I have a company that is looking to get a corporate hunting lease agreement on my land in Hico Texas. Its approximately 400 acres with stocked catfish and bass ponds, private duck blinds, great dove, deer and turkey. We also have a 5,000 square foot guest lodge besides our private hunting lodge.

Does anyone know what is a reasonable price for a company to use this property for a year lease? Anything to watch out for? Not sure if I want to do it or not just wanted to ask THF if they had any experience leasing property to companies to use.

If they are taking clients or employees out there, they will expect to shoot something.

The property is a hunters dream with spring fed lakes. The company actually found us and asked permission to submit a proposal to use the land. I can handle all of the legal and such I am really just in need a comparitive price per acre.

Maybe any tips or tricks people have from past experiences.

What I mean is there is a good chance the place will be shot out unless you stipulate how many deer they can shoot.

400 acres doesn't sound like much land for this type of lease. Unless you hold them to really low deer numbers and it's more of an other game lease. JMHO

IDE be weary of a corp leasing it due to it being 400 acres. But sounds like a beautiful place. My buddies dad runs the hico feed mill

From our initial talk it sounded like like they were more into fishing, dove and duck. Myself or someone will be guiding them on all hunts on the property.

They are supposed to be sending me a proposal this week and I have no idea what kind of prices to expect or even compare as a baseline.

I seriously doubt I will do this but if they came back with a six figure number I would probably consider....

If that's all they are looking for then don't give them the deer and turkey option. Sorry, can't help you on the price point.

If your expecting 6 figures your going to be greatly dissapointed.

I would expect them to come back with a number around 30-40k

Not expecting anything, just wanted some values to compare their proposal to. But 30-40k is not worth me giving up a year of hunting season and watching people violate my property.

I wouldn't say hunting is "violating" your property. I'm not sure what you are looking for out of your original post. YOu couldn't have possibly thought that renting a house and 400 acres of deer hunting was going to yield 6 figures? Unless you had 170" deer running all over it. Also, did they mention that they were going to want you guiding their clients? Becasue if they didn't, I would be real suprised if they were going to agree to that.

+1

I'd think $15-$20,000 with the accomodations you stated and just put a price on any over 160"

Watch out because like someone else said most people that come out want/expect/feel entitled to shoot something. And, my Dad goes on a hunt like this every year, and some of these rich clients think since they spend alot of money with said company they can do what they want,shoot what they want. They WILL NOT follow the rules, I dont' care what the agreement is or what they say. This is his experience every year. For instance, last year they were told blackbucks were off limits, and what happens, one guy lays one out. They feel since they spend lots of money they should have no rules, just my Dad's experience, a few bad apples screw it up for everyone

Unless you really need the money I would not do it. I used to be in charge of a corp lease where I worked. We carried our best customers. Every year some a__hole would do something stupid snd it would cost us more money,It got so bad we just stopped all corp leases. If you do lease it to them,set some high fines if they break your rules.

Thanks for the actually informative last two posts. Those stories are what I was afraid of with a company, and not regular hunters.

Just as an update, they offered me $60,000 and said there would never be more than 10 people out including guests. I think I am going to counter-offer with additonal rules and see where it goes....

10 people on 400 acres sounds like an awful lot, but if they are mainly fishing and bird hunting that wouldn't be too bad. If you make a deal with them I would definitely stipulate how many deer (both bucks and does) they are allowed to shoot. Also like a previous poster said, I would list some heavy fines for breaking any rules. Anyway, it sounds like they are offering a pretty sizeable amount. Good luck with the negotiations.

with all the time you will put in guiding, filling feeders, maintaining the place,blinds, etc. I'd say 75000. And there would be a limit on the number of deer taken. And also a damage fee for what they tear up.