Start a Hunting Club
Starting a hunting club can be a very rewarding experience. There are several perks about a hunting club. If you’re willing to make the extra effort, forming a club is one of the best ways to be assured of good hunting. Many hunters are organizing groups of similar-minded hunters to form clubs. Being a member of a deer hunting club has many benefits. By controlling hunting rights on a piece of property, you are assuring that your group has exclusive rights to the land. Knowing that your land is behind a locked gate, you know that your hunting spot is untouched since the last time you were there. This does not happen all the time, but for the most part, you should feel safe knowing that the last time you hunted your spot is the last anybody was in there. As a club member, a hunter knows before he ever gets to camp where the deer are likely to be feeding, the trails they are using, their bedding areas and so forth. He has the upper hand from the start. While hunting public land, other hunters also may have been scouting the same thing that you have been looking at and you may never know until hunting season starts.
Having a club also can assist management goals. At a club, the club members can set the rules so that the deer that they hunt can be managed. Most public lands are not set up to manage, hunters who hunt public land most often shoot the first legal buck that walks by, and don’t wait to see what is behind those smaller deer. When a certain group of hunters get together and start a hunting club, they can set their own rules. As long as everybody understands the rules to start with, there should not be any problems later on down the road. Once you start a club and get your rules set, you should make every member sign and agree to all rules that the club have set aside. There should be such rules as what kind of bucks the club is going to take, how many does are going to be allowed to take, if the club is going to allow guests, and if guests are going are going to have same rules. Be careful when selecting members so that you make sure that your club starts out with good members and not get stuck with some bad ones. I have been President of two different clubs and have run into people who thought they should have full run of the place. Unfortunately, I have had to set some people straight.
There are several ways to find land to lease or just get permission to hunt. If you try to get permission you must get out and ask and talk to several people. Try to let these people know that you are going to take care of their land. Many landowners have quit letting hunters access their land because people don’t care enough about others property to take care of it. If you build a strong bond with landowners and show them that you are willing to help them do things around their land then you show them you are going to take care of their land, you will have a friend and possibly a place to hunt for a while. If you are going to lease land, they are several options that you must know. You can call a wildlife biologist, most of the time they will know landowners who might want to lease their land out to hunters. You can also call your local farmers coop and see if they know any farmers who are maybe looking at leasing land. You can also get in touch with local timber companies, most of the time they have pieces of land that they lease out. There is also websites that you can go to and look at different pieces of land and contact these people for hunting rights.
When you find a piece of land that you want to get for hunting, look at the land to see if it is going to be what you are looking for. See if it has any deer on it, see if it has what deer needs (food, water, cover, etc.), and see if has a good road system so you can access the property. If it has all of these things and you like the land, look to see if the price is affordable enough to start what you are looking for. Once you get your land, you are on your way to a great hunting experience, so take care of the land and you will have a place to hunt for a long time to come. Just remember, the landowner always has the right to revoke your hunting privileges. Good luck on your search and happy hunting.
Sample Season Hunting Lease
[This form may also serve as a lease for a longer period of time.]
STATE OF ALABAMA
COUNTY OF: ______________________________
This Hunting Lease Agreement is made by an between __________________________ [Landowner] hereinafter called LESSOR and ___________________________ [Hunters or Hunting Club] hereinafter called LESSEES.
GAME TO BE HUNTED AND COMPLIANCE WITH LAW
1. LESSOR does hereby lease to LESSEES, for the purpose of hunting white-tailed deer during the season established and in accordance with the laws, rules, and regulations of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Division of Game and Fish, the following described premises located in ___________________________ County, Alabama:
[Place legal description of property here.]
TERM OF LEASE
2. The term of this lease is for the 19 _____ white-tailed deer season, which season is scheduled to begin on or about the ____________ day of November and ending on or about January 31, 19 _____.
PAYMENT
3. The consideration to be paid by LESSEES to LESSOR at ______________________ County , Alabama, is $ ______________ in cash, one-half of the total to be paid on or before ______________________________, 19 _____ and the balance to be paid on or before __________________________________, 19 _____
Failure to pay the second installment shall thereupon terminate and cancel the lease and the amount already paid shall be forfeited as liquidated damages for the breach of the agreement. If LESSEES default in the performance of any of the covenant or conditions hereof, then such breach shall cause an immediate termination of this lease and a forfeiture to LESSOR of all rentals prepaid. In the event that a lawsuit arises out of or in connection with this lease agreement and the rights of the parties thereof, the prevailing party may recover not only actual damages and costs but also reasonable attorney’s fees expended in the matter.
FORFEITURE
4. In the event any hunter in the hunting club paying consideration for this lease fails to execute the same, then those hunter s executing the agreement shall be deemed as agents for such other hunters and responsible for all obligations hereunder imposed upon each individual member of the party. Violation of any agreement or obligation herein by any member of the hunting club shall cause the lease, at the request of the LESSOR, thereupon to cease and terminate as to the entire group, and all rights granted hereunder will be forfeited.
LESSOR’S USE OF THE PREMISES
5. LESSEES understand and agree that the premises is not leased for agricultural and grazing purposes. LESSOR reserves the right in himself/herself, his/her Agents, Contractors, Employees, Licensees, Assigns, Invitees, or Designees to enter upon any or all of the land at any time for any purpose of cruising, marking, cutting, or removing trees and timber or conducting any other acts relating thereto, and no such use by LESSOR shall constitute a violation of this lease. LESSEES and LESSOR further agree to cooperate so that the respective activities of one will not unduly interfere with the other.
LESSEES’ LIABILITY
6. LESSEES shall take proper care of the lease property, the dwellings, and all other improvements located thereon, and shall be liable to LESSOR for any damage caused to domestic livestock, fences, roads, or other property of LESSOR due to the activities of LESSEES or their guests exercising privileges under this lease.
LESSEES’ INSPECTION PROPERTY
7. LESSEES further state that they have inspected the described property and have found the premises to be in an acceptable condition and hereby waive any right to complain or to recover from LESSOR in the future relating to the condition of the lease property or any improvements located thereon.
INDEMNIFICATION
8. LESSEES agree to protect and defend indemnity and hold LESSOR blameless from any and all liability, loss, damage, personal injury (including death), claims, demands, causes of action of every kind and character, without limit and without regard to the cause or causes thereof or the negligence of any party or parties arising in connection herewith in favor of: 1) any LESSEES hereto; 2) any employees of LESSEES; 3) any business invitees of LESSEES; 4) any guests of LESSEES; and 5) any person who comes to the lease premises with the expressed or implied permission of LESSEES.
[NOTE: This liability release must be on the same page as the signatures, and it is the landowner's responsibility to ensure that each lessee has read and understood its meaning.]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have hereunto caused this Agreement to be properly executed this _____________________ day of _________________, 19 _____.
LESSOR: LESSEES:
1. ___________________________________ _____________________________
2. ___________________________________ _____________________________
3. ___________________________________ _____________________________
4. ___________________________________ _____________________________
5. ___________________________________ _____________________________
6. ___________________________________ _____________________________
[NOTE: If the hunting group is not incorporated, each member should sign the lease agreement.]
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