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search to find a place to lease, you've probably got a good idea
what the benefits are already. Most importantly, you want
a place that's all yours, you don't have to share it or put up
with a crowd, and you don't have to buy it.
By leasing, you'll have more space for
yourself and your hunting, camping or fishing friends or family
than you would if you had to depend solely on government land
for your recreational needs.
You'll have privacy. Nobody but you and
your family or friends will be there. You will have
exclusive rights while you're there for the time which you've
paid.
(The following is reprinted from
"Lease Hunting: Opportunities for Missouri
Landowners," published by the University of Missouri
Extension Service.)
"The primary reason sportsmen lease land
is to obtain a better quality recreational experience than they
believe they can obtain elsewhere. Even though most
Missourians are within a one-hour drive of a state Conservation
Area, National Forest, or Federal Wildlife Refuge, many are
willing to pay for access to private lands. Examples of
what sportsmen look for in a hunting lease include the
following:
- Less competition from other hunters
- Abundant game densities
- An atmosphere in which they feel welcome
- Safety (control over the number or
distribution of hunters)
- Convenience or locations close to home
- Potential trophy qualities of game
- Convenient, comfortable and dependable
camping or lodging"
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(The following is
reprinted from "Lease Hunting: Opportunities for Missouri
Landowners," published by the University of Missouri
Extension Service.)
"Many landowners lease hunting rights to
increase their income from a farm or ranch. Additional
income is probably the most obvious advantage of a hunting
lease. Hunting leases are one of the easiest methods for
most landowners to obtain economic benefits from wildlife and
wildlife habitat. In some cases, maintaining wildlife
populations can also improve land values.
Some landowners with significant trespass
problems develop hunting leases primarily to gain more control
over their land. To such landowners, the income is not
nearly as important as the help they receive in controlling
access to their land. The increased activity and presence
by the lessees can help reduce vandalism, theft and poaching
problems related to trespassing.
From a wildlife management standpoint, hunting
leases benefit wildlife in that wildlife receive more
consideration in land management decisions. Hunting leases
help conserve wildlife habitat. Wildlife cannot exist
naturally without proper habitat. Leasing provides a just
system by which the people who produce wildlife habitat are paid
and the people who use the recreational access pay for
it."
For more information about the benefits to
you as a landowner, check the following internet link:
Recreational
Leasing of Private Timberlands: A Landowner's Perspective
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