Middle TN lease price question

[VolsMadness]

What do y'all think is a fair price per acre for a little over 100 acre property?

 

[Snake]

A lot of variables there . How huntable is the property ? Woods , fields , what type of trees (mast , persimmons apples etc). What type of fields (food plots ?) Adjoining property is also valuable or not . Bedding areas are much needed , if not on property at least adjoining property. What's the deer density herd ? Probably some more things that could make or break a small lease as this , we only hunted 93 acre in Giles but it was loaded with game . If it's good property I'd say low end starting at $5 an ac. to I've seen it as high as $15 ac. but I wouldn't give that by no means avg. $ 5-8 I'd guess .

 

[Lincoln Co Archer]

A lot of variables there . How huntable is the property ? Woods , fields , what type of trees (mast , persimmons apples etc). What type of fields (food plots ?) Adjoining property is also valuable or not . Bedding areas are much needed , if not on property at least adjoining property. What's the deer density herd ? Probably some more things that could make or break a small lease as this , we only hunted 93 acre in Giles but it was loaded with game . If it's good property I'd say low end starting at $5 an ac. to I've seen it as high as $15 ac. but I wouldn't give that by no means avg. $ 5-8 I'd guess .

Very reasonable Snake!

 

[TNTreeman]

I looked at a 150 acre killer place in Williamson cty and they wanted 10 k for deer season only. Had a waiting list to get on for it.

 

[catman529]

Depends entirely on the location and habitat. A select cut 100 acres in perry county wouldn't be worth near as much as a river bottom farm in Williamson county


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[VolsMadness]

Here is a topo view and a satellite view of the property. The owner doesn't have a home on the property (there is a small cabin) and he says the property is loaded with deer and turkey. I haven't been, but the two people I'd be on the lease with (brother and dad) are going to look at it tomorrow. Just from looking at OnX, it seems to have some good bedding areas and we'd be able to put in food plots are part of the property if we wanted to. The property owner said he'd like to get $2000, but that seemed high to me.

https://imgur.com/a/q3TMiXP

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[VolsMadness]

This is a satellite view from higher in the air. You can see there are a lot of ag fields within a mile of the property. I'm not sure if that's good or not. I guess good for the rut, but bad for early season.

https://imgur.com/a/fAs3tKu

 

[catman529]

Looks like a good spot, but not a lot of acreage. I won't ever pay to lease land, but I would think it would be worth $2k if it was a bigger property. The smaller the land, the easier it is to overhunt and push deer and turkey across the property line. How many acres is it?


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[VolsMadness]

Looks like a good spot, but not a lot of acreage. I won't ever pay to lease land, but I would think it would be worth $2k if it was a bigger property. The smaller the land, the easier it is to overhunt and push deer and turkey across the property line. How many acres is it?


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It's just under 108 acres. I ended up coming to the farm this morning and found some good sign. I think we'll end up getting it. We do have other properties that we hunt, so I don't think it'll get over hunted.

 

[ZachMarkus]

What county?


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[Snake]

What county?


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My question as well . We had prime land in Giles (93 ac) three people who had turned down but apparently they didn't go past cedar thicket is was great property , got in early nineties for $350 . Kept it a while and upped it ourselves in five years to $500 and kept that until they sold it a few years back . Original owner pasted or we would still have it , very good relationship . Leased 177 ac .in Lincoln Co probably early 2000 's for $1000 what he asked . Can't touch that now I know , reason we lost it same reason owner pasted . The property you showed on paper looks good but adjoining property means alot , is it hunted or not ? If it's not say buy to deer when the guns start going off except maybe during the rut . These are all variables that you may not know but only if you hunt it . $2000 seems high to me that's a tad over $18 an ac . Was offered prime land in Lincoln Co for that a couple years ago and to me that's too much . But hey it's in your court if there's a buck behind every tree may be worth it .

 

[VolsMadness]

What county?


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Wilson County

 

[Antler Daddy]

Fair price....if close enough to your home to enjoy.

