What is it worth to hunt?

[Optimusprime]

Hey guys, I am at a crossroad as of now. I have found that a private timber company close to my home sells permits every year to hunt the land. They do not allow people who don't have a permit to hunt the land, so there is an excess of deer. There is reported to be very large deer, 3pt, 5pt, etc in there. The permit is $250 and only about 5 are sold per year. You are issued your own private area of about 150-300 acres to hunt, usually next to a water source and 2 year old slash cuts. There is a possibility of having access to the gate keys as well in order to get to your deer if you get one. I also have a bear and cougar tag but those are strictly forbidden to be taken there. Basically, it is perfect land to hunt, close to where I live, and lots of deer. However, there are obviously othere places to hunt for free, but I have to travel at least 50 minutes to get there each way. Mostly around an hour or more. It is obviously a toss of the dice one way or another; pay and have a better chance to see larger deer, or not pay a fee, drive farther, use more gas and maybe not even see anything worth shooting. What do you all think? Any insight would be much appreciated. Thanks.

[tjthebest]

250$ dollars to be the only person around? seems like a good deal to me!

[turkeyfeather]

  $250 to basically have your own private land sounds like a great deal. Have you seen the cost of 250-300 acres lately?

[colockumelk]

 

250$ dollars to be the only person around? seems like a good deal to me!

[h20hunter]

Sign me up.

[hrd2fnd]

Sign me up.

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[Nilehunter]

If I knew what in fact the land held (personal knowledge or reliable source) I'd buy in.

Patrick

[Nilehunter]

If I knew what in fact the land held (personal knowledge or reliable source) I'd buy in.

Patrick

Only 5 sold a year and great hunting?  Sounds like only friends and family get in on that deal.

[400out]

I would get more concrete info before buying but if it all is up to par I would get it! Maybe ask for a little tour of the land  and fyi selling point of water source on that side is like me telling you I can promise you a spot to hunt with sagebrush to hide behind 

[hrd2fnd]

I would get more concrete info before buying but if it all is up to par I would get it! Maybe ask for a little tour of the land  and fyi selling point of water source on that side is like me telling you I can promise you a spot to hunt with sagebrush to hide behind 

I'll take that offer of sage brush  as long as you have concrete proof  but then agbain that would tell me it is right next to the road 

[huntingfool7]

I've paid for access both here and in WY and I would not pay to hunt 150-300 acres. 
320 acres is a 1/2 section or 1/2 x 1 mile.  If you're not sitting in a stand you could walk the whole area more than a couple times before lunch.  Is this wet side cover?

[CouesFanatic]

+1.  I wouldn't hunt 150 acres for free.

[UptheCreek]

Invest half of that in a trail cam and start scoutin!

[CAMPMEAT]

Can you give us a general idea where you're talking about ? Sometimes it's not as good as it seems.

[rtspring]

After seeing how they have to pay down south over the summer months of helping my buddies put up tree stands, I refuse to pay to hunt land. Sad as it is , this is what hunting will be one day. We are lucky out west to get to hunt state land.  The day i gotta pay is the day I quit hunting...... my


RTSPRING