1st World Problems.

You seem to continue to have issues with your lease and lease partners, to the extent that you complain on this forum.
There is no one posting here that can fix your personal issues.
My suggestion is to find another lease and lease partners, what you have now is toxic and not apt to improve anytime soon...

On the leases I've been on, there always seemed to be one or two members that caused grief. Then I thought, hey, maybe I am the one! Bought my own place, problem solved. No, I don't have near as much land to hunt, but I do it my way and am much happier as a result. I understand ownership is not right for everyone, but in my case, it works. Plus we hope to move there permanently in a few years - so yes, a hunting property, but also retirement digs.

Seen the gotta pay ta play games, way before got on this forum.
Twas BLESSED when a WMA opened up down the road. As pappy once said:
" when ya huntsolo the memories die with ya. "
Every one keeps complaining how bad times are, low-income workers live it.
pappy

I hunt alone sometimes but enjoy it more when there is someone to share the experience. I not only enjoy hunting with my partner but also enjoy helping other hunters in the area with finding a deer that was hit and sharing general observations.

Men hunting together in groups goes back to the earliest days of human history. There is just something unique to men gathering around a meat pole to admire a harvest. But then, perhaps that's where the line is drawn. Not everyone enjoys admiring another's harvest.

Both have their pluses and minuses.

I love having my own place, but I miss a couple of the leases I was on back in the day. It’s the guys that make it fun. I never could replicate those first two so finally quit trying.

I was on leases even after we had our place. The system we had was one member got all of the bills sent to his house, another member wrote the checks, and another member collected the amounts due from all of the members. We all lived in Abilene, about twice a month we would gather at the VFW drink beer, tell lies and take care of business.

I can't even get my own dad to follow the mgmt plan, I can only imagine trying to get three/more non-relatives to do it.

What's odd is that there seem to be quite a few like-minded people on here-why isn't that bleeding over more into the rest?

This is mine and my wife's desire/ hope as well when we retire. I'd love to be able to buy enough land that would allow us to let our family hunt it but most likely that won't happen so I'll still try and be on my lease and just work my land to allow my children but mainly my grandchildren hunt my land.

Another option is to find a place to retire near public land that offers great hunting opportunities. While some public land is heavily hunted, I know of areas that sees few if any hunters.

it stinks anyway you look at it.