Texas Hunting Leases: Statewide and Regional Summary

The selling of hunting leases by private landowners has been regulated by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) since 1925. However, a comprehensive examination of leasing activity and wildlife management practices used by landowners who lease lands for hunting has never been conducted. This study had three objectives: (1) to develop procedures to regularly monitor trends and changes in characteristics of leased lands, including acreages, locations and ecological conditions; (2) to identify the types of activities, leasing costs and intensity of hunting and other recreational activities occurring on leased lands; and (3) to identify conservation and wildlife management practices used by landowners and others who sell hunting leases.