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jimbeam 
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Patrick F. Taylor
Member since Oct 2011
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| re: Thinking about buying a couple hundred acres of hunting land and living on it (Posted on 3/7/13 at 12:41 pm to olgoi khorkhoi)
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hydroelectric power
a creek gonna be enough?
Raising your own food is gonna take either a lot of time, or a lot of money.
While I would love to live in the country and keep a regular job and hobby farm, to totally go off grid is mostly a romantic thought for most.
Just my $0.02 
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lsu mike
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Gonzales
Member since Sep 2006
3250 posts
| re: Thinking about buying a couple hundred acres of hunting land and living on it (Posted on 3/7/13 at 12:47 pm to jimbeam)
Would love to have me some acreage out here. If you do end up selling I will certainly check it out.
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kywildcatfanone 
Kentucky Fan
Wildcat Country!
Member since Oct 2012
6864 posts
| re: Thinking about buying a couple hundred acres of hunting land and living on it (Posted on 3/7/13 at 12:53 pm to olgoi khorkhoi)
I would do what you are thinking about in a heartbeat if I could afford to buy the land.
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LSUTiger205 
Alabama Fan
Hoover, AL
Member since Aug 2006
9162 posts
| re: Thinking about buying a couple hundred acres of hunting land and living on it (Posted on 3/7/13 at 12:57 pm to MaroonOldCrow)
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I'd love to move back up there (former Hendersonvillian
I graduated from HHS.
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MaroonOldCrow 
Mississippi St. Fan
GA
Member since Apr 2012
126 posts
| re: Thinking about buying a couple hundred acres of hunting land and living on it (Posted on 3/7/13 at 1:01 pm to LSUTiger205)
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I graduated from HHS.
I'm originally from West TN, but lived there for 8 years. Depending on when you graduated, we may very well know some of the same people.
This post was edited on 3/7 at 1:02 pm
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LSUTiger205
Alabama Fan
Hoover, AL
Member since Aug 2006
9162 posts
| re: Thinking about buying a couple hundred acres of hunting land and living on it (Posted on 3/7/13 at 1:03 pm to MaroonOldCrow)
1999...I moved up there in 1997. After graduating I moved back to LA.
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MaroonOldCrow
Mississippi St. Fan
GA
Member since Apr 2012
126 posts
| re: Thinking about buying a couple hundred acres of hunting land and living on it (Posted on 3/7/13 at 1:05 pm to LSUTiger205)
No doubt we know some of the same people. I lived there from '02-'10 and drank entirely too much at Anchor High.
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LSUTiger205
Alabama Fan
Hoover, AL
Member since Aug 2006
9162 posts
| re: Thinking about buying a couple hundred acres of hunting land and living on it (Posted on 3/7/13 at 1:11 pm to MaroonOldCrow)
Yeah, if you hung out at anchor high we know some of the same.
A good friend of mine, Jennifer S., who's dad owns a car lot, was a regular up there.
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olgoi khorkhoi
Bucknell Fan
priapism survivor
Member since May 2011
1965 posts
| re: Thinking about buying a couple hundred acres of hunting land and living on it (Posted on 3/7/13 at 1:16 pm to jimbeam)
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a creek gonna be enough?
Depends on the creek. if we own enough of the creek, it can be done with 2 seperate generators if need be.
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MaroonOldCrow
Mississippi St. Fan
GA
Member since Apr 2012
126 posts
| re: Thinking about buying a couple hundred acres of hunting land and living on it (Posted on 3/7/13 at 1:21 pm to LSUTiger205)
Doesn't ring a bell, but I was probably too drunk. I hung out a lot with Ben E., Jeremy O., Skeet D., and the Harlan brothers.
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RogerTheShrubber
LSU Fan
Juneau, AK
Member since Jan 2009
73781 posts
| re: Thinking about buying a couple hundred acres of hunting land and living on it (Posted on 3/7/13 at 2:23 pm to olgoi khorkhoi)
Generators are a lot of work. We used to run our generator during the day and run on battery power at night. It's a pricey setup and does a half arse job but works. I wish we had a solar alternative at the time.
