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horst

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I was reading the post in the shed hunting room about tresspassing and seen a bunch of angry landowners posted in there.First let me say I can see your point.But I gotta ask a question.If I showed up and knocked on your door, and politely asked permission to hunt on your land would you let me in without knowing me?A lotta you sounded like youd have a guy prosecuted for even reaching through the fence onto your side so I was just curious how many of you are willing to give permission to someone who has the decency to ask first.For the sake of argument lets say that I only wanted to hunt it for one weekend and not the whole season?Would you let me sit in one of your trees for two days?
 
Horst, I don't own land so I can't answer you as a landowner but if you came to me and I visited with you & felt you were an ok guy I'd put you in one of my stands any day. The few NR I've met I've always given them all the help I could. Would do the same for a resident. Maggs
 
If I owned land and the hunter asking seemed like a decent ethical person I would let them hunt as long as they just followed any simple rules I may have. If they hunted and did like I asked I would not mind if they came back either.
 
depends what type of person you are! i had a guy that was at the local sporting goods store when i was in there looking for a spot for him and his kid to hunt, i gave him a spot and he helps cut wood in the fall and pulls his own wait. i will let people use my land not nesscarily for deer hunting but for recreation as long as they ask first, i have no problem helping out the less fortunate.

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Horst,
Without knowing you or the person that was asking I'd have to say no. Being honest in that I have let people that I knew & not people that I didn't. I don't feel like I own the game on the land but I get pretty tense about trespassing. If I felt like I wanted to carpet the whole place with $100 bills & was crazy enough to do it- that is my right. If someone walks around picking them up, it is trespass, no different than if it were shed antlers. I have cut corners other places to afford this piece of land and I expect others to either do the same or respect my property. If I showed up at your door & wanted to watch your TV or if you saw me walking through your yard digging up your flower bed & you didn't know me- what would you do?
 
I'm not trying to sound like a butt head here, but I wouldn't let someone I didn't know hunt my land. Pharmer like you stated you have cut corners just to purchase that land and you should not have to worry about someone else tresspassing. That is why you buy land, so you don't have to compete with other hunters. I know that sounds horrible because thats how I hunt, asking farmers. However I have to compete against other hunters that don't use the same measures I do when hunting. They smoke, pee, leave trash, walk through bedding areas while going to their stand, get there late and leave early and ALWAYS spooking deer. If I have my own land I really don't want to have to worry about things like that. I guess it would all just depend on the situation.
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true but why not let others use the land for things you may participate in? like i dont mushroom hunt and i dont turkey hunt, stuff like that if asked i might let some else do it on my land. i understand the sacrifices madei have been buying lands and selling lands since i have been sixteen now i have some decent land ajacent to my buddy who father left him 440 acres so between us we have 520 plus. alot of land why let it go to waste? at one point during muzzle season, we sit six forty's away from each we had over 60 deer in front of us 11 of them being bucks, nothin biger than a 3 by 2. sad

the moose
 
how big of a piece of ground are you talking? If I own 200+ acres of timber, than maybey, but if I own 40 acres, probably not.
 
Nobody I do not personally know! It took me year to get the small piece we now own. Like the above post we did not go without to provide a spot for just anybody to hunt. I have allowed coon hunters on, but after season. That was because my farmer asked for them. If we had an extremely large tract of land I would still only allow somebody I knew on. Get to know the land owner, I geuss, is what I am saying.
 
I would ahve to say heck no, unless you happened to be a friend or family member it would be strictly off limits. Thats the whole point of getting hunting land so that you can have it to yourself and manage it the way you feel fit. So i would simply say no sorry but i hunt myself.
 
Unfortunately, one of the more overlooked issues with letting people on your property is liability. I'm interested to see how those landowners that do allow people deal with liability issues.
 
that is a big issue, i have a standardize form from a guide out west that states you shall not hold the land owner liable for any mishaps also states alot about drugs and alcohol. i will dig one up and post it so you see what it is like.

the artist formerly known as,
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Horst - Stop by and introduce yourself. I would probably let you go but I might tell you that you can't go certain seasons because someone else beat you to them and is already hunting them.
 
Some interesting reponses.Like I said I understand that you guys sacrificed to buy land so Im not even gonna start an argument about it.

