18 Common Problems with Other Hunting Lease Options
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By: Josh Honeycutt
Things to look out for with other hunting lease routes.
Those who love the outdoors love being out in it. That’s why so many hunters choose to lease hunting land — an opportunity to chase whitetails on premier private ground. Unfortunately, when leasing directly from a landowner, or through some underequipped lease agencies, hunters run into common problems with other hunting lease options.
“The demand for a quality hunting lease is at its all-time high and we are here to help you find the one that is right for you,” BCL said. “Base Camp Leasing is proud to have opened up more than 6.5 million acres to our hunters across the country and counting.”
According to the American Hunting Lease Association, “A hunting lease is simply an agreement under which a hunter(s) pays a landowner for the right to hunt on his or her land for a pre-determined amount of time and cost.”
Sometimes, other hunting lease options — such as short-term rentals, permission properties, etc., present challenges and issues. Here’s what you should know.
- Laborious Efforts to Find a Viable Lease
Finding a hunting lease is no simple task. In fact, it can be downright daunting to find a good piece of land to chase your big buck dreams on. Left to complete on your own, it’s a laborious task to find a viable lease.
Oftentimes, this process is a challenge to complete because it is largely by word of mouth. Other than knocking on doors or making cold calls, there isn’t much to do to secure a hunting lease. It requires an extensive amount of time and energy with no guarantee of securing a lease, or even an available property, for that matter.
- No Human Representative and Interaction
Those who lease on their own, and with some other lease agencies, have no human representative and interaction. It’s only you and the landowner, with no mediary between the two parties. Sometimes, that’s fine. Other times, it’s an issue. Then, when problems do arise, there’s no clear, good direction for solving challenges. With Base Camp Leasing, an educated and talented office staff and in-the-field leasing agents are readily available.
- Unintuitive Website Interfaces
Base Camp Leasing is known for its easy-to-use website. Navigate to the necessary landing page to complete the associated task. Smoothly browse through available leases, update profiles, maintain existing leases, and more. In contrast, leasing on your own allows for no online tools or platforms. Furthermore, with some other agencies, the online system isn’t nearly as effective or helpful.
- Chaotic Leasing Processes and Procedures
Base Camp Leasing also has a reputation for a streamlined leasing process. The step-by-step procedures are designed for utmost convenience for landowners and hunters alike. When this is absent, it leads to a chaotic leasing experience. That’s especially true with certain platforms where landowners post their own properties. Oftentimes, these do not provide sufficient property details and photo depictions.
- Unorganized Transaction Policies
Someone who leases directly from a landowner has no organized structure for determining an adequate lease price. They can guestimate but likely have no system in place to maximize fairness for both the landowner and hunter. Furthermore, once a figure is determined, there isn’t a transaction policy to collect and complete the payment from lessee to lessor. Such an unorganized system is destined to fail.
Base Camp Leasing installs an efficient payment procedure. When a hunter chooses to lease a property, they merely make a deposit. Then, the remainder of the lease payment is due within one week. You can pay by credit card or certified check (but not cash, personal checks, or business checks).
- A Lack of a Protective Lease Agreement
Every landowner and hunter should have a protective lease agreement. A contract outlines the requirements and obligations of each party involved in the lease relationship. This ensures everyone follows the rules, and each side receives that which is due them. Any lease arrangement without a contract is exposed to conflicts and liabilities. Base Camp Leasing removes this common fear with a proven, time-tested lease contract that addresses all needed points.
- An Insufficient Lease Agreement Contract
Just as the complete absence of a lease agreement is a problem, so is use of an insufficient lease agreement. An incomplete contract has holes that leave lessors and/or lessees vulnerable to any number of issues.
Oftentimes, those who lease on their own use insufficient contracts that are missing very important clauses. With Base Camp Leasing, this worry is completely removed with a highly effective contract written by legal experts who are very familiar with the nuances of the hunting lease concept.
- An Absence of Liability Insurance Coverage
A hunting lease liability insurance policy is needed to provide the landowner(s) and hunter(s) with the required protection. This can give them protection against potential damages in relation to the use of the hunting lease. Base Camp Leasing implements a comprehensive $5 million insurance policy that protects landowners and hunters.
- Issues With Being Underinsured
No lease insurance is bad. But in severe cases, even a $1 million policy can be insufficient. In such instances, lessors and lessees might be underinsured. That can leave them exposed even when they feel protected. Again, Base Camp Leasing includes an industry-leading $5 million policy.
