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I have an opportunity to lease more ground that surrounds the 850 acres we own. It is always nice to have a little more elbow room but mostly I want to control the hunting pressure and improve the deer management in the area. I just do not want to pay for it and this is where you might come in. I am thinking about leasing the land and allowing one or two hunters annually to hunt the land to pay the lease. The lease for the 320 acres is about $3500 plus some quality food plots = $4,000. So two hunters each paying $2,000 covers the cost to control this ground. I do not gun hunt so I am willing to allow non-residents to party hunt for a buck on my gun tag (perfectly legal in Iowa). This means you can buy a non-resident doe tag and hunt bucks every year while building points to archery hunt. This only works during the 1st and 2nd gun season. I do not want to be a guide or outfitter but this might be a system to allow us to get more ground under our management/control and provide a slightly lower cost high quality hunting experience to non-resident hunters. This would only cover the hunting (land, stands, food plots, etc.) and field processing of your deer (food and lodging on your own). I am sort of just testing the waters and looking for the right person or people. Thoughts?
Here is what other guided hunts in Iowa are running.
Fully Guided Hunts:
Here is what other guided hunts in Iowa are running.
Fully Guided Hunts:
- 5 Day Non-rut Archery Fully Guided 10-1 to 10-19 - $2800
- 5 Day Pre-Rut Archery Fully Guided 10-20 to 10-29 - $3150
- 5 Day Rut Archery Fully Guided 10-31 to 11-20 - $3550
- 1st Firearms Fully Guided 12-5 to 12-8 (4 days) - $4250
- 2nd Firearms Fully Guided 12-12 to 12-15 (4 days) - $3750
- Late Muzzleloader Fully Guided (any 4 days) 12-28 to 1-10 - $3300