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<blockquote data-quote="Veteran" data-source="post: 2565007" data-attributes="member: 118038"><p>Ive hunted in Texas since I was 12.</p><p>I also leased a farm in Illinois for 10 years.</p><p></p><p>Currently Im on a lease in Texas down on the Pecos river with 17 other hunters, year round lease, 22,000 acres.....hogs, predators, whitetail, turkey, dove, quail, mule deer, blackbuck, audoud sheep hogs, javelina etc.</p><p></p><p>We'd all be broke and homeless if we were paying 20 to 30 dollars per acre.......</p><p></p><p>On the other hand in the midwest in farm land w crops, ravines, streams and creeks, $20 dollars an acre is good. And you dont need more than 150 acres. Deer density there is high....</p><p></p><p>West of Ft Worth, say Aledo, and Weatherford, that's very high unless its farm land w crops and water.</p><p>Then it is maybe worth $20 per acre total, not per hunter.</p><p></p><p>If you get out by Ozona, Sonora, Junction, San Angelo, and use a ranch broker to locate something, you'll likely find better deals. </p><p></p><p>The best time to get a lease is after an oil bust.....All these oil and service companies fire everyone and let their leases go. Worst time is now with 100 dollar oil.</p><p></p><p>It all boils down to deer density and whether deer stay on your 150 acres, or just pass through occassionally. What sign is there? </p><p>Tracks, rubs, sightings at dusk and dawn. Is there food and water there to keep them inside the fence?</p><p>150 acres is not much land.</p><p></p><p>1 hunter walking the property will run all the deer off over the fence in 10 min.</p><p></p><p>The only way 1 or 2 hunters can hunt 150 acres is w stands and getting into them before daylight.</p><p></p><p>Youll need different stands fir different wind directions and getting into them in different winds.</p><p></p><p>A deer can smell you 600 yards away w wind. If you walk around on 150 acres all you will see is white tails going over fences 400 yards out.</p><p></p><p>Id look for at least 1000 to 2000 acres out southwest, if you want to have 2 or 3 hunters, especially walking or stalking. 3000 per hunter for 150 acres unless it is really high corn or soybeans mixed w good forest or ravines and water </p><p>w thick cover is way expensive and wont work.</p><p></p><p>Flat land w some mesquite is really no good for 150 acres at that kind of money.</p><p></p><p>Terrain gets better south of Abilene and Merkel. Rougher, more cedar and live oak mixed in w big ridges.</p><p></p><p>Hope you find something good.</p><p></p><p>Search for a good deer lease broker</p><p>and get some references.</p><p></p><p>Get a bigger group together, say 5 or 6 guys at least. You can get a much better place.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Veteran, post: 2565007, member: 118038"] Ive hunted in Texas since I was 12. I also leased a farm in Illinois for 10 years. Currently Im on a lease in Texas down on the Pecos river with 17 other hunters, year round lease, 22,000 acres.....hogs, predators, whitetail, turkey, dove, quail, mule deer, blackbuck, audoud sheep hogs, javelina etc. We'd all be broke and homeless if we were paying 20 to 30 dollars per acre....... On the other hand in the midwest in farm land w crops, ravines, streams and creeks, $20 dollars an acre is good. And you dont need more than 150 acres. Deer density there is high.... West of Ft Worth, say Aledo, and Weatherford, that's very high unless its farm land w crops and water. Then it is maybe worth $20 per acre total, not per hunter. If you get out by Ozona, Sonora, Junction, San Angelo, and use a ranch broker to locate something, you'll likely find better deals. The best time to get a lease is after an oil bust.....All these oil and service companies fire everyone and let their leases go. Worst time is now with 100 dollar oil. It all boils down to deer density and whether deer stay on your 150 acres, or just pass through occassionally. What sign is there? Tracks, rubs, sightings at dusk and dawn. Is there food and water there to keep them inside the fence? 150 acres is not much land. 1 hunter walking the property will run all the deer off over the fence in 10 min. The only way 1 or 2 hunters can hunt 150 acres is w stands and getting into them before daylight. Youll need different stands fir different wind directions and getting into them in different winds. A deer can smell you 600 yards away w wind. If you walk around on 150 acres all you will see is white tails going over fences 400 yards out. Id look for at least 1000 to 2000 acres out southwest, if you want to have 2 or 3 hunters, especially walking or stalking. 3000 per hunter for 150 acres unless it is really high corn or soybeans mixed w good forest or ravines and water w thick cover is way expensive and wont work. Flat land w some mesquite is really no good for 150 acres at that kind of money. Terrain gets better south of Abilene and Merkel. Rougher, more cedar and live oak mixed in w big ridges. Hope you find something good. Search for a good deer lease broker and get some references. Get a bigger group together, say 5 or 6 guys at least. You can get a much better place. [/QUOTE]
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