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<blockquote data-quote="Traxion" data-source="post: 140802" data-attributes="member: 983">So in my little neck of the woods we don't have a ton of good waterfowling opportunities but there are some pretty consistent late season fields that hold birds.&nbsp; For the most part hunting access has been good with landowners graciously letting multiple different people hunt.&nbsp; But, as I found out today, a group has went and leased up the better fields, shutting access to a big chunk of hunters.&nbsp; And, it's really bothering me.&nbsp; We own some land and let people hunt if they ask, so I'm not trying to play both ways.&nbsp; I've always been gracious either way if a landowner says yes or no.&nbsp; And, they certainly have their right to take a buck or two.&nbsp; But it just for some reason hits me the wrong way.&nbsp; Part of me thinks I am jealous.&nbsp; Putting down a bit of cash to have free and clear access, no rushing to a field to hunt, etc. certainly has some value.&nbsp;&nbsp; Maybe paying is worthwhile?&nbsp; But then I think back to high school, with a couple dozen shell decoys and a beat up truck, and if leasing were popular I would never had the opportunity to experience a lot of great outdoor experiences.&nbsp; I just think my kids are not going to get the experiences I had without a high cost.The area my inlaws are from in SD are completely leased up by pheasant hunters.&nbsp; I've got a friend who pays several thousand dollars to lease out of state mule deer ground.&nbsp; And, there has been some bowhunters who lease land here.&nbsp; I know we are blessed to have such good access compared to many areas of the nation where you MUST lease land to hunt.&nbsp; But I just can't figure out how I feel.&nbsp; I used to say I'd just go fishing more if hunting became a pay to play game.&nbsp; Maybe that is in the future, I don't know.&nbsp; Is this becoming the new norm?&nbsp; At what point in time will you throw in the towel?&nbsp; Or throw down some $$$$?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Traxion, post: 140802, member: 983"] So in my little neck of the woods we don't have a ton of good waterfowling opportunities but there are some pretty consistent late season fields that hold birds. For the most part hunting access has been good with landowners graciously letting multiple different people hunt. But, as I found out today, a group has went and leased up the better fields, shutting access to a big chunk of hunters. And, it's really bothering me. We own some land and let people hunt if they ask, so I'm not trying to play both ways. I've always been gracious either way if a landowner says yes or no. And, they certainly have their right to take a buck or two. But it just for some reason hits me the wrong way. Part of me thinks I am jealous. Putting down a bit of cash to have free and clear access, no rushing to a field to hunt, etc. certainly has some value. Maybe paying is worthwhile? But then I think back to high school, with a couple dozen shell decoys and a beat up truck, and if leasing were popular I would never had the opportunity to experience a lot of great outdoor experiences. I just think my kids are not going to get the experiences I had without a high cost. The area my inlaws are from in SD are completely leased up by pheasant hunters. I've got a friend who pays several thousand dollars to lease out of state mule deer ground. And, there has been some bowhunters who lease land here. I know we are blessed to have such good access compared to many areas of the nation where you MUST lease land to hunt. But I just can't figure out how I feel. I used to say I'd just go fishing more if hunting became a pay to play game. Maybe that is in the future, I don't know. Is this becoming the new norm? At what point in time will you throw in the towel? Or throw down some $$$$? [/QUOTE]

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