Over the last several years I’ve started to enjoy hunting alone and have even found myself preferring to hunt alone. Even when the weather is right and the calendar tells me to spend 4 or 5 days on a trip. Hunting on my own gives me complete control of my successes and sole responsibility for my failures. A feeling I don't usually get with a hunting partner. It wasn’t that long ago, that the exact opposite was normal. I much preferred the company of someone to share stories. As well as drink a beer with when we weren’t in a stand. Killing a mature deer was just more fun with someone there to share the moment. I like to think that life has matured [...]

Do you remember the last time you had a few friends over to watch a game? Maybe it was just a Sunday afternoon with a few buddies or maybe it was Super Bowl Sunday with a houseful of crazed football fans. Either way, it’s likely as the host you couldn’t really relax and enjoy the game. Between making sure everyone is well fed and using the coasters on your wife’s favorite coffee table, you are also worried that something or somebody will be broken. It’s never intentional, but as soon as something goes wrong in the game…someone has to throw a pillow and there goes a lamp! You should always be covered in life and hunting, which is why hunting insurance can be so [...]

Its that time of Year, Tree Stand Removal We are quickly coming to that part of the year where it will be nearly impossible fore tree stand removal and storing them for the summer. Once it warms up a bit around the country. The thick woods and hot temps can make dragging your stands down treacherous. Then once the farmers begin to sow seeds and get their crops in the ground, driving your truck right up to them becomes a pipe dream. It will have you wishing this job had been done months ago! No…for most of us turkey season is the last opportunity to pull them down and take them home. What? You don’t pull your stands? (I can actually hear some of [...]

  We have all seen coyotes while we were deer hunting. Is there anything more frustrating than hearing footsteps from your stand only to turn and see a coyote trotting through your set up? These dogs are definitely not “man’s best friend” when it comes to your hunting lease. Lucky for you, (not so much for the coyote) most states have very liberal coyote hunting seasons and regulations. Of course, it’s always best to check your local laws before it you hunt, but it’s a good bet you can hunt them late into the winter and even into spring. Off-season Hunting Most of us hate to see hunting season fade away. Spring with all its pollen and summer with its blazing heat make all [...]

Think You Don’t Need Hunting Liability Insurance? As a hunting outfitter, you have a lot on your plate. You constantly need to keep your finger on the pulse of what’s happening on your property so you know how to put clients on the wild game animals they are looking for. You also need to maintain your property and your hunting gear so it’s all in good working order. Not to mention the ever-important aspect of retaining existing clients and finding new ones. But in the midst of all that, do you really have time to pursue hunting liability insurance? That depends… Do you want to protect your family’s assets and the company you’ve built through maybe years of grueling work? Do you want to shield [...]

Hunting Safety Awareness | Common Hunting Accidents You’ve heard it over and over again. First from your parents, then throughout school, and now you likely hear it preached at your workplace. “Stay safe.” It’s obviously great advice and there’s a lot that you (yes, you personally) can actually do to prevent unsafe situations from happening. But the reality is that there is always the unknown. It’s like baby-proofing your whole house, but then your kid just plain falls down in the middle of the floor and hurts him or herself. It’s similar with hunting safety and hunting accidents. Avoiding Hunting Accidents Though you can do a lot to avoid them as both the landowner or the hunter and make the land safer, there [...]

Liability Insurance Needed America’s guides and outfitters offer a wide array of experiences and activities. From guiding elk hunters on horseback in the Rockies, to picking up waterfowl hunters at a local motel for a day of shooting sea ducks in Maryland or even hosting whitetail hunters in their own home at the peak of the rut, guides and outfitters must be part hunter, part host and part business professional.  Of course, large scale operations usually have a full staff of guides, sales people and business advisors to help make sure the company runs smoothly and makes a nice profit. On the other hand, a much larger percentage of outfitters are making do with a handful of friends and family helping when and [...]

  5 Mistakes You DO NOT Want To Make. Ready to Hang Tree Stands? If you are like most hunters across the country, you likely hunted some during the late season. Even more likely noticed a few trails or bedding areas you thought would make a nice place to hang a tree stand. Before you could get back out to move or hang a new tree stand, life moved on and drug you with it. Winter turned into turkey season and before you knew it the dog days of summer arrived. Making being in the woods less than enjoyable. Now opening day of bow season for some states is less than 60 days away. That makes the deadline to get tree stands up [...]

Here's a list for those hunters on your shopping list this holiday season! Whether you send this list to your family as a guide, or you have some hunters on your own list, these gifts are sure to be a hit with the outdoorsman in your life! Hunter Safety System – Pro Series with ELIMISHIELD – Realtree - $139.95   The reintroduced HSS-ProSeries combines the latest technology in treestand safety with the classic features that made this harness a fan favorite. The new ProSeries is treated with ElimiShield® Hunt™ Scent Control Technology, killing human odor before it forms for the life of the harness. The harness is 40% lighter, thanks to new, lightweight fabrics and ventilating mesh. The built in USB port connects your [...]

The American Hunting Lease Association is proud to be partnering with Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry as they continue their work providing meat for families in need! FHFH is the only venison donation ministry actively setting up chapters across the nation and seeking to collaborate with other existing state and local venison donation programs. FHFH reaches an audience within both the hunting and non-hunting communities and provides the #1 most difficult item for food banks and feeding ministries to obtain – protein-based red-meat. Since 1997 FHFH has provided more than 20.2 million servings of meat for people in our country struggling with hunger. Thank you for all that you do, FHFH!