How to Prepare and Market Your Property

Published: January 05, 2025

You may decide that you don’t want to use a professional leasing broker to promote your property and/or handle the paperwork. Marketing your own property certainly gives you more control and can be a fairly simple process.

Preparing your property is easier than it sounds. In fact, most hunters would prefer that the property is as “untouched” as possible. However, there are safety concerns that must be addressed. A simple but thorough walk around your own ground should reveal any safety hazards that hunters and guests need to be aware of. These hazards should be added to the lease agreement signed by each hunter and the landowner.

As hunters have embraced hunting leases, most landowners don’t have much of a problem finding hunters. Listing your property on Craigslist or taking out a small classified ad in a local paper usually will generate more than enough phone calls to find the right group of hunters. When you create your ad, make sure to include the high points of your property. The acreage and amount of timber vs cropland is good to include.

You should also include a couple of pictures of the land and the price you are charging. IMPORTANT: Do not include the address or the specific location of the property. The ad should be designed to generate phone calls or emails to you, so that you can properly interview prospective hunters. Once you have approved, you can grant them access to inspect your property so they can decide if they are interested.

Once you have found the right hunters, all that is left is to create a lease agreement and purchase your hunting lease liability policy. The AHLA proudly provides both of these components to landowners at a very affordable rate.