A buddy of mine is on a lease 28 miles SE of Ozona. He called me last week and said they had 2 spots open and asked if I might be interested. I love that part of the world and I know they shoot some decent bucks. Here are some of the rules and some I have had in the past and some are new to me:
8 spots at 2300 a gun. The lease boss seemed honest and said the other 7 hunters pay his spot which he figures in to the total for him taking care of the place.
Each hunter has approx 400 acres to himself, one feeder one blind, must feed protein March to August.
Bow hunting allowed, most are rifle hunters. But October till the end of the regular season. Off season only to feed, no turkey hunting and night hunting.
Community blinds. If you are there then your spot is your spot. If you are not there then others can hunt it and take what they want.
Immediate family can hunt off your allotment (5 deer county). 2 of the guys have their sons hunting with them that do not live in the household. The lease boss has a 23 yr old that goes to ASU (and works) and another son who lives in the area. Another lease guy has his BIL that joins him all the time. They are pretty much regulars on any given weekend. 2 spots are paid for and the lease boss also had a kid in HS that goes out at times. So a total of 6 off 2 paid spots.
I asked my buddy how he felt about community blinds and he said he was ok with it but took some getting use to. My other hang up was 3 adult males not living in the household but sharing spots with two paid hunters.
Maybe it's the norm now a days but it sure seems the 2 paying spots are getting a heck of a deal with grown men. Not sure about community blinds either. Most places are individual and no one else can hunt it.
So is this the norm? BTW I told him no thanks. I can somewhat see why 2 spots opened up.
8 spots at 2300 a gun. The lease boss seemed honest and said the other 7 hunters pay his spot which he figures in to the total for him taking care of the place.
Each hunter has approx 400 acres to himself, one feeder one blind, must feed protein March to August.
Bow hunting allowed, most are rifle hunters. But October till the end of the regular season. Off season only to feed, no turkey hunting and night hunting.
Community blinds. If you are there then your spot is your spot. If you are not there then others can hunt it and take what they want.
Immediate family can hunt off your allotment (5 deer county). 2 of the guys have their sons hunting with them that do not live in the household. The lease boss has a 23 yr old that goes to ASU (and works) and another son who lives in the area. Another lease guy has his BIL that joins him all the time. They are pretty much regulars on any given weekend. 2 spots are paid for and the lease boss also had a kid in HS that goes out at times. So a total of 6 off 2 paid spots.
I asked my buddy how he felt about community blinds and he said he was ok with it but took some getting use to. My other hang up was 3 adult males not living in the household but sharing spots with two paid hunters.
Maybe it's the norm now a days but it sure seems the 2 paying spots are getting a heck of a deal with grown men. Not sure about community blinds either. Most places are individual and no one else can hunt it.
So is this the norm? BTW I told him no thanks. I can somewhat see why 2 spots opened up.
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