Written by HLRBO Staff| 02/26/2026
You are planning a hunt, browsing listings on HLRBO. You find the perfect piece of land. Now, it’s time to
message the landowner and hope you can get the lease.
A new feature on HLRBO removes some of the mystery around land leasing. The feature, called Reserve
Lease, is a tool designed to speed up the process of securing a lease for hunting land.
Why is this needed? When a hunter expresses interest in land they are passive to the decision and forced
to sit back and wait for a landowner to respond. Meanwhile, a landowner may be required to sift through
dozens of requests without an idea of which hunters are serious and which are “window shopping” for
land.
Reserve Lease changes this dynamic. A hunter can now click “Reserve Lease” on any HLRBO property
page and place a deposit to show interest and intent. That signals their commitment and allows a
landowner to quickly move to finalize a lease.
The Reserve Lease feature is only available on properties available for long-term/seasonal, exclusive leasing. Short-term leases will not require a deposit and will be able to be booked directly when that feature debuts in the near future.
How It Works
- Hunter finds a property and clicks “Reserve Lease.”
- Hunter places a deposit to signal serious intent
- Landowner is notified about hunter’s request
- Conversation begins: Landowner responds to discuss details
- Lease is finalized (once aligned, both sides complete & sign the lease)
Reserve Lease adds a financial commitment to the marketplace, filtering out casual inquiries and
increasing the odds of a completed transaction. The result is a true win-win: hunters gain speed and
priority access, and landowners spend time only with serious prospects ready to move forward with a
lease.
-Visit this HLRBO page for more info on LandKey and Reserve Lease.
Justin Park is a Colorado-based writer, editor, and avid hunter with a passion for the outdoors. He contributes to leading publications such as GearJunkie, Popular Mechanics, Powder, and Men's Journal, and serves as Editor of Wild Snow. Park is deeply involved in conservation and recreation advocacy, serving as Chapter Chair of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (RMEF) in Summit County. He also represents RMEF on a state recreation committee focused on proactively addressing land use conflicts.