Is Minnesota local? I have far less issue with landowners who actually use the land for their livelihood getting permits... Whatever. Your thread. Good luck.
Advice & referrals for buying some undeveloped hunting land in Wyoming?
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Is Minnesota local? I have far less issue with landowners who actually use the land for their livelihood getting permits... Whatever. Your thread. Good luck.
Cornell Cowboy
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I think we're all looking for what you describe. In Wyoming you can't get a landowner tag without 160 acres (and you have to prove a particular quantity of usage of the animals that you're trying to get a tag for). As some have noted, you can pick up 40 acres for $15,000 in the middle of the Red Desert, but I'm not sure what you would do with it. I could turn 40 acres in upstate NY into a whitetail haven, but 40 acres in the Red Desert gets you a lot of dirt and some sagebrush with the occasional speed goat spending 45 seconds or so on it during hunting season. In my looking over the past several years in eastern WY where I live, it seems that you'll be hard-pressed to find land bordering significant chunks of public for less than $3k-$4k/acre. So I think you'd better be looking at ~$500K minimum for the property. If you're really flush, you might be able to buy enough land to get it less per acre, but you'll have to pony up $2M+ for the opportunity.
I agree with this. I hunt near private property owned by billionaires that get preference for landowner tags. Limited entry permits also. mtmuley
diamond hitch
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I had some gents a number of years ago looking at the 160 next to my place. The question they had was "How many elk live on that parcel?" My question was " at what time of the year?" They said they had 200 whitetails on their land in North Carolina.
I told them that a couple of weeks per year there were up to 14 head on the parcel. They visit but their home is typically in 4-6 townships. Maybe a little more if the land had an irriigated pivot on alfalfa but this is a rock pile with trees. In my country if multiple sections are not involved of great habitat it is likely the only game guarenteed are squirrels and that might be question at times.
Lot's of luck with your search.
I told them that a couple of weeks per year there were up to 14 head on the parcel. They visit but their home is typically in 4-6 townships. Maybe a little more if the land had an irriigated pivot on alfalfa but this is a rock pile with trees. In my country if multiple sections are not involved of great habitat it is likely the only game guarenteed are squirrels and that might be question at times.
Lot's of luck with your search.
seeth07
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3K to 4k an acre you say eh? Woot that's half price of what it's worth here! Lol
Neighbors. They will always be one fly in the ointment. If there is any question whether you have the legal right to do anything you are observed doing on your property, you can bet the local zoning department will get a call and an inspector will soon show up. You'll never be told how it came to be known to them you're not a legal resident, or how they came to know about whatever the issue is, you'll just end up getting a citation and/or fine.
VikingsGuy
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I will let you know the day after I close
Straight Arrow
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LOL! Easier solution: just adhere to the regulations and obey the laws. Then you don't need to worry about neighbors, inspectors, wardens, and sheriff deputies.
BuzzH
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The other thing to keep in mind with regard to LO tags...when you're in that 160-640 range, the GF is pretty critical on what they qualify.
There are other criteria besides just the acreage. There has to be good habitat, etc. as well as 2000 use days a year by the animal you're trying to qualify for LO tags.
There are other criteria besides just the acreage. There has to be good habitat, etc. as well as 2000 use days a year by the animal you're trying to qualify for LO tags.
My statement was made in the context of previous posts in this thread. I've worked in various public entities so my opinion is based on years of observations. Neighbors can, and do, look for opportunities to cause others problems unjustly. Human nature is all I'm saying, if someone next door takes to disliking you, they will make trouble if they can find a means to do so. I've seen it too many times to think otherwise.
VikingsGuy
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Thanks. As I get deeper into it my guess is unless I get a good section (640acre) and lease it for grazing I have little expectation of LO tag.
dcopas78
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I have similar aspirations, although I'm actually interested in land and a home for when I retire. The plan is to spend a significant portion of my time wherever I buy, and still own my house in Ohio to spend time here as well. I'm nearly debt free at 41 and the last several years of my career, I should be able to invest or save nearly my entire salary. With God's grace and good health that is. Anyways, I love Wyoming and love hunting there but it seems to be one of the priciest of the states out there that I've looked at....at least for land worth purchasing. It is real comparable to what Ohio land sales for, which suprises me. It's kinda why I'm looking at other states for investment, especially the southwest.
VikingsGuy
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We need to form a HuntTalk land trust and buy one of those $5 million dollar ranches as tenants in common
[I get the irony]
[I get the irony]
dcopas78
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If I win the Powerball, I'll buy it and raffle off invites to hunt to huntalkers for the benefit of RMEF
VikingsGuy
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If I win the Powerball, I'll buy it and open it only to Master Hunters.If I win the Powerball, I'll buy it and raffle off invites to hunt to huntalkers for the benefit of RMEF
