Deer Hunting

[Bill in IL]

I am curious as what you guys think is a fair going price for a good Illinois bow hunting lease

[GRIMJIM]

I think before we can answer that the Illinois residents here must spend an evaluation season or two there.

Seriously I don't know, I've seen someone in Georgia that wanted $1000 an acre and he only had three acres.

I personally thought that was not enough land for one and pretty expensive, but others on that site said it was decent.

I do know someone that leases land in Joe Davies county. I'll try to get ahold of him.

[S.B.]

Too much, hunting should be for all to enjoy? If we prevent youth from enjoying our sport, it will die? Just because you can afford a new shotgun or bow, does that make anyone a good hunter? Hunting has become too comercialized, recently!

[Bill in IL]

S.B.
I agree with your comments about the commercialization of hunting. I wish it was still like the old days when you usually got a yes to hunt on most every door you knocked on.
But then again, I don't fault the land owner that manages his land as a business and that can include hunting.

[GRIMJIM]

I talkd to my friend and he said he's paying 20 bucks an acre and it's a deal.

[S.B.]

Makes me wonder how long before Blagojevich learns to tax the capital gains from hunting acrage?

[GRIMJIM]

sssshhhhhh!!
 

[Bill in IL]

GRIMJIM
Thanks for the info