Yeah I'd definitely find out what kind of people I'm going to be hunting with. I am very picky about the people I hunt with. If the guys are lackadaisical about gun safety (no muzzle discipline, not crossing fences safely, the usual stuff) alcohol flows freely etc. I would stay away. A bunch of drunken guys with poor marksmanship, poor gun handling practices and no muzzle discipline doing a deer drive is not my idea of a fun Saturday afternoon. I've went hunting with guys I didn't know and went back and sat in the truck because they didn't know how to handle weapons.

Know what you are getting into.

 

Hey Pat, where in VA are you? I hunt outside of Staunton in Warm Springs but I live in MD.

 

As someone already stated, be careful before forking out your money. The best hunting clubs are hard to join because the members know how difficult it can be to find a good one. Probably the most important question to ask is why an opening became available. And of course this is especially true if there are several openings at once. I was once a member of a club where the guy who ran the lease was a total jerk who kept his position by kissing up to the family that owned the property. The hunting lease was nothing more than an opportunity for him to hunt whenever he wanted and get others to pay for it.

If it appears the club is hard to join, it's probably worth doing so. If it's easy, watch out!

 

Ducati, I live close to Yorktown, VA.

 

Wheres Yorktown? Near Richmond?

 

Yep, I'm less than 1 hour, south of Richmond[*]Text

 

This is especially true in Texas. In Oklahoma there is alot of unleased land where new leases are started up each year.

 

I've talked to my neighbor who hunts a lot of private land in the area. He's going to teach me about butchering, etc. and introduce me to some of his friends that hunt, etc. So, things look pretty good for next season.