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Other Hunting => Waterfowl => Topic started by: uplandlabs on January 20, 2008, 02:24:06 PM

Title: Hunting Leases BEWARE!
Post by: uplandlabs on January 20, 2008, 02:24:06 PM

Watch out for land leases by a guy calling himself Habitats Northwest. I leased with him and had a terrible experience. Nothing was as advertised. access was limited by unannounced events on the land, water and birds never materialized. Make sure you check with neighbors and others in the area before believing what you are told. I blew a grand basically for nothing. Lots of time building blinds, doing conservation projects and then never really being able to hunt. The call not too long after I paid in full telling me I couldn't hunt opening weekend because he forgot his wife was giving hayrides should have tipped me off immediately!

Title: Re: Hunting Leases BEWARE!
Post by: Choclab on January 20, 2008, 11:06:36 PM

Sounds like you need a better contract...........My buddy sued the *censored* out of a guy who tried hosting events on the land my buddy paid to use....and won an ass ton of money

Title: Re: Hunting Leases BEWARE!
Post by: LongTatLaw on January 21, 2008, 12:22:57 AM

 :dunno:

how many zeros are there in an "ass ton"   :P

jk

thanks for the heads up on the habitat guy! Sorry about ur loss

Title: Re: Hunting Leases BEWARE!
Post by: scottr on January 21, 2008, 09:59:31 PM

That sucks.

I have heard of companies that for a fee will help you with your hunting lease. They are mostly for land owners with contracts insurance etc but a google search seemed to turn up some free resources that you may be able to use next time.

What area was this guy in?

Title: Re: Hunting Leases BEWARE!
Post by: Ridgerunner on January 21, 2008, 10:41:14 PM

He was advertising deer leases on craigslist as well. 

Title: Re: Hunting Leases BEWARE!
Post by: uplandlabs on January 22, 2008, 08:21:48 PM

This guy has land in Snohomish, Asotin and Okanagan counties.

Title: Re: Hunting Leases BEWARE!
Post by: Buckshot Bill on January 25, 2008, 08:41:19 AM

Can you file a complaint with the BBB against him?  Wonder if somehow you can get an investigation for scamming started on this dude :dunno:

Title: Re: Hunting Leases BEWARE!
Post by: uplandlabs on January 30, 2008, 07:00:07 PM

Definitely stay away from this guy. He just sent me an e-mail today saying I could have the last day of hunting tomorrow since he had a great day today (the 30th) and bagged 3 birds. He sent pictures dated today. How can he sit on a board for WDFW and not even know the season end date? What a piece of work! Of course as you all know waterfowl here in WA ended the 27th!

Title: Re: Hunting Leases BEWARE!
Post by: bobcat on January 30, 2008, 07:19:12 PM

uplandlabs, look here:

http://wdfw.wa.gov/enf/poaching.htm

Title: Re: Hunting Leases BEWARE!
Post by: Backstraps on January 30, 2008, 07:21:52 PM

I would turn that poacher in! :police: