MidRoad
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Well got the crappy news today via email. For the last five (6 this year) my father,brother and I have been part of a hunting club of about 30 members. Member count varied from year to year, but there was a core of about 25 of us. We lease a parcel of about 1200 acres. $150 bucks per person a year for that kind of access with so few members was awesome. Hardly ever seen other members because most of them lived on the boarders of the property and would hunt near their homes.
Anyways got a n email from the property owners (Landvest) saying that they were selling the property to New York state and would not be renewing any leases. All tree stands must be down by the end of June. Once the property is in the ownership of the state it will most likely become a wild life management area, which anyone will be able to hunt. So now we have to take our stands down and our "exclusive" spot will be open to the public. Being a resident and having that kind of access at no charge is great, but every other public piece within a 45 min drive I have hunted has been an absolute nightmare come rifle season. Bow season fortunately the woods are rather empty. So I fear the same will become of this property.
To top it off they have not given a closing date. SO, since the lease is up in june there is a chance that the property will not be in possession of NYS by the time hunting season rolls around. Meaning we can't be on the property at all because we are not leasees nor is it public property. What a friggin bummer.
Anyways got a n email from the property owners (Landvest) saying that they were selling the property to New York state and would not be renewing any leases. All tree stands must be down by the end of June. Once the property is in the ownership of the state it will most likely become a wild life management area, which anyone will be able to hunt. So now we have to take our stands down and our "exclusive" spot will be open to the public. Being a resident and having that kind of access at no charge is great, but every other public piece within a 45 min drive I have hunted has been an absolute nightmare come rifle season. Bow season fortunately the woods are rather empty. So I fear the same will become of this property.
To top it off they have not given a closing date. SO, since the lease is up in june there is a chance that the property will not be in possession of NYS by the time hunting season rolls around. Meaning we can't be on the property at all because we are not leasees nor is it public property. What a friggin bummer.