Swamp property taxes cost me yes,but I don't just hunt here I live here And it's paid for so property taxes are not just for hunting but also my home. In addition I'm not just paying to use the land I own it and it's increased in value since I bought it at least 5x what I paid so it's not really the same especially when you live there
There is a cost for everything. Im sure what you have paid for your land and any improvements is a bit more than Ive paid to lease my 400 acres. Im blessed because when I first leased it from the timber company my cost was $960. Today its double that...right at $1800 per year. Im still paying less that $5/acre for that property. Have leased it for 25 years this year. I have no members on this tract...just me and immediate family (and its rare that any of them hunt anymore.) I pay this annual lease.
I also lease an 866 acre tract upriver 1/4 mile on opposite of river. It is owned by a different timber company and costs more. Ive had this tract leased for about 18 or 20 years. Price stated at $5/acre and is now at $12/acre. I have 7 members in this lease...all are central Florida LE officers. These guys pay the entire cost for leasing. Costed them $1260 each this year. I just handle the paperwork and mow the roads (on my dime) once right b4 bow season. They plant their own plots. I rarely deer hunt there, but do some seasons. I turkey hunt a little there too.