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Fee Hunting in Alabama

Fee Hunting in Alabama. Hunting is Big Business in Alabama . Equipment $90,217,192 Clothing $27,063,694 Hunting Dogs $39,394,188 4X4 Trucks $252,299,818 ATV’s $57,107,418 Vehicle Operation $56,945,798 Lodging $4,592,227 Land Lease/Fee $29,956,312

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Fee Hunting in Alabama

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  1. Fee Hunting in Alabama

  2. Hunting is Big Business in Alabama • Equipment $90,217,192 • Clothing $27,063,694 • Hunting Dogs $39,394,188 • 4X4 Trucks $252,299,818 • ATV’s $57,107,418 • Vehicle Operation $56,945,798 • Lodging $4,592,227 • Land Lease/Fee $29,956,312 • Food Plots $33,957,721 • Other $26,444,065 • Total $617,978,433

  3. Hunting is Big Business in Alabama • Equipment $90,217,192 • Clothing $27,063,694 • Hunting Dogs $39,394,188 • 4X4 Trucks $252,299,818 • ATV’s $57,107,418 • Vehicle Operation $56,945,798 • Lodging $4,592,227 • Land Lease/Fee $29,956,312 • Food Plots $33,957,721 • Other $26,444,065 • Total $617,978,433

  4. Good for Landowners • Landowner knows who is hunting • Hunters develop an interest in the land • Hunters protect land • Produces income

  5. Good for Hunters • More land comes open for hunting • Hunter knows who else is hunting • Hunter can learn the hunting area • Hunters want to improve wildlife populations

  6. Bad Points • Some hunters may be displaced • Have to pay for hunting access

  7. Hunting LeaseIncome Potential How much is my hunting land worth?

  8. Public Hunting in Alabama • Alabama Division of Wildlife & Fresh Water Fisheries • Alabama National Forests • Alabama National Wildlife Refuges • Forever Wild Program • Private Lands

  9. Distance to Large City Hunters pay more for leases closer to large cities.

  10. Tract Size Larger hunting tracts have a higher lease value. Old Smith Farm 300 acres

  11. Quality

  12. Pricing a Hunting Lease Range of Hunting Leases in Alabama $1.00/acre $30.00/acre

  13. Fee Hunting Options • Day-Use Permit • Day-Use with Room & Board • Season Leases

  14. Day-use Permit • Hunter pays for hunting one or more days. • Dove field, shooting preserve, or day deer hunt • Hunting only • Landowner is not in restaurant, lodging or entertainment business

  15. Day-Use with Room & Board • Landowner sells hunting access and meals • Best of structures already exist • Landowner has to enjoy interacting with different people

  16. Season Lease • Landowners sells hunting rights for a given length of time • Could be entire season or just a portion • Could be for all species or just one type of hunting • Owners friends and/or family can’t hunt unless lease says differently.

  17. Items in a Hunting Lease • Duration • Description of property or map • Rate • Restrictions & Specifications • Escape Clause • Liability Insurance

  18. Landowner Liability • Warn of dangers • Have hunters sign a “Hold Harmless” statement • Landowner Liability Insurance

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