im looking for hunting land to lease or to hunt on in the north alabama area guntersville. please email me at [email protected] or [email protected] or call me at 256-582-1949 my name is dempsey
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Is this the appropriate forum for this kind of post??
I feel for the guy, and can certainly understand the frustrations he might be feeling in trying to locate land, but this isn't really the spot for an unsolicited want ad - especially by someone who has never posted here before.
A better way to approach the request, and make it at least more relevant to the discussion would have been to post something like
I feel for the guy, and can certainly understand the frustrations he might be feeling in trying to locate land, but this isn't really the spot for an unsolicited want ad - especially by someone who has never posted here before.
A better way to approach the request, and make it at least more relevant to the discussion would have been to post something like
CoRoMo
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I needed to locate some good hunting ground, and I went out and found it. It took a lot of hard hiking to scout it all out, and many miles later, I'm happy I did all the work to get to know those mountains. I'll go elk hunting there Saturday morning again, and I'll know it was worth the search. Nothing compares to your own achievement. It wouldn't be as fulfilling to have someone tell me where to go and what to do in order to fill my tag. Now I have all the knowledge that the wealthier guys pay outfitters to utilize.
CSA 357
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I dont know about where you live , but here in north Alabama hunting land is hard to come by, I have only lived here 3 years and have had a hard time finding a place to hunt, yea i have found some public land that is ok, but i too would like to join a club thats not a days drive away, i lived in s/w ms most of my 43 years and the hunting was very good! then i got transfered here , so i know were hes coming from, i hope he finds a good club , csa
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oogie
I live pretty close to you, in Union Grove, just off of Union Grove Road and about 3 miles from Guntersville Dam. Finding a lease or private land at this late date is gonna be pretty close to impossible.
Most of the good land where I live (Parchess Cove area in Union Grove) is prime deer habitat, and also all privately owned. There was a preserve here (Parchess Cove Hunting Preserve and I know one of the guides), but the preserve was bought by a developer, and now there's a bunch of home construction going on.
It's gonna be real tough trying to convince the land owners in this area to give you permission to hunt; mostly because they've no clue as to who you are, and also because you're not family. Most of the land here has been handed down from generation to generation since the first settlers to this area back in the early to mid 1800s.
Your best bet is to develop a relationship with someone who has acreage (which will take a few years), and in the meantime do some hunting in the WMAs that are close by. The WMAs within a few hours drive are Skyline (lots of deer although small, and heavily hunted), Black Warrior (well over 50K acres, pretty rough terrain, large bucks, but relatively sparsely populated with deer), Choccolocco (good populations, located in the Talladega National Forest, also lots of hunters), and St Clair Community Hunting Area (pretty area, about 6,500 acres, not as many deer as Choccolocco and Skyline).
I hunt St Clair most often because I'm more familiar with that area, though I occasionally try Black Warrior. If you try Black Warrior, you'd better be in good shape, because a large portion of it is blocked to ATVs and other motorized vehicles (Sipsey Wilderness Area), and there's a lot of steep ridges. Also, the biggest deer usually are in the more inaccessable areas of that WMA.
Oh, if you decide to try Skyline, you'll find that it's just as "mountainous" as Black Warrior, maybe moreso, but you're more apt to take home some venison.
I live pretty close to you, in Union Grove, just off of Union Grove Road and about 3 miles from Guntersville Dam. Finding a lease or private land at this late date is gonna be pretty close to impossible.
Most of the good land where I live (Parchess Cove area in Union Grove) is prime deer habitat, and also all privately owned. There was a preserve here (Parchess Cove Hunting Preserve and I know one of the guides), but the preserve was bought by a developer, and now there's a bunch of home construction going on.
It's gonna be real tough trying to convince the land owners in this area to give you permission to hunt; mostly because they've no clue as to who you are, and also because you're not family. Most of the land here has been handed down from generation to generation since the first settlers to this area back in the early to mid 1800s.
Your best bet is to develop a relationship with someone who has acreage (which will take a few years), and in the meantime do some hunting in the WMAs that are close by. The WMAs within a few hours drive are Skyline (lots of deer although small, and heavily hunted), Black Warrior (well over 50K acres, pretty rough terrain, large bucks, but relatively sparsely populated with deer), Choccolocco (good populations, located in the Talladega National Forest, also lots of hunters), and St Clair Community Hunting Area (pretty area, about 6,500 acres, not as many deer as Choccolocco and Skyline).
I hunt St Clair most often because I'm more familiar with that area, though I occasionally try Black Warrior. If you try Black Warrior, you'd better be in good shape, because a large portion of it is blocked to ATVs and other motorized vehicles (Sipsey Wilderness Area), and there's a lot of steep ridges. Also, the biggest deer usually are in the more inaccessable areas of that WMA.
Oh, if you decide to try Skyline, you'll find that it's just as "mountainous" as Black Warrior, maybe moreso, but you're more apt to take home some venison.
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Dave1
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Regardless of where you are located, finding hunting land and hunting opportunities late in the year can be/is quite difficult.
Most hunt clubs and owners of lease quality hunting lands have already filled their club memberships, have signed leases, have established and familiar groups, etc. Public land hunting may be the best and only opportunity this late. Getting to know a land owner or someone in an established hunt club and getting invited to hunt as a guest is another possibility. This also may open the door to get an invitation to join the club next year if you fit in, are well liked, etc.
Typically many hunt clubs renew their lease around the early summer, May - July. At that time they also began searching for any new members they need to fill any vacated spot in their club. That is when you need to be actively checking around and searching for a hunt club that needs a new member. Ask around, check the local bulletin boards, check the news paper classified ad section, check internet hunt discussion boards, talk to local game wardens, ask at the local feed store, etc. Good luck.
Dave1
Most hunt clubs and owners of lease quality hunting lands have already filled their club memberships, have signed leases, have established and familiar groups, etc. Public land hunting may be the best and only opportunity this late. Getting to know a land owner or someone in an established hunt club and getting invited to hunt as a guest is another possibility. This also may open the door to get an invitation to join the club next year if you fit in, are well liked, etc.
Typically many hunt clubs renew their lease around the early summer, May - July. At that time they also began searching for any new members they need to fill any vacated spot in their club. That is when you need to be actively checking around and searching for a hunt club that needs a new member. Ask around, check the local bulletin boards, check the news paper classified ad section, check internet hunt discussion boards, talk to local game wardens, ask at the local feed store, etc. Good luck.
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