I'll be off the grid on my next move and think I will incorporate solar, wind and anything else I can to help maintain power.
No cattle, etc though. Enough natural resources to make it without having to work my arse off taking care of livestock.
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olgoi khorkhoi
Bucknell Fan
priapism survivor
Member since May 2011
1965 posts
| re: Thinking about buying a couple hundred acres of hunting land and living on it (Posted on 3/7/13 at 2:42 pm to TigerDeacon)
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Ever had a horse "accidentally" step on your foot when you are trying to put the collar on him?
been kicked, stepped on (barefoot), run over and dragged in my 10 years on the farm.
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Redfish2010 
USA Fan
America
Member since Jul 2007
11381 posts
| re: Thinking about buying a couple hundred acres of hunting land and living on it (Posted on 3/7/13 at 3:04 pm to olgoi khorkhoi)
I think about this everyday. Can't afford it regardless. Grad school problems.
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joeytiger
LSU Fan
Denham Springs
Member since Jul 2012
1527 posts
| re: Thinking about buying a couple hundred acres of hunting land and living on it (Posted on 3/7/13 at 3:34 pm to olgoi khorkhoi)
If I was retiring, yes. If not retiring, no. That show about the Alaskans who do this has really curved my opinion on living off the land. 
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pooponsaban
LSU Fan
Baton Rouge
Member since Feb 2008
7773 posts
| re: Thinking about buying a couple hundred acres of hunting land and living on it (Posted on 3/7/13 at 3:36 pm to joeytiger)
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That show about the Alaskans who do this
The show about "Jewel's" family struggling on their 100k a year subsidence living?
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Helo
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Orlando
Member since Nov 2004
3181 posts
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| re: Thinking about buying a couple hundred acres of hunting land and living on it (Posted on 3/7/13 at 3:49 pm to pooponsaban)
I think with survivalist and prepper movements, living off the land has been overly romanticized. There is some allure to being completely self-sufficient and for some people, it works. Me personally, I am not one of those.
I do wish I had enough space to build up off-grid redundant systems if my commercial power, water failed for a long duration but I have zero desire to WANT to live like that.
I am about to buy a couple new generators for hurricane season but I hope I never need them. d
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CoastieGM
Member since Aug 2012
1435 posts
| re: Thinking about buying a couple hundred acres of hunting land and living on it (Posted on 3/7/13 at 5:49 pm to olgoi khorkhoi)
Why not? Go for it. She'll love living off the land!
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lsufan112001 
Southeastern LA Fan
sportsmans paradise
Member since Oct 2006
5221 posts
| re: Thinking about buying a couple hundred acres of hunting land and living on it (Posted on 3/7/13 at 6:01 pm to Helo)
raising livestock is work. then you get tied down to having xxx amount of animals.
when i retire, i'm gonna travel around and see things.
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RogerTheShrubber
LSU Fan
Juneau, AK
Member since Jan 2009
73781 posts
| re: Thinking about buying a couple hundred acres of hunting land and living on it (Posted on 3/7/13 at 6:57 pm to pooponsaban)
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The show about "Jewel's" family struggling on their 100k a year subsidence living?
I know a helluva lot of people who do this with no outside income and rely totally on what they catch/kill/trap.
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Geauxtiga
NC-Wilmington Fan
No man's land
Member since Jan 2008
24648 posts
| re: Thinking about buying a couple hundred acres of hunting land and living on it (Posted on 3/7/13 at 7:00 pm to RogerTheShrubber)
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I'll be off the grid on my next move and think I will incorporate solar, wind and anything else I can to help maintain power.
That's the first thing that popped into my head.
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No cattle, etc though. Enough natural resources to make it without having to work my arse off taking care of livestock.
+1. When I'm old and retired, I ain't gone jack no calves out and put out hay in the winter. I'll stay home and wait for my retirement check.
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