Advice on property to hunt

Good Afternoon everyone, So I was in contact with someone regarding property to hunt on local to my area Barrie, and the property owner does not hunt but is OK with having someone come on the property to do so. Here is a little about the property, property is 300+ Acres it has the Nottowasaga river going through it, mix of tree bush and farm land. Presents of Turkey, Deer, Coyote, and Rabbit. Also has a Simcoe forest area to the west of it about 2km. He is looking for monetaries for permission to use the property, not willing to barter. What is a fair and reasonable offer, I am kind of new to all this but would like input. Thanks in advance!
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First,check firearms discharge by-laws for the township (you didn't mention which one). There's no sense making an offer if there's too many restrictions. Personally,I hate to see anyone paying to rent land to hunt,but,some folks are into it and if it wasn't for that,they would be travelling quite a distance to Crown land. If you find it necessary,though,cover your butt. You should expect your use to be completely exclusive for both you and the landowner. If not,it's a deal breaker. Be sure written permission documents are signed,dated and fees clearly represented. They can be downloaded from www.ofah.org and printed out. Keep a copy for your records. I'd start with an offer of $100/month and go from there. Good Luck.
Oh,BTW,welcome aboard the forums. You've certainly come to right place.:moose:

How much of the 300 acres are actually huntable? As Trimmer mentioned before, is it exclusive? That may not only mean that you are the only lease, but also that the owner enforces it against trespassers. Make sure you know about other activities; e.g. ATV, motocross, hikers etc. that might frequent it and are likely to spoil your hunt.
Last but not least, get on the ground and check for signs that there is sufficient game around.
Based on what you learn, I would take the gas money required to go to alternative places as a reference for how much it is worth.

The property is exclusive to one group. He said he doesnt want conflict. The area is WMU 76 E.

just check it only has a bow hunting season for deer unless its under a controlled hunt ticket.

Really it depends on what he is willing to accept. I doubt if I would ever pay anything other then helping landowners with chores. But then again I live in a totally different area.

River bottom land is usually good hunting. Find out about types of trees that are on the property. Is it a bedding or feeding area or both. Types of oak trees, white is the best and produces acorns every year,red every two years. Crops on surrounding property,their rotated but depending on the crop,it will determine their travel patterns. The control hunt is by draw,they have the stats in the regs.
Their is crown land in aralia( ???). It's some nice to have 300 acres to play with. Standing soya beans will draw deer for miles in late Nov. and December.

What size group??? That brings your cost down,but be sure of the guys you bring in.

I don't think there's a lot of people paying for hunting land in ON (Thank God!), so there's no established market.
You have to start somewhere :) Make him/her an offer.

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Originally Posted by vom Dufenshmirtz

I don't think there's a lot of people paying for hunting land in ON (Thank God!), so there's no established market.
You have to start somewhere :) Make him/her an offer.

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Sadly, in Southern Ontario there are a number of outfitters that pay land owners for exclusive hunting privileges year round. Local outfitters now take groups out hunting for everything, Turkeys, Waterfowl and Deer. Some even coyotes.