How is the pandemic gonna impact deer leases?

[Arrow3]

It might be tough on some this season to keep hunting leases due to the uncertainty of the economy. Public land may be in more demand.

 

[Gl4di4torRr]

Already paid my dues

 

[Milkman]

Someone already has a thread about this a few weeks ago . It seemed that most have made the club/lease a priority.

 

[drumbum77]

I think I recall seeing this before....?

https://forum.gon.com/threads/why-is-it-so-hard-to-find-a-new-club-member.965187/

Seven pages of fun ?

 

[IIICrkRepr]

I seen about 10 GA leases and 7 FL leases snatched up in 5 minutes last night when Rayonier's website released them @ midnight.

 

[sghoghunter]

In my opinion the people that’s in the same club every yr already has their money situation in place and it shouldn’t slow them down one bit but the ones who flop from one club to the next may be a different story.

 

[Browning Slayer]

My check goes out Monday for mine.

 

[Arrow3]

Someone already has a thread about this a few weeks ago . It seemed that most have made the club/lease a priority.

Shows how much I pay attention here these days ?

 

[Milkman]

Shows how much I pay attention here these days ?

this is the thread/poll I was thinking of.


https://forum.gon.com/threads/how-many-giving-up-club-lease-due-to-virus.965282/

 

[Gbr5pb]

Well they didn’t sell the 96 acres tract I’ve been hunting for 28 years like they said they might! Used that $1200 of our kids money to pay the years lease

 

[Jim Boyd]

Never crossed my mind to bail

We spent $2000+ over the last month on seed and fertilizer.

 

[snooker1]

When season comes around the number of deer is going to decline so I can restock my freezer.

 

[01Foreman400]

Hasn’t slowed me down none.

 

[toolmkr20]

Ain’t gonna affect my season at all. Actually I picked up another 800+ ac lease. Both leases paid for and ready to go.

 

[Gbr5pb]

Never crossed my mind to bail

We spent $2000+ over the last month on seed and fertilizer.

You my hero!

 

[davidhelmly]

My lease is full an we aren't going to miss a beat.

 

[Condor]

After the 2008 Economic meltdown, which occurred in October of the year, I was told by someone in the leasing business that in 2009 30-40% of the hunting leases in Georgia either changed hands or were not hunted. I would say this season is going to be marginally affected, but 2021, 2022 will be impacted more heavily as the weight of the economic slowdown is felt. Read a story in the Economist magazine recently that claimed that the unemployment rate will be near or above 10% for 2 years or so. The top of the 08-09 economic disaster was about 10.5% at its peak. In other words this economic disaster will be significantly worse than 08-09. Getting back to leases, start looking next year if you have the money.

 

[Jim Boyd]

After the 2008 Economic meltdown, which occurred in October of the year, I was told by someone in the leasing business that in 2009 30-40% of the hunting leases in Georgia either changed hands or were not hunted. I would say this season is going to be marginally affected, but 2021, 2022 will be impacted more heavily as the weight of the economic slowdown is felt. Read a story in the Economist magazine recently that claimed that the unemployment rate will be near or above 10% for 2 years or so. The top of the 08-09 economic disaster was about 10.5% at its peak. In other words this economic disaster will be significantly worse than 08-09. Getting back to leases, start looking next year if you have the money.

Most excellently stated and based on data and good insight.

 

[drhunter1]

If you let this keep you from hunting, that’s on you. I paid my dues. I’m hunting.