How can we as hunters save the Midwest deer hunting from becoming a rich man/woman's sport?
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How can we as hunters save the Midwest deer hunting from becoming a rich man/woman's sport?
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What is your definition of rich?
Are you referring to equipment prices or land availability?
If land I admit I am a bit confused because there is high quality public land all over the Midwest much is under used.
There are major efforts going on now a days to make anyone who might have more than another out to be "rich" and therefore- somehow bad. I trust this is not the goal of your question.
later,
charlie
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Hunting doesn't have to be expensive. Availability of hunting land can be, which I am assuming is the crux of the question. The fear of losing private land to a lease seems to be partially driving more hunters to seek a land lease for otherwise freely available private property. I'm not a fan of the lease but I understand both sides of the financial equation. The alternative is to work hard to develop a relationship with a land owner who may ultimately be loyal to you when a lease offer is presented by another. I hunt next to a lease on ground owned by my family and I also hunt on the farm that borders the lease. When the leasees tried to lease the neighbors farm, the owner declined, thus preserving our long standing relationship....for now.
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I've always kept an ear open 365 days a year for places to hunt,I lose property and pick up property and never lacked from having a fair number to hunt.SOME i bowhunt only, and some are not much more than 5 or ten acres.I trade with friends on take me alongs and have had success on public ground.
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ALSO ALWAYS SHARE YOUR HUNTS AND PROCESSED MEAT WITH LAND OWNERS,AND FRIENDS, TAKE PICTURES AND SHARE THEM AS WELL.I have a friend that denied me access for years and when he finally said yes ,I said I didn't really want to hunt I was just checking where is heart was at,when asking for permission don't make it seem like it's the end.
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