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<blockquote data-quote="TheLBLman" data-source="post: 4232605" data-attributes="member: 1409"><p>Mike, my thoughts are similar to yours.</p><p></p><p></p><p>I also believe that lease prices will generally drop (adjusted for inflation) over time, but don't think this has much to do with TN's deer regs.</p><p></p><p>In fact, while some are proclaiming TN's deer regs have become more "restrictive", others point out on a macro scale they've actually become less restrictive. It used to be we could only kill bucks. Now on a statewide basis we have a very generous opportunity to kill <em>ANY</em> deer, with no concern whatsoever regarding any definition of antlered vs. antlerless (at least for the majority of hunters).</p><p></p><p>Lease prices are mainly a function of supply & demand.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Nothing new there. However, if "typical" deer were to grow larger statewide, that reduces the appeal of these leased properties that would otherwise have been more appealing when they were more unique. Generally speaking, the biggest single driver of lease prices in TN is and will remain "convenience". Where any "convenient" hunting property is in short supply (but lots of hunters living close by), lease prices will be relatively high. A great example is the Memphis area. Large numbers of hunters live there, and many simply choose to pay higher lease prices rather than drive 4 hours to obtain lower lease prices. Just the law of supply and demand.</p><p></p><p>Better quality deer hunting on a statewide level, in a state with an abundance of "public" (essentially "free") hunting land, this could be more a driver of lower than higher lease costs. In the meantime, similar is happening in surrounding states, in that the overall quality of the deer hunting has been becoming "better", in part due to less hunting, in part due to regulations, in part due to an expanding deer herd into areas previously void or low deer density becoming higher deer density. Of course, within every state, there are localities where just the opposite is happening.</p><p></p><p>Statewide, as a whole, anyone want to speculate the direction of lease costs in the State of Illinois over the next couple years? Going higher or lower? I say lower, and that it has little to do with any regulations.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheLBLman, post: 4232605, member: 1409"] Mike, my thoughts are similar to yours. I also believe that lease prices will generally drop (adjusted for inflation) over time, but don't think this has much to do with TN's deer regs. In fact, while some are proclaiming TN's deer regs have become more "restrictive", others point out on a macro scale they've actually become less restrictive. It used to be we could only kill bucks. Now on a statewide basis we have a very generous opportunity to kill [i]ANY[/i] deer, with no concern whatsoever regarding any definition of antlered vs. antlerless (at least for the majority of hunters). Lease prices are mainly a function of supply & demand. Nothing new there. However, if "typical" deer were to grow larger statewide, that reduces the appeal of these leased properties that would otherwise have been more appealing when they were more unique. Generally speaking, the biggest single driver of lease prices in TN is and will remain "convenience". Where any "convenient" hunting property is in short supply (but lots of hunters living close by), lease prices will be relatively high. A great example is the Memphis area. Large numbers of hunters live there, and many simply choose to pay higher lease prices rather than drive 4 hours to obtain lower lease prices. Just the law of supply and demand. Better quality deer hunting on a statewide level, in a state with an abundance of "public" (essentially "free") hunting land, this could be more a driver of lower than higher lease costs. In the meantime, similar is happening in surrounding states, in that the overall quality of the deer hunting has been becoming "better", in part due to less hunting, in part due to regulations, in part due to an expanding deer herd into areas previously void or low deer density becoming higher deer density. Of course, within every state, there are localities where just the opposite is happening. Statewide, as a whole, anyone want to speculate the direction of lease costs in the State of Illinois over the next couple years? Going higher or lower? I say lower, and that it has little to do with any regulations. [/QUOTE]
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