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.

 

[PWCGray]

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.