New Product Highlight: Rent Private Hunting Land With HLRBO

Hunters know that the challenge starts long before opening day – especially if you don’t have land of your own. This is especially true for new hunters; lack of land access is a major barrier to entry for many people.

If you live in a state with ample public land, that’s great. If not, a new service called HLRBO is helping hunters and landowners find each other. It’s mutually beneficial and incredibly easy.

“HLRBO started when my brother lost access to private duck hunting land," Heath Schubert, CEO of HLRBO, told Pew Pew Tactical. "Once we looked closer, we realized hunters and landowners everywhere needed a better way to connect. I was working in tech at the time and thinking through startup ideas, and a marketplace for private land leasing felt like the solution.”

Think of it as AirBnB or VRBO for hunting. Land owners list their property, complete with photos, recent trail cam uploads, and a list of amenities. Hunters can browse by state and county, or let the lease finder narrow down the search based on personal criteria.

HLRBO for Hunters

With more than 1.5 million acres spanning all 50 states, there’s something on HLRBO for you.

For example, a hunter in Connecticut can duke it out with everyone else for an opening-day spot on the state’s limited huntable public land – or they can rent 18 acres, a cabin, and a food plot for $342.

How about the other end of the price spectrum? For $11,400, you can have 80 acres in San Diego County all to yourself year-round. For SoCal hunters with money to burn, getting solo access to what has to be a seven- or eight-figure property doesn’t sound too bad.

HLRBO hunter accounts start at $149 per year for the silver subscription. That includes access to all listings, allows you to message landowners directly, and gives you the option to save searches so your filters are always at work.

You can pay more for a gold or platinum account and get great perks like early access to new listings, upgraded map tools, and trail cam access.

HLRBO for Landowners

Interested in listing your land on HLRBO? Listing your property is easy.

HLRBO provides state-specific lease templates to help you get started; you can add specific language depending on your preferences. Every hunter on HLRBO is verified through a background check system, so there’s no mystery about who’s coming onto your land. Hunters pay HLRBO for their subscription, so landowners get every penny of the lease price.

The service also offers field reps who can visit your property before you list it, take pictures, and maximize its online appeal.

“Our goal is to create more hunting opportunity while helping landowners see real value from their property," Schubert said. "Access is one of the biggest challenges in hunting, and we think private land can be part of the solution if the process is transparent, respectful, and built around trust.”

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