2025RFPCrookedOaks Rev2.pdf
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- Crooked Oaks Quail & Deer Hunting Lease
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- AU-2025-0000896
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Auburn University, through its College of Forestry, Wildlife, and Environment, is soliciting proposals for a hunting lease of the 389-acre Crooked Oaks property located in northeastern Macon County. The hunting lease permits access for deer, dove, and quail hunting, with turkey hunting strictly prohibited. The contract term spans from September 13, 2025, to May 31, 2028, with a potential optional extension for an additional three-year period from 2028 to 2031. Proposals will be accepted from August 19th to August 27th, 2025, with a specified submission window from 10:30 am CST on each date.
The lessee will be responsible for purchasing and maintaining hunting liability insurance, ensuring all participants are properly trained and licensed, and coordinating hunting activities around university events and student presence. No lodging or meal services are included with the lease, and any such services must be obtained separately through the licensor. The property is owned by the AU Real Estate Foundation and managed by the College of Forestry, Wildlife, and Environment, with all inquiries to be directed to Barbara Anne Harvill via the event's Q&A Board.
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Request for proposal: Crooked Oaks Quail & Deer Hunting Lease
Auburn University is accepting bids for a 389 acre hunting lease at Crooked Oaks.
Crooked Oaks is a 389 acre quail plantation located in north-eastern Macon County and is owned by Auburn University. The property is owned by the AU Real Estate Foundation and the hunting lease is managed by the College of Forestry, Wildlife, and Environment. This hunting lease permits the lease access to the License Area for the hunting of deer, dove, and quail only.
Hunting of turkeys is strictly prohibited.
The lessee shall not conduct hunting activities on days when Licensor has an event scheduled or there are students present. The lessee shall be solely responsible for checking with Crooked Oaks Management for any scheduled events on days when Leassee proposes to hunt on the License Area. Lessee agrees to ensure that all its employees, guests, and agents are properly trained, licensed, will be compliant with all hunting laws and regulations, and have completed an outdoor safety course that includes hunting education and safety practices.
In addition to the License Fee, the lessee agrees to purchase and maintain hunting liability insurance at all times, for the entirety of this License Agreement.
The lessee will not be entitled to any use of lodging or meal service offered by the Crooked Oaks event venue. If the lessee desires such services, they must obtain them through Licensor in the ordinary course of business.
The term of this hunting lease shall be from September 13st, 2025 to May 31st 2028.The winner of bid, the Lessee, will be granted the lease for a 3 year term with the option to extend for another 3-year term in 2028. This extension must be agreed upon by both the lessor and the lessee’s.
Contract dates as follows:
Year 1 : Sept 13, 2025- Sept 12, 2026 Year 2 Sept 13, 2026 – Sept 12, 2027 Year 3 Sept 13, 2027 – May 31, 2028 Optional Year 4 June 1, 2028 – May 31, 2029 Year 5 June 1, 2029 – May 31, 2030 Year 6 June 1, 2030 - May 31, 2031
Proposals will be accepted starting at 10:30 am CST on August 19th, 2025. Proposals will be accepted for one week and will close at 10:30 am CST on August 27th, 2025.
All inquiries regarding this proposal and its contents should be directed to Barbara Anne Harvill via the Q&A Board found in the event.
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