Well said Jon. Keep us informed. Ignore the naysayers, they usually don't have anything good to say about ANYTHING anyhow! Gosh negative people get on my nerves.
I'm still interested.

Mike

This sounds like a great idea, and much needed. I will be watching for any updates and participation.
Good Work!

Does the property need to be only IL? As I own 45 acres of prime MO deer and turkey archery only land. Interestingly enough there are over 800 acres which join my property. I've owned my property for 4 years and every year have worked to improve the habitat for deer and turkey. The property itself was un-hunted for the previous 20 years and is very productive; 9-point non typical last year 12 point typical 2 years ago with numerous opportunities. The property itself is a natural funnel connecting other properties and holds many deer and turkey.

I'd be very interested and live in rural Illinois. Where are you looking for land? I can look in West Central Illinois for you if you like. I know most of the farmers and that would be excellent to lease a farm which is not hunted. Great deer in my part of the state.

Let me know
sam

Sam...ABSOLUTELY.  The more people we can get involved to find the right property the better.  If you have any leads, I would be extremely interested, as long as the landowner was open to a long-term lease with no gun hunters.  Send me a PM or contact me at jonsimoneau@hotmail.com or (815) 549-5186.

I'm quite serious about getting something like this together, so any of you that may have a possible land connection would be a big help.  I'm looking, and am confident that the right property will come up.

count me in keep me posted

What part of Illinois are you in John?

I currently live on the border of Kankakee, and Iroquois county.

I would definitely be interested.

Just make sure your contract ("Da Rules") has been gone over well by a lawyer, and don't forget mandatory safety rules and waivers, etc. The last thing you need is that one guy who wants to sue the club. Contact some large ranches in Texas and see how they handle this. They've been doing this for decades.

Count me in. I have been in a couple of deals like this before so, I have a few suggestions for the rules. As Tom said everything needs to be worked out in advance. Including penalties for breaking the rules.  This can work, But everyone needs to be on the same page from the start.

Yep lets get together sometime, either have a little lunch/shoot or squirrel hunt.  We can lay some ground work.

QuoteOriginally posted by Tom Leemans:
Just make sure your contract ("Da Rules") has been gone over well by a lawyer, and don't forget mandatory safety rules and waivers, etc. The last thing you need is that one guy who wants to sue the club. Contact some large ranches in Texas and see how they handle this. They've been doing this for decades.

I totally agree with this.  Even great guys can have conflicts when the guidelines aren't clear.  Everyone has a different vision of what's exceptable if it isn't agreed on from the outset.  May I suggest looking at  A Practical Guide to Producing and Harvesting White-tailed Deer by Dr. James C. Kroll ?  He has a whole chapter on how to set up a hunt club from liability to charter rules, how successive generations fit in etc.  I'm not interested in a commitment but wouldn't mind being a "guest" someday.  

I would like to be included if there is an airport close by. Thank you.

Rick

Try this guy. We used him for a lease in Wi about 5 years ago and was reasonable. Land owner sold property to the state and away went the lease. Looked at land about two years ago and to tell you the truth we never had anything showed that was any good. What the heck you can only try! Good luck. Oh yeah, I will let the club pay for my first year out of state tag for giving you the tip!


http://www.leasehunt.com/index.asp

Jon I sent you a PM.

ttt

I would be interested.
Mike Lee

I'd be interested.  It would come down to cost and distance for me.  Please keep me informed.

-Jeremy