That's kind of like looking for a cheep HEH, kind of a oxymoron. Have hunter the hill country for some time and have found some that there are several things to look for as well as to be weary of.
1) Package deals, you pay up front for predetermined harvest limits ie (buck,doe, hog & turkey). Problem with these hunts is you must see all these animals to get a chance to fill your ticket and the chances of shooting a trophy is small, The pressure is put on the hunter to shoot the first thing you see or go home empty handed if you are selective (they still keep your money)
2) Package hunt ($200 to $300 a day), you pay a kill fee on whatever you shoot based on a predetermined scale. These are usually guided hunts where the guide will price out the animals as you see them. The fee covers room and board, in my opinion this is a safer bet when hunting a unknown ranch. There are some real deals here if you are a meet hunter and don't care about trophy.
3) Websites, there are a lot of websites (
www.junctiontexas.com ,
www.deertexas.com, Texas Hunting Report), also the local chamber of commerce web sites, small town breakfast hangouts and feed stores are good sources of information.
4) For annual & seasonal leases the rate I try to negotiate is $10 a acre, depending on accommodations, water, cattle or goats and other ranch conditions. I strive for no more than one gun per 300 acres.
Hope this helps, I am actually making a last minute change myself. The ranch we have hunted for the last five years has let greed get the better part of its management and has caused us to make a last change.
Inexpensive Hill Country Deer leases? Anyone?
