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Originally Posted by youmyboyblue
My neighbor to my south on my hunting land is selling his tract as he is getting old cant keep up with it anymore.'It would be a great piece to add to my existing land and a great usable investment. However, in order to buy it the laid down the law. Sell the boat to get more land or be content with what I have. I am at my land 4 days a week starting in sept -feb.
Would you sell your boat for more hunting land??
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Without doubt the land is likely the better long term financial decision.
But it ain't all about the money.
One factor you might consider: You enjoy hunting more, but which do your children enjoy more, hunting on the land or fishing in the boat. Children are in the home and able to be blessed by hunting and fishing with their dad for such a short time.
Selling the boat now and getting another boat in a few years might seem like a short time to YOU, but if one or more of your children really loves fishing now, it might seem like FOREVER before you get the next boat, and he may have lost interest in fishing by then.
You can't get back squandered opportunities during your children's youths, and if your have children, you might consider their preferences as more important than yours. My own children like fishing a lot more than hunting. They like shooting a lot too, but we can usually find a local range to meet this desire.
Owning hunting land is great, but it doesn't just sit there and appreciate with no input. The land I've owned in the past tended to be maintenance and cost intensive, dealing with property taxes, trespassers, tenants, real estate attorneys, fencing, posting, driveways, deer stands, duck blinds, etc.
I know boat can stand for "break out another thousand" but I've found that my boat ends up being suprisingly low maintenance, and the biggest expenses are fuel for the towing vehicle and bait.
My boat essentially gives me access to thousands and thousands of square miles of fishing water, and has enabled my children to have very positive and memorable fishing experiences in Ohio (walleye and muskellunge), North Carolina (trout), New York (bass, chain pickerel, channel catfish), Michigan (walleye, channel catfish, northern pike), Colorado (trout by the hundreds), and Louisiana (redfish, drum, gafftops, shark). We've been eyeing a trip to Florida to add to our species list, which is a big desire of my 12 year old son.
Owning land ties you down to a specific location. Owning a boat gives you 48 states of the best fishing the US has to offer. Public fishing grounds will probably always be more fun and productive than public hunting grounds.
07-29-2013, 10:07 AM
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