This form is a hunting and fishing license. The lessees agree to furnish the lessors with an accurate up to date membership list at the time of payment of each rental specified within the agreement. In the event that lessors should decide to sell any portion of the leased premises, then this lease will automatically terminate as to such portion sold at the time that any deed conveying any portion is signed.
North Carolina Simple Hunting and Fishing Land Lease
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General. A landowner or person leasing land primarily for cultivation, their spouse, and dependents under 18 residing with them, may hunt, trap and fish on such land without a license.
Today's hunters can expect to pay between $10-$50 per acre for a hunting lease.
20 acres can be safely hunted. Shotgun and bow are perfect.
Two frequently asked questions are, How many acres do you need to hunt deer? and What is the minimum land needed to hunt? For smaller or slower animals, such as turkeys and rabbits, it's best to have at least five acres. For deer, ten acres or more is ideal.
Depending on where you are, that could be somebody's backyard or a highway. For two hunters or more, Messerschmidt says the ideal minimum size land for rifle hunting deer is about 50 acres, but one could manage on as little as 25 acres if the property is in the right area.
RALEIGH (March 2, 2016) - The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission reminds hunters and anglers to obtain written permission from a landowner or leaseholder before hunting or fishing on privately-owned posted property including land, waters, ponds or legally established waterfowl blinds.
General. A landowner or person leasing land primarily for cultivation, their spouse, and dependents under 18 residing with them, may hunt, trap and fish on such land without a license.
The new law now allows for Sunday hunting with firearms on private property within 500 yards of a residence owned by the hunter (allowing for stepping out the front door to hunt.) But it still restricts hunting within 500 yards of a place of religious worship and bans hunting with the use of dogs.
In North Carolina, it is legal to bait deer during deer season, but it is illegal to bait bear or wild turkey. Many wildlife violations in North Carolina are due to baiting, and the punishment can be severe.
The Landowner Protection Act does not change general trespass laws nor have any effect on lands which are not posted. It does not repeal any local acts currently in effect that require written permission to hunt, fish or trap. North Carolina law encourages owners of land to make property available for recreational use.
