Hunting property and what to look for?

[wyosam]

Very true, I think a lot of people are gonna be real surprised when they go to sell their mountain home or family cabin and NO ONE will ensure it, so no one will lend on it, so you have to find a cash buyer, 0% chance they will pay what you think it should be worth…

Yep, and it’s only going to get worse.


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[deerhunter5555]

For me when I was looking for property, access was one of the more important considerations. I bought a farm in my 20’s that had a mile long easement that crossed a pretty significant creek to get to my front gate. It seemed like no big deal really for a hunting property in my mind at the time. Well in the spring and during summer thunderstorms, it was a huge deal. Muddy mess to get to and then there was the raging torrent of a creek preventing me from accessing my own farm. Later it dawned on me that I could be just as easily hosed if a storm blew in while I was on the other side of the creek.

 

[Cliff Gray]

It's best to bite the bullet and work with a broker that is in this exact space, western hunting and fishing properties. Even then, push them hard on the hunting opportunities, land owner tag availability/programs, etc... You want exact details. If they are unwilling to do that due diligence for you, go to another broker. Generally in the western hunting property world there are brokers that lie and brokers that exaggerate. When brokers not involved in hunting property get involved, even if they are honest, they are so naïve it tends to be worse than the former two.
Chunks of land hunt crazy different in the west, migration corridors, topography, local pressure. 300acres can hunt 3x as good as the neighboring 4,000 acres. It's complex and unfortunately you kinda don't know the exact level until you hunt it for a few years. Buying property for "access" has a lot less variability in outcome.

 

[BigBender]

What's the best site to find/purchase the land?

 

[NRA4LIFE]

Best of luck. My spouse and i really want to do this also.

Since you said your talking about multiple people going in on this property. Definitely would also get a partnership agreement in place and maybe put it in a LLC. Would consult with an accountant and/or attorney for those logistics. But definitely need the partnership agreement for sure


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This is sound advice. I lived through the nightmare of not having an LLC in place with some land I am a part owner of in WI.

 

[sbtaylor]

Man, I've seen 50 acres of the right property in Illinois hold some of the biggest bucks every year. Its covered in small to medium planted pines and thickets. Surrounded by standard farm land with draws and small chunks of hardwoods. The does used it for bedding area, and when the rug hit every year, boy lookout, the big boys showed up in force. And dis the does run through the wide open crop fields or hardwood bottoms to try to get away from the bucks, nope, they'd run through those 50 acres of small pines and brush. I had a few stands, some not more than 8ft off the ground, but I'd shoot an absolute monster every year with the bow. All that to say, get the property that holds does and gives animals cover.

 

[Boarmaster]

I have a small cabin at my hunting lease. Its 9 hrs away. I wish it was about half that far. If it was
I could use it more and I would use it more. I usually only go there if
I can be up there for a week or more at a time. I pretty much kill a day getting there and one getting home.
When my lease was only 2hrs away I did more weekends along with longer stays.

Its a pretty expensive proposition to have a place just for hunting. I would want to use it for other recreational activities like riding ATVs, snowmobiling, fishing, and hiking.

Ideally it would be a small property surrounded by public with little chance of development around me.
I would want to have access to OTC tags and plenty of hunting seasons.

I would not want a partnership. Peoples situations change. They get divorced, they have financial ups and downs and develop different ideas on how the property is used. They lose interest and want out. So I would make sure if I had a partnership I could swing buying out the partner without my own finances being stressed.

If your looking for that stone fireplace log cabin hunting lodge vibe great. If your looking utility a barn with living quarters is a good choice. My cousin has a metal barn on his farm he decked out for living with a big area for hanging out , cooking, jon and shower, SXS storage , equipment storage , walk in cooler and an area for processing game. I live there about 14 days every year and its very comfortable.

 

[Hnthrdr]

I have a small cabin at my hunting lease. Its 9 hrs away. I wish it was about half that far. If it was
I could use it more and I would use it more. I usually only go there if
I can be up there for a week or more at a time. I pretty much kill a day getting there and one getting home.
When my lease was only 2hrs away I did more weekends along with longer stays.

Its a pretty expensive proposition to have a place just for hunting. I would want to use it for other recreational activities like riding ATVs, snowmobiling, fishing, and hiking.

Ideally it would be a small property surrounded by public with little chance of development around me.
I would want to have access to OTC tags and plenty of hunting seasons.

I would not want a partnership. Peoples situations change. They get divorced, they have financial ups and downs and develop different ideas on how the property is used. They lose interest and want out. So I would make sure if I had a partnership I could swing buying out the partner without my own finances being stressed.

If your looking for that stone fireplace log cabin hunting lodge vibe great. If your looking utility a barn with living quarters is a good choice. My cousin has a metal barn on his farm he decked out for living with a big area for hanging out , cooking, jon and shower, SXS storage , equipment storage , walk in cooler and an area for processing game. I live there about 14 days every year and its very comfortable.

Spot on! My place I landed on getting had to be less than 3 hours away, I’m close to that and I wish it was closer 45-1hr would be ideal! Back to public, OTC elk tags. I have about 3 acres that backs to NF. It’s a very comfortable place more of a home than a cabin (wife wanted it cause of that). If I had my druthers I would have a metal shop/barndominim. Maintenance on a log cabin is never ending…. Though shops don’t look as good as a log cabin.