Owning is so much better. I could care less what class deer is there.
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I went from a lease where each hunter had about 500 acres each to hunt to my own 20 acres. I enjoyed hunting my own place much more since I was able to spend more on feeding the deer more than just corn. I went from having 120" hill country deer to killing mid 130" deer every year. Sadly I sold that place and moved to another place and I am starting all over.
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I bought my own place of 230 acres about 5 yrs ago now in Goliad County. I live on it so I get to hunt it when I want to now. I hunt every chance I get and actually get to spend more time improving the place than hunting it. The amount and quality of deer has increased every year I have owned it which makes it even more enjoyable. I have also had a Mule Deer lease in West Texas for the last 10 yrs now. It is fun but still not the same as owning my own place.
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Originally posted by TXBowhunter11 View PostI have never leased, we have some family land about 100 acres. Never killed any giants but we have hogs and deer and I save 2000+ a year. I always look into leases and when it comes time to bite the bullet I just can't do it. I'm a penny pincher though. I enjoy just having somewhere to go and have some fun and watch some wildlife
Did kill an upper 130's and 150+ tho in 9 years. SO I will take it
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My only regret is now that I have kids, and my oldest will be ready in the next year or two. Going from the Brady area where you would see 15-50 deer + turkey + quail every sit vs. how I grew up in east Texas just hoping to see something a season. I like the challenge and don't miss the expense and headaches but like everyone, I want to see my kids have opportunity at success
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I leased 1400 acres near Ballinger for 18 years, then bought a 217 acre place in Rusk Co. about six years ago. Bigger deer on my East Texas place, but lots less of them. No turkeys, no quail, no doves. I had all that at Ballinger, plus more deer than we could shoot. In fact, we had trouble killing twenty does a year, which was our target number. Some years we made it, most years killed 16/18 before we all had freezers stuffed. I had to invite folks down to kill a few does just to get to that number as there were only four of us hunting on it. No lease drama, as I paid all the lease and nobody hunted except those invited. The individuals changed very little through the 18 years I leased it.
The regrets: Just two. I really miss the spring turkey hunting and I miss the fact that I could bowhunt there easier than here. More deer, and more consistent. Oh, and no frickin hogs ! Had cows though, and they're almost as bad, except for the rooting. One thing I don't miss is the 5.5/6 hour drive on a Friday night just to hunt a day and a piece, then the same drive back home. All in all, I'm glad I bought my place, because I can do whatever I want on it, as opposed to leasing.
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When we moved here I really hoped hope to buy something with enough acres to hunt but I needed to be within commuting distance of the airport (DFW) for my job so we just couldn't seem to make that happen. I would still love to buy some land for hunting vs leasing but not sure if it's in the budget anytime soon. I hunted only 50 acres in Ohio and we killed deer every year, granted we never took any monster bucks. But I don't need thousands of acres to enjoy myself with my bow chasing critters.
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