Wed Jul 12, 2017 10:31 pm
May be more work than you have time for, but the wetland banking system has gotten my attention. You could buy some land fairly cheap up in milaca, "restore" wetland under supervision of the state, and sell credits to those that need it to offset costs. I've been looking into it for my property in wright county. It got my curiosity when I was talking to a buddy that works for an excavation company, and he was talking about all the giant projects they were working on making wetlands up near mille lacs for credits. Course buying vs leasing is a whole different animal with financing, payments, etc. If you really just want a place to go close to home, I'd say just start knocking on farmers doors along the Mississippi and politely explain your situation and what you are willing to exchange for exclusive rights to the land. Leasing isn't real popular it doesn't seem like(for waterfowl at least), in all my scouting I've only been told once the field was leased. Having family that hunts the land is a much more common response, which doesn't bode well for a lease or permission