I see the example I posted is being skimmed right past. The fact is not every state or case or situation is the same...and to reject one thought process by only one's choices is at best lacking in execution of proper thought to the topic. I'm fine with those of you that would ignore the 5 acre gem because it is too small...less competition for the piece of crap property
Again, I'm not nor have I set out to limit anything. I'm just stating that if the opportunity presented itself on the right piece of property I would rather by it than to pay a lease payment. As I said before, there are really no 5 acre parcels for sale in my area and the ones that are are improved for home building. If I was sitting on a golden nest egg, I'd buy up every piece of property I could. Infact I just missed out on an opportunity to buy a 40 that sits catty corner to my land. Just across the road. Sold for about $120,000 including a really nice old two story farm house. If I had know it was so cheap, I would have found a way to buy it, divided the house and 5 acres and sold the house for a minimum of $80,000 and would have had 35 acres for $40,000
All I know is, I paid about $14k for 9 acres and pay approximately $600 in taxes. It's raw land and has power lines at the front of the property for electric hookup if desired. I put a small 20x12 cabin for $3.2k (no electricity because I wanted off-grid) and put another $1k into finishing the interior. The 3 acre neighboring property with no structure is now for sale at $15k ($5k per acre). If I were to sell my property at $5k per acre (and add another $5k because I have a nice new small cabin on it), I would get almost quadruple what I paid initially. The ROI on owning land is too good for me to ever try a lease. Guess how much ROI you get on a lease...oh, nothing. Whether it's 10 acres or 50 acres, owning land is owning land. That's my $0.02.
Hunting land can be looked at as an investment under the right circumstances; however it is like trying to explain the tax benefits and investment side of some life insurance policies and in the end most find it more valuable not to mix the two. All hunters do not have the same goals in mind; however let us assume the main priority is to kill mature whitetail bucks. I feel in order to give yourself a realistic chance at a mature whitetail buck, year in and year out you need multiple hunting areas and probably need to cover 300 to 1,500 acres of land. Where I live the low side of this would be 1 ½ million and the high side would be 15 million. As a hunter pursuing mature whitetails and gaining hunting access can be tricky. Most or some people can afford to buy a small parcel, but does that enable you to pursue mature whitetails in the manner that is needed to be successful? I don’t think it does. The four options are permission, lease, buy or public. I think the most successful people use all of the options available and not just one or the other. If you really think about the numbers; a long term friendship that grants permission to hunting land is worth millions in more than one way.
The area I use to hunt was 2.5 acres nestled in the middle of some great stuff. I harvested 12+ deer in that small area just because they had to travel through it. I had the chance to buy it but 17k was too steep for me. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Having that much land gives better chances I agree, but by no means does it rule out the possibility of harvesting mature deer on small properties. With a good management plan you figure out what your land has to offer and add what the deer can't find on all the other properties. Typically deer occupy an area up to a mile radius. With deer overlapping, rut, and providing what they can't get elsewhere, small properties are no less likely to have a mature deer wander through, less duration of time spent albeit but with the mature deer I've taken on small properties all I can speak on is personal experience.
I agree and hunt small parcels, but I could not limit myself to one small parcel and expect the same results as many.
I can only agree with what most have said here already......Location means everything and factor in neighbors and price of course....
For me, 10 acres would be the bare minimum if it was in the right spot. I would prefer a minimum of 20 acres so that you have a little room to breathe.
I personally own and live on 10 acres. The one reason we bought the house and land was because of the overwhelming deer sign.I have seen some of the biggest bucks of my hunting "career" on my 10. Yes it is hard to keep the bucks there but, the does seem happy so that means i am happy during the rut! I am surrounded by private land that is somewhat pressured but mostly during rifle season. Gotta love Northern Arkansas
All depends where. I have hunted 3 acre properties in the suburbs of philly. Sat in a stand that I could use the gutters at my footrest. Place was loaded with deer and I loved hunting there. Id love a good 5-10 acres in Bucks county pa in the right areas. Up in the bigger woods that I live now I would like at least 20. Would never turn down the ability to hunt a property, but think I personally would save up till I could afford to buy 20-40 here.
What he said. My buddy has 10 acres in pilot mountain that borders thousands of acres on national park land. Hunting is killer. It's all about the location for money spent.
