buying hunting land

[Ata83]

Hello all,
so looking to buy some vacant land, to hunt, but not sure what features to look for. what makes a perfect hunting land for you ?

Hope to be able to hunt deer and waterfowl. so some sort of water/river/creek/swamp is a must I think ?

with the family growing, I bought a RV, thinking I can take the whole family to crown, and they hang out while I go hunting .. but with all the thefts, and ppl entering others RV on Crown, i dont feel safe leaving wife and kids alone all day ... hence looking to buy some private land.

budget is below 200K and some sort of road access is a plus, in case anyone can recommend any lands for sale.

[Marker]

I suggest a long title search, my buddy bought some property that later turned out to be owned by a third party due to the lawyer not going back far enough, I beleive he only went back 20 years which was not long enough.

[Horridfiber101]

That budget likely translates into a healthy drive.
200k puts you up in Cochrane
400k puts you in Tweed
500k puts you in Kawartha
Good luck with your search

[Bowjob]

That budget likely translates into a healthy drive.
200k puts you up in Cochrane
400k puts you in Tweed
500k puts you in Kawartha
Good luck with your search

more or less hit it on the head here ^^

you dont need a swamp or water on the property necessarily .

use google satellite view, chances are one of your neighbors have a little water on their property.

make sure you find a good relator if you go that route. more than 3 quarters of them dont know what theyre doing at all and are in it for a sell where they dont have to do anything. me and my dad were looking for land for a while. the relators for the property usually have 0 idea what theyre doing 0 pictures dont know what boundary lines are etc. long story short, be ready to have alot of patience and be ready to go on a alot of drives to go check the properties out. dont buy without walking through it.

lastly dont check in the winter, check the properties out in the summer/ spring. youll get a better idea of the amount of water or how much water some of the pockets or all of the bush holds in the hotter weather.

just my 2 cents, good luck and happy hunting for it ! LOL

[dean.f]

Maybe 10 years ago I considered buying some vacant land for hunting/investment. Once I saw the prices I decided I didn't need it that bad with so much public land around. (Who knew it would skyrocket....)

Given your budget I suggest finding a smaller parcel with plenty of crown in the area to hunt. At the time I was looking there were a lot of building lots available (<3ac) with road access for reasonable prices compared to the 50-200ac parcels and very close proximity to crown and as well as lake Access. If you were to bring in services and improve it a bit you could stand to make a bit of cash and buy something bigger.

[Horridfiber101]

Understanding who the neighbors are is a major element to consider imho.
Find away to get past the realtor to truly understand the neighbors.
The township will often provide owners names and contact info etc

We owned 100 acres, sandwiched between two adjacent neighbors; that also hunted.
One neighbor was excellent as we respected each others boundaries.
The other neighbor- not so much.
Across the road was Crown land.....and that is just a sea of Orange jackets & the wild west.
I would only caution about the pro's and also the con's of being adjacent to Crown land and public access.

In short, we sold and purchased another property that was well clear of crown land

[Ata83]

Thanks for all the feedback.

yea the problem with crown land being close can be good and bad. I have many times crossed boundaries following ATV trails for example just to check on the ihunt app to see im on someones private land ! [of course mistake and i left immediately.]
I was checking 10--20Acre lots, and saw alot of options at this price range, but I assume thats not enough to effectively hunt, and park RV on ?
around WMU 56-62 is where I Was looking mostly, 2-3 hour drive from the GTA.

[Sam Menard]

My 2 cents: look for property with diversity as it will be more attractive to wildlife. Small acreages can handcuff you if you hunt big game. Look for upland parcels with some water flowing through it. Lastly, a bonus would be if the parcel backed onto Crown land with poor access.

[contaucreek]

I suggest a long title search, my buddy bought some property that later turned out to be owned by a third party due to the lawyer not going back far enough, I beleive he only went back 20 years which was not long enough.

Thats what title insurance is for.

[trimmer21]

I suggest a long title search, my buddy bought some property that later turned out to be owned by a third party due to the lawyer not going back far enough, I beleive he only went back 20 years which was not long enough.

Believe it or not,that's quite common. When people who own hunting property pass away,sometimes the estates have no knowledge that it exists because strangely,for whatever reason,it was a kept a closely guarded secret. In unorganized townships and territories,it's not uncommon for registries to be out-dated and inaccurate. My daughter has run into the issue several times in her real estate career. Purchasing those properties can be a real PITA.