In the distant future I am looking to buy land to mainly hunt on and get away from the metroplex with my boys. Most likely wouldn't build right away and if we do build, it would most likely just be a small hunting cabin. What's the minimum acreage you would be comfortable with? 25, 50, 100....etc. Personally I'm thinking somewhere in the 50-100 acre range would be sufficient.
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My lease is 320 acres but in reality, where my stand is, I probably only hunt about 3-5 acres. Seriously, I sit and feed in a spot that’s maybe a 1/4 acre and when I shoot something, I don’t think I’ve ever tracked anything over 100 yards. So with that in mind, you could get by with less depending on what’s around it.
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I've hunted on 55 and 65 but in both cases much larger around me. There were more animals than I could possibly shoot. I live in an "acreage" community where all neighbors are on 5-20 acres. I have a feeder in front and back and could take does any time but rarely see a decent buck so on something that small if you have neighbors, there's a lot of guns chasing a limited resource.
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In my case, 80 acres is enough to take one buck a year, most years. I don’t shoot does here because our deer density is low and the neighbor shoots anything. I plant three food plots every spring and fall and the neighbor does nothing. Attract the does and the bucks will come. Mineral blocks a protein feeder, two corn feeders and food plots plus year ‘round water. Everywhere except the plots is pretty thick so cover is just two jumps away for any deer. I also kill every hog and coyote I see as well as trap them.
I also have a deer lease about thirty minutes away in the neighboring county. If I kill a buck there, I don’t kill one here. This is my home buck year before last.
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Depends on deer density, neighbors and what you are wanting to achieve. Some places may low deer density numbers so 50-100 acres may not allow you to get that deer you’re hoping for especially if your neighbor is gunning for the same deer. Other places density is high so chances are better for you and your neighbors as long as they’re not trying to kill every deer that steps foot on their property.
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Buy as much as you can afford. You could try to buy something smaller now and roll it into a larger place in the future.
However inventory is very low right now, so not very many deals to be found out there if you are looking at listed properties.
Whenever you do buy, I would avoid any ranch subdivision places if possible. Most of your neighbors will have bought their place with the same idea, and the hunting probably won't be what you want it to be.
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