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Hunting Leases and Permits

Summary

Oral hunting agreements often lead to misunderstandings and future problems. A signed, written document stating all payments, terms, expiration dates, and mutual agreements is the best way to ensure that the rights and privileges of both the lessee (hunter) and the lessor (landowner) are recorded and understood. This publication explains how a lease is used when pay hunting is a business, the purpose of the lease and how the lease identifies responsibilities, rules, or restrictions before any money is exchanged or any activities begun.