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What to charge for Mule deer lease #9177292 01/27/25 03:05 PM
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I'm negotiating to buy this place. This is going to be a weird one. 300 acres 30 miles south of Childress.
240 acres of wheat, 60 acres of canyon running through the middle of wheat field.
800 yards north of the 30,000-acre Matador Wildlife Refuge.
Rancher was only one to hunt and 1 mule deer killed there every year for last 7 years, however not all met
the 20" rule as that did not go into effect until a couple of years ago. See photos.
4 bedroom, three bath house. I will be there and cook hot breakfast and
steak dinner. Lunch if you come in will be sandwiches.
I am going to charge $100 per day to stay in the house and get food. Or if you choose,
you could stay in Childress on your own.
How much should I charge to hunt such a small place. I want two
hunters for first 5 days of mule deer season, The way the place is laid out would hunt
three safely but only want two. Will hunt from blinds over feeders and wheat field.
The two by two was killed last year.
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Re: What to charge for Mule deer lease [Re: Mr. T.] #9177330 01/27/25 04:17 PM
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Mr. T,

That is a tough one, especially since the place is small and as you know, muley's migrate so much. I would look at a daily flat charge with a kill fee, based on the size of the buck.

In terms of the numbers, let me think on that some more.

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The mule buck will have to be a decent size one since the spread has to be 20" now.
There are white tails there also, most around 125-140. Maybe they could
take a mule or whitetail. Their choice.


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Re: What to charge for Mule deer lease [Re: Mr. T.] #9177365 01/27/25 05:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Mr. T.
The mule buck will have to be a decent size one since the spread has to be 20" now.
There are white tails there also, most around 125-140. Maybe they could
take a mule or whitetail. Their choice.


Short 2 week season, I’d do a sliding scale

2k fee(since food and lodging)
Plus Trophy fee of:
130-140: 500 if mature 2k if under 5
140-150: 1000
150-160:1500
160-170:2000
170+: 2500


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Re: What to charge for Mule deer lease [Re: Mr. T.] #9177698 01/28/25 03:49 AM
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$100.00 per day for food & lodging is to cheap, you need to be at $250.00 per day.
What about game care, you dressing/skinning, cold storage?
Don't forget to have them sign a waver so they don't own your ranch.

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Got a buddy that has a 3500 acre lease in that area. He told me that he sees MD, but very rare to see a legal one. Now that's his lease, maybe different on your place.


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Re: What to charge for Mule deer lease [Re: BOBO the Clown] #9177712 01/28/25 04:12 AM
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Originally Posted by BOBO the Clown
Originally Posted by Mr. T.
The mule buck will have to be a decent size one since the spread has to be 20" now.
There are white tails there also, most around 125-140. Maybe they could
take a mule or whitetail. Their choice.


Short 2 week season, I’d do a sliding scale

2k fee(since food and lodging)
Plus Trophy fee of:
130-140: 500 if mature 2k if under 5
140-150: 1000
150-160:1500
160-170:2000
170+: 2500

Bobo is on the right track here. You’re just east of being in good consistent mule deer country. I’ve managed a lease within a few miles of you as well as outfitting for mule deer 20+ years on the other side of Palo Duro Canyon from you. PM me if you want to chat on the phone. Too many questions to do it effectively through posts.


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Re: What to charge for Mule deer lease [Re: Mr. T.] #9177830 01/28/25 02:52 PM
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Matador used to consistently crank out monsters. I can't afford it but if you could get them hitting feeders (corn, protein or cotton seed), you could offer Bowhunting too.

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I plan on putting up at least three feeders in addition to protein, cotton seed and mineral blocks.
Going to do my best to draw them out of the MWA. The rancher said that he did nothing and
just shot them in the wheat fields. So hopefully with feeding I can get more and maybe bigger.
The 800 yards between me and the MWA is all canyons and draws. I'm the closest wheat field.


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Personally, I would lease to one individual for the MD season. That small of a place can easily be overhunted quick. That's part of the reason most PH counties now have the 20" rule



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I would advise against this purchase. Not enough acres to sustain shooting bucks every year that make the minimum spread.

This season is short......and this country can get mundane and ugly in the summer especially with the temps and wind blowing that dust around.....you could find yourself sitting on it for a while if you needed a relatively quick sale IMO....I've been hunting this type of country for about 18 years now so I have a perspective based on experience......


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Re: What to charge for Mule deer lease [Re: dkershen] #9182003 02/05/25 03:53 PM
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Originally Posted by dkershen
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Originally Posted by Mr. T.
The mule buck will have to be a decent size one since the spread has to be 20" now.
There are white tails there also, most around 125-140. Maybe they could
take a mule or whitetail. Their choice.


Short 2 week season, I’d do a sliding scale

2k fee(since food and lodging)
Plus Trophy fee of:
130-140: 500 if mature 2k if under 5
140-150: 1000
150-160:1500
160-170:2000
170+: 2500

Bobo is on the right track here. You’re just east of being in good consistent mule deer country. I’ve managed a lease within a few miles of you as well as outfitting for mule deer 20+ years on the other side of Palo Duro Canyon from you. PM me if you want to chat on the phone. Too many questions to do it effectively through posts.


Thank you. Kershen can attest to this, most management Mulie deer hunts start at 4k and most 170+ hunts start at 7k min and I’ve seen 10k.

I wouldn’t try to outfit it, I would sell it as a season lease for one, with you onsite maybe helping.

Problem is harvest potential is limited due to property size and features


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Hunt it yourself the 1st year and get a better feel for what it is worth.

Re: What to charge for Mule deer lease [Re: Mr. T.] #9182401 Yesterday at 03:51 AM
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Look further west for more mule deer,Wayside area is good

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