- An Inadequate Structure for Number of Hunters and Other Rules
Don’t put yourself in a situation with an inadequate structure for regulating number of hunters and other rules. Base Camp Leasing’s in-the-field leasing agents are very knowledgeable hunters. They also understand the ins and outs of habitat and wildlife management. Therefore, they designate the maximum number of hunters on the lease. This is good for the landowner, as it protects their property. It’s also good for the hunters, as it provides better regulation and helps preserve the resource for future seasons.
- Poor Explanation of Property Details
It’s entirely terrible when a landowner oversells their land, stating that it’s far better than what it actually has to offer. It’s equally infuriating when an online hunting lease listing provides vague property details and only one or two subpar photos. This poor explanation of property details underserves hunters. That’s exactly why Base Camp Leasing provides numerous maps, photos, and lengthy property descriptions with each lease listing. Of course, you can also walk the land yourself before making a deposit.
- Obviously Inflated Price Structures
Have you ever seen a lease listing with a price that made your jaw hit the floor? Yeah, there’s a good chance that price was inflated significantly higher than it should have been. Fortunately, with Base Camp Leasing, hunters can find leases that are listed at market value. This makes for a fair deal for lessors and lessees alike.
- Improper Correlations between Lease Quality and Lease Pricing
Similar to the aforementioned note, another common problem is an improper correlation between lease quality and lease pricing. This can go both ways, and lead to an underpriced lease listing as well. While the hunter might be excited about a “steal” of a deal, with some other leasing avenues, paying well below market value increases the risk of someone swooping in and leasing the land out from under you. Whereas, with Base Camp Leasing, you pay a fair market price and enjoy the contractual protection of exclusive first right of renewal.
- An Absence of Liability Insurance Coverage
A hunting lease liability insurance policy is needed to provide the landowner(s) and hunter(s) with the required protection. This can give them protection against potential damages in relation to the use of the hunting lease. Base Camp Leasing implements a comprehensive $5 million insurance policy that protects landowners and hunters.
- No Structure for Reasonable Annual Increases
Without a system in place, there is no structure for reasonable annual increases. As with anything, it’s certainly fair for lease price increases to account for annual, year-over-year cost of living percentage increases. When there isn’t a structure present to regulate this, it becomes a free-for-all that can get out of hand. Either the lessor or lessee ends up being taken advantage of, and that isn’t good.
- Unsure Policies for Re-Leasing the Property
One of the biggest fears of lease hunters is someone else leasing land out from under them. One scenario that leads to this is a lack of or unclear policy for re-leasing the property. As previously noted, fortunately for hunters, Base Camp Leasing outlines a clear direction — current leaseholders have the first right of renewal for re-leasing the property. A clear direction determines that another hunter can’t cut line with a prettier smile or fatter wad of cash.
- Feuds with Multiple Parties Wanting to Hunt
Oftentimes, when hunting by permission, or even leasing directly from a landowner, this leads to conflicts with other hunters. These feuds with multiple parties wanting to hunt tends to lead to all hunters being kicked off the property. Instead of experiencing this, implement a strong hunting lease model to minimize odds of arguments.
- Less Protection Against Trespassing and Poaching
In many situations, hunters can’t do anything about trespassing or poaching that occurs on the land they manage. However, with Base Camp Leasing’s contract, hunters enjoy the ability to address trespassing and poaching on the landowner’s behalf. This reduces the odds of bad actors making poor decisions. But if they do, lessees can do something about it.
- Diminished Peace of Mind
The above list of common problems with other hunting lease options merely scratches the surface. These and more pile up, effectively diminishing peace of mind. When this happens, anxiety can overpower the passive income lessors derive from the lease. It can overshadow the joy lessees get from hunting the property.
Why Base Camp Leasing: Leasing with Confidence
Choosing to lease with Base Camp Leasing helps maintain your peace of mind. By choosing a reputable hunting lease agency, it allows hunters to lease land with confidence. Without question, Base Camp Leasing removes the hassle, headache, and other stress from the leasing process.
For more than 25 years, landowners and hunters alike have trusted Base Camp Leasing to broker their hunting lease needs.
This agreement benefits the hunters by giving them hunting access to private land, while benefiting the landowner with a passive income source and several other benefits.
From the hunter’s perspective, Base Camp Leasing offers access to the highest-quality leases on the market. According to reports, approximately 98% of hunters who lease hunting land report being happy and pleased with the process and outcome.
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