How does one get involved with a hunting club/cabin?

[xOutlawx]

I've hunted private family land for 20 years. Long story short after a death in the family and a long feud i no longer have access to hunting land. Using ONX app looking at different parcels of land i see tons of hunting clubs. I've searched each one by name on google and facebook and not a single one of them has any information. How do you go about joining one of these cabins/clubs? If anyone here is located in North Central PA (Lycoming/Sullivan) and is a member of a club or cabin let me know! Getting tired of hunting public land lol

 

[pwrwgn57]

I’d guess most of those hunting clubs are friends and/or family and you’d need to know someone already in the club to get an invite. I have a friend in Montoursville whose father in law belongs to a club and thats how he got an invite.
Check out the PA Game Commission mapping website, they mark private properties on the interactive map that supposedly allow public access.
Can always try knocking on doors and asking permission. Might take a while but

 

[Dougfirtree]

I'm not sure how clubs work in PA, but in the Adirondacks, most of them are leased from timber companies. Those timber companies have an employee who handles the leases and can help put people in touch with clubs that might be looking for new members. Otherwise, I would reccomend shouting it from the rooftops. Post it on a PA hunting forum, post it at local fish and game clubs. Many, many camps are looking for members and having trouble finding them.

 

[Mussgrass]

Try HuntingPA.com. There is a thread on hunting camps and occasionally someone will post looking for a camp to join. Good luck!

 

[Boarmaster]

One way would be to be in a forum with other guys in PA. Let it be known that
Your looking for spot. I been in hunting leases my whole adult life and I am 63.

Post up a request at a local feed store let the guys there know you’re looking.

Members of leases and clubs dont rejoin the next year all the time. Clubs sometimes have a harder time than you might think filling slots.

Local gun stores might be a place to let them know you’re looking.

You can contact timber companies in your area and they will sometimes have a website listing available leases.

You may be late for this year as most lease payments are due during the spring and summer so Memberships are filled at that time.

The truth is it is generally word of mouth or a connection with another member. Our new members usually come from a guest of a member who has been coming to the lease. If you dont have a connection , you dont have one. Get the word out.

 

[2rocky]

I've had folks post ads in our State Farm Bureau newspaper looking to lease hunting ground. Most of the hunting clubs on the West Coast are on their 3rd generation of members. Usually if its not word of mouth its not a quality hunting area. Good luck.