| A hunting club starts off by inviting hunters to | | | | out hunting land will actually bring in additional |
| sign up as members by paying an annual | | | | income! Even unused land is being put to good use! |
| membership fee. Next, the club management | | | | (2) Leases for hunting land are to be paid annually. |
| keeps a lookout for private landowners who are | | | | So a budget has to be worked out before |
| willing to lease out their land for hunting. The | | | | actually putting commitment to paper. How many |
| amount collected as membership fees takes care | | | | members are there in the hunting club? A meeting |
| of the lease payments and the members get to | | | | with the members should be held to come to a |
| use the land for stalking game. Thus, a hunting | | | | consensus regarding the annual membership fees. |
| club and leased hunting land go together! | | | | The amount collected from each member when |
| Sometimes, just the availability of leased hunting | | | | added up should prove sufficient for a year's |
| land brings hunters together to form a club. It is | | | | lease on the selected property. |
| also possible that a hunting club need not look for | | | | Say, the number of hunters is less; naturally, the |
| private landowners outside its circle; one of its | | | | total amount collected is also not enough to pay |
| own members could be a landowner who is willing | | | | for any piece of property. The hunting club has to |
| to lease out his/her land for hunting. | | | | find a way to increase membership or request |
| There are three aspects to consider when going | | | | members to contribute higher amounts towards |
| in for leasing of hunting land-- | | | | annual fees. |
| (1) While scouting certain locations or areas which | | | | (3) When funds seem sufficient, the hunting club |
| seem ideal for hunting, one can come across | | | | can approach the private landowner whose |
| tracts of land owned by private landowners. True, | | | | grounds they want to lease as hunting land. It is |
| the concept of a hunting club or even leasing out | | | | up to the parties to decide whether the entire |
| his/her land may be something the owner has | | | | lease payment has to be done once a year or |
| never heard about, or even thought about! | | | | some amount is to be paid monthly. The monthly |
| In that case, the scout has to explain about the | | | | scheme is more viable, since a larger amount gets |
| club and why they would like the land during | | | | collected as new hunters become members. |
| hunting seasons. Once there is clarity regarding | | | | Generally, annual fees are paid on the first of |
| the matter, there should be no further hitch in | | | | January. The leftover money is utilized for repairs, |
| getting the land on lease. As a matter of fact, | | | | maintenance, etc. on the leased hunting land as |
| many private landowners would realize that leasing | | | | agreed upon by both parties. |