Eliminate any surprises by developing a lease contract that outlines responsibilities of the seller and the buyer. Some ranches or farms are large enough and have sufficient number of wildlife to be independent. When land areas are small and when wildlife populations roam unpredictably over several properties, cooperatives or partnerships among landowners are best. Write contracts among or between landowners to ensure thorough understanding of how the operation will function and the responsibilities of each party. Usually one or more people within the cooperative run the operation.
Cooperatives are useful when animals feed on one property then leave by the hunting season.
Profits from access to some partners' lands are shared with partners whose land helps feed and maintain the game animal supply. 1 Colorado State University Cooperative Extension wildlife specialist and professor, fishery and wildlife biology. Go to top of this page. Updated Wednesday, May 02, 2001. Contact Cooperative Extension Web Manager .