dbltree
Super Moderator
Some outfitters have been getting a big surprise lately when the NR hunters they are "guiding" turned around and bought the farms the outfitters had leased. For some the sky is the limit and in some cases the NR offers have been near $3000 an acre.
Of course this means the outfitters have to lease more land to make up for what they lost. Now the DNR is looking to cash in on NR $$'s by increasing the tag quota. At $2-3000 and acre a couple million won't go far to buy public land and I suspect little ground will ever be bought...it sounds good on paper though.
The whole situation seems to be spiraling wildly out of control. No one at the state level has any idea how bad things are. Niether the DNR or the Legislature have a clue. Outfitters are springing up faster then dandelions in spring, even NR's are getting in on the action.
It doesn't take a rocket scientist to see that the deer herd, already nearly impossible to control, will get even worse as land quickly becomes off limits to all but a few. I wouldn't be surprised if in time the IDNR will end up being sued to force them to "control" the deer herd and they will find that they have...hung themselves with thier own rope!
Of course this means the outfitters have to lease more land to make up for what they lost. Now the DNR is looking to cash in on NR $$'s by increasing the tag quota. At $2-3000 and acre a couple million won't go far to buy public land and I suspect little ground will ever be bought...it sounds good on paper though.
The whole situation seems to be spiraling wildly out of control. No one at the state level has any idea how bad things are. Niether the DNR or the Legislature have a clue. Outfitters are springing up faster then dandelions in spring, even NR's are getting in on the action.
It doesn't take a rocket scientist to see that the deer herd, already nearly impossible to control, will get even worse as land quickly becomes off limits to all but a few. I wouldn't be surprised if in time the IDNR will end up being sued to force them to "control" the deer herd and they will find that they have...hung themselves with thier own rope!