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<blockquote data-quote="Parks 788" data-source="post: 1358693" data-attributes="member: 14646">I understand what everybody is saying about how it use to be.&nbsp; Shoot, I wish it were too.&nbsp; There are alot of things today that are not what they use to be.&nbsp; I really don&#039;t think greed plays a big role in it; for soome yes but generally speaking, no.&nbsp; Think about it.&nbsp; Twenty years ago a guy has 1000 acres of land that has been in his family for several generations and he just inherited it from his parents.&nbsp; It essentially cost him nothing.&nbsp; Porbably very little in property taxes, little in maintenance, etc.&nbsp; He may be an old school guy that doesn&#039;t hunt and enjoys people benefiting from his land.&nbsp; On the other hand, if a person has just spent $1-$2 Million on a similar size piece of land he is gonna want something in return.&nbsp; If he is not a hunter he is going to ask for a fee.&nbsp; The property taxes on a $1 million piece of land are going to be around $11K-$15K per year alone.&nbsp; would you want to have hunters help yo reduce yor tax burden?&nbsp; I&#039;m sure you would as I would.&nbsp; If I have that land I sure as hell am going to go with the highest bidder unless I feel uncomfortable with the way they come across to me.I think there are just a lot more things involved with owning land these days to just let people hunt for free or because they are nice.&nbsp; Just my $.02.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Parks 788, post: 1358693, member: 14646"] I understand what everybody is saying about how it use to be. Shoot, I wish it were too. There are alot of things today that are not what they use to be. I really don't think greed plays a big role in it; for soome yes but generally speaking, no. Think about it. Twenty years ago a guy has 1000 acres of land that has been in his family for several generations and he just inherited it from his parents. It essentially cost him nothing. Porbably very little in property taxes, little in maintenance, etc. He may be an old school guy that doesn't hunt and enjoys people benefiting from his land. On the other hand, if a person has just spent $1-$2 Million on a similar size piece of land he is gonna want something in return. If he is not a hunter he is going to ask for a fee. The property taxes on a $1 million piece of land are going to be around $11K-$15K per year alone. would you want to have hunters help yo reduce yor tax burden? I'm sure you would as I would. If I have that land I sure as hell am going to go with the highest bidder unless I feel uncomfortable with the way they come across to me. I think there are just a lot more things involved with owning land these days to just let people hunt for free or because they are nice. Just my $.02. [/QUOTE]

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