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Owning a farming lease/hunting property

Posted on 12/8/23 at 3:09 pm
Posted by VolSquatch
First Coast
Member since Sep 2023
2373 posts
Posted on 12/8/23 at 3:09 pm
Anyone here own property that they manage for hunting and also lease to be farmed?

I'm looking into some properties in the southeast and looking for any general advice, warnings, stuff that is a huge pain in the arse that I might not have thought of, etc.

My ticket right now seems to be south Georgia or south Alabama.
Posted by TrueTiger
Chicken's most valuable
Member since Sep 2004
68525 posts
Posted on 12/8/23 at 3:32 pm to

I don't but I know some and listening to them, it's hard work tending to a piece of ground. The tractoring, the fence mending, water issues, cutting, etc.
Posted by 257WBY
Member since Feb 2014
5699 posts
Posted on 12/8/23 at 3:35 pm to
Just spell it all out in the lease. Many times, the farmer is allowed to hunt the property.
Posted by Junky
Louisiana
Member since Oct 2005
8403 posts
Posted on 12/8/23 at 4:52 pm to
What kind of farm? Do you expect the farmer/rancher to be involved in the hunting side? If it’s livestock, do the hunters need the animals out of the way? Then there’s the fencing/gates/water/repairs aspect.

It’s doable. There will be issues that come up. Have at it.
Posted by KemoSabe65
70605
Member since Mar 2018
5233 posts
Posted on 12/8/23 at 4:57 pm to
Your pockets better be deeply., anything good is going to be astronomical.
Posted by shamrock
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2015
3629 posts
Posted on 12/8/23 at 6:15 pm to
I do..lease 200 acres to a local who plants beans and the entire tract of 500 to an out of town hunter. They get along well, which is crucial, and lease set fees to both.
Posted by Bowstring1
Member since Sep 2016
45 posts
Posted on 12/8/23 at 7:03 pm to
It really depends on the lands location, the crop that is being planted, and how intensively it is being managed for hunting. Many, many variables come into play. I manage about 8000 ac where I am also farming/planting about 1800 ac of rice annually. On the same property the land owner runs a large commercial hunting operation
Posted by billjamin
Houston
Member since Jun 2019
12733 posts
Posted on 12/8/23 at 8:40 pm to
We have land that has a mix of grazing tenants and hunting leases. It’s really all in the contracts and what you’re willing to allow. Good lawyers cost money but go a long way. This is in Texas but if you have any specific questions I’m happy to answer.
Posted by Huntinguy
Member since Mar 2011
1755 posts
Posted on 12/8/23 at 10:52 pm to
I manage properties for both and if someone tells you that you can rent to duck hunters and farmers with zero overlap they are lying.

It can be done, but a number of things need to be spelled out clearly.

Much less overlap with deer.
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