The Hunting Exchange Blog
Guides, season updates, pricing data, and legal resources for hunters and landowners across the South and Midwest.
Step-by-step guide to finding, evaluating, and securing a hunting lease across the US — from search strategy to verifying the landowner to using escrow protection.
Read article →Texas requires landowners to hold a state-issued hunting lease license. Most other states don't. Here's what's required for landowners in 12 popular hunting states.
From October archery openers to January late seasons, here's how key whitetail, turkey, and dove hunting season windows compare across the Southern and Midwestern US.
Recreational use statutes and agritourism laws give landowners real liability protection in most states. Here's how the laws work in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Georgia, Alabama, and more.
Where to lease for trophy whitetail, monster bucks, wild quail, gobbler turkey, and southern dove. The top hunting states across the South and Midwest.
Hunting lease pricing varies wildly by state, region, and property. Here's how to research, price, and stay competitive — from basic deer access to managed trophy operations.
If you own land you're not hunting yourself, leasing the hunting rights can cover your property taxes and then some. Here's what it pays and how to do it without the headaches.
A good written lease protects both the landowner and the hunter. Here are the terms every hunting lease agreement should cover — and why each one matters.
Most hunting lease scams follow the same playbook: a too-good deal, pressure to pay fast, and money sent before you've seen the property. Here's how to spot them and protect yourself.
Landowners can lease hunting rights by the day or by the season — and each fits a different property and goal. Here's how to decide which to offer (or whether to do both).
Private lease, public land, or a hunting club — each has real trade-offs in cost, pressure, and access. Here's an honest comparison to help you choose.
The best leases get spoken for months before the season opens. Here's the right time to start your search for each type of hunt — and why earlier is almost always better.
Leasing your first hunting property? Here's the checklist of questions to ask the landowner and things to confirm before you put any money down.
What does a hunting lease pay? Real per-acre and per-hunter price ranges by region and species, what drives the number up, and how to list your land free and get paid safely.
Worried about liability when you lease your land to hunters? Here's how recreational-use statutes, lease clauses, and insurance protect landowners — in plain English.
A free, plain-English hunting lease agreement template for landowners — every clause you need (rent, dates, liability, rules) explained, with a checklist you can use today.
What a hunting lease costs by state and species — per-acre and per-gun ranges for Texas, Oklahoma, Georgia, Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi, plus what to charge if you own the land.
Most landowners know the hunter needs a hunting license. Fewer know that Texas also requires the landowner to hold a Hunting Lease License before taking a dollar for hunting access. Here's what's required, what it costs, and how to get it right.
Oklahoma does not require a landowner hunting lease license the way Texas does — but released birds, waterfowl guiding and commercial hunting areas are a different story. What actually applies when you lease your Oklahoma land.
Georgia's DNR license pages list no landowner hunting lease license like Texas has, but releasing pen-raised birds needs a shooting preserve license. What to know, and what to confirm with DNR, before you lease your Georgia land.
Alabama's wildlife agency lists no landowner hunting lease license, but fowl preserves and deer enclosures do need one. What applies, what we couldn't confirm, and what to put in writing.
We found no landowner hunting lease license in AGFC materials, but guiding for pay and releasing pen-raised birds need AGFC licenses, and charging a fee can affect your liability protection. What to confirm before you lease.
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