Well at long last I have finally did it. Ever since I had to give up buying my hunting land in Macon County GA I have been on the lookout for a piece of land in Florida to lease. It has been 4 years of searching high and low, getting turned away by land owners, fighting with adjacent owners over access and alot of starts and stops. We have leased timber in GA the last couple of years and that was ok but the 3 hour drive each way was getting old and the old lady wasn't fond of me disappearing for 4 days at a time over every weekend in November.
I just signed the leases and checks to take over 1,000 acres of private owned land in Flagler County. It has a nice mix of timber, oaks, cypress heads and swamps. The timber is +/- 20 years old and just recently 3rd row cut. We have power and fresh water onsite and a creek that's full of bass and gators. The best part, its 45 minutes from the front door of my house.
My crew is pretty excited and can't wait to get started on this season. I feel damn lucky on this one mostly because the owners didn't make us pay through the nose to get it. We actually saved money per hunter moving down from GA because of the ease in picking up additional members.
FWIW, I had to get my own hunters insurance policy on this one. The rate was $0.15/acre + $25 for each landowner. Got it through Davis Garvin out of S Carolina, best rates out there.
congrats. that much closer to home I'm sure you will use it that much more. the fuel/driving time savings alone must be a big plus. enjoy.
Congrats! That's nice!
Gotta love having the lease close to the house. I was lucky enough to get in on a lease less than a mile from my front door...can't beat it!
awesome deal
