Deer Lease Etiquette

[Preacherman]

As a land owner my experience is that many do not see the value of hunting private land.

 

[sumoj275]

We have a neighbor that does nothing to share in our 3/10 mile private gravel road nor help with the mowing or maintenance of tree limb removal.
In fact when cutting the limbs back because UPS and FedEx drivers said it so overgrown they might have to stop delivery, she drove down the road to chew my a$$ out for killing trees. (Can you guess who she votes for?)
I’ve been grading that road for 30 years to the point it’s as smooth as glass most of the time with a proper crown on it to shed water, yet she tells everyone I don’t know what I’m doing.
For years I was constantly angry about that Danged road.
A couple years ago the wife sat me down and said from here on out, just act like we are the only people living here and it’s our total responsibility to maintain the road both financially and physically. She isn’t going to help, so forget about her and move forward. The stress isn’t worth it.

Sir you have a great wife there. Thankfully I too have one that can draw me down and can sooth my “unagreeableness”.

 

[retrieverman]

As a land owner my experience is that many do not see the value of hunting private land.

What I think is a bigger issue is how many people treat leased land. I do work for three big deer leases/hunting clubs where the members ride around in side by sides drinking beer and tossing their empty cans into the woods along the roads, and if a deer stand gets in bad shape to where it’s not huntable, they just push it down and leave the debris where it fell and the same with feeders.
These places are all owned by giant timber companies, so no one is really monitoring what goes on. I know most of the guys on these leases and firmly believe they would treat a private individuals place the same just because it’s not theirs.

 

[Oklahomabassin]

If I had access to 400 acres all year within an hour of home for the cost of mowing I would be mowing with the biggest grin on my face.

 

[Preacherman]

What I think is a bigger issue is how many people treat leased land. I do work for three big deer leases/hunting clubs where the members ride around in side by sides drinking beer and tossing their empty cans into the woods along the roads, and if a deer stand gets in bad shape to where it’s not huntable, they just push it down and leave the debris where it fell and the same with feeders.
These places are all owned by giant timber companies, so no one is really monitoring what goes on. I know most of the guys on these leases and firmly believe they would treat a private individuals place the same just because it’s not theirs.

I think you are right. I'm missing out on a lot of $ by not leasing mine out. My land is in Roger Mills County so it is prime hunting.

 

[retrieverman]

I think you are right. I'm missing out on a lot of $ by not leasing mine out. My land is in Roger Mills County so it is prime hunting.

I recently tried to get me and my youngest son on a lease in that county, but after the guy posted the lease openings, he went MIA.

 

[08H3]

Well I see where you are coming from and my answer is it depends. My brother in law and I hunt their family farm. He hunts, and helps sometimes if I ask enough, mainly when I am felling a lot of trees or bigger ones. But 95% of all of the hunting prep, feeder, corn and all is done by me. Now granted it’s their family land, I have hunted it for 15 years now, and bought a small tractor just to take care of the 60 “we” hunt on. I’m out there way more than him, and as such I don’t really pay it any mind till he takes a week or more off to hunt. Luckily we have two pieces to hunt and most of the time he’s on one and I’m on the other. But we do enjoy the occasional team hunt and time in the blind.

 

[Buck98]

This would definitely be the case if my brother wasn’t a lazy hunter. He hunts in the same couple of spots every year that are practically within sight of his house, and instead of scouting and looking for better spots, he’ll gripe about not seeing any deer.

I actually see more deer from looking out of the windows in the house than I do from my deer stands. Only problem is my wife won’t let me hunt from the house.

 

[StLPro2A]

For lack of a better term, I’m going to call this deer lease etiquette. My family has hunted a 400 acre tract beside my parent’s place here in east TX for about 30 years, and when I only lived a mile away, I was on the property every day. Now that I live 20 miles away, I pretty much only go over there just before and during deer season, BUT my brother and his family live on my Mother’s property that adjoins it. When I lived there, I kept the roads cleared and mowed year around, but over the last several years, my brother has done the mowing (since he lives there) but only just before deer season and only on the side of the place where he hunts. My brother was whining a couple weeks ago about not having time to mow, but he didn’t tell me he was taking his THIRD vacation this year to Mexico last week. I haven’t hunted this place much since I became the sole caretaker of the OK place and also moved 20 miles away, but I planned to give it a shot this year and at least try to kill a few pigs.
I took the skid steer over there yesterday afternoon and got started on the roads, but I only got part of it done and am going back this evening to do more.

My question for the group is how big of an @sshole would I be if I only mowed the roads on the side of the property I hunt and made my brother mow his side?
I also want to clarify that he has three tractors and mowers, so equipment isn’t an issue. But being a lazy @ss is.

We have 5900acres in northern MO, big boys' playground. About 25 guys have hunted together for 40 years. A few show up for work weekends, do projects, contribute time'n'money. Most just show up at hunting seasons, party weekends, ***** if their trail to their stand is not well mowed, pantry well stocked, meals prepared.

 

[StLPro2A]

We have 5900acres in northern MO, big boys' playground. About 25 guys have hunted together for 40 years. A few show up for work weekends, do projects, contribute time'n'money. Most just show up at hunting seasons, party weekends, ***** if their trail to their stand is not well mowed, pantry well stocked, meals prepared. Guess every group needs its Liberals, their DNA.