I was going to put out more. North central Texas is so very dry. All be safe if camping out no open flames!
That's pretty high for parker, Palo pinto, wise or jack county. 150 acres can be hunted in 3-4hours walking. 150 acres is not enough property to "manage" especially if there is another larger lease right on the other side of the 5 strand. Are they running cows on the property? There is one area that I know of in the DFW area that has big deer and it's public and archery only. Yes the convenience of being an hour from the house is nice but it aint worth 6k for 150 acres in my opinion. Plus a 150 acre place an hour from FW has a much higher possibility of being sold out from under you at any time. Big tracts of land change hands less often. There is nothing more frustrating than managing a place for 3-5 years then having it sold out from under you when you finally start seeing good deer on camera. Personally I'd stay on I20 till you get over Ranger hill or at least across the Brazos. Our lease is 196 miles from my house one way and I wouldn't have it any closer. We have 6,000 acres that backs up to the Wagner where there is zero hunting. We have water and electricity and quail and audad and ducks and geese and cranes and dove and hogs and deer.....see what im getting at? You would be paying $40 an acre and not have anything to shoot at from the end of January till September and we pay less than $3 an acre and hunt quail till the end of February and snow geese till March and hogs 12mo out of the year. Just by driving another 2hrs!
Thank you sir. I've found much larger leases and better deals out 3-4 hours from town, which will lessen me getting out there, but I'll have a lot more fun, I believe. Thanks for the perspective
I go by price per acre! What am I getting for what im paying? 1hr of driving plus 12hrs of running a generator doesn't = the cost of driving 3hrs but It dang sure beats the hassle. The deer out west are a lot larger than Central Texas WT. You think the drive will lessen the time you have out in the woods but it really doesn't....you just start planning longer trips lol.
As you stated, @DUCKMAN11, waterfowl is a whole other game. I grew up on the Eastern Shore of MD and am simply dumbfounded by the amount of money people are willing to spend today to secure waterfowl leases in that area. Relationships and local connections are a key to securing hunting, but long-term friends, and even family can be swayed by the almighty dollar.
@Shortmag11 I ended up passing on it. It just wasn't sitting well with me and it seemed like a hasty move on my part, given that I've *just* started looking. I may not be able to deer hunt this year on private land but I'm confident and optimistic there's a place in my future that's a better fit, cost, etc. I may even buy land at some point so that's a possibility as well. Thank you for chiming in
Sounds like you made the right decision. Sounded more like an impulse thing to me. Also, did you know if this guy was the actual owner of the property? May be been a sublease deal. At least that's what it sounded like to me. That is becoming more and more popular. Around here, most owners won't tell you how many hunters you can or can't have or how many deer you can take. They are mostly concerned with you abiding by state laws and having insurance.
