Wildlife Cooperative is a land management and real estate company based in Georgia with operations all over the Southeast and Midwest. We’re known for creating and managing exclusive members-only hunting and fishing leases. Lease members get access to a professionally managed recreational property for about the cost of one guided trip with an outfitter. We also provide real estate services for clients ready to sell or invest in timberland, recreational land, or a dream farm. Landowners rely on our professional expertise for multi-use land management, wildlife habitat improvement, and recreational lease management services.
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Our company founder is Jerry deBin. Jerry is a forester, Certified Wildlife Biologist, and rural land REALTOR®. His experience includes quail plantation manager, forester, wildlife biologist, public affairs chief at AL Department of Conservation & Natural Resources, hunting/fishing marketing director at Academy Sports & Outdoors, CEO at Callaway Farms Manufacturing, and founder of WILDLIFE CO-OP.
Jerry helped shape Alabama public policy on hunting, fishing and other wildlife-associated recreation. He also was speechwriter to five governors, and directed lobbying for a sporting goods industry PAC. Jerry is a consultant for Gerson Lehrman Group and advises private equity firms investing in the hunting, fishing and outdoors industry space. He has served on international, national and state board roles including The Wildlife Society, Society of American Foresters, International Hunter Education Association Foundation, US Fish & Wildlife Service, International Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies, Southeastern Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies, and National Shooting Sports Foundation.
How does a WILDLIFE CO-OP lease work? WILDLIFE CO-OP secures the lease by paying the landowner up front. We then develop a wildlife management plan unique to that tract of land. The plan stipulates the optimal number of members for that property. Once the lease is fully executed and a management plan is in place, WILDLIFE CO-OP vets candidates and picks individuals to fill the member slots. It involves much more than simply recruiting available hunters in search of a property. Our team interviews applicants and hand selects each member that joins a WILDLIFE CO-OP lease. It is not enough to find hunters to fill member slots. We find the right members.
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