Hunting Land in Mississippi

50-70 acres seems small to hunt on yourself much less lease for others to hunt all as well.

300+

It depends on the terrain and what you are planning to hunt and how. If you are hunting from a stand, 40 is plenty. What you might want to look at is find out who owns the land around where you are looking and see if you can lease it from them to expand your hunting area if you want to do more than hunt in one or two areas from a stand.

Thanks for all the thoughts. Mostly I'm just looking for a getaway from BR. A little hunting, fishing, and p&q for me and mine.

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Anyone with experience doing this?

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yes

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Are there hidden costs?

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always, especially if you're dealing with constructing a pond, camp, utilities, etc.

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Besides logging the land (which I don't want to do) are there ways to make money off the land?

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Any other crop you want to sell?

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Maybe lease it out to some hunters?

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50-70 acres maybe a little small to be leasing out to other hunters IMO. just large enough for 1 or 2 people max.

If you are buying land as an investment you should be looking at land that will go commercial over the next few years. Lots of opportunity in Pike County and Goshen Springs/ Flowood area. If you get the right piece it's JACKPOT. My friend purchased a 6.8 acre piece in New Albany Ms. 5 months later they announced that a Toyota plant was coming in. He purchased the land for $24,800. Sold it 2 years later for $985,000. Not a bad return for a two year investment.

McComb and just south of McComb to around Magnolia. Be sure to ask for the mineral rights when you purchase the land. There is a large pool of oil (billions of gallons) from McComb south to St. Helena parish, La. The people who are selling the land in this area are trying to keep the mineral rights. In Mississippi they can retain minerial rights for 35 years unless you have it in your purchase agreement. The technology is advanced enough now to drill around the thick layer of shale. Prior to now, it was not cost effective to drill through the shale.

I'll get specifics about the land avaliable in that area if you want. My friend has been buying in that area.

The ones in McComb are commercial opportunities. The piece that my friend just purchased is about 3 blocks away from where the current new business construction is now. It is growing in that direction. He is currently negotionating the terms to purchase another piece in the same area. They are currently selling at 4 to 5k an acre. Just two blocks west, the land is already selling per square foot.

How much are you able to spend on a property?

I know someone who might be interesting in selling his place in woodville. Bout a 140 acres, has a double wide house on it... lots of fields and all.

Off of 55 at the mall exit.