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.
