Lease Rates

**JimmyD714** · 08-04-2022, 02:21 PM

I'm gonna start developing a reputation as the guy who takes threads off topic

**Highstrung** · 08-04-2022, 02:21 PM

Dumbing us down because public people cannot practice restraint seems a bit off. I personally don't care what yall pay to hunt, I feel like most owners have more invested into it.

**JimmyD714** · 08-04-2022, 02:21 PM

Originally Posted by Highstrung

Is your thinking that every who is hunting on private is in a club? There are plenty of landowners on here. I feel like we have some class warfare going on.

Nope, never said or thought that.

**buckpro** · 08-04-2022, 02:22 PM

Originally Posted by JimmyD714

My theory, and I could be wrong, is that we can reverse course in SC by making everyone play by the same rules.

Even though I personally am against baiting, if it's legal on private it should be legal on public.
If I can't hunt Sunday on public, neither should private land.
If my turkey season is April 1 - 30, the entire state should be.
If my rifle season doesn't open until Oct 11, the entire state should be.
Same number of bucks, does, and turkeys for everyone.

Without all that, there wouldn't be so much enticement to pay that kind of money to hunt private anymore. But that would hamper a significant source of side income to timber companies so there's no way they'd let that happen.

Socialism much?

**MolliesMaster** · 08-04-2022, 02:23 PM

Originally Posted by JimmyD714

I didn't mean differences in zones, I get that. Some areas have more game than others. But in those areas everyone should play by the same rules. If the lowcountry has more deer and they want to start rifle season Sept 15th (Aug in some areas), then public land hunters should have that as well.

Shorter seasons overall, 1 less turkey and buck, shorter gun season, can't hunt Sunday, and again even though I hate baiting... I initially think it should be legal everywhere or illegal everywhere. I don't know of any other state that gives so many privileges to private land hunters. I've certainly never seen that before. Except Texas maybe.

Wyoming, Montana, and New Mexico

**JABIII** · 08-04-2022, 02:24 PM

Originally Posted by JimmyD714

My theory, and I could be wrong, is that we can reverse course in SC by making everyone play by the same rules.

Even though I personally am against baiting, if it's legal on private it should be legal on public.
If I can't hunt Sunday on public, neither should private land.
If my turkey season is April 1 - 30, the entire state should be.
If my rifle season doesn't open until Oct 11, the entire state should be.
Same number of bucks, does, and turkeys for everyone.

Without all that, there wouldn't be so much enticement to pay that kind of money to hunt private anymore. But that would hamper a significant source of side income to timber companies so there's no way they'd let that happen.

**JimmyD714** · 08-04-2022, 02:26 PM

You guys might be reaching a bit with the Socialism comments. As in reaching towards full mental retardation.

**Huntinjunkie** · 08-04-2022, 02:30 PM

Originally Posted by JimmyD714

You guys might be reaching a bit with the Socialism comments. As in reaching towards full mental retardation.

It's comments like this that won't make you any friends. I haven't seen anyone attacking you yet.

**JimmyD714** · 08-04-2022, 02:32 PM

Originally Posted by Huntinjunkie

It's comments like this that won't make you any friends. I haven't seen anyone attacking you yet.

It's sarcasm, cupcake.

**Highstrung** · 08-04-2022, 02:32 PM

Not really, you're attacking private ownership. It's different here, we're not some western Hippie hipster state.

**Huntinjunkie** · 08-04-2022, 02:34 PM

I've seen other members saying you come across bitter because you hunt public land . But you say that's by choice . I think you just got on a club with to many members. All clubs aren't like that you may need to give it another try at a different club. I own the property I hunt because I don't play well with others.

**wob** · 08-04-2022, 02:34 PM

Check out Jimmy-come-lately telling us how to do it better.

Bless his heart.

**JimmyD714** · 08-04-2022, 02:42 PM

Originally Posted by Huntinjunkie

I've seen other members saying you come across bitter because you hunt public land . But you say that's by choice . I think you just got on a club with to many members. All clubs aren't like that you may need to give it another try at a different club. I own the property I hunt because I don't play well with others.

Like I've said before, coming into a forum knowing I hold very strong opinions others disagree with is going to cause issues because stuff gets taken the wrong way online. Tone and all that stuff isn't evident through text. And I'm not even denying that sometimes I've been the one to take someone's comment to me the wrong way and maybe respond harshly. It happens, I ain't perfect.

I've discussed these things many times in person and stood firmly in my beliefs. No punches were thrown or even voices raised.

Oh and I did try a different club, they literally told me I either had to have an ATV to access stands in the back or stick to the front half LOL. What a joke. They said walking to the back of the property "left too much scent". I don't have an ATV and don't want one.

**Catdaddy** · 08-04-2022, 02:42 PM

Even though I don't hunt turkeys, I'm pretty sure latitude has something to do with breeding periods,....meaning there is some science used to set seasons.

And the last club I was in averaged 500 acres per hunter. It had ducks, deer, turkey, and hogs.

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**JimmyD714** · 08-04-2022, 02:45 PM

Originally Posted by Highstrung

Not really, you're attacking private ownership. It's different here, we're not some western Hippie hipster state.

Where'd you get that I was attacking private ownership? I didn't say anything like that nor do I have any beliefs like that.

**Huntinjunkie** · 08-04-2022, 02:45 PM

Originally Posted by JimmyD714

Like I've said before, coming into a forum knowing I hold very strong opinions others disagree with is going to cause issues because stuff gets taken the wrong way online. Tone and all that stuff isn't evident through text. And I'm not even denying that sometimes I've been the one to take someone's comment to me the wrong way and maybe respond harshly. It happens, I ain't perfect.

I've discussed these things many times in person and stood firmly in my beliefs. No punches were thrown or even voices raised.

Oh and I did try a different club, they literally told me I either had to have an ATV to access stands in the back or stick to the front half LOL. What a joke. They said walking to the back of the property "left too much scent". I don't have an ATV and don't want one.

That really had nothing to do with my comment

**JimmyD714** · 08-04-2022, 02:48 PM

Originally Posted by Catdaddy

Even though I don't hunt turkeys, I'm pretty sure latitude has something to do with breeding periods,....meaning there is some science used to set seasons.

And the last club I was in averaged 500 acres per hunter. It had ducks, deer, turkey, and hogs.

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Of course. I get that. But why should private land have an extra week to hunt? If the science has determined that Mar 22 - Apr 30 is the appropriate season in the lower part of the state, why do public land hunters have to wait until April 1? Private land already gets 4 or 5 days to hunt with Sundays, they need a whole extra week too?

**centurian** · 08-04-2022, 02:49 PM

I used to complain about lease prices, corn, and what not, but the price is the price. I accept that. I choose to participate of my own free will. We get to shoot deer early, turkey early, and pigs anytime you want. Lots of lake to fish multiple species. Enjoy what you got.