Maybe it's my imagination, but there seems to be more 1st time public land hunters on the forum this year. I think that's a good thing, but I'm wondering if the economy has folks choosing public lands over a lease more and more these days.
Personally, I think the $48 APH permit is an absolute STEAL for what I'm getting - access to good quality dove hunting on leased land, access to a couple thousand acres of bowhunting-only whitetail areas, access to tens of thousands of acres of National Forest, available only to APH-permit holders...
If it were $100/year, I'd pay it. Just the dove hunting leases on private lands alone are worth that much to me. The deer hunting is just a bonus IMO.
Anyway, is our "best kept secret" not such a secret anymore? Has the whole idea of small deer hunting leases finally run it's course? Are people looking for a more challenging hunt than just sitting in the same old stand and watching the same herd of deer week in and week out?
What do you think?
John
Personally, I think the $48 APH permit is an absolute STEAL for what I'm getting - access to good quality dove hunting on leased land, access to a couple thousand acres of bowhunting-only whitetail areas, access to tens of thousands of acres of National Forest, available only to APH-permit holders...
If it were $100/year, I'd pay it. Just the dove hunting leases on private lands alone are worth that much to me. The deer hunting is just a bonus IMO.
Anyway, is our "best kept secret" not such a secret anymore? Has the whole idea of small deer hunting leases finally run it's course? Are people looking for a more challenging hunt than just sitting in the same old stand and watching the same herd of deer week in and week out?
What do you think?
John
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