Deer Lease cost

[Throwin Darts]

240 acres per hunter with a nice house and an occasional axis.........that is a good price.

[Graysonhogs]

Not being able To use It year round I think your paying to much

Same for me, but when it comes to leasing, it costs what it costs. And somebody will pay it.

[wellingtontx]

Bird in hand. Change and you run risk of a horrible land owner.

[bbqfan5909]

Wouldn't be surprised with a $500 bump per hunter. Not having year round access does take away from it abit.

[BLee15]

Would cost you more than 3,200 to kill a 30in axis and 130in wt. if it went up to 4K people would still pay it. We pay 2,800 total for 250 acres in San Saba county

[Stetsonoverton]

for what you are getting and not year round access i think you are overpaying. if you had year round access it would be more justified. but I still wouldn't pay that for 130" lease.

[tmurray]

Here’s the real answer, I’d pay $4,000 for what you have. Some may not, but I bet there’s at least 9 more that would. He could fill it in a heart beat.

[Hockley]

Here’s the real answer, I’d pay $4,000 for what you have. Some may not, but I bet there’s at least 9 more that would. He could fill it in a heart beat.

This is true, and I bet it wouldn't take long to find 9 more. Leases are extremely hard to find. The one I am on is by no means ideal, but it was available and my wife loves the hill country. Happy wife happy life.

[joey1656]

Not bad if the landowner is good. I paid 3200 plus corn and protein for our lease where we shot 130" trophies with the occasional 150". Got trophy, cull/mgmt, and 2 does each. no exotics.

[Shane]

That's $13.54 per acre. Not bad, even for a season only lease. Not a screaming bargain, but he could get more. I wouldn't pay a huge amount more without year round access and more axis. But $15/acre or so for what you stated would be reasonable to me.

[Big Todd]

That’s a fair price truthfully if he went to $4500 someone would pay it though

[Fordnandez]

Sounds like yall are getting a fair deal. It would be a great deal if you had year round access.

Edit: But I will say that the landowner will find someone willing to pay more. The question is when and how long will they stay on. Hopefully he has a comfort factor with you guys since you been there for 5 years and hopefully he knows yall will be on it for quite some time. There should be a value associated with both of those things that are in your favor.

[gingib]

No axis in offseason? That sucsk

[taco1979]

Not worth $13.50 an acre IMO

I'm in Val Verde and everything around us was $8 or less per acre with water, electric, and exotics before the Anthrax.

Having a good landowner and already being set up is a huge plus

[slayr]

Mine are a little different in price per acre, even the ones on same ranch:
#1. $2100/ Hunter, 2500 acres, 4 hunters total. Can pay $1500 kill fee for axis or aoudad, includes turkeys.

#2. $2100/ Hunter, 3500 acres, 5 hunters total. Same rules as above, as it is just a separate pasture on same ranch.

#3. $3300 / Hunter, 6500 acres, 16 hunters total. Exotics, whitetail, turkeys, etc.

Year round access to all places.