Hunter 257 are you serious? You want Tn to be known for small deer so hunting land prices wont increase along with everything else. Things change over time and alot of folks are hoping their property values increase over time, I am one of those people. 100 acres on my road in Rutherford couty just auctioned at $3300 an acre, just rough rocky land. I wish it had gone for much higher.

I paid around $2,900 an acre for mine. It is unimproved and has a lot of rocks though, so I felt it was a good price. I too hope it goes up in the next few years. Then I can sell and get something bigger.

While the price they paid isnt really high at all for that area, it will be worth a lot more in 10 yrs if the trend continues, as similar land there just 10 yrs ago was sold for $1500 and acre, and less than 5 yrs ago for $3000 an acre!! Can you say Investment!

No doubt doubling the value in only 5 yrs is a good - no GREAT- investment but you can only realize the gain of land by selling it. I don't see that as a practical thing for a bunch of hunters buying land to pursue their hobby (Hunting) on. If you sell the land you have no place to hunt.
Typically when investing, you invest throughout you working/career and plan to live off that investment during retirement. If your investment is your hunting property, I’d sure dread retirement coming. Being free to be on my land every day is one of the prime benefits I am looking forward to in retirement. Selling my land is not an option – ever.

I agree but things dont always go as planned. The Smart investor will always atleast try to buy land regardless of its use, that will gain in value as fast as possible. This just opens up so many different choices later on, vs buying land that increases very little if any over a few years time. Money is what makes most everything possible, unfortunately!