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I'd be willing to bet that the percentage is even higher. If it's good and something happens to the people leasing it, somebody's already waiting in line to snatch it up before it hits the market.
BDDC=Priceless!!!

I wouldn't know I am from Alabama!

The primo stuff almost never hits the market. You get those spots by getting a call from the owner.

deltadukman wrote:Basically duck lease values fluctuate depending on the amount of money the "idjuts" to our east are willing to throw recklessly at the sport of "whackin and stackin" rather than spending it on houses, shoes, grammer school and such


Oh and its also based on how much money the lease pimps can get ya'll to spend.

Phrases that sell to an "Eastern'r"(in lieu of Albanian...ya'll take offense to it so)

"This place had 50-11 mallards on it in Feburary....As many as stars in the sky"

bigwater wrote:i will say this... as far as places that are available for lease... i of course don't know the percentages... and this is just an guess... but i think its safe to say that for ever 10 places that come available for lease.. at least 6 of them are avail for lease because the hunting on that particluaiar property is somewhat less than desierable... again just my .02

Prolly closer to 8 out of 10

Click wrote:

bigwater wrote:i will say this... as far as places that are available for lease... i of course don't know the percentages... and this is just an guess... but i think its safe to say that for ever 10 places that come available for lease.. at least 6 of them are avail for lease because the hunting on that particluaiar property is somewhat less than desierable... again just my .02

Prolly closer to 8 out of 10

Not a bad rule of thumb, although I do see leases come up from time to time that are good spots that just do not get offered by the farmer/landowner every season. They often are just "one year" deals and the farmer/landowner keeps his options open as far as keeping the hole to himself most years. I can think of 2 really good holes in my area that may only come open once every 4 or 5 years. Most times the landowner keeps the hole for himself. These type spots can be great when offered.

And then you get a year like 99-00 when there's a limit waiting to be killed in every drop of water....and then everyone thinks every single flooded spot in the Delta is supposed to be like Claypool's every year afterwards.

Trying to find a GOOD lease makes my head hurt. I've seen so many piss poor spots that lease every year for an absurd amount of money that it makes me hesitant to even entertain the idea of getting in a lease. I guess I'm just destined to be a public land hunter the rest of my life or at least until I have to enter a draw.

cgmcilwain@aol.com wrote:I am interested in hearing from members on how to value a Duck Lease. By acres? By Hole? Or other methods? How much and going rate? How have the Great Recession Impacted lease value?

Take the cost of what it would take for you to plant it and multiply by 2.

Exp.
Grain Impoundment-A field with a levee (the kind that isn't going to blow out), canal/well, standing corn with water streaks, blinds, and a good track record (kill photos) is worth around $600 an acre per season. 10 acre=$6,000/6 people=$1000 per person.

For anything you do not have to plant such as a timber hole or a couple acres that flood in your cut field: your property tax x2.

If you "accidently" release some tame birds on the place for "effect", add $20 per bird. 100 mallards
is an extra $1100 made that should cost you around $9 a bird.

Don't go overboard on price, if your guys have a bad season they might run their mouth about how bad your place is on a forum. No mas dinero, wey. If your place is good, word of mouth will get you more money.


Its getting to be summertime again. Clean the pool, blow up the floats, and stock the mini fridge with premium so Turnem and the lady can work on a tan.

huh???

They don't call him the world's most Interesting man for Nothing....

Remember....He can Speak french in Russian....

He doesn't always hunt ducks, but when he does he chooses to hunt with Bigwater

Mr Turnem N Burnem wrote:

cgmcilwain@aol.com wrote:I am interested in hearing from members on how to value a Duck Lease. By acres? By Hole? Or other methods? How much and going rate? How have the Great Recession Impacted lease value?

Take the cost of what it would take for you to plant it and multiply by 2.

Exp.
Grain Impoundment-A field with a levee (the kind that isn't going to blow out), canal/well, standing corn with water streaks, blinds, and a good track record (kill photos) is worth around $600 an acre per season. 10 acre=$6,000/6 people=$1000 per person.

For anything you do not have to plant such as a timber hole or a couple acres that flood in your cut field: your property tax x2.

If you "accidently" release some tame birds on the place for "effect", add $20 per bird. 100 mallards
is an extra $1100 made that should cost you around $9 a bird.

Don't go overboard on price, if your guys have a bad season they might run their mouth about how bad your place is on a forum. No mas dinero, wey. If your place is good, word of mouth will get you more money.


Its getting to be summertime again. Clean the pool, blow up the floats, and stock the mini fridge with premium so Turnem and the lady can work on a tan.

I'd say that's about a pretty fair assesment of what a "good" duck hole would cost!

Well, one thing is for certain ---- if you ain't killing any ducks on the duck lease, then it ain't worth two squirts of piss. And if the duck lease pimp has no legal right to lease out the hole, then its worth an booty whipping and less than one squirt of piss. So, tell that duck lease pimp to "show you the ducks" (and his proof of legal authority to lease). After that, its all in the negotiations.