 

[megalomaniac]

If its not greenbelt, id expect his annual taxes in Wilson co to be $2000.

Can't expect a landowner to lease out hunting rights for less than his annual taxes.

Is it a good deal? Wilson Co is known for a lot of 130 to 140 class bucks. Expect to pay a premium for places known to consistently produce over 130 class deer, expect prices to skyrocket for places that can produce 150in ers.

If you are meat hunting, and the property isn't expected to produce anything over 110in, I wouldnt pay over $5 per acre... if the area has produced several 150in deer in the past few years, $25 per acre is reasonable.

Sucks to be that way, but if the landowner knows he's got a real chance at and is actually producing trophy deer, he knows $20 per acre is cheap.

Here in MS where leases are the norm, $5 per acre is standard for land in the middle of nowhere that has no trophy potential. $10 per acre is norm for land close to population centers with no trophy potential. $20 per acre is norm for for land with potential for 140 class deer in the middle of nowhere, and $30 per acre for 140 class deer close to a population center. There are several properties that bring $40 per acre, but they consistently produce at least one deer around or above 150 annually.

If you want a cheap lease, head an hour east.... but you may spend the difference in gas over the season.

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[VolsMadness]

If its not greenbelt, id expect his annual taxes in Wilson co to be $2000.

Can't expect a landowner to lease out hunting rights for less than his annual taxes.

Is it a good deal? Wilson Co is known for a lot of 130 to 140 class bucks. Expect to pay a premium for places known to consistently produce over 130 class deer, expect prices to skyrocket for places that can produce 150in ers.

If you are meat hunting, and the property isn't expected to produce anything over 110in, I wouldnt pay over $5 per acre... if the area has produced several 150in deer in the past few years, $25 per acre is reasonable.

Sucks to be that way, but if the landowner knows he's got a real chance at and is actually producing trophy deer, he knows $20 per acre is cheap.

Here in MS where leases are the norm, $5 per acre is standard for land in the middle of nowhere that has no trophy potential. $10 per acre is norm for land close to population centers with no trophy potential. $20 per acre is norm for for land with potential for 140 class deer in the middle of nowhere, and $30 per acre for 140 class deer close to a population center. There are several properties that bring $40 per acre, but they consistently produce at least one deer around or above 150 annually.

If you want a cheap lease, head an hour east.... but you may spend the difference in gas over the season.

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Thanks for the response. It has had nice deer killed on it in the past, but hasn't been hunted much recently (landowner fell off a roof years ago and can't get around like he used to). His property taxes are around $1000. Sounds like a reasonably fair deal as I do think there will be 130-150 inch deer in the area

 

[poorhunter]

3 guys on 100 acres seems like a lot of hunting pressure.

 

[VolsMadness]

3 guys on 100 acres seems like a lot of hunting pressure.

We have 4 other farms (free to hunt) we will be hunting where no one else hunts. My brother and I will also be hunting WMAs and Fort Campbell

 

[Bone Collector]

What county?


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Wilson County

I'm shocked you found a lease in Wilson. they are out there, but not easy to come by. Good luck with it.

 

[Ridge Rooster]

I'm leasing a pretty good farm in Middle Tn for the first time it was $10/acre. I felt like it was a good price for the number of deer and the quality I've seen so far.
I've heard of others close to me going for $20/acre.

 

[John Harris]

3 guys on 100 acres seems like a lot of hunting pressure.

It just depends. We hunt 4 tracts, most are over 100 acres and normally 2-3 hunters per hunt. However, our best spot is in western KY, its 43 acres surrounded on one side by cattle, on the back side by a landowner who hunts and on the third side by an Amish family that hunts I think year round. The 43 acres is about 1/2 row cropped (along with a much larger tract across the road) and 1/2 woods with so much rock burden that it was not practical to clear to farm. We will have 4-5 hunters per year the last 40 years on that one tract and have never had a bad season on it.