Lease Ratings
Understanding our property classification system
What Do You Think About the Hunting Lease Tract?
As much as we try to not answer this question and we have no control over wildlife, weather, hunting practices, schedules, disease, predators, cropping, timbering and countless other factors—every last person still wants to ask about what we think of the hunting lease tract. Please keep in mind that we have videos on most every hunting lease and everyone needs to decide for themselves what they want.
However, with new hunting leases and posted hunting lease openings we have added a general, somewhat standardized, evaluation rating for the tract. The evaluation is generally focused on Deer and possibility for "good" Deer (for the area) to be harvested on the property. We have a 3 Category Rating System and details are below. They are shown along with the hunting lease location and pricing. Please also note this is an opinion answer to an opinion question presented to us countless times, a day. It does not convey any guarantees or warranties of anything, especially that you will agree with the opinion. Do your own research.
LUCKY Properties
These properties are usually classified to this category due to their small size or huntability. With Deer traveling hundreds of acres and even thousands of acres during certain times of year and conditions, you just have to be Lucky to get a really good buck on this property. We encourage you to enjoy the freedom and opportunity of going more than anything else due to the smaller size of these properties.
Key Characteristics:
Small size properties
Lower amount of hunters able to hunt it
MANAGEABLE Properties
These properties are of enough size and diversity to allow for a reasonable chance for you to shape things and have a better chance of seeing really good Deer and Wildlife. These properties are usually larger in size to capture more of the home territories of deer. Also in this category the property maybe in a very well known area for very good Deer.
Key Characteristics:
Larger in Size
More Land Diversity
In a well known area for good Deer
LIKELY Properties
These properties appear to be the very top of hunting for good deer and wildlife. Maybe they are in an area that constantly produces great Deer. Maybe they are of a larger size with a ton of diversity so you can actually control and manage deer home territories. Sometimes it is just a gut feeling after a visit.
Key Characteristics:
Large Tracts
Great Area
Great Diversity
Gut Feeling