Hunting Lease Liability

Its fairly cheap. I just leased 507 acres and got my insurance through the LA forestry association. I think the minium cost is $230, ($180 for insurance and 50 for memebership dues) inculdes memebership for you and the land owner in LA Forestry and coverage up to 500 acres. The liability covers you and the landowner ($30 for landowner coverage). $1,000,000 each occurance, with $2,000,000 aggregate with zero decutable. If its over 500 acres its .13 an acre.

The person I leased it from is a lawyer and I consulted my lawyer, both said a hold harmless waiver is good to have and standard in most lease agreements, but if something actually happened - Hunting acccidents tend to be fairly serious when they occur, the waiver would most likely not hold up in court.

You'll probably want to go with both hunting lease insurance and a Hunting License Agreement that contains indemnification/hold harmless language. It's also a good idea to have each member sign the Agreement so that they personally agree to all of the language, as opposed to having only the president of the lease sign on behalf of the membership (unless your lease has a partnership agreement in place). It's also a good idea to have all gusts sign a waiver.

WE did this along time ago in Tallisheek on a friends aunts 600 acres...formed an official hunting club and used the buck masters insurance plan tat was available at the time...not sure if it still is...

From a club and list clubmembers and you are good.


Also, do as Gaucho said, execute a formal lease. Protects everybody.

You'll probably want a $1 million GL policy.

JAB