[Ace15]

How much does a hunting club membership usually cost?

[DRYHUMOR]

In South Carolina they avg $800 give or take $200 a year. Though a lot seem to be running better than $1000 a year.

Or, to put it a different way, the lease runs anywhere from $5 to $20 an acre, depending on acreage and location.

I heard about 190 acres the other day that may or may not be available next year for $2000.

[Ace15]

Ok, thank you.

[DRYHUMOR]

You're welcome.

I'd be curious myself what the costs are elsewhere.

[Ace15]

I would to, that's a bit much.

[MCgunner]

I can guarantee you it ain't gonna get any cheaper.

[schlockinz]

if the economy stays like this it might...

[lsu hunter]

I hunt on private land just outside of Natchez, Ms and there is a club about 10 mile down the road that charges $3000 per gun. This includes all immediate family members under 18 and spouse. Does not include any type of lodging and it costs extra to plant food plots and put up stands. It is 1000 acres and there are only 7 members. The area is well managed and there are plenty of 180+ inch deer killed every year. My dad paid $4 an acre for 2243 acres back in the 80's.:) We have 4 people that hunt our property.

[scythefwd]

I can get into a club here for 300 annually. They have a couple thousand acres and a sign out board. You sign out the area you are going to be and and no more than xx number of hunters are allowed to hunt that plot.

[bdubz0r]

$300-900 average where I live. Ive seen them as high as $1500/year too.


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[Arkel23]

Scythe and bdub do yalls clubs already have stands set up for yall or do yall set them up yourselves and plant the plots yourselves I know a friend of mine goes and puts out corn and food plots himself. Ace, I guess that's just them now.

[scythefwd]

Arkel23 - don't know... I haven't paid to join. I think they have the leases, and it is a first come first serve type thing. I don't think one lease is specifically set out for a certain hunter. You sign out where you are going to that day on the board and remove your name when you come back in (from what I have been told by the president). They don't put out stands, but I am not sure about feed plots. I just hunt friends properties.

[wyohome]

I hunt on a friend's 1,000 acres, so no charge. He just called me to say there are 3 bucks standing in his front yard. We will hunt the opener in the morning and until my wife and I get our deer, then he will allow other people to hunt. It is a real sweet deal.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y156/Deaver/IMGP1455.jpg

The view from my ground blind yesterday

[bswiv]

Here in FL it depends on how close you are to one of the large cities. We hunt a state WMA and pay $525 a year for that! Private leases in the area are about double, if not more.

[Leaky Waders]

You pay $525 to hunt public land?

[bdubz0r]

Arkel23- Most of the clubs here have people setting up their own stands and sharing the work and expense of communal food plots. I should mention too that the vast majority of the clubs where I'm from are mostly centered around dogs. We'll sit in the stand for archery and black powder, but come firearms season, the dogs get turned loose and we hunt from trucks. Yes. I am from the South. ;-)

[Arkel23]

Nice pic Wyohome, and Bdub, what part of the South?

[bdubz0r]

Arkel- I'm in VA. I spend a couple weeks in the low country in SC each summer too. Beautiful country there.

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[Arkel23]

Bdub. I wish we would get snow like yall. We may get a little in January, I'm 45mins-1hr from the beach so you can get an idea where I am.

[Cajun]

I got in a hunting club here this year in NE Louisiana for $510 it is 10,000 acres has a main camphouse and places for members to pull a camper in.Also has 2 skinning racks on the backside of the main camphouse and a walkin cooler!!