Land Trust hunt

[Andrewmtnman]

Does anyone have experience with hunting on land trust properties, in particular in Nebraska?

 

[Zutt-man]

What questions may you have? I actually interviewed with LandTrust a few months ago about them expanding more into Kansas (they’re going to be extending another agent in my neck of the woods in the future).

As per hunting with them, I have not

 

[Andrewmtnman]

Hey zutt-man, thanks for responding. First off, I guess, just wanting to make sure they are legitimate. I ran across their website trying to put together a mule deer hunt in Nebraska. I never new such a concept existed. I like the idea of a diy hunt on private land and hunting exclusively for the duration is great. I emailed with one rancher on the east end of NE and he was helpful, said they don’t have a lot of Muley’s but the population is growing. Is land trust hunting a fairly new thing out west? Seems they have connections in some states and almost none in others.

 

[Zutt-man]

Hey zutt-man, thanks for responding. First off, I guess, just wanting to make sure they are legitimate. I ran across their website trying to put together a mule deer hunt in Nebraska. I never new such a concept existed. I like the idea of a diy hunt on private land and hunting exclusively for the duration is great. I emailed with one rancher on the east end of NE and he was helpful, said they don’t have a lot of Muley’s but the population is growing. Is land trust hunting a fairly new thing out west? Seems they have connections in some states and almost none in others.

They’re located in 20+ states. Headquarters in Bozeman. It’s legitimate. Very conservation friendly I think they started 6-8 years ago and have slowly expanded.

I think the idea will catch on as people realize they surrender so many rights through leasing and working through outfitters. This allows the common man to have just temporary hunting rights for a few days on the ranchers schedule. Kind of like an Air BnB of hunting. Great concept for hunters and ranchers.

As far as muleys are concerned, I’d stay out west and the northern border. Certainly wouldn’t go east of Kearney on the southern end. Quality is low in eastern Nebraska, if existent at all. Focus on the sand hills

 

[Andrewmtnman]

Good info. I like the Air bnb analogy, thats perfect. Most every hunter I know is conservation minded and respectful of any property they are on so it’s a good fit for the ranchers, I think. Plus they will always have the upper hand, don’t follow the rules, get a bad rating or just get kicked out and go home.
When you say “interviewed with them”, were you looking for employment or considering a contract with them for land you own? I said to my wife, “now that’s a job I would enjoy”

 

[Zutt-man]

@Andrewmtnman at the time, they were in the process of deciding to expand or put some crew in a more focused area. Kansas only has one field agent (I can’t remember the technical term for it. Client Conservation Management Specialist? Something sounding similar to that.) but has a great number of properties tied into the program. Hard to have someone at a farm show in Topeka when there’s an event in Dodge City. It’s a recruiting personnel to find more farmers and ranchers to get signed up, go through the process of their preferences for a contract, and inspect the land for description accuracy and take note of game and game sign.

At the time I was looking for work and this was right in my wheelhouse. They ended up focusing their attention on another area to get things more secure in another location. I’m sure with a small company, overhead security is a little more important. The Kansas job will be pushed to a later date.

 

[Andrewmtnman]

Ah I see. Hopefully they grow into your area sooner rather than later. Does sound like an enjoyable way to make a living