My main area I hunt is a 30 acre woodlot that butts up to the road. It is connected to a larger part that is maybe another 70 acres of woods. A couple others hunt the far end of the other section, but basically its just my buddy and I. The farmer who owns it hauled in wheat yesterday and we got to talking. He's a younger kid and asked me how many people actually hunt his section. I told him for bow hunting that its just me and my buddy. He told me he has turned away a few people because he didnt really want a lot of people back there. He actually told me to shoot anybody back there that shouldnt be:smile: I get the feeling he doesnt really care for anybody on there and would prefer me to keep people off. He joked around about paying him money to run the whole show there and he wouldnt give anyone else permission. Ive never leased nor ever really wanted to, but this is my best area and I would like to be able to be the one to run it before he lets someone else do it. So today Im gonna offer him $200 per year for exclusive rights. Im fairly sure he'll go for it. It wont be anything legal like. Basically cash and a man's word. I mainly would like to do it just because in a few years my son will be hunting and I would like a spot that I know he can go to without being screwed over. 1 thing I would like to do is post a few No Trespassing signs and make sure he understands that I would like to be able to take a friend back anytime I want. He's not a fan of the local gun hunting methods of pushing. But I do like to sit and hunt that area with a gun. I just hope Im not opening Pandora's box by being the first person in my area to pony up cash for hunting rights. Is there anything I should be asking this guy Im not thinking of? Like I said, It will be nothing in writing. Im just not sure if its a good idea to lease a section that is connected to other stuff that people can hunt
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