For once I can honestly say Im glad I live in a area not really known for trophy bucks.Permissions easy to come by around here, not just for those that live here but for just about everyone that shows up, maybe thats why we get so many outta state pheasant hunters and every year I run into a few more outta state deer hunters in the late ML season.

But Im curious, without trying to piss anyone off, do you think maybe this attitude that nobodies gonna hunt your land is part of the reason tresspassing is so common?Its still not right but dont you suppose it contributes to the problem a little anyway?

Just so you know those of you who just said no probably missed out on a good oppurtunity.Im always glad to help out those who help me.Ive bailed hay, patched roofs, helped with livestock, done remodeling, poured cement, cut firewood, and any number of things I usually get paid for, free of charge, to get access to hunting grounds.But by saying no right outta the gate you probably aint ever gonna know that.Wonder how many other guys get turned away that woulda been happy to help out with anything that needed done.
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150 class I ever get in your neck of the woods I might just take you up on that.You ever need your roof fixed let me know
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I own land and gladly grant access for lots of reasons. I have goose hunters out in my fields all fall, people fishing and icefishing in my pond, neighbors pulling their kids around in a wagon behind a lawnmower, and other things. But I would have to say no to Deerhunting because that is my favorite thing in the world. However, I will help you find a place to go. There is tons of public hunting around me and lots of it is underutilized. I frequently point people in the right direction and try to help them get into a good area to hunt.
 
Gunrunr, another good point.I can see not letting someone deer hunt if thats what you do.Personally it would be hard for me to let someone in because I hunt almost every night myself.Id probably consider it if I had filled my tags or they were after a doe or something but I wouldnt want them out there while Im trying to hunt.Glad I posted this, kinda interesting to see the different attitudes people have towards other hunters when it comes to their properties.

Also I know I didnt take into account a lotta things that could effect the answers here.Like someone said they just had a real small property and there wasnt room for more hunters in itSomebody else said it depended on what season was open.Also you might have someone else already hunting there.These are all things I never gave much thought to before.
 
A few years back we let a small group on during late muzzleloader. They were having trouble getting some deer and I knew there were plenty on my place. I was tagged out and done hunting myself. All they wanted to do was get some deer and fill their tags they told me so I not only let them on, I gave them overhead maps and showed them how best to run everything.

A few days later I ran into one of the guys that hunted and inquired into their success. They said they ran out hundreds of does but didn't spot any big bucks so never shot anything. Needless to say I was disgusted and never let them hunt again.

On a different farm we have had other troubles. Every year after dear season closes someone decides to run this farm out with pickups (chasing coyotes I assume) No one has ever asked permission although I probably would have let them(not any more!). Instead they cut the fence and drive on in and then proceed to cut the fence in a different place on the way out. This year, they must have had a monster truck judging by the size of tire tracks I found and the fact that they just drove right over the fence and ran it into the ground.

If it seems like I am a little harsh towards tresspassers and a little leery about giving deer hunting permission, maybe you can understand a little more. I can give hundreds more stories about tresspassers stealing treestands, stealing game cameras, damaging fields, running game with ATVs and dirt bikes, etc. but I think you get my drift. And it is not just one group of individuals doing it all as our farms are spread out across the county in multiple areas and we have trouble with all of them. This may give some substance as to why I think tresspassing should be a hanging offense.
 
How hard is it to walk up to a door or make a phone call to the farmer and ask????Why ruin a possible good thing for everyone else by not asking and just assuming.Better??
 
i cannot even believe this is an issue. do you mean to tell me, that there are people who will just walk onto someone's land like they own it, then get pissed because they get tossed out? that would be like if i was to just wander in your house.
now if someone were to ask for my land, i'm afraid the answere would be no. we try to save our land for family to hunt. but, if it was for something that none of us do (like goose or duck hunting, or 2nd season deer) then i would probably say yes...as long as they could follow the rules, as long as they knew that they had to come and ask EVERY time. now if you were to ask, and i said no, then i found you on my land, the sherriff will be on his way. but i do respect a guy asking.
 
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You guys have to be kidding me.How hard is it to walk up to a door or make a phone call to the farmer and ask????Why ruin a possible good thing for everyone else by not asking and just assuming.After all,you know what assuming does!!!!

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Did you read any of this post?The whole thing was about asking permission.And the landowners who would have been asked are the ones for the most part responding.
 
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