How much does a Hunting Lease Network franchise cost?
Opening a Hunting Lease Network franchise takes a total initial investment of $25,000 to $42,500, according to the brand's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document. That FDD makes no Item 19 financial performance representation, so it discloses no earnings figures at all.
Hunting Lease Network franchises the right and license to use its system and marks for marketing, negotiating, and managing license agreements between landowners, hunters, and anglers for hunting and/or fishing rights within a particular geographic area. Category: Business Services.
Item 7
What it costs to open a Hunting Lease Network franchise
The franchisor's own estimated initial investment, as disclosed in its 2025 FDD. The total is $25,000 to $42,500. Each line below carries the FDD page it was read from.
Where the money goes
The largest costs are Additional Funds - 3 months ($2,500 to $7,000), Equipment, Software, and Supplies ($3,000 to $5,000), and Advertising and Marketing & Promotional Materials ($2,000 to $5,000). Together they make up about 40% of the high-end estimate.
The initial franchise fee is $15,000, about 60% of the low-end total.
Our arithmetic from the Item 7 table below.
| Expenditure | Low | High | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 6 | $15,000 | $15,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 6 |
| Travel and Living Expenses for Initial Interview2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 7 | $0 | $1,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 7 |
| Initial Training Fees and Travel and Living Expenses While Training2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 7 | $500 | $3,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 7 |
| Real Estate and Improvements2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 7 | $0 | $1,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 7 |
| Equipment, Software, and Supplies2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 7 | $3,000 | $5,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 7 |
| Signage2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 7 | $0 | $500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 7 |
| Insurance2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 7 | $1,500 | $3,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 7 |
| Miscellaneous Opening Costs2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 7 | $500 | $1,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 7 |
| Advertising and Marketing & Promotional Materials2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 7 | $2,000 | $5,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 7 |
| Additional Funds - 3 months2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 7 | $2,500 | $7,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 7 |
| Total estimated initial investment2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 6-7 | $25,000 | $42,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 6-7 |
Source Hunting Lease Network, 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 6-7, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-15.
Item 19
What Hunting Lease Network franchisees actually report earning
This brand's FDD publishes no Item 19.
We do not make any representations about a franchisee’s future financial performance or the past financial performance of company-owned or franchised outlets. We also do not authorize our employees or representatives to make any such representations either orally or in writing. If you are purchasing an existing outlet, however, we may provide you with the actual records of that outlet.
Source Hunting Lease Network, 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 31, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-15.
Item 20
How many Hunting Lease Network outlets there are, and how many closed
Hunting Lease Network ended 2024 with 14 franchised outlets and 1 company-owned outlet. No franchised outlets opened or left the system that year.
Three years at a glance
From 2022 through 2024, Hunting Lease Network opened 0 franchised outlets and 2 outlets left the system. That is a net loss of 2, from 16 to 14 franchised outlets. Of the outlets that left, 2 closed for other reasons.
On average, about 4.3% of franchised outlets left the system each year, roughly 1 in 23.
Our arithmetic from the FDD's Item 20 table below. "Left the system" counts every outlet the franchisor reports as terminated, not renewed, bought back, or closed for other reasons.
| Year | Start | Opened | Terminated | Non-renewed | Reacquired | Ceased, other | End | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 34 |
| 2023 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 34 |
| 2022 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 34 |
Source Hunting Lease Network, 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 33-34, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-15.
Compare
How Hunting Lease Network compares with other Business Services franchises
Measured against the 140 Business Services franchises on this site, using each brand's own FDD.
- Cost to open. The middle of Hunting Lease Network's estimated range is $33,750. It costs less to open than 94% of Business Services franchises here.
- Outlets leaving each year. 4.3% for Hunting Lease Network. That is lower than 74% of the 101 Business Services franchises with at least 10 outlets.
- Three-year growth. Hunting Lease Network's franchised system shrank 13%. The typical Business Services franchise here grew 4.4%.
- Earnings disclosure. 71 of the 140 Business Services franchises here publish earnings figures in Item 19. Hunting Lease Network is not one of them.
Our arithmetic from each brand's Item 7 and Item 20. Growth and departure comparisons leave out brands with fewer than 10 outlets, where one opening or closure distorts the figures. See every Business Services franchise side by